f 636.1 B74~ 30 ACCESSION 147824 NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY FORM NO. 37 2M-2-20 ^- Vol. XXX. No, 313 BUSH STBEET. 147824 SAN FEANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLABS A YEAR OAKLAND RACES. Concluding Days of a Very Successful Meet- ine— Several Surprises for the Talent. TWENTY-FOURTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. There was some very fair racing this afternoon in therain} and favorites didn't cut much of a figure as race-winners at the end of the footing up, One did manage to get home in front out ofjtbe six trials, but that's all. P. F., a good- looking two-year-old by Longfield, won the first in easy style' and he was as good as 10 to 1 in the betting ; 40 fo 1 shot America was second and favorite Mt. Roy 'peeped." Sly> second choice at 4 to 1, won the secohd and had a lot in re- serve at the finish. Etta H. was second and the first choic°, Key del Tierra, a poor sort of third. Judge Denny, second choice, won the mile and a sixteenth event by three lengths from 15 to 1 shot Earl Cochran, Lobengula beat the odds-on favorite, Alvarado, in the fourth, Three Forks was a handy winner of the mile and a quarter hurdle, while old Yemen who is a very warm article just now, annexed the last, a five- furlong dash, in fast time, after Quicksilver had led into the homestretch by a block. The first was a five-furlong race, with twelve horses in it. Perhaps showed in front momentarily, but was soon passed by America, who led past the half by a length, Pastime and P.. F. following. At the three quarter pole it was America first by one and one-half lengths, Mt. Roy second, a couple of lengths before P. F. America held her lead up to within a furlong' of home, P. F. being second, running easily. The latter soon said "ta-ta" to America, and won easily by a length, America second.under the whip, a length before Mt. Roy, who was coming Btrong. Perhaps was fourth. Time, "l:02i. & F. was at 8 to 1, America 40, Mt. Roy 6 to 5, Iron Jacket 4, Abalanzar 5 (backed from 10), others 15 to 50. The second race brought nine two-year-olds to the post to run six furlongs. Roselle led to the half by hie neck, D. J. Tobin second, lapped by Sly. At the head of the home- ...tch is was Etta H. first, with Sly at her saddle, a length jeiore D. J. Tobin, Etta H. led up to within a sixteenth from home, when Sly come up, winning easily by a length from the tired Etta H., who beat Rey del Tierra four lengths. D. J. Tobin was fourtb. Time, 1:15$. Sly was at 4 to 1, Etta H„ 7, Rey del Tierra 7 to 10, others 15 to 75 to 1. , The third was at a mile and a sixteenth. Schnilz led Judge Denny a head past the quarter, Doctor G. and Two Cheers well up. Doctor G. passed to the fore at the five- eighths pole and was a length in front at the half and half a length to the good into the homestretch. Judge Denny flew by the Doctor about a furlong from home and won easily by three lengths, Earl Cochrao, vigorotsly ridden, second, half a length before Camelia, Doctor G. a poor fourth. Time, 1:49&. Doctor G. was at 7 to 5, Judge Denny 9 to 5, Earl Cochran 15, Two Cheers 8, Meadow Lark 12, Camelia 15 to 1. A mile race came next. They broke away once without Alvarado, and Ferguson recalled them. They were finally sent away to a fair start, the favorite last, however. Cabrillo at once assumed command, leading Alvarado (who had run around the outside), a length at the quarter. At the half it was Cabrillo first by a nose, Alvarado second, four lengths from Lobengula. The pair were nose-and-nose entering the homestretch, Lobengula about three lengths away. The latter gradually gained on the fighting duo, and heading them about thirty yards of the finish won cleverly by a neck, Alvarado second, a nose before Cabrillo. lime, 1:42}. Lo- bengula was at 4£ to 1, Alvarado 3 to 5, Cabrillo 12, Arezzo 4, and Miss Ruth 100 to 1. In the mile and a quarter hurdle race Three Forks took a slight lead after the tirnt jump was made. At the second obstacle it was Three Forks first by two lengths. Huntsman second, Arundel third. Adolph made a bad leap. There was no change at the third fence. Three Forks drew away a couple of lengths more at the fourth, but Huntsman closed up going to the homestretch, Forks being not quite a length te the good at the last obstacle. He made the beet jump, however, gained considerable, and won with just a bit to spare by three lengths, Huntsman second, ten lengths before Arundel, Time, 2:19. The last race was at five furlongs. Quicksilver, going like a shot, led past the half by three lengths and into the home- stretch by about the same distance, Classis second, as far from Let Me See and Yemen, close together. The latter made a close turn against the inner rails, and gained two or three lengths. Shaw turned rather wide with Quicksilver, and when he was straightened away went to the bat on the short-bred fellow This would have beaten him if nothing else, and if Shaw had gone on hand riding the horse the chances are he would have won, though the race was a fast run one. Aa it turned out old Yemen took the lead half- way down the homestretch and won off by three lengths, Montgomery in the place, as far from Quicksilver, old Tim Murphy fourth. Time, 1:01J. Yemen was at 2 to 1, Mont- gomery 4, Quicksilver 4£, Good Times 8 to 5, others 40 to 300 to 1. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. A very fair crowd saw some good racing at the new Emery- ville course this afternoon, and the track record for a mile was cracked to the extent of half a second by E. J. Bald- win's Argentina. The sensation of the afternoon was the win of Walter J. at odds of 20 to 1. Two favorities won out of the five races, hence there was little cause for com- plaint by the speculating public. The tract was at its best and good time was made throughout. In the first, a six furlong selling races for three-year-olds Isabelle led, with Duchess second. At the half Isabelle was first by half a length. Riot second, a head before Duchess, Cadenza next. At the three-q'nrter pole Isabelle, Riot and Cadenza were heads apart as nam -■!, a length before Duchess. Cadenza made a yery close turn against the inner rail, saving a couple of lengths, and taking command she led lo the finish, winning handily by three lengths, Isabelle second, driving a scant length before Henry Grattan, who was fifth at the head of the homestretch. Riot finished fourth, a length behind Grattan. Time, 1:19}. Cadenza was at 7 to 5, Isabelle 15 to 1, Henry Grattan 6, Riot 11 to 5 (backed from 3), others8 to 150 to 1. The second was at five and a half furlongs, selling. Banjo showed first at the star!, but was speedily passed by Gold Bug; who led Banjo a neck at the half. He was a length in front turning for home and won after a little hard riding in the homestretch by three lengths, Irma, second at the head of the homestretch, held on to that position by hard driving beating O'Fleeta half a length for the place. Banjo was fourth, another length away, Time, 1:09. Gold Bug was at four to 1, Irma 8, O'Fleeta 15, Banjo Zh, others 10 to 40 to 1. The mile race brought seven to the post. To a rather straggling start Little Cripple showed first, but was taken back third, Flashlight assuming a three-length lead past the quarter and half, Principle being second, a small margin be- fore Elmer F. and Cripple, together. Flashlight was four lengths to the good when the homestretch was reached, then there waB a close bunch of four. Slaughter took it a little easy, Argentina coming up with a great rush and winning by a noBe on the post, Flashlight second, four lengths before Little Cripple, who beat Can't Dance two lengths. Time, 1:41 — the track record. Argentina was at 3 to 2, Flashlight 8, Little Cripple 8 to 5, Elmer F. 10, Can't Dance 15, Prin- ciple 60 to 1. A seven and one-half furlong race came next. Chartreuse II. went right out in the lead and was never headed, Lady Diamond being second, a neck before Lucania. The latter broke down badly three furlongs from home and stopped as if shot. Chartreuse went on and won easily by two lengths, Lady Diamond second, driving, a neck before the ridden-out Red Glenn. Time, 1:35 — a good run. Chartreuse was at 4 to 5, Lady Diamond 3£ to 1, Red Glenn 13 to 5, Lucania 20 (backed from 100), Commission 60 to 1. The last race was at five and one-half furlongs, and a big field came to the post. There was one false break and a re- call, Montgomery running furthest past the half. Finally the barrier went up to a good start for all but Palmerston. Montgomery, Daisy A. and Sport McAllister were prominent to the homestretch, where Walter J., ofi none too well, began to crawl up on the leaders. Sport McAllister assumed a decided lead in the stretch, and looked all over a winner. Walter J. was. just booming along on the outside like a wild horse, however, and getting up in the last few strides, won by a neck, Sport McAllister second, just beating Sea Spray (who had dropped from the clouds). Time, 1:08A. Walter J. was at 15 to 1, Sport McAllister 13 to 5 (3 at one time) Sea Spray 15, Montgomery 6 to 5, Perseus 4£, others at 20 and 25 to 1. TWENTY SIXTH DAY —FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25TH. It was an immense crowd that took th-3 ferry for the Oak- land races yesterday, no less than 10,000 people being in attendance, when thejudges called the ho-ses to the post in the first race. Undoubtedly the event of ihe day was the George Goulet Champagne Handicap, which went to J1. Naglee Burk's Bellicoso, who, cleverly ridden by Tod Sloan, took up 140 pounds and landed an easy victor in 1:15£. Acquinas, Barney Schreib9r's good Belvidere geld- ing, won the Palo Alto Handicap Stake, in good style, from Candelaria, while Sly beat the odds on favorite, Celoso, ;n a hard drive for the last race. The other raceB went to Eze- ktel, Red Glenn and Tom Clarke. As only one favorite succeeded in catching the judicial eye first, the bookies must have had an extremely good day, as the play was exception- ally good, even for a holiday. The successful jockeys were Joe Weber, Coady, C. Slaughter, T. Sloan, Ambrose and R. Isom. The first race of the day was a conditioned affair for two- year-oldB. Defender, on the strength of a good run in the maiden stakes, and Eidie Jones in the saddle, was made an even-money favorite. Ezekiel, ridden by Joe Weber, went back a couple of points in the betting. Sister Beatrice came in for quite a little play from a select division. Eddie Jones rushed Defender to the front when the barrier went up and was leading when the field turned for home. The son of Captain Al threw up the sponge before the eighth pole was reached, aud Ezekiel came on and won in hollow style by two lengths. Defender, whipped out, secured the place from Sister Beatrice by half a length. Cheridah was beaten but a noBe for the show. The second race was a selling event at a mile, and six sported silk, Little Cripple declioing the issue. Arnettewas thought to be good enough to turn the trick, and she was sent to the post a favorite at 11 to 5. Strathmeath was next in demand at fours. Mr. Ferguson sent his field away to a per- fect start. Arnette raced to the front and showed the way to the head of the stretch, where she tired badly, and Pollock took up the running. Red Glenn, however, was a good horse yesterday, and, making one of his old time stretch runs, got up just in time to snatch the big end of the purse by a short head from Woodchopper, who ran an exception- ally good race. Hermaoita finished third, a length further back, making a fighting finish with the old warrior, Strath- meath, for the show. The third race carded was the Palo Alto Handicap, at six furlongs, for two-year olds. Aquinas was a mild favorite, going to the post at 11 to 5. Candelaria was next in demand at 3 to 1. There was a false break-away, Candelaria being left. Finally the barrier went up to a good break. Cande- laria raced out in front with Horatio the first part, then Horatio dropped back beaten and Aquinas challenged the Bums & Watterhouse horse. Aquinas, running game as a die, came on and won in a hard drive from Candelaria by half a length, in 1:15 j, a remarkably good run. Eataca, one of Baldwin's, who made his California debut today, was third. Horatio and Duoboy were pulled up in the stretch. The George Goulet Champagne Hannicap was the fourth race oo the card. The Cambridge Stable pair, Applause and Rey del Tierra, were installed favorites, and the money poured into the bookies' boxes at a short price. Bellicoso opened at 3 to 2 but receded to 5 to 2 by post time. To a beautiful start, Tod Sloan took Bellicoso to the front, and taking a good hold of him, rated him along nicely. At the head of the stretch Tod gave the Peel horse his head, and he came on and won as he pleased in 1:154, a really good run, when the weight (140 pounds) is considered. Good Times landed second, one and one-half lengths in front of Potentate. The fifth race on the card was a han.licap Bt one and one- half miles, over five flights of hurdles. Haymarket wa? <■ stdered the good thing and the money came in so fas! mjc gvssbev mtfr gpovisntatu [January 2, 1S97 the bookies were forced to cut th? price from 6 to 5 to 4 to 5. Hello was next in demand at 3 to 1, while Tom Clarke and Bedford were played at sixes. H&ymarKel went to the front at the half-mile* grounds, after heving indulged Bril- liant with the lead- for the 6rst part of the journey, and the Story gelding looked to have the racp well 10 hand when the field turned for home. He, was challenged, however, in the etretch bv Tom Oarke.aod the la'.ter, well ridden by 'Scott?" Ambrose', outgamed H^ymarket and won a good race by a scant half-length. HAvmarket easily secured the place from Hello, with" the. balance of the field, that had not met with disaster e& route, strung out like a funeral proces- sion. Bedford caue to grief over the first jump, while the second obstacle proved the undoing of Relampago. The taS'ut 'rieJ to even up matters with the pencilers in the lut race, which was at five furlongs, for two-year-olds. Thev plunged, to a man, on Celoao, and sent the Baldwin ealry to the post aotoo favorite. Sly was played by the knewing ones, and 5 to 2 was the best obtainable price when the horses ware called to the barrier. Rienzi. who has a good torn of speed, went to the post with 12 to 1 slated against bis chances. Sly and Rienz: raced to the front, with l.'eloso in close attendance. Sly easily out-footed the "last of the tribunes" and had things bis own way when the field was straightened for home. Sly retained her advantage to the wire snd won in a mild sort of a drive from the good thing, Celoso, by two lengths. The odds-oo favorite secured the place. TWESTY-SEVEXTH DAY — SATCRDAY. DECEMBER 26. This wound up the present meeting of the California Jockey Club, and though it raioed almost incessantly through- out the afternoon, a goodly crowd came out to see the six races run ofl". Coda won the first driving from the "good thing" Blue Bell, but it was through a superior ride she got and a wide turn made by the Prince of Norfolk mare. Don Gara, third, got a rather easy ride in this — at least the judges thought so, and called Coady up for a lecture. D. J. Tobin. the second of the get of imp. Cyrus to win this afternoon in rapid succession, did so in the gamest fashion, for holders of tickets on the brother to Capt. Skedance would have taken three cents on the dollar when Tobin was a sixteenth from home. Sweet William, like the impecunious portion of the population, was just "a little short.'7 Otherwise be would have won, as his home is in the slush or the mucilagenoas mud. Little Cripple won the third very gamely with odds of 6 to 1 against Mm at one time, but had fast but faint- hearted Palmer^on not been in the race Cook would prob- ably have secured that end of the purse most to be desired. St. Lee, at 4jio 1, with 100 pounds up, after quite an excitiDg battle wilhAlt. McGregor II. , won the $1,100 portion of the Baldwin Hotel Handicap fcr the Pinkerton Stable. Sir Play did not keep up his reputation for being a world-beater in s^.'t-going, and finished outside the money. Judge .Denny, favorite in the mile and a half, won quite handily from Ar- ticus, but Rey del Bandidos was looking decidedly dangerous when he swerved to the outside in the final sixteenth. Per- seus won the last by a head from Kowalsky, after Joan and Charles A. had "dogged it." In the first race, six furlongs, Blue Bell led Isabelle by abcut three lengths past the half and half that distance into the homestretch. Here Blue Bell and Isabelle turned wide, Coda coming close to the inner rails and winning by a length, all out, Blue Bell second, one and a half lengths before Don Gara, who carried 112 and not 104 pounds, as the overnight programme had it. Time, 1:18. Coda was at 8 to 5 ; Isa- belle 8, Examiner S, others 1C to 150 to 1. In the second, after a break and a recall they were sent away to a fair start. Sweet William led by a length past the half,. with D. J. Tobin and Lost Girl close together. At the three quarter pole Sweet William was two length? to the good, D. J. Tobin second and Soniro third. It looked like Sweet William op to the last forty yards, where D. J. Tobin came with a rush and won on the post by a scant neck, Sweet William second, one and a half lengths before Soniro, who was bumped coming down the homestresch. Lost Girl was fourth. Time, 1:11 A. D. J. Tobin was at 5 to 1, Sweet William 3$, Soniro 5, Draught 13 to 6, others 12 to 30 to 1. The third was at fifteen -sixteenths of a mile. Major Cook and Palmerston ran head and head past the quarter and half, Little Cripple and Merry Monarch together, four lengths away. At the head of the homestretch it was still Cook and Palmerston, together, Little Cripple two lengths away, on the outside. The latter came fast the latter part of it and won in a hard drive by a neck, Major Cook second, a head before Palmerston. Merry Monarch was fourth. Time, 1:38. Little Cripple was at 4], Major Cook 7 to 5, Palmerston 7, Merry Monarch l'J to 5, Doyle 8 and Reagan 100 to 1. The Baldwin Hotel Handicap, worth $1,100 to the owner of the winner, was fourth on the programme. A good start was eflected, Sir Play showing in advance momentarily. Mt. got and St. Lee cut him off on the firt-t turn, liowever. McGregor led by two lengths at the quarter, St Lee second, as far from Sir Play. At the half it was McGregor still first by two lengths, St. Lee second, five lengths from Sir Play. Turning from home McGregor held a two-length command, Hi. Lee second, four frcm Sir Play, In*lallator two lengths further away. SL Lee drew up close a furlong from home, and Kddie Jones went to the bat on the favorite. St. Lee passed to the fore a sixteenth from home and wen handily by two lengths, Mt. McGregor II second, eight lengths before Kuinart. Sir Play was a poor fourth, eased up. Time, 1:43. St. Leeway at 4 to 1, Mt. McGregor 2, Sir Play 2h, Kuinart and I n-t illMor 7 to 1. A mile and a half race bad eight starters. Judge Denny showed firet momentarily, but was taken back. Doctor (i , last away, was first by over a length when half a mile had been traversed, then Articus took up the running, leading past the quarter and half poles by a small margin, Articus, Tuxedo and Denny well up. Jndge Denny was now sent along, and led at the three -quarter pole bv half a length, Articns sreond, a length before Rey del Bandidos. Judge 1 >enny led Articus half a length down the homestretch. Rey del BaDdidos closed up and looked mighty dangerous, but ■world out when about a sixteenth from home, Judge Denr y winning handily by a scant length, Articus second, '•[•tli* before Key del BandidoB (Trad Gardner was a rth. Time, 2:48] , Judge Denny was il B to •">, Ar- Hey del Bandidus 3, Doctor G. 5, others 10 to The last event was a six-furlong dash. Kowalsky led lor three furlongs, then Charles A. sot his head in front, and he, Kowaltkv and Joan ran in close order until straightened away. Perseus came very fast the last part and was in front thirty yards of the fiaish, winning in a fierce drive by a head, Kowalsky second, one length before the fast-coming Pe- trarch. Joan again took the part of a dog. Time, 1:17$- Perseus was at 3 to 1. Kowalsky 2J, Petrarch 20, Charles A. 3 (backed from 4), Joan 3 and Mahogany 15 to 1. INGLESIDE MEETING. Description of the Races Over the Pacific Coast Jockey Club's Course — Wild Weather on the Re-opening. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY — MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, The wind blew a gale and sent the raindrops a-wbizztng aloog about the time to take the cars for Ingleside, but not- withstanding the terrible nature of tb«: weather a crowd close to 2,000 was in attendance, and the twenty bookmakers transacting business in the arena of speculation bad no com- plaint to make on the score of weak play. Good Times, a favorite and a red-hot one, won the first race with ease from Nonchalance, with Miss Baker (sister to Schiller), in third place. St. Georges ran second and third in this race, it will be observed. Can't Dance, a 12 to 1 shot that has been run- ning rather poorly of late, won the third in clever fashion from St. Aignon. Benamela was a poor sort of third, while the favorite. Miss Brummel, again started "short/' was not in the hunt after five furlongs had been traversed. Zamar II., firs* choice in the third, indulged Lucky Dog with the lead for not quite half a mile, then went on and won with whole lots to spare, Caspar (who is rounding to and will be dangerous from this out) second and Lucky Dofe third. Schiller, a 2 to 5 shot, experienced little trouble in winning the third next, while 100 to 1 shot Monita finished up sec- ond and Peter the Second third. Flashlight ran in the lead for about six furlongs, but "dogged" it terribly when collared- Salvable won the last in a gallop, with the heavily -played long shot, Morte Fonse, in the place, Lovdal third. In the first seven furlongs for two-year-olds Good Times showed in the lead until nearing the half, when Nonchalance got his head in front and kept it there until a few yards from the three quarter pole, when Good Times took command again and held it to the finish, winning easily by a scant length, Nonchalance second, two lengths before Miss Baker, who beat Scorcher a neck for show. Time, 1:32$. Good Times was at even money (S to 5 once), Nonchalance 3 to 1, Miss Baker 10, Adam Andrew 6, others 10 to 30 to 1, Miss Brummel led in the second by half a length past the quarter, then St. Aignon took up the running, being first to the half by a length, Miss Brummel second, two lengths be- fore Can't Dance. St. Aignon was about a length In front turning for home, with Can't Dance next. The latter came on strong in the straight and won easily by about two lengths St, Aignon second, three from Benamela. The rest were nowhere. Time, 1:47}. Can't Dance was at 12 to 1, St. Aignon 3, Benamela 2h, Miss Biunoniel 2, others 30 to 1. Lucky Dog led Zamar by about three lengths past the half in the third, but Zamar closed up fast in the next quarter, leading the Dog by over a length into the homestretch, and winning with ease by two lengths from Caspar, who bad come up strong in the homestretch, then dying away at the end, he a scant length before Lucky Dog. Yemen was a poor fourth. Time, 1:17|. Zamar II was at 11 to 5, Caspar 7 to 1, Lucky Dog 10, others 5 to 15 to 1. In the mile and a sixteenth Flashlight set a hot pace leading Scbilier three lengths at the quarter and two at the half. Three furlongs from home Schiller went up to him and led turning for home (where he went wide) by nearly a' length, .Flashlight second, Monita close up, against the inner rails. The latter looked dangerous a furlong from home, but Slaughter gave Schiller his head near tbe finish, and he won easily by two lengths, Monita second, five from Peter II. Time, 1:533. Schiller was at 2 to 5, Monita 100 to 1, Peter II 15, Flashlight 15 and Broad Billow 200 to I. The concluding event was a mile aod an eighth race with sis startere. A eood start was effected, and Salvable fairly romped into the lead, being about a length to the good at the quarter-pole, Lovdal second and Haidtackin England next. Lovdal soon joined Salyable, and the pair raced in close or- der to the half. Salvable passed to the fore again, and led Lovdal nearly two lengths into the homestretch, Hardtack third and trying hard to get up. Morte Fonse turned close to the inner rails and saved a lot of ground. Salvable won with a lot to spare by over a length, Morte Fonse beating Lovdal a couple of lengths for the place. Time, 2:00. Sal- vable was at 7 to 5 (3 to 2 for a time), Lovdal 17 to 10 (opened at 7 to 5). Morte Fonee 12 (played down from 40), Camelia 15, Hardtack in Kogland 7, Foremost 20 to 1. TWENTY-NINTH DAY — TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29. A stake race being on the programme and the weather pleasant, a large crowd turned out to see tbe gallopers go through the No. 3 mud at Fogleslde this afternoon. One of the races, through scratching, dwindled down to two that were willing to start, and it was declared off, leaving five races to be decided. Pat Murphy, old Tim's young brother, won the first galloping from Banjo, Harry O. in the show and Last Chance, equal favorite with Pat, back in the bunch. The lalter's showing, considering he is a good mud horse, 1 was anything but satisfactory. .Sweet Faverdale, sister to , Preston, won the second event at odds cf 15 to 1, 1 Torsina, second choice, finishing up second, Captive the 1 to 2 favorite, third. Willie Martin's ride on the laat- I named will not get him any wreaths from the fair race-goers. : Aquinas galloped away with the Pommery Sec Stakes, going to the front when he liked and winning off by Jfive lengths ' from Howard S., who was allowed to fall out of it a fair- sized city'block by Martin (Willie). That Howard S., could have beaten Aquinas few believe, but it would have been more satisfactory to his backers if he had kept up closer the first part aod not hustled along at 'the end with a rush that looked very grand standy. Keddington, played down from 6" to 3 to 1, stopped looking for hurdles this, afternoon, and the result was he won the fourth event easily. Lucky Dog captured the last in a big gallop from old Yemen. In the first rsce, six furlorjgs, Pat Murphy ied nearly every jump of the road and woo handily by two ■ lengths. Harry O. was second to the homestretch, where Banjo came up and took'second place, being one and a half lengths be- fore Harry O. at the finish. Last Chance ran a Yery odd sort of a race, as he is known to have a strong likine for mud. The time was 1:19. Pat Murphy was at 2 lo 1, BaDJo and Harry 0. 15, Last Chance 2, Carrie U, 6, others^l5 to 60 to 1. Pat Murphy was run up $400 by Tom Boyle. The second race was at a mile. Ostler ioe led by about half a length past tbe quarter, Captive second. At the half and three-quarter poles it was Ostler Joe and Captive, heads apart as named, about a length from Torsina, who was com- ing fast at this point, as was Sweet Faverdale. Sweet Faver- dale assumed the lead half way down the homestretch and won from the fast-coming Torsino by half a length, Captive third, another length away. Time, 1:45 J. Sweet Faverdale was at 1-5 to 1, Torsina 3£, Captive 1 to 2, Ostler Joe 5 to 1. Torsina should have won this, but was taken on the outside all the way. Willie Martin's ride on Captive will not secure for him any bouquets of rare exotics. The Pommery Sec Stakes, seven furlongs, value $1,300, came next. Only four started. Fig Leaf and Caspar made a hot pace, leading Aquinas five lengths at the quarter, How- ard S. four more away. At the half Fig Leaf and Casper were together, one and a half lengths before Aquinas, How- ard S. ten lengths further away. Turning for home Aquinas was leading by a length, and he came on and won galloping by five lengths, Howard S. geLting a sufficient move on to beat Casper out half a length for the place with ease. Time, 1:33. If this ride on Howard S. is one of Willie Martin's best, he should turn himself out for a couple of years. Aqui- nas was at 11 to 10, Howard S. 3 to 2, the Burns & Water- house pair 4k to 1. In the fourth, seven furlongs, Woodchopper led Kedding- ton a neck past the half, then Keddington passed to the fore, and leading by two lengths at the final torn, was not there- after headed, winning easily by three lengths from Hazard, who beat Woodchopper as for. Applause, who showed some speed, was fourth. Time, 1:325-. Keddington was at 3 backed from 6), Hazard 4, Woodchopper 3A, Applause 3i, others 6 to 100 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. Peril was the pace- maker for nearly half a mile, with Yemen second. Lucky Dog passed lo the front nearing the three-quarter pole, and leading in the homestretch by two lengths, won romping by three. Toano was second in the straight and until within a sixteenth of home, when Yemen came again and beat him out a length quite cleverly. Peril quit like a yellow cur. The time was 1:18J. Lucky Dog was heavily backed, open- ing at 7 to 5 and closing at 11 to 10 on an average. Yemen waB a* 9 to 1, Toano IS to 5 (backed from 5), Potentate 4, Peril 6, Mobalaska 10, and Brametta 30 to 1. In No. 3 mud the Dog is almost invincible. Todd Sloan's Career. Tcdd Sloan, who closed the season as the premier jockey of America, winning over Taral, Doggett and other old-time favorites of the turf, is a Kokomo boy, born and raised in this city. He is now 22 years old aod weighs ninety pounds. His father, Samuel Sloan, died a few years ago in the National Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Ohio. His mother died when he was one year old, and Todd was adopted by D. B. Blouser, a lumber inspector of this place, and he is known here as Todd Blouser. Everybody in the country has known him since he was three years old. Before he was out of dresses he was engaged in all sorts of wild adventures, keeping his good fos- . ter parents in a state of alarm over his hair-raising pranks. Todd's first mount was in 1854, when he was barely nine years old. A wild and vicious horse had been brought from Kentucky that several of the best horsemen in town tried in vain to ride. Todd asked permission to mount the. animal. The privilege was dented him, but the venturesome b — watched his chance, and one day paralyzed the two by mounting the beast without saddle or bridle, and for two hours madly tore through the streets, the little hands em- bedded in the horse's mane; clinging to him like a leech. The horse finally stopped, completely exhausted and con- quered and covered with fcam. After that anybody could ride him. In tbe fall of 1SS6 Todd followed a gang of natural gas well drillers as a mascot, his presence being re- garded as a sure omen of good producing wells. Todd was with Contractor Churchill when "No.2" well exploded in South Kokomo, mangling and burning twenty-two men, though he himself escaped without a scratch. The next year Todd obtained consent of his foster parents to accompany Professor Talbert on his tonr of balloon ascensions as an assistant. He remained with Tal- bert two seasons, making a number of ascensions himself, when Talbert was killed by falling from a parachute in Rush County. That ended Todd's career as an aeronaut. The next year (1890) he went to St. Louis 3ud started on his turf campaign. Next he went to San Francisco with "Lucky" Baldwin's stables. From that time his rise was rapid. Since prosperity has dawned on the now famous jockey he has not forgotten his foster parents and benefactors who sustained him in his orphanage. Frequent checks come in by mail to Mr. and Mrs. Blouser, $50, $100 and sometimes $500. Todd has a comfortable bank account here, and the adopted pa- rents have orders to draw on it whenever they desire to, the generosity being greatly appreciated by the Blousers. who are in moderate circumstances. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS* as they cannot reach tbe seat of tbe disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure H you niust take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and act? directly on (he blood aod mucous surfaces. Hall's ■ atarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed bv one of the besl physician In this country for years, and is a peculiar prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results hi curinc Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo. 0. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Jandaey 2, 1897] @;jje gr^e&^v cutb gtpjnrtemcro* SPU1CIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. Imported Talent. — From the following, copied from the Brooklyn Citizen, it seems that the question of employ- ing "foreigners'' has been agitated outside of California. The idea prevails that it is humiliating to go outside of the State or territory for racing officials, being a quasi acknowledge- ment that our own folk are incompetent. That does not follow, and the reason given that if one of the many applicants were elected the forty, or more, over- looked, would raise a disturbance, is surely " weighty." Then there are other "hefty " considerations for the em- ployment of Eastern people by the California Jockey Clubs. It is of the greatest importance to encourage Eastern owners to bring their horses here. Plenty of California horses to race under the old conditions, and it might be under the new dispensation that "fields " could be secured of sufficient mag- nitude to snsure "good sport." That is not all, however, "reciprocity," that potent charm, bobs up complacently, it is true, bat yet with such a vigorous demeanor that it is as- sertive, to say the least. Now Eastern race horse owners, Eastern visitors will be much belter pleased with Eastern officials than if Occidentals filled all the positions. Thus when attending the races here there are the "old familiar faces," which Charles Lamb — the gentle Elia — took so much delight in picturing, to please idem. Home associations so far from home. A reminder of the race courses of the East, a remembrance of the past pleasurer, transferring the scenes from their home to the new fields so many thousand miles away. Were the eastern contingent to drop out of the fray, in place of the gorgeous spectacle now presented, there would be such a falling off that the curtain would be rung down in a few weeks. I cannot speak authoritatively but am under the impres- sion that three-quarters of the book-makers are from the other side of the mountains, and quite a large proportion of the owners. The jockeys, too, mainly from the far side, and while California-bred horses are con-picuous that is the only real California element. The race courses, of course, are constructed of California soil, though in time it mav be held essential that a part of the top dressing should be brought from Indiana or other states were "gumbo clay" can be obtained. A "long haul" it is true but even a little mixture may leaven the ivhole mess advantageously, and while some might carp over the mixture of foreign soil should it be better adapted for the use, such finical notions should not come in the way of the march of improvement. In relation to the officials criticized by Secretary Mclntyre, I was much pleased with three of them whom I saw in New Orleans, viz., Presiding Judge McDowell, Mr. Simmons and Starter Fitzgerald. In fact, the whole management it New Orleans appeared to be of the highest class, and in transfer- ing tne main officials to New York a wise move on the part of the Jockey Club, not only from escaping the hot end of the hornet, but also securing able workmen. I have given close attention to the work of those who oc- cupy the prominent positions in the Jockey Clubs here, and have Dot the least hesitation in saying that it merits high encomiums. The right men in the right place, and while the officials of the C. J. C, aside from President and Sec-, retary, are "imported stock," they are certainly competente and fill their respestive stations with ability. This is th story : "There was a gathering about a round table a few evenings since of a half-dozen or so of people connected with horse- racing. Hugh D. Mclntyre had the floor, so to speak, making the conversation lively and enlightening the coterie. In his business of racing secretary he has no superior, and his equals can be counted on thumbs of his left hand. He is a good talker and a fearless talker withal, and in a dis- cussion with him you sometimes find yourself wondering when and where you came in. "It seems tome a strange state of affairs," said the secretary, "that the Jockey Club should go outside the State and even outside the territory of its jurisdiction to find its most important officials. There's their presiding judge, McDowell, he belongs in Baltimore, a great big city without sufficient enterprise to support racing of its own ; there's Simmons,the associate judge; he is from New Orleans, a town formerly run by and supported largely by the Louisiana Lottery, and where winter racing never paid until the Government drove the lottery out of the country ; there's Crickmore, he hails from the same place; Flynn, up to recently jockey club starter; he is a native to the Jersey wilds, where the turf has been abolished by law ; Fitzgerald is a Canadian ; Charles Victor Sass " "Hold on there !" broke in one of the hearers. "Sass is to the manor born; but you are right in the main." "Right !" said Melntrye. "You put me down as right. Now, i s simply one of the great public I ask why this is so ? Is tbere no home talent capable of filling these positions? What peculiar fitness has the present presiding judge shown that the stewards must seek him in Baltimore? It is an open 3ecret that his side partner depends entirely on the numbers in placing the horses. Is there nobody in New York who can do as much £8 that, and at the same time be sufficiently endowed with the grace of gravity to fill the bill?" Here the secretary caught his breath, but not quickly enough, for one of the auditory j umped in to answer. "You don't understand the question at all. McDowell owned his original position to pull, and you ought to know what it was. He has done well enough and the stewards like him. Simmons owed his retention as presiding judge so long to Morris, whicb means, again the Louisiana Lottery influence originally, Now, as a matter of fact, the Jockey Club turned him down last season, made McDowell presiding judge and Hoey his assistant. Hoey belongs to an influential clique, atd his appointment was natural enough, even if he knew nothing of the duties he was expected to perform. But Hoey unfortunately and inopportunely died. To fill his place, there were more ardent newspaper candidates Irfau there are big newspapers in New York City, In fact, there were none other than newspaper men in the field that I heard of. To take any one of them — and I believe any one of them would make a better judge than the Jockey Club has at present — would be to make all the others as mad as hornets, and the Jockey Club just at present is not cultivating a taBte for these hot- footed insects. So there was no recourse but Simmons, who, being somewhat like the office-holding class that never die and seldom resign, pocketed the snub of his relegation to private life and ac- cepted a position subordinate to McDowell. Fitzgerald was the Sun racing man for years, and his universally pleasing accounts of the races should not be overlooked. Flynn, I admit, was a mystery, but he is out. You did not mention Pettingill, another foreigner, but he came in to fill a gap, and is an experienced starter- But it seems to me I have heard somewhere, Mr. Secretary, that — in fact will you allow me to ask you where you were born ?" " Me — oh," said Mclntyre, "I was born in Toronto." And as the laugh deepened the genial secretary rapped loudly on the table. * * * "The Derby" — A troublesome task, indeed, to make out a list of the various "Derbys" that have been run, outside of that which is annually decided at Epsom. The name has been a taking one, and though many have carried the title "without rhyme or reason," on the whole it has not been in- apt. Well known that the Epsom Derby was gotten up ,by the twelfth Earl of Derby, and the first was run in 1790, the dis- tance one mile and that first winner was Diomed. The year before, The Oaks was run for the first time, and that was also gotten up by the same nobleman, named after his huntiog box, The Oaks, and was won by the Earl's own Ally, Bridget, by Herod, and the dam of Diomed was also by Herod. But it is not so well known that more than one hundred years prior to The Oaks and The Derby, one of the same house, William, the ninth earl, instituted a stake as follows: f Articles for the plate which is to be run for on (i, | the said island, being of the value of five JLNSDL j pounds sterling (the fashion included) given Monae j by the Right Honorabie William Earl of L Derby, Lord of the said Isle, etc. "1st — The said plate is to be run for on the 28th of July of every year, etc. "2d — That noe horse, gelding or mair shall be admitted to run for the said plate, but such as was foaled within the said Island, or on the calfe of Man." "There are eight sections in all, the conditions being more ample) than are usually appended to Plates or stakes, the course being described, though the distance is not given, but the bounds specified. The 5th section : "That every horse, mair or gelding shall carry horsemen's weight, that is to say, ten stone weight, at fourteen pounds to each stone, besides saddle and bridle." The articles dated Julv 14th, 1787, the horses entered for that year : "R. Heymoor Esq., Governor of this isle, one bay gelding called by the name of Loggerhead." "Captain Tho. Hudlston, one white gelding called Snow- ball." "Mr. William Faigler, bis gray gelding called Gray-Cor- ain." "Mr. Nichs. Williams, one gray stone horse called The Yor k s h i re-gray ." "Mr. Demster Christian, one gray gelding called the Dap pie-gray." "Memorandum — 28th of July, 1687. "That this day the^above plate was run for the fore-men- tioned horses, and the same was fairly won by the right worshipful governor's horse at the first two heats. John Wood." The copy from which this was taken was a transcript of the original, though this is only a small part of the docu- ment. The Manx horses were a hardy race of ponies, or rather galloways, and as a part of the Spanish Armada was wrecked on contiguous coasts in 1858 it is very likely that the Span- ish horses, so highly prized by the Duke of Newcastle, had descendants running in Isle of Man races. It is safe to say that partial as the nobility of England has always been to horse-racing, that the Stanleys have the long- est record. The conclusion of the document copied from is : " It is my good will and pleasure yt ye 2 prizes formerly granted (by me) for hors running and shooting shall con- tinue to be run, or shot for, and soe to continue dureing my good will and pleasure. Given under my hand att Lathom, ye 12 of July 1669." " To my governor's deputy gyvernor 'Derby' and ye rest of my officers in my Isle of Man." * Harness Racing in 1897.— There is no question that the coming year will be one which can be marked with a white stone in the history of harness racing. Good prospects in the East, as there are indications that the restrictions in Illinois, Ne«v York, Pennsylvania and other States will be moderated, if not entirely removed, and all that is necessary for a great year on this slope is a re- newal of the appropriatiens for the District Fairs. There is a reasonable assurance that this will be granted, the only thing in the way being the number of fairs which will be included in the bounty. Forty-three heretofore, and while it is my belief that every dollar donated brought a return to the State in excess of the amount given, it is probable that to secure success it will be necessary to curtail the number. Far better that one-half, or even a smaller number, should be named than jeopardize all, and should it be thought neces- sary to curtail, by a careful redisricting of the State, opposi- tion to curtailment would be overcome. Large as the territory is, there is little question that judicious selection of points for fairs will, in a great measure, obviate the difficulty, and he is no well wisher to the cause who makes factious opposition to a reasonable allotment. It may be that the benefits which will follow the reduction of fairs will fully compensate for. the loss of numbers. One real good exhibition will be of greater value than several that are inferior, and by fixing on some central point that is adapted for the exhibition, the wants of all can be served. There is one feature which I sincerely trust will be kept in plain view. The State Fair must be left out of the contro- versy. However large the appropriation that is necessary to keep that up to the high standard it has held for so many years, he would be a recreant Californian who basas his op- position to appropriations on the ground that the State in- stitution should be subjected to the same conditions that the District Fairs are granted. It was stated that had the advocates of the District Fairs been willing to accept one-half the aporopriation named in the bill the Governor would not have interposed his veto, but this would not be accepted unless the State Fair was also compelled to accept the same pro rata reduction. Reasonably well assured that if the business is intelligently managed tbere will be appropriations for the next two years, and I have not the least doubt that after the situation is fully understood that proper steps will be taken. At the date fixed by the By Laws for the annual meeting of the P C T H B A, there was not a quorum present, and an adjournment followed to a date named by the President. That will be fixed in a short time, and the members, aug- mented by all who are interested in securing appropriations, can then take into consideration the redisricting of the state, or rather to settle upon a number of district fairs and the localitiej in which they are held. *** Trainers. — Major Wheeler in the Brooklyn Citizen, in an article on the death of Morello, compliments those who were formerly trainers of harness horses in the following words : "Morello was an unsound horse, which was a great pity for he was endowed with the mighty and priceless gift of gal- loping. "Probably nobodj less skilled than Van Ness — and these old trotting horse wizards are matchless in this respect, old Bill Daly being a striking illustration — could have kept Morello on his pins as long as he did," That trainers hereafter will be far more successful than those of the present day in "keeping horses on their pins" may be accepted as something more than likely to happen, inasmuch as more attention is given to study and the care of the feet better understood. Better to state, perhaps, that the importance of keeping the feet in proper shape is more fully realized than it was before, and the consideration of this portion of stable man- agement has been forced on the trainers of trotters in a greater degree than on those who have charge of gallopers. A little change in the bearing, viz , the shaping of the bot- tom of the feet, a trifle difference in weight of shoe, inequality of weight, that is, one side of the shoe heavier than the other, may change the action and increase the speed wonder- fully. It may be that the action in the gallop is susceptible of improvement, and when these later day trainers of trotters who change to the "legitimate," give attention to this part of the business there will be some marvelous changes of form . A little addition to the stride, even an inch added, will have a potent effect. Lengthen a twenty-foot stride to twenty feet and one inch, and if th*e same rapidity of stroke is preserved, a gain of twenty-two feet in the mile. So far as my knowledge extends this is a ,c brand new" phase of the question, and while a trainer, who had no experience with the harness division, might regard it as trivial, those who had wrought wondrous changes in trotters and pacers by changes in shoeing will give it more weight. Worthy of trial surely. A slight lengthening of the toe, or the extension of the plate beyond the horn might increase the stride enough to win a race that would have been lost without the chan;e. Quien Sabe * " * Who Does Know? — Were all the various patterns of shoes which have been used in the education of trotters and pacers exhibited at one time, the spectacle would surprise those who thought they had a fair knowledge of the business. Even the cuts in Roberge's and other books which treat on shoeing are provocative of wonder to the uninitiated, though all of these volumes combined do not contain only a small part of the shoes that have been used in the harness horse curriculum. Racehorses — the galloping division — have not been awarded much consideration in the matter of shoeing, differ- ence in weight being about the only change. The regulation weight of the old time training shoes was three-quarters of a pound; the "plates" from one to four ounces each. Dr. Weldon trained his horses barefooted and others followed his example, but anything like the trotting-horse trainers' methods unknown on the legitimate. The success that has followed the quondam trainers of trotters in keeping horses on their pins is probaHy owing to the care bestowed in keeping feet level and the ground surface of the foot at the proper angle to bring the smallest a'.rain on tendons and ligaments. It may be that still more can be effected by shaping the foot so as to lengthen the stride, or influence the action beneficially, and it is not an altogether foregone conclusion that defects in the action at a gallop cannot be remedied by shoeing, as has been so amply proven on the other field. * * *■ Exhilarating. — "Like a beakerjjof champagne" was a favorite expression of a writer of the long, long ago, when his intent was to describe something wonderfully inspiri ting. Quite an appropriate simile when granted that a beaker was of the capacity of Neil Gow's quaigh, viz., a Scottish pint. A champagne glass of the usual size is far from that stand- ard, just enough to titillate the lips and bestir the nerves of the palate, as evanescent, however, as the "snow fall in the river, a moment white, then wells forever," or "like the rain- bow's lovely form vanishing|imid the storm." But on these fine December afternoons the trip across the bay is surely exhilerating, and if one is fortunate enough to "back a long shot," then the return trip is more than pleasant. To win on a favorite implies a bie risk for comparatively little given, and the loss then is harder to bear. The presumption that the favorite or second choi win is likely to be a false "hunch," whereas a prem : that an outsider may do the trick is a pleasant aor anyway, and the smaller sum ventured gives piqr the play. Jos. Cairn's:: ©ije gvecirev mttr §pcxt$m.ccn* TJantiaey 2, 1867 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Happy New Year to all ! There have been 2,095 additions to the 2:30 list this year. The year book Tor 1S96 will be issued about February 1st. These will be a great revival in business in 1897 and the light harness industry will Dot be overlooked. Have you commenced the New Year right by paying your subscription to the Breeder and Sportsman? Old Rowdv Boy 5U3J, now about twenty-five years old, is still used as a road horse by a Minneapolis horseman. The well-known driver, Alonzo Daniels, is dead. He committed suicide at Lynn, Mass., while temporarily insane. Orris Hickok's old stallion Prince Warwick, which John Splan sold to the Austrian government, is getting a lot of speed in Europe. W. C. Harrington, Troy, N.T., owns Phcebe Wilkes, 2:03*. Garnet, 2:13$, Jane, 2:13$, snd the pacer, W. W. Foote, 2, 2:15}. Hickok's unlucky pacer. Maxim, trial 2:13, brought $900 at the late Fasig sale. He cost many times that amount and never got to the wire. The new Oregon performer, Altis, 2:25, has been variously reported as by Altas, Altago and Altamont. The best evi- dence points to Altago as his real sire. Wm. Coreitt is busily engaged superintending the hand- ling and mating for teams of the youDg trotters on his farm. His sale will be the greatest held in 1897. Famous old Minnehaha has two sons among the new Bires 0f i8yti — Mascot 2:25}, sire of Domitian 3, 2:27J, and San Gabriel 2:29£, sire of Viola 2:24.1, pacing. The total gross winnings of Beuzetta 2:06J, Miss Rita 2:0SJt and Josie B. 2:12, all members of the Hickok stable, amounted this year to $3,800. None oi the three managed to score a victory. Remember you must impress upon the Senators and As semblymen from your district the importance of having ap- propriations made for district fairs. No other question is as important as this. James Walker, Coldwater, Mich., has purchased the stallion Declaration, by Young Jim, out of Lady Bunker, dam of Guy Wilkes, 2:15i, William L, etc. He is the sire of four 2:30 trotters. The pasture on Josiah H. White's farm near Lakeville never looked better than at present- An enormous crop of alfilleria, grass and volunteer hay is to be seen and all the stock look fat and healthy. The young Kentucky trainer Ben Kenney, has concluded his engagement with Maicus Daly, Hamilton, Montana, and may work for an Illinois horseman next year. Mr. Kenney is now in Kentucky visiting friends. Horace W. Wilson has been elected secretary of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association to succeed Ed A. Tipton, who severed bis connection with the associa- tion to take charge of the Montana racing circuit. Almost Mambbino. the twenty-five-year-old son of Al- most and Monogram, by Mambrino Chief, is reported dead at Waverly, Ind. He was the sire of Gracie Almont 2:30, and the dams of Warwick Medium 2:21} and Naylox 2:30. Johnny Dickebson, known from one end of the land to the other as a great trainer and driver of trotters and pacers, has bought a livery and boarding stable on Seventh street, Indianapoils, and we presume will make that city his future home. We wish to call the attention of seekers after first-class trotting stock to the splendid lot owned by J. P. Williams at the Silver Bow Stock Farm. He has a large number to select from, and besides being "bred in the purple" they are splen- did individually. Edwin L. Griffiths has leased the Pleasanton Stock Farm and has engaged Jose Neal as its superintendent and also as trainer for his splendid collection of trotters and pacers. The tiack will be plowed this week and put in first- class condition, Nctwodd was buried under a majestic oak in a corner of the pasture which is on a rise of ground overlooking High- land Farm. A stone will mark tbe spot, and the grave of the great ton of Belmont and Miss Russell will be guarded by an iron railing. Monbars, whose trotting record of 2:11}, made in 1892, was supplemented by a pacing record of 2:163, made two years later, has been purchased by Sam Caton and vrill be taken to Russia. Charles Herrington, Grand Rapids, Mich., was the former owner. iRViHfJTos Belle, McKerron, and several other colts by Nutwood Wilkes, 2:16$, are all showing up remarkably well at Ihe Nutwood Stock Farm, and warrant Mr. Cecil, their trainer's attention to pit them against all comers in their special classes next season. Supremacy, 2:28J, whose breeding has heretofore been given as unknown, is a daughter of Ambassador, 2:21 J, and the great broodmare Soprano, by Strathmore. She was bred at Kalnmaaoo Stock Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich, was foaled in 1859. and is owned by James McClenahan, Port Chester, We have received numerous suggestions as to the places where district fairs should be held. Tbe State is large enouga to hold eighteen good ones, but some of those who have -nade proportions as to localities have not given the enough careful study. Fairs should be held where ripj and improvements,^ well as race tracks are made; us most be in close proximity to them, also. It still seems to be a "dead heat" between Alcantara and Allerton for first honors as to the sire of the greatest number of new standard performers for the year 1896. Yet the chances favor Alcantara, as one of Allertoo's new ones — a pacer — seems not to be in the standard list by a few seconds. Tke stallion owner who takes time by tbe forelock will begin advertising earlv for the season of 1S97. There is certain to be a heavy increase in the number of mares bred, but that will not do any good to the owner who permits everybody to forget that he has a name and postoffice ad- dress. Well bred brood mares that have been waiting for bids, lo, these three years, sold quick and at fair prices at the Kel- logg sale in New York. This tells the story of the future. It is the market that talks. It is not speculative theory, but an actual condition of improved prices that tells the sure story of the future. At Camden, N. J, C. C. Chew bought at the Philadelphia TattersalPs, the bay mare, Moss Rose, full sister to Rosedale, 2:ln4, and Falrose, 2:19. She has bsen a mile in 2:21, last half in 1:08. She is by Sidney, 2:19i, dam Rose Leaf, dam of two better than 2:20; second dam Fern Leaf, dam of Sid- moot, 2:10*,>nd Gold Leaf, 2:ll£. Electwood, 2:29}, the good son of Electioneer, owned by the Stiles Stock Farm, was bought at the closing-out sale of that institution last Friday, by John J. Knickerbocker, of Chicago, who has a stock farm near Hammond, Ind., well stocked with high-class broodmares. The stallion purchased is one of the best in the West and should soon become noted as a sire of speed. "Nutwood Wilkes, 2:16-V, the game son of Guy Wilkes 2:15J.and Lyda W. 2:18$-, "by Nutwood 600, is looking re- markably well and his hind lege, which bothered him a great deal during the last campaign, are now again in fine shape. He may be looked for as a candidate for 2:10 honors. Peter Jackson will also be prepared again, and by his previ- ous showing may be depended on to obtain a low mark. Horse breeding is evidently on the eve of decided activity, but however good a sire one may o*n, business will not come without the asking. If a sire is worth breeding to he is worthy of being kept before the public, and thie is fullv realized by patrons of other men's stallions as it does a clothing store, a railroad or a circus, and good sires owned by good advertisers always become popular and incidentally successful. The great yonng horse, Boreal, is known from one end of the countrv to the other. As a three-year-old he proved a great race horse, being winner at Louisville and Lexington, and making a record of 2:15|, having made a record of 2:32j as a yearling, and 2:17£, as a two-year-old. He was not on the turf in 1896, but is the sire of five splendid looking wean- lings. His owner, Sc^tt Newman, has arranged to have him campaigned in 1897, by John Splan, and he will certainly be heard from before the season is over. Hokse breeding is evidently on the eve of decided activ- ity, but however good a sire one may own, business will not come without the asking. If a sire is worth breeding to he is worthy of being kept before the public, and this is fully realized by patrons of other men's stallions. It pays just as well to advertise a stallion as it does a clothing store, a rail- road or a circus, and good sires owned by good advertisers always become popular and incidently successful. With the death of Challenger, 1064, and the removal of Altamont, 3600, Lemont is oow the only stallion by Almont 33 in Oregon. Alwood was destroyed by fire several years ago. What the blood of Almont has done and will do for Oregon only time can tell. Already we number his descend- ants by the hundreds, and among them are Chehalis, 2:07V, Del Norte, 2:0S, Pathmont, 2:09}-, Altao, 2:09|, Touchet, 2:15, Challenger Chief, 2:15, Blondie, 2:15, Pilot Lemont, 2:2U, and a host of other good ones. We can appreciate the extent to which the glory of the 2:30 list has departed by contemplating the magnitude of the extreme speed list. In the 2:02 list we have two represen- tatives; in the 2:04 list, ten representatives; in the 2:05 list, sixteen, and in the 2:10 list, 195. In round numbers, two hundred trotters and pacers with records of 2:10 or better. Is it any wonder that the 2:30 list has lost its charm? Frac- tion by fraction the trotting record has fallen from 2:59, in 1806, to 2:03}, where it now stands, in just ninety years, while the pacing record has fallen from 2:31, in 1835, to 2:00i, in 1896— and the end is not yet. All indications point to a prosperous season for campaign- ers in 1897, as the strong associations seem determined to give the beet programmes ever offered by them, while the minor ones will be in line with the best they can afiord. If it should happen that Pennsylvania and Illinois get out from under the load which now oppresses racing the season will be a brilliant one. New Eogland, instead of falling behind 1896, will take a long step forward. There will be all the racing that is necessary, and the shrewd campaigner should be able to lay out a satisfactory route, no matter what the class of his horses. After mature consideration the astute breeder, W. R. Janvier of New York has pinned his faith to the Guy Wilkes branch of the Wilkes family. Mr. Janvier believes in the super excellence of the great broodmares, Lady Bun- ber, by Mambrino Patcheu, and Lady Dunn, by Seelv:s American Star. He recently remarked to the writer : '"If I ever get time from my multitude of duties, I shall make a list of all of the 2:30 performers by Guy Wilkes and the breeding of their dams. I think a compilation of all the maternal statistics relating to the horse would show that he is the equal of any living trotting sire, opportunities consid- ered." Trainer Fred Isabel, formerly of Palo Alto, who made a hit in handling Prince Lavalard, 2:16}, and others in the New England Circuit of 18»5, has been profitably em- ployed at Dr. McCoy's kite track, Kirkwood. Del., develop- ing some good stake prospects. He expects to have a starter in the M. and M. $10,000 purse at Detroit, next July. The trotter intended has shown a half mile in 1:03}, and a mile in 213. Fred has also cultivated a pacer to the extent of a mile in 2:10, who ought to be able to give John Splan's 2:09} pacer an argument. Scott Quintin, the sweet and per- suasive, had his horses in training on the Kirkwood track thib fall. J, C. Curry recently went to Red Oak, la., to pay a visit to the queen, Alix, 2:03|, with a view of taking her into his string to campaign next year, Morris J. Jones has succeeded in again getting complete control of the little mare and is anxious to see her on the turf again. Curry may take her to Alabama to winter, where she can be given a thorough prep- aration. If Alix can stand training she can doubtless still earn money in the free-for-all classes. Nearly every paper one picks up tells of returning con- fidence in some particular line of business, or a more flatter- ing outlook for the future in others. It appears as though everyone was anxious to have it understood that, so far as they were concerned, the panic of 1895 had ceased to cut a figure in their business calculations. With this feeling abroad in the land, it is absolutely certain that the horse- breeding industry will share the upward turn that affairs have takeD. The colts one will raise in 1S98 will be in de- mand long before they mature. There is no longer any doubt about it, and every owner of a good mare should breed her the coming season. As to the poor mares the sooner they are disposed of the better. Killip IS. fa ; felt everywhere, and ad- rbo have availed themselves of the use of its colums are well pleased with their small invest- iiis line. The Bicycle Fad is Fading. If one was to attend the large number of slaughter sales of bicycles in San Francisco the impression would at once prevail that the "bike has seen its best day." It {has decreased in value,) and many who paid high prices for wheels are wilting to take seventy per cent less for them. More bicycle agencies have been closed out in this city than any other, and the c'.ass of females who are becoming enthusiastic riders is no credit to the re- spectable ladies who were advised by medical men and bicycle manufacturers to ride the wheel because it helped them, (especially the advisors), "But it's an ill wind that blows nobody good." We have to thank the bicyclists for their labors in behalf of good roads, but are sorry to see the older and more enthusiastic wheel- men retiring from the labors of "working their passage over the roads." Physicians have dis- covered that appendicitis, one of the most painful and fatal ailments that afflict mankind, is caused by too much riding on bicycles, and all the learned surgeons of the East are acknowledging this fact, notwithstand- ing the efforts of bicycle manufacturers and advertising writers to the contrary. The very best bicycles cost about $21 to make, hut the agents' commissions to sell them and the advertising to make them popular, brought their price up to $130, which the gullible public readily paid and wondered how the machine could be made for such a price. "When the supply overstocked the market and the prices of these wheels dropped to sixty-five dollars, then, and not till then, did they realize they were imposed upon, and their love for the wheel grew cold. The bicycle has its uses and will never disappear like the velocipede, but its popularity is rapidly waning, and many who have learned to appreciate the pleasure of visiting shaded roads and quiet thoroughfares, will soon be purchasing horses and buggies to take them where in the days gone by, they pedaled laboriously through the heat of summer to reach these out-of-the-way places. Louisville's Big Stake Races. The New Louisville Jockey Club, one of the most liberal and enterprising racing organizations in this country, has inaugurated a number of very rich and attractive stakes to be run for at the spring meeting of 1S97, the conditions of which will be found in this issue. Entries to the various events close with Sec'y Chas. F. Price, one of the most popular racing officials in Amer- ica, on January 15, 1897. The Dabutante Stakes is for two-year-old fillies, value $1,300, distance four furlongs; the Cadet Stakes is for two-year-old colts and geldings, value $1,300, distance four and a half furlongs ; the Kingston Stakes is for two-year-olds, $1,250, five fur- longs; the Bluegrass Stakes is for three-year-olds that have not won a sweepstakes or two races prior to the closing, $1,300, six and a half furlongs ; the Corncracker Stakes is a selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds, $1,300, seven furlongs, and the Frank Fehr Stakes is also a selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds, $1,300, one mile. At this meeting will also be run the Louisville Futurity, value $10,000 ; the Kentucky Derby, $6,000 ; Clark Stakes, $4,000, and Kentucky Oaks, $3,500. The average value of the stakes at the 1S97 meeting is $3,130. All communications should be addressed to the Secretary, Charles F. Price, Louisville, Ky. The New Memphis Jockey Club. Everything in the racing line will boom in Tennessee this season, for that sterling organization "The New Memphis Jockey Club" has the right kind of a board of directors with George Arnold, as president, and R. T. Cooper, secretary. The splendid list of stakes which they advertise in this issue should receive a hearty sup- port from many of the horse owners on this Coast, and as entries to these close January 15th, we wish to im- press upon our readers the importance of forwarding those entries on or before that date. We have received a large supply of the blanks and will forward copies to all applicants, and shall place a number with our rep- resentatives at Ingleside from whom they may be ob- tained. We want to see Memphis have a rousing big meeting, and from personal experience have no hesitancy in saying that visiting horsemen and their friends will be well treated; and as for racing, why these stakes alone should prove a drawing card, but there will be programmes of each day's ra-es published, which will afford opportunities for all owners to make money with their horses. The hotel accommodations at Mem- phis are unsurpassed, and everyone who intends to go East in April should not overlook this meeting at Mem- phis ; but, before doing so, have all plans smoothed by entering horses in these stakes on or before January 15, ■or on that date entries will close. St. Louis Fair Association. What a splendid array of stakes are offered by this organization, entries for which will close January 15th. Seventeen, besides the St. Louis Derby for 189S, are advertised in this issue. The race meetings held at the far-famed St. Louis track are always considered superior to those given elsewhere, and as a number of Eastern horsemen who have big strings of horses at the Oakland and Ingleside tracks, contemplate returning home with them in April or May, it is of paramount importance that they have their good horses well entered for these stakes. They are designed to suit horses of all ages and are made for all distances. The conditions are very liberal, and Secretary Robert Aull, the favorite with everyone, writes : "You can tell all the Californians that we will give them a meeting which will be on a par with the best ever held at this track, and will try and have everyone feel reluctant to leave whan the meeting ends." Remember entries will close January loth. See advertisement. Cincinnati Jockey Club. Owners of thoroughbreds need have no excuse for not having plenty of opportunities for entering their horses throughout the United States in 1897. The Cincinnati Jockey Club publishes its announcement of stakes in this issue and it should be carefully read by every horse- owner in California. A sufficient number of horses can be collected to fill a number of trains, and by this means low rates can be made with the railroad. When the trains leave the depot all who have not made entries for these eastern races will regret it, for the probabilities are there will be no running races held at any of the dis- trict fairs in California this year, and the winners at both tracks must remain idle unless their owners pre- pare their way to make money by having 'them well entered in stakes, like those given by the Cincinnati Jockey Club, and then sending their horses there. Read the list over carefully and send entries to Secretary W. R. Letcher, Room 303, Neave Building, Cincinnati, on or before January 15th the date of closing. Coney Island Jockey Club. This is the last notification horsemen will receive that entries to the Coney Island Jockey Club meeting (June and Autumn) will close, for on January 4th, next Mon- day, they must be forwarded to the Clerk of the Course, Fifth avenue and Twenty-second street, Nen York City. We have sent a large number of entry blanks to the leading horse owners in this State and have a number at Ingleside track, where our representatives will deliver them to all applicants. Remember this is the last notifi- cation. The advertisement in this issue should be read by all horse owners, and if they want to make money with their thoroughbreds this seasun they should attend to the forwarding of their entries at once. Secketaby E. C. Hoppek of Covington, Kentucky, is not going to be behind the procession, for in this issue appears the advertisement of the stakes offered by the Latonia Jockey Club, of which John C. Sherlock, is the president and Mr. Hopper is secretary. There are 17 stakes in all, and as they are to be decided at the spring and fall meetings of 1S97, and the spring meet- ing of 1S9S, and as the entries for all are to close January 15th, it is almost unnecessary to allude to the importance of forwarding entries in time. Read the advertisement over carefully and make ar- rangements to send your horses to this splendid track. It is the oldest and safest in America. If you have a good two-year-old, your duty is to enter it in stakes that will pay you for his training. The Pacific Coast Jockey Club has considered this matter carefully and in order to give you an opportunity to race your colts and fillies for big money, its directors have published a list of stakes in this issue which will pay you to enter. Entries \Vill close Jan- uary 15th, and the conditions being very liberal and the distances less than fiv; furlongs, a most liberal response to this invitation should be sent in. We have it on good authority that if we have [district fairs in California, next year, there will be ten wealthy young men who will have strings of trotters and pacers out. They will purchase them in this State, too. Light harness horses that have speed will bring good prices, and as the market for all other horses except thorough- breds is improving, our stock breeders, prospects are brightening. January 2, 1897] f&lje grtfctrer cmtf ^pcvtsntan* We are meeting with great success with our Daily Breeder and Sportsman. Its circulation is twice as large as it was last season, and its aiticles on racing and form make it invaluable for patrons of the race track. The attention or our readers is called to Mr. Peter C. Kellogg's announcement of the sale of William Corbitt's splendid horses. Further particulars of this sale will appear hereafter. Harry E.Wise, of this city, will be one of the lead- ing owners of trotters and pacers in this State next season. Tommy Bally's three-year-old filly Phyllis, by imp. Trade Wind — Daisy S., died recently on the Bowen ranch near Cornwall, Contra Costa County. She was a half-sister to Little Bob, and a fair performer. Bally, who has had charge of Charley Boots' yearlings at San Jose, will bring some of his own horses down from Sacramento to race at Ingleside at an early date. Tommy says the youngsters by imp. Brutus owned by the Messrs, Boots are a very nice lot, and ought to be heard from as race horses. If you want a good road horse or a well-matched team of trotters or pacers call on J. M. Nelson at the Alameda track. He has a splendid collection to select from and they will be all driven to buggy under the watch. Every horsemen should have a copy of the Christmas number of Clark's Horse Review. It is one of the best ever issued and is filled from cover to cover with interesting ar- ticles pertaining to the horse. John A. McKerron reports business brightening and is busily engaged filling a number of large orders His cus- tomers are to be found in all portions of the globe. His work is famous. Death of Old Freeland. Freeland, one of the greatest thoroughbreds that ever was seen on the American turf, died Saturday at George Wright's farm in St. Louis County. Freeland was a bay gelding by Longfellow, the most illustrious son of Leamington, out of Belle Knight. He made Ed Corrigan's green and white sash iamous on every big racecourse in the United States, and his winnings laid the foundation of Corrigan's successful career as a horsemen. Freeland was 15 years old this year. After his turf career was over Corrigan presented the gelding to a friend in Kentucky with the understanding that he would be well taken care of in his last race. Unfortunately a combination of circumstances resulted in the old gelding falling into the hands of an individual who had no respect for his age and past service. This party brought the great son of Longfellow to the Eist St. Louis track three years ago and attempted to race him there, Joe Ullman, however, refused to allow the old gelding to be started, and then Al Spink, who was arranging for the pro- duction of his racing drama, "The Derby Winner," stepped to the front and secured the horse as an attraction for his play. In this capacity Freeland was starred all over the country, and thousands who had witnessed many of his tri- umphs on the race track were afforded an opportunity to see him duplicate them on the stage. Freeland, Modesty, Irish Pat and Pearl Jennings were all in the Corrigan stable at the same time. Isaac Murphy, tbe great colored Archer of the American turf, used to ride them, and every old-time turfite remembers their great victories. Freeland's great match races with Miss Woodford, when both were io their prime, caused as much excitement in the early 'SOi as a Presidential election. The old gelding beat the famous Dwyer mare in two out of three races. A $10,000 stake was hung up for them at the St. Louis fair grounds, but Freeland was unable to start, and the mare won the event from "Lucky" Baldwin's great horse Volante. The Velodrome. The cycling meets at Che Velodrome (located at the Park paD-handle entrance) continue to increase iu public interest. The racing is of a high order and surprises in the develop- ment of cracker-jacks in the amateur class is a regular oc- currence at each meet. Ths racing on Christmas Day was a series of remarkably fine exhibitions, interspersed at times with some intensely sensational situations. The card for New Year's Day is a grand one. The novelty will be a game of Push Ball, its first introduction on the coast. On Saturday January 16th, the meet will be held for the benefit of the Northern California L. A. W.. the proceeds to be used to pay expenses of coast delegates to the General Assembly at Albany, where they hope to procure favorable legislation for coast riders. The program will be first class. Mr. G. D. Flinn, a prominent horseman, Union Springs, N. Y., writes as follows : "I have used three or four bottles of Quinn's Ointment, and can say it is the greatest remedy I have ever seen. I had a mare that had a bunch on her hind and per- leg that had not been blistered for three or four years with three applications of Quinn's Ointment I have it fectly smooth.'-' This is the experience of the leadinB Breeders and Horsemen alt over the United States. For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpufls and all Bunches use Quinn's OintmenL Eegular size $1.50, delivered ; smaller size 50 cents. If it cannot be obtained from druggist or dealer, addreEs, W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. Written for the Breeder and Sportsman.] A Plain Talk on Horse Shoeing. St. Joe, Mo. I had in my stable one of the worst cases of cracked and bleeding heels 1 ever saw. After applying DeHuy'a Balm- oline for five days my horse's heels were completely cured and the skin was soft as velvet. K. T. Macon. An experience of many yeurs has convinced me that the average horse owner or driver is profoundly ignorant con- cerning the needs or requirements of his horse's feet. This ignorance is not confined to any particular locality nor to a single class of men having horses under their control. As a rule, the rich man with his blue-blooded stock is no wiser on this point than is the owner of the drag or cart horse, but he will lock wise upon entering the shop with his horse, and at once begins to dictate to the shoer, who served an appren- ticeship of years learning his trade, as to the proper manner of paring the foot, fitting the shoe and driving the nails. A horse shoer needs no such dictation. He need only be told the trouble, if any there be, with the horse's gait, and if he is a mechanic he will apply the proper remedy. Advice does not come amiss to the "botch," but he should be patronized only under compulsion. The shoer is a specialist, and learns sometbiog new concerning his calling almost every day of business life in the shop. The shoer of to-day, who clings to all the methods of twenty-five years ago, is a long way be- hind the procession. Within that time such great progress has been made that horse shoeing has become an art. A faulty gait or stride can be remedied, and in most cases radi- cally cured if the horse is taken to a shoer who devotes care- ful thought and study to his trad1?, but improvement never comes to the horse whose feet are intrusted to the butcher- ing methods of a "botch." I believe I make a fair estimate when I assert that nine-tenths of the horse owners of the world do not know that horse shoeing and blacksmithing are two distinct trades, and tht.t to learn both a man muBt serve two distinct apprenticeships. In other words, nine out of ten men think the sign "Blacksmith" over a shop is an in dication that there is a horse shoer within, but in the major- iiy of cases they are mistaken. The man who "irons" a buggy, wagon or wheelbarrow, has his square, tri square, dividers, straightedge and other tools, by which to be guided in his work, but it is not so with the horse shoer, who first prepares the hoof properly, carries in his eye a picture of that hoof from the horse to the anvil, and uses that picture aB a pattern by which to do his work. The term, "jack of all trades and master of none," applies very aptly to many who conduct blacksmith shops. I assert this fearlessly because I can name many who never served an hour's apprenticeship at the trade but gained their very limited experience while tinkering on a ranch or in a lumber camp. Six months at this and they are found with a sign in front of a shop in a town or city. They cannot compete suc- cessfully with mechanics. At a given price they would get little to do, and in order to get custom, will work for fifty per cent, less than tbe artisan, and to the shame of many horse owners be it said, they are patronized. A half-dollar reduction to the price of shoeing a horse catches the average horse owner. He will jump at it as does a hungry trout at the seductive artificial fly of the angler, and in the end is as badly worsted as Is the fish, for at the expiration of three months there is not a sound foot under that horse. In these days of hard paved streets, a mechanic's skill is required to keep the hoof of the horse in good condition, but a "botch" can convert a sound hoof into a mass of corns, bruised heels and quarter and toe cracks in less than three months. It is being done daily,simply becauss horse owners patronize those who do cheap work. My advice to all horse owners is, beware of the man who solicits work at a price less than that which you have been having it done. He who offers an inducement of that kind is not a mechanic. Cheap work is a synonym for poor work, done with poor material, and in the end is the most expensive. A horse, if worth shoeing at all, is worth being shod properlv. Avoid the cheap shoer and you avoid the botch. Take your horse to the mechanic who asks only a fair remuneration for his work and the results will always be satisfactory, because your horse will be ready to respond to every reasonable task imposed upon him. Never say to a shoer,"! want you to drive bigger nails this time, the shoes staid on but three months the last time you shod him." The length of lime a shoe stays on is not an evidence of the skill of the shoer. Let this artisan be the judge of the size of nail to use. The "shell" of the hoof is often thicker and stronger on a small than on a large horse, and the shoer must use the nail best adapted to his work,. Ten small oails will do less dam- age to a brittle boof than seven large ones and hold equally as well. Don't growl if your shoer is a mechanic, when yon see him driviog the nails high in a brittle hoof. He does it to "jet a hold" in the youngest part of the "shell," which is theVoughest and strongest, or to reach above a bad place into which it is useless to drive a nail. The "shell" or "wall" of tbe hoof is of uniform thickness from the sole to within three quarters of an inch of the coronet and when nails are driven high in a brittle hoof the holes can be U6ed a second time- No horse should be allowed to wear hie shoes over thirty days. Tbe hoof grows, but the shoe does not, and at tbe end of thirty days, if the shoe is not worn out, the hoof haB grown beyond its proper bearing, and should be re-set. Much of the trouble caused by corns is due to the shoe being allowed to remain on too long. It dees not follow that a shoer is trying to get his hand into your money drawer when he suggests that your horse should have a new set of shoes or the old ones reset. He advises you in your interest and for the welfare of'the horse. ^ P. O. P. A New Orleans dispatch of December 22 was as follows "There was some little, excitement created at the Crescent City Jockey Club's course this morning when it wes discov- ered that the crack light weight jockey, Tommy Powers, who was under contract with R. Bradlev, had packed his grip during tbe night aod left for parts unknown. George Mer- cherson, Bradley's agent, has also disappeared, and it is thought that he influenced the lad to run away, from the Virginia horseman. The latter claims" that the riding of young Powers of late has had a very suspicious look, aud he was compelled to put up other jockeys in order to get a ride for his money. He thinks that the boy took this step out of revenge." John Middleton, Louisville, Ky., has purchased of Gil- Curry the bay yearling colt First Call, by imp. Order, dam Kanette, by imp. Woodlands. How They Were Bred. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — Io answer to many inquiries which I am daily receiving on the subject, and particularly to the statement, recently made, that Altamont has only succeeded in producing extreme speed from a cer- tain class of mares, I wish to give heie the breeding of the dams of Altamont's 2:10 performers, and to follow the same with brief'citations from tbe records of those families. Alta- mont's 2:10 list is as follows : Chehalis 2:07£, T°cora, by Cassius M. Clay Jr. 22 (^traders); Del Norte 2:08, Tecora, by Cassius M. Clay Jr. 22 (Straders); Ella T. 2:0SJ, Daisy Dean, unknown; Doc Sperry, 2:09, Kisbar, by Young Kisbar; Path- mont 2:09i, Sally M., by Oregon Pathfinder; Altao 2:09|, Sally M. by Oregon Pathfinder. Strader's Clay was one of the great broodmare sires. He wa3 foaled in 1853, kept most of his life in Kentucky, was quite a prolific horse; many of his mares had good dams, and were quite largely bred to Kentucky's choicest sireB. Yet Chehalis and l)el Norte are the fastest performers from his daughters. Daisy Dean, dam of 'Ella T., is of unknown breeding, and without speed. All of her colts however showed some speed, in the neighboehood of a half -minute outside of 2:10. She was bred to Altamont but once. Young Kisbar was an Oregon bred son of Kisbar 1273, son of Hambletonian 10. He is entirely unrepresented in the standard lists except through Doc Sperry. Sally M. dam of Altao and Pathmont, produced six foals to one son aod three grandsons of Hambletonian 10, and one foal to Noonday. Of these seven foils, Pasco has a pacing record of 2:41. She produced three foals to Altamont, and two of them are in the 2:10 list. Oregon Pathfinder, her sire wa3 said to be by French Morrill. He has two repre- sentatives in the 2:30 list, and has attracted some attention through having sired the dam of Altao and Pathmont. Visiting horsemen have almost invariably expressed sur- prise at the statement that Altamont has made no seasons except in Oregon and Washington. He has never yet served a mare outside of those States. Jay Beach. Riley Grannan's Case. Brooklyn N. Y., December 24. — Supreme Court Justice Osborne, in Brooklyn, reserved his decision tbiB morning on a motion to make permanent the injunction against the New York Jockey Club Company and the Westchester Racing Association restraining them from ruling Biley Grannan, the plunger, off the track. Grannan was ruled off for giving a present of $500 to Jockey Fred Taral after a race. It is alleged he gave other presents. General Tracey appeared for Grannan. He argued that under a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1895 racing asso- ciations had no right to rule any orderly person off the track. They have no right, either, he asserted, to make a rule preventing the making of presents. Counsel for tbe association argued that they had the right to make any reasonable rules and enforce them to preserve order, regulate tbe sport or preserve its integrity. He con- tended that Grannan had violated the rules. Dates for Far Eastern Race Meets. New Yokk, December 26. — The following racing dates have been allotted for the season of 1897 : Westchester Racing Association, spring meeting : May 8, 11, 13, 15, IS, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29. Autumn meeting : October 14, 16, 19, 31. 23, 26, 29 and 30. Brooklyn Jockey Club, spring meeting : May 31, June 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, lb", 17 and 19 Autumn meeting : Sep- ember 14, 15, 16, IS, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30 and October 2. Coney Island Jockey Club, spring meeting : June 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30. July 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and" 10. Autumn meeting : August 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, September 1, 2, 4, 6, S, 9 and 11. 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WE GUARANTEE SJfolSio* iSXjSXK-S! produce more actual results tliati a whole bottle ot nuy liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran- ted to cive satisfacuun. Fiice § | ,50 per bottle. Sold bv Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with Cull di-ections for iti use. Send Tor descriptive circulars, V timonials. etc Address ri 3E LAWREtVCE-WILLIAM9 CO., Cleveland, O 8 ®tn» gveeliev mOx &povt&man+ [Januaet 2, 1897 THE KENNEL Kennel Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Jan. 5-12— California State Poultry and Kennel Clnb's bench show, Pacramento, Cal.; W. E. Ladd, Secretary, Stockton. Cal. Feb ■>-,>— New England Kennel Club's bench, show, Boston, Secre- ; street. Ffeb. 22-25— Westminister Kennel Club's bench show, New \ork. James Mortimer, .Suftrinieadent. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Clnb's bench show, Stockton, Cal. John Hefferman, Secretary. April —.—Santa Clara Vallev Poultry and Kennel Clnb's beech show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harker, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. FIELD TRIALS. Jan. is— United States Field Trial Club's winter trials, West Point, Kiss.; W. B. Stafford, secretary. Jan. IS— Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's fourteenth annual trials, Bakerefield, Cal.; J. M. KUgaritf, secretary, San Francisco, Cal. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Spring Meeting, Ingleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Distemper. Distemper is a disease which is more fatal in highly-bred dogs, but no breed is exempt. We mast admit that distemper is^dne to a specific germ, and it is left to some enthusiastic stadent to isolate it, and the inference is that accordiog to the] symptoms presented we may trace the spreading bacteria to the different tissues where they excite local changes which are destructive to these tissues, and they cause the formation of ptomaines which poison the entire body and are responsible for the many formidable symptoms. Treatment : The therapeutic fashions for the treatment of distemper may be divided into the following: 1. The depleting. 2. The supportive. 3. The expectant. 4. The antipyretic. 5. The antiseptic. The depleting method is still in vogue among many practitioners, I am sorry to say. Let it be known that disease means a weakened condition, and the min who uses this method is an ally of the invader. The expectant method carried out vigorously means the let- alone treatment, and is preferable to the first, and in simple and uncomplicated isolated cises the margin in favor of this simple treatment is favorable. But when we fiad ourselves in the midst of an epizootic where the casualties mount up to 30 and 40 per ceat., vigor- ous remedial agents are imperative. The antipyretic — This may be divided into those agents which abstract heat from the body as cold baths, and the local application of, and those drugs which stimulate the inhibitory heat nerve centers. The most commonly ased of these drugs is quinine, but does not this drug tend to produce cerebral excitement when exhibit ed in doses sufficiently large to reduce temperature? Moreover, why should we wish to reduce an ordinary dis- temper temperature? These drugs are only transitory in their .antithermic influence, and some writers on tho- e diseases in which the temperature rises to a considerable ex tent, go so far as to s<»y thit the rebrile temperature is in a 6ense conservative and restrictive to the development of the germs. Il distemper death never occurs from hvpe>-athermia, but from complicatioas, and the intense infection and poisonous action of the pathological microbe. The antiseptic treatment seems the most rational, and calomel is a very important drug in this disease. For many years poultices have been in great esteem bv the profession and by tbe laity, and if the animal showed any signs of lung complications a poultice was forthwith applied, but there is no statistical evidence to show that a poultice accomplishes any actual benefit beyond alleviating pain. As to counter-irritation, I can scarcely find words suffici- ently strong to condemn this treatment. Now, I may ask, in distemper or pneumonia, if these diseases are due to microbic infection, what effect can such treatment have in eliminating or destroying these microbes ? But it will very often have such a depressing effect on the patient that nervous symp- toms w.ll immediately develope ; and as the dog is a highly nervous animal, any treatment which will tend to shock the nervous svstem must be guarded against. The following X have used with some degree cf success : Acetanilid grs. iii Ammo chlor gr. i Sodae bicarb gr. i Caffeine cit gr. h Repeated three or four times a day. For the diarrhoea: Bismuth sub-gal grs. iii Salol grs. iii Nur vomica to restrain respiratory and cardiac enervation, concentrated food of the most nourishing character, as beef tea and milk (boiled). Morphine to produce sleep if there is great restlessness. For the purulent conjunctivitis : Hydrastis sulph grs, v Acidi boric grs. v Wine of opium dr. ' Aqua distil oz. I I think one of the most important drugs in this disease is strychnine It primarily raises the tone of the nervous system as a whole, and the respiratory nerves in particular. In this il not only increases tbe resistance of the viscera to disease, but it aids digestion, assimilation and blood-huildiog. When a patient is presented with the pathognomonic signs of distemper, the first thing in order will be a dose of calomel 1 4 to 12 grain, soda bi-carb 2 to 5 grains every three hour? until one or two grains of calomel have been taken, fol'.owed by a dose of Kochelle salts to thoroughly wash out tbe bowels. It neutralizes toxines and prevents germ growth. Then commence with your antiseptic line of treatment. Palir 7late of soda two grains to ten grains three limes a day, toge .her with nux vomica linct., two to five drops three or fou / times a day, increased to five to ten drops three or four tfrc is a day, and one do«e of sulpho cor bo) ale of zinc, one lo grains. This will prevent diarrhota in a good man? No solid food should be given. Keep the eyes and nostrils clean with a watery solution of boracic acid. It is well to watch the bowels and give from time to time small doses of calomel, which will aleo serve to keep the liver in order. It is well to continue the nux for some after convalescence has commenced. Another good drug, especially for youn? dogs recovering from distemper, is Weld's syrup of iron diluted six or eight times, and give a teaspoonful three times a day. In conclusion, I would say that within a few years, a method of treatment would be adopted, I would not say my own but on the lines of it, which would result in greatly reducing the mortality of distemper. — Dr. ft. D. PlagemaD, D. V. S., in American Stock-fceeper. 1896. The past year has been the most progressive year in the history of dogdom in California. New shows have sprung up all over the State and an increased demand for all kinds of dogs is quite noticable. The greatest improvement in any breed is noticable in St. Bernards with cocker spaniels a close second. The coming out of Grand Master. Ch Melrose and Victor Watch, the development of LePrince Jr., and the bringing out of such good bitches as Florence has materially improved our stock of the "Holy breed." There are several youngsters too that will make some of the older ones hustle for honors notably Reglov, Jr. In cockers, Dandy, Viscount and many others have been brought from the east or raised here that are a great im- provement over most of the old stock and the class as a whole is one that no show need be ashamed of. Next the cocker comes the collie. This breed is making wonderful stiideB. St. Claire Laddie, Major Welton, Ruf- ford Ailsa and Robin Hood are dogs that are simply classes ahead of the dogs shown in 592 and '93 and even '95, there were onlj one or two that were in the same class with them. Great Danes are slowly but surely improving. Tbe breeders of this variety are beginning to see that the heavy, cloddy, mastiff type cannot win when the graceful lighter built Dane of to-dav is competing against them. Such dogs as Titan, Marjel, Juanita and Orchard Trilby are revolution- izing the breed. Our greyhounds have taken mammoth strides during the past year. Our breeders were slow to acknowledge it, but they can dispute the fact no longer that Eastern blo^d has greatly improved the California greyhound. The blood of Greentick, Master McGrath and other noted English win- ners crossed upon our local stock is producing flyers, and the imported hounds are more than holding their own. Our English bloodhounds are also slowly but surely com- ing to the front, mainly through the efforts of A. E. Culver, and this year will ste a great increase in the cumber and a great improvement in the quality of these useful hounds. Yorkshire terriers, too, are improving rapidly, the r^c°nt purchases of E. Attridge added to such stock as we already had in the hands of Mrs. Grace is bringing this popular toy to the front. Fox terriers have much more than held their own. Such home bred onea as Golden Flash II, Golden Jewel and Pytchley Vixen and such new comers as Dudley Stroller, Warren Sage, Dulcinea and others cannot fail to leave their stamp on their progeny, though it takes a good one to beat Blemtou Reefer as a s'ud dog. Pointers and setters have not made very rapid strides, and but little new blood was infused in 1896, but the Glenbeighs and Finglas's have produced young stock that no state need be ashamed of. Pugs have gone back. Mastiffs ditto. Irish water span- iels and Chesapeakes are the same old faces. Gordons "ditto. Big black dogs are still called Newfoundlands and little black ones over 28 naunds are still called field spaniels, but a real good specimen of either one has not been shown during the past year. Bull terriers are coming forsvard Jwith rapid strides. In 1B91 or 92 when Mortimer put the whole class off the stage at the Wigwam without a mention, Twilight and Champion Little Nell were about the only ones in the State that could rightfully be called bull terriers. Now Ch. Crisp, Harper Whiskey and the Adonis — Twilight stock make a very good showing. Still there is room for improvement. Low Rates to Sacramento. San Francisco, December 23, 1896. Editor Breeder and Spohtsmak : — I have been nego- tiating with the passenger department of the S. P. Co. to make low rates oo dogs sent from San Francisco, to tbe bench show at Sacramento, and to be transported on the river steamers, which leave foot of Market strret Jd^ily at one p. M., the dogs to be accompanied by keepers or owners who are to pay their regular fare. I have received the following replv : " We have your reply of tbe 19ih iust., to our letter of the 15th, and beg to sav that under the circumstances, we will modif/ our rate; offering you now one of 25 cents each way for each dog carried on our steamers under the conditonss named in our former letter." Yours very truly, Geo. H. Croley. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Miss Whitney will judge St. Bernards at New York again this year. Geo. Raper won four champion prizes for his fox terriers at the last Edinburgh show. The English papers state that George Raper has been in- vited to judge at New York again this year. That good fox terrier Champion Reckon, by Champion Reckoner— Champion Rachel, has gone the way of all flesh. D. J. Sinclair will take a small string of dogs to Sacra- mento and is open to engagements. L. L. Campbell will also take up a string. O. J. Albee, the well-known collie breeder of Lawrence, Cal., is adding to his already large kennel an imported bitch said to be in whelp to a good dog. The John Grace Cup promises to bring out a large entry on Feb. 22, asttere is a purse of $400 to the winner. It is thought that no less than 20 Eastern dogs will compete. The spring meeting of the Interstate Coursing Club will be held at Ingleside Coursing Park on Feb. 22d. The challange cup for saplings is only eligible to puppies whelped on or after Feb. 1, 1896. A well known sportsman who desires to have his name kept in the dark has donated a $100 challenge sapling cup to the Interstate Coursing Club. This cup will take the name of the puppy who first wins it. James Taylor, reporter in chief for the English Stock- keeper, the gentleman who judged at New York two years ago, died at his home in England on December 5th, of pneumonia and blood poisoning. Mrs. H. McCracken will show the well-known pointer bitch, Juno H., by Duke of Vernon — Champ Sally Brass II at Stcramento. Juno H. won 1st at Los Angeles, 1S94, 1st Oakland, 1894, and 1st Stockton, 1599. We have had several inquiries regarding the special gold medals offered at Stockton. Secretarv C. E. Doan writes us that the special gold medals have been delivered to the parties who gave them and parties who won have been given an order on them. The Butterflies bench show at Grand Rapids, Mich., was a big success. Mrs. Charles Fox is president, Miss Mabel Waters chairman of bench show committee, Miss Grace H. Griswold secretary, and Miss Ethelwyn Quimley treasurer. There were 312 entries. H. W. Lacy of the American Stockkeeper, judged all classes. Fox terriers seem to be holding their own wonderfully well in Australia judging from the 'reports of shows held there. H. Moses, of the Glendon Fox Terrier Kennels, Ashfield, has jast purchased Vainglorious, by Champion Venio-Veearesco and Valasca, by Valuator- Varese, from Mr. Vicary of Newton Abbott, Eng. The first drag hunt held in California took place at Bur- lingame last week. Ten couples of the thoroughbred En- glish foxhounds recently brought from the East by Wal- ter Hobart, followed the trail of tbe aniseed bag over eight and a half miles of hard-going country. The hounds worked well together, and pleased their new owner very much. Messrs. Southworth & Mapes, of Stockton, Cal., are still adding to their kenrel of fox terriers, their latest purchase being Clover Leaf Chino, by Dusky Trap, out of Clover Leaf Gladys. She is in whelp to Ford Venio, by Venio, ont of Quentock Ford. It is tbe intention of these gentlemen to get together one of the best kennels on the coast, and judging by their purchases they will no doubt succeed. . J. B. Martin, of this city has Bold to W. R. Lewis the fox terrier dcg pup Golden Spark, by Warren Sage, out of Golden Jewel. This pup, with Golden Spray and other bitches that Mr. Lewis has in his kennel, constitute quite as good a collection of terriers as we have in any ken- nel on this coast. Mr. Lewis deserves great credit for his pluck and perseverance in advancing the breed on the Islands, and we hope that he will reap the reward that he richly deserves. There died in this city last week at the ripe age of 84 years a pioneer of San Francisco, Abe Warner; his place at North Beach commonly called tbe Cobweb Palace, was the resort in earlier years for the children of this city. He had a splen- did collection of curios and a number of animals of all spe- cies. He was one of our earlier dog fanciers, his specialty be- ing terriprs and Det dogs. He officiated as judge on one or two occasions, and as there was no kicking in those days, Abe's reputation did not suffer in the estimation of the exhi- bitors. J. H. Rosseter, of this city, and Louis Bartels, cf Denver, have formed a partnership and will run their dogs East and West. Last Friday night A. P. Slocum, of Oaks, N D„ ar- rived in this city with the well-known local dogs Pocahon- tas, Wayfarer, Arapahoe and Santa Alicia, and the new pur- chases, Ben Hur, bv Border Ruffian — Olicana; Brandon Belle, by Border Ruffian — Carmen; Bona, by Border Ruffian — Miss Lottie; B. B. & B-, by Royal Express — Dear Sal; Mercy May, by Royal Crest — No Mercy, and Imported Bed of Stone, by Greentick, with five whelps. The most of these dogs will be run in the Interstate meeting of February 22 at Ingleside for the John Grace cup. Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Thos. Wendell's, San Francisco, St. Bernard bitch Fauna to J. B Wingate's Leonard, 36517 (Lord Hualpa — Bohemian Girl), December 24tb. Mr. Farrell's, San Francisco, fox terrier bitch Ramona (Reefaway — Golden Jewel) to J. B, Martin's Warren Sage (Champion Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty), December 21st. Mrs. D. M. Pease's (Stockton) cocker spaniel bitch Daisy P. (Artie— Floe E ) to Echo Cocker Kennel's Woodland Jersey, C. K. C. 2511, Dec. 2d. SALES. J. B. Martin, San Francisco, has sold a fox terrier dog pup by Warren Sage — Sunshine, to W. W. Moore, same place. Presidio Kennels (San Francisco) have, sold a St Bernard bitch Dup by Reglov — Empress Juno, whelped October 31st, to A E Muenter, Lathrop, Cal. WHELPS. Echo Cocker Kennel's (A. C. Davenport, proprietor, Stockton, Cal.) cocker spaniel Nellie E. (Woodland Jersey — Ro^edale Romp) whelped Dec. 15th 6 puppies— 5 black, 1 buff — to same owner's Bronta 17,064 L R Tnttle's (San Francisco) collie bitch Lady Bright (Bravo — Uodina) whelped December 23d 6—5 dogs — to Mr Morris' Rhoderick Dhu. NAMES CLAIMED. - A. E. Muenter, Lathrop, claim? tbe Lame Queen of the Joaquin for R. C. St. Bernard bitch puppy, by Reglov — Empess Juno. — ^ — See Page 10 for late kennel news. Jahuart 2, 1897] f&\je $veebev cmfr gipcvi&utcnu 9 THE GUN. Coining Events. Feb. 21-22— Lincoln Gun Club's tournament, Alameda Point. May 30-31. 1S97— Fourth semi-annnal tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Sehaefer, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. How to Aim. The advice on sbootina given in verse by the Rev. Abra- ham Markland, in 1727, may even now be read with interest if not with advantage: Five gen'ral sorts oJ Flying marks there are: The Lineal two. Traverse and Circular; The Fifth oblique, which I may vainly teach ; But practice only perfectly can reach. When a bird comes directly to your Face, Contain your fire awhile, and let her pass. Unless some Trees behind you change the case. If so, a little space above her Head Advance the Muzzle, and you strike her dead, Ever let shot pursue, where there is room ; Marks hard before, thus easy will become. But when the Bird flies from you in a Line, With Little Care, I may pronounce her thine. Observe the Rule before, and neatly raise Your Piece, till there's no open Underspace Betwixt the Object and the Silver Sight; Then send away, and timely stop the Flight. Th' unlucky Cross Mark, or the Traverse shoot, Bv some thought easy, yet admits Dispute, As the most common practice is to Fire Before the Bird will nicest time require : For, too much space allowed, the shot will flv All innocent, and pass too nimbly by : Too liitle space, the Partridge, swift as wind, Will dart athwart, and bilk her death behind. This makes the Point so difficult to guess, 'Cause you must be exact in time or miss. For forty yards are more to th' left or right. The Partridge then obliquely takes her Flight. You've then the advantage of a sideling Line, Be careful, nor her inward side decline, Else jast behind the Bird the shot will glance, Nor have you any Hopes from Flying Chance. Thus in the Mark which is stil'd Circular, There's nothing more required but steady Care T' allow the motion of the Bird, and gain The best and farthest Lineal Point you can : Carrying your Piece around, have Patience till The Mark's at best extent; then fire and kill. —London Rod and Gun. Field Sports For "Women. In writing this article I do not expect the members of my sex who may read it to follow my suggestions in every way. It is my object to tell those of my sex who are interested in field sports what, by years of experience, I have found best suited to myself, I well know that the rifle, gun or wheel that just suits me might be entirely unsuited for others; it might also be the same with dress, boots, etc. ; that is something learned only by the best of all teachers — experience. Until within the past few years many ladies were deterred from going into the field, because they did not consider it proper to wear a short drees, and yet knew very well it was impossible to go with any comfort in a long one, The advent of the bicycle, however, has done much to overcome this, and now ladies can be seen on the most crowded streets of our largest cities wearing dresses short enough to get through any brush or briars where man can. Do uot think I am advocating all such costumes, for, to my notion, there is nothing so detestable as a bloomer costume; but nearly any of the natty skirts, knickerbocker and gaiter suits worn by ladies for wheeling will serve as a shooting dress if made of good material. Now to return to shooting and dresses for the Bame. As for myself, I always dress warm in cold weather and cool in warm, making it a point to always wear heavy broad-soled boots or shoes and particularly to keep my feet dry. Above all, pay no attention to the shooting costumes you see advertised in fashion plates and papers. I have seen such suits in which I doubt very much if the wearer could stoop, let alone wheel and shoot. Assuming you have settled on the matter of dress and wish to begin shooting, I would suggest, commence by usiog a light .22 caliber rifle. Do not use a loaded rifle at first, bat with the unloaded rifle practice aiming at some mark. Great care should be taken to keep from pointing the muz- z'e at yourself or any one else. After you have learned to handle your rifle with care, have some friend, who is an adept, show you how to shoot it. Having mastered the rifle, you have the key to al! shooting, and it will not take you long to learn the uBe of a shotgun. A'ben I began shooting I had many things to contend with that are unknown to the beginner of today. FirBt, my parents, who were strict Quakers, forbade my shooting or even having a gun in the bouse. Then the gun itself! It makes me smile when I look at my high grade hammerles9 gun and then think of the old muzzleloading musket bored oat to shoot shot, which, when new, might have cost $3, but as my brother traded a 'coon dog for it, I never knew its money value. That gun and a long Kentucky rifle were my only fire arms, but as game was plentiful, I managed to use them successfully. I suppose it was because I knew of noth- ing better, and like thousands of persons today, thought 1 had the best fire arms. For a lady'B gun I would recommend either a five-pound 20 gauge, or a six and a half pound 12 gauge; the right barrel cylinder and left choke; a hammerless, of course, and No. 1 grade if your means will allow it. Use a light charge at first. Many ladies have been discouraged at the first trial by a heavily loaded gun, often handed them by some friend, who, no doubt, meant well, but did not know the proper way to instruct a lady in shooting. A word here as to the handling of vour shotgun may not come amiss: Never consider a guh safe because the safety catch is on. I have known them to jar off, and for that reason I hive them either removed or fixed fast. I consider the safety catch useless; many field and trap shots have dis- carded them. Before putting shells into your gan, look through the barrle. Sometimes a wad may be turned edge down in a carelessly loaded shell. When that shell is fired, the wad may remain in the barrel, snd, if so, will probably cause a bursted gun, if no worse. Now that you have mastered your rifle and shotgun, you should insist on accompanying your father, husband or brother on their shooting trips whenever possible to do so. I will endeavor to answer a question often asked me, but which I never before answered in print: Why iB it that more ladies do not shoot at the traps? According to my way of thinking, it is because they have had little if any induce- ment to do so. There are only a few Bhooting grounds I know of where any provision is made for lady visitors; besides a majority of the club grounds have barrooms attached, and very often part of the small clubroom is used tor the sale of beer and liquors. If you are ready to begin trap shooting, adopt the most easy aud natural position. When I commenced at the traps no one thought of gluing the gun to the shoulder while wait- ing for bird or target to leave the trap, and I have never yet done so. If I were learning now, and undecided which position to adopt, 1 will frankly say, although I have always made it a rule to be original in everything, I would copy from Captain Money, Harvey McMurchy, Edgar G. Murphy, of this country, or Henry Jornu. of France. These four men, in my opinion, have the most natural, easy and graceful positions of any I have ever seen. I remember the first time I saw Captain Monev shoot at the London Gun Club. Uncon- sciously I applauded him, although he missed his bird. In conclusion I will say that in writing this letter I do not mean that a woman should neglect her home duties; that is furthest from my intention. But there is a time for work and rest, and you know the old saying about all work and no play, etc. — Annie Oakley in Shooting and Fishing. The Yellowstone Park in 1896. The last report of Capt. Geo. S. Anderson, the acting superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park, gives a very clear idea of the condition of things in the Park during the past summer. Captain Anderson has not been in charge of the Park for more than five years, during which time he has managed its affairs with remarkable discretion aud judg- ment. For a number of years his efforts were to a great extent baffled by the failure of Congress to enact any legisla- tion to protect the Park, but since the passage of the act of 1S94 his task has beec easier, though this passage came al- most too late to save the buffalo. The travel to the Park each year is very small in propor- tion to the number of persons who might naturally be ex- pected to visit it, and the increase in this travel from year to year is very small. Of those who go there by far the greater number are "campers," or persons who travel with their own or hired outfits, and do not patronize the hotels, but camp along the road when night overtakes them. Many of these are ranchers or farmers from the neighboring country. The light travel of the past summer is attributed in part to the financial depression and in part to the political campaign. There are two manifest causes for the neglect of the National Park. One is the expense connected with a trip there, which in view of the distance at which the Park lies from thickly-settled regions is considerable; the other is the ignorance which prevails — even among well-informed people — of the wonders of the Park and the comfort with which it can be seen. This ignorance must account for the failure to go thither of people who visit Europe each year by hordes, and who at a less expense of time, trouble and money could see, here in their own country, wonders far exceeding in beauty and interest anything in Europe. The American people are said to be quick to grasp new ideas, but their ap- preciation of the attractions of the Yellowstone Park has been slow. The summer of 1395 was the dryest known there for a long time. By July the grass was completely dried up, and it was feared that destructive fires might occur. The un- ceasing vigilance of the patrols, however, and the constant watching and warning of camping parties, prevented any serious fires. In a few cases, campers who had been careless about extinguishing their fires were arrested, brought before the United States Commissioner, tried and sentenced, and the effect of this on others was most excellent. This year the rainfall has been greater than usual, and no important fires occurred. The United States Forestry Commission visited the Park and requested the superintendent to inform them as to his method of preventing forest fires. This he did. But one plant of fish has been made in the Park within tbe year. It consisted of 1,000 rainbow trcut, which reached there in December, when the thermometer was near zero, and there was deep snow on the roads over which they were transported. They were deposited in De Lacy Creek, from which they would naturally make their way into the deep waters of Shoshone Lake. The lake trout placed in that body of water in 1889-90 have thriven and are abundant; as are also the brook trout put in Shoshone Creek two years ago. Nothing has been seen of the black bass Iplanted Jhere, although they were looked for last July. But as the plant numbered only 500, and they were distributed oyer five large lakes, the failure to find them proves nothing. All tbe streams stocked bv United States Fish Commissioner Mc- Donald are now full of fish, their abundance being very great. Capt. Anderson, however, wisely suggests that there ought to be a size limit fixed, and suggests six inches as a minimum length. The story of the destruction of buffalo this year by Henry's Lake poachers, is told here at length. Although Courte- nay was acquitted, his prosecution had an excellent effect, aB the trial was so expensive to Courtenay that neither he nor his neighbors care to run the risk of another. The tines o. $50 each imposed on four men convicted of killing elk in the two-mile strip north of the Wyoming line also had a very good effect on the lawless element in Montana. It is grati- fying to learn that the authorities in Wyoming and Mon- tana now appear desirous of co-operating with the superin- tendent of the Park in the matter of game protection. In Idaho nothing: has been done, though the high officials of the State have promised to secure the passage of proper laws. Except the bison, game of all kinds seems to be increas- ing in the Park. Elk are extremely abundant. Deer wander through the military post, often passing close to the men who are at their work. As usual, mountain sheep and an- telope winter on Mt. Everts, and their numbers are increas- ing. With the protection of other animals there has been a great increase in the number of the carnivores, such as the bears and coyotes, as earlier stated in these columns. The coyotes especially have become so numerous that Captain Anderson has caused some of them to be destroyed by the Government scout. Little is known of the few remaining buffalo in the Park, though individuals and tracks account- ing for about thirty specimens have been seen during the summer. At the request of Capiain Anderson the War Depart- ment detailed an officer of the Corps of Engineers to the work of surveying and marking the boundaries of the Park, and this is now being done. Capt. Anderson recommends the appropriation of at least $100,000 per year until the road Bystem that he has laid out is completed, and the con- tinuance of this appropriation until the roads shall have been macadamized; the extension of the military post at the Hot Springs to accommodate another company, and the completing of the survey and marking cf the boundaries of the Park. All these matters are of prime importance, and the superintendent's recommendations ought to be fa- vorably acted upon. — Forest and Stream. An Encounter -with a Bear. A prospector named Anderson, who is working on a claim near the Tom O'Shaoter group of mines, fought a terrific battle with u large black bear the other day, the story of which is told by the Ashcroft correspondent of the Aspen (Colo.) Tribune. Anderson came out victor, but it was a painful victory and he will bear some of the marks of the engagement to the grave. Anderson started out early in the afternoon with a dog and Winchester rifle to hunt, bear tracks having been re- ported within a few miles of the mines. He and the dog picked up the tracke and trailed them for about three miles, when they became fresher and the dog bayed the fact that he had the sc^nt. The snow was quite deep and Anderson plunged through, taking little or no precaution to see where he was going. He was suddenly arrested by a howl of pain from the dog, and looked up only to be confronted by an enormous bear that had swatted the canine one and sent it howling towards its master. The bear squatted on its haunches waiting for Anderson to open the fight. The man recovered from his astonishment quickly, and raising his rifle fired at random and started to retreat. In doing so his foot caught in some brush and he fell. Bruin, hit and maddened at the pain, was over the prostrate man in au instant, and then came a life and-death struggle. Man and bear rolled over and over. The, dog proved a valuable ally to Anderson, and worried Bruin considerably by biting his hind legs. So aggravating did the dog become that the bear turned its attention fsom the man to its tormentor. It was a fatal movement for tbn bear, as it gave Anderson an oppor- tunity to get out a hunting-knife he carried, and when Bruin turned again the man closed in with the animal and buried the knife in its breast. Bruin fell dead and Anderson dropped exhausted. Tbe man's clothing was literally torn from him and hung in shred3. His face, head, body, hands, arms and legs were terribly lacerated, and it will be several weeks before he will hunt ^bears again. The bear weighed 220 pounds. Short Barrels. Whilst out on the East coast after wild fowl last week, says Dunbird in Shooting Times, I had an opportunity of learning a wrinkle, viz., tbe immense advantage of using a short-barralied gun for flighting on the marshes where ducks come to pitch in the fleets to feed. My own gun is an ex- cellent one for day shooting, but makes much too close a pattern for night work, as the birds are seldom more than 15 to 20 yards from you. The gun in question, which had been lent me, had barrels about two feet long, less if any thing, I should say; they looked almost cylinders, but might have been slightly recess chooked; anyhow, they make a perfect pattern at 20 yards on the witer. I wonder some gun-maker has not made a speciality of a handy weapon of this sort for flight shooting; the wonderful quickness in the handling will at once be understood by a practical sportsman. The Field Trial Tournament. The Bakersfield Gun Club will give an open to all tourna- ment at live birds and hlue rocks on the day following the close of the field trials at Bakersfield. J. S. Fanning will manage the shoot. This is a new departure for the well- known agent of "Gold Dust" but with Jacs's experience east and west he should make the ablest manager that we ever had. The Bakersfield boys are noted for their hospitality, and we hope that the gentlemen who attend the trials will make arrangements to stay over;another day and take in the shoot. A New Kind of Bear. A species of bear, new to science, has been found among the glaciers of Mount Elias, Alaska. It is called the blue or glacier bear by hunters, and has been designated as Ursus Emmonsii, after Lieutenant Emmons, the discoverer, by naturalists. It is a handsome bear, the fur resembling that of a silver fox, having a bluish-black pell with white hairs. The sides of the head are a lovely tan colour. The clawe are small, 6harp, and black, and evidently adapted climbing trees. 10 ©Jje gveebev cttib g?pcxi$utixn+ [January 2, 1837 CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Frank Vernon bagged 19 docks at Point Reyes last Sun- day. Thcs. O'Donnell was at Antiocb Sunday and reports birds very scarce on Sherman Island. C A Baigbt, the popular agent of the Da Pont Co., spent >"ew Years at San Juan amocg the quail. K. Klevesahl and Wm. Murdock killed about a dozen big birds at their ark laM Saturday and Sunday. Peter McCrae killed 92 spoonbills and sprig at Mt. Eden last Sunday and Al Newman 52 at Alvarado. W.J. Hynes and Geo. Fraozen shot at Goodyears last Sunday but brought home their bag in their pockets. s C. Cate killed 11 mallards and 2 canvasback at Mowry' Sunday and J H Potter bagged 15 birds, mostly sprig. Donald McCrae and a dozen or more other hunters were at Point Reyes Sunday, but ducks did not come their way. ■IDr. Davis bagged a g)od mess at the Teal Club last Sun- day but birds were none too plentiful on the Suisun marshes. Nearly 500 ducks ctme up on the Santa Cruz line last Sunday night from Newark, Mt. Eden, Alvarado, Mowry's and the Bridges. The duck hunters at Alvarado and Mt. Eden were verv successful last Sunday, but those who shot on the Sonoma marsh fared very poorly. G. G. Billington bagged about a dozen mailard and teal and 15 quail at Sears Point last Sunday, but the majority of the Empires and Lincolns got scarcely a feather. The Olympic Gun Club will give a grand'game dinner at the club house, 1309 Van Ness avenue, on the evening of January 26th, the game to be provided by members of the club. The U. M. C. Co. have removed to 425 and 427 Market street. Ask for their new 33 calibre police cartridge recently adopted by the New York police. It has much greater pen- etration than the old sty'e 38 and is a much superior car tridge for the Colt revolver. The Mallard Clubs ark has followed the "Crystal Palace" down Cordelia slough and the members of the Teal, Cordelia, Ibis and Tulle Belle Clubs can shoot in peace as far as they are concerned. The next fight will be in the Legislature and with the Board of Supervisors of Solano county. The blue rock clubs are already beginning to plan the coming campaign. The Lincoln Gun Club will meet next Friday night and determine the season's programme. They will shoot on the third Sunday, as usual, and some of the members are talking of a shoot on the first Sunday of each month as well. The State Board of Examiners met on December 2S and recommended that $2S7,000 be appropriated for the payment of the coyote scalp claims and that the Attorney-General be requested to draw up a bill providing for such investigation into the legality of the claims presented for payment as may be deemed necassary. LATE KENNEL NOTES. The San Diego Show. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — We have just con- clnded'the second annual exhibition of the San Diego County Poultry and Pet Stock Association, of which I hasten to give you a report. Although the Breeder andSportsmak has no poultry department, yet I want to say a few words in regard to the exhibition of fowls ind pigeons. It truly "astonished the natives'' even, for it is seldom indeed that in a county poultry exhibition such a magnificent display of fine poultry is seen as was shown this year by the association and it must have been highly gratifying to the local ex- hibitors to hear the expressions of wonder and admiration as their fowls and pigeons were viewed and examined by the numerous Eastern visitors who are here spending the winter months, and who visited the exhibition. I can best illustrate the general feeling of visitors by quoting the words of Mr. John C. Wunder late of St. Paul Minn, now Pres. S. D. Brewing Co., on viewing Mr. S. L. Roberta pen of light Brahmas. Mr. Wunder said: <:Well I've seen poultry shows from Maine to Minnesota but I never saw as fine a display of chickens in my life. You San Diego people ought to feel proud of San Diego's poultry. Its truly wonderful." There are over 300 entries of fowls and nearly 200 pigeon entries. Mr. E. J. Woodward of Merle having the largest display consisting of Fantails and Ponters. Mr. Jesse Allen of Los Angeles took 7 firsts and 3 specials on Fans, Pouters, Jacobins and parlor Tumbles. Mr. S. S. Tyler took ten prizes on Trumpeters, Fans, magpies, swal- lows, owls and dragoons. Thepigeor: department excited a great deal of admiration, as there wbs not a poor bird shown. Owing to an epidemic of laryngitis among our canine friends the entries in the dog department were comparatively few as compared with last year, but the quality of the dogs shown more than made up the deficiency in numbers.; There was not an entry in the miscellaneous class and not a poor dog shown, sonre of the finest blood in the world being represented, from St. Bernards to pugs. Mr. John C. Wunders' magnificent St. Bernard pup, Turkish Pasha, whose sire took first in open class at the Columbian Exposition, attracted a great deal of attention not only on account of his great pize but his beauty of coat, color- ing and disposition. Mrs. Olive Chambers' kennel of cocker spaniels, consisting of Piedmont Belle (Woodland Duke 29323— Jessie M. 30184), Oakside Queena 405S6 (Black Rock — Beta), Judie Chambers (Woodland Dake — JessieM ), Little Duke (same), and Little Baron (Holy Smoke — Oakside Queena) and Gladys Noble (Stamboul — Nita G.). a Llewelyn setter pup. attracted more attention than any kennel shown, as the little beauties were in fine feather. The cockers were all shown in one kennel and presented a beautiful sight. Mrs. Chambers has acquired her kennel during the pa6t year, and the lady can well feel proud of them, comprising as they do. some of the best cocker spaniel blood procurable. Mrs. Chambers took four 1st and one 2d prizs out of her five entries. She also took 1st on best decorated kennel. In the pointer class, Mr. Geo. F. Kuble took 1st and spe- cial on Bang l>M a grand specimen of heavy-weight pointer. Frank S. Ecker, our popular gunsmith, came to the front again this year, with his beautiful little bitch Fannie E., winning an easy 1st against Countess V. 2d, and Lady Audley, 3d. In the puppy class Countess Glenbeigh (Glen- beigh ex Jill), owned by T. B. Dodson, made a good show- ing, but was handicapped by being shown against an eleven months old bitch, owned by Mr. McGee of Eocinitas. The Glenbeigh strain is too well known to comment on, but the little lady is barely six months old, and of course does not show her breeding, as she will later on. The English setter class was well represented with Mr. Kissig's two dogs, Frank and Fritz, in the lead, and Mrs. Copley's beautiful Nita Gladstone 1st in in the open bitch class. The Coloraine Strain predominated in Irish setters. Ad Pearson's Bex taking 1st in both open and puppy class. He promises well in the field. Lady Woodward took 1st in bitch class against hot company, her two daughters, Queen W. and Nellie W. taking 1st and 2d in puppy class against Belle Swiveler and one other, same strain. The decision of C A Loud as Judge gave universal satis- faction which of itself is something remarkable in a bench show but the Captain has been too long iu the business not to know how to handle a crowd so as to keep every one in good humor, whether his dog wins or not. There is con- siderable talk of organizing a Kennel Club here and joining the American Kennel Club thereby making our bench show next year recognizable everywhere. Already about twenty-five names have been Becured and I hope the near future will see San Diego county equipped with a first class Kennel Club with a membership aw*y up in the hundreds. The following is a summary of the awards. There were about $100 worth of specials offered in Kennel departments. Bloodhounds — Open dogs : 1st D B Frazee's Jack. Greyhounds — Open dogs : 1st D B Frazee's RiDg. Open bitches : 1st same owners Fan Fan. St. Bernards — Open dogs: 1st T H Carroll's Nero. Dog puppies: 1st Jno C Wander's Turkish Pasha. Foxhounds— Open bitches: 1st H S Clifh Judy C. Irish setters — Open dogs : 1st Ad Pearson's Rex Coloraine. Dog puppies: 1st ditto. Open bitcLes : 1st E J Woodward's Lady Woodward ; 2d C R Woodward's Belle Swiveler. Bitch puppies: 1st E J Woodward's Queen Woodward; 2d H B Bradley's Nellie W. English setters— Open dogs: 1st C Kiessig's Fritz. Open bitches: 1st Miss Copley's Nita G. Dog puppies, over 6 mos. 1st C Kiessig's Franz; 2d C Culver's Bismark. Bitch puppies over G months; 2d H K Keneke's Bitch poppies under six months, equal. IstMrsLoud's Dessie O. and Mrs Chamber's Gladys N; 2d Mis. Orrick's Tasie L Pointers — Open dogs: 1st Geo F Ruble's Bang Jr; 2d Peter Lux's Count V; 3d Alex Bellears Joe B. Open bitches: 1st F S Ecker's Fannie E; 2d Peter Lux's Countess V; 3d W H Reeder's Lady Audley. Dog puppies under 6 moB: Is* J S Mumford's McKinley; 2d F S Ecker's Carlo. Bitches under 6 mos: 1st F B Maylor's Dot. Bitches over 6 mos; Jst W F McGefi's Gassie M; 2d T B Dodson's Countess Glen- beigh. Cocker spaniels — Open bitches: 1st, Mrs Olive Chambers' Piedmont Belle ; 2d same owner's Oakside Queena. Dog puppies : 1st same owner's Little Duke. Bitch puppies : 1st same owner's Judic Chambers. Collies — Open dogs : 1st S L Roberts' Thad R. Rough Coated Shepherds — Open dogs: 1st E Helphin- stine's Dachshunde — Open dogs: 1st A Mayerhofer's Monte. Pugs — Open dogs : 1st J S Mumford's Rollie. Dog pup- pies : 1st Mrs C H Hopkins' Best decorated kennel: 1st Mrs Olive Chambers, 2d W H Orrick, 3d Ad Pearson, 4th MrB T H Carrol!. Rex Coloraine. San Diego, December 26, 1896. Pacific Kennel Club. The Pacific Kennel Club will hold a meeting at the Oc- cidental Hotel on Wednesday evening next to determine whether the club shall disband or continue. If it is decided to continue, a bench show committee will be elected. Every member of the club who is interested in its welfare will be present. — ♦ - - Our Dogs says that A H Moore has just succeeded in an action for libel he brought against Mr W H Jones, of Leek. The libel was contained in an objection that Mr Jones lodged at the Rudyard Show, at which both were exhibitors, againU Mr. Moore's collie bitch Leek Countess, on the ground of wrong pedigree. In addition to the objection in question, Mr Jones had circulated defamatory reports as to the alleged wrong pedigree, by which, Mr Moore contended he has suffered in his reputation as an exhibitor, breeder and judge. The charges were proved to be unfounded, and the High Court awarded Mr Moore £100 damages and costs. The Pacific Advisory Board of the American Kennel Club now consists of the following delegates: Portland Ken- nel Club, J. W. Keene; Alameda County Sportsman's Asso- ciation, W, L. Prather Jr ; Stockton Kennel Club, Dr. A. C. Davenport; Southern California Kennel Ciub, H. T. Pavne; Seattle Kennel Club, J. G. Barker; Pacific Kennel Club, T. J. Wattson; St. Bernard Club of California; F. Frey; Pacific Fox Terrier Club, Dr. F. W. D'Evelyn. At the meeting of the Adyisory Board held last Tuesday evening it was decided not to interfere with the date3 chosen by the Sacramento Bench Show committee. The Board will meet again on next Tuesday evening and act upon the pro- test on the bull terrier Harper Whiskev shown at Stockton. On ami after January 9th we will print in our regular advertising columns prepaid classified Kennel and Gun advertisements of fifty words or less at the following rates: One week. 50 cents; one mouth, SI. 35; three months, S3..">0; one year, SIO. ^■niiiiiiiiiiiiitnniiniiinniiiniiiuriiHiiiiiiL-iiiiiniiiii^ ■niiiitrntn = Your stable is not complete without Ouiun's = Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- = nary horse afflictions. Follow the example '= set by the leading horsemen of the world and = your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment s A. h. Thomns, Supt. C/inton Fnrm, Jolii-t, IU., remarks, r n Hint for BiX bottle "f Quitin'sOintuient. = A(UT«n<- rear's trial ma Iocs .'ill j-on ■ hum for - r Garbflj BpllntSj Spavins, Windputia or Bunches, | Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by E mail. | W. B. E00Y & CO.. Whitehall. N. Y. tun i7VWWWnnr^rV^ffffffrV»t,189. BABB1 MOBB, :( 1,809. II too want an Imii Metier thai will bant, call raddrm m.KVMOflK KBUVBLS, Weal Berk el- I al Alameda County Kennels Kouvli-ruated £i, Itrruard i>up» for -air. Whelped 1 irand Uutoi [Co. n. •.ij.it— Prlu os* Gllda)— Mollle May Miireiiall (General ■ arieton Dolly). •u Stud the Great Dane DUKE Ma loch II.- Imp. Gypsv AM.OHA CATB. We bu ebesl bn d 1 at In I Addrean, ALAMEDA CO. KK.nnkls, Prultvale, aJumMa Oo.iCU. Breeders' Directory. \ Klin\ 111 BJ1 \ JBRBBY8-The best I I. « .. : . ■ : (or sale. Fourteenth Annual Trials OF THE Pacific Coast Field Trials Club TO BR RUN AT BAKERSFIELD Commencing Monday, January 18, 1897. FORFEIT. |6, Prizes 50, 30 and 20 per cent, of Stake ANDREW JACKSON. President. J. M. Kli ..; Al'.i r, Secretary, Pacific Mutual Building, San Fruucisco CALIFORNIA STATE Poultry Ass'n and Kennel Club POULTRY AND BENCH SHOW TO BK II KM> AT STATE FAIR PAVILION Sacramento, Cal., 1897— January 9, 10, 11, 12—1897 Butrle* I'u-lll. rlv Clone January 1 , 1*»97. kki.i.ows. HornellavtUe, H. V, Judge oi JJcli J. V. SCHOLBF1BLD, Prr.ldenl. Rolllater, Qai, \\ . K. I.ADll. Secretary, P, O. Box 220, Stockton, Oil. San Francisco and North Pacific Ry. Co. The Picturesque Route OF CALIFORNIA. The Floral Fishing apd Hnmlng Id California. NUMEROUS RESORTS. MINERAL SPRINGS, HOT ADD GOLD. HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Tbe Section tor Fruit Firms and Stock Breeding. THE BOUTS TO AN RAFAEL PETALUMA' ANTA ROSA, UKIAH- And other beautiful towns. THE BEST CAMPING GROUNDS ON THE COAST. Ticket OyFiCB — Corner New Montgomery an Market streets, under Palace Hotel. Oknebal Ofj?ick— Mutual Life Building. B. X. BYAJV, Gen. Pan. Agl January 2, 1897] ©%£ §teeitev mtir gpcvtsntcm. 11 A. S. lLABOLD, President. W. R. LETCHER, Secretary. CMCMNATt jockey CUB OAK. CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Spring Meeting 1897, Stakes to close Jan. -15, 1897. THE SAPPHIRE STAKES— For two-vear-oid fillies. So to accompany nomination, SoO addi- tional to start. The value of tbe stake to be SL.500, ot which S200 to second and SlOu to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of si.000 vilue afcer Mav 1st to carry 3 pouads; of three such after that date. 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have started and not been placed, lOpminds. Five fur- -lo ugs. THE E3IEK iLD ST AKES— For two-year-old colts and geldings. So to accompany the nomina- tion S50 additiooal to start. Tbe value of the stake to be $1,500, of which 3200 to second and SI 00 to third " Winners of two sweepstakes of $1,000 value after May 1st to carry 3 pounds: of three such after that date. 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have started and not been placed 10 pounds. Five and a half furlongs. THE KTJBY STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. Soto accompany the nomina- tion S50 additional to start. The value of the stake to be §1,250, of which &0n to second and *50 to third Those entered not to be sold to carrv o pounds estra ; those entered to be sold lor tJ.oOO weight for age Allowances: 3 pounds for each S250 to 51,500; 1 pound for each S10O less. Starters with selling price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. Five furlongs. THE DKMO>"D ST IKES- For two-vear olds. So to aecompanv the nomination, S50 additional to start The Value of the stakes to be SI, 500. of which S20Q to second and S10O to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of SI 0U0 value after May 1st to carry 3 pounds: of three such after that date, u pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have started and have not been placed. 10 pounds; those that have started in a sweepstake at the meeting and not been placed, 12 pounds. Six furlongs. THE OHIO STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of lS94).Soto accompany the nomination, Sou additional to start. The value of the stake to be 51,500, of which §200 to second and sioo to third. Those entered not to he sold to carry 5 pounds extra; if for §3,000 weight lor age. Allow- ances- 3 pounds for each §250 to 82.000; 2 pounds for each §250 to 51,000; i pound for each >100 less. Start- ers with selling price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. Seven furlongs. THE CINCINNATI PRESS STAKES— A sweepstakes for all ages. So to accompany the nomi- nation,-§50 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 51,500, of which §200 to spcond, and 5100 to third. Stake winners in 1897, and winners of four or more races other than selling races since May 1st to carry o pounds extra. Allowances: Others that have not won a sweepstake in 1897. 5 pounds; beaten non-winners of the year, 7 pounds; maidens, 10 pounds; if three years old, 15 pounds; if fonr years old or over, ?0 pounds. Six furlongs. THE LOS ANT I VI LEE STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds and over, §5 to ac- company the nomination, 550 additional to start. The value of the stake to be S1.500, of which §200 to second and 5100 to third. Those entered not to be sold to carry 7 pounds extra: if for S3.0U0 weight for age. Allowances: 2 pounds for each 5500 to §1,600; 1 pound for each 5100 less. Starters with selling price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. One inile and a sixteenth. THE FOURTH OF JULY HANDICAP— A handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds and over, 510 to accompany tbe nomination, 590 additional to start. The stake to be 51,800, of which §200 to second, andSlOOto third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of a handicap or sweepstakes after the weights aie bulletined to carry 5 pounds extra. One mile and a quarter. THE CHRISTIAN 3IOEREEIN BREWING COMPANY STAKES— A handicap sweep- stakes for three-year-olds and over. S10 to accompany the nomination, §30 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 51.500, of which §200 to second and §100 to third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of a handicap or a sweep3takes after the weights ;are bulletined to carry 5 pounds extra. One mile and an eighth. CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Eall Meeting 1897, Stakes to close January 15, 1897. THE GARNET STAKES— For two-vear-old colts and geldings. 55 to accompany the nomina- tion .-v-ti additional tostart. The value of the stakes to be §1,500. of which 5200 to second and SiOO to third "winners of two sweepsiakes of Sl.iWO value to carry 3 rounds, of three such. 5 pounds extra. Al- lowances: Non-winners of a sweepstake 3 pounds; maidens, 8 pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meeting, 12 pounds. Six furlongs. THE GEM ST \KES— For two-year-olds. 55 to accompany the nomination, S50 additional to start The value of the stake to be 51. 500, of which 5200 to second aod 5100 to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of 51 OlO value to carry 3 pounds; of three such, or the Garnet or Pearl Stakes, 5 pounds extra. Allowances: Non-wnners of a sweepstake. 3 pounds; if snch have started and not been placed in a sweepstake at tbe meeting, o pounds; maidens, 8 pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meet- ing, 12 pounds. One mile. THE PEARL STA™ES— For two-year-old fillies. §o to accompany the nomination, S50 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 51,500. of which §200 to second and SlOu to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of S1.0L0 value to carry 3 pounds; of three such, 5 pounds extra. Allowances: Non-winners of a sweepstake 3 pounds; maidens, S pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meeting, 12 pounds. Six furlongs. CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Spring Meeting 1898, Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897. THE OAKLEY DERBY FOR 1S98.— A sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1S95J, of 5150 each s>0 forfeit, or onlvSlo if declared by August 1st, 1897, or §30 if declared by April 1st, 1898. S2.500 added of which £350 to second and 5150 to third. A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of 12 0C0 to carrv 3 poun.is ; of two such or of three or more three-year-old stake races of any value, o pounds extra Non-winners of a tbree-vear-old sweepstake allowed o pounds; thosethat have started aud not been placed in a sweepstake for three-year-olds. 10 pounds: maidens 15 pouoas. All declarations when due must be accompanied by the money or they will not be excepted. One mile and a Quarter. THE Bl'CKEYE STAKES FOR 1S9S. —A sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1895), of 3150 each §50 forfeit, or onlv 510 if declared by August 1st, 1S97, or 520 if declared by April 1st, 1898. 51,500 added of which S350 to second and S150 to third. A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of §2 000 to carrv 3 pounds; of two such or three or more three-year-old stakes of any value, o pounds extra . N"on -winners of a three-year-old sweepstake allowed o pounds; those that have started and not been placed in a sweepstake for tnree-year-olds, 10 pounds; maidens 15 pounds. All declarations when due must be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted. One mile and an eighth. THE CINCINNATI OAKS.— A sweepstakes for three-year-old fillies (foals of 1895). of 5100 each, §50 forfeit, or only -§10 if declared by August 1st, lS97.or§20 if declared by April 1st, 1893. §1,250 added, of which 5300 to second and S100 to third. A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of 52,000 to carry 3 pounds; or two such or of three or more three-year-old stake races of any value, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of a three-year-old sweepstake allowed 5 Dounds; those that have started and not been placed in a sweepstake for three-year olds, 10 pounds; maidens lo pounds. All declarations must be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted. One mile and a sixteenth. Address }flj JZ^ LETCHER, Secretary, Room 303 Neave Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Eacii Denartment of Tie Latonia Acricnltnral ant Stock Association, incorpratefl, THE FOLLOWING STAKES ,TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1897 THE SPRING ANDTFa5T]SO:ETINGS, 1897, AND THE SPRING MEETING OF 1898. Spring Meeting, 1897-Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897 IHE CL1PSETTA 8TXKKS— For fillies two years old. Si to accompany the nominat'on; $50 addi- tional tostart: the Club to guarantee the value of the states to be $1,500. nf which $1,200 Co the br^t, ?200 to the second and $10.1 to tbe third. Winners of a sweepstake ofthe value of?9Q0 to carry 3 pounds; of two of any value.o pounds; of thn-e or more of any value,7p iuiMs extra. Non-wiuners of a swe-pstake tuat nave not won three races allowed opouuds; two races, 8 pounds Maidens it never placed in a sweepstake Impounds Fivn furlooga. THE H \R01-I» STARES— For colts two years old. §5 f» aecompanv ihe Domination: ?50 additiooal to start- t"e Club to guarantee in* value of tbe stakes to be §1,500, of which §1, 200 to tbe tirst, §200 to trie second and *100 to the third. Winne.s of a sweepstake of th* value of $9 Jo tocarry 3 pounus; ot two of any value, 5 pou- ids: of three or mor-ol any value, 7 pmndsexira Non-winners of a sweepstake that have not won three races allowed 5 pounds; two races, S pounds. Maidens if never placed in a isweepstake 13 pounds. *ive lur- THE SEX'S \TIOX 8T\KES— For two-vear-olds $5 to accompany the nomination: $-50 additional to start- the Cluo to gin ran tee the valued the slakes to be$l.5l>\ of whicn 81,20010 the first, §200 to second and 1100 to the third. Winners of a sweepstake of 'he value of ;9i0 to carry 3 ponnds: oi two of, any value or one rf SI 500 5pou ds; of three or more of any value 7 pounds extra. Those not having won a sweepstake allowed o pounds, aod if such have not w n three races S pounds; two races 10 pounds. Maidens if never placed m a swee^siake 13 ponDds. Six furlongs. THE rnVIXUTOX SPRIXU STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year- olds. 35 to accomoany the nomination; $50 additional to start, the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes tone $i,250, of which $1,000 io tbe tirst $176 to the second and $75 to (he third. Those entered for $2,500 t» carry weight forage. Allowances: 1 pound for each K200 to $1,500; 1 pound lor each $100 to $SG0; 2 pounds for each $100 to 3400. - tarter - to be named with selli g price throng > the eutry box tue evening preceding tbe race. Five aod a Half Furious. THE KIPfLK bTiKE1*— For three years-olds that n-ver won a sweepstakesor three races of any value, » 85 to aecompanv the uom nation ; $-50 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1 ,- 500, of which $1,2 lo to tbe first, $200 to the second and ;100 to the third. Five pounds below Ihe scale, w inners of a race ofthe value of $700 aier the closing of this stake to carrv 5 pounds extra: ot two such or one of $1,-500, 8 pounds extra Others that have not won three races since ihe closing ot tMs allowed 3 pounds; two races, 6 pounds, . nd if beaten non-winners of the year 9 pounds. Maidens that have not been placed in a sweepstake ihis year 12 pounds. One Mile. . „ 1 H -• LATOW * SPRIXti PRI7, K— A handicap for three-year-olds. So to accompany each nomination: 850 additional tostart. the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be 11,500, of which $1,250 to tbe first, $175 to the second and $?5 to the third. Weights to be announced three days prior to tbe race. Winners aitsr pub- lication of weights to (arry 5 i ouuds extra. One Mile and an *■ ighth. THE TO«4i:C • ST\KES— A selling sweepstakes for tbree-year-olds and upward, $-3 to accompany tbe nomination, f50 additiooal tostart; tbe Club to guaraar.ee lae value ot the stakes to be f 1.5-0, of wnich $1,200 to tbe first, $200 to the second aod $100 to the third. Those entered for $3,000 to carry weight for age. Al lowances : 1 pound for each $200 to $2,000; 1 pound for each $10') to .<500. 2 pounds for each flOO to $400. Starters to be named with selling price through the entry box the evening before the race at the usual time of closing. One mile .. ... ,-„ THE MILLDALE STAKES— For three-year olds and upward. s5 to accompany the nomination, $o0 additional to start: the Club to guarantee the value of tae stakes to be $l 501, of which $1,200 to the first, $200 to ! the second and flOii to the third. Winners this year of a ra:e of $900 and wiunerssincs April 1st of three races , ot any value io carrj- 5 pounds extra. Allowances: Other horses, non-winners of 52,000 in 1S96 that have not won thisyeararace of $70 ■, 5 pounds, and if such have not won two races thi3 year, 6 pounds; if beaten non- winners of the year, 10 pounds, tielliug purses not to be considered in estimating penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. THE DECORATIOX H4.XOICAP— Fo three-year-olds and upward, $10 to accompany the nomina- tion, $90 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be fi.SOO, of which $1,530 to the Address all communications to the Secretary. JOHN C. SHERLOCK, President. i first, $200 to thesecond,and $100 to tbe th rd. Yv eights to appear three days prior to the race. "Winners afler the publication of weights lo carry 5 pounds extra. One mile and an eightn. THE ClXCIXX\i'l HOTEL H VXD1 AP— For three-year-olds and upwards. $10 to accompany the nomination; $90 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,500, of which $1,200 to the fir t, $200 to thesecond andllOJ to the third. Weights to appear three days prior to the race. Winners after the publication of weights to carry 5 piunds extra. One mile and a sixteenth. THE KEXTUVRY 8 i EhPLEUH iSE.— A handicap for ihr*-e-year-old< and upward. $10 to accom- pany tha nomination; $^0 additional tostart; the Club to guarantee the value ot tbe stakes to be $1/00, of which $800 to be the first. $150 to second and $50 to the third, w eighis to appear three days prior to the race. About two milea and a half. Fall Meeting, 1897— Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897 THE K'MBil.l, ST \RES.— For colts two years old. $5 to accompany the nomination; $50 additional tostart; the Club toguarantee the value of thestakes to be $l,5u0, of which $1,200 to thefirst, $200 to the second aod $n 0 to the Ihird. Winners of a sweeDStike ol the value of $900 to carry 3 pounds; otone of $2,000 or two of any value 5 pounds; of three ot any value" 7 ponnds extra. Those not having won a sweepstake allowed 5 p unds; and it such have not won three races since July 1st, a pounds. Maidens that have not been placed in a sweepstake 12 punds. Six tarlooc* THE Z"0 ZOO STAE-^S— For fillies two years old $5 to accompany the nomination; i50 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of thestakes to be $i. 500, of which 81,200 to the first, $200 io the second and $100 to tbe third. Winners otasweepstifce ot the value of $900 to cany 3 ponnds; of two of any value 5 pounds; of threeof any value 7 poundsextrf*. Non-winnersot a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if such have not won fourraces 8 pounds. MaideDs if never ulaced in a -weepstake 12 p mods. Six fur-onga. THE KKXTCCE.Y *:EX V ttAL ST AKES— For two year-olds. $5 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; tie Club to guarantee the value of the slakes to be $1,500, of which $1,200 lo tbe first, $200 to the second and ?100 to the third. Winners of a sweepstake ofthe value of $900 to carry three pounds; of two of any value, 5 pounds; ot three of any value seven ponnds extra. Non wi oners of a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if such have not won three races since July 1st, S pounds, ilaiden 10 pounds, and if beaten and not having been placed in a sweepstake at the meeting 15 pounds. One mil e. Spring Meeting, 1898-Stakes to Close Jan, THElLATOXTA DERBY— For three year-olds, (foals of IS95) at $100 each, $50 forfeit, $15 if declared on or before *u.giist 1st, 1307. §30 if declared on or berore April 1st, 1898 (money to accompany declarations or they will not oe accepted). $2,500 added, ot which $100 totheseond and $100 to the third. Winners of a sweep- stake ofthe value of $1,500, 3 pounds;of two such or one of $1,000, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of a sweep- slake in 189S allowed 5 pounds, and .f not placed In a sweepstake S pounds; maidens, 12 pounds. One Mile and a half. THE HIM Y Aft ^ TAKES— For three- year-olds (foals oi 1895) al $!00each, $50 forfeit, $10 it declared on or before August 1st, 1897, $2J If declared oi or before April 1st, 1S93 (money to accomr any declarationsor they will not be accepted). $t,500added, of which $300 to second and $109 to third. Winners of a sweepstake of the value of § 1,500 to carry 3 pounds; of two ot any value or one of $2,500, 5 pouads extra. Tnose that have not won a sweepstake allowed 7 pounds, aod if beanen and unplaced 10 pounds; maidens, 15 pounds. One mile and an eighth. THE LATOXIA 0 4KS— For fillies three years old (foals of 1395] at $100 each, $50 forfeit, (10 if declared on or before August 1st, 1S97, $20 if declared on or before April 1st, 1393 (declarations to oe accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted). $l,2ti0 added, of which $250 to second and $100 to third. Winners of a sweepstake of the value of $2,000 and winners of two sweepstakes of any value to carry 5 pounds extra. Those not having won a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if not placed io a sweepstake 3 pounds; maidens 12 pounds One mite and a quarter. 15, 1897 E. C. HOPPER, Secretary. COVINGTON, KY, 12 ©ije gveeiiev tmo gjwrtemam [Januakt 2, 1897 THE NEW MEMPHIS JOCKEY CLUB 1897 STAKES FOR SPRING MEETING 1897 15D TENNESSEE DERBY, $5,000 GUARANTEED TENNESSEE OAKS, $1,000 ADDED, for 1898, Meeting Opens Saturday April 10, 1897, and Continues 19 Days, Closing Saturday, May 1. Entries Close January 15, 1897. 8ml Payment Die Same Da?, TENNESSEE DERBY, $5,000 BOABAHTBHD, to Ml at Spill Meeting, 1887 THE TBWBpSEK DKHBY-Scb cbibed by Mes"=s. G. C. Brnsett & C •.— A sweepstakes lor three-year-olds i foals ot 1395). S'O entrance to accompany tbe nomination, f-0 to be paid January 15. 1898, and |I00 additional to start. Tbe ' lub togaar^ntee the value of the stake to be $5000, of which $500 io second, ana |250 to third. Maidens allowed 10 pouo is. One mile and one-eighth Failure to pay second installment when due will declare the entry without further notice. TEVNKSSKE OAK* FOR 1!*9S— A sweepstakes for cllies. three-year-olds (foals of 1895),— $10 each toaccompany noiuination:$20 lobe paid January 15, 15.98, and 150 additional to start. $1000 added, ol which |2fiO to second and $150 to third; tbe fourth tosavestake. Weight, 117 pounds. Allowances: Non-winners of a stake, whea ca'rying 115 pounds, or over, allowed 5 pounds; maidens allo^ei 12 pounds. One mile. Failure to pay sec >nd installment when due will declare tbe entry without further notice,: (Notice.— Tne Club reserves tbe right, in case this stake has less thaa siity nominations, :to return nomi atloi nation m ney and declare the raceoff ou or before February 1, 1897. i. \-Tti\ HOTEL STAKES— Scbscrihed by Oa ton's Hotel— 4 colls and geldings. $10 to accompany no ii nation, and $-30 additional to start. second, and $100 to third. Four furlongs. sweepstakes t it two-year-olds. $1000 added, of which $200 to THE ARDELLE STAKES— A sweepstakes for two-year-old fillies. *W to accompany nomination and $50 additional to start. $1030 added, of which $200 to second, and $100 to third. Fonr furlongs. THE MEMPHIS STAKES— A swee stakhs for two year olds. $10 to accompany nomination, and $50 additional to start. $10O0added, of which $200 to sec -ud an i $100 to third. Penalty-— A winner of a stake racj t sell log stake excepted t io carry 3 pounds; of two or more, o pounds extra. Beaten maidens that have Btarted Id and were not placed in sweepstake allowed 5 pounds. Five furlongs. NEW GAVOSO HOTEL STAK KS-Scbscbibeo by the New Oatoso Hotel — $1000 guaranteed. A selling sweepstake tor two-year-olds. |10 to accompany Domination, and $25 additional to start. The dub to add sufficient to make tbe value of the race $"00 to flrst, $200 to second and $100 to third. $3000, weight fi»r age: 2 pounds allowed foreach $500 less to$1500; l pound for ench $100 Jess t> $1000; then 2 pounds for each $100 less to$lC0. Starters and selling price t^ be named through the entry box (usual time of closing entries for this day's racing), and horses so named are liable tor starting tee. Beaten horses not liable to claim. Fonr fnr- v lull---. LCBHRMVW HOTEL STAKES—SrnscBiBED by Luehbmann's Hotel.— $1500 guaranteed. A sweepstakes for turee-year-olds I foals of 1S94j. $lo to accompany nomination, $50 additional to start. The Club to add sufficient to make the value of this race $12"0 to first, §2"0 to second, and »100 to third. A winner ot a three-year-old stake race, when carrying t ieir weight [colts, 122; geldings, 119; fillies, 117;] 3 pounds penalty ; of two or more. 5 pounds. Beaten non-winners in 1897 allowed b pounds; if unplaced. S pounds; others never having won a two or three-year-old stake rac? [selling stakes excepted] allowed 5 pounds: if such have never woo a race of the value of $100 t» the winner [selling stakes and purse races excepted] allowed 10 pounds; maidens. 15 pounds. Allowances not cumulative. One mile. SCALE OF LUEHBiLlNN HOTEL STAKES. Colts Gelg. Fil'B Those entitled to no allowance - - 122 Winner with weight up of oue three-year-old stake 121* Winner with weight up of two three-year-old stakes _ 127 Beaten non-winners placed in 1S97 - 117 Beaten non-wiDners unplaced in 1897 - „ 114 Non-winners ot a two or three- Year-old stake (selling excepted) 117 Non-winuers of a race of the value of $400 (selling excepted) 112 Maidens \ - 107 101 122 112 109 1U 107 102 TENNESSEE BKEWlXii COMPANY STA RES— mtbsc-eieed by the Tes-nesee Brewing Com- pany.— a selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upward. $10 to accompany nomination, and $50 addi- tional to start. $1000 added, ol which $210 to second.and f 1C0 to third. $2500 weight for age: 2 pounds allowed for each $500 to $1500; then 1 pound lor each $100 to $1001, and 2 pounds for ea.^ta $1U3 to $50o. Starters and selling paice to be named through the entry-box by the usual time of closing tor this day's days racing, and those so named are liable for starting fee, Beaten horses not liable to claim. Seven furlongs. THE PSABODY HOTEL HANDICAP— Subscribed by thk Peabody Hotel.— (1500 guaranteed. A handicap sweepstakes for three-year olds andupwurd, $10 to accompany nomination, and $50 additional to start. The Club to add sufficient to make the value of the race $120j to first, $200 to second, and $1 Auctioneer, To be Sold at Madison Square Garden, New York, Feb. 16 to 19, 1897. DAYS AND EVENINGS A catalogue of this entire stud will be issued in a few days. All cf its horses that are in condition to ship to the New York market will be included in the sale. The very prominent position firmly held by this «tud in the breeding and trotting fields over a lone period of years, affirms its great merits, and its dispersal will be an event that has been unparalelled in importance in the trotting world since our great sales of the Rosemeade stud in 1890 ;iud Hobart Stud in 1S92. A few choice consignments, if entered early, will be sold in connection with the sale. Address JPETER O. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, 107 John Street, New York. WM. F. SCHULTE, President. NEW LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB Stakes to Close January 15, 1897. GHAS. F. PRICE, Secretary. FOR THE SPRING MEETING OF 1897 Average Value of Stakes $3,130.00 r The New Louisville Jockey Club will close the following Stakes on January 15th THF DEBCT\NTE ST \KES- For two-year-old fillies. S5 to accompany the nomination; $-50 additional to start. " The value of tne race to be S1.30D, of which 5200 to second and slOO to third. Win- ners of a sweepstakes to carry 3 pounds; of two, 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Four furlongs. THE C 4.DET STAKES— For two-vear-old colts and geldings. So to accompany the nomination SiO additional to start. The value of the race to be S1.300. of which S200 to second and SIM i to third. Winners of a sweepstakes to carry 3 pounds; of one of 55,000, or two of any value o pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Four and a half furlongs. THE KINGSTON STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. So to accompany the nomination- *50 additional to start. The value ot the race to be 51,250, of which SiOO to second and S100 to third Tho=e entered to be sold for S2,500 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 2 pounds for each «-50 to si 500- 1 pound for each 5100 to S800; 2 pounds for each S1C0 to S300, Five furlongs. „ri„7. ?S,^.i"Y- i f£ STAKEs-For three-year-olds that hav.not won a sweenstakes or two races prior to the closing of this stake, jo to accompany the nomination; *o0 additional to start. The value of the race to be S1.3U0, of which s200 to second and slOO to third. Weight 112 pounds. Winners of a sweepstakes or of two races after January 15. 1897 (selling purses excepted), to carry 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed S pounds. Six and a half furlongs. THE COBNCRACKER STAKES— A. selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds. S5 to accompany S,ln.omi"ailonn; J'0 a s p. i San Francisco. Tklkt-hovk 3651 Thoroughbred BROODMARES YEARLINGS For Sale. Id order to reduce the stock to the capacity of my ranch, I offer for sale at reasonable prices some of my thoroughbred mares, also ome ST. CARLO yearling?. Anyo ne desiring to visit the ranch (about eight miles from Menlo Park) will be shown the stock by addressing the Superintendent, James Mc- Donnell, Menlo Stotk Farm, Portola, San Mateo County. Cal., or A. 8. Baldwin, 10 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. "WM. CTB. MACDONOUGH Drs. Pierce & Archibald VETERINARY SURGEONS Office and Hospital 1720 Webster Street j OAKIXM), IAI„ Telephone Main 081. ■ANTAL-1MDY ! I hese tiny Capsules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba Cubebs or Inactions and, CURE IN 48 HOURS the same diseases with- out Inconvenience. SoM /-v all rlruceists. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON. 1897. STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS ) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1S94. His get were the Bine Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1S96. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mures should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock ] Pasfurage, £5 per month; hay and grain, SIO per Farm. Danville, per S. P. R. R ., via Martinez. month. 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THE AJVDROCSi STARES— A sweepstakes ior two-ye\r-oIds. CFoals of 1895.) Entrance $10 each to accompany the nomination ; $25 additional to start. The Association to guarantee the value "f th-i stakes. $1,000 to the first, 5200 to the second and $100 to the ihird horse. A winner of a sweepstake tace ot any value to carry three pounds; of two or more, five pounds penalty. Horses tha have sorted in a sweepstake race acd have not been plac-d, allowed five pounds. Haidens heaten three or more times, allowed ten pounds. Four and one-half furlongs. IHK ULLMAY STARES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. (Foals ot 1S95.) Entrance ?10 to accompany the nomination ; $i5 additional to start. The Associa' ion to guarantee the value of the stake, 51,000 to the first, §200 to Ihe second and $100 to the third corse. Tbe winoer to be sold at auction for 52,000: if entered to be sold for less, one pound allowed for each $100 down to $1,000, and two pounds tor each 5100 less to §700 Starters to be named aud selling price stated through the entry-box at the usuai hour of closing, the evening preceding the race. Beaten horses not liable to claim. Four and one-half furlongs. THE 6CHREIBER STARES — A. sweepstakes for two-year-old colts and geldines. (Foals of 1895). En- trance flu each to accompany the nomination; ^additional to start. The Ass -elation to guarantee the value of tbe Stake, fl,ooo to the first, $200 to the secood and f 100 to the third hor-e. A winner of three or more races of any value to carry three pounds penalty, ILaidens beaten three or more times, allowed five pounds; if un- placed, eight pounds. Four furlongs. For Entry Blanks Apply to W. S. LEAKE, Secretary, Parlors A and B.Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Gal CHANCE FOR BUYERS! Gun Goods 538 MARKET STREET S. 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They are goocl-galled, level-beaded and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers, rorrespondeiier solicited. R, 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. SAN FRANCISCO, SATTJEDAY, JANUARY 9, 189 SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR INGLESIDE RACES. High-Class Sport at the Paoiflo Jookey Club's Track— The Events Carefully Described. THIRTIETH DAY — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30. Six races were ran off this afternoon over a track deep in soft, yielding mud, before a crowd of fully 3,500. It was Ladies' Day, and the fair sex turned out pretty nearly as they usually do, notwithstanding the threatening character of the weather. Schiller, a 7 to 20 shot, won the tirst in a gallop, with 50 to 1 Bhot Earl Cochran in the place, Wyoming third. The second went to "Lucky" Baldwin's Estaca, 7 to 1 for all you wanted, with another 7 to 1 shot, Arrezzo, in the place and 1 to 2 favorite Greyhurst (who grew very tired in the homestretch) third. Red Glenn (3 to 1) took the mile and a sixteenth handicap easily, Hermanita second, a small margin befora Cabrillo. Snowdown, reputed to be a good timber-topper, was one, and won the mile and a sixteenth hurdle with quite a bit of space, with the Southern Califor- nia gelding, Brilliant, in the place and Fred Gardner third- Salvable, favorite, won the fifth by a nose from Walter J. through a superior article of ride put up by Willie Martin, who can do some beautiful pigskin work when he tries real hard. The last race went to Morte Fonse, second choice Beautifully ridden by Barringer, he won by a scant head from favorite Can't Dance, Foremost a fair third. The festivities were opened with a mile race. Schiller was a red-hot odds-on favorite. Wyoming and Earl Cochran ran in close order until nearly the homestretch, Schiller over two lengths away, under a pull. When he was given bis head near the three-quarter pole he shot up to the pace- makers, winning in a gallop by two lengths, Earl Cocnran second, a length before Wyoming. Installator did not appear to like the going. Schiller was at 7 to 20 at the close (opened at 1 to 2), Earl Cochran 50, Wyoming 6, Installator 9, St. Aignon 20 and Miss Cunningham 200 to 1, In the second, seven furlongs, for two-year-olds, Grey- hurst and Horatio went out and led the bunch by several lengths past the quarter and half. Estaca closed up going from the half \o tne three quarters, and after some bumping in the homestretch, between the odds-on favorite and Horatio, Estaca drew clear. Arrezzo came fast at the end, but could not catch Estaca, who won by a scant length ridden out. Arrezzo, second, beat Greyhurst six lengths for place. Time, 1:31}. Estaca was at 7 to 1, Arrezzo 7, Greyhurst 11 to 20, Horatio 6, Ingelside 30, Philip H. and Modestia (coupled) 60 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth handicap brought six to the post. To a poor Btart, in which Hermanita Jell to her knees and Wawona swerved into Adolph Spreckels, knocking him out, Cabrillo and Red Glenn ran close together to the homestretch, with Hermanita third after a quarter had been traversed. Red Glenn was galloping In the stretch, and won with ease by three lengths, Hermanita coming up and beating Cabrillo out a head for the place. Time, 1:54. Wawona and Adolph Spreckels ran away back in this race, though there was some excuse for both. Red Glenn (coupled with Yankee Doodle) was at 3 to 1, Hermanita 3J, Cabrillo 5, Wawona 4 and Adolph Spreckels 4 (7 at one time. There were many ,c good things" in the mile and a six- teenth jump, which followed. Snowdown, the favorite, led by over a length at the first two fences, then Broad Billow and Brilliant came up close He ouljumped his rivals at the third fence and was not thereafter headed, winniog hard- held by three parts of a length from the fast -coming Bril- liant, who beat Fred Gardner ten lengths. Fi Fi fell at the lastjuma The time was 2:05. Snowdown was at evens (played from 7 to 5), Brilliant 25 to 1, Fred Gardner 9, Broad Billow 2* (played from 12), Malo Diablo 5 and Fi Fi 15 (30 once). The fourth race, Bix and one-half furlongs, was a hot one Wernberg broke far quicker than the others, and was tiree lengths to the good in the first sixteenth, Salvable run- ning up second, Walter J. heading a bunch. At the half Wernberg and Salvable were head and head, Walter J. two lengths away and going easily. He closed up fast going to the homestretch, and as they Bwung around was leading nearly a length, with Salvable second, lapped by Wernberg. There was a desperate drive down the homestretch, Willie Martin doing his prettiest and landing Salvable a winner by a nose, Walter J. second, foar lengths before Wernberg. Time, 1:24£. Salvable was at 8 to 5, Walter J. 4 {backed from 8 ), Wernberg 3 (opened at 2), Toano 7 (backed down from 12), Major Cook 15 and Palmerston (who was left) 30 to 1. The concluding race was at one and one-fourth miles Gov. Budd led Can't Dance about half a length for three furlongs, then Can't Dance passed to the fore, leading by two lengths at the half-mile ground, Foremost second, lapped by Gov. Budd, Morte Fonse in the center of the track, well up. Can't Dance led Foremost about a length at the last turn, Morte Fonse a couple of lengths further away and hugging the inner rails, There'was a buDching up half-way down the homestretch, but a sixteenth from home Morte Fonse had a neck lead of Can't Dance. In a desperate drive Morte Fonse, beautifully ridden by Barringer, won by the shortest of heads, Can't Dance second, four lengths before Foremost, who was eight or ten before Navy Blue. Time, 2:15. Morte Fonse was at 2 to 1, Can't Dance 9 to 10, Fore- most 6 to 1, Navy Blue and Gov. Budd 25 to 1 each. THIRTY-FIRST DAT— THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. This was California Oaks day, and a crowd of over 3,000 was out to see the running for the $2,500 state and four purses. The race was one that will long linger in Memory's halls, for it was won by a California-bred filly by the margin of an aristocratic nose, another Golden State miss second, and still another third. There were representatives in this event of Kentucky, New Jersey aDd England, and the re- sult was therefore all the more pleasing to Californians and her well-wishers. The winner, Argentina, was bred by E. J. Baldwin, the lucky old millionaire, at his far-famed Santa Anita rancho in beautiful San Gabriel Valley, near the city of Los Angeles. She is by Gano (son of Grinstead), fro-m Dollie L., by Ten Broeck. The filly nosed out was George Rose's Torsina, daughter of Torso and Bergu W., by imp. Leamington, while the third animal in the race, Summer- time, was by Fitz James, dam Springlike. The race was won through the superior finish put up by Sam Doggett, who also rode the heavily-weighted filly in musterly style throughout. The track was very heavy — perhaps five and a half seconds slow to the mile — and the mudlarks had their innings. In the first race, seven furlongs, Hazel D., Petrarch, Gal- lant was the order past the half. Gallant soon thereafter shot by the pair, led into the homestretch by four lengths. and won easily by three from the fast-coming San Marco, who was six from Petrarch. Time, 1:32£. Gallant was at 3 to 2 (9 to 5 once), San Marco 13 to 5 (backed from 3J), Petrarch 14 to 5, Boreas 10, McFarlane 30, others 100 to 1. The second was also at seven furlongs. Flashlight and Frank K., ran close together paBt the quarter, with Poten- tate third. At the half it was Frank K. and Flashlight heads apart, two lengths before Potentate. Frank K. led by a length when they straightened away in the homestretch and Willie Martin took things bo easy that Flashlight, coming again, was beaten but a head at the finish, Monita (who tried to run out the last furlong) third, half a dozen lengths away. Potentate was a poor fourth. Time, 1:33}. Frank K. was at 6 to 5 (backed from 13 to 5), Flashlight 6 to 1, Monita 8, Potentate 2, The Bachelor 100 and Dinero 300 to 1. The first California Oaks, $2,500, of which $2,000 to the winner, $350 to secend, came next. Seven fillies went to the post. Argentina delayed the start for about ten minutes, and finally the barrier went up to a good send-off. Miss Brummel took the lead in the first sixteenth, and was three lengths to the good at the quarter pole, Summertime and Torsina close together, then a bunch behind. At the half Miss Brummel's lead had been cut materially, Summertime and Torsina being close upon her, Argentina fourth, in the good going. Summertime now drew away, leading by a length three furlongs from home, with Torsina second, Ar- gentina next and coming very fast. Torsina showed half a length in front as they made the final turn. Argentina joined her, however, when something over a sixteenth from home, and in a grueling finish, Doggett riding a superb race on the the Baldwin filly, Argentina landed first by a nose, Torsina second, one and a half lengths before Summertime. Sweet Faverdale was a poor fourth. Time, 2:01£. Argentina was at 5 to 1, Torsina 11 to 5, Summer- time 3 to 1, Sweet Faverdale 3i, Lucille 25, Miss Brummel 30, Camelia 50 to 1. A five-furlong race for two-year olds came next, and ten went to the post. Mercutio, after acting badly, got away first, on the fly. and led by two lengths past the half. Cas- per soon thereafter joined him, and drawing ahead, led by two and one-half lengths turning for home, Mercutio second, with Sweet William at his heels, coming fast. Casper won by five lengths, swinging, Sweet William second, a length before Mercutio, who Bwerved in the stretch, Roy Carruthers but a nose further away. Time, 1:05. Casper was at 7 to 20, Sweet William 5 to 1, Mercutio 60, The Sinner 10, Roy Carruthers 12, others 40 to 200 to 1. The last race was at a mile and a sixteenth. Benasiela took command when a furlong had been traversed, led past the quarter and half by two lengths, with Hazard second and La Mascota third, Morte Fonse began moving up fast when three furlongs from home. Benamela led at the last turn by about a length, Hazard next and Morte Fonse third. The latter said good-bye to Benamela between the eighth and sixteenth poles. and,kept going nicely by Thorpe, won handily by two lengths, Benamela second, five from La Mascota, who beat Hazard half a length. Time 1:52*. Morte Fonse was at 3 (played from 4), Benamela 11 5, La Mascotto a, 16 to 5, Hazard 3, Japonica 10 and Huntsman 40 to 1. THIRTY-SECOND DAY — FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. It looked very much as if all the people with an ounce of sporting blood in their veins attended the races at fair In- gleside yesterday. A conservative estimate on the crowd was 9,000. The largest magnet was the running for the Shreve Cup, $700 and a $550 cup going to the owner of the winner. Aquinas was a torrid favorite from soda to hoc and backed for thousands by the owner and his legion of friends. Old Lucky Dog, the biggest race horse in training in the country, imagined himself the two-year-old Lucky Dog, and the re- sult was that he spreadeagled his field and won in a cantah, by G , sah, his nearest opponent, stable companion St. Lee, eight lengths away, then Aquinas and Mt. McGregor closely bunched. Had the Dog been by himself in the bet- ting he would have been about a 25 to 1 shot, but he waB coupled with St. Lee. Lucky Dog was timed by scores of folks the first half in 0:4S£ and six furlongs in 1:14}. Favor- ites were successful in the other five events, and thus the gentleman woe and the gambler lost on the afternoon's day. In the first, six furlongs, Hazel D., led by a length past the half. Libertine second, lapped by Yankee Doodla. Lib- ertine soon thereafter shot to the front, and led at the final turn by two lengths, with Yankee Doodle second and Hazel D. next. Libertine galloped down the homestretch, and when Yankee Doodle drew up fairly close, drew away again and won with ease by 2i lengths, Yankee Doodle second, as far from Lady Diamond. Time, 1:161. Libertine was at even money (backed from 6 to 5), Lady Diamond 9 to 5 (opened at 6 to 5), Yankee Doodle 4}, ethers 100 to 200 to 1. A mile race brought six to the post. Off to a fair start for all but Joe K., Therese set the pace, leading Perseus half a length at the quarter. Going to the next quarter Earl Cochran was rushed along into the lead, being about three parts of a length in front at the half, Therese and Perseus close together. Soon after this Tod Sloan began sending Perseus along, and he led into the homestretch by a length, Earl Cochran and Peter the Second on nearly even terms. The latter took second place half-way down, and made a bold bid for the place, but Perseus always had the foot of it, and won handily bv a head, Peter the Second three lengths be- fore Earl Cochran. Time, 1:45. Perseus was at 9 to 10 (opened at evens), Pet^r 114 to 1, Earl Cochran 5}, Adolph Spreckels 5, Joe K. 40, and Therese 100 to 1. The third event, a six furlong selling race, had nine start- ers. They were away to a good start after Peril had cut up considerably. Peril rushed to the point, leading Castanette four lengths at the half, Arapahoe lapped on Carmel's sister. Moylan was last when they had gone a furlong, but he moyed up second in the next quarter. Peril led by two 18 &l]t gvesbsv cinir g^mrtemmt? [January 9, 1S97 lengths at the final turD, Moylan next, a head before Arapa- hoe, Moylan assumed command half way down the home- stretch and won cleverly by a head from Arapahoe, who beat fast coming Petrarch a head. Peril a nose further away. Time 1:17. Moylan was at 7 to 10 (4 to 5 for come time), Arapahoe 2* to 1, Petrarch 25, Peril 8, others 20 to 100 to 1 The Sbreve A Co. Cup, one mile, guaranteed worth $1,000 by the club, Sbreve *i Co. to give a cup valued at' $500, brought nine to the post. To a good stait Lucky Dog went away from his field as if they were tied up, leading Capt. Skedanceand Cabrillo by eighth lengths at the quarter, and Aquinas ten at the half, Mt. McGregor right with Schreiber's colt. Tbe Dog turned for home eight lengths to the good and won swinging by six lengths, St. Lee coming up from fifth place and beating Aquinas out a neck for the place, Mt. McGregor fourth, but a nose behind Aquinas. Time, 1:43. 1 he HiMreth horses thus ran one-two in the stake, The Hildrelh pair were at 34 to 1, AquiDas S to 5, Mt. McGregor 6}, Kuinart 7, Lobengula 10, Cabrillo 20, Capt. Skedance 30 and Ostler Joe 50 to 1, A seven-furlong selling race for three-year-olds wae next. Greyhurst and George Palmer ran heads past the quarter, Arrezzo third. At the half Palmer, Arrezzo and Greyhurst were heads apart. Greyhurst led by a head at the last turn and won cleverly by that distance from George Palmer, who was a scant length from Arrezzj. Time, 1:314. Greyhurst was at 6 to 5 (backed from 8 to 5), George Palmer 12 to 1, Arrezzo 8 to 5, Nonchalance 44, others 50 to 100. Noncha- lance ran an unaccountably bad race, showing little or no speed. Greyhurst's was a very sudden reversal of form, and it was the talk of the track what marked improvement he had Bhown in two days' time. The last event wae a mile and a furlong affair with six starters. Minnie Cee set a rattling pace, leadiog by four lengths at the quarter pole, and three lengths at the half, Little Cripple second, a couple of lengths before Red Glenn, the favorite. Minnie Cee had an attack of "the slows" when three furlongs from home, and Bed Glenn assuming a slight lead at the head of the homestretch, won easily by a length, Little Cripple second, a dozen lengths before Minnie Cee, who was three from Foremost. Time, 1:594. Ked Glenn was at 1 to 2, Little Cripple 24 to 1, Minnie Cee 150, Articus (who swerved at the start and was soon out of the hunt) S, Tenacity 12 and Foremost 50 to 1. THIRTY-THIRD DAY — SATDRDAY, JANUARY 2. The first, one mile, had eight starters. After some bad acting had been indulged in by Grady, Simitar, Roy Car- rnthers and Rey del Bandidos, they went away to a good start. Flashlight assumed a decided lead nearing the quar- ter, with Miss Brummel second and Ruinart third. At the half it was Flashlight first by over a length, Rninart second, lapped by Miss Brummel. Flashlight was caught when they were a little less than a furlong from home, Ruinart win- ning easily by three lengths, Flashlight second, four from Merry Monarch, who was last at the half-pole. Time, 1:45. Ruinart was at even money (6 to 5 for a while), Flashlight 15 to 1, Merry Monarch 4, Rey del Bandidos 5, others 15 to 30 to 1. A seven-farlong race for three-year-olds came next. Cas- per and M. Cliquot raced head and head to the half, then Casper drew away slightly, leading at the three-quarter pole by half a length, Estaca second now, Good Times another length away and coming up fast. The latter had Casper in difficulties half-way down the homestretch, and coming on 6trong, won cleverly by half a length, Casper coming again and beating Estaca a scant neck for place. Time, 1:31. Good Times was at 4 to 1, Casper 3 to 5, Estaca 5 to 1, Rey del Tierra 15 and M. Clicquot 200 to 1. A six-furlong handicap next occupied the attention of the race-going folks. Zamar dashed into the lead at the raising of the barrier, and at the half was about three lengths to the good, Peril second, a neck before Pat Murphy. Zamar was two lengths to the good at the head of the homestretch, Peril second, two lengths from Pat Murphy, who was coming fast. In the homestretch it was Zamar first a length, Pat Murphy eecond, two from Peril. Zamar was allowed to loaf along nntil a sixteenth from home, when Slaughter gave him his head and he won with ease by two lengths, Pat Murphy sec- ond, a good head from Peril, who beat Santa Bella a head. Time, 1:164. Zamar was at 7 to 5 (17 to 10 once), Pat Murphy 8, Peril 12, Santa Bella 4} (opened at 24), Sir Play 44, Trappean and William Pinkerton 15 to 1. In the mile and a half hurdle event Haymarket fell at the second fence with Willie Spence. Brilliant secured a com- manding lead, and held it for a mile and a furlong, when Gov. Budd, eecond, moved to the fore, and not headed, won easily by four lengths, Bedford eecond, eix before Eiperance. Time, 2:56. Gov. Budd was at 9 to 10 (7 to 5 once), Bedford G, E^perance 12, Fred Gardner 10, Haymarket 34 and Bril- liant 25. In the fifth a poor start was effected, Palmerston being left at tbe post, while Alvarado might just as well have been. Shield Bearer led Salvable a length to the half. Nearing the three-quarter pole Salvable shot up to the leader, and simply galloping, Willie Martin looking around in the home- stretch, Salvable won by half a length. Olive second, half a length before Shield Bearer. Time, 1:17. Salvable was at 13 to 20, Olive 20, Shield Bearer 20, Alvarado 11 to 5, Pal- merston 20 and George Rose 100 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth race wound up a great day's sport. Doctor G. went right to the fore, and led Benamela a length past the half, Thornhill a head further away. Thornhill's white face showed in front making the final turn, Gallant and Morte Fonse well up. The riders of the three did their prettiest all the way down the homestretch, Thorpe hand- riding and helping Morte Fonse along, "Skeets" Martin in his riding of Gallant reminding one a good deal of "Snapper" Garrison. Tbe outcome was in doubt cleared up to tbe last jump, and at the finish the finish the judges were unable to separate Morte Fonse and Gallant, making it a dead heat between the pair, with Thornhill third a scant half-length away, three lengths before Benamela. Time, 1:52L The owners decided to devide the puree, both horses being put up at auction, Morte Fonse was at 34 to l.Gallant 3A,Tborohill 24 (backed from 4), Benamela 3 and Doctor G. 6 (8 at one time.) THIRTY-FOURTH DAY— MONDAY, JANUARY 4, In the first, six furlongs, selling, Joe E. led by a small margin paBt the half-pole. Broad Billow second, Therese well up. The Iftlt-T soon thereafter assumed the lead, and not headed, won easily by a good length from the fast- coming Abi P., who was three from Fleetwood. Time, 1:18|. Thereae was at 2 to 1, Abi P. 6, Fleetwood 26, Henry G rattan 11 lo 5 (3 once), Jake Rauer 8, others 25 to 60 to 1. The second race was at six furlongs. To a start in which the odds-on favorite, Applause, was as good as left, Wood- chopper dashed into the lead. He was half a length at the half, Bombazetle second and Carrie U. third. At the head of the homestretch it was Woodchopper first by one and a half lengths, Carrie U. second, Brametta next. Carrie'. U. stopped the last eighth, and Woodchopper won by six lengths with ease, Brametta second, half a length before Ap- plause, who made up more than twenty lengths. Time, 1:174/. Woodchopper was at 3 to 1, Brametta 20, Applause 7 to 10 (played down from evens) , Bombazette S, others 20 to 800 to 1. Applause wouldjalmost surely have won with a good send-nfj, but ehe wheeled as the barrier went up. In the third, five and one-half furlongs, they were sent away to a fair start, Bellicoso showing first momentarily. Casper was half a length in front at the half, Bellicoso eecond, with Zamar at his heels, under a terrible poll. At the three-quarter pole it was Casper first by a neck, Belli- coso still over a length from Zamar, who was on the outside. Slaughter took it altogether to easy on Zamar, not letting him down until within a sixteenth from home. The result was that he failed to get up, Casper winning by a head, Zamar; second, half a length before Bellicoso. Time, 1:094/. Zamar should have won off by two or three lengths. Casper was at 8 to 1, Zamar 13 to 20, Bellicoso 2 to 1, Blue Bell and Harold Lindsay 200. A mile and a furlong hnrdle race next occupied the atten- tion of the people. Three Forks led by three lengths past the quarter, imp Autonomy second. Three Forks was first at the half by three lengths and into the homestretch by two, Candor second, five lengths before Malo Diablo. Three Folks buljumped his opponents at the last fence and won off by ten lengths, Candor second, a length before Malo Diablo. Time, 2:044. Artemusfell at the last jump with W. Clancy, who was not injured. Three Forks was at 7 to 10(even money once), Candor 4, Malo Diablo 75, Mr. Reel and Artemus 10, Brilliant 12 (backed from 30), Idaho Chief 50 and imp. Au- tonomy 75. In the seven-furlong dash, which came next, Libertine went out to the front, and though Walter J. rushed up close in the first quarter, the old Leonatus horse drew away again, leading by about a length at the half, Cabrillo second, a neck before Torsina. At the three-quarter pole it was Liber- tine first by one and a half lengths, Cabrillo and Torsina close together. Libertine drew away the last furlong and won at will by three lengths, Cabrillo second, a length before Petrarch, who beat the quitting Torsina about three lengths. Time, 1:294. Libertine was at 4 to 5 (played from even money), Cabrillo 2h (3 once), Petrarch 100, Torsina 4 and *Vciter J. 50 to 1. The last race was at a mile and a sixteenth. On to an ex- cellent start, Addie Buchanan's neck Bhowed in front at the quarter, with Judge Denny second, Rey del Tierra at his heels. At the half it was Judge Denny and Buchanan, close together, Rey del Tierra one and one-half lengths away, Kamsin last of all. By the time the final turn was negotiated Rey del Tierra was leading a length, and holding on to 'the finish, won with a little hand-riding by talf a length from Peter the Second, who managed to beat Kamsin a nose for the place. Time, 1:4.9^. Rey del Tierra wsb at 8 to 1 (15 all over the ring at one time), Peter ihe Second 8, Kamsin 4 to 1, Judge Denoy 11 to 5 and Addie Buchanan 20 tol. THIRTY-FIFTH DAY — TUESDAY, JAJfUAEY 5. A six-furlong race opened up the day's sport. Banjo, Per- haps and Pecksniff ran in close order past the half, the favorite, Meadow Lark, being absolutely laBt. At the head of the homestretch Pecksniff, Perhaps and Banjo were close together,Scimitar next and coming fast.as was Meadow Lark, hugging the iLDer rails. Scimitar appeared to have the race won when a sixteenth from home, but Eddie Jones kept hard at work on Meadow Lark, outriding H. Martin and landing Brutus' son a winner by a good head, Pecksniff third, four length behind Scimitar and a head before Examiner. Time, 1:17. Meadow Lark was at 9 10 10 (11 to 10 once), Scimitar 6, Pecksnifi 10, Banjo 9, others 12 to 20 to 1. The second event was a seven-furlong handicap for three- year-olds. Good Times led Estaca by a small in a rein past the quarter and half, with Miss Baker third. At the three- quarter pole it was Estaca first by a head, Good Times second, two lengths from Miss Baker. Good Times came away in the homestretch and won with ease from the punched-out Estaca, who beat Miss Baker two lengths for place. Time, 1:30}. Good Times was at 3 to 2, Estaca 3 to 1, Miss Baker 3A, Personne 5 and M. Clicquot 25 to 1. A mile race brought nine to the post. Bright Phoebus kicked Preston while at the post. The barrier finally went up to a good start for all but Bright Phoebus, who was left. Preston showed first, Schiller second, then Miss Brummel and Alvarado. At the quarter Rosebud led by a length, MiBS Brummel, Yankee Doodle and Alvarado head and head. At the half it was Yankee Doodle, Rosebud and Alvarado, close together. At the head of the homestretch Doodle was leading by a head, Alvarado second, two lengths from Satsuma, who had worked his way from the rear. Shiller, too, had greatly improved his position, and coming on very strong, caught the leaders in the last few yards and won cleverly by half a length, Alvarado second, a scant head before Yankee Doodle, Preston fourth, four lengths away. Time, 1:42. Shiller was at 11 to 5, Alvarado 15 to 1, Yan- kee Doodle 5, PreBton 6 to 5, others 20 to 50. A six-furlong race came fourth. Fly was left. Potentate went right out in tbe lead, being five leDgths in front of Miss Koss at the half and three into the homestretch. Miss Ross passed Potentate over a sixteenth from borne, but Thorpe brought the son of Hayden Edwards up strong at the end, winning by a neck, Miss Ross second, ten lengths be- fore Brametta, who just beat Olive a noee for the show. One of Miss Olive's stirrups broke when about a sixteenth from home, and Barringer did exceedingly well to hold on, let alone come as close to winning as he did. He lost his bal- ance when she had run a little over a sixteenth past the fin- ish. The time was 1:14^. Potentate was at 3$ to 1, Miss Ross 50, Brametta 20, Olive 4 to 5, Joan 6, San Marco 9, Fly 5 (backed from 25), and Miss Cunningham 200. Poten- tate's race was in marked contrast to his previous one. Had Fly gotten away, however, Potentate might not have won. In the seven-furlong race, fifth on the programme, they all got away fairly except Toano, who was left. Two Cheers, Favory and Daylight ran in close order past the half, Bena- mela at their heels, apparently in a pocket. He got through as they neared the three-quarter pole, however, and led by half a length into the homestretch, Two Cheers second, lapped by Mobalaska. Mobalaska challenged Benamela when a little over a sixteenth from home, but could not quite get up, Benamela winning by a scant length, Mobalaska sec- ond, two lengths before the long shot, O'Fleta. Time, 1:29$. Benamela was at 9 to 5, Mobolaska 2 to 1, O'Fleta 150, Toano 3}, others 12 to 25. The concluding race was at one mile and an eighth, and some very high-class horses were entered. 'Ostler Joe and St. Lee ran in close order past the quarter and half poles, with Captive at their heels. St. Lee showed a head in front at the final turn, 'Ostler Joe second, lapped by Argentina. 'Ostler Joe looked a winner half way down the homestretch, but H. Martin brought St. Lee up with a rush, as did Isom, on Captive. A most exciting finish resulted, Si. Lee, Cap- tive, 'Ostler Joe and Argentina finishing heads apart as named. Time, 1:S5|. St. Lee was at 11 to 5, Captive 11 to 10, 'Ostler Joe 10 to 1, Argentina 3 acd Monita 60 to 1. TillRTY-SrXTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. Thirteen maiden three-year-olds came together in the first race, five furlongs. The Sinner led from start to finish and won galloping by five lecgths, Racina being second through- out and beating Modestia a length for place at the finish. Cogent wound up fourth and Harold Lindsay fifth. Time. 1:03$. The Sinner was at 16 to 5, Racina 9 to 10, Modestia 20, Tryst S, others 12 to 50 to 1. Four or five acted very badly in the second, and finally the barrier went up to a straggling send-ofi, Toano in front, then Moylsn and Yemen. Toano led by three lengths at the half, Yemen second, a neck before Moylan. At the three- quarters Toano was two lengths to the good, Moylan second; half a length before Yemen. Toano ran toward the inner rails when half-way down the homestretch, keeping Yemen from coming through and repeateoly bumping the latter. Moylan got to the front a sixteenth from home and won by two lengths, Toano beating Yemen as far. The judges rightly disqualified Toano, placing Yemen second and Coda third. Time, 1:15$-. Moylan was at even money, Yemen 3 to 1, Coda 60, Toano 7, Walter J. 4, others 20 to 300 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth handicap brought seven to the post. To a good start Installator, Grady and Doctor G. ran in close order past the stand. At the quarter it was Doctor G., Installator and Libertine, saddle skirts apart. Then Libertine sailed to fore, leading by a length past the half, Installator, Doctor G., and and Cabrillo heads apart. Liber- tine had increased his head to two lengths going to the three-quarter pole, Cabrillo, Installator and Lobengula heads apart. They bunched up in the final furlong, and in a hard-driving finish Libertine won by a scant length, Instal- lator second, two lengths before Lobengula, who was three from Cabrillo. Time, 1:48?. Libertine was at 11 to 10, Installator 5 to 1, Lobengula 3&, Cabrillo 7, others 15 to 30. In the mile and a quarter hurdle race Malo Diablo led over the first two fences, then Fred Gardner sailed to the fore. Three furlongs from home Candor took command, and led by over a length to the last jump, where she "propped,'' Owens going up on her neck, but gamely holding on. Hello, fairly well up, made a great rush at tbe end, passing Gov. Budd a sixteenth from home and winning by a length from Mr. Reel, also coming fast, he a length before Gov. Budd. Time, 2:20J. Hello was at 4 (backed down from 5h the last moment), Mr. Reel 15, Gov. Budd 8 to 5, Candor 2, Malo Diablo 7, Fred Gardner 20 and Idaho Chief 60 to 1. A second mile race followed. To a good 6tart for all but Veragua, Greyhurst soon got to the front, leading Viking a head at the quarter and one and a half lengths at the half, where Rey del Tierra and Frank K. were well up, the latter on the outside. Frank K. shot up close to Greyhurst near- ing the three-quarter pole. In the homestretch Greyhurst and Frank K. were close together, but when a sixteenth from home Frank K. had a commanding lead, and he won by one and a half lengths handily, beautifully ridden by Willie Martin. Morte Fonse came strong at the finish, and was second, three lengths before Greyhurst, who beat Key del Tierra half a length. Time, 1:42 J. Frank K. was at 4 to 1 (backed from 4A), Morie Fonse 10, Greyhurst 11 to 10 (3 to 2 once), Rey del Tierra 13 to 5, others 50 to 300. In the last race, six-furlongs, Blue Bell was first to show, and Bhe led Sport McAllister and Sly by a small margin past the half. At the three-quarter pole it was Sport Mc- Allister first by a length, Blue Bell second, a head before Fortunate. ^Sport even drew away in the homestretch , winning easily by two and one-half lengths, Arapahoe coming up strong and beating Sly half a length for the place, Santa Bella another length away. She had been pocketed until it wae too late to get up. Time, 1:15}, Sport Mc- Allister was at 5 to 1, Arapahce 3, Sly 5, Santa Bella even money (backed from 3 to 5), others 15 to 100 to 1. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY — THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. In the first, seven furlongs, for three-year-olds, Jim Black- burn cut out a hot pace, leading by two lengths at the quar- ter and half, Arrezzo and George Palmer head and head at the latter place. Blackburn just had a head advantage at the three-quarter pole, Arrezzo being second, two lengths from Palmer. Arrezzo soon thereafter assumed the lead, and though Palmer ran gamely, Arrezzo won by a scant neck, Palmer second, five lengths before Philip H., who beat Jim Blackburn half a length. Time, 1:30. Arrezzo was at 7 to 10, George Palmer 3 to 2, Philip H. 100, Jim Blackburn 5 (backed from 12). The second race was at seven furlongs, for four-year-olds and upward, and bad nine starters. To a good start Joan went lo the front, and retaining her advantage to the wire, won in rather easy style by two lengths from Jack Richelieu, who just beat Boreas a nose for the place. Time, 1:31|. Joan was 9 to 2, Jack Richelieu 5 to 1, and Boreas 5 to 1. The third race was a condition affair at six furlongs, and five faced the barrier. Starter Havey sent the field away at the first' break away to a beautiful start. Slaughter, on Zamar II, took his mount to the front and raced up the back- stretch with a couple of lengths of daylight between his mount and Yankee Doodle. In the meantime Eddie Jones had got Howard S„ into his stride, and the son of imp. Whistle Jacket began closing up the gap between him and the winner. Tod Sloan on Yankee Doodle waited until Howard S., was on even terms with his mount and then started to move up. When the trio were straightened for home Zamar had about two lengths the best of Yankee Doodle, who had but a head the better of Howard S. In a hot drive through the stretch, Yankee Doodle, beautifully ridden by Tod Sloan, came on and won by a length from the tiring Zamar, who lasted just long enough to beat Howard S. a head for the place. Arapahoe waa fourth, ten lengths back. Time, 1:14}, Yankee Doodle was 2 to 1, Zamar 7 to 5 and Howard S. 3 to 1. The fourth race was at seven furlongs, with beaten allow- ances, and had eight starters. Lady Diamond carried the January 9, 1897] ®lje gveebev anb gtyvvtsmatu 19 bulk of the public's money, while Flashlight came in for strong support from a coterie of knowing ones. Flashlight went to the front, to a good start, accompanied by Minnie Cee, who showed momentarily in front at the half-mile grounds, then Flashlight again took up the running and opening up a gap, he won pulling up by six lengths from Lady Diamond, who had to be ridden out to beat Lovdal for the place. Minnie Cee, who got an excellent ride, was fourth, but a head further back. Flashlight closed at 2 to 1, Lady Diamond at 7 to 5, and Lovdal at 6 to 1. The fifth race on the card was a selling event at one mile, and live sported silk. Salvable was a "sizzling" favorite throughout and he justified the confidence of his backers by winning all the way. Kamsin, under the whip, was second a length away from the Salvator colt and three in front of Judge Denny, who nipped Can't Dance a head for the place. Salvable went to the post with 2 to 5 chalked opposite his name. Kamsin was at threes, while Judge Denny was quoted at twelves. Tne last race of the day was a conditioned affair for three- year-olds and upward at a mile and a quarter,and it resulted in a "bit of a dump" for the talent. Both Salisbury and Peter of the two eyes were heavily played but the winner turned up in Ed Corrigan's Longfellow colt, Adolph Spreek- els, who, beautifully ridden by Willie Martin, made his run as exactly the right moment and won in a drive from Peter II by half a leDgth. The Boots entry was ten lengths in front of Karl Cochran who was a like distance before Tom Elmore. Salisbury II the presumed good thing was last, Spreckels was at 5 to 2. Peter II 8 to 5 and Eirl Cochran 20 to 1 in the closing betting. SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIEN 8IMPSON. The Pool Rooms A.re Abolished. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors crushed out the disreputable dens about town where young men and boys have been gambling away their own and their employers' money by finally passing the poolroom ordinance Saturday. When the board placed the stamp of its approval on the measure a few weeks ago and decided that the bucket-shops must go out of business, it was supposed that Mayor Sutro as a matter of course, would sign it at once, inasmuch as it was desired by the business community, as well as by the better element of sporting men, who attend horserace meet- ings more for the pleasure of seeing a well-contested race than for the betting that is a usual accompaniments The retiring chief executive, however, held the ordinance the full time permitted by law and then sent it back to the board without his signature, thus informing the board that he did not approve of the measure. It was understood at the time the"members heard that the order was to be vetoed that the Mayor's course would not be sustained, and yesterday's proceediugs carried out this view, The board met in the morning and passed the ordinance to print over the veto. In the afternoon when the measure had been printed in the official newspaper as required by law the board met again and by an unanimous vote finally declared the ordi- nance a necessary one, and made it a municipal law. Mayor Sutro's motives in vetoing the order have been se- verely commented on by those who recognize the demoraliz idg influences of the pool-selliDg dens. It is freely (said that his only reason is because the railroad which he chooses to consider his ancient enemy has two lines of road running to the racetrack where many of the patrons of the track will go now that the poolrooms are to be closed. These dens have brought more or less odium on the horse racing and raising interests that have brought captial and enterprise to this coast, and the mercantile community will feel heartily glad that they are not to be permitted to flour- ish. Messenger boys, errand hoys, clerks and others, who have neither time nor money to spare, were permuted to gamble, while the odds posted in these deadfalls, the sharks who lived off their earnings or pilfering accepting wagers down to a twobit piece in their eagerness to keep up their nefari- ous business. The genuine sporting men, who go to races to see a spirited contest, never lowered themselves to enter the dens, and they as well as the rest of the community will say, "Good riddance to bad rubbish. — Call Death of Craig Miller. News of the death of the stallion Craig Miller reaches us from Hungary. This well-known son of Blair Athol and Miss Roland was foaled in 1872, and was bred by his owner, Mr. W. Stirling Crawford, for whom, with T. Chaloner on his back, he won the St. Leger of 1875, beating Prince SoltykoS's Balfe by three lengths, the pair being followed home by Mr. H. Savile's Earl of Dartrey and ten others. As a two-year-old Craig Miller won three out of the six races in which he took part, his first success being in the Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood, when he upset the odds of 5 to 2 which were laid on Capt. Mitchell's Telescope, the latter not com- pleting the course. Craig Miller's other two-year-old vic- tories were in the Buckenham Stakes at the Newmarket market First October Meeting and a Foal Stakes during the Houghton meeting. The follow- ing season he won only one little race in addition to his Leger victory, and ran unplaced to Camballo for the Two Thousand, and second to Galopin for the Newmarket Derby, Balfe, as in the Leger, being next to Craig Millar in this event. With his Doncaster laurels still thick upon him Craig Millar waB purchased by Count Ivan Szapary for the Kisber Stud, where it was thought he would be a worthy successor to Buccaneer and Cambuscan. This idea was borne out, as far as regards his first season, his stock gaining for him a reputation as a sire which he maintained for five or six years. After that, we are informed, his get showed marked and increasing detonation, until at last breeders re- fused to send their mares to him. Failing to attract sub- scriptions, Craig Millar eventually quitted the Kisber Stud and sank into obscurity as a sire of half-breds. — London Sportsman, Nov. 28. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and ia order to cure it you must tafce internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Care is taken infernally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's i atarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physician in this country for years, and is a peculiar prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combinasion of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. The Othek Side of the Question.— That a person who has little knowledge of law, so little that acts, statutes, pre- cedents etc., outside of those which bear on racing — are as "sealed books," should criticize the decision of a judge of a Supreme Court, would seem to indicate a vast amount of what is vulgarly called "cheek." And yet as law has been' termed the "quintessence of reason," the reverse of the pro- position must also be true, and when law is contrary to reason it is not good law. It is not an exact science like mathematics, and very frequently the big guns of the craft, even those of the greatest calibre, disagree as to what is and what is not the proper construction of statutes and especially interpretations of the provisions of constitutions State and Federal. The horse folk of the whole country are involved in the late decision made by the Supreme Court of Missouri. If wrong it must be righted by an appeal to the higher tribunal; if correct thei* those who are so vitally interested must either submit to racing of all kinds being practically inter- dicted or take such measures as will protect the large interests at stake. But it strikes me that the position of the Missouri justice is not tenable, and with all deference to the opinion of one whose business it is to decide such questions there are reasons which will justify a layman in an opposite view. The following is copied from tbe Spirit of the Times, the only one I have seen which gives the .reasons advanced to sustain the decisiou. Judge Bhewood declares the law unconstitutional and the defen- dant discharged. He says it is in direct conflict with Section 53 of Article VI. of the State Constitution, in that it is a special law. That it is such a law is demonstrated by the fact that it takes bookmakers, poolsellers and lot mongers as a class, and divides them into two portions, one of which assembles "on the premises or within the limits or inclosure of a regular race-course," and renders that portion immure from punishment, while another portion of the same genus bookmaker, poolseller and lot monger, who pursues his avo- cation immediately outside of the sacred precincts of a regular race- course, is doomed for doingthe very same things, to fine or imprison- ment. judge Sherwood says in conclusion: "If such an act as that being discussed can stand the test of judicial scrutiny, then the above re- cited provisions of Section 53. relative to the prohibition against granting by special law and special or exclusive right, privilege or immunity, will have deemed ordained in vain. Nay. more, if such legislation as that be presented could be sanctioned, then it would be an easy legislative task to provide tor the punishment of robbery, arson, murder, indeed, the whole category of crimes, with a proviso that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prohibit or make it unlawful for any person to burn or murder 'on the primises or within the limits of a regular race-track.' "And the fact that the present statute only creates a certain mis- demeanor and provides punishment thereof and exemption there- from does not affect the principles here announced and involved nor enlarge the powers of the Legislature in this behalf. In a word it is quite beyond the powers of the Legislature to enact even a general law for the punishment of a crime all over the State and then make the same criminal act non-punishable if perpetrated in certain tavored localities. "Nor can the act in question be rescued from judicial condemna- tion by assaulting the label of a constitutional equality, to the equal protection of the law, cannot be trampled under foot under the thin disguise of such an assumed regulation, nor will it do to say that the proviso aforsaid may be disregarded and defendant still be punished under the previous portion ot the section on which this act was enacted as an entirety and wo a Id not have become a law but for the incorporation within it of the obnoxious immunity proviso." Now if that is a good law, then a great many of State en- actments and municipal ordinances must also be in operative when brought to a test. For instance, it is legal to erect a building of wood in one part of a city, illegal in another section. Legal to sell liquors, under provisions of the law, in one pi ace, contrary to express statutes in another. One may ride a bicycle on sidewalks a few blocks from where I live; if the practice is pursued within the limit, the rider must dismount whenever a pedestrian is met or passed. So many illustrations of "special legislation" could be given that the repetition would be tiresome. "The sacred precincts of a regular race course" are not the only places which are granted special privileges. In the somewhat complicated government which modern civiliza- tion demands, piovision must be made to guard the various interests depending. In this case racing cannot be conducted successfully with- out an opportunity for speculation. With that speculation confined to the enclosure in which the races take place the evil, should it be an evil, is reduced to a minimum. Extend the field, award the privilege of opening betting rooms to anyone who can secure a place in street or alley to carry it on and it will not be tolerated. Small opposition to the practice wben confined to the racecourse while the races are io progress ; when transferred to an urban site, universal condemnation. Denounced by all, save those who profit by the trade and their infatuated victims, conservative people joining in the demand for suppression and as oftentimes has been exemplified to rush the admitted evil racing is virtu- ally prohibited. With the Missouri precedent to guide we can expect a trial here. There is a difference and it may be that a municipal ordi- nance will have more strength than a state law, and then again the Supreme Court of California may differ with Judge Sherwood. Ex-Mayor Sutro, so far as I know, simply vetoed without deigning to present his objection', and therefore his reasons are hidden. The utter disregard of his antagonism shown by the unanimous vote in favor of the ordinance prohibiting betting rooms, is a positive indication that they will not be tolerated in San Francisco, still it will be well to secure a State law to the same effect. The more safeguards the better, and everything tendiog to protect racing now and ensure its perpetuity should meet with ardent support. * * * The Cambridgeshire Winneb. — The old proverb "an ounce of blood worth a pound of bone," is applicable to the winner of the Cambridgeshire Stakes, Winkfields' Pride. His sire, Winkfield, after winning a selling race at Newmar- ket, was bought for 400 guineas, $2,000, claimed in a selling race by Hornsby, the trainer of Victor Wild, he became bo It me in the back that he could not betaken out of the stable and when the best veterinary skill failed, many weeks in tbe slings, he was sold for fifteen sovereigns, less than $75. It was also stated that he was ''touched in his wind" though not an "out and out roarer." The buyer took him to Ireland, accomplished a cure, and re-sold him for a big profit, where he became a fashionable sire. The dam of Winkfield's Pride, Alimony, was also a cast- off. About her being a roarer and a bad one there could be no mistake. She was paralyzed as well, and never really in training. The mating of two such animals could not lead to fervid anticipations regarding the future of the offspring, and yet he won the great stakes, beating a host of winners. The Derby winner, Sir Visto, two Oaks winners, two French Derby winners, two Royal Hunt Cup winners, Thais, the dinner of the One Thousand, and fifteen others. The three-year-old carried 94 pounds, while Sir Visto, never prominent in the race, four years, 122 pounds, the three-year-old which ran second, Yorker, 88 pounds, and the third, Loadamia, six years, 121 pounds. Winkfield's Pride could, evidently, have carried a "heap" more weight and won. Really no race, according to the report. "Winkfield's" Pride jumped off in front and sailed in with a clear lead and won easily by three lengths." One mile, 240 yards is the distance, and it appears as though tbe English trainers were inclined to follow the American example, which elicited so much ridicule until the success of the Yankees the past season forced conviction. Many ounces of blood, that of the deepest Lapis Lazuli tint, in sire and dam of the Cambridgeshire hero, Winkfield, by Barcaldine, Alimony, by Isonomv, the horse which Gov- ernor Stanford told me so far excelled others he saw, that when he could not obtain a price on him he did not want any of the others. In the male lines direct, Solon, West Australian, Melbourne, Birdcatcher, and though it was the fashion to decry "The West" as a stud failure, many great horses have carried the strain. In a short note the quality of the blood cannot be better presented than to copy the names of the sires in the fifth remove — Melbourne, Bird- catcher, Stockwell — which also appears in the fourth — Ad- venture, Sheet Anchor, Touchstone, Bay Middleton, Defence, Birdcatcher, Flatcatcher, The Baron, Ethelbert, Touchstone, Tadmor, Toxophilite and Teddington. One would have plenty of material for an essay, or several of them for that matter, as the mares in the same column among other good ones contains the names of Mowerina, Catherine Hays, Miss Letty, Crucifix, Pocahontas and the peerless Beeswing. The betting was unusually heavy. The evening before the race at the Subscription Rooms, Imposition was backed to win 40,000 pounds sterling and 20,000 to 2,000 pounds wbb taken by the backers of the Irish colt. The stable is reported to have won quite 50,000 pounds, nearly a quarter of a mil- lion of dollars. With seven pounds penalty Winkfield's Pride won the "Old Cambridgeship Handicap" quite handily, the odds being two to one on. It would not be advisable to breed a paralyzed and roarer mare to a horse that was touched in the wind, and with such a "crick in the back" as to be pronounced incurable and kept in the slings for weeks, and yet here (is a notable example that with all these drawbacks a grand colt has resulted. To a "dead certainty" the form of the parents is in keeping with their breeding. * * A Merited Rebuk e. — When the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to pass the ordinance prohibiting city betting rooms, over the mayor's veto, it was a scathing re- buke of the man who interposed his constitutional power to protect a system which has met with universal condemnation. That a man who has posed in such an exalted position, who has claimed to be the conservator of the morals of the people, who would not tolerate any deviation from a straight path, should be the patron and protector of these kind of places is a problem which is difficult of solution. A morning paper comments thus : " Mayor Sutro's motives in vetoing the order have been severely commented on by those who recognize the demoralizing inil uences of the pool-selling dene. It is freely said that his only reason is because the railroad which he chooses to consider his ancient enemy has two lines of road running to the racetrack where many of the patrons of the track will go now that the pool- rooms are to be closed." This may be. Byron wrote. "Revenge is sweet, especially to women," and that after so many years of shouting 'octo- pus" he imagines that it was the tentacles of the devil fish that was crushing the life out of the victims and he rushed to the rescue, or rather imagined that his action would cripple the enemy by cutting off the fares of those who would goto the laces so long as they were denied the opportunity of "playing them" without the trouble of the journey and the expense of obtaining admission to the race- course. Inasmuch as he held the ordinance the full time, and re- turned it without his approval, and withholding his signa- ture his motives can only be surmised. That given in The Call is the most plausible. A raving monomaniac whenever the R. R. or S. P. C. is mentioned. "Octopus" worn out after thousands of repetitions, all the other bs.d names he could think of only wind, and even if of a foul odor nothing but wind. Here was a chance of more effective warefare than the one time "stinkpots" which were hurled on to advdrsaries, an opportunity for substantial revenge. "Revenge is sweet" especially to one who has lashed him- self into a very frenzy of passion, and with the feeling that all the violent explosions have only resulted in humiliating discomfiture to himself. And now he has made the worst move in the game he has essayed to play with so much self- vaunted skill. "On to Washington," his watchword for a time, tear tentacles to pieces, crush the skull, exterminate beyond recovery the Octopus Vulgaris, The whale is said to have a particular fondness for j ust this sort of wo rk and he would be the whale which would demolish the Lirnean Hydra. Hard to reconcile, the valiant champion of the people, the fearless advocate, the reformer of morals in one picture, the man who vetoed the ordinance against city betting-rooms in the same frame. He has sacrificed the power he might have exerted on the altar of revenge. Jos, Caien Simpson. 20 (Kijc gvecltev mtfc &p&ct$mcm* [January 0 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Advertise vour stallions now ! It is said that $16,000 was refused for Star Pointer, 2:02£, last week. The prospects for a prosperous year were never so good as the present. Canadian horsemen have bought the Michigan mare Syrena, 2:14\, bySyhinx. Have you noticed the advertisement of Altamont? A cordial invitation is extended to all to see him at Alameda. J. M. Nelson, of Alameda, purchased a black gelding by Dexter Prince, out of a mare by Nutwood, on Monday last. If you have a horse you want to sell, advertise him in the Breeder and Sportsman. It reaches the best class of buyers. There were several good races trotted and paced at Hono- lulu, New Year's Day. We shall receive full particulars by the next steamer. The owner of Directum 2:05^ has been indicted by the Fayette county, Ky., grand jury for standing him without a license. S. P. Jefferson of this city, has a five-year-old sister to Jeffe, 2:1SA, that is said to be even faster than her game little brother. Mary Sable, a brown mare, by Sable Wilkes, out of a mare by Le Grand, took a time record of 2:30 at Danville, Ky., recently. Capt. Ford Thomas is driving a colt by Secretary, out of a mare by Gen. McClellan, that gives promise of being a very fast home. The Speed Track in Golden Gate Park is kept in splen- did order and the number of good trotters and pacers seen on it is increasing daily. Lea 2:18j, by Sidney, nearly died a year ago. She lost all four hoofs, but new ones have now grown, and Bhe may yet race again. She is in foal to Russia. Roled 2:23, by Nephew, who took his mark as a three- year-old in 1893 -inder somewhat remarkable circumstances, will be in W. J. Andrews' string next^year. Geo. Wiley, formerly superintendent of the Oakwood Park Stock Farm, believes there will be better prospects for farmers this year than they have had for the past ten yean. In Arion, 2:073; Baron Rodgers, 2:10£, and Bingen, 2:12J, J. Malcolm Forbes has the three fastest stallions bv their records that are standing for public service in any breeding farm in the world. Matt Mann, who bought out Altao, 2:09J, Trumont, 2:21J, and Atlas, 2:25, has been employed by Dr. Powell Reeves, and is teaching some of the youngsters , how to trot out on the doctor's farm. All who have horses to sell, and wish to sell them, 'should insert an advertisement in the Breeder and Sportsman. There's a demand for good horses, and every one advertised in this journal has been sold. Advertise that stallion if you want owners of brood mares to know where he is located. Printers' ink cannot make a horse successful, but the judicious use of it will increase his chances to a wonderful degree. J. M. Nelson, of Alameda, is negotiating to stand that king of large trotting stallions, James Madison, 2:17£, at his place. He should do well with this horse as his progeny have size, color, good dispositions and speed. The sooner an owner begins to give his stallion the benefit of some judicious advertising the sooner that stallion's book for the coming season will be filled. It pays in business, as in harness racing, to get away in the first tier and going level. We hope there will not be too much wrangling among the delegates at Sacramento to see which district shall hold the fairs hereafter. Gov. Budd, we understand, has given the subject a great deal of careful attention and is thoroughly qualified to act. Gov. Budd, in his recent biennial message, announces the fact that he ia in favor of a reorganization of our agricultural districts where fairs Btaall be held. This is a good idea and with the assurance that we will have some district fairB hereafter the spirits of our stockmen and farmers have be- come buoyant. Referring to the financial troubles and disappearance of D. G. Bricker, the Montana horseman and plunger, the Butte Inter-Mountain of December 19th says it "has it on the best authority that the missing man has sailed from Southampton, bound for Kimberly, South Africa." If this information is correct, Bricker's fortune must have vanished Looking at a horse's hind leg from the Bide, the line from the hock down to the fetlock should be vertical ; the cannon bone should strike the ground vertically ; a perpendicular line dropped from the center of the hip-joint should strike the middle of the hoof ; another dropped from the buttock should touch the point of the hock, and lie almost parallel with the posterior border of the cannon bone. "Charlie," the caretaker, laments the mishap to Hulda to a degree which testifies his sincerity in the belief that had she escaped, not a trotter of 1896 could have taken her measure. The fore ankles was the trouble and in all proba- bility her racing career has come to an end. What a grand broodmare in prospective! Of the highest form, immense speed, taullleat action, and good breeding she should mate well with any stallion of sufficient merit to warrant being chosen. Mr. Spreckels has Dexter Prince and Cupid, but from the result of the combination of Electioneer with the matronal line of Hulda, resulting in Dione, a stallion of that strain should "do the trick." Sutherland & Benjamin write from Saginaw, Mich., contradicting the'report that the pacing mare, Toledo Girl, 2:15, is in foal to Eglon, 2:14£. The Girl was bred to Sphinx, 2:30£, in 1896. They also advise us that Sphinx was credited with but nine 2:20 performers, whereas he should have had ten. Of the three sires of his age listed in this table he has double the number of 2:20 and 2:15 per- formers of his two companions. One of the best indications of the return of good times to the horse interests is that where a vear ago there were a half- dozen horses and for every one a buyer wanted, now there are a half-dozen buyers for every good horse. True, every good horse is not sold at the price asked when offered, but we doubt if it would be possible for an owner to put one on the market and not find a buyer. We mean, in all cases, that the horse must be what the market demands. The bay gelding Edwin C. 2:15. by Elector, the erratic California product who nearly broke half a dozen owners and drivers, is now owned by an Albany, New York, gentleman. Rumor has it that he is the undisputed king of the road down in the Capital City, and that you could not buy him for a barrel of money. Strange as it may seem, Edwin C. never offers to break. He is getting along in years, and has sense — like some men. A letter from Chris Lang of the San Mateo Stock Farm contains, among other good things, the following : "We are all busy preparing the horses for the eaBtern sale. We never had a better lot and the speed they show) is remarkable; individually they are all handsome and it is with regret we think that all these youngsters must soon find other homes. Guy Wilkes and Sable Wilkes are fine, and it is like parting with dear old friends to 6ee them go." As a climax to the Salisbury purchase of an interest in Alix, comes the announcement that at Freeport, III., last week, Morris J. Jones, owner of the mare, began suit against the Californian to collect the sum of $4,000, past due. Salis- bury's interest in Azote 2:04| was attached, and W. H. Crawford, who has acted as agent for Salisbury in some of his business transactions, was made a garnishee defendant in the case. He is in no sense, however, a party to the suit. Mr. John M. Gbeen, of Glenview Stock Farm, Louis- ville, Ky., has sold to Congressman Andrew H. Price of Nashville, the bay stallion Egotist, 2:22}, foaled 1885, by Electioneer, dam Sprite (dam of Sphinx, 2:30|-, etc.), by Belmont, grandam Waterwitch (dam of Viking, 2:19^, etc.), by Pilot Jr. The price paid for the stallion is reported to be $4,000. He is the sire of fourteen trotters and one pacer in the standard list, among them some high-class trotters. The highest-priced and the best-shaped daughter of Nut- wood 2:18|, iB at the Pierce Bros. Santa Rosa Stock Farm. Sbe is called Bye Bye and is a full sister to Lockheart, 2.084, the fastest Nutwood living. She was called the $10,000 beauty after being brought to California. Upon this farm \s another grand-looking mare by Nutwood. She is the dam of that game trotter, Maude M., 2:20£, and these owners also have another Nutwood mare, Maud Palmer (dam of Maud W., 2:20). Mr. George Starr has returned to Terre Haute from New York. His horses arrived last week and are at the sta- ble on the fair grounds. In the lot were his new purchase, the two-year-old trotter by Director; a weanling son out of Planet's dam by Axtel; Mrs. Jo., 2:15£ pacing, and Co- manche, 2:174 trotting. With this lot came Mr. Deming's new Axtells, a weanling and yearling, out of Delight. The yearling is to be called Axis, and is now in Mr. John Young's stable. Dr. G. F. Shiels recently purchased a very fine gelding by Hawthorne out of Brown Priam. This is one of the hand- somest road horses in San Francisco, and reflects great credit on the judgment of his coachman, Ed McElhone, who picked him out at first glance from a draft of horses that were sold to one man at the Shippee sale. There is no need for our local magnates to go to New York and Eastern States and pay big prices for animals for horse-show purposes. Patron- ise home industry and get the best extant. Dick Tilden, the well-known hoise trainer and driver, will have charge of a string of horses at 07erland Park next spring, and will campaign his stable through the Grand Cir- ouit. Mr. Tilden has some faBt horses in his stable. The most noted are Mc Vera, 2:10J; Johnnie Trouble, 2:21}, and a fine trotting stallion which he has just received from J. D. Dobbins of Kansas City. Mr. Tilden has wintered in Den- ver for the last four years, and considers it one of the, best points in the United States for training for early work. We will have District Fairs in California, and although they may not be bo numerous as ofjold, nevertheless we will have enough to make everyone in California happy. In looking over the list of legislators we see a splendid assem- blage of names of men who have always been prominently identified with agricultural fairs, even the speaker of the Senate, our good friend Thos. Flint Jr., of Hollister, and our other good friend, Frank L. Coombs, of Napa, speaker of the assembly, are there. Two valuable helpers in the cause. A sister to Constantine which accompanied the Hickok stable from the East is a finely shaped filly, and if any good estimate can be found on shape and breeding, the 2:12.1 of her brother will be reduced to a lower figure. Inbred to Mam- brino Patchen to the extent of three strains, and with still another of Mambrino Chief, there are enough close crosses of thoroughbred to overcome whatever coarseness might follow so much Mambrino Chief blood. "Counsellor" Crawford paid a large price for her when a yearling and there is little hazard in predicting that the investment will be a paying one. Saturday last Mr. Neal set a plow at work on the Pleas- anton track, breaking it up to sufficient depth to give an en- tirely new surface. While the soil is of the very best kind for track purposes, long use has rendered it Bomewhat rotten and the reversal of the soil will correct that, the only draw- back. In addition to giving better surface material, the top that wna will form a cushion between the harder part below »nd the roadbed giving more elasticity and easier on feet and legs. Mr. Neal intends to drive a good many of the young- sters under his charge barefooted to which there will be no hindrance as the wear of horn on that soil will be less than the natural growth. Dione was practically thrown out by an attack of influ- enza, leaving her weak and affecting her back. A filly of wonderful speed, notwithstanding that her stride was a trifle short, there are good reasons to believe that when fully re- covered she will be troublesome to the best. She is winter- ing on Mr. Spreckles' Aptos Rancho and in that genial cli- mate and with the care she will receive, the coming season will see her in the first flight, however strong the field. There will be merry times on the Pleasanton track when it is again ready for working upon. With good weather a couple of weeks at the furthest will bring it in fitting shape, and when the spring is fairly opened far better than ever be- for J. H. Neal, "Andy" McDowell, "Torn" Keating, Win. Murray, James McGuire, Chauocey Kane, Lee Shaner and others will train there with many of the fastest trotters and pacers of this section under their charge. Great anticipa- tions are raised by the youngsters; Directs and Diablos gifted so highly with speed that should there be a lack of "phen- oms" huge the disappointment. On an ordinary dirt road, according to the Philadelphia Record, a horse can draw three times as much weight as he can carry on his back. On a good macadamized road the animal can pull three times as much as on a dirt road, while on an asphalt pavement the power of the horse is multiplied to such a degree that he can draw eleven times as much as on a dirt road, or thirty-three times as much as he can carry on his back. What the road traffic of cities <*wes to the street railway is illustrated by the computation that on metal rails a horse can draw one and two-thirds as much as on the best asphalt pavement ; four times as much as on Belgian blocks, nine timeB as much as on cobblestones, twenty times as much as on an earth road, «nd forty times as much as on sand. Dr. C. E. Still, of Kirksville, Mo., writes concerning his horses. He says: "The Shah, by Thorr 17313, can pace as fast as any horse owned in the West that is eligible to the 3:00 class. I sent him out a short time last season to educate him. Will have him started when there is good money during 1897. Guydirwood, my premier stallion, was pur- chased from W. L. Habbs, of Phillipsburg, N. S. He is a son of Nutwood, and out of Essie, by Guy Wilkes, grandam by Director; third dam by Almont; fourth dam by American Clay, etc. My brood mares, numbering twenty, are with foal to Guydirwood, with the following exceptions: Mae Wil- ton, by Wilton, dam by Nutwood, in foal to Chimes ; Anna McGregor, by Robert McGregor, dam by Happy Medium, in foal to Nutbreaker; Ella P., by Elf Wood, dam by Baron Wilkes, with foal by Don Wilkes, 2:24 ; Miss Utility, by Nut- wood, dam Utility, 2:13, by Electioneer, in foal to Robert Lee, 2:18. My other mares were sired by Robert Rysdyk, 2:13, Nihilist, Jewell, etc. Shall not campaign Guydirwood until 1S98, when I look to see him secure a very fast record." The new Oregon performer, Altis, 2:25,has been variously reported as by Altas, Altago and Altamont. The best evi- dence points to Altago aB his real sire. — [Jay Beach injreply to this says : "Regarding the above item which appeared in the Breeder and Sport3man last week, I wish to Bay that the performer referred to is Altas, and there has never been a claim that he is by Altago. P. J. Mann of Portland, Or., sent his dam to Altamont on April 12, 1890, to be bred by insurance. She waB bred that day, and the mare was left with me till I was satisfied Bhe was in foal. On March 24, 1891, she foaled the bay horse Altas, and P. J. Mann paid me the service fee. The claim that he was sired by Altas rests entirely on the untrustworthy evidence of M. H. Mann, who, years after the foaling, made the claim that the mare was bred to Altao immediately before she was sent to Alta- mont. Aside from the unreliability of M. H. Mann, this statement was disputed by M. H. Dimick, who at the time of the alleged breeding was in the employ of M. H. Mann. Further than this, Altao was used some that year but got no foals. Altas is an extremely good pacer, but as a grand- son would reflect fully as much credit upon Altamont as though he were a son. Hence I have no individual pre- ference in the matter, and would have credit given where it is properly due." Mr. Ed A. Tipton, who managed the Montana circuit so successfully last season, seems to be looking around for other points to annex to the Montana circuit this season. He has been looking over the field in Denver with the view of open- ing the circuit there. We cordhllv invite Mr. Tipton to consider Portland as a natural point to begin the Northwest circuit. We have an excellent track here well equipped, centrally located, and if Mr. Tipton should take hold of the management success would at once be assured. We have a great many horses in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that have alwa\s patronized this place very liberally, besides we are adjoining the great State of California where horses are very plentiful and transportation from there is very cheap. The winter racing brings together a great many runners at 8an Francisco each year, and, as before stated, transportation is so cheap a great many first-class runners can be started for the Montana circuit via Portland. The people here are fond of the sport, and when offered good attractions turn out well. We would like to see Mr. Tipton take Portland into his Northwest circuit and hold the opening meeting here some time in June. We believe it would be a success from the beginning. — North Pacific Rural. The races at the Fresno track last Saturday amused a large crowd of people, principally strangers. Owing to the condition of the track the proposed polo game and hurdle race were declared off, but the people staved just the same. The first event on the card was a trot for 2:30 horses of this district. The entries were Skeleton and Bolivar. The first heat was won by Skeleton in 2:36. Bolivar took the next three heats. Time— 2:33, 2:34, 2:36. The next event was a polo pony race, half mile and repeat. Lady Finn won, Mies Widd second, and Midget third. Time— 00:54, 00:53. Next on the card was a three-eighths and repeat event. The first heat was won by Blackhorn in 00:37, Durango second, Sontag third and Pedro fourth. Sontag'a rider was changed, and that speedy horse won in two successive heats. Time, 00:37, 00:38. Buckhorn came in second in both of the latter hea's. The three-minute district trot was won by Bolivar, though Clipper took the third and fourth heats. Bolivar won the first, second and fiftb. Fred C. was third. Time, 2:55,2:54,2:58,2:56^,2:57, The Fresno Jockey Club will hold a big spring meeting in this city, and some of the finest horses in the state will be entered. The meetings heretofore held by the club under direction of Secretary Rockman have been very successful and attracted the attention of horsemen all oyer the coast.— FreBno Republican. January 9, 1897] ©tji? gveeliev emir &p&vi8mmu 21 SADDLE. Palmerston has been sold by Leo Kline for $350 to J. H. Shields. The claiming rale has not been enforced up to date at Ingleside, but from now on it will be strictly adhered to. A Lexington (Ky.) dispatch says that Hal Headley has leased Tenny from David Teeny Pulsifer to take the place of imp. Order. Sam Hildreth thought his charge, Lucky Dog, had a royal chance in the Shreve Cup, and thought the public overestimated St. Lee's chances. The great two-year-olds Ornament, Algol, Typhoon II., F. F. V. and Burlesque, with a number of others, are win- tering at Memphis, and reported as doing nicely. Altadena, the filly thought so much of by ''Lucky" Baldwin, and over which he made so much fuss when she was taken away in a selling race, was recently sold at auction for $175. J Eugene Leigh Monday sold to M. J. Kelly old Wood* chopper and the four -year-old Petrarch. Consideration, $300 apiece. They ran in Leigh's colors, though. It looks as if they were bargains at the price. J. H. Shields has presented old Hy Dy to Jockey Pedro Enos. The latter is to send the aged racer to his home be- low San Jose, and he w;'> in future be used as a saddle horse by the children of the J£ ios family. Mike Hennessy has been reinstated by the Ingleside officials, and will have the mount on Gov. Budd in the hur- dle race this afternoon. Hennessv is a good rider either on the flat or over the sticks, and has a host of admirers. Lucky Dog, winner of the Shreve Cup last Friday, pulled up very lame Tue6c!ay morning. This will be regretted by most race-goers, as it was generally supposed the big son oi Darebin had regained the superb form he showed as a two- year-old. Johnny McHale will probably never again face the Btarter in California. He will not be able to race again before next summer. This is very unfortunate, and the owner of this shifty selling plater has the sympathy of all horsemen. Senator Ikby, the once great race horse that Ed Corri- gan paid $S,000 for, and which won several of the rich stakes here when a three-year-old, broke down yesterday morniog while being speeded a quarter at Ingleside, and it is thought he will never face the starter again. M. Maloney and James Petry of Vallejo have a design for a new starting machine which is one of the simplest ever invented. By its use horses can never get caught in the webbing. We understand one of these will be put up at either the Ingleside or Oakland track. M. Cannon has accepted the same retainers for nest year that he held during the season that has just concluded, viz.: he will ride for Kingsclerc first, for his father second, and for Mr. McCalmont third. This season Prince Soltykofi and Lord Cadogan respectively held fourth and fifth claims. Freemason, a winner in Germany, and now a heavily advertised stallion in Eogland, has an own brother in this country that is getting good winners — Odd Fellow, the prop- erty of Kit Chinn. These horses are by the unbeaten Bar- caldine from the Oaks winner, Geheimniss, by Rosicrucian. We understand from one of our new legislators in Sacra- mento that a bitter fight will be made by a number of the leading members of both houses to limit the season of raciDg in any one place in California to sixty days in the vear. The fight will be made on the same basis as that which killed racing in a number of ths Eastern States. Dan Honig's great St. Blaise horse, Magnet, for which he refused $10,000 last summer, and was supposed to have broken down so badly at St. Louis that he would never face the gate again, is taking walking and trotting exercise these days and looking very well indeed. His legs look as if they had been fired, but might appear a whole lot worse. It is feared that Crescendo will not stand training this season. "Kentucky John"' Givens had expectations that the great horse could be got ready for some of the stake events this spring, but it looks as if the only hope for the son of Flambeau is to fire him and give him a year's rest, as his ankle was more badly wrenched than at first sup ■ Lone Princess, chestnut filly, 2, by Prince Royal, dam imp. Lonely, won a six-furlong handicap at New Orleans, in 1:13£, which eclipses the former track record. In racing reports this filly continually appears as running under the name of Lonely, which is the name of her dam. Secretaries should see that horses run under their correct names, for otherwise interminable confusion must result.J Brilliant was thought to be a "ringer" by the judges Dec. 30th, and Captain Rees wanted to make sure that he was the horse he purported to be. Brilliant was brought here from Santa Barbara, but he raced at the fall meeting at Los Angeles, and several local horsemen who went to the Citrus Belt City assured the judges that he was the horse raced in that city. Brilliant was 40 to 1 and came in a close second. We understand Dan Honig told Charley Slaughter to use his own jugdment in riding the odds-on favorite, Zamar II., and if yesterday's exhibition is the best Slaughter can do when not instructed, racegoers will not bank on the boy's judgment much in future. The "Josh Club" of the saddling paddock had Honig going Monday, but he recovered fast and took his colt's defeat much easier than it was expected he would. Harry Dimond made a New Year's present of Bohemian Lass to President A. B. Sprekels yesterday. The filly, who has been rather a racing disappointment, is by Flambeau for imp. Amelia, by Lowlander, and is therefore a half-sister to imp. Janet N. (dam of Cresendo, Bellicoso and Wander- ing Nun), Leland, Virace, Picton, Rinfax and Nomad. She £ouId make a most valuable brood mare, therefore, coming om such a family. When Slaughter took Zamar II., back soon after the Btart that astute trainer (*Gene" Leigh made up his mind that Zamar could not make up the lost advantage and win. Con- sequently he shouted, "Even money Zamar don't win." Pete Reilly, who has not made a bet since he has been here, thought even money was like a message from the dead, so he ejpculated, :,50 for me." Now Pete says that Leigh just stays in the paddock looking for "soft people" like himself. Charles Kerr has secured imp. Green, and the good- looking English horse will be bred to a number of the best Antrim Stock Farm s*ud matrons. Green is a royally-bred horse with a double cress of Touchstone and the same of Irish Birdcatcher, besides other famous winning crosses, being by Childeric (son of Scottish Chief) from Amber, by Nuneham. He should be a great success. There are few Scottish Chief horses in the country. One, Donald A., is a most successful sire. Damocles, a frequent winner around St. Louis, is by him. Walter 3. Hobart attended the racesat IogelBide Tues- day for the first time since last summer. He was accom- panied by his brother-in-law, Mr. Lester. Mr. Hobart's Realization Stakes winner, Bright Phcebus, was booked to start in the mile race, third on the programme, but un- fortunately the famous horse was left at the post and his rider, Price, fined $25 for not getting away with him. This struck most people as a trifle severe, for the horse had tried to break away several times, but was pulled up through the wheeling of Alvarado. The race horses of Dale & McEvoy were sold at auction Saturday before racing commenced. Nick Hall purchased Mary S. for $80, and is worth eight times that sum for a broodmare, with such a turf record behind her as she pos- sesses. Butch Fisher gave $300 for Capt. Reese, and John Coleman paid $S0O for McLigbt. The latter looks the only one that can be got to a race. A maiden three-year old of un- known breeding was sold to Tom Boyle for $85. Dan Lynch paid $150 for a filly by Ventilator, which was purchased last summer by Tommy Butler. Therese, winner of thf first race, -would have been sent at once to A. B. Spreckels' Napa stock farm to swell the liBt of broodmares, if she had not won that race Monday. This pretty little black daughter of imp. Idalium and Mer- cedes wa3 bred by Messrs. Layng and Tozer, of this iournal, though she was foaled the property of W. O'B. Macdonough, and her dam was so highly regarded by the young million- aire that he had her bred to his $150,000 Ormonde. This mare, Mercedes, by imp. Young Prince — Piney Lewis, by Longfellow, was for years bred to Dawn, the trotting stallion, and was purchased at the Whitney sale by a San Rafael gentleman in order to get her Dawn foal. She came within an ace of being taken forever from the list of thoroughbred matrons, and it was only by accident that her royal breeding was discovered. According to "Ruffs Guide" Winter edition for 1896 which is now in the binders' hands, the thoroughbred foals and yearlings sold by auction in the present year number 835, a decrease of only one as compared with 1895, when 838 youngsters changed hands under the hammer. The total amount realized last year by the Sales of juveniles was likewise slightly in excess of this year, the figures reading 167,0161 guineas for 1895, and 166,758 guineas for 1896, the average in both years, therefore, being practically the same, viz , as nearly as possible 262} guineas. The Guide also states that the amount run for under Jockev Club rules in 18y6 was £438,351 12s., being about £2,000 more than in 1895. This refers to only that money won by the winning horses, and does not include ihe prizes taken by the second and third. — London Sportsman. In English stakes, which closed on December 8, American horses are entered as follows: At the Manchester Whitsuntide meeting for JS97, in the John O'Grant Plate for two-year- olds Lord Bereeford enters bay colt Pan II., by imp. Simon Magus, dam Pandora; P. Loriliard enters chestnut filly Atossal, by Sensation, dam Austriana, and bay filly Beryl, by Sensation, dam Belphcebe. In the Derby Plate, for three- year-olds, Lord Beresford enters bay gelding Glaring, by imp. The Sailor Prince, dam Flash. At the September meet- ing in the Michaelmas Plate, for two-year-olds, Lord Wm. Beresford enters brown gelding Blondin II., by The Bard, dam Equipoise, and P. Loriliard bay gelding Eoos, by Strat- ford, dam The Dawn, and bay gelding Bayard II., by The Bard, dam Maumee. The Ingleside judges certainly erred when they took Stan- ford off Haymarket and substituted Spence on the old fellow, for Stanford's reputation for honesty in the saddle is of the best; in fact, hn is an example well worthy of fellowing, and if theie were more Stanfords riding timbei-toppers there would be less talk about ;'shooing in," "helping" and "pul- ling" in these events. And while we are on the subject, we are informed that Stanford was approached in this very race by the owner of a horse, who wanted him to lay Haymar- ket up in the race. Stanford indignantly refused to do so. An investigation is likely to follow, and the developments are sure to prove interesting. Haymarket had been in some twenty-three jumping races, and it is a peculiar fact that he never fell until last Saturday. Milton Young's successful stallion Duke of Montrose, is dead. He was the sire of Montrose (winner Kentucky Derby), Saragossa and many other, good ones. Bred by the late James A. GrinBtead in 1877, he was by Waverly (son of imp. Australian), from Kelpie, by imp. Bonnie Scotland ; second dam Sister to Ruric (dam of Grinstead), by imp. Sovereign; third dam the immortal Levity, by imp. Trustee, etc. The Duke won one race aB a three-year-old, five as a four-year-old out of thirteen starts, besides running second several times to Luke Blackburn, the crack of his day. Two race horses met their deaths on Saturday last, one at Oakland, the other at Ingleside. They were respectively Faro and Gordon. The first-named collided with Pronto, while Gordon fell and broke his shoulder, the "friendly bul- let" ending his sufierings. Faro, six years old, the winner of many good races, was by Prince of Norfolk — Avondale, by Marmaduke, owned by A. Y. StpphenBon. Gordon, a three- year-old, won a race at Iogleside last spring and ran into place and show a few times. He was owned by H. T. Griffin and was a black colt by Tremont from Blue Bells. Johnny Alviso, the lad that was riding Pronto at the time Faro was billed, is reported in a dying condition from the injuries sus- tained at that time. On a Sydney suburban course, one of the very '' smartest" trainers called the handicapper aside and asked him particu- larly " to watch the running of his horse which had only been in hand three weeks." Now, before starting for the course, the horse had got fairly stuffed with bran — probably wandered from his box to the feed-room — and the owner's instructions to jockey were: "Make every post a winning one." During the running of the race owner and handicap- per stood together. The bran seemed rather to agree with the gee, and he rounded into the straight with a strong lead, the handicapper remarking to the owner, "I'm watching him carefully, old man !" And as the horse finished, with his field nearly distanced, the owner almost fell down dead as the handicapper, with a thoughtful mien, shook him heartily by the hand with the remark — "if that's three weeks' work, in the name of thunder what'll he be like in six ?" In the interest of a new racing bill for Pennsylvania, a meeting will be held at the Philadelphia Turf Club on Thurs- day evening, January 5th, 1897, to arrange planB and frame a bill to be presented at the coming session of the Legisla- ture. It is the purpose of those interested to solicit the sup- port of all horsemen and tradesmen who would be benefitted by a change of the present stringent laws. Statistics show that during the last two years breeders, farmers, blacksmiths, wagon-builders, harness-makers and all branches relating to the horse have suffered greatly. The aid of the various ag- ricultural associations throughout the State is solicited in the movement. It will be the aim of the framers of the bill to make it impossible to have a repetition in this State of the experience of New Jersey and Maryland, where all-the- year around racing brought the sport into disrepute. Racing is likely to be limited to a period between June and Novem- ber 1, and no one track, association or individual be allowed to give more than a certain number of days' racing in any one year. — Philadelphia Record. The Belgian government ha6 drafted a bill for the Senate which will cause some commotion among those who have been advertising in French newspapers to send information respecting French racing from across the frontier Accord- ing to the bill betting on foreign racing is totally prohibited, and turf speculation is limited to persons actually on the race course, betting the one with the other. An interdiction has been placed on the sale of information, and the penalty of imprisonment from eight days to six months and a fine of from 4 sovereigns to 200 sovereigns, with the confiscation of all monies found in the possession of the delinquents. The same penalties are incurred by anyone who by means of ad- vertisements, etc, indicates the agencies or individuals who carry on betting or the sale of information. Racecourses will require government permission to carry on betting, which will be confined to certain enclosures, one inside and another outside, admission to which will be given on payment of a premium of £0 per cent on the entrance money, the only profit which racecourses will be permitted to derive from turf speculation. Lucky Dog, winner of the Shreve Cup yesterday, was the greatest $500 horse ever picked up at a public auction, and the Breeder and Sportsman said as much at the time Barney Schreiber bought him at the Reed sale at that figure. The genial Teuton let Sam Hildreth have the big horse for that identical sum, too, it is said, and now the Dog comes out and beats Schreiber's best colt, for which he refused $7,500 last fall. This is ju9t one of the many vicissitudes in a lively turfman's life — the cast-off beating Mr. Man's "good horse." Lucky Dog was one of the heavy-winning two-year-olds of his year, and his winnings in stakes and purses during his entire turf career will foot up something over $30,000, if memory serves us well. He's the largest race horse in train- ing in the country, in all probability, standing about seven- teen hands and weighing, in racing condition, about 1,275 pounds. When his racing days are over he'll be worth a few thousands for a sire, too, for he comes from the great Levity family, which gave us a Salvator, a Leonatus and a Luke Blackburn. Sam Hildreth's reputation as a trainer was good before yesterday, but to train the winner and runner-up in a race like the one of New Year's Day is an honor accorded few conditioners of race horses. The stallion, Baliol, though holding the Royal Dublin Society's certificate, was again examined on Saturday last before the completion of his purchase for the Cobham Stul, and passed sound by Mr. J. VV. Peatt, M. R. C. V. S. Baliol was the most successful all-around sire in Ireland, where among his stock during the current season there are no fewer than fifteen winners on the flat, while the jumpers by him are notoriously first-rate. In the number of his winners Baliol heads the list for 1896 in Ireland, and he is second in regard to the value of stakes won. Being a three-parts brother to Doncaster, whose value at the stud proved almost incalculable, and a r the fall meeting of 1S97 and three for the spring meeting of 1898. Entries to all these exceedingly tempting morsels for turfmen are to close January 15, 1897, with W. E. Letcher, Secretary, Eoom 303, Neave Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Of the spring stakes, 1897, the Sapphire is for two-year-old fillies, five furlongs, value SI, 500 ; The Emerald, for two-year-old colts and geldings, five and one-half furlongs, $1,500; The Euby, selling, for two-year-olds, top price $2,500, five furlongs, value $1,250; The Diamond, fortwo-year- olds, penalties and allowances, six furlongs, $1,500 J The Ohio Stakes, selling, three-year-olds, seven-furloDgs, $1,500; The Cincinnati Press Stakes, all ages, penalties and allowances, six furlongs, $1,500; The Losantiville Stakes, three-year-olds and over, selling, mile and a six- teenth, $1,500: The Fourth of July Handicap, three- year olds and upward, one and one-fourth miles, $1,S00, and The Christian Moerlein Brewing Company Stakes, handicap, three-year-olds and upwards, one and one- eighth miles, $1,500. For the Fall meeting entries are to close on the 15th inst. in The Garnet, The Gem and The Pearl, all worth $l,500,distances respectively,six-fur- longs,one mile and six furlongs.The 1898 stakes advertised are the Oakley Derby, one and one fourth miles, $2,500 added, of which $350 to second and $150 to third, $50 forfeit, or only $30 if declared August 1, 1S97, $150 in all to start. The Buckeye Stakes, $1,500 added, one and one eighth miles, and The Cincinnati Oaks, for three- year-old fillies.one and one sixteenth miles,$l,250 added. The Derby and Buckeye Stakes are for three-year-olds. We hope to see a long list of entries sent on from California to these very liberal stake events. Eead the advertisement over carefully and don't delay sending in your entries. Koyally-Bred Hackneys. In New York City, on Wednesday, February 3, 1897, at 11 a. m., the greatest sale of registered hackneys in American hisjory is booked to take place at the New American Horse Exchange, Broadway and Fiftieth street, under the management of W. D. Grand. In this sale is the champion hackney stallion, Matchless of Londesboro, and fifty of his get, including eleven full- blooded colts and several imported hackney mares, among the number champion Lady Alice and Danish Girl. See the advertisement in this issue. New and Rich Stakes of the C. J. C. The California Jockey Club has instituted six new stakes for two-year-olds, entries to which close January 12th with E. B. Milroy, Secretary, 204 Sutter street, San Francisco, Cal. These events are the Elmwood Stakes, weights ten pounds below the scale, special conditions, value $1000, of $200 to second and $100 to third, four furlongs; The Flying Stakes, for fillies, weights 5 pounds below the scale, allowances, value same as Elmwood, four fourlongs; The Eacing Stakes,selling,top price $2000, value $1000, four furlongs; The Waterhouse Stake, five pounds below the scale, valued $1,250 penalties and al- lowances, four and one-half furlongs; The General Arthur Cigar Stake, SI, 250, penalties and allowances, four and one-half furlongs, and the Candelaria Handi- cap value SI, 500, five furlongs. In these events it costs $10 to enter and $25 additional to start. Don't forget the date of closing (January 12th), and enter your youngsters libeially, for if you intend selling it greatly enhances their value. See advertisement in this issue. St. Louis' Stake Offering. The St. Louis Fair Association, one of the most in- fluential and enterprising organizations of its kind in the world, offers no less than eighteen rich stakes to the attention of turfmen throughout the country, entries to which close January 15, 1S97, with Eobert Aull, Secre- tary, Fair Grounds, St. Louis, Missouri. The Inaugural is worth $2,000, Debutante $1,500, Kindergarten $1,500, Two-yeai-old Championship $2,000, Memorial $1,800, Club Members' Handicap $3,000, Brewers' $1,500, Mis- sissippi Valley $1,500, Meremac $1,500, Goldanrod $1,500, Laurel $1,500, Missouri $1,500, Independence $1,500, Mound City $1,500, Ozark $1,500, Isabella $l,500,Chrysanthemum $1,500, while the St. Louis Derby lor 1898 hs» $5,000 added. Eead the advertisement in this issue, and if you are as liberal as the club there will be a grand list of nominations. The Latonia Jockey Club, as usual, is well to the front in the matter of offering rich stakes to the atten- tion of turfmen throughout the country. In our columns ] this week will be found advertised a host of the club's : stake events, entries to which are booked to close Jan- uary 15, 1S97, with Secretary E. C. Hopper, Covington, Ky. The Clipsetta, Harold, Sensation and Covington Spring Stakes, to be run next spring, are for two-year- olds, the first three worth $1,500, the fourth $1,250, dis- tances five, five, six and five and one-half furlongs. The three-year-old events to be run at the spring meeting are The Eipple Stakes and Latonia Spring Prize, each worth $1,500, distances respectively one mile and a mile and an eighth. For three-year-olds and upwards there are offered the Tobacco, Milldale, Decoration Handicap Cincinnati Hotel Handicap and the Kentucky Steeple- chase, worth $1,500, $1,500, $1,800, $1,500 and $1,000. In the fall of 1897 the Kimball, Zoo Zoo and Central Kentucky States, for two-year-olds, will be down for decision, and all are worth $1,500 apiece, the distances, six furlongs, six furlongs, six furlongs and one mile. The 1S9S spring stakes now open, all for three-year-olds (foals of 1895), are tbe Latonia Derby one and one-half miles, $2,500 added, $100 to start; Himyar Stakes, one and one-eighth miles, $1,500 added, and the Latonia Oaks, for fillies, one and one-fourth miles, $1,250 added These are certainly worth the attention of every owner of a promising youngster in the land, and we shall be dis- appointed if a large number of entries are not received from Coast turfmen. Liberal, Brand-New Stakes of the P. C. J. C. On the 15th of the present month entries to a num- ber of rich stakes just inaugurated by the Pacific Coast Jockey Club will close with Secretary W. S. Leake, Parlors A and B, Palace Hotel, this city. The stakes we refer to are The Corrigan, a handicap sweepstakes for two-year-olds, guaranteed $1000 to the owner of the first horse, $200 to second and $100 to third, distance five furlongs ; The White Seal Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, value the same as the Corrigan, distance four furlongs; Androus Stakes, for two-year-olds, value same as others, four and a half furlongs: The Ullman Stakes, a selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds, top price $2000, worth same as the above, also four and a half furlongs, and lastly, The Schreiber Stakes, for two-year-old colts and geldings, also worth $1000 to the owner of the first horse, $200 to second, $100 to third. In all these events the entrance fee of $10 must accompany the entry, it costing $25 additional to start. Owners of two-year- old gallopers cannot afford to overlook these liberal stakes, and we hope to see them filled with the flower of the younger flock. See advertisement in this issue. Memphis a Great Racing Center. The New Memphis Jockey Club is certainly making a big bid for the patronage of turfmen all over the coun- try, as a glance at the rich stakes offered by that organi- zation, and advertised in this issue, will show. Entries to these very liberal events close January 15, 1S97, and all nominations should be addressed to "New Memphis Jockey Club, Eoom 2, Cotton Ex-mange Building, Memphis, Tenn." The Tennessee Derby, is guaranteed worth $5,000, the Tennessee Oaks has $1,500 added, the Gaston Hotel Stakes $1,000 added, the Ardelle Stakes 1,000 added, the Memphis Stakes $1,000 added, the New Gayoso Hotel Stakes is worth $1,000, tbe Luehr- mann Hotel Stakes is valued at $1,500, the Peabody Hotel Handicap worth $1,500; the Montgomery Handi- cap has $200 added, while the Cotton Slakes (steeple- chase) has $500 added. Surely these stakes should be well- filled with entries from this part of the world. Ideal Park Association to the Fore. The new Ideal Park Eacing Association, of which Martin Nathanson is Secretary, with headquarters at 932 Monadnock Building Chicago, 111., makes rapid strides to the front by offering no less than nineteen rich, guaranteed stakes, entries to which close March 1, 1S97. The chief event is the Ideal Park Handicap, for three- year-olds and upward, guaranteed worth £6, 000, distance one mile and three-sixteenths; the Wisconsin Handicap, all ages, guaranteed $2,500, six furlongs. Then follows seventeen other stakes, ranging in value from $1,000 to $1,500. Very wealthy men are members of this associa- tion, and they have a fine racing plant in Wisconsin about midway between Chicago and Milwaukee. Eead the advertisemet in this issue. The entrance fee will be a nominal one, and racing begins at Ideal Park on the 3d of May. January 9, 1897] eftije ^xettfsv am? gtpavt&tnaxi. 2ci Bargains in Horseflesh. Opportunity is offered to secure a number of splendid argains in thoroughbred horseflesh of the agents of W. O'B. Macdonougb — Superintendent James McDonnell, Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo, County, Cal., or A. S. Baldwin, 10 Montgmery street, this city, A number of thoroughbred mares are in the offering, be- sides several St. Carlo yearlings. As the breding season will soon commence this chance to get most excellent mares should not be overlooked. Mr. Macdonoughs band of selected mares for individuality and blood lines is not surpassed by those belonging to any other horse breeders in California and he offers these at ridiculously low prices. Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! HOOF-BEATS. At the last Auckland meeting, in the principal stake events, Cannon Shot, by Artillery, won the Kicarton Welter Handicap. In the Stewards handicap he was second to Vanilla, bv Vanguard, and in the Auction Handicap Bellig- erent by Artillery won. In the Oak Stakes Firefly by Ar- tillery was beaten for third place by a nose. This splendid Musket stallion was brought to California last season and was bred to sorre good msres at Kancho del Paso. We are in receipt of the following letter from P. J. Han- non, at Marcus Daly's Bitter Root Farm : Hamilton, Mont., Dec. 29, 1896. Breeder & Sportsman, San Fran- cisco, Cal., Gentlemen: — We note in your issue of the 26th lost, that you have added to imp. Hard Tack's name some- thing that does not belong to it, namely, "In England." The error probably arises from the fact that when our last cata- logue was iseued this horse was in England, and this was noted by bracketing the words (in England) after his name." The Caulfield Cup was won this season by Mr. J. Mit- chell's b g Cremorne, a, by Glorious-Nea, carrying 121 lbs, Straightfire, br h, a, by Grand Flaneur-Crossfire second, with 101 lbs., Le Var br c, 3, by Lochiel-La Valette, third. He ran the mile and a half in 2:^8^, ridden by E. Huxley. Cre- morne was at 30 to 1 in the betting. This seems to be a lucky name for a race horse. Cremorne won the Epsom Dei by in England.a Cremorne was a crack racer in Kentucky in the late seventies, and now a Cremorne wins the Caulfield Cup, 2,000 sovereigns to the winner. After an absence of some twelve years Altamont has re- turned to California, and that length of time has made small diflerence in his appearance. He can safely be rated as the best son of Almont without detracting from the well-earned fame of others. Six in 2:10 or better is a record held by him alone, and surely no one will say that his chances have been as fauorable as others have secured. A trifling sway of the back is about all the change in his formation, and the hardiness of constitution is still evident. Eating all that he is given and prone to play when driven. A game, resolute trotter, some of the praise must be given his grandam, very nearly or quite thoroughbred. Betjzetta seems delighted with her return to California. In a big paddock at Pleasanton, Saturday last, grass above her ankles, bine sky and warm sunshine, she exhibited such an exhileration of spirits that told as plainly as words her intense satisfaction. From end to end of the paddock at a trot so fast and true that it seemed a two-minute clip without question, and unable to work ofl the excess of good feeling in that way, gamboled as blithely as a two-year-old. She has greatly improved in appearance, " filled out" and rounded, and in place of the angularity of colthood matured into a grand specimen of the American trotter. Another winter here will overcome the slight attack of influenza which it is said was the trouble last season. MR. WILLIAM CORBITT WILL CLOSE OUT HIS FAMOUS STUD.— Peter C. Kellogg, Auctioneer and Sale Manager, has received so many inquiries since the an- nouncement of the sale of Mr. William Corbitt's San Mateo Trotting Stud, to take place at Madison Square Garden, February 16 to 19, 1897, that we are requested to make the following statements in order to head ofl further correspond- ence and satisfy the public demand for exsct facts. Many have aBked : Will Guy Wilkes and SaSle Wilkes be sold ? The answer is yes. The only stallion of any import- ance that will be temporarily retained is Oro Wilkes, for reasons that will appear later. Others have aBked : Will Mr. Corbitt sell all of his great producing mares ? The answer is yes, with a possible quali- fication in one or two instances not dependent upon their quality, but upon circumstances that will necessarily prevent their shipment. Four or five of his mares are so timed that they would be liable to foal in transit, and these will have to be left at home, but will be shipped to a later sale. The necessity of holding these mares back explains why Mr. Cor- bitt will retain Oro Wilkes until they are sold. Of course, he would prefer to hold back Sable Wilkes or Guy Wilkes, but that would raise a doubt in the mind of the public as to whether he really intended closing out. It is not thought that more than one or possibly two of the greatest mares will need to be held back. Others have asked: Will the best of his stake-colt "pros- pects" be included ? The answer is yes. In fact those are ihe very ones that are included. Mr. Corbitt wtll ship all the weanlings (which at the sale will rate as yearlings) that are engaged in the great stakes. He will not ship to this market, however, his other yearlings from untried mares, as the New York market for very young stock has not of late been sufficiently encouraging in view of the fact that the cost of freight from California, when all incidentals are paid, amounts to over $100 per head. He will therefore close out ! at a sale in California such animals as apparently could not | profitably be shipped to New York. As a breeder who has gone in and placed his stocE in the ! thickest of the fight and come off so victoriously on the great ; trotting circu'ts that on various occasions he has held the : highest winning animal or the greatest winning stable or the leading winning sire; few men rank with Mr. Corbitt. His stud was never a large one and, therefore it must have been I its superior quality that enabled him during the past decade I to put up such a fight, for his winnings have been almost ex- [ clusively with horses of his own breeding. Certainly no breeder who has bred so few has won so much. If he has been equalled by any other breeder whose horses were home- j bred (which may be doubted) it must have been by some ' owner of a much larger stud. The fact that he maintained a home trotting stable operated against the success of his for- mer sales, as it invariably does in all such cases, although his offerings have proved very superior. The buying public is greatly influenced by the apparent motive of the owner in selling. Now that the cream of this highly successful stud is to be sold, Mr. Kellogg is not far amiss in claiming that i its closing out will constitute the most really important event in the trotting world since the memorable dispersal of Mr. L. J. Rose's stock in 1S90. Read the advertisement. Sires of Two or More in the 2:10 List. The Longworth's are doing well and in all probability some of them will appear on the tracks the coming season. Longworth by Sidney, his dam Grey Dale, the dam of Silver Thread, — by American Boy Jr. is good enough breeding, and then his record in the teens is another mark in his favor. Better yet his colt are showing well. With very little training a yearling has trotted in 2:37i. A two-year-old in 233 and a three-year-old in 232. These are all pacers, though their dams are by Antero, Antevolo and Geo. M. Patchen Jr* He, and the colts named, are owned by A. C. Dietz, so prominent a few years in harness-racing circles who has a stock farm near Santa Paula, Ventura Co., Cali- fornia. — » Second Payments in the "Stanford Stakes." The following is a'.list of the second payments made in the "Stanford Stakes," to be trotted in 1897 : Oakwood Park Stock Farm's br g Wm, M. Lent, b h Owyhee, ch g Dr. Hammond and b f Nellie Emmett. M. S. Severance's br c Uncle James and b c Zip. River View Stock Farm's b f Fraulien Dexter. La Siesta Ranch's b s Wand. D. E. Knight's s g Lvnall. S. H. Hoy's br g McNall7. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b c Gelano and b f Nordeau. W. D. Munger's b f Pililta Manger. The following is a list of the second payments made in the "Stanford Stakes," to be trotted in 1895 : Oakwood Park Stock Farm's ch f Fairway, b f Sorona. b h Oak- wood Prince. M. S. Severance's br f Glendoveer. River View Stock Farm's b c George Bnckman. J. B. Iverson's b f Dania. br g Eageny. I. L. Borden's sc I. L. B. La Siesta Ranch's b s Warranty. D. E. Knight's b g Lynn Hood, b g Dos Mintos. C. A. Duriee's b f May Horgan. R. Jordan Jr.'s Mabel Leigh. Palo Aito Stock Farm'B b f Lady Love, ch c Prince Idle br f Lillian May, br c Manaloa, b c Altoreno. Vendome Stock Farm's br c Dr. Frasse. The stallions that have sired two or more performers that have entered that select circle, the 2:10 list, number twenty- five. The sons of George Wilkes predominate in a large degree over the sons of any other sire, he having ten to his credit, the aggregate number of the get of which is 26. On- ward has four to his credit, while |his sons (Shadeland On- ward and Mikeagan) have five. George Wilkes' grandsons in this list, of which there are four, show in the aggregate nine, making a total of thirty-five that descended through the male line to the ''Heio of Ashgrove." The leading stal- lion in this list, it will be seen, is the Oregon horse, Alta- mont, with six to his credit, closely followed by the Tennessee favorite, Brown Hal, with five. Electioneer and Young Jim each have three trotters with records of 2:10 or better, which is unequalled by any others. Guy Wilkes, Wilton, Jay Bird and Alcyone, all sons of George Wilkes, have two each, The only stallions that are in the list and have representatives in the list are Direct, Eoy Wilkes, Lockheart and Gazette. Below we give a table of the stallions who have had two or more of their produce to trot or pace in 2:10 or better, to- j gether with their sires and the number in the list : Name. Sire. Trotters Pacers. 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Young Jim Strathmore 3 Barney Wilkes Kentnckv Prince Geoige Wilkes Onward Bald Hornet Mikeagan Bald Hornet 2 2 2 The Situation To-Day. Now that the holiday season is over perhaps you had better get ready to put a little more enthusiasm into the horse business. It is in worse condition than any other and it will not take much good feeling, all along the line, to make things seem like the days of the industry in which a man looked upon his horses as his best property. The skeptic and the chronic complainer have held the field too long. They, mistook the fall of the gingerbred trimmings for the destruction of the structure. In their minds the failure of a horse to sell for $60,000 one year that had cost $30,000 the year before, was the best evidence in the world that the business, of itself, was doomed to decay. They did not reason from cause to effect — in fact they did not even go into a search for cause, but set up a croaking and have carried it on with an exhibition of stamina that makes a breeder anxious to get some for his colts every time he thinks about it. But it is about the season for parting company with the calamity howlers in the business, or rather on the edge of the business, for they have never been deeply interested in it. There will be a great number of high- class race meetings in 1897 and every year there- after. Purses and stakes are not growing smaller. Bed rock in that line was reached seme months ago and the tendency now is in the direction of a conserva- tive increase up to a certain safety point. The horse that races well or drives well is in greater demand than ever, and the price asked for a good one may go well into the thousands and not disconcert the prospective buyer in the least. Men are not staying awake nights for fear a good prospect will get away from them, but they are on the alert, whereas a year ago many of the same individuals did not care a rap lo look at any sort of horse with a view to purchasing. The demand has increased instead of fallen off. Scores of men have gone out of the breeding business under the immutable law of supply and demand that is so much the better for those who have remained. All the scares, including electri- city and Ihe bicycle.have been but scares so far as the really good horse of any special breed is concerned. It is, there- fore,time for every interested person to get out of the "dumps." The lessons of the past four years have been thoroughly taught. A few may not have learned them, which will be to their undoing at no distant date, but the greater number know them to the last punctuation mark. The demands of the market are not mysterious, and the one fact ever upper- most in the mind of the shrewd breeder is that merit alone commands a premium, or to be entirely within the truth, any profitable price at all. Horses can now be raised and sold at a comfortable margin of gaiu, and there will be an in- crease over that very soon, so that the breeder who, aft?r all, is the person most deeply interested, has no reason for giving way to a feeling of despondency if he is on the right track in his breeding operations. As to the campaigner, we see no reason why he should lose hope. Few tracks have been abandoned of late and there is no prospect that material additions will be made to the number. It has been said by some one that it takes a better one now to win than ever be- fore. There is nothing in that contention, for it always did take a good one and and it always will. Besides, the charces to get better ones have increased, which would offset any dis- advantage that might have arisen through a change in the quality of the horse raced. There is no particular cloud in the sky these closing days of the year. There is no storm in sight. The horse business has survived the very worst that can possibly coxne to it and is still one of the greatest-interests known to America. We believe the men in it have given sufficient evidence that they have pluck and energy. They can and will realize on their investments, and we do not think they will waste much time listening to the men whose sole stock in trade is a case of the "blues " In 1897 business affairs will restore themselves to the proper basis and horse interests will be in good condi- tion as is possible to get some cf the benefits. Let us stop mourning over what has passed and stock up on some genu ine enthusiasm Ibr the future. — HorsejReview. "Jay Eye See, 2:10." Mr. Jackson L. Case, Manager of Hickory Grove Farm, at Racine, Wis., Home of Jay Eye Bee, writes : "After tryiog every known remedy I removed a large bunch from a three-year-old filly of two years' standing, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment. It is the best prepara- tion I have ever used or heard of. I heartily recommend it to all horsemen." For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunches use this marvelous cure worth many times its price. Price $1.50. For sale by J. A. McKerron and X O'Kane. S. F. also druggists in general. Ravenna, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1S96. H. S. Bossart & Co., Latrobe, Pa. Gentlemen :— The bottle of Curine I ordered from you did its work to perfection. For Wind Puffs and ugly sores on horses I believe it has no equal. It is indispensible in the stable of a human horse owner. Yours sincerely, L. H.Bean. Denver, Colo., June 5, 1895. I had a very bad running sore on my left foot for over a year. Could find nothing to relieve me until I tried DeHuy's Balm-oline. I now wear my shoe and my foot seems as well as ever. L. F. McMobkow. Habtfobd, Dec. 2, 1891. Deab Sib : — (tYour "Absorbine" I have used on my mare with good results. I am pleased to recommend "Ab- sorbine" to horse owners as a valuable remedy for Wind- galls, Strained Tendons, etc. Yours truly, Chas. Fbancis Root. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBATJLT/S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. H. Gombanlt es-Vetert nary Sm geon to ; tbe French Government Bind. vST- SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRINO Impossible tqprod'tce any scar or blemish. The Safest be*t BLISTER ever used. Takes tlio place of aJIUoi* mentsfor mild or severe action. Itemoves cllBunchci or .Blemishes from Dorses or Cottle. AS a HUMAN REMEDY, for RnpnmatUm, Sprnlns, Sore 1 liront , Etc., it 13 invaluable. UfC PIDADAUTCC that one tablespoon fnl of. Iffc tiUAHANItt caustic balsam whi produce more actual results tliau a whole bottle or 6:iy liniment or spavin cure mirt ure ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran. t"d to cive satisfaction. Pi -Ice S 1 .50 per bottle, Sold Ly Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with full rti'-ections for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, / timonials, etc £ddr'jss r. 3E LAWREKCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland. O, 24 ©Jj* gvesiiev mxir &p0vt8txtixn* [Januaky 9, 1897 THE KENNfiL Kennel Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Jan.? raltry and Kennel Club's bench show, Sacrameuco, I'nL; W. E. Ladd, Secretary, Siocktou. Cal. Feb. 2-6— New Euulaud Kennel Club's bench, show, Boston, Secre- tary OHice 167 Tremont street. Feb. 22-25— Westminister Kennel Club's bench show, New York. James Mortimer. tfaixTinteodeot. Mar. 3-6— St, Louis Kennel dub's second annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison. Secretary. Mar. 10-13— Mascontata Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. Lincoln, Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Lonisvilie. Kv., J. A. Reaves, Secretary. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. John Hetlennan, Secretary. April —.—Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harker, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. Nov. 23-2(5— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench show, Baltimore, Md.. Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. FIELD TRIALS. Jan. is— United States Field Trial Club's winter trials, West Point, Miss.; W. B. Stafford, secretary Jan. IS— Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's fourteenth annual trials, Bakersfield, Cal.; J. M. Kilgariff, secretary, San Francisco, Cal. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Sprint* Meeting, Ingleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, -110 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Pacific Kennel CJub. The regular monthly meeting of the Pacific Kennel Club held at the Occidental Hotel last Wednesday evening, brought out barely a quorum. President H. Bier was in the chair, the other members present were; Financial Secretary C A Haight, Recording Secretary H W Orear, H C Golcher, F H Bushnell, James E Watson, T J Wattson, S E Fisher, E W Briggs, E H Wakeman and A Russell Crowell. The treasurer reported a balance of $304.35 cash on hand. The committee on constitution and by-laws reported pro- gress. W. S. Schmidt's letter regarding medals was ordered laid on the table. The resolution to disband that was laid on the table at the last meeting was then taken up. The secretary reported that only nine postals had been received in answer to the circular letter mailed to the members of the club. Eight of these were in favor of continuing the club, but only one of the writers was present at the meeting. E. W. Briggs moved that the club disband and join the Olympic Gun Club, but the motion was not acted upon. He then moved that the resolution to disband be postponed in- definitely and the motion was carried. On motion a committee of three, consisting of E. W. Briggs, F. H. Bashnell and C. A. Haight, were appointed to wait upon the board of directors of the Olympic Gun Club and interview the members of the Pacific Kennel Club with a view to ascertaining on what terms a consolidation can be effected. After considerable talk the meeting adjourned. The committee, on learning that the Board of Directors of the Olympic Gun Club were still in session, weot at once to the club house and conferred with them. The board were found to be unanimously in favor of con- solidation, and it was determined to call a special meeting of the Pacific Kennel Club on Tuesday evening next and get the views of the members, and if possible consolidate at once and claim dates for a bench show. We are sorry to see the Pacific Kennel Club lose its iden- tity, but as things are going the club will cease to exist if left to itself. The scurrilous pen of our contemporary has created ao much disgust at kennel matters by members of the club that no one cares to accept any office in the club for fear of having his character assailed and his private business in- jured by the villainous slander of the "mischief maker." It iB an ill wind that blows no good to anyone, and the mis- chief maker should be thanked by the dog lovers of this state. A bench show held by the Olympic Gun Club with 200 members to work for its success will bring out 500 dogs and be the greatest financial success of any show ever held on this coast. Our San FranciBco shows will rival many of the Eastern ones and the dog interest of this section of the slate will receive the greatest boom it has ever known. We are heartily in favor of the Pacific Kennel Club merging into the Olympic Gun Club and every lover of the dog that lookB into the matter carefully must acknowledge that in no way can the doggy interests be better served, The Sacramento Show. The entries to the initial show of the California State Poultry and Kennel Club to be held at Sacramento on Jan. 9—12 closed on the 1st with the very fair entry of 149. Considering that this is the first show of the club and the fact that this is the hunting season and all sporting dogs are out of show condition, the entry is a good one. Stocktcn only mustered 177. Stockton will send 33 or 34 dogs. Oakland and San Fran- cisco about 50. The St. Bernards, greyhounds and Great Dane? are mostly Sacramento dogs. One singularity of the entry is the fact that there is not a single fox terrier in the open bitch class. Judging will begin promptly at 10 a. m. to-day. The entry is as follows : st, Bernard'l (Hough and Smooth) 20 Pot n ten 10 panleli ix Great Danes i:t Greyhounds,., Irish setters \) Bull terriers 3 ■Hands 2 Chesapeake Bay (logs 2 Gordon Betters 2 Beatles. 2 Pugs 2 Iriwn terriers Judges at the "Westminster K. C. Show. The judges who have agreed to judge at the W estminster Kennel Club Show, and those who have been invited to officiate are as follows says Turf Field and Farm : Mibs A H Whitney will judge St. Bernards at the coming show. Dr. Rich H Derby, President of the American Mastifi' Club, has been invited to judge mastiffs and bloodhounds, but as he is in England, bis reply must be necessarily de- layed. Mr H W Lacy will judge poodles. Mr R D Perry, President Brunswick Fur Club, will judge American foxhounds. Mr Geo B Post Jr, has been invited to judge beagles. Mr Chas D Bernheimer has been invited to judge Great Danes. Mr Dwight Baldwin, Allston, Mass, will judge Boston terriers. There will be special judge for English foxhounds. Mr L A Klein will judge dachshunde and Messrs Raper and Astley will take most of the other breeds, Mr Raper taking many of the sporting classes. Mr Andrew Laidlaw has been asked to judge cockers. There will be all told 266 classes as against 246 at the last Bhow. A Dogrgv Marriage. We are continually hearing of the extraordinary way in which dogs are dressed up in France, but perhaps the most remarkable in its connection is an entertainment which is said recently to have taken place in Paris consisting of a wedding of two poodles says the Shooting Times. The hostess for the occasion was Madame Ephrussi, who in order to provide Borne amusement invited all her friends who possessed dogs to bring them to her house to attend the wed- ding of her favorite poodle, by name Diane. The dress of the bride consisted of while satin trimmed with valuable lace, a long tulle veil and orange blossom. That of the bridegroom, a big white poodle, belonging to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, the father of Madame Ephrussi, was a full evening dress with an enormous favor in his buttonhole. The ceremony took place in the big ball room. On a dais at the end of the ball room was perched a bull- dog belonging to Comte de Berteux, who, sitting on his haunches on a magnificently embroidered cushion, represented Monsieur le Maire, a tall silk hat having been tied on his head, and a tricolor sash, badge of office, tied round his wa'st. On the arrival of the poodle bride and bridegroom, walking on their hind legs, the bulldog was induced to birk two or three times, which was supposed to constitute the for- mula prescribed by the French marriage law. There were several canine bridesmaids, dressed in embroidered white satin coats and veils, the remainder ef the dogs bringing up the rear on all fours. The marriage register, which was in an adjoining room, was signed by all the human guests, the signature of the dogs being inscribed by their owners. ■•■ Antidote for Strychnine. I noticed in a recent issue the query, what is best to carry to antidote strychnine poison, when shooting. I have saved many dogs in the field and in different sections where I have lived by mother tincture of belladonna. Get the green root or mother tincture at any homeopathic pharmacy, and if the dog has had bit one spasm ten to fifteen drops down its throat will antidote the poison; it not, repeat every fifteen minutes. When the dog has had the poison down long euough to ciuse paralysis, and is unable to swallow, a syringe can be used per rectum — twenty to thirty drops; and seldom does one have to use but two doses, either by mouth or rectum. I have saved dogs when given up by veterinary surgeons, and 1 believe any dog can be saved so long as there is circu- lation enough to take up the antidote. — C. B, McKibbin, in American Field. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The"Butterfiies" bench show cleared $1000. A pug dog club will be the next specialty club. The Baltimore Kennel Association will hold a bench 6how on March 23-26. The kennel prize at Sacramento will probably be limited to three dogs of one breed. The Stockton Kennel Club offer a gold medal for best dog entered by one of its members at the Sacramento Bencn. Show. The regular monthly meeting of the St. Bernard Club of California will be held at this office on Wednesday evening next. Chas. Barker has severed hie connection as trainer of the Del Monte Kennel, and Frank Richards will hereafter han- dle the kennel's dogs. Over $600 are offered in the spaniel classes alone at the New York Bhow. The regular class prizes at $20, $15, $10 and $5. Kennel prizes $20. We understand that Mr. L. P. C. Astley will accompany Mr. George Raper to New York to assiBt at the judging of the Westminster Kennel Club Show. Dr A C Davenport proprietor of the Echo Cocker Kennels is getting together an excellent kennel of cockers. See his advertisement in our business columns. Collies g Grimms 2 ■JsBtlfls 8 Bloodhounds 1 Fox terriers {(Smooth and Pomeranians 1 wire 7 Scotch terriers 1 5 Poodles , 1 . 4 Total 119 We are very pleased to learn that John E. Doak has pur- chased a pair of beagles in the East. This useful little hound should become very popular on this coast. John I. Sparrow's bull terrier Harper Whiskey is proving a grand stud dog. He has only been out here a short time, but has already produced 21 good, healthy pups in two lit- ters. Harper will be shown at Sacramento. The latest Kennel Club is the Kentucky Kennel Club. The officers of the new club are: President, Gen'l John B. Castlemau; Vice Presidents, Roger D. Williams and Henry J. Cary-Carr; Secretaries, H. L. Means and J. A. Reaves; Treasurer, L. O. Cox. One of the best English setter puppies that we have seen this year is P. D. Linville's lemon and white bitch Ray Ber- nardo by a son of Roderigo out of Minnie Noble. She is a remarkably well put up pup with nice head and expression and we trust that friend Linville will have good luck with her. Charles H. Mason's facile pen is making a great change in the Kennel department of Turf, |Field and Farm. Among the many notes this week we notice that J. L. Wmchell has a ^rand mastiff pup closely related to Beaufort's Black Prince that he thinkB will play havoc with the prizes one of these days. We are informed bv a reliable party that a Rough Coated St. Bernard dog arrived at the Oakland mole on Wednesday morning en route to Chas. R. Harker of San Jose from Alma, Neb. "He had no flesh en him at all, not having eaten since he left home. The express messenger reported that he had even refused turkey. One could hardly imagine a dog in worse condition." The current issue of the "Stock Keeper" says: Russell A. Alger Jr. is going into bullterrierB strongly, and has recently through Mr. Bellin, purchased the English prize winner, Indian Queen, that won three firsts and special at Birming- ham last year. Before this is read Mr. Alger may be able to call the noted Tommy Tickle his own as well. He will show at Boston and New York. T. J. Fish of Oakland will take a string of 3S dogB to Sacramento. D. J. Sinclair will assist him. The string consists of 4 Great Danes, 5 cocker spaniels, 4 foxhounds, 3 English setters, 2 Irish setters, 2 bloodhounds, 1 mastifi, 1 bulldog, 1 bull terrier, 1 St. Bernard, 2 Irish water spaniels, 1 fox terrier and one pointer. Several new faces are among the number. An Annandale, Kan., man lost two dogs, which, be it no- ted, had been docked. One day he saw two dogs which looked much like his former petS; and he hauled *o court the man in whose possession they were and claimed them as his property, He testified that his dogs had docked tails, and when it was pointed out that these two had not, he asserted that the tails evidently had grown again ! A Kansas man is not easily discouraged. — American Field. Hugh McCracken brought us one evening this week, the rough coated St. Bernard dog, Prince Oscar II by Reglov — Olive. This is one of the very best pups of the year, with a very good head and muzzle for his age, nice expression, good coat both in color, texture and quality.fiue depth of body and splendid bone and feet. He is only eight months old, but except perhaps in height he will meaeure with most of the 18 month pups. He was bred by Jos Moll, and gets exercise by turning the wheel that grinds the corn, runs the washing machine, churn, etc. The Turf Field and Farm tells us of a newcomer in dog- dom, as follows: Mr. Thomas P. EvanB, racetrack corres- pondent, and who was a warm admirer and breeder of the foxterrier, has left the vicinity of Parkville, L. I., and by this time is in California, He takes with him the bitches Minnie Evans and Grove Surety, the latter a little sister to Grove Safety- "Tom" will find much to interest him on the Slope, as he was always up in coursing matters, and had in England several hundreds of greyhounds in his kennels. He was a member of coursing clubs in England, Ireland and Scotland, and going into a country where coursing is so large a feature, it will be strange if he does not drift back to his first fancy. We wish him every success iu his new home. It is astonishing what a number of good fellows there are who never stop asking for "more kennel news," "more space devoted to the dog," "reports of shows and field trials," some«- thiDg about "the dogs on the other side," and so forth. And yet just about one-half of these advisers neither advertise in, subscribe to nor contribute articles for. the journal they are so anxious should push their business without cost to them- selves. There are even those who walk a mile or two every week to get the news rather than pay four dollars a year for it, and these are the ones who have the nerve to write and tell you that Molly Dear has jost had a most wonderful litter of pups, some of which may be for sale ! If dog fan- ciers want a "dog paper," which means kennel business for themselves, they must do their share. It costs money to get out a publication like Turf, Field and Farm, and if they do not do their share the result in the end must, of course, be the same as in the case of other publications which have de- voted space to kennel interests only to find that this depart- ment is not a profitable adjunct of a sportsman's journal. [The above par written for the Turf, Field and Farm applies equally as well to the Breeder and Sportsman]. Kennel .Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. /. B. Martin's, San Francisco, foxterrier bitch, Golden Jewel (Blemton Reefer — Ch. Blemton Brilliant), to same owner Warren Sage (Ch. Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty) December 23-25, 1896. Echo Cocker Kennel's (A C Davenport, Prop. Stockton, Cal.) cocker spaniel bitch Lady Etta 41488 (King Douglass- Jessie Vj to same owners Woodland Jersey CK C 2511, Oct. 7, 1S96. SALES. J. B. Elliott, San Francisco, has 6old the collie dog pup, Robert Bruce, by Max — Bessie M., whelped August 11, 1896, to E. Jones, Alameda. J. B. Martin, San Francisco, has sold the fox terrier dog pup, Golden Spark, by Warren Sage — Golden Jewel, whelped August 26, 1896, to W. R. Lewis, Honolulu, H. I. C. A. Haight, San Francisco, has sold a lemon and white pointer pup, by Honest John — Kleine's Bella K., to T. M. Haight, San Francisco. WHELPS. John I. Sparrow's, San Francisco, bull terrier bitch Daisy Belle (Chief--01ivette), whelped Dec. 29th 11—6 dogs, to same owner's Harper Whiskey (Billy Bulger -Nellie Harper). Jandaet 9, 1897] ©Ije gveebev ant* grpjcrctsmcm. 2 b THE GUN. Feb. 21-22— Lincoln Gun Club's tournament, Alameda Point. May 30-31, 1897— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaefer, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. The Sportsmen's Protective Association. The Sportsman's Protective Association began the new year by giving up the fight against the preserve clnbs. At the meeting held on Tuesday eveoin* last questions re- lating to preserves and slough blockades were discussed at length, and Attorney Schmidt of the association Btated that owing to the present condition of affairs he believed it would be a foolish move of the association to continue the fight against the preserve system any longer, as the Supreme Court had in a measure decided that question beyond all doubt. In his address to the association Mr. Schmidt said that as long as there was hope he was in favor of fighting againBt the introduction of preserves, but so long as the Supreme Court of this State has intimated that it would decide against the aims of the association if .called upon to paBs judgment on the question of salt marsh preserves, the only hope left for the members was to dig down into their pockets and lease, as others have done and are doing, a tract of land for shooting purposes. After considerable discussion the association reluctantly decided to acknowledge its defeat at the hands of the Supreme bench and decided to lease lands suitable for duck-shooting purposes. The following committee on preserves was appointed . M. H. Sweeney, W. J. Ahern and Charles Fitzsimmons' They will report at the next meeting of the association. The association thought that some changes were necessary in the fish and game laws, and it was resolved that its attor- neys be instructed to make the necessary alterations and for- ward the same to the vice-president at Sacramento. The additions suggested are IbU, any person found wiih trout in possession less than six inches in length at any season of the year will be guilty of a misdemeanor, etc.; that Eoglish snipe be included in the law which protects game birds during the breeding season; that the duck shooting Beason close on March 15, instead of February 15, as it is at present. The latter suggestion came from several members, who stated that the canvassback and bluebill were very late arri- vals from the north, and the closing of the season in Feb- ruary, shut off the best shooting of the year. Mr. Truman said the farmers were very anxious that the duck shooting season be prolonged, as certain varieties of wild ducks were partial to the growing grain. The annual election of officers resulted as follows: Presi- dent, William J. Ahern; Vice-President, Alexander Tru- man; Secretary-Treasurer, Charles FitzsimmonB; Directors — M. F. Berges, Frank E. Sweeney, W. S. C. Schmidt and A. T. Penebsky. The Lee-Metford Rifle. Id the Chitral campaign the stopping powers of the Lee- Metford rifle bullet were shown (says the Calcutta corres- pondent of the London Times) to be so small that the British soldiers lost confidence in their weapon. One tribes- man who had been hit by six bullets was treated in the hospital and made a good recovery. The military authorities after considering reports from responsible officers who had taken part in the campaign, addressed themselves to the task of making a Lee-Metford bullet which, without losing its ranging powers, should still inflict a wound sufficiently severe to stop even the most determined fanatics. Various sporting bullets were tried; but while these had unauestionable stopping powers, they would not carry to the long ranges required for military purposes. Eventually Captain Bertie-Clay, R A, superintendent of the Dum Dum Ammunition Factory, invented a bullet which gave most satisfactory results in every way. Though necessarily there was some loss of penetrating power against hard substances, it was found that the new bullet actually gave better shoot- ing at 1,000 yards than the existing service bullet, while when fired at carcasses of animals it inflicted severe wounds. Before finally adopting this bullet the Commander-in- Chibf decided that it should be tried at the annual rifle meet- ing at Meerut this month, where nearly all the British and native regiments in the Punjaub and Bengal commands are represented. The experiment consisted in firing at different objects, such as planks in rear of each other, bags of coal, sandbags, tins of dry and moist sand, and wine cases divided into three compartments filled with earth. One butt was specially devoted to carcasses of sheep. All the objects were fired at with both the present service bullet and the new bul- let, except the sheep, which were only fired at with the new bullet. The result fully justified Colonel Hill's confidence in the new bullet, aed the difference between the holes made in the various objects and the amount of "setting up" in each case was very marked. The service bullet was found to have drilled clean holes, and where penetration was complete the hole of exit was little, if any, larger than the hole of entry, aDd the bullet itself was not deformed, only showing the marks of the rifl- ing; but the exit holes made by the new bullet were much larger, and, although the penetration wag sufficient, the bul- let was either mushroomed or the nickel shell and lead had parted company, The wounds made in carcasses of sheep showed that the destruction of bone and tissue perforated by the new bullet was tremendous, and conclusively proved the stopping powers of the projectile. The Commander-in-Chief inspected the results of the firing, more particularly the wounds in the carcasses, and it is understood that he ex- pressed himself satisfied that the new bullets met all re- quirements. Various Colours of Rattlesnakes. A few days ago a Mexican was exhibiting on the streets of Pomona a rattlesnake that he had captured in one of the neighboring canyons. He was leading the snake around by a cord of horse hair, fastened about its neck and tied to the »n-l of a Bharp rod or walking stick. Some Mexicans are experts at catching rattlers. They always take them alive if they can, and they seldom fail, for it is a lively snake that can escape them when they are armed from the fray, says the Rod and Gun. If they cannot Bell their captive alive they kill it and seU the skin at at a good price for hatband or a belt. The snake in question was a rare specimen. It wa6 about three feet long plump and sleek, and almost as black as coal. Nobudy had ever seen a black rattler before. One man declared that it was no rattlesnake because it was black. One of the interested spectators, who had been looking the snake over carefully, but had said nothing, was Jacob Morency, an old mining prospector, who had travelled over nearly all of the mineral regions of Southern California and Mexico. The man who had scouted the idea of a rattle- snake being black turned to Morency and said. "What do you think about it, Jake?" " Well," said the latter, "you'd better not let him bite you, unless you're ready to pay your debts, say your prayers and die ; for he's a rattler all right enough. Rattlesnakes are not like chameleons, exactly — they can't change their color in the twinkling of an eye— but they are of a greater variety of colors than cows are. I have seen them of every color imaginable, and always of the same color as the soil or rocks in which they are fouad, and the diamond-shaped spots on their sides and back are sometimes lighter and sometimes darker than the rest. I once saw a rattlesnake caught in a canyon in Lower California, near San Fernando, that was almost as black as jet, and the diamond spots were lined with white. Two years ago I killed a rattler in Paria Valley, in Northern Arizona, that was three and a half feet long, and of a deep red color, with diamonds of jet black. I think it was the handsomest snake I ever saw. I have bis skin yet. In another valley not more than forty miles from there I saw rattlesnakes aB yellow as ochre, with reddish diamonds. Brown rattlesnakes with dark spots are the most common. But the queerest looking rsttler I ever saw, a friend of mine and I caught in Lower California five or six years ago. " We were riding along the western coast of the peninsula, about opposite Guadalupe, when we came upon a rattlesnake as white aB milk, with faint black lines outlining the dia- mond spots. It was the only white one I ever saw, though I have seen many light-colored. It had simply taken on the color of the white rocks and sand where it lived. We cap- tured it alive, and took it to San Diego and sold it for $25 to a man named King, who was gathering rare specimens of reptiles and insects for some Eastern institutions." English Game. In one of our English exchanges we have read several paragraphs relating to game killed by various persons, among which may be mentioned these, says Shooting and Fishing: Emperor William, ot Germany, is credited with killing 2 aurochs, 7 elk, 738 red stags, 58 hinds, 957 fallow bucks, 41 fallow does, 3 reindeer, 1705 large and small wild boar, 469 roebucks, 121 chamois, 11,466 hares, 638 rabbits, 1 whale, 37 capercailzie (cocks). 56 wild ducks, 3 bears, 17 foxes, 698 herons and cormorants, aod 559 various. The total number is 17,576, and is the emperor's bag for one calendar year. In England one party of six killed 7000 rabbits and pheas- ants in four days Another party of eight killed 5000 "head of game in four days; still another shot 4000; one of five men in two days killed 2500, and another composed of six persons, killed 1500 rabbits and pheasants in a single day. With all the complaints one hears in regard to pot bunting in America, when all is considered, one cannot but believe we regard game and game laws, and the unwritten but strict rules of the sportsmen in a better light than do our cousins on the other Bide of the Atlantic. When, also, it is taken into consideration that all of these game birds and animals are protected in preserves, or raised in captivity, the free woods and fields of this country seem better than ever. Partridge Shooting. In your issue of December 3, you quote from the Rich- field Springs Mercury that Fred Jones and partner, of Earl- ville, have killed over 400 partringe (ruffed grouse, I sup- pose), which were disposed of in the Utica market; and on pige 133 of same paper it is stated that, in conversation with ED Fulford, he said he killed to his own gun over 200 of the same birds. Mr. Fulford, however, did not state in what market he disposed of his birds; perhaps, or even supposing that he distributed them among his friends, was his work any the leas "deadly and extirpating"? It seems hard to draw the line between the true sportsman and the game hog; but, to be candid, most of us would like to have been in the shoes of either of the above named gentlemen. — W. H. Shelton, in Shooting and Fishing. The Olympic Gun Club, The Board of Directors of the Olympic Gun-Club have se- lected shooting grounds near the Ingleeide race track and the contractors are now figuring on the buildings, bulkheadB, etc. There will be two clubhouses or Bhooting stands, two blue rock bulkheadB and one set of live bird traps. The club will give a grand game dinner on the evening of Tanuary 26th, the game to be provided by members, and will open the new grounds with a tournament on February 21st and 22d. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Chas. Precht bagged 15 English snipe at Embarcadero Sunday. The Alameda County Sportsmen's Club report very few birds on their preserve. The Limited Gun Club will give a sparrow shoot on Jan. 20th and 21st at Indianapolis, J ml. The shooting at Byron was only fair this week. A few mallard and widgeon but no big bags. H. C. Golcher, J. Kerrigan, A. Lawrence and Louis Rou- deau had fair sport with the quail at Point Keyes on Sunday. W.N. Wetmore and a friend bagged 20 ducBs and 13 rail at the Bridges last Sunday, and K. Zeiner killed 9 at the same place. The only good reports of duck shooting that we hear of this week come from Los BanoB. G H T Jackson made an excellent bag there last Sunday. The Christmas number of the Shooting Times and British Sportsman is replete with anecdoteB oi the field and stream, appropriate illustrations, and the current news of the day. Chas. M. Grimm of Clear Lake, la., and Dr. W. F. Carver of Chicago shot a 100 -bird match at WatBon'a Park, Burn- side, 111 , on December 23d, the former winning by a score of 98 to 96. Lloyd Eaton, Al Newman, Vic Harrier and Ohas. Dietz had very poor luck at Tomales Bay on Friday and Saturday of last week.^ They only bagged one brant and state that the accommodations are miserable. The Empire and Lincoln Club boys have become so dis- gusted with trying to secure a bag of birds on the Sonoma marsh that but few of them were out last Sunday and the few that did go got but few birds. Some very good bags of quail were made on Saturday and Sunday at Point Keyes. Louis Meyers and Thomas Walsh bagged 83 birds. Frank Vernon bagged a miscellaneous string of cotton tail, quail, duck and snipe. John L. Winston of Washington, IncL, and Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, la., shot a combination match at Burnside, 111-, on the 23d ult., each shooting at 100 live birds and 100 blue rocks. Winston won with the following score : Live birds 81, targets 77, 158. Gilbert's score was: Live birds 68, targets 83, 151. Although, considering the amount of shooting that is now indulged in every year, both in the field and at the trap, few guns burst in the hands of sportsmen, it is a good practice for every man when inserting fresh shells into his gun to look through the barrels and Bee that they contain nothing more than the residue left from the powder. Occasionallyt especi- ally when a cardboard wad is placed next to the powder, such wad is left in the barrel, and then should this wad be- come partially turned around before another Bhot is fired, there is great danger of not only ruining a good gun, but of Beriously injuriog the shooter. The old adage that " an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure," applies as well to the use and handling of firearms aB to anything in the world. ROD- Coming Events. Jan. 12— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. The San Francisco Fly Casting Club will meet at the office of the State Fish Commission on Tuesday evening next. Grilse were quite plentiful at Long Wharf, Oakland, last week. Eleven fine ones were caught one afternoon. The fishing at Long Wharf, Oakland, is the best that it has been for a year, Grilse are biting well and smelt are very plentiful, an unusual run for this season of the year. o At the coming session of the Michigan legislature Herschel Whitaker, president of the State Fish Commission, will ask for an appropriation of $75,000 for the expenses of the com- mission for the year. ^ G. W. Morgan of Duncan's Mills, writes us that the big run of Bteelheads is now on and fishing should be grand to- day and to-morrow. The river will be in good condition if it does not rain to day. When you purchase your steelhead tackle don't forget that the well-known sporting goods houses of E. T. Allen Co. and Clabrough, Golcher & Co. can furnish you with any- thing you desire in that line. •- Dr. James A. Hen^hall has been appointed to take charge of the United States fish hatchery at Bozeman, Montana, and will soon leave his southern home to enter upon his new duties. Dr. Henshall needs no introduction to our readers, as he is among the most widely known scientists, and has also a practical knowledge of the habits and habitat of game fish that is equaled by few, if any. ••> ■ The other day a tragic tussle was witnessed between the fourth and fifth locks of the Pockliogton Canal (East York- shire), when a splendid dog otter was observed to land a huge pike on the canal bank. The fish made vigorous attempts to regain its native element, and actually flapped its way back into the water ; but its foe knew no truce, and seizing the pike, brought it to land again. Then began a battle, which lasted some three-quarters of an hour, the fish eventually succumbing to the terrible onslaughts of the "varmint." On being disturbed the otter made speedy tracks, and the fish was carried to Pocklington, where it turned the Bcale at 14 pounds, and measured 1 yard in length, with|a circumference of 17 inches. In the great central tank of the New York Aquarium bat- tles take place between fishes almost daily. A large rainbow trout is said to have been a constant aggressor in that tank, having whipped every other species, and finally the superin- tendent had to remove "Salmo iridens." Last Sunday a big blackfish in the pool near the entrance had a set-to with another of the same species, about equal in weight. The fishes fought like game cocks, dashing at each other, inter- locking jaws, wrestling and wriggling through several rounds, until, finally, the weaker fish gave up the contest and hid himself. The attendant in charge, Mr. De Nyse, the blackfish loves a fight, as also does the emall-mou . black bass. 26 ©Jje gveebex mtfc &povt&mcm* [January 9, 1897 LEADING HORSEMEN ".: .::■ ■ ':.::: ::::::::::xr:"2;s"Kss:: JAY-EYE-SEE oHnn"s Mr. J. I. Case, i Hickory Grove Farm, home I ofJay-E b-S» Ra Ine, WiSosays: "After try- E Ins every known remedy, I removed a large' E a. of two ..cars standing from a 3-year-old I filly, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment. It is the best preparation Thave ever used or heard Ei of. I iicuriily recommend it to all Horsemen." ! ix hundreds of such testimonials. .51 per r.-cknec r i:u.-;-ti r i . If he does not beep it we ii' paid on receipt of price. Address y.\ B. EDDY& CO., Whitehall, N. Y. Leading Sire of 2:10 Performers. ByAlmont33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 sire or Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EUaT., p 2:0Si4 Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:09"4 AltBO 2:09% Moroosus, sire of Klamath 2: 07% And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, beiDg the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. Be has taken a leading position among the foremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it mav be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or (rom one with a fast "record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAJIONTS. Ai. TAMOXT is a horseof iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full rigor of his grime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— tbe result of an accident — is without blemish. [e has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts baving been solid colors — bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal. SANTA ROSA ST0GE FARM ■ HAS FOE SALE SEVERAL ■ YouncTrottingStallions RllQQPlI by stamD0ul- 2:07%, dam the celebrated mare Bye Bye (sister to Lockheart, 2:08^), Will Norvalatta, Rpail RniimiTIPl byWildnut< out of Nettie Benton (dam of three in 2:30), by Gen. Benton, second ' by Nutwood, second dam Rapidan, by Dictator. by Geo. Norval (son of Norval, 2:17, and Prospect Maid, 2:23^, by Geo. Wilkes), out of Carlotta Wilkes, by Charley Wilkes. 3563, second dam Aspasia, by Alcantara 713, etc. Antoine, i dam Nellie Walker, etc. Destined to be the fastest horse in California, by Dexter Prince, out of Gracie B., by Stamboul, 2:07%, second dam Moor Maid (dam of Sidney I! ill fl 11 -brother to Cupid, 2: 18, and Adonis, 2:11%: Lea, 2:18>4, and Providence, the most promising of all the get), by Sidney, 2:19%, out of Venus. Sidney Dillon is not only one ot the fastest for the work he has had. but his progeny is the most promising in every respect. Qiontpu by Direct, 2:U5J4, dam Lily Stanley, 2:\1% (old-time sulky). This is a brother to On Stanley, OLdlllOj, which all Americans will be praising this year. This is a great colt. He has taken the blue ribbon at the recent Horse Show. Individually he is A No. 1. His dam, Lily Stanley, was one of thegamest trotters ever bred io California, and when placed in the breeding ranks demonstrated her worth by producing Rokeby, 2:l;r^, and Salisbury. Her weanllug filly, Lily, full sister to Stan- ley and On Stanley, is a beauty. She took first premium at State Fair. by Direct, 2:0oK. out of the great prize-winning mare. Silver Eye (dam of Ramona, 2;17i4), by Abbotlaford. Fram, as an individual, is unsurpassed for his age by any colt in America. For price or further particulars, address H. & W. PIEROE, 728 Montgomery St Or, IRA PIEROE, Santa Rosa Stock Farm. Fram, CHANCE FOR BUYERS! I have determined to reduce my slock of horses, mid for that purpose oiler the following Thev are all well known to luo public: IAQO, 2:11, SILVER RING (4), 2:20 1-2, DESDBMONA (3), 2:25, LEAP YEAR (4), 2:26, MAGENTA (3), 2:31, MAUD SINGLETON, 2:28 (the best lady's roadmare in California) A LSO H ATTIE, the dam of MONTEREY, 2:13}, and MONTANA, 2:16}. In foal to EGYPTIAN PRINCE (son of El Mahdi and Bay Hambletonian) EGYPTIAN PRINCE 14,431 is also for sale. 1,4 BRUTUB. twa mid three years old. out of the dam of ADDIE M I »l«r> hove » black Ally bv KOI.I \\ n yearling), dun by KK'IKNI , hen, ml Jam hv LOKUFFLLOW etc L d ■ Iwn ymr-..l I bmyOlly by K'.I.I AN. out of LILY LANQTRY, bj Regent. nu«ur CL,i*J,v,eir rTbeseare superior Individuals. J. WILLIAMS, Silver Bow Stock Farm.LMHpitas, Cal- GREAT AUCTION SALE OF mported, and American-Bred Registered -PROPERTY OF - DR. W- SEWARD WEBB, SHELBURNE FARMS. VERMONT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF At the New American Horse Exchange BROADWAY AND FIFTIETH STREET, NEW YORK. Wednesday, February 3d, 1897, at II a. m. INCLUDING THE CHAMPION HACKNEY STALLION, Imp. "Matchless of Londesboro," BY DANEGELT, And sixty of his get, including eleven full-blooded colts and seveial imported Hackney mares, among them CHAMPION LADY ALICK. DAAI8H GIRL AND OTHERS. ALSO HACKNEY AND VERMONT TROTTIXG-BRED CARRIAGE HORSES Consisting of Matched Pairs, Single Brougham, Dog Cart and Runabout Horses all ready for immediate work. ggg-Catalogues now ready and mailed on application. FIEST GREAT COMBINATION SALE IN THE New American Horse Exchange Building, BROADWAY AND 50TH STREET, NEW YORK OF Two hundred Prize-Winning and other high-class Horses, including con- signments of Registered and Half-bred Hackneys from two Prominent Breeders and Importers will take place On TMay anfl Friday, February 11 ant 12, 1897, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HORSE SHOW WITH WHICH THE EXCHANGE WILL BE FORMALLY OPENED ON FEB. 8, 9 and 10. ENTRY BOOK NOW OPEN. For catalogues and all information address W. D. tiRAXD. temporary office "Durlands," o9th St. and 8th Ave., \ew York. Opening of New Stakes! Pacific Coast Jockey Club SECOND ANNUAL MEETING. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1897. THE COBBIGAIV STARES— A handicap sweepstakes for two-year-olds. (Foals of 1895.) Entrance $10 each,to accompany tbe nomination; $25 additional to start. The Association to guarantee the valoe of the stake $1,000 to the first. $200 to th- second and $100 to tne t'drd horse. Weigntsto appear three days prior to the day appointed for the race. Starters to be named through tbe en try -box at the usual hour of closing the even- ng precedingthe race. Five furloncs. THE WHITE SEAL S TARES— A sweepstakes for two-year-old fillies. (Foals of 895.) Entrance 110 to accompany the nomination; $25 additional to itart. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake, $1,000 to the first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third horse. A winner of three or more races of any value to carry three pounds penalty. Maidens beaten three or more times, allowed five pounds; if unplaced, eight pounds. Four furlonga. THE; A\ DROITS. STAKES— A sweepstakes for two-year-olds. (Foals of 1895.) Entrance $10 each to accompany the nomination ; $i5 additional to start. Tbe Association to guarantee the value of thQ stakes, $1,000 to the first", $200 to the second and $100 to the third hoTse. A winner of a sweepstake race of aDy value to carry three pounds; of two or more, five pounds penalty. Horses that have s'-arted in a sweepstake race and have not been placed, allowed five pounds. Maidens beaten three or more limes, allowed ten pounds. Four and one-half farlonga. I UK TJLLMAN STARES— A selling sweepstakes for two -year olds. (Foals of 1S95.) Entrance $10 to accompany the nomiratlon ; $J5 additional to start. The Associaiion to guarantee the value of the stake, 31,000 to the first, $200 to ihe second and $100 lo the third horse. The wiuner to be sold ai auction tor $.',000: if entered to be sold for less, one pound allowed for each $100 down lo 11,000, and two pounds for each ;100 less to $700 Starters to be named and selling price stated through the entry-box at the usual hour of closing, the evening precedingthe race Beaten horses not liable to claim. Pour and one-half furlonga. THfa, SCHKEIBKR STAKES— A sweepstakes for two-year-old colts a no geldings. (Foals of 1S95). En- trance 110 each to accompany the nomination; ;2oadditional to start. The Ass ciation to guarantee the value ot tbe Stake, f 1,000 to the first. $200 to the second and £100 to the third hor-e. A winner of three or more races of any value lo carry three pounds penalty. Maidens beaten three or more times, allowed five pounds; if un- placed, eight pounds. Four furloD«». For Entry Blanks Apply to W. S. LEAKE, Secretary, Parlors A and B, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal THE WASP Was officially declared by tbe State Board of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1S95, to be the csan Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on the new depot. As an Advertising Medium THE WASP — ^— — ^— — — is unrivaled "Western, Masculine and Gritty."— Harper's Weekly. S1.20 a Year.^. You Will Like It. At News-stands IO Cts. Sample copy sent on receipt of eight 2-ct. stamps 'Sports Aflcld," 358 Dearborn St., ChUas'- January 9, 1897] ©Jje ^mUw antr Qptixtzman, 27 A. S. LAB OLD, President. W. R. LETCHER, Secretary. CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB OA CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Spring Meeting 1897, Stakes to close Jan. 15, 1897. THE SAPPHIRE STAKES— For two-year-old fillies. $5 to accompany nomination, $50 addi- tional to start. The value of the state to be 31,500, of which S2QG to second and 8100 to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of -51,000 value after May 1st to carry 3 pounds; of three such after that date, 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have started and not been placed, 10 pauuds. Five fur- longs. THE EMERALD STAKES— For two-year-old colts and geldings. 55 to accompany the nomina- tion, 550 additional to start. The valne of the stake to be 51,500, of which 5200 to second andSlOO to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of 51,000 value after May 1st to carry 3 pounds; of three such after that date, 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have, started and not been placed 10 pounds. Five and a half furlongs. THE RUBY STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. S5 to accompany the nomina- tion, $50 additional to siart. The value of the stake to be §1,250, of which S20n to second and $50 to third. Those entered not to be sold to carry 5 pounds extra; those entered to be sold tor 52,500 weight forage. Allowances; 3 pounds for each 5250 to 81, 500; 1 pound for each S1C0 less. Starters with selling price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. Five furlongs. THE DIAMOND STAKES— For two-year. olds. -55 to accompany the nomination, S50 additional to start. The value of the stakes to be 51,500. of which 8200 to second and 8100 to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of 51,000 value after May 1st to carry 3 pounds: of three such after that date, 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 7 pounds; those that have started and have not been placed. 10 pounds; those that have started in a sweepstake at the meeting and not been placed, 12 pounds. Six furlongs. THE OHIO STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for three- year-olds (foals of 1891), 85 to accompany the nomination. 550 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 81,500, of which 5200 to second and S100 to tbird. Those entered not to be sold to carry 5 pounds extra; if for 53,000. weight for age. Allow- ances: 3 pounds for each 5250 to 52,000; 2 pounds for each §250 to 81.000; 1 pound for each 5100 less. Start- ers with selling price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. Seven furlongs. THE CIXCIXNATI PRESS ST AKES-A sweepstakes for all ages, 85 to accompany the nomi nation, »0 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 81,500, of which 5200 to second and S100 t- third. Stake winners in 1897, and winners of four ormore races other than selling races since May 1st to carry 0 pounds extra. Allowances: Others that have not won a sweepstake in 1S97 5 pounds- beaten non-winners of the year, 7 pounds; maidens, 10 pounds; if three years old, 15 pounds; if four years old or over, 20 pounds. Six furlongs. THE LOSAVTIVIIXE STAKES— A selling sweepstake 8 for three-year-olds and over $5 to ac- company the nomination, S-M) additional to start. The value of the stake to beSlSoO of which $200 to second and 8100 to third. Those entered not to be sold to carry 7 pounds extra: if for 83 000 weight for age. Allowances: 2 pounds for each 8500 to Si, 500; 1 pound for each 8100 less. Starters with selline price must be named through the entry box the day before the race. One mile and a sixteenth. THE FOURTH OF JDIT HAXDICAP-A handicap sweepstakes for three -year-olds and over $10 to accompany the nomination, 890 additional to start. The stake to be 81,800. of which S2G0 to second' andSlOOto third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of a handicap or sweepstakes after the weights ate bulletined to carry 5 pounds extra. One mile and a quarter. THE CHRISTIAN MOERLEIN BREWING COMPANY STAKES-A handicap sween- stakes for three-year-olds and over. S10 to accompanv the nomination, $90 additional to start The value of the stake to be 51.500, of which $200 to Becond and 5100 to third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of a handican or a sweepstakes after the weights 'are bulletined to earrv 5 pounds extra. One mil and an eighth. ' J CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Eall Meeting 1897, Stakes to close January 15, 1897. THE GARNET STAKES— For two year-old colts and geldings. S5 to accompany the nomina- tion. $50 additional to start. The value of thestakes to be 51,500. of which 8200 to second and 8100 to third. Winners ot two sweepstakes of 81.000 value to carry 3 pounds, of three such, 5 pounds extra. Al- lowances: Non-winners of a sweepstake 3 pounds; maidens, S pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meeting, 12 pounds. Six furlongs. THE GEM STAKES— For two-year-olds. 85 to accompany the nomination, 850 additional to start. The value of the stake to be81,5oo, of which S200 to second and $100 to third. Winners of two sweepstakes of SI.OlO value to carry 3 pounds; of three such, or the Garnet or Pearl Stakes, 5 pounds extra. Allowances: Non-wnners of a sweepstake, 3 pounds; if such have started and not been placed in a sweepstake at the meeting, 5 pounds; maidens, 8 pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meet- ing, 12 pounds. One mile. THE PEARL STAGES— For two-year-old fillies. So to accompany the nomination, 850 additional to start. The value of the stake to be 81,500, of which 3200 to second and S100 to third Winners of two sweepstakes of Sl.OiO value to carry 3 pounds; of three such, 5 pounds extra. Allowances: Non-winners of a sweepstake 3 pounds; maidens, 8 pounds; maidens beaten and unplaced at the meeting, 12 pounds Six furlongs. CINCINNATI JOCKEY CLUB, Spring Meeting 1898, Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897. THE OAKLEY DERBY FOR 1S9S-— A sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1895). of 8150 each, 5)0 forfeit, or only 815 if declared by August 1st, 1897, or 330 if declared by April 1st, 1898. $2,500 added, of which 5350 to second and $150 to third. A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of 52.0C0 to carry 3 pounds : of two such or of three or more three-year- old stake races of any value, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of a three-year-old sweepstake allowed 5 pounds; those that have started and not been placed in a sweepstake for three-year-olds, 10 pounds: maidens lo pounds. All declarations when due must be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted. One mile and a Quarter. THE BUCKEYE STAKES FOB 1S9S.— A sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1195), of $150 each, 8-50 forfeit, or only 810 if declared by Auguat 1st, 1S57, or 820 if declared by April 1st, 1898. 81.500 added, of which 5J50 to second and 5150 to third. A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of 52,000 to carry 3 pounds; of two such or three or more three-year-old stakes of any value, 5 pounds extra. Non winners of a three-year-old sweepstake allowed 5 pounds; those that have started and not been placed in a sweepstake for tnree-year-olds. 10 pounds; maidens 15 pounds. All declarations when due must be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted. One mile and an eighth. THE CINCINNATI OAKS.— A sweepstakes for three-year-old fillies (foals of 1895). of 5100 each >>tQ forfeit, or only >10 if declared by August 1st, 1897, or 520 if declared by April 1st, 1S9S «1 250 added' of which 8300 to second and $100 to third . A winner of any three-year-old stake of the value of 52 000 to carry 3 pounds; or two such or of three or more three-year-old stake races of any valne, 5 pounds'extra Non winners of a three-year-old sweepstake allowed 5 nonnds; those that have started and not been placed in a sweepstake for three-year olds, 10 pounds; maidens 15 pounds. All declarations must be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted. One mile and a sixteenth. ^^ Address W. R. LETCHER, Secretary, Room 303 Neave Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Racine Department of Tie Latonia Airicaltaral anfl stock Association, iiorjoratefl, announce: THE FOLLOWING STAKES TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1897 THE SPRING AND^FAnTlsSlETIl^S, 1897, AND THE SPRING MEETING OF 1898. Spring Meeting, 1897-Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897 IHK CL1PSETTA ST4KKS— For fillies two years old. $5 to accompany the nomioat'on; $50 addi- tional tostart: the Club to guarantee the value of the states to be $1,500. ot which $1,200 to the first, §200 to the second and $100 to the third. Winners of a sweepstake of the value of $900 to carry 3 pounds; of two of any value.5 pounds: of three or more of any value. 7 p mil s extra. Non-winners of a sweepstake that have not wou three races allowed 5 pounds; two races, S puuutU. Maidens if never placed in a sweepstake 12 pounds Fiv« furlongs. THE H \ROLD ST AKES— For colts two years old. $5 f» accompany the nomination: »50 additional to start; t>e Club to guarantee the value of thestakes to be $1,500, of which $1,200 to the first, $200 to toe second and $i00 to the third. Wlunes ot a sweepstake of the value of $900 to carry 3 pounds; of two of any value, o puu i ds; of three or mor- ot any value, 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of a sweepstake that have not wnn three r*ces allowed 5 pounds; two races, 8 pounds. Maidens if never placed in a isweepstake 13 pounds. Five lur- longS' THE SEX'S \TIOX STARES— For two-year-olds $s to accompany the nomination; $-50 additional to start; the Cluo to guarantee the value ot thestakes to be $1,550, of whicu f t,200 to the first, $200 to second and $100 to the third. Wiunersofa sweepstake of ihe value of *9U0 to carry 3 ponnds; ot twf>ot auy value or one of $1,500, 5 pou ds; of three or more of any value "pounds extra. Those not having won a sweep3take allowed 5 pounds, and if such have not w n three races S pounds; two races 10 poands. Maidens if never placed in a sweepstake 13 pounds. Six furIong9. THE < OVIX«JTOX SPRIXI* STARES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. $5 to accompany the nomination; $50 additional to start, the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $i,250, of which $1,000 10 the drat, $175 to thesecoud and $75 to the third. Those entered for $2,500 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 pound for each $200 to $1,500; 1 pound tor each $100 to $800: 2 pounds for each $100 to $400. -tarter- to be named with selli g pri, 5 pounds, and if such have not won two races this year, 8 pounds; if beaten non- winners of the year, 10 pounds. Selling purses not to beconsiderel in estimatiug penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. THK DECORATIOX H4.XDICAP— Fo three-year-olds and upward, $10 to accompany the nomina- tion, $90 additional to start: the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,300, of which $1,500 to the Address all communications to the Secretary, JOHN O. SHERLOCK, President. first, J200 to the second, and $100 to the ihrd. Weights to appear three days prior to the race. "Winners after the publication of weights to carry 5 ponnds extra. One mile and an eightn. THE CINCINNATI HOTEL H \XDI> AP.— For three-year-olds and upwards. $10 to accompany the nomination; $90 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,500, of which 81,200 to the fir t, $200 to the second and $100 to the third. Weights to appear three days prior to the race. Winners after the publication of weights to carry 5 ponnds extra. One mile and a sixteenth. THE KEXTC* RY 8 iKKPLECH A.SE.— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. $10 to accom- pany tha noinlnation;$:i0 additional tostart; the Club to guarantee the value ot the stikes to be $l,C0O, of which $Sco to be the first, $150 to second and $-50 to the third, w eights to appear three days prior to the race. About two miles and a hair. Fall Meeting, 1897— Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897 THE KIMBALL S TAKES.— For colts two years old. $5 to accompany the nomination: $50 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of thestakes to be$I,5U0, of which $1,200 to the first, $200 to the second and $1<0 tu the third. Winners of a sweeosUke ol the value of $900 to carry 3 pounds; of one of $2,000 or two of any value 5 pounds; of threeotany valne7ponnds extra. Those not having won a sweepstake allowed 5 p> unds; and it such have not won three races since July 1st, 6 pounds. Maidens that have not been placed In a sweepstake 12 peunds. Six furloom THE Z"0 ZOO STARTS — For fillies two years old $5 to accompany the nomination; $50 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,500, of which 31, 200 to the first. $200 to the second and $100 to the third. Winners ot a sweepstake of the value of $900 to cany 3 pouuds; of two of any value o pounds; of threeof any value 7pounds extra. Son winners ot a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if such have not won fourraces 8 pounds. Maidens if never olaced in a sweepstake 12 pounds. Six fur 'ones. THK K.BX I'l'tlRY «:KNTtiAL STAKES— For two year-olds, $5 to accompanv the nomination, $50 additional to start; the Club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,500, of which $1,200 to the first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third. Winners of a sweepstake of the value of $900 to carry three pounds; of two of any value, 5 pounds; ot three of any value seven pounds extra. Non winners of a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if such have not won three races since July 1st, 8 poands. Maiden 10 pounds, and if beaten and not having been placed in a sweepscake at the meeting 15 pounds. One mil e. Spring Meeting, 1898-Stakes to Close Jan. 15, 1897 THE! LATOXIA DKRBV— For three-year-olds, (foals of 1895) at $100 each, $-50 forfeit, $15 'If declared on or before august 1st, 1897. $30 if declared on or beiore April 1st, 1893 (money to accompany declarations or they will not be accepted). $2,500 added, of which $400 to the second and $100 to the third. Winners of a sweep- stake of the valne of $1,500, 3 pounds;ofiwo such or one of $3,000, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of a sweep- stake in 189S allowed 5 pounds, and if not placed In a sweepstakes pounds; maidens, 12 ponuds. One Mile and a half. THK HIMYAR S TAKES— For three-year-olds (foals of 1395) at $100 each, $50 fnrf-it, ?10 if declared on or before August 1st, 1897, $20 if declared on or before April 1st, 1S93 (money to accomi any -leclarationsor they will not be accepted). $1,500 added, of which $300 to second and $100 to third. Winners A a sweepstake of the value of $1,500 to carry 3 pounds; of two of any value or one of $2,500, 5 pounds extra. T-iose that have not won a sweepstake allowed 7 pounds, and if beaten and unplaced 10 pouuds; maidens, 15 pound3. One mile and an eighth. THE LATOXIA 04.KS— For fillies three years old (foals of 1895; at $100" each. $50 forfeit, $10 if declared on or before August 1st, 1397, $20 if declared on or before April 1st, 1893 (declarations to be accompanied by the money or they will not be accepted). $1,250 added, of which $250 to second and ,$100 to third. Winners of a sweepstake of the value of $2,000 and winners of two sweepstakes of any value to carry 5 pounds extra. Those not having won a sweepstake allowed 5 pounds, and if not placed In a sweepstake 5 pounds: maidens 12 ponnds One mile and a quarter. E. C. HOPPER, Secretary. OOVINOTON, E 28 ©Itu gveebsv emir gpavtsmcvtu [January 9, 1897 IDEAL * PARK • RACING * ASSOCIATION -IDEAL PARK, WIS Nineteen Guaranteed Stakes. Entries Close March I «l ea l Pa ik Ha n J icap— Three-year-olds and upward; guaranteed 36,000. One and three-six- teenths. Wisconsin Handicap— All ages. Guaranteed 92,500. Three-quarters of a mile. Waukesha StaTtes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed S1.S00. One and one- eighths miles. Baa Plains Handicap— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 81,200. One mile. Chicago stakes— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed S1.000. One and one-sixteenth miles. three-year-olds Six and a half Winnebago stakes— Selling, and upward. Guaranteed $1,000. furlongs. Kenosha Stakes— Three-year- olds. Guaranteed SI, 300. One and one-eighth miles. Pleasant Prairie Handicap — Three-year- olds. Guaranteed $1,000. One mile. Green Bay Stakes— Three-year-olds. Guaran- teed -i,1 00. Three-quarters of a mile. Sheboygan Stakes — Selling, Guaranteed £1,000. One mile. Fond Du Lac Stakes— Selling, for three-year- olds, non-winners of $750, guranteed 51,000. Three- quarters of a miie. Manitowco Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward, non-winners of $750, guaranteed $1,000. One mile. Russell Stakes— Two-5 ear-old colts and geld" ings; guaranteed §1,000. Fonr and a half furlongs. three-year-olds. Blossom Stakes-Two-year-old fillies- iruaran- teed $1,000. One-half mile. «"«m». guaran- Fnity -Stakes — Two-year-olds; guaranteed $1,000. Five-eighths of a mile. guaranteed Kush Stakes-Two-year-olds; guaranteed $1 000 une-nalf mile. ' Badger State Handicap— Two-year-olds-fmnr. anteed $1,000. Five-eighths of a mile ,guar' Bacine Stakes— Selling, two-year-olds- euar- anteed 51,000. Four and a half furlongs Ozankee Stakes— Selling, two-year-olds- frnar anteed $1,000. Three-quartere of a mSe. ^ Meeting Begins May 3. New Stables. Nominal Entrance Fee. Fall Conditions and Entry Blanks can be had on Application to the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, or to M. NATHANSON, Secretary. 932 Monadnock Building, Chicago, 111. Celebrated Newmarket Toil et] ^Clipper o g o S3 & cd o ►1 E P P 0 & NO STABLE COMPLETE WITHOUT THEM. For sale by Saddlery and Hardware Houses, or by P. 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Allowance: S pounds for each iMO to 11000 and 2 pounds for each J100 less to |a». starters and selling price to he named tnrongh the entrr box (usual Ume of do Jug. tbe day preceding the racei. Horses so naied are liable for staruni" fee I UK u \ I II! no I -I. BTAKKg-Foi two year-olds (foals of 1895). Entrance 810: 825 additional for IhOM not declared by th. day preceding the race. The (Jail orniu Jockev Club ">*««»"' (200 to second and 1 100 to third Weight 5 ™rts he SEw-S^.;,, ,*'",",'' IIV •■"'■'« >»»rr>- 5 pounds penalty, llaldenslf beaten firloD^. °r m°re "' °01 viKai K!a""1' ""owed 10 pounds. Four and a half ■ uSSSi'ftfiKS&i ,VlT'"," ci°,*5 STAKB.-vor two-year-oldi toali ol less,. Rlntamce I10| :25 Mm^~ " edlng the race. 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Atri % AMTAL-HIDY rhese tiny Capsules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba, - — ^ Cubebs or Injections and/urmA CURE IN 48 H0URS\™L)y the same diseases with-^ — out inconvenience. S<>M /t nil (i7-.t??isU. January 9. 18&7] ©tje gveebev cm& gtpxrrfsmcro. 29 THE NEW MEMPHIS JOCKEY CLUB 1897 STAKES FOR SPRING MEETING 1897 A2JD TENNESSEE DERBY, $5,000 GUARANTEED TENNESSEE OAKS, $1,000 ADDED, for 1898, Meeting Opens Saturday April 10, 1897, and Continues 19 Days, Closing Saturday, May l' Entries Close Tctn-Lxctry IS, 1897. Semi Payment 16 Same Bay, TENNESSEE DERBY, $5,000 GUARANTEED, to In En at Sjrin lotto, 1897 THE TENNESSEE DERBY— Sub ceibed by JIes'ps. G. C. Bknxett & C '.— A sweepstakes tcr three-year-olds i foals ot 1995). ?I0 entrance to accompany the nomination, ?20 to be paid January 15. 189S, and sioo additional to start. The l lub to guarantee the value of the stake to Le $5000, of which $500 to second, and $■'50 to third. Maidens allowed 10 pounds. One mile and one-eighth. Failure to pay second installment when due will declare the entry without further notice. TENNESSEE OAKS FOR 1898— A sweepstakes for fillies, three-year-olds (foals of 1895).— $10 each to accompany nomination; *20 to be paid January 15, 1S93, and i50 additional to start. $1000 added, of which f250 to second and $150 to third; the fourth tosavestake. Weight, 117 pounds. Allowances: Non-winners ol a stake when cairying 115 pounds, or over, allowed 5 pounds; maideus allowed 12 pounds. One mile. Failure to pay sec jud installment when due will declare the entry without further notice.: TKotice —The Club reserves the right, in case this stake has less than sixty nominations, ;to return nomi nation money and declare the raceoff ou or before February l, 1897. GASTON HOTEL STAKES— Subscbibed by Ga ton's Hotel.— a. sweepstakes for two-year-olds. colts and geldings. $10 to accompany nomination, and ?50 additional to start. ?10U0 added, of which |200 to second, and $100 to third. Four furlongs. THE AROELLE STAKES— A sweepstakes for two-year-old fillies. *10 to accompany nomination and $50 additional to start. $1000 added, of which $200 to second, and $100 to third. Four furlongs. THE MEMPHIS STAKES— A swee: stakhs for two-year olds. $10 to accompany nomination, and $50 additional to start. $1000added, of which $200 tosecmd ano $100 to third. Penalty— A winner of a stake raca (selling stake excepted) to carry 3 pounds; of two or more, 5 pounds extra. Beaten maidens that have started in and were not placed In sweepstake allowed 5 pounds. Five furlong*'. NEW OAYOSO HOTEL STAH ES-Sobscribed by- the New Gayoso Hotel.— $1000 guaranteed. A selling sweepstakps for two- vear- olds. $10 to accompany nomination, and $25 additional to start. The dab to add sufficient to make the value of the race $700 to first, §200 to second and Sl'W to third. ?300o, weight fur aue* 2 pounds allowed for each $500 less to $1500; 1 pound for each $100 less to $1000; then 2 pounds for each $100 Iess'toSlCO Starters and selling price to be named through the entry box (usual time of closing entries for this day's racing), and horses so named are liable tor starting fee. Beaten horses not liable to claim. Four far- longs. LUEHRM4XN HOTEL ST4KE8— Subscbibed by Iuehemans's Hotel.— $1500 guaranteed. A iweena takes for taree-year-olds (foals of 1394). $10 to accompany nomination. $50 additional to start. The club to add sufficient to make the value of this race $1200 to first. $200 to second, and J100 to third. A winner ot a three-y ear-old stake race, when carrying t'ieir weight [colts, 122: geldings. 119; fillies, 117;] 3 pounds penalty; of two or more 5 pounds. Beaten non-winners In 1897 allowed 5 pounds; if unplaced. 3 pounds; others never having won a two or three-year-old stake race [selling stakes excepted] allowed 5 pounds: if such have never won a race of the value of $400 * HOTEL STAKES. Colts Those entitled to no allowance „ 122 Winner with weight up of one three-year-old stake 125 Winner with weight up of two three-year-old stakes _ 127 Beaten non-winners placed in 1S97 117 Beaten non-winners unplaced m 1897 114 111 109 Non-winners of a two or three-year-old stake iselliu™ excepted) 117 114 Hi Non-wioners of a race of the value of $400 iselling excepted) 112 109 107 Maidens 107 104 102 TENNESSEE SHEWING COMPANY 8TAKB8— Subscribed by the Tessesee Bkewisg Com- pany, -a selliog sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upward. $10 to accompany nomination, and $50 addi- tional to start. $1000 added, of which $2 tO~ to second.aud ?1C0 to third. $2500 weight for age: 3 pounds allowed for each $500 to$1500; then 1 pound for each $100 to$W00, and 2 pounds for ea -h $100 to $500. Starters and aelliog palce to be named through the entry-box by the usual time of closing tor this day's days racing, and those so named are liable for starting fee, Beaten horses not liable to claim. Seven furlongs. THE PEABODY HOTEL HANDICAP— Subscrlbeo by thk Peabody Hotel.— |1500 guaranteed. A handicap sweepstakes for three-year olds and upward, $10 to accompany nomination, and f-50 additional to start. The Club to add sufficient to make the value of the race $120j to first, $200 to second, and $lu0 to third. Weights to be announced two days before the race. Winners of a race, after announcement of weights, to carry 5 pounds extra 1 selling ra^e excepted). Acceptances to be made through the entry-box usual time ot closing the day bef.jte the race. One mile and one-einhth, »"HE MONTGOMERY HANDICAP— A handicap sweepstakes for three year-oldaand upward, $50 each half forfeit, or $10 It declared; $1,200 added, of whicn $300 to second and $150 to third, the fourth to save states . Weights to be announced before 9 a. m., February 15th, and declarations to be made on or before March 1, 1S97 . All declarations void unless accompanied with the money. The winner of a race after the weights are an- nounced of the value of $-500 to the wi ner.orof two races of any value (selling purse races exce ^ted) , 5 pounds penalty, such tenalty not to exceed scale weight if handicapped at leas; those weighted at scale or more than scale weight by the handicapper will not be subject 10 a penalty. The scale to be American Turf Congress Scale for April. (This race to be run the openiogday). One and one-sixteenth miles. THE COITON STAKES— A steeplechase handicap sweepstakes for three-years-old and upward, $10 to accompany nomination and $25 additional 10 start; $-500 added, of which $10j to second and, $50 to third, the fourth to save starting money. Weights to be announced two days before the race. Foui or more horses of en- tirely different interests to start or the race may be declared off. Acceptances to be made through the entry - box at the usual time of closing the day before the race. About two miles. NOTICE AMERICAN RACING RULE— No. 4 — Every person subscribing to a sweepstakes or entering a horse in a race thereby agrees to accept the decision of the racing officials on all questions relating thereto, and their rulings and decisions shall in all cases be final. s Address all nominations to NEW MEMPHIS JOCKEY CLUB, Room 2, Cotton Exchange Building, Memphis, Tenn. R. T. COOPER, Secretary. GEO. ARNOLD, President. t. air OLUB DEPARTMENT 1897 SPRING, SUMMER and FALL MEETINGS 1897 Stetls.es to Close January 15, 1897 THE INAUGURAL— A handicap sweepstakes for three- year-olds and upwards. Weights to be announced March 27th; $10 to accompany the nomination; 315 to be paid on acceptance of weights, which acceptance must be made by April 10th, and $50 additional to start. The Club to addan amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $2,000, of which £1,500 to the winner, §350 to second and $150 to third. A winner of a race after publication ot weights, the total advertised value of which is 51,000 or more, to cany 5 pounds extra. One mile. THE DEBUTANTE— For two-year-old fillies (foals of 1S95);85 to accompany the nominations $50 additional to start. The Club to add a'n amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of which £1 200 to the winner, $200 to second and S100 to third. Winners of a sweepstakes, the total advertised value of which is $1,000 or more, to carry 3 pounds; of two such, 5 pounds; of three or more such, 7 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Four and a naif furlongs . THE KINDERGARTEN— For two-year-old colts and geldings (foals of 1S95); $5 to accompany the nomination £50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake ; £1 500 of which $1/200 to tbe winner, $"200 to second and $100 to third. Winners of a sweepstakes, the total 'advertised value of which is $1,000 or more, to carry 3 pounds; of two such, 5 pounds; of 3 or j more such, 7 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Five furlongs. 'THE TWO-TEAR- OLD- CHAMPIONSHIP— For two-year-olds (foals of 1S95); $10to aeeom- , panv the nomination, $65 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake S2 00O of which $1,500 to the winner, $350 to second and $150 to third. Winners of a sweepstakes, tbe total advertised value of which is $1,000 or more, to carry a pounds; of two such, 5 pounds; ot three or more sweepstakes of any value, 7 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Maidens that have started in a sweepstakes and not been placed, 7 pounds. Five and a half furlongs. THE MEMORIAL— A handicap sweepstakes for three -year-olds and upwards ; $10 to accompany tbe nomination $50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake SI S00, of which Si ,500 to tbe winner, $200 to second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of a race after weights are announced to carry 5 pounds extra. One and an eighth miles. THE CLUB MEMBERS' HANDICAP— A handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds and up wards, weights to be announced May 1st; $10 to accompany the nomination, $20 on acceptance of weight which acceptance must be made by May 15th, and $70 additional to start. The Club to add an" amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $3,000, of which $2,200 to the winner, $500 to second. I and S300 to tbird. A winner of a sweepstakes after publication of weights, the total advertised value of ■ which is $1,100 or more, to carry 3 pounds; of two such, or one of the total advertised value of $2,000 or j more, 5 pounds penalty. One and a quarter miles. THE BREWERS'— A handicap sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1395) ; $5 to accompany tbe j nomination, ^50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of tbe . stake Si ,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, $200 to second, and $100 to third ; weights to be announced three days prior to the race; a winner of a race after weights are announced to carry 5 pounds extra, j Six furlongs. THE MISSISSIPPI VALLET— A selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upwards; $5 to ac- company the nomination, $50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the ! value of the stake $1,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, $200 to second, and $100 to third. Those entered 1 not to be sold to carry 7 pounds extra; those entered to be sold for $4,000 to carry weight for age; for | S3 000, allowed 5 pounds, with 2 ponnds allowance for each $500 to $2,000 : 1 pound for each S100 below 1 S2|ooo! Starters with selling price to be named through entry bos by 12 o'clock on the day prior to the! race. " More than two can be named by the same owner, but only two can start; but the starting fees ! must be paid for all named. One mile. THE MERAMEC— A selling sweepstakes for all ages; So to accompany the nomination, $50 ad- I ditional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of wbich SI ''OO to the winner, $200 to second, and $100 to tbird. Those entered not to be sold to carry 7 pounds j extra; those entered to be sold for $4. 000 to carry weight for age; for $3,000, allowed 5 pounds, with 2 ponnds allowance for each $500 to $2,000; 1 pound for each $100 below $2,000. Starters with selling price ! to be named through entry box by 12 o'clock the day prior to the race. More than two can be named; by the same owner, but only two can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named. One mile. J THE GOLDENROD— A handicap'sweepatakes for all ages; $5 to accompany the nomination, $50 ' additional to start. Tbe Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the' stake SI, 500, of which ! SI 200 to the winner, $"200 to second and -*100 to third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race ; a winner of a race after weights are announced to carry 5 pounds extra. Six and a half fur- 1 longs. I THE LAUREL— A handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upwards; S-5 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to statt. The Club to add an amount sufficient to mate the value of thestake $1 500, of which $1,200 to tbe winner, $:00 to the second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced tbree days prior to the race; a winner of a race after weights are announced to £arry 5 pounds extra. Six furlongs. THE MISSOURI— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1895); $5 to accompany the nomiaation, $50 additional to start. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake $1 ,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, $200 to second and $100 to third. Those entered to be sold for $2,50o, weight for age; 3 pounds allowed for each $300 to $1,200; 1 pound for each $100 less. Starters with selling price to be named through entry box the day before the race. More thantwo can be named by the same owner, but only two can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named. Six furlongs. THE INDEPENDENCE— A handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upwards; $5 to accom- pany the nomination. $50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, S2o0 to second and $100 to the third. Weights to be an- nounced three davs prior to the race. A winner of a race after weights are announced to carry 5 pounds extra. One and a quarter miles. THE 3IOUND CITY.— A selling sweepstakes for three-vear-olds and upwards. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake $1,503, of which $1,200 to the winner. $200 to second and $100 to third; $5 to accompany the nomination. $50 additional to start; $3,000, weight for age; 3 pounds allowance for each $500 less to $2,000; 1 pound for each $100 less to $1,500; 2 pounds for each S100 less to $1,000. Starters with selling price to be named through tbe entry box the day preceding the race. More than two can be named by the same owner, but only two can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named. One and an eighth miles. THE OZARK.— For two-year-old colts and geldings (foals of 1395); $5 to accompany the nomina- tion, S50 additional to start. The Club to addan amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, $200 to second and $100 to third. Winners of a sweepstakes of tbe adver- tised value or $1,000 to carry 3 pounds: of two such, 5 pounds; of three or more such, 7 pounds extra. Horses not having won a sweepstakes of the value of $700, allowed 5 pounds; maidens, 10 pounds. Six furlongs. THE ISABELLA.— For two-year-old fillies (foals of 1395); $5 to accompany the nomination , $50 additional to start. The Club to addan amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of which $1,200 to the winner, $200 to second and S100 to third. Winners of sweepstakes of the advertised value of $1,500 to carry 3 pounds: of two such. 5 pounds ; of three or more such, 7 pounds extra. Horses not having won a sweepstakes of the value of $700, allowed 5 pounds; maidens 10 pounds. Five and a half furlongs. "~~THE CHRYSANTHEMUM.— A handicap sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1895); $5 to ac- company the nomination, $50 additional to start. The Club to add an amount sufficient to make the value of the stake $1,500, of which SI. 200 to the winder, $20J to second and $100 to third; weights to be announced three days prior to the race; the winner of a race after weights are announced to carry 5 pounds extra. One Mile. FIXED EVENT- THE ST. LOUIS DERBY FOR 1898- ENTRIES CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1897. THE ST. LOUIS DERBY— A sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1S95); $50 each; half forfeit, or only SiO if declared by Januarv 1st. 1893; Sioo additional to sUit. The Association to add $5,000, of wbich 31,000 to second. $500 to third, and the fourth to save its stake. Winners of a stake of $5,000 in 1898. or one of $10,000 in 1&97, to carry 3 pounds penalty; winners of a stake of $10,000 or three of any value in 1898, to carrv 5 pounds penalty. Allowances; Non-winners of two stakes of any value in 189S, 3 pounds; of one stake, 7 pounds; non-winners of four races in 1SSS. lo pounds; three races, 12 ponnas; two races, 15 pounds; one race, 20 pounds; maidens, 25 ponnds. Sellingpurse races not counted m figuring allowances. No horse that has incurred either of the penalties shall be entitled to any of the allowances, and no horse which is not entitled to the first two allowances can claim any of the subsequent ones. Al lowances and penalties not cumulative. One and a half miles. Kg- In addition to the above Stakes, the ST. LOUIS DERBY for 1897, $5,000 added will be run some time in June. Entry blanks will he forwarded on application. Address all communications to ROBERT AULL Secretary Fair Grounds St. Louis Mo 30 ?£lje gveebev emit grpmrtemem. [Januaby 9. 1897 GUY WILKES, SABLE WILKES brouu¥ut«(e colts and trotters. AT AUCTION IN -NEW YORK. WILLIAM CORBITT, Proprietor of the Great SAN MATEO TROTTING STUD, of California, WILL SESD A CLOSING-DUT CONSIGNMENT TO r»ESTESI=l O. IS.E3IjIjOC3rC3r, Auctioneer, To be Sold at Madison Square Garden, New York, Feb. 16 to 19, 1897. DAYS AND EVENINGS — — ABTDopslsof ihis consignment will be issued in a few days. All r f Mr. Corbitt's horses that are in condiiion t^ship to the New York market will be included in the sale. The very prominent positio11 firmlr held bv thissta i in the r>reed ngand trotting fields over a long pciod of years, affirms its srreat merits, and its dispersal will be an event that has been unparalelled in importance in the trotting world sine our great sales c f the Rosemeade Stud in 1SW and the Hobart Slud in 1S92. A "few choice consignments, if entered early, will be sold in connection with the sale. Entry papers may be had at the office of the Bbkedeb and Sportsman. Address ,PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, 107 John Street, New York. WM. F. SCHULTE, President. NEW LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB Stakes to Close January 15, 1897. CHAS. F. PRICE, Secretary. FOR THE SPRING MEETING OF 1897 Average Value of Stakes $3,130.00 Ihe New Louisville Jockey Club will close the following Stakes on January 15th THE DEBUTANTE STAKES— For two-year-old fillies. So to accompany the nomination; $50 additional to start. The value of the race to be 81,300, of which £200 to second and $100 to third. Win- ners of a sweepstakes to carry 3 pounds; of t wo, 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Four furlongs. THE CADET STAKES— For two-year-old colts and geldings. So to accompany the nomination SSO additional to start. The value of the race to be 51,300, of which $200 to second and slOO to third. Winners of a sweepstakes to carry 3 pounds; of one of £5,000, or two of any value 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed 5 pounds. Four and a half furlongs. THE KINGSTON STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for two-year-olds. £5 to accompany the nomination; $50 additional to start. The value ot the race to be SI ,250, of which £200 to second and $100 to third. Those entered to be sold for $2,500 to carry weight for age. .Allowances : 2 pounds for each ci50 to $1,500; 1 pound for eaehSlOO to SS00; 2 pounds for each S100 to £300, Five furlongs. ■ . £ BLUEGKASS STAKES -For three-year-olds that have not won a sweenstakes or two races prior to the closing of this stake. £d to accompany the nomination: $50 additional to start. Thevalue of the race to be sl,300, of which £200 to second and S108 to third. Weight 112 pounds. Winners of a sweepstakes or of two races after January 15, 1S97 {selling purses excepted), to carry 5 pounds extra. Maidens allowed S pounds. Six and a half furlongs. THE COKNCRACKER STAKES— 4. selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds. $5 to accompany ' . !«Ilominailonn;l.So0 addlll0°al «> Btart. The value of the stakes to be 51,300. of which $200 to second and &-100 to third. Those entered tp be sold for $3,000 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 3 pounds for each toOO to *2.0QO; 2 pounds for each $2o0 to $1,000; 2 pounds for each $100 Jess. S*?ven furlongs. THE FKANK FEHR STAKES— A selling sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upward. $5 to accompany the nomination; 5a0 additional to start. The value of the race to be £1.300. of which S200 to second and 5100 to third. Those entered not to besold to carrv 5 pounds extra; if for £? otO, weight for ase--f^ll0.wanc^:.,1 P°Qnd for each S25j to $2,000; 1 pound for each $100 to $1,000; 2 pounds for each 5100 tos-aOO. One Mile. r The Louisville Futurity, $10,000, Kentucky Derby, $6,000, Clark Stakes, $4,000, and Kentucky Oaks, $3,500 WILL ALSO BE RUN AT THIS MEETING. Address all communications to ths Secretary, OH.A.S. IF*. raiOEJ, Secretary, Louisville, PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE OF Thoroughbreds and Trotters, -PROPERTY OF- id. J. Mccarty, At 11 A. M. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 1897, AT SALESYARD. CORNER TAN NESS AND MARKET, Comprising the Thoroughbreds, OAPT. COSTER, 5 years; SAZERAO, 6 years; BORDEAUX, 6 years; THE LARK, aged; TALBOT CLIFTON, 6 years; ROMAIN, aged; PLEASAN- TON, 4 years; JAKE RATJER, 4 years, and BERNARDO, aged. AND THE TROTTERS, SENATOR L, 2:29, and record four miles 10:12; LUCIA and LURLINE, by DeJter Prince, can trot in 2:25, doable; MAUD M , 2:20J; CARRIE O, 2:21}; THi- OSOPHY, by Deiier Prince, oat of Bister to dam of Aster, 2:12: STARBOUL 2:31; CROWN PRINCE, 2:17; JOE NOLAN, 2:13, and other noted trotters and roadsters. Catalogues will be issued immediately. To oblige racing men, the thoroughbreds will be sold first in sale. KILL1P & CO., Auctioneers 11 Montgomery St. Vnnrded t*old Medal At California State Fair 1893. K\ ery bora owner who values hte stock stu-uld constantly have "I It on hand- It Improves ami keeps -iixk In the pluk of con- Utton. Manhattan Food Go. KLU DALL BRAND. Aak your grocer or dealer lor It. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:25|, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1S94. Hi* get were the Blue Kibbun Winners at the Horse Show of 1S9G. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, I>anville. per S. P. R. R , via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pas'urage, So per month; hay and grain, ?lOper mouth. For terms tor other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Oontra Costa Co ,Cal. thiei Best Advertising Medium in California -»-IS THE-%- Breeder and Sportsman PUBLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Its Circulation is Increasing Rapidly and Its Advertisers are Pleased with the Returns they Receive. 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Feudner made the Pacific Coast record of 96 out of 100 blue rocks at un- known angles with DuPONT SMOKELESS. C.A. HAIGHT - Agent 226 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO Clabrough, Golcher & Co. . GUNS SSfa&~ GUNS Gun Goods Gun Goods 538 MARKET STREET S. F $2.50 FOR $2.00 WE WILL SEN D YOU A "TOMLINSON " CLEANER (81.00) A brass wire-gauge cleaner used by all shooters, and a "POWERS" ROD (Sl.50) A brass rod in three pieces, with screw-driver and oiler in handle, postpaid tor 82. You will have a combination on which nothing can wear out. Ask your friends aoout either. "When you write mention gauge. Address C. TQML1\S0.V 108 Beacon Street, Syracuse, .V Y. BUY NO INCUBATOR And pay for it before giving it a trial. The firm who is airaid to let you try their incuba- tor before buying it nas no faith in their machine, We will sell you ours OX TRIAL, XOT A CENT until tried, and a child can run it with 3 min- ute- attention a day. We won FIRST PRIZE WORLD'S FAIR. and will win you for a steady customer if you will only buy ours on trial- Our large catalogue will cost you 5 cents and give you -100 worth of practical information on poultry and incubators, and the money thei e is In the business. Plans for Brooders, Houses, etc., 25 cents. X. 8. Send us the names of three persons interested in poultry and 25 rent- and we will send you "The Bicycle : Its Care and Repair," a book of ISO subjects and SO illustrations, worth 85 to any bicycle rider. VON GULIN INCUBATOR CO., Box 237. - DELAWARE CITY, DEL. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad- vertisements of fifty words or less will be inserted in tliis column at tlie following rates: One week, 50 cents; one niontli, Si. 25; three months, S3. 50; one year, S10. VERBA BCENA JfcR8EY8-Tbe best A. J. O.C. registered prize herd is owned by HEXKY PIERCE San Francisco. Animals for sale. PUR CAI C CHOICEST POINTER PUPPIES, run OflLL- CHEAP. Fully pedigreed and guar- anteed. Glenbeigh stock. 6-r? Bryant St,, S. F. CAD CAIC ^- cross-bred spaniel, good retriever. run CALL Address L. L. CAMPBELL, West Berkeley, Cal. CflQ Vll P A S'00 grade Colt hammerless, good as fun OflLt new. price, 560 Address "W .," care U/lUTCn A broken English setter dog. Must be nnfllLU young and well bred. Address DR. c. L. WILSON, Elko, Nev. U/lUTrn A mounted specimen of the little black nan I LU ran. Address this office. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate of Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE l*o. 811 HOWARD ST., S. F. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 457 AT STUD The Challenge Rough-Coat St. Bernard GRAND MASTER 28,887 By the great champion HESPER. the best-headed St. Bernard ever bred. GRAND MAS I'ER is the sire of more winners in 1S!H and 1895 than any other dog in America. Address, THOS. U. BROWNE, 4032 25th street, San Francisco. IRISH SETTERS. At Stud— The best bred Irish Setters In America, FL\tiLAS JR., 31,189. BARRYMORE, 34.802. It you want an Irish Setter that will hunt, call ''■address 6LE\MORE KENNELS, West Berkeley, Cal. Echo Cocker Kennels. FOR SALE Poppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches in Whelp AT STUD I II U.l.K.ViK BHOM'A 17.064. WOODLA.VD JERSEY, C. H. C.,2511. BROOD BITCHED BESSIE E. 29,208. Istat Stockton. LADY ETTA 41.488,1st and special. Stockton. BLACK DDCHESS. C. B.. C. 2775, by Black A. C. DAVENPORT, Propr. 314 Main St.. Stockton, Cal. Duke 8491. Alameda County Kennels Rough -coated St, Bernard pups for sale. Whelped Dec. 15 by Grand Master (Ch. Hesper— Princess GUda)— Mollle May Marsnall (General Blucher— Carleton Dolly). At Stud the Great Dane DUKE (Maloch II. -Imp. Gypsy) am; oh v cats. We guarantee these are the best-bred cats In the TJ. S Address, ALAMEDA CO. KENNELS, Fruitvale, Alameda Co., Cal. Fourteenth Annual Trials Pacific Coast Field Trials Club TO BE ECX AT BAKERSFIELD Commencing Monday, January 18, 1897. FORFEIT, to. Prizes 50, 30 and 20 per cent, of Stake ANDREW JACKSON, President. J. M. KILGARIF, Secretary, Pacific Mutual Bnildln? San Francisco CALIFORNIA STATE Poultry Ass'n and Kennel Club POULTRY AND BENCH SHOW TO EE HELD AT STATE FAIR PAVILION SACRAMENTO, CAL., 1897— January 9, 10, 11, 12—1897 Entries Positively Close January 1, 1897. OTIS FELLOWS. H orn ells vi lie, N. Y., Judge Of all classes, J. A. SCHOLEFIELD, President. Holllster, Cal. W. E. l.APl). Secretary. P. O. Box 220, Stockton, Cal #* Dog Diseases AND Ho-\7V to IK'eoci Mailed Free to any address fay the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1293 Broadway, New York. Breeders' Directory. VETERINARY. Drs. Pierce & Archibald VETERINARY SURGEONS Office and Hospital 1720 Webster Street, OAKLAXD, CAL. Telephone Main 681. I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE A>"T> STABLE : 605 Golden Gate Avenue. 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Anlevolo: lour-year-olil record 2:1."). se.no Eleciloneer; Hrsldam th- sreat bl odn,»re Kll7J.b.th Basler (dam of Robert B.sler record 2:20 and Stone wav hree-year-..]d record 2:22s, 1. by Bill Arp(pacer): second dam Mary, by \\ arefleld. son ot Cracker, by Sns.on itTlra -noi Jane, by Hi? Barr Horse, sonoi America.. Eclipse. ROBERT BASLEK will mak» a pub. lie season fir mares the year UI97. beginning about the lo.b of Februur. , as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays i llanf iJ 1 Kings Counlv. L'al ; Wednesday In Vlsalla, ' ulare County, Cal., the remainder ot the week at the horse'. Thome, the C ottonw. od Ranch, ten miles northeast ol Vlsada TKRMS-W the season Payable the 1st ot June. 1897. Mares kept at tile Ranch for il PER MONTH. This hotse can show as grand a lot of coits as any horse in the Stale. They are good-gailed, level-headed andfast. About fifty per cent are pacers. Correspondence solicited. Box 271, Visalia, Cal. Vol. XXX. No 4. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SANFRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ffhe Agricultural Fairs. A conventionof representatives of the District Agricultural Associations and horsemen in California was held in the rooms of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders, San Francisco, Friday evening, January 15th. The convention was called at the request of a number of those interested in the District Fairs. The convention was called to order by D. E. Knight, of Marysville, and E. P. Heald elected chairman, and F. W. Keiley secretary. Communications were read from a num. ber cf the District Agricultural Associations and from the Secretary of the State Agricultural 8ociety, endorsing the purpose of the meeting. The followiDe districts were represented: Santa Clara Valley, F. W. Covey and E. Topham; Yuba County, D. E. Koight; Willows and Glenn County, W. H. Keiley; Sonoma and Marin Counties, K. S. Brown of Petal uma ; Vallfjoi Thos. Smith; Napa, F. W, Loeber; Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties, L. A. Richards; Contra Costa County, John F. Boyd ; Alameda County, Jay Beach, J. M. Nelson- and P. J. Williams ; San Francisco, J. A. McKerron, E. P. Heald, T. J. Crowley, Samuel Gamble, Win. G. Layng, L E. Claw&on, Peter Brandow and H. E. Wise. Mr. Loeber spoke in favor of appointing a committee to represent t&e convention, to goto Sacramento without de- l ay and take immediate action towards securing the restora- tion of the State appropriations to the District Agricultural Associations ; urging that the committee should correspond with the officers of the District Associations and find out their ideas in regard to the number and amount of appro- priations to be asked for. Said committee to have the au- thority to frame such a bill as they deemed would be most satisfactory to the associations and at the same time be likely to succeed in the Legislature and receive the Governor's signature. Mr. h. A. Richards favored Mr. Loeber's proposition and gave it as his opinion that a bill to be successful must cut off a number of the former appropriations. Mr. Topham thought that not more than one-half of the appropriations would be granted, and considered that it would not be wise to ask for more. Mr. Covey said that he believed that every district should be taken into consideration and every association owning or controlling fair grounds with suitable buildings for agricul- tural exhibits should be entitled to and receive State aid in proportion to the population of its district and the impor- tance of its fair, which can easily be determined by the sta- tistical reports. He informed the convention that a bill had been presented to the Legislature appropriating $1,500 to each district regardless of its importance. He was strongly opposed to the passage of such a bill as it would deprive the State Agricultural Association of its usual appropriation, which would not leave It sufficient revenue to conduct its fair and exhibit on the scale it has heretofore. Mr. Loeber stated that among a great many the opinion prevailed that a large percentage of the district appropria- tions had been used for horse-racing given in connection with the fair. This he claimed is a mistaken idea as be bslieved the money had been legitimately expended for premiums, etc., as provided for by law. He said no money appropriated by the State did more general good than these appropriations as they served to encourage agriculture in ail its branches by giving premiums for competitive exhibits and that the money so given is distributed among the farm- ers and tax-payers. Mr. Topham said he thought that the committee would be handicapped by not having authority from more of the Dis- trict Associations, and suggested that they be asked to for- ward petitions to the committee, giving it authority to repre- sent them. A motion was then made that the chair appoint a com- mittee as proposed, and the following gentlemen were ap- pointed to constitute said committee: F. W. Loeber, Naps- L. A. Richards, Stanislaus, and E. Topham of Santa Clara County. On motion, the secretary was instructed to notify the president and secretary of each District Agricultural Associ- ation that they and the members of cheir Board of Directors were appointed a special committee by the convention to do all in their power with the representatives from their dis- tricts in the Legislature to have the appropriations restored. On motion it was voted that it was the sense of the con- vention that each District Agricultural Association be asked to contribute -'eo dollars towards defraying the travel- ing and hotel expenses incurred by the committee in the discharge of its duties. On motion, the secretary was instructed to forward a notice that a resolution had been adopted at this con- vention tto the effect that it is the sense of the convention that the managers of tbeJJockey Clubs be requested to dis- continue their race meetings during the season that the District Fairs are in progress, believing that to do so would be no hardship for Unm and that it would encourage racing and increase the attendance at the District Fairs. No olher business being presented the convention ad- journed without date. The gentlemen appointed on the committee to proceed to Sacramento stated that they would give their time and their best efforts toward accomplishing the object for which the committee was appointed, and that they would stay in Sacra- mento as long as they felt they were needed. It remains for the district associations to take an active part in assisting them and to respond to the request for contributions to carry on the work. Annual ^Meeting of the P. O. T. H. B. A.. A postponed annual meeting of the Breeders Association was held Saturday morning, January 16th. The meeting was postponed from December 7th, as there was not a suffi. cient number of members present at that time for a quorum it requiring the presence of twenty members to do business. At the postponed meeting a quorum was present, many members being in attendance from outside the city who were present the night before to attend the convention of the horsemen and representatives of the District Agricultural Associations. The meeting was called to order by Vice-President F. W. Loeber, and the report of the Secretary and Treasurer read and approved. The Secretary's report shows that the Asso- ciation distributed among the horsemen at its meeting last summer, $10,719 in purses an<5 stakes. The Treasurer's re- port showed that the balance on hand at the end of the sea- eon was $3,986.94. President Heald, who had been called away, returned and took the chair. The meeting then proceeded to ballot for the election of six directors. The following gentlemen received a majority of the votes and were declared elected : John F. Boyd, A. H.Cohen, F. W. Loeber, J. C. Kirkpatrick, T. J. Crowley and Harry J. Agnew. The following resolution was presented by Mr. Simpson, and on motion of Mr. Williams it was adopted : JResolced, That hereafter book betting will not be permitted at the race meetings of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association, and that mutuels and French pool privileges be the only system sanctioned by the Association. A resolution was also presented by Mr. Simpson and adopted as follows : Resolved, That the Hors> Show of San Francisco should meet with the hearty support of this Asso- ciation inasmuch as that Society is doing a great deal to ad- vance the interests of light harness horses and will do a great deal more if awarded the support of the breeders and owners of that class of horses throughout the Coast. Mr. Simpson stated that even such features of the Horse Show as had awakened adverse criticism are beneficial to horse owners in various ways, and furthermore, that the benefits to the breeders in general will so outweigh the features that some consider reprehensible, that the Horse Show should be maintained and encouraged by all who are interested in the advancement and success of the horse industry. On motion, the Board of Directors of the Association were requested not to collect annual dues for 1897 for members joining the Association during that year. The Directors' meeting of the Association was held in the afternoon, there being present E. P. Heald, T. J. Crowley, Joseph Cairn Simpson, R. S. Brown, F. W. .Loeber, D. E. Knight, F. W. Covey, John F. Boyd and John C. Kirk- patrick. The Directors' meeting was called for the purpose of elect- ing officers for the ensuing year. The following officers were unanimously elected : President, E. P. Heald; First Vice- President, F. W. Loeber; Second Vice-President, D. E. Knight ; Treasurer, N. T. Smith ; Secretary, F. W. Keiley, On motion the President appointed the following commit- ties for 1897 : Executive Committe, John F. Boyd, Charles A. Hug and John C. Kirkpatrick. Speed Committee: F. W. Knight, R. S. Brown and T. J. Crowley. The Speed Committee was instructed to commence its labors with as little delay as possible and to arrange a series of stakes and purses for this year, which will be duly adver- tised. There are about two hundred two-year-olds at the Ken- tucky Association track, Lexington, Ky. Among the lead- ing trainers at the track are Byron McClelland, James Murphy, Bradley Brothers, John E. Madden, Gus Straus, John Rodegap, John Clay and others. One of the most promising youngsters at the track is the bay two-year-old colt by Tea Tray, dam Kalula (dam of Charity, etc.), by Glenelg. He is owned jointly by Policeman Dennis Hayes a nd Contractor Corbin. He is already well broken and has shown some fast work. The bay two-year old colt Falsetto — Rabelais, property of James Savage, is another good one. Being a fall brother to Pete Kitchen, one of the best yonng- Bters in the West this fall, great things are expected of him. James O'Neill has lost by death his good three-year-old bay mare Mary. Byron McClelland says that Prince Lief is wintering nicely and will develop in into a great horse for handicaps next year. He expects'the colt to class with such handicap horses as Halma, Ben Brush, Clifford, Buck Massie, Hand- spring, Semper Ego, Loki and other good ones of the all- aged division, McClelland will race in the East next season, but he has made quite a number of entries in Western stake events, and expects to fill every engagement. He is having bad luck with that great colt Maceo, and it is probable that the youngster will never be fit to race until next year. Flacon, who ran second in the two-year-old on Saturday, is a half brother to Floretta V,, one of August Belmont'^ good stake mares. 50 mje $t*e*bw mtfr &p0vi#tnanl [January 23, 1S97 OAKLAND RACES. Superb Racing at the New Track Across the Bay— All the Events Carefully De- scribed. THIRTY-SECOND DAY — FK1DAY, JAKl'ARY 15. The racing cf yesterday was notable for the close finishes in four of the events carded and the win of 40 to 1 shot Little Bob. A good crowd was in attendance and the racing was much enjoyed. Racina won the first by a scant head from Modestia, who came from eighth place in the home- atietch, and would have won had she been able to get through earlier. Little Bob, 40 to 1 and come and get it, beat 2 to 5 shot Lovdal a head in the second, Doyle (who got a very poor ride) third, a length away. The latter had a good chance to win had Slaughter not taken him to the inner rails, a sixteenth from home when all was clear sailing in front, though there was no money on the side of the race track. Osric II beat Arrezzo a besd in the third after bearing out and carrying the latter with him. Tempestuous was cut off thrice in the first half mile, but had he received a strong ride at the finish he might have won. Formal was an easy winner over Ferrier el al. in the fourth, and Nelson, leading all tbe way, won the last by a scant half-length from Road Runner, with 500 to 1 shot, Flush Ban, half a length further away. In the first, six furlongs, for three-year-olds, Racina led from start to finish, winning by a nose from the fast-coming Modestia, who could not have lost had she gotten away on her stride. The Stock Broker came fast at the finish and got third place, one and a half lengths behind Modestia. Yaldos ran second and Flay Boy third until well in the homestretch. Time, 1:16}. Racina was at 2 to 1, Modestia 7, The Stock Broker 2, Play Boy and James Porleoue S others 15 to 200 to 1. St. Apollo led in the second past the quarter, with Fore- most second, a length away, Monita third. Foremost was in front ol Apollo half a length at the half, Lovdal third, a length away. At the three-quarter pole it was Foremost first bv a length, Lovdal second, a head before Monita, Doyle three lengthsffurther away and a length before Little Bob, who was coming very fast. They bunched up some half- way down the homestretch, Little Bob coming on to a head victory from Lovdal, who beat Doyle a length. Slaughter, for some reason, took Doyle toward the inner rails a six- teenth from home, or he might have won. Time, 1:48k Little Bob was at 30 to 1, Lovdal 2 to 5. Doyle 0 (played from S), others 8 to 500; A fifteen-sixteenths of a mile dash for three-year-olds came next. The start was delayed about twenty minutes, crused by the bad actions of Arrezzo and Tempestuous prin- cipally. Finally they were away to a fair start, and Osric took the lead, accompanied closely by Bernadillo past the quarter and half poles. Oaric reached the homestretch first by a head, Bernardillo second, lapped by Arrezzo. Osric bore out to theoutBide, and Tempestuous looked a winner a sixteenth from home. Osric came with a great burst of speed, however, and won by a head from Arrezzo, which he carried out, Bernardillo a length further away, on the other side of the track, Inflammator another neck away. Time, 1:35'.. Osric was at 3 to 2, Arrezzo 7 to 5, Tempestuous 30 to 1, Bernadillo 4 and loflammator 30 to 1. In the mile race, fourth on the programme, Cabrillo set the pace, leading Formal past the quarter by a length and past the half by two, but into the homestretch Formal was about on even terms with Cabrillo, and came on to an easy two-length victory, Cabrillo dying away and Ferrier nosing out Peter the Second for the place. Time, 1:41|. Formal was at 7 to 5, Ferrier 7 to 5, Cabrillo 4 to 1 and Peter the Second 20 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. ISelson, as usual, de- layed matters at the starting point. Finally an excellent send-off was effected, and Nelson was not long in getting to the front, leading Tim Murphy two lengths at the half, Flush Ban third, about as far behind the old roan. Nelson entered the homestretch about two and one-half lengths to the good, and Tim Murphy was second, about two from Koid Runner, who was coming up fast. Nelson was driven out to win by a neck from Road Runner, while Murphy stopped and Flush Ban finished up thud, another one-half a length off. Time, 1:15k Nelson was at 2 (played from 3), Road Runner 7 to 1, Flush Ban 300, Tim Murphy 3 to 5, others 100 to 500 to 1. THIKTY-THIRD DAY— SATURDAY, JANUARY 16. Five thousand the crowd at the new Emeryville track was estimated at this afternoon, and the assemblage was drawn to the course by a programme containing no less than seven races, including a match race at the mile betwean Buckwa and Mt. McGregor I L, for $1000 a side and $500 added money and a two-year-old event, the first run of the season for the youngsters. Buckwa won the match in fine style, being close to his fast rival from the outset and drawing away from him gamely at the finish proving hiojBelf beyond per- adventure the best race horse of the pair, This fact waB, we understand, acknowledged by MesBrs. Burns & Waterhouse, owners of the defeated Canadian-bred colt that was formerly the apple of their pyes. The first two-year-old race of the season was won by Queen Blazes, a Tennessee-bred filly by Blazes owned by Burns & Waterhouse and tiahud by Dan Stone. She just nosed out the pride of Will Wallace's stable, Flacon, son of Imp. Rayon d'Or and the good race mure, Flavin, while Boadicea, daughter of Silver King and Bygone, was a respectable thiid, just beating the much- touted St. Carlo colt, Count of Flanders. The excellent starting of Ferguson was another feature of the afternoon's sport. Preston's defeat by InHtallator was encompassed by Willie Martin getting cut off on Preston a couple of times, going the overland route with him. There was a delay al the post of twenty-five minutes and \wo recall* before a start was effected in the first, cam i d by ihe bad actions of Alvarado »nd Commission. Finally they were sent away to a fair send-oft, Sea Spray setting the pace. At the quarter by a length, Alvarado second, a head before Tuxedo. Alvarado had a lead of two lengths hjthe time tbe half was reached, Sea Spray second, with McLight at his heels, a head before Tuxedo. Alvarado led by six lengths turning for home and won easily by three lengths from McLight, who beat Sea Sprav half a length for the place. Hermanila was fourth, another length away. Time, 1:4s1. Alvarado was at even money, McLight 5 to 1, Sea Spray 30, Hermanita 3.V, others 10 to 300 to 1. In the second, five and a half furlongs, ten came to the poet. To a good start Favory showed first, then Fly and Quicksilver. The latter was first to the half by about a length and into the homestretch by two and a half, Fly Bec- ond~, four lengths before Montgomery. Fly passed Quicksil- ver a little over a sixteenth from home and won with ease by two lengths, Quicksilver, driven out, a length before Mont- gomery. Pat Murphy was fourth. Time, 1:07 J — the track record". Fly was at 2 to 1, Quicksilver 3J (played from 4h), Montgomery 2\, William Piokertoo 3V, others 15 to 300. The first two-year-old race of the season; three furlongs, came next. On Gua Nita showed first to a good start, Queen Blazes next, Flacon third. Making the turn into the home- stretch it was On Gua Nita first by half a length, Flacon second, three lengths before Queen Blazes. Flacon assumed the lead half-way down IhR homestretch, but Queen Blazes got up in the final sixteenth and won in a hard drive by a nose from Flacon, who was three before Boadicea, who iust nosed out Count of Flanders. Time, 0:36J. Queen Blazes was at '6i to 1, Flacon 6 to 5 (played from 7 to 5), Boadicea 8, Count"of Flanders 6, others 8 to 30 to 1. The match race for $1,000 a side, $500 added, between Mt. McGregor II. and Buckwa, attracted a great amount of at- tention. There were several breaks by Bnckwa, and finally they were off to a good start. Mt. McGregor was driven hard to keep Buckwa from taking the rail, and led past the quarter by half a length, at the half by a neck and at the three-quarters by a scant head. Thorpe went to the bat on McGregor as they straightened away, and it was considered all over but the shouting, for Buckwa passed to the front a furlong from Lome and won with ease bv two lengths in 1:40k The closing odds were : 3 to 2 Buckwa, 3 to 5 Mt. McGregor. The first half was negotiated by McGregor in 0:48k Both the horse and rider ("Skeets" Martin) came in for a hearty round of applause upon their return to the winners' ring. A mile race for three-year-olds came next. Eataca led 07 half a length past the quarter, Alma and Rey del Tierra close together. At the half Estaca, Rey del Tierra and Alma were heads apart. Estaca led at the three-quarters bv half a length, Alma second a head before Sly. Alma and Estaca stopped badly in the homestretch and Sly came on into the lead half-way down the Btraight. Scarf Pin waB CDming very fast, and getting up in the last stride, won by a scant head. Sly beat Personne three lengths. Time, 1:41k Scarf Pin and Rey del Tierra (coupled) were at 4 to 5, Sly 4 to 1, Personne 12, Alma 6 and Estaca S to 1. A mile race came next. Off to a fair start, Installator led all the way, turning into the homestretch three lengths to the good snd winning by two lengths from Preston, who got away with his head in the air and jumping stiff legged, went the overland route and was not ridden with much vigor by Willie Martin, Howard S. (who had come from the rear) third and coming fast. Time, 1:41. Installator was at 4 to 1, Preston 6 to 5, Howard S. 6, others 7 to 500. The last race, one and a half miles, over six hurdles, brought out a field of seven. Imp. Autonomy led J. O. C. about three lengths for perhaps six furlongs, then the latter sailed to the fore, being two lengths to the good at the end of a mile, with Autonomy second, ten lengths from Broad Bil- low, at whose heels came Fi Fi. Autonomy and Broad Bil- low began dropping back nearing the homestretch and Fi Fi, coming like a shot, took second place, within striking dis- tance of J. O. C. The last-named went to sulking after the last jump had been made, and Fi Fi, running a good and game race, won by a head on the post. J. O. C. beat imp. Autonomy twenty lengths for the place, and Broad Billow wound up fourth. The big favorite, Hello, showed no speed at any part of tbe race. But for sulking J. O. C. would have won off by daylight. The time was 2:49 — a very good performance. Fi Fi was at 30 to 1 (60 at one time), J. O. C. 3, imp. Autonomy 4, Hello 6 to 5. others 10 to 1. THIRTY-FOURTH DAY — MONDAY, JANURAY 18. For a Monday the crowd was astonishingly large, but the programme presented was a good one and should have acted as a magnet on those with any sporting blood in their veins. San Marco won the first by a head from favorite Olive, the latter coming fast at the finish. Jack o' Lantern, as good as 4 to 1 in the betting, 3 to 1 at post time, won the second from the heaviest played "good thing" that has come over the pike in a long time, Basquil, inT. J. McHale's stable. Lost Girl, a filly which the bookies refuse to concede is a racer of degree, won the third by a length from Rienzi after For- tunate had acted as pacemaker to the homestretch, Rey del Bandidos beat Unity out three parts of a length in the mile and a quarter, and some one remarked that Formal (the red- hot favorite ridden by clever Willie Martin) took a look at the odds as he passed the stand and shook his head in token of his dislike of such a short price. Salvable beat Ca- brillo a fine auburn whisker in the fifth, and in the last an- other of Pat Dunne's gallopers, Benamela, won off by four lengths from 100 to 1 shot Hazel D. W. Martin was on two winners,and not a few thought he ought to have ridden three of them. In the firBt race, seven furlongs, they were off quickly to a fine start, Miss Ruth showing first momentarily. Hearts- ease was leading by a length passing tbe quarter, Big Chief second, lapped by Nic Nac. At the half it was Heartsease first by a length, Monita second, as far from .Nic Nac, Heartsease turned into the homesirelch first by just a shade. Monita second, with old Jack Richelieu at his heels. San Marco bumped his way through the bunch when a little less than a furlong from home, and though Olive made a bold bid the last sixteenth, he lasted long enough to win by a head, Olive second, one and one-half lengths from Jack Richelieu, at whose heels came Miss Ruth. Time, 1:283- San Marco was at 3 to 1, Olive 13 to 10, Jack Richelieu 50 to 1, Monita 5A, Minnie Cee S, others 15 to 300 to 1. luthesecond event, five and one-half furlongs, three-year- olds, Moscow showed first momentarily, with Modesta second, Jack o'Lantern got to the front by the time the half-mile ground was reached, Moscow second. Jack o'Lantern was two lengths to the good turning into the homestretch, Bas- quil second, heading a bunch. Jack o'Lantern even drew away in the homestretch, winning, however, by two lengths BaBquil second, six from Philip H., on whom Claudia was lapped. Time, l:08f . Jack o'Lantern was at 3 to 1, Bas- quil 8 to 5 (played from 21 to 1), Philip H. 20, The Stock Broker Sh, Modestia 5, others 15 to 100 to 1. The third race was at six and a half furlongs, for three- year-olds. Off to a good start, Roy Carruthers showed first, Fortunate second and Torpedo next. At the half it was Fortunate first by a head, Woodland Belle eecond, two lengths from Torpedo and Lost Girl, head and head. The order was tbe same at the three-quarter pole, Fortunate leading by a length. Lost Girl got to the fore about a fur- long from home and won driven out by a length, Rienzi a strong second, one and a half lengths before Tempestuous, who was a length before Torpedo. Woodland Belle ran as if a shade "short " Time, 1:22k Lost Girl was at 20 to 1 Rienzi 9, Tempestuous 3i (played down from 4), George Palmer 3 to 2, Woodland'Belle 6 to 1, others 9 to 150 to 1. A mile and a quarter race brought eight to the post. Unity made the pace, leading Tuxedo past the stand and quarter by two lengths, Formal and Hermanita close together. At the half-pole it was Unity first by one and a half lengths, Tuxedo second, lapped by Hermanita and Formal. The latter moved up second at the head of the homestretch and looked all over a winner. Rey del Bandidos was coming like a shot from the rear, and getting up ia the last sixteenth, won by three parts of a length from Unity, who beat Formal a length. Willie Martin gave an English style finish on Formal, not one of the rasping, out-bet ween-his -ears wind- ups. The time was 2:08k Rey del Bandidos was at 6 to 1, Unity 15, Formal 3 to 5, others 9 to 400 to 1. In the mile race, fifth on the programme, Cabrillo Iel by two lengths past the quarter and half, Salvable and Schiller together. At the three-quarter pole it was Cab- rillo first by a length, Salvable and Schiller heads apart. Cabrillo looked a certain winner when they were a six- teenth from home, but Willie Martin made a different sort of finish this time, getting away out on Salvable's neck and shoving him in a winner by a short head in the last stride, Cabrillo one length before Schiller. Time, 1:41k Salvable was at even money, Cabrillo 3 to 1, Schiller 11 to 5. The last race was at five and a half furlongs. Benamela led past the half by about three parts of a length, with Don Pio Pico second and Hazel D. third. Into the homestretch it was Benamela first by two lengths, Don Pio Pico second, one and a half lengths from Petrarch, Hazel D. next. Bena- mela was not headed, and won with ease by three lengths, Hazel D., driven out. a length before Petrarch. Time', l;0Sk Benamela was at 11 to ,10, Hazel D. 50, Petrarch 10, La Mascota 11 to 5, Palmerston 4 (8 to 1 at one time), others 30 to 150 to 1. THIKTY-FIFTH DAY— TUESDAY, JANUARY 19. A favorite did not even come close to winning until it came to the fifth and last, when Fly won off by six lengttu. It is astonishing what a hold racing has on the people of this vicinity, for although the card presented yesterday con- tained but five races, there was fully as big an attendance as when there were six to be decided. Abalanzar took the first race with the juicy odds of 12 to 1 against him, Banjo a 15 to Per, second, and Hazel I)., also at 15 to 1, third. Duke of York II., brother to True Blue, Carmel and Castanette, won the two-year-old race from "eend to eend," having be- come acquainted with the workings of the gate. Bodacia was a good, game second, Count Flanders third. The favor- ite, Blitz, wound up seventh. Doyle won tbe mile and a furlong with ease, Scimitar running a good second, Herma- nita third. The owner of Scimitar and the owner and rider of Unity were called up to explain, for Scimitar, in his pre- vious race, ridden by Eddie Jones, had run ninth in a field of ten, such horses as Trix and Tuxedo finishing in front of him, while Unity had beaten Formal on Monday and fin- ished a close second to Rey del Bandidos in a very fair race. Mr. Shields explained that Scimitar had twisted a plate in his previous race, and Mr. Ezell produced a ticket on Unity with Cook & Co, the result being both were exonerated. Fer- rier, with light weight up, easily disposed of Preston, et al.t and ran seven furlongs in 1:27, while Fly made every post a winning one in the last. In the first race six furlongs, selling, Monitor led Banjo by a length past the half and into the homestretch, where he died away and Abalanzar, coming in strong the last furlong, got up and won by a neck from Banjo, who beat Hazel 1 >. three lengths. Monitor was fourth, another head away. Time, 1:15k Abalanzar was at 12 to 1 (20 at one time), Banjo 15, Hazel D. 15, Monitor 2, Nervoso 4. Peck- sniff 6J, others 12 to 100. The two-year-olds now came out to run three furlongs. They got away quickly and fairly well, Duke of York IE. running to the front, with On Gua Nita second and Count of Flanders next. Duke of York led by two lengths turning into tbe straight, Count of Flanders second, a head before On Gua Nita, Irritator next, then Bodacia, Duke of York continued on in front, and though Bodacia ran up gamely from behind, she could not catch the Duke, who won by two lengths handily. Bodacia beat Count of Flanders two lengths for the place. Time, 0:36k Duke of YorE II. waB at 15 to 1, Bodacia 9 to 5, Count of Flanders 5 to 1, Blitz 8 to 5, others S to 15 to 1. In the mile and an eight race Sea Spray led Scimitar and Doyle by from half a length to one and a half lengths for nearly five furlongs, then Scimitar took up the running, leading by a neck at the head of the homestretch, Sea Spray second, lapped by Hermanita, Doyle close up. When about a sixteenth from home Doyle drew up to Scimitar and easily beat him out three parts of a length, Scimitar beating Her- manita a head for the place, Sea Spray a distant fourth. Time, 1:55. Doyle was at 3 to 1, Scimitar 7, Hermanita 5, Sea Spray 8, Little Cripple 2i, and Unity 7h to 1. In the fourth, seven furlongs, Salisbury led Preston past the ciuarter by a length, two lengths past the half and one and one-half lengths into the homestretch, Ferrier being head and head with Preston at the latter point. Ferrier assumed the lead about a sixteenth from home and won handily by a length, Preston second, two lengths from In- January 23, 1897] @Ije gveebev cuib gtvovtstnaxt. 51 stallator. Salisbury was fourth, three lengths further away, yards of the finish, but tired, and Olive, helped alone by a Time, 1:27. Ferrier was at 16 to 5, Preston 7 to 5, Instal- lator 5 to 1, Salisbury 12, Yankee Doodle 5 to 1. H. Martin rode Ferrier ao admirable race, not losing his head after the horse got cut off at the five-eighths pole. The last race was at six furlongs. After quite a delay at the post, occasioned by the bad actions of Woodcboppert Fannie E. and a few others, they got away to a good start. Fly going right to thefront.led past the half by five lengths, Detective, Woodchopper and Blue Bell close together. Fly led into the homestretch by half a dozen lengths. Detective had dropped back, Blue Bell and Woodchopper beiog nest, close together. Not headed, Fly won with ease by five lengths, Woodchopper, driving, beating Blue Bell out a neck for place, St. Aignon fourth, at her heels. Time, 1:14}. Fly was at 2 to 5, Woodchopper 6 to 1, Blue Bell 8, St. Aignon 15, others 20 to 300 to 1. THIRTY-SIXTH DAT — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20. The first race, seven furlongs, had just a dozen starters Tim Murphy set the pace, leading Double Quick and Ri- cardo a smail margin past the quarter. At the half they were lengths apart as named. Into the homestretch it was Murphy first by half a length. Double Quick second, a length from Ricardo. Double Quick passed to the front in the last furlong and won, with Clawson sitting sti'l, by two lengths, Ricardo second, two lengths from old Tim Murphy, on whom Coda was lapped. Time, 1:20. Double Quick was at 9 to 1, Ricardo 20. Tim Murphy 25. Kowalsky 4 to 5, Doctor G. 8 (played from 12), others 12 to 300 to 1. Id the second, five and a half furfongs, there was one re- call, and they fiaally got away to a fair start, Quicksilver showing first, Simmons second, Casper next. Quicksilver was but a length to the good at the half, Casper second, as far from Simmons. Quicksilver now drew away, leading by three lengths at the head of the homestretch, Caspar second, a length before Simmons. Quicksilver looked a sure winner up to the final sixteenth, where he stopped badly, Caspar comiDg on to a handy half length vtctory, Quicksilver just lasting long enough to beat Simmons out a nose for the place, Basquil fourth — a distant one. Time, 1:09 J- . Caspar was at 7 to 10 (backed from evens), Quicksilver 4 to 1, Sim- mons 15, others 12 to 1,000, latter the figures against Love- lock. The California Maiden Stake, for three-year-olds (maidens at the lime of closing of stake) was fourth on the pro- gramme. The stake was of $1,000, of which $700 to first. They broke to a fair start, Etta H. showing first, Arrezzo second and Hannetta third. Passing the half it was Etta H. first by half a length, Hannetta socond, a length before 8enator Morgan. Hannetta soon tbeieafter passed Etta H. and led at the final turn by two lengths, Etta H. second, half a length before Sly, who was a length before Senator Morgan. Arrezzo had fallen back seventh. Hannetta assumed a three- length lead-half way down the homestretch, but Sly got up about sixty yards of the finish and won by a head from Ar- rezzo, who waB coming like a Hash of light and would have won in a couple of strides, Hannetta third, another head away. Etta H. was fourth. Time, 1:16}. Sly was at 4i to 1, Ar- rezzo 8 to 5, Hannetta 30 to 1, Jack o'Lantern 4. others 10 to 400. ■ A mile and a sixteenth handicap came next. Seven came to the post. To a good start Mt. McGregor was sent to the froDt, leading Flashlight a length at the quarter, Schiller a cluse-up third. At the half it was Mt. McGregor first by a length, Flashlight, Lobengula and St. Lee half lengths apart as named. Mt. McGregor turned into the homestretch three lengths to the good, Flashlight, Lobengula and St. Lee Still lapped. Flashlight had enough a furlong from home, and Mt. McGregor won easilv by two lengths from the fast- coming St. Lee, who beat Wheel of Fortune one and a half lengths. Lobengula was a poor fourth. Time, 1:47}. Mc- Gregor was at 2 to 1, St. Lee 31, Wheel of Fortune 4i, oth- ers 7 to 15 to 1. A mile and a quarter hurdle handicap brought no less than ten to the post. Imp. Autonomy and Three Forks ran lapped for about three furlongs, then Three Forks went to the fore, leading the gray by two lengths at the half-mile ground, Tuxedo third, three lengths away. Three Forks then drew off, leading by four lengths at the final turn, where Tuxedo wcs second, and winniog handily by three lengths, Tuxedo second, two from Fi Fi, he three from Fleetwood. J. O. C. fell at the first jump. The time was 2:17}. Three Forks was at 2 to 1, Tuxedo 30, Fi Fi 20, J. O. C. 2£, Gold DuBt 4£ (played from 8), otheis 14 to 40. The last race was at seven furlongs, a selling affair. Howard led to the homestretch by two lengths, with Joan second at the half and McLight at the three-quarters, the latter looking all over a winner as they straightened away. What happened him it is hard to say, but he fell out of it like a house afire, Meadow Lark assuming command in the last sixteenth, but Charles A. came like a shot the last part and won on the post by a head, Meadow Lark second, a head before Howard. Time, 1:27$. This race takes the blue rib- bon for reversals of form. Pollock, unplaced this after- noon, easily defeats Charles A. at a less difference in weight than to-day. McLight defeats such horses as Lovdal, Peter the Second, Moylan and a few others and gives them weight. The only explanation that can be given of McLighL's poor performance is that he has had a change of riders and trainers. Perhaps Shields made too much use of the horse, too, the firBt part of it, after getting away last. THIKTY-SEVENTH DAY — THUBSDAY, JANUARY 21. The first race, six furlongs, had twelve starters. They were off to a good start, Billy Ayers being first to show, closely attended by Mike Rice, who was first by a head at the half, Ayres second, three lengths before a bunch. Mike Rice led at the final turn by a neck, Greenleaf second, a just a short neck, before old Billy Avers. There was a lot of bumping in the last furlong, Mike Rice beiog the worst sufferer. Mahogany came out ot the bunch the last sixteenth and won, all out, by a neck from the fast coming Marionette, who beat Billy Ayers a length. Sir Richard, pocketed three times in the homestretch, was a close-up fourth. Time, 1:16$, Mahogany was at 30 to 1 (backed from 40), Marionette 10, Billy Avers 30, Valdos 2\ (backed from 4), Mike Rice 5, Roadrunner 6, Hemy G rat tan 8, others 15 to 75 to 1. A mile race with eleven starters came next. They were away to a grand start, Olive (showing in the lead first and beinff half a length to the good at the quarter, Last Chance and Pecksniff heads apart. At the half it was Last Chance first by half a length, Pecksniff, Olive and Minnie Cee close together. Last Chmce led by a head turning for home, Pecksniff second, a length before Olive, who was a head be- fore Minnie Cee. Last Chance was a length in front eighty vigorous ride, won in the last stride by a neck, Last Chance second, half a length before Miss Ruth, who beat Eraminer a length. Time, 1:43|. Olive was at 7 to 10, Last Chance fi to 1, Miss Ruth 20, Monita 8, others 12 to 200. The third race was at six furlongs, for three-year-olds. Sugar Foot cut out the pace, leading Miss Maggie M. a length at the half and two into the homestretch, Bernardillo another length away. Slaughter took it easy on Sugar Foot half-way down the homestretch, and the result was thai Bernardillo came up on the outside and won by a neck from Don Clareocio, who beat Sugar Foot a scant head. Time, 1:154. Bernardillo was at 13 to 20, Don Clarencio 10 to 1, Sugar Foot 7, Personne 5, others 15 to 500 to 1. In the mile race, fourth on the programme, 'Ostler Joe was sent right along from the outset, leading by two lengths at the quarter, Frank Jaubert, Peter the Second and Argen- tina very close together. At the half there was no change worth noting. 'Ostler had increased his lead to three lengths at the three-quarter pole, Frank Jaubert, Peter the Second, and Argentina still in a bunch. 'Ostler Joe was not headed, winning wtth some to spare by two lengths, Peter the Second, driven out to the last ounce, beating Frank Jaubert a head for the place, Argentina two lengths further away, fourth. Time, 1:42}. 'Ostler Joe was at even money, Peter the Second 4 to 1, Frank Jaubert 40 to 1, Argentina 8 to 5, Draught 100 to 1. A seven-and a half-furlong race came next. Alvarado re- fused to face the barrier or break and Applause cavorted around at the post like a maddened animal. They were at the post for forty five -ninutes, there being eight recalls. Fi- nally President Williams went to the post and took the re- call fUg. At length the barrier was raised and but two of the four were sent away (Chartreuse and Midlo). At the quarter Midlo led by three parts of a length, at the half Midlo was first by a head. At the three-quarters Chart- reuse's nose juBt showed in front, and they ran close together until a little.over a sixteenth from home, when Chartreuse drew away and won by two lengths. Applause was galloped around and got third money. Time, 1:35}. Chartreuse closed at 9 to 10, Midlo 5 to 1 (opened at 10), Alvarado 5 (receded from 3), Applause 3}. In the last Peril and Potentate ran in close order in front to the hemestretch, California having run up third from last place. She came through in the final furlong and won off by three lengths- Lost Girl appeared to have beaten Poten- tate a neck for the place, but Potentate was given the place and Lost Girl put third. Time, 1:14*. California was at 3 to 5 (4 to 5 once), Potentate S to 1, Lost Girl 10, others 20 to 73 to 1. Los Angeles Race Meeting. Entries to Semi-Tropic Stakes, opened by District Agri- cultural AFsociation No. 6 of Los Angeles, California, Stake No. 1 for foals of 1S96, to be trotted in 1898: Palo Alto Stock Farm of Palo Alto enters br f, Vesper Bells, by Ad- vertiser; br f, A'lula, by Aitivo; ch i, Esperita, by Monaco; b 1, Adver- tise, by Advertiser. M. S -Severance of Los Los Angeles enters blk c, Directua. by Direct; blk c, Direct Heir, by Direct. Jorgenseu Bros, of Sacramento enters ch f. La Mode, by Waldstein. ■ J. C. Newion of South Pasadena enters b f bv Titus. Vendome Stock Farm ot San Jose enters b t by Iran Alto. Clapp «fc Farrar of Santa Ana enters br f by McIClnney. J. Vraser of sao Francisco enters ch f, Susie Derby, by diaries Derby ; b f, Goldenway, by Steinway H. K. Fortbmann of Los Angeles enters b f. Rose Bod.iby^Redondo. H. K. Snow t F,! Rio enters g t, Pearl W . by Wilkes Moor. Oakland Park Slock Farm ot Danville enters cli c, Demv Medium, by Cba.les Derby; b f . I i tie Better, by Charles Derby;b f.Eclaire.bv Charles Derby; blk c. Joe scott. by Charles Derby; blk t, Ida Derby, by Charles Derby ; b f, Beri ha 1 lerby, by Charles Derby. Ben Davis ot fan Bernardino enters blk f, lone, by McKinney. Twenty-one entries. Stake No. 2, for foals of J 876 to be trotted in 1899 : Palo Alto Stock Farm of Palo A' n Piters br f, Vesper Bells, by Ad- vertiser; br t, A'lula, by Aitivo; ch f.EsperiUt, by Monaco; bt, Advertida by Advertiser. M S Severance of Los Angeles enters blk c, Directus, by Direct; b c, Benedetto, by Dexter Royal. C L Crellen of Pleasanton enters b f. by Diablo: bt, by Direct. Jorgenson Bros ,of Sacramento enters ch f, LaMode, by Waldstein. J C Newton of Sooth Pasadena enters b t, by Vitus; br c, by Direct. Jas Campbell uf San Bernardino enters b c, Tonyo, by McKinney. Wild Flower stock Farm of Wild Flower enters brf, by Red cuttle; br c, by Red Nuttie ; b c, by Red buttle ; b c, by Red Nuttie ; ch c, by Red Nuttie; <» c, by Red Nuttie. J A Hessof Sacramento enters b f, Fanny Waldstein, by Waldstein. Veudome >toc« Farm of San Jose . by Ivan Alto. Clapo &■ Farrar of Santa Ana brf, by McKinney. T W Barstow of San Jose enters b c, X-Ray by Nutwood Wilkes. J Fraser ot San Francisco enters b J, Uoldenway, by Steinway. Rudoif Jorden Jr. ofsan Francisco enters b c, by Felix Holt, by Alei- ander Button H E Fortemann ot L s Angeles enters b f, Rose Bud, by Redondo. Mrs E L Asher of Los Angeles entera b f, Esheltry A , by McKinney. Oakwood Park Stock Farm ot Danville enters cb t, Derby Medium, by Chas Derby; b f, Little Better, by Chas Derby ;b f, Eclaire, by Chas Derby; bike, Joe--cott, by Chas Derby; blk f, Ida Derby, by Chas Derby ; b f , Bertha Derby, by Cnas Derby, Ben Davis of San Bernardino enters blk f, lone, by McKinney. Thi ty-three entries. 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It io the duty of every horsebreeder, farmer and stockman to see the president, secretary or any of the board of directors of any Agricultural Association in their district at once, and have them use their influence to have a bill passed at this session appropriating money for agricultural fairs. It is the only appropriation that goes directly to the tax payers. K. D. Crawfboth of San Martine one of the beet-known horsemen in California, was kicked in the abdomen bv a colt on Tuesday and seriously injured. At last accounts his chances for recovery were very slight. Monboe Salisbury the famous turfman has bten ordered to appear in Court February 1st, to show cause why he should not be declaredjinsolvent. This is a terrible blow tn one of the best men that was ever connected with the trot- ting turf. Have you noticed the lists of grandly bred young Btallions advertised for sale in our business column?. Where can your beat them ? Attention is called to the splendid list of stallions ad- vertised for service in this issue. The Pacific Coast Board of Appeal. The Pacific 'Joast Eo?rd of Appeals, held a meeting in San Francisco, Cal., JarruaVyA 1897. Present: Captain N. T. Smith, Second Vice-President, N. T. A., Chairman, E. P. Heald; C. M. Chase. Josr> Oairn Simpson, Secretary pro tem . Case No. — I. L. Borden, San FrancJ&co»and black mare Ailie Cresco vs San Joaquin Valley 'Association. Protest made on the ground that the suspension of .1.- -L. Borden and black maie Allie Creso was contrary to the- pub- lished conditions of the S. J. V. A. and the rules of the National Trotting Association. She was entered in the fol- lowing race: "No. 9, Racing 2:20 class. Purse $800. To close AuguBt 1st. Same terms as above for horses making 2:15 or better on or before August 25th." Five per cent on the purse, $40, sent with entry. The condition governing is as follows: " Entrance fee, when there are ten or more fully paid-up entries, 5 percent, with an additional 5 per cent, from start- ers. In races of less than ten fully paid-up entries, the fee shall be 10 per cent. The 5 per cent must accompany all nominations. No entry without it will be received, unless satisfactory security is given. Over-payment if any re- turned. " I. L. BordeD and his mare Allie Cresco were suspended on the ground that an additional five per cent, $40, was due, the money and ten per cent penalty paid under protest to D. L. Hackett, secretary of the Pacific CoaBt Board of Appeals. The applicant claims that ss there were sixteen entries made in said race,that under the conditions quoted there were ten fully paid up entries as the clause "the 5 per cent entry must accompany all nominations. No entry without it will be received, unless satisfactory security iB given," should have been enforced, in which case a sum in excess of the purse would have been received. The defense submits the following : Stockton, Cal., June 26, 1896. D. L. Hackett, Esq., San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir:— Youisof to-day by wire in reference to hearing of protests of I. L. Borden account of suspension by this Association of bl m, '"AllieJCresco" in;iS94 for unpaid entrance amounting to $4u in 2:20 pace, at hand, President Cobb thinkB it not necessary for our Association to have a representative present, being willing to submit our side of the matter on a written statement. The following are the entries and the amounts paid : Delia S. L. entered by L. Shaeffer. noDe; Olinda Bichmond, W. H. Bailey, SSU; Monroe S., Hoy & Rainey. S50; Consolation, R. O. Newman, none; Al'ie Cresco. I. L. Borden, S40; Toucbet, Sam Casto, £s0; Golden West, J. M. Nelson, $3u; Our Boy, Vendome S. F..SS0; Andy, W. S. Maben, Bell, W. M. Sinclair, SS0; Kittitas Ranger, W.H. 9. Farm, none; Black Cloud, John McEvoy, none; Sidtnoor, Los Cerritos 3. F. SS0; Hanford Medium, S. C. Tryon, $40; Klicitat Maid. Delano Bros., SS0. The foregoing makes eight fully paid up entries, three partially paid up and four entirely in default. I enclose you a copy of the conditions governing the race and refer you to the paragraph marked thereon, which states : "Entrance fee, where there are ten or more fully paid up entries 5 per cent, with an additional 5 per cent from starters. In races of less than ten fully paid up entries, the fee shall be 10 per cent." In the race in question the entrance fee was S80, being 10 per cent of the purse of SSOO, there are not being sufficient fully paid up entries since paid in to make the required number of ten fully paid up, this Association contends that under its published conditions it is entitled to the balance due from Mr. Borden of S10. | In the matter of the release from suspension in this same race of Hanford Medium for S40 I can only say that the mare was suspended for *S0 by this Association and released by the National upon the payment of S40 without the knowledge of onr people here. I only recall attention to this latter fact in case it should be claimed o:hers have been allowed to be released on payment of 5 per cent. Yours truly, C. E. Doak. Secretary. Note— Mr. Doan is in error in the statement that Handford Medium was released by the "National" from suspension. The meeting held last February recommended that there should be a compromise with debtors, and the S. J. V. Association accepted the amount of Mr. Tryon. Inasmuch as the conditions are not clear and likely to mis- lead, and from the fact that the association has received $770 and claims for $160 more in a purse of $800, fifteen entries and eight starters, it is Ordered that the protest be sustained and the money, $40, returned to protestant. Case No. — F. H. Burke us the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, The applicant requested a ruling as to the distribution of the Stanford Stakes of 1896. "The Stanford Stake, for foals of 1893— $100 each. $10 payable on February 1, 1894; $10, January 2, 1S95; $10, Jan- uary 2, 1896 ; $20, May 2, 1S96, and $50 on the tenth day preceding the first advertised day of the meeting at which the stake will be trotted." The Fall meeting of 1896 was the time fixed (or the decision of the stake, and that was set to commence at Santa Rosa November 14th. The programme was published, en- tries solicited, there being a clause incorporated as follows: "Should the entries be insufficient to promise a stisfactory meeting, the Board of Directors reserve ihe right [to declare the meeting off, in which case the notice shall not be delayed longer than Wednesday, October 28th, on which date notices shall be sent to all who have made entries." The meeting was declared off on the date fixed, a commit- tee appointed to take into consideration the effect on the Stanford Stake. The report of the committee was that the money should be distributed pro rata among the seven colts which were eligible to make ihe last payment, which would have been due on the 4th of November. This was in accord with the decision of the Board of Re- view in the Aspirant Stakes, and the Board of Directors of the P C T H B A rati6ed the decision. It is certainly in harmony with the law of contracts, and that one who meets all the requirements of the agreement has rights which those who have already forfeited have lost. There were fifty-two (52) nominations in the Btake, twenty- five (25) made the second payment, ten (10) made the third payment, and seven (7) made the fourth payment, all of which could have started by making the final payment, and complying with ihe laws of the National Trotting Associa- tion. Ordered, that the decision be sustained and the money distributed in accordance therewith. The case of William Cecil, who applied for a rehearing and relief from a fine imposed by the judges of the harness races at the San Joaquin Vallev Fair last September ; ordered that it be placed on the dorket and that the said Cecil pre- sent his evidence at a subsequent meeting of the Board. The case of James Sutherland, praying relief from suspen- sion for non-payment of entrance money, it was ordered to be placed on the docket; and the applicant be in readiness to present his testimony at a future meeting. Adjourned without fixing date. Jos. Cairn Si:: E. P. Heald, Chairman Pacific Board of Appeals, N. T, 52 (£lje greeitev axis *§pjovt&%ng, and how you are doing it. James L. 2:09A, by Dexter Prince, is roaded five miles daily and will be ready for the early Eastern meetings. EGOTIST sold the other day for $4000. Hon. A. B. Price, Nashyille, Tenn., now owns the good son of Electioneer. There are five greeD pacers in training in Oregon either one of which are likely to step a mile in 2:10 this season. A careful canvassof the members of the legislature shows that the majority is in favor of giving appropriations to district fairs. We see it slated in several Eastern papers that Agitato, 2:091, will be sent East and sold at auction. This is news to everyone here. RaPIDan, dam of Lockheart 2:08$ and Bye Bye is also the dam of Rapid by Hustler Russell which beat 2:30 in races in Virginia last fall. Ned Winslow, 2:12, bred bv J. L. McCord of Sacramento, is one of the best road horses in Springfield, Mass. He is king of the snow brigade. The publishers of the Kentucky Stock Farm have decided to postpone the closing entries for the Stock Farm purse until the 15th of February. The initiation fee for the Pacific Coast Trotting Hnree Breeders' Association has been placed at $15, a decrease of $10. This was a good move. A pointer to the horsemen of New York and Pennsyl- vania: Don't stop to educate the people ; educate the legis- lators— there are fewer of them. Besides the people don't need it. Andy Mc Dowell was in Salinas last week, and the horse owners there seemed very desirous of having the genial horse trainer remain and work his horses over the Salinas track. A bill to amend the anti-pool selling law will be intro- duced in the General Assembly to the end that trotting races may be held again upon Charter Oak Park and other tracks of the state. — Hartford (Conn.) Journal. Royal Jib, 2:1SJ, never got a record before he arrived at 8eatlle. He had been entered under the name Royal Jib in a number of events in California, but never won. He was taken to Seattle and raced under the name, Seattle Dick. John W. Tilden has twenty-three head of horses in his training stable at Red Oak, Iowa, most of the number being youngsters. Tilden broke, developed and drove Ella T., 2:08$, to her record, an accomplishment that few drivers can boast. The mare is reported to be wintering finely. Don't expect to sell a horse unless you let it be known tbat you have one. A man may own iust the horse that dozens of buyers want, but unless buyers know where to find the horee, how are they going to buy him ? An advertise- ment in the "Breeder and Sportsman" will bring a buyer every time for a good horse. W. R. Janvier of Ticonderoga, N. Y., will have three well-bred ones at the head of his stock farm and they trace to California stock. Potential by Prodigal 2:16, out of Helen T., sister to Arion 2:07ij; Refero by Guy Wilke3 2:15$ out of Directress by Director 2:17,and Savant by Sable Wilkeb 2:18, out of Annie G. by Le Grande. It is the continual dropping of water that wears away the stone. By keeping your advertisement ever before the eyes of the reader he will become so accustomed to your name that when he is in need of your wareB he will unconsciously turn bis steps your way. To a certain extent the constant appearance of a man's name and business is an assurance of reliability. Every thoughtful breeder is giving closer attention to the produce of dams whose sire was Strathmore. Since 1890 they have grown rapidly in public favor and will soon rank with the daughters of any son of Hambletonian. At the close of 1889, Strathmore had but eight producing dams to his credit. At present he has fifty-nine. A remarkable gain for a short lime. Ed, A. Tipton, manager of the Mon'.ana Circuit, was in Detroit last week for a business visit with Ira Bride. To a Free Prevs reporter he stated thatjlGO.OOO will be given in puna this year, and the racing will run through three months. Tho dales arranged so far are Colorado Springs, Jane 8 to 10; Denver, June 12 to 19; Anaconda, June 26 to July, 24; Butte, July 27 to Aug. 28. George Starr has his new stable at Terre Haute about completed. In his Htable this year, aside from Planet, who who will not be alone the "atar" of the stable, but probably one of the first flight of the year, will be the four-year-old pacer Mrs. Jo,2:16J, and the trotter Comanche, 2:184. George will have a greater number of yearlings and two-year-olds this seaeon than for several years back. Geo. tI. HoBBIB, the famous portrayer of equine sub- jects, an » who has made all tie splendid pictures for toe Chicagi Horseman for the past two years, has written lib .illuoonbe in California. Mr. Morris made that :> 'Miiiiunded picture of W. S. Hobart'a champion nningpolo pony,Laddie,for the "Breeder and Sports- w* en he was here on a visit in 1895. Buffalo, the mother track of the far-famed grand circuit, has fulfilled its mission and has passed out of existence as a trotting park. The fire fiend who lighted the match tbat destroyed the beautiful grand stand put the finishing touches to it as a trotting park. The land will be cut up into town lots, which is estimated to be worth $40 per foot. At this price the land will bring nearly one million dollars. The filly Impetuous, 2:13, and her dam Ethelwyn, are in foal to Directum, 2:05$. The Stock Farm says that "Impet- uous and Directum are the two fastest race records ever mated." Strange as it may seem, this is undoubtedly true. — Turf, Field and Farm. [Hardly, the average speed of the race records of Directum and Impetuous is 2:09 1 8. Cricket, race record 2:10, was mated with Direct, race record 2:08, the average of the pair being just 2:09.] Lots o' folks thet's breedin' horses Hez to sell 'em for a song 'Spite o' pedigrees 'nd crosses, 'Nd et strikes me thet ei's wrong. Open up the big race courses ; Give the breeders all a chance ; Some folks likes to bet on horses Jest as others like to dance. "Hydeb All' Joseph Ethen (a bicyclist) has loBt his suit against Lot D. Slocum, our well-known horseman. Ethen was riding along Golden Gate avenue on J>une 27, 1895, when he col- lided with a team driven by Slocum. In the fall from his wheel Ethen had his collar bone broken, and claimiog that the accident was due to Slocum's carelessness he brought suit to recover $10,000 damages. The case was tried several months ago before Judge Hunt and the jury disagreed. The second trial of the case concluded by a verdict being rendered in favor of the defendant. After carefully scanning the field the trotting -horse men and agricultural associations in California have concluded it would be foolish to attempt to leave any of the agricultural districts out of the appropriation bills. The liBt formerly in vogue will be carefully revised by the committee and appro- priations will be asked for all according to the assessed value of the agricultural, horticultural and stock-breeding interests of the districts. The amounts asked for will be far less than has been anticipated and all opposition from members of the legislature will thus be overcome. There is some reason in the assertion that 1896 was a year of stupendous failure for the fast trotters. For at least ten years back there has been no such dearth of record- breaking in any year. At the hest not more than four of what may be called legitimate world's records were broken by trotters, and not over ten, counting the best records for certain heats and for heat races of different lengths, etc. The pacers, however, more than held their own and brought the general average of reduced world's records up to a higher point than for 1895. But then the campaign of 1895 was in arrears of any of the five years preceding. Edward Lafferty, the successful driver who devel- oped W. Wood 2:07 and Homestake 2:14£, has just opened a public training stable. He has entirely recovered from his accident at the State Fair and is in the best of health. Among others that he will handle are Algregor, 2:11, Prom- ise Me 2:16, Wow, 2:21} and the unbeaten pony Jeffe, 2:18£. All of these horses were given their marks by him last sea- son. To those desiring horses fitted and campaigned this year we can heartily recommend him as an honest man and a first-clasB reinsman and conditioner. He can be addressed at San Jose,or arrangements can be made through Mr. Frank H. Burke, 626 Market street. An Eastern writer says: "I can see no reason why some important association cannot make a drawing feature of some of the old 6tyles of racing. The pacing records under saddle remain the same as they were nearly a half century ago. In 1839 Bowery Boy paced two mileB under saddle in 5:40£ ; in 1893 Oneida Chief paced three miles in 7:44 ; in 1868 Billy Boyce paced a mile in a race in 2:14£ and these are the championship records to this day. The once famous pacer Johnston paced a mile against time under saddle in 2:13, and that has never been beaten. Joe Patchen with his speed and strength ought to break any or all of these records. There are plenty of people who would go many miles to see a contest between some of the faster pacers under saddle." Van Zant, 2:12, by Chime Bell, is one of the most, if not the most intensely inbred Hambletonian-Abdallah animals of the day. Chime Bell 5380, son of Electioneer 125, by Ham- bletonian 10, whose dam, Green Mountain Maid, was by Harry Clav 45. Clarabel, dam of ChimeB Bell, had for her sire Abdallah Star, son of American Star Jr., by American Star 14. Abdallah Star's dam was Curry Abdallah, by Ab- dallah I, and Clarabel's second dam, Fairy, was by Hamble- tonian 10. Alix Ida, dam of Van Zant, by Alexander Sherman 4952, son of Idol 44 (Backman's), by Hambleton- ian 10, dam Hattie Wood, by Harry Clay 45. and he had for a dam Mattie, by Hambletonian 10. Ida, the second dam. was sired by Independent 179, son of Hambletonian 10, out of Emma Mills, by American Star 14. Complete, we have six direct Hambletonian-Abdallah crosses, two of Clay and two of American Star 14, and these are near by. Nothing has come under our observation any nearer related to the fountain head than this. There was foaled on the night of the 19th, at Mokelumne Stock Farm, a bay filly which from breeding standpoint should some day register her name high on the pyramid of equine fame and leave deeper footprints in the sands of time than some of her illustrious kin. This young miss is a highly-formed and beautiful daughter of Silver Bow and Bessie Pancoast. Silver Bow, 2:16, by Robert McGregor, 2:17A, is the sire of 47 performers in tbe list, and 37 with records in 2:25 down to 2:13. Bessie Pancoast has trotted in 2:26 and is by the great Pancoast, 2:212, out of Bessie Bowne, bv tbe immortal Dictator, brother to Dexter, and sire of Director, etc. Silver Bow has already twelve mares booked to him for the season of 1897, among them being a full sister to the Hying Agitato, also the dam of Jim L. and a full sistor to Senator L. Grace, the dam of Creole, 2:15, haa a fine yearling by Silver Bow, tbat is a natural trotter, and a fttBt one at that. All of Grace's other foals by other sireB have been pacers, but Silver Bow has his first pacer to sir*. Silver Bow is doing his hundred miles each week and will be put in actiye],training about June 1st, and campaign the fall circuit. James Butler, of New York, has secured tbe services of Dr. Hollenbeck as superintendent at the East View Farm, the home of Direct, 2:05$; Royal Victor, 2:G8|, and numer- ous others. Mr. Butler has a choice lot of ihigh-class young- sters on the farm, and the East View stable will be apt to be- comequite prominent in 1897. The man that will do the training has not been selected as yet, although1 a well-known trainer is under consideration. Chas. Hugtjes, of Mayfield, has recently returned from Vienna. When he left California he had with Aiini the game trotting mare Mabel H., 2:17J and Seminary Girl (in foal to Richard's Elector). He purchased a trotting mare called Big Maid, and with Mabel H. and this one he captured seventeen first moneys and was twenty-nine times second and third. He was also presented by the leading trotting association of Austria with a magnificent timing watch for owning the winner of the grand prize race of 1895, Big Maid. As it is Mr. Hugues' intention to return to Europe in about eighteen months there is no doubt he will take a few good ones with him. He regrets exceedingly he did not buy Azote when he could have purchased him for $.1,500 at Palo Alto before Salisbury & Griffiths got him. In 1892 great financial loss was sustained by Kentucky breeders through broodmares slipping their foals. In tha't year both breeders of thoroughbreds and trotters were alike heavy loBers. Great uneasiness, it is reported, now exists in the Blue Grass region, lest another epidemic is threatened. Already several thoroughbred breeders have lost heavily, if reports be true, though as yet we have heard of no such loss among Kentucky breeders of trotters. Yet the same cause that brings this mishap to thoroughbred mares will also simi- larly affect trotting mares, and hence we deem a warning to all timely. A late fall, with abundant rain and consequent abnormal growth of pasture grass, followed by a mild, open wet winter, seem to be the predisposing causes of the trouble under consideration, the luxuriant growth of grass being ac- companied by a smutty condition of the same later along in the winter months. A removal of broodmares to dry, short pastures, and a supply of dry, nutritious food seem to offer the greatest promise of escape from this plague. The loss was very heavy for 1892, and as colts now promise to be worth something again, it is worth while to use every pre- caution to ward off the threatened epidemic. — Stock Farm. I have before me a list of great campaigners — those that have won fifty heatB or more each in Btandsrd time. The only ones in this list, and there are about 200 of them, that could, by a stretch of imagination, have been called infant phenomenocs, are Trinket and Palo Alto, with seventy- three and fifty-four heats respectively to their credit, and neither one of them started until their four-year-old form. Of all the two-year-old trotters that have been trained by the brush system to beat 2:30, not one of the lot ever showed quality enough and stayed sound long enough to win fifty heats in 2:30 or better. There are hundreds of three-year- old trotters that have beaten 2:25 ; not one of them ever be- came eligible to this fifty-heat list. Twenty-four horses have each won 100 heats or more in standard time, and only two of them beat 2:30 before they were five years of age. Those two are Jack and Robbie P., entering the list as four year-olds with records of 2:29^ and 2:26, respectively. The sentiment against racing two-year-olds and yearlings is grow- ing BtroDger every minute. Last season there was a great falling off in the number of colt stakes and purses, and in the number of colts trained, and next year the ratio will be even greater.— Iconoclast in Horse Review. The death of the chestnut gelding EI Rami, 2:14, which occurred recently at the farm of his owner, P. T. Radiffer, Worthington, Mass., brings to mind the remarkably game race trotted by the Palo Alto-bred gelding for the Merchants' and Manufacturers' stake of the Detroit driving club in 1895 when a four-year-old. In the contest for the main stake it will be remembered that after two horses had won heats Geers was put up behind The Corporal, who won the fourth heat in 2:13£, and in this heat El Kami was close up in third place, having been in fourth position in the two preceding heats. With three heat-winners and but three moneys El Rami dropped out for the consolation. For a hoppled trotter El Rami went a race that has had few equals for gameness. He was beaten, but not until he had won the first heat from Spinaway in 2:14, lost the second to Red Nutling by a nar- row margin in 2:13, lost the third to Falkland in 2:13£, after a close finish and won tbe fourth from the latter in 2:15. Four such heats as these, the first three averaging as fast as any single heat had ever been trotted in the main stake up to that time, were sufficient to stop effectually any but an iron horse. El Rami, however, went right on and forced Falkland out in the two final heats, being first and second in each of the six heats of the race. It was at the meeting in New York that same year that El Rami got tangled in his hopples and fell in front of his field, causing one of the worst wrecks seen on a track. He broke down afterwards and that was his last campaign. The Los Angeles Association has been reorganized and has a new set of officers. Last month the Governor ap- pointed two new directors to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of J. C. Newton and D. C. Stephens, the gentlemen appointed being C. E. De Camp, the lumber merchant, and Capt. Chas. M. Baker, a manufacturer of pipes. The Board is now composed of the following gentle- men : 8tate Senator S. N. Andrus, General A. W. Barrett, Capt. C. M. Baker, N. S. Marshal, N. A. Covarrubias, Clarence E. De Camp, N. J. Fleishman (of the Farmers and Merchants Bank), George Hinds and that gentlemanly vet- eran horseman L. J. Rose. The Board organized by elect- ing Hon. L, J. Rose, president, aod Lewis Thome, secretary. With such a Board of Directors and officers Los Angeles will still be in the front rank of associations on this Coast. The first business the Board did was to declare the Colt Stakes filled with 21 entries in Stake No. 1, which will be trotted in 1898 in their two-yrarold form, and 33 entries in Stake No. 2 ; this will be trotted in 1899 in their three-year-old form. The Board would have liked to have seen more entries, as the amount they added to the stake, viz: $400, would warrant a larger entry list. It is tbe intention to make the Semi- Tropic Stake perpetual and not spasmodical as in the past. They hope that by doing this they will receive that support from the horsemen which they justly deserve. The secretary, Mr. Thorne, whose address is 107 J N. Main street, Los An- geles, will, from what we know of him, be glad to give any information regarding the Stakes or any other matter con- nected with the traok or racing in Southern California* January 2 ®Jj£ $r££irer mxir gip&vi&mmu 53 THE SADDLE. The coli purchased by the Messrs. Thompson of Brook- dale Farm, by Knight of Ellerslie — Moss Rose, a foil brother to Henry of Navarre, has been named Huguenot. Joe Scherrer, the premier Western jockey, who had more winnings to his credit than any other rider in 1896, has just declined an offer for the season of 1897 with Marcus Daly. W. L. Whitmore, of Gould City, Wash., breeder of Day- light and other well-known horses, is looking over the lace mares at both trackB with a view of adding to his Washing- ton farm. Mill Stream, the first of the get of the imported stallion Quicklime to race in this country, captured the first two- year-old race of the present season at New Orleans on January 11th. *"j. G. Follansbee claims the name, Golden Echo, for the bay filly by Glen Echo — Golden Horn. She was carded aB La Brisca yesterday, but was scratched, and Golden Echo will be her future title. ''Chub" Russell, a California lad, who has made quite a name as a jockey in the West the past two seat>ons, arrived here from Cincinnati Monday. Russell piloted the Fleisch- man horses last season. Bombazette has been thrown out of training and will be bred at Rancho del Paso this year. She is by Spendthrift — imp. Bombazine, by Uncas (son of Stockwell); second dam by Solon (sire of the unbeaten Barcaldine). Trainee Amos White has again assumed charge of the Btring of W. O'B. Macdonough, and as he understands them very well, we Bhall look for a marked improvement in the running of Santa Bella and Miss Brummel. H. H. Hunn says that the first foal reported up to date was dropped on the San Mateo farm January 12th. It was a bay filly by imported Watercress out of Eda by Powhattan from Haidee, the dam of Rey Alfonso and Rey del Tierra. Three two-year-olds belonging to George Rose arrived at Oakland from Sacramento yesterday. They were : B g by Rio Bravo — My Badge, br c by imp. Prestonpans — Bergu W. (dam of Torsina and Bueno) and b f by Morello — May Dunbar. Louis M. Ramsey has been elected President of the St. Louis Fair Grounds Association, vice Charles Maffit, re- signed. Robert Aull was re-elected Secretary. John Huff- man has made forty separate entries to the stakes and T. H. Ryan fifty. A Lexington dispatch reads : Byron McClelland has entered the following youngsters in the Newmarket stakes in England ; Bay colt, by imp. Rayon d'Or — Sally Mc- Clelland; bay colt, by Bermuda, dam out of Faithful ; bay colt, by Bermuda — Lisric. Barney Schrieber last year purchased nearly one hun- dred acres of the property adjoining his Woodland farm. Improvements in the shape of a special barn for yearlings and one for broodmares have also been completed and a new six-furlong track has been constructed. Queen Blazes, winner of the first two-year old race of the season, looks very much like Kamsin, a son of Blazes, having the same white face and the very dark bay color of Ezell's big gelding. Jimmy McCormick purchased her for Burns & Waterhouse Bix months ago, and Dan Stone 1g the filly's trainer. At the Elmwood Stock Farm of the Messrs. Boots, near Milpitas, Cal., a chestnut youngster came into this world on Sunday by Tiger, dam Bessie, the dam of Sir Walter. This is also the first of Tiger's get. Tiger is by Three Cheers, out of Ricardo, by Stratford, and showed to be of good class in his two-year -old form. Sam Hildreth has purchased McLight of Johnny Cole- man. Consideration, $1,200. Coleman purchased the horse at auction a little over two weeks ago for $900 and won him out several times over when he beat Moylao. McLight is a chestnut horse, six years old, by Macduff, dam Longalight, by Longfellow, and well worth the sum paid. The closing down of the South Side Sportsman's Park circuit marks the first let-up St. Louis has in race track way for sevej or eight years. Since the pool rooms were closed in '91. South Side, East St. Louis, Madison, the night tracks and the Fair Grounds, with its summer meetings, have kept the game going continuously day and night. T. Hayes haB in his stable, which is wintering at Mont- gomery, what promises to be a very brilliant two-year-old in a big, slashing colt by Stratbmore. He worked three-eighthB in December in 0:36 with weight up and wanted to go on.On looks he should be a crowder, and Mr. Hayes thinks he is as good as he looks. There are a dozen other two-year-olds in the string that have been verv highly tried and they are going on in the right way. — N. O. Item. The handsome and costly stable recently erected for tlurns & Waterhouse at the Oakland track iB one of the most com- modious in the country, but it is unable to shelter all the race-horses the firm has training since the two-year-olds have appeared on the track. As a consequence several of the older horses will be offered at auction at the Oakland track in a few weeks. Salisbury II, Potentate, Montgomery, Adam Andrew and other well-known performers will be in- cluded in the sale catalogue. George BiRETT, the famouB English jockey, who re- cently had to give up riding owiDg to ill-health, arrived here on the White Star liner Germanic, with the Randolph brothers, the well-known trainers at Shipley. The partv left last night for Vancouver, whence they will sail for JapaL. Prior to his enforced retirement from the saddle, Barrett was under contract with George Porter, and as a re- sult he steered, among others, the Duke of Westminster's horses, as well as the Prince of Wales' animals, before the latter were turned oyer to Marsh. — New York Sun. The following horses are to be sold at the Burns & Water- house sale, which is to be held in three weeks at the Oakland track : Wernberg, Potentate, Burmah, Jo.e Terry. Montgom- ery, Midlo, Racina, Fig Leaf, Adam Andrew, Halsey, Don Clarencio, Gladiator, Silver Knight (by Knight of Ellerslie) and two two-year-olds by Fellowcharm and St. Andrew respectively. The following important piece of news came from Lex- ington , Ky., yesterday : On of the best sales made in private in this section in a long while was consummated to-day when Charley Hughes purchased from Gus Easton the good four-year-old First Mate, by Fonso, out of Shipmate, by Spendthrift, she out of Messmate, by Alarm, and she out of Full Cry fdam of Checkmate, one of the best horses of the day) by Vandal. First Mate and Semper Ego will be sent to Oakley on Wednesday next. Charlie Reiff, whose services have been sought by several of the leading stables,has signed with Baker & Gentry of Lexington. Ky., for the coming season. The terms are private. Last season he rode for Dr. McLean. The firm's string, which includes Simon W., Mattie Lee, FleiBchmann, Oscuro, Lou Bramble, Rosinante, Con Reagan, L. W., Calcu- lator and eight two-year-olds, have been shipped to Louis- ville. The youngsters are looking well and the entire string is in fine fettle for this time of the year. There is a movement on foot, with every prospect of early consummation, to establish a first-class mile race track near Hot Springs, Ark. Prominent St. Louis turfmen, among whom is Mr.H. H. Dargan, are the promoters of the enter- prise. It is the purpose of the management to conduct their meetings under the rules of the Western Turf Congress, be- ginning December 15 and closing about March 15. Prom- inent citizens are taking much interest in the movement and have agreed to furnish the stake money upon satisfactory assurance that the track will be built. Thr fifst two-year-old race of the season in California took place last Saturday at the Oakland track, and was won by a Tennessee-bred filly, Queen Blazes (by Blazes), Flacon (a Kentucky-bred colt by Imp. Rayon d'Or — Flavia) second, Boadicea (a Montana filly bv Silver Kirg — Bygone) third. This is pretty rough on California, but it will spur her turf- men on to wipe out the stain of that defeat by bringing out the best youngsters the Golden State can produce and defeat- ing the Southern-bred babies twice or thrice in succession. Trainer Bob Tucker is going along very carefully with Fleischmann's black beauly, Halma, now a five-year-old. The horse's legs appear to be improving,and TraiDer Tucker has great hopes that he will Btand spring training. So far this winter Halma has not been given a great deal of work, but he is sent out every morning with the balance of Fleiscb- man's string for light track worE, and his bad legs do not seem to gi>e him any pain. It is almost too early to tell whether the great Bon of Hanover will be himself again this year, but the present indications are that be will be as good as ever. Stickney Bros have blistered and fired and patched up Prime Minister till he looks nearly as good as new. He was a pretty fair sort of a three-year-old in 1895, winning, among other races, the Gibson House StakeB, at Cincinnati, in which he defeated a good field, made up of such horses of quality as Laureate, Simon W., Handspun, Buck Massie, Free Advice and others. He iB now five years old, and from the way he is training bis owners are inclined to think that there may be a race or two in him still, notwithstanding that he was a failure last year. — N. O. Daily Item. One of the StickneyB used to play ball here. The latest news from the proposed racing law for Illinois is that it has already been drafted by a competent lawyer and that it will soon be introduced in the legislature and passed in plenty of time for a season of racing at Washing ton Park. The measure contemplates, it is said, thirty days' racing on tracks in Cook county, and provides that there shall not be more than three tracks in this countv. Such a restriction would do away with additional race courses and would give Harlem, Hawthorne and Washing- ton Park a total of ninety days of racing. No such thing as a foreign book will be permitted. — Horse Review, Chicago. Duke of York II , the winner of yesterday's two-year- oln race, is trained by Billy Appleby and is an own brother to True Blue, Castanette and Carmel. The Duke is a strap - ping big bright chestnut, and from all appearances will be over sixteen hands in beighc when he gets his full growth, having big bones for a youngster. He's verv handsome though, shows more quality than any of his brothers and sisters, and besides is possessed of a good disposition and a "level head." something not owned by either Carmel or True Blue. York had worked three furlongs in 0:36 flat, but had not received very much schooling at the gate, hence hardly knew just what was expected of him when he went to the post for the first time. The ambiguous wording of the conditions governing the $20,000 Matron Stakes to be decided at Morris Park in 18^9 which appeared in last week's Calender has caused such con- fusion that they have been changed to read as follows: "For foals, the progeny of mares duly entered at $10 or $20 each, to be eligible at $20 each, the only forfeit if declared by January 3, 1899. If left in after January 3, 18^9. to pay $-;0 each; if left in after August 15, 1898, to pay $75 each. Starters to pay $150 each." According to the original con struction of the conditions an owner was li-ible to the tune of $270. Under the present restrictions the liability has been reduced to $235, the amount which the association intended should be the limit.— N. Y. Sun. It is whispered that Dataware is to have a new pool law, and that it may be of the all-the-yeararound kind. W. J. Thompson, of Gloucester and Iron Hill fame, is said to be behind the move and he is reported to have already picked out the lot on which to build a race track. That location is Claymont, which is close to the Pennsylvania line, below Chester. This would be easy of access from Philadelphia, and would also draw from Chester and Wi'.miogton It is understood that Mr. Thompson has promised to build 3 first- class mile track if the law passed suits him. If the bill is passed other tracks will be opened. There is a good half- mile track at Wilmington, and the Kirkwood mile track, once kite-shaped, will also be available. A Lexington dispatch to a Chicago paper says : "In a letter to a friend, William Wallace tells of his two-year-old chestnut colt Flocon, by Rayon d'Or. out of Flavia. He says he has shown him a half mile in 0:50 1-5 over the In- gleside track, and that he believes he is the fastest youngster on the Pacific Slope. This colt is a half brother to Floretta V., one of August Belmont's good stake mares." Willrian Bros , of Newman, StaniBlaus County, have in W. M. Murry's hands a half-brother to Rey del Bandidos (by Morello) and a brother to Rey Alfonso and Rey del Tierra, tw> -year-olds. The former is said to be a very good- looking fellow and gallops like a race hoise. The firm owns several brood mares, among the number the dim of Blizzard, and recentlv Becured the stallion Del Norte, winner of many good raceB for Malt Storm. Among the horses in George C. Bennett's string at Mem- phis is one that will bear close watching next year. Dr. Walmsley, a coming three-year-old colt bv Prince Royal — imp. Penelope, is the one in question. He waB a slashing, good-lnoking two-year-old last season and according to his owner has improved wonderfully since he was turned out oE training for the winter. This youngster gave Jim Murphy's slake colt, George Rose, a battle royal in the only race the eon of George i^inney ran at the Fair Grounds, St. Louis. Shortly afterwards George Rose was taken east and hiB record around New York Btamped him as being one of the most serviceable two-year-olds of the year. Dr. Walmsley may not prove to be a high-class stake colt, but it will take a good horse to beat him if he improves much on the form he showed this year. Cash Day may not race again in California this season, says the Bulletin. Charley Carmichael remarked recently that his good horse waB awfully lame and he had given up all hopes of racing him here this year. Cash Day's legs have been bad for a long white. Greatest care has had to be paid him to keep him in any kind of condition. Before he was brought to Jalifornia he had been zested up. After he got here he was doctored and carefully nursed. He ran in a couple of races and won one. A let-up was given him be- cause it was thought that he would not stand continuous racing. After a vacation, which ended a few days ago, Cash Day was started to work, and it was in a workout that he hurt his nigh foreleg just below the knee. This limb was crippled, but this time be wrenched it in a new and tender region. Mr. Carmichael is afraid that it will take a long time to cure him of his lameness. The name of the fifty-five stallions entered in the West- chester Racing Association's National Stallion Race for two- year-olds of 1898, are published in this week's Racing Cal- endar. Mr. J. B. Haggin enters nine — Darebin, Golden Garter, Gold Finch, Islington, Midlothian, Sir Modred, Wa- tercress, Tenny and Tyrant. Other horses entered are Han- over, St. Blaise, Kingston, Pardee, Order. Inverness, Tam- many, Montana, Sam Lucas, Kit-gltee, Uncas, Faverdale, Juvenal, Troubadour, St. Leonards, Tournament. Choris- ter, Ben Strome, Him^ar, Eothen, Exile, Miser, Cheviot, His Highness, Ludwig, Executor, Potomac, Laureate, Vic- tory, St. Florian, Strathmore, Meddler, Rayon d'Or, Mag- netizer, Badge, Fiddlesticks, G. W. Johnson, Linden, Belvi- dere, Hindoo, Sir Dixon, Gano, Emperor of Norfolk, Knight of Ellerslie, Dry Monopole and Albert. The Daily Racing Form Publishing Company of Chicago will issue, about January 25th, a year book of records. It will be of 100 pages in both paper and leather covers, and sell at popular prices — 35 cents in paper and 50 cents in leather. Frank Brunell writes us . "An advance copy in leather will be sent you about January 20th. You will find the book more than handy for desk use. I built it on the basis of what I most needed for my work. Racing records are most prominent in the book. Two handicap tables are published, with average speed tables of all tracks and keys to the handicap tables over races to which the figures of the first were applied. The racing records of all tracks and records to date of the turf and complete summary of the pu- gilism of 1896 (with an index) are within the hook. It also covers horse and jockey outlaw lists, baseball, athletics, sculling, and is a general compendium of American sporting records." Starter J. B. Ferguson has come in for deserved com- mendation from all sides for the uniformly good send-offs he has given his fields throughout the present Oakland meeting. During the week just passed there were thirty-five races, with tne fields the largest, taken all in all, erer seen on the Pacific Slope, and containing a host of bad actors, such as Alvarado, Commission, Applause, Braw Scot, Rey del Ban- didos, Woodchopper, Viking, Nelson, Fly, and Argentina. It is, then, approaching the wonderful that he shonld not make one bad start in that time and not leave more than two horses at the post among the hundreds sent there, if indeed there were that many actually left. The big bettors, such as Dave Gideon, Ed Purser, Grannan, and Joe Ullman, play their money with a feeling of confidence that the horse they place their coin on will get away from the post with the others and they will get a run for their simoleons anyhow. Ferguson takes great pride in his work, and his bitterest enemy is willing to concede that he has a wonderfully quick epe, phenomenal control of himself and that he makes fewer poor starts than anybody else in the country. Pat Dunne will leave California horseless in the spring, says the Evening Bulletin. Possiblv he might buy a few promising colts and take them with him, but one thing is assured, none of his present stable will accompany h'm. 'I shall either sell or turn out all the horses I have here," said Mr. Dunne, last night. "I will not take one of them back. After racing here all winter they would stand little show of winning back there. 1 will have to begin almost at the bottom and build up a stable. I will onlv have the Flying Dutchman and six two-year-olds. The Dutchman ie wintering nicely, at least tney write me he is. My two-year-olds I do believe are not of much account. As yet I have not found one whom I think will make a wonder.eo I will have to be on the outlook for a stable." Mr. Dunre has won several thousand dollars with bis hoises. Bis stable is composed of a number of horses wbich will win in most any kind of company. There is Preston, considered one of the best four-year-olds last year; Captive.who beat Rfqi;i'al; Waivable, Salvator's best production; Benamela, a fair Formal, Sweet William, Damien and others. The'" bring over $1,000 apiece. 54 fttlje gveebev tmfc gijwrtemtro* ;t 23, 1S97 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN tt'M. G. LAYKG. Editor and PEorEiETOE. -* The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANCISOO P. O. BOX 2300. TBRMS-OnoYear. S3 : Six Monlh>. 81.75 ; Three Monltn, 81. STRICTLY IN' ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to «'». G. Layhg, 313 Bnsh St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers name and address, not necessarily for publication, bat as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, January 23, 1897. The Agricultural Fairs. The unanimity of opinion regarding the justice of making appropriations for district fairs is so strong in Sacramento that success is assured. The past two years have proven conclusively that the cutting off of these appropriations did an incalculable injury to the verj best interests of this State. The Breeder a>*d Sportsman has fearlessly pro- claimed that this wrong should be righted, and at this session of the Legislature strenuous efforts will be made to see that the producing classes, the bone and sinew ol this great State, shall be recognized. The farmer, stock- breeder and manufacturer, and all who are interested in rural pursuits are interested. They pay heavy taxes yearly and never see any return; they read about the large amounts appropriated to build useless colleges and buildings that are akin to palaces for those who are well able to pay their way in private institutions ; they note with feelings of alarm how, in the effort to economize, Governor Budd, out of the goodness of his heart, strikes an almost fatal blow at them; they believe he realizes that his adoption of this heroic measure was a little too severe, so they sent delegate" to this city to discuss this question in every way. The meeting was an excel- lent one, and after due deliberation regarding the feasibility of lessening the number of districts (44), it was deemed the wisest policy to see that all agricultural districts which were entitled to an appropriation (by reason of their resources and the money expended to en- courage those objects for which these associations were formed), should receive amounts proportionate to the showing made in 1S94, as gathered from the sta- tistics of this State. Some of the districts will get very little, others that have never aspired tj be recognized , will drop out, and a few will get about the amount they received before the Governor vetoed the bill. In all, a reduction in the amount asked for is expected, and by not casting aside any of the districts no jealousies will be engendered, and no opposition created among the legis- lators when the bill is ready to be voted upon; this also relieves responsibility from the representatives re. garding the amounts sought for. The basis for arriving at these, as stated above.will be taken from the reports in tli" .-'.ate Capitol. A good, live and energetic committee has been ap- pointed, and tbey will work night and day until this measure is adopted. They are encouraged to do so by the promise of assistance trom everyone, an 1 their pres- ence at the capitol will be manifest at ail times. All those who may oppose this bill will be shown that these appropriations are not devoted to stakes and purses, fur the horsemen and public pay these. The ney ia used as premiums and has always been better expended than any other appropriations in California. This irrt-ut State is on the edge of the continent ; a w irld in itself, aim >st, and on account of its isolation its people should be encouraged to improve their stock of cattle, sheep, swine and horses. We have to im- port the best, but, if we cannot offer a piize winner or one descended from a prize winner to a customer, money is seDt East to breeders who have this honor credited to their best represenlali.es. In regard to horses, very few of our legislators know I m „as paiu in >he I, tstern markets for horses in 1896, and not one money came to California — the greatest Dg country in the world. It is a shame that ion of things should exist. Let us have district fairs where we can see our best horses win prizes, and let that fact be known. We have sent through our Board of Trade thousands of dollars worth of our best productions East, and have had little return to speak of, while the fact remains that at our district fairs n e have had world-record breakers which have brought millions of dollars to this Coast to remain here and be spread broad- cast among our people. The horse-breeding and devel- oping industry of California came to a standstill when appropriations to district fairs ceased, so did the breed- ing of choice live stock of every kind, as well as the interest in cultivating better fruits and cereals. The country at large has retrograded a decade since 1895, and it is time to apply the brakes and start anew on our journey to prosperity and happiness. No time is to be lost. Everyone in California should consider this subject of appropriations to district fairs a personal matter and do all they can to see that the bill which will soon be presented, passes both houses and receives Governor Budd's signature. The Emmons Racing Bill. SACR AMEXTO, Jan. 15.— Assemblyman Emmons introduced a bill prohibiting horse racing on tracts between the 1st of December and the 1st of March ; also prohibiting more than thirty days racing at one time in other months. He Bays he will make a big fieht if pushed and attract the lobby. Emmons says it originated with the horse raisers of the San Joaquin Valley, who have lost their market for horses since so many Eastern cracks were brougnt out here for winterracing. This bill would keep Easiern horses out of the Stale and give local turf farms a chance, and would also revive racing in interior towns, which has been killed bv the big tracks in San Fran- cisco and Oakland. The bill referred to by Assemblyman Emmons is No. 336. It is too bad that it did not remain nearer the in- saoe asylum, but, however, it will do no harm ; it merely shows how ignorant some people are who aspire to hold positions in California. He makes assertions in that bill that are entirely uncalled for, and have no founda- tion in fact. To every fair-mindea person, this boast of his about making a fight that will attract the lobby seems ludi- crous. But we will go a little further and show how foolish the rest of his statements are. He says '• the bill originated with the. horse-raisers of the San Joaquin Valley, who have lost their market for horses since so many ' Eastern cracks ' were brought here for win- ter racing, and that this bill would keep Eastern horses out of the State and give local turf farms a chance.'' Fur his benefit and for the benefit of those who may rally to his standard, a little information might be beneficial. All the horse-raisers of California have made money, as shown the fact that our markets for thoroughbreds since the arrival of these "Eastern cracks" is better than ever ; prices have been better, even at the auction sales, and if there were a few more stock farms in the San Joaquin Valley, it would be a good thing for the name- less horse-raisers, who, as re says, were the originators of this bill. He speaks of how racing affects us. Statistics show that during the season of 1895 and 1S96 Eastern or foreign horses that came to this State won for their owners $105,854, while the California-bred horses (some of them we hope were raised in the San Joaquin Valley, by these unnamed horse-raisers,) won for their owners, $154,S69, a balance in favor of the California-bred horses of $49,015 ! " Racing in the interior towns, " he says, " would be revived if this bill were passed. " There never was any racing in the interior towns worth going a mile to see, except that given by the trotting-lorse owners until the last year; but in 1897, and thereafter, there is no doubt that at the meetings to be given in these towns, and in the San Joaquin valley in particular, tetter racing will be seen than has ever been noticed by such brainy men as Assemblyman Emmons, and the aforesaid unnamed horse-raisers who have been his advisers. He says, " the big tracks in San Francisco and Oak- land have killed racing. " Let bim tell the truth in his Assembly bill while he is about it. The Pacific Coast Jockey Club, in its endeavor to help the great iudustry, expended over $500,000 in real estate, while the California Jockey Club has spent in Oakland nearly $300,000, and this is the only first cost. When we take into consideration the amount of hay and grain (all of it raised in California) that is used by the twelve hundred Horses there during the racing season, and the army of men employed to take care of these horses, and furnish everything for them, it cin easily be seen that large sums of money must be paid to carry on this great work, and a large portion of tbis comes from the rich owners "f these "Eastern cracks,"tas Assemblyman Emmons pre- fers to call them. Another thing about this bill "Em- mon-ated" by the unnamed horse-raisers of ihe San Joa- quin Valley through Assemblyman Emmons, is, that he wants to limit the time of racing to a certain portion of the year, and states what season the racing should be held. _ Sixty days racing would close every race course in California. There would be no inducement for i lali- fornianslo breed horses ; not even the " raisers" of the San Joaquin Valley, if such a law were passed. Califor- nia is the besl itite in the I'niun to have winter raciofr. A number of Kastern breeders are buying slock farms in this slate and will make their homes here where they will raise thoroughbreds to race and seil. The true import of this bill is to prevent such capital being in- vested. A silurian measure, surely. It it is a "cinch" bill could not a single fact be shown in its favor \\V fail to find one. butare under the impression that As- semblyman Emmons, like Joshua, of old, would "com- mand the sun to stand still ;" but a careful canvass of the legislators shows that nearly all are strongly in favor of killing this bill or any more that may be like it. We hope that the unnamed horse-raisers will take a little time to read the papers and study what is of the greatest importance to them at present. However, we congratulate their representative on his mighty bill, and hope that when the fight takes place every horseman will be waiting in the lobby to hear who will have the courage to refute facts that are acknowledged by every liberal-minded citizen of this State. The Saratoga Meeting. During the season of 1896 there was no racing at Saratoga and horsemen east and west were sadly dis- appointed. The " Spirit of the Times," in referrine to the meetings at this place, says: " For many years rac- ing has been conducted at tbis popular course, jaded horses had speedily recovered their health and strength, and owners, trainers, and the great body of turf follow- ers enjoyed the Springs during the heated term. Last year was an absolute blank in the gay life at the Spa. The hotels missed the patronage and the citizens the sport wbich had always afforded them so much business and pleasure, and the demand was general that the Sara- toga Racing Association's course should not lie idle another year. This demand will be met, and all inter- ested in the welfare of racing should lend a hearty sup- port to the management of the association in order that the meeting that will be held July 2S to August 21, in- clusive may be a sporting and financial success. The stakes announced for the coming meeting are to be found in our business columrs and as all of them have guaranteed values, they speak for themselves. Special attention, however, is called to the Citizens' Stakes, $2,500 guaranteed by the citizens of Saratoga and the association, wbich conclusively shows that the citizens are aroused to the necessity of supporting rac- ing at Saratoga, and that the association is receiving substantial assistance from them. The Kearney Handi- cap Handicap, for all ages, fixed weights, should furnish one of the best races of the'year. The four filly raws are also commendable features. In addition to the above flat race stakes, four stakes are announced for steeplechasers and hunters, two for each class namely: Saratoga Green Steeplechase $1,000, for four years old and upward that have Lever won a steeplechase previous to the time of closing, full steeple- chase course, about two miles and a half; Hunters' Steeplechase, $1,000, for half-bred hunters, to be owned and ridden by members of any recognized hunt in the United States or Canada, the long course, about three and a half miles; Saratoga Pink Coat Steeplechase, $1,000, for hunters to be owned and ridden by members of any recognized hunt in the United States or Canada, the long course, about three and a half miles, and the Beverwyck Steeplechase, $1,500, an open handicap steeplechase, full steeplechase course, about two and a half miles. These stakes should do much toward pro- moting interest in crosscountry sport. In the Hunters' Steeplechase and the Saratoga Pink Coat Steeplechase, horses and riders must qualify under the Rules of the National Hunt Assoctation. An Urgent Necessity. The "Breeder and Sportsman" advocated the erection of suitable buildings near the speed track in Golden Gate Park two years ago, but the Park Commissioners were not empowered to erect one unless by a special act of the Legislature. The Call of this city has taken up the Bght, and with its powerful aid, it is hoped horsemen will soon have the rights they are entitled to. In its issue of Thursday last we find the following : The gentlemen reinsmen of this city feel that in the past they have been neglected by the Park Commission, and yesterday there was introduced a bill iu the Assembly at Sacramento by Assembly- man Leon L. Dennery that is expected to provide a rendezvous for the owners of high-priced horseflesh, where their foaming steeds can be cooled out. Some time ago a monster petition was laid before the Park Com- missioners, with the Golden Gate Driving Association as its sponsers. The membership of the Association is large, including on its roll some of the wealthiest local horsemen. In it was plainly staled the grievances of the possessors of the pacers and the trotters. While a splendid track had been constructed through the Park to the ocean beach for the cyclers, and a cyclers' rest erected for the comfort of wheelmen at the beach itself, the horse folks were cum- pelted to pull their chargers up at the end of the speed track, with the chilling winds from the ocean benumbing their animals, and in some instances working their ruin, simply for lack of a place of shelter. The fact was set forth in the petition that the Park speed track was constructed at a cost of nearly s-:o. duo entirely through private subscription, many of the subscribers of which were members of the Golden Hate Association. A palatial structure was not asked for, and while the Commission- ers were in sympathy with the horsemeu. were dilatory in taking action. It was proposed at one lime to move the old Casino build- ing to the lower end of the speed course, but tbis scheme was dropped as not feasible. The opinion was then "expressed that it was just possible that the laws goveriug the public parks would not permit of a building or buildings to be erected for the lovers of the roadster, though eminent legal authority consulted construed the law as favorable to the cause. In an interview Tuesday evening W. S. Leake, secretary of the Pacific Coast Jockev Club, stated that there was little doubt but that bill introlnced by Mr. Dennery and wbich would be presented to the Senate by Ei'ward I Wolfe would become a law. Mr. Leake re- turned from Sacramento Tuesday evening andsaid the eeneral teoor of opinion among the assembled politicians at the State Capitol was in favor it. The plaint of Ihe driving horse owners is considered a lost one, and it is hoped tbey will receive the recognition they are entitled M Many splendid specimens of horseflesh are quartered in the different stables in the city "eating their heads off," as their say. And all this Bimplv for lack of a cozy refuge in the Park, where, safe from the winds, an idle hour cnuld be passed in watch- ing the speed trials and "talking horse." Many thousands of dol- iaisare represented in horseflesh in this citv and a resort of some silt in the Park wou Id lend fresh impetus to the sport. This would be felt by breeders throughout the country. The Golden Gate Park and the ocean boulevard are unrivaled for driving purposes, and it is a disgrace lo the city that in the past mans noblest animal has received such slight consideration. January 23, 1897] fKtye Qxe&bev cms gp&vt&mcm. 55 Tempting to Turfmen. In another portion of this paper will be found adver- tised a number of the Westchester Racing Association's rich stakes, entries to which close February 2, 1S97. We now have blanks for these stakes, and will be pleased to mail or hand them to any turfman desiring to enter a horse in any of these events, to be run at Morris Park. For the May meeting of 1897 the following stakes are now open : The Bouquet, Gaiety and Laureate, for two- year-olds; the Metropolitan, Toboggan and Highlbeight Serial Handicaps, for three-year- olds and upward; also the Amateur Cup, to say nothing of the St. Nicholas and International Steeplechases. Some very rich stakes are also offered for the fall meeting of 1S97, and for the autumn meeting of 1S99 there is the $20,000 Matron Stakes. The Washington Jockey Club (Bennings) also comes to the front with several big stake races, which will be found advertised. Entries to the stakes of both organi- zations should be addressed to H. G. Crickmore, 173 Fifth avenue. New York, N. Y. Ideal Park Racing Association. Entries for this live association's meeting which b to take place at Ideal Park, Wisconsin, will close Monday, March 1st. We have a number of blanks on hand and will deliver or mail them to all horse owners, breeders trainers. Our representatives at Ingleside and the Oak- land race tracks will gladly furnish information regard- ing this meeting, and all who do not obtain blanks will confer a favor by sending us word. There are nineteen stakes in all and amount in value from $6,000 to $1,000. They are tor horses of all ages and over all distances. The secretary, M. Nathanson who was with us last season, has used great care in arranging these events and the liberal conditions offered should bring a pleth- ora of entries from California breeders. Read the adver- tisement in this issue, and do not overlook the important fact that entries will close Monday, March 1st. The great sale of trotters and trotting-bred stallions and broodmares from the San Mateo Stock Farm will take place at Madison Square Garden, February 16th and 17th, under the auspices of P. C. Kellogg, the famous auctioneer. Such sires as Guy Wilkes 2:15], Sable Wilkes 2:1S, and broodmares like Montrose (dam of four); Hannah Price (dam of four); Blanche (dam of four); Mystic (dam of two); Vixen (dam of three), and a number of other famous ones, besides colts and fillies with records, and others that are brothers and sisters to great money winners. In addition to the committee appointed to work in be- half of the District Agricultural Associations, that solid organization, the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association, at a recent meeting, appointed Prof. E, P. Heald, A. H. Cohen and D. E. Knight, as a committee to go to Sacramento to aid in every way they can the passage of a bill for appropriations for agricultural fairs> The attention of our readers is called to the sale of horses to be held by W. D. Grand, New York City, Feb- ruary 11-12. Mr. Grand will have the finest collection of horses suitable for the track and road ever offered in New York City, many of them being noted prize win- ners. Send for catalogues at once. Now is the time to advertise your stallion ! Jerry Chorn ia loafing arouod Chicago with nothing to , do. Last summer his father died and he was without a cent to bury htm. He wired big-hearted Barney Schreiber his condition, and back came $200 by the first mail- Many owners would not have treated Chorn in his affliction as he did. Barney has a kind and gentle nature and forgave the derelict jockey. If a paper was circulated for the reinstatement of Chorn, Barney would be the first to sign it, notwithstanding the many dollars he cheated him out of. Other prominent owners would undoubtedly sign such a paper. It is their opinion that he has done no worse than other boys who are now riding, and why keep one boy down forever and allow others to ride. It does seem that Jerry has been punished sufficiently. He has starved for over a year. He would go to riding on an outlaw track,but Barney advised him not to, saying that there might be a chance of getting back. A Chicago dispatch says Col. M. Lewis Clark, the well known and popular turf judge, is at the Auditorium Hotel there, where he has been confined to his room since the first week in December. He has been a very sick man, and at one time his recovery was doubtful, but his powerful con- stitution triumphed and he is now in a fair way toward com- plete recovery. For years M. Lewis Clark has been a power in the conduct of clean racing in the southern and western sections of this country, and during that period he has pre- sided in the judges' stand at every racing park of prominence- Soon as he is able Colonel Clark will go to California, to re. main during the winter. His plans for nest season are not yet determined upon, he says, but it is probable he will be in the vicinity of Chicago. The Canadian turfman. Alec Shields, arrived Thursday at the Oakland track from New Orleans with a carload of horses. Logan, Frank Jatibert, Cherrystone and Devault were the principal horses, bat Mr. Shields also brought Chappie and Dennis for Dr. Kowell and five other horses of no particular quality and not worth naming, so Mr, Shields said. Mr Benson brought a fair horse in David, who is a little partial to the mud and should more than earn his oats this winter. Logan shipped as successfully as any iron horse would and may be expected to complete his hundred winning brackets this winter. Frank Jaubert is an own brother to Song and Dance, being by The Bard-Heel and Toe. Our New York Letter. New York, January 16, 189/. In resuming my letters from this city I desire to congrat- ulate the present proprietor on having secured the " Breeder and Sportsman," and to wish him all the success which is due his efforts, which means continued success and prosper- ity, only more of it. I shall strive in my weekly contribu- tions to give items in condensed form which I think will be of interest to its readers. The decision of -Mr. William Corbitt to dispose of his stock is somewhat of a surprise East, and much interest is manifested to know where Guy and Sable Wilkes will find , a new home. While regretting to lose Mr. Corbitt from the fraternity, nevertheless he will be relieved from the an- noyances of business, and can now retire with honors and enjoy the remainder of his days in peace and quiet, to which he is eminently entitled, The Monitoba sailed on Friday for Liverpool, having on board seven race horsss belonging to Mr. August Belmont, and which are to take part in some English classic events. Sis of the lot are two-year-olds, three colts and three fillies. Knowing ones predict that Bridegroom, by Rayon d'Or — imp. St. Bridget, will carry off the honors. It required a great deal of main strength to get him on board. Keenan is among the lot, and if he will leave some of his cranky notions behind will make a good showing. The Court has refused to continue the injunction against the Westchester Racing Association in favor of Riley Gran- nan. He waB ruled off September 2S. It may be remem- bered Mr. Grannan was found guilty of presenting Fred Taral with $500, it is also claimed he offered Griffin $500 which he refused and informed Mr. Belmont. Very many of the states east are using strong efforts toward permitting pools on the tracks duriog racing, particularly New York and Pennsylvania. A large meeting was held in this city last week, and organizations of trotting men per- fected, and a strong committee appointed to visit Albany and also to organize auxilliary socities in the various counties. Mr. Tewksberry the recent purchaser of John R Gentry, will have his entire force of stable men in a uniform of black and gold the coming season. These two colors will charac- terize his bikes, harness, whips, blankets and will be worn bv his driver Mr. Bowen. Of Mr. W. E. D. Stokes, who has been appointed by the Russian Government as their cor- respondent for horse breeding in America, it is Baid a plum colored uniform has been forwarded to him, to wear on all "horse" occasions. Mr. Stokes has sent a number of Ameri- can horse shoers to that couotry to introduce American shoes and our manner of shoeing. It has been definitely decided to abandon the old Buffalo Driving Park, and it is being surveyed into building lots. The eighty acres are valued at nearly $1,000,000. Mr. Hamlin paid $1S,000 for sixty acres of it in 18d6. Many of the eventful contests in the trotting world were witnessed on this track. If the anti-betting laws are modified a new track will probably be constructed. Fort Erie is talKed of as the location for a combination track. The Italian trotting association of Milao, Italy, offers a $5,000 trotting stake for foals of 1S96, distance one and one- eighth miles, winner to take three heats. The new horse exchange recently destroyed by fire will be reopened next month. It has been very much enlarged. The legislature of this State will assuredly pass a law this winter which will make boxing exhibitions very tame affairs if kept within the bounds required. Two pugilists, one at Newburgh and the other in this city are lying at the point of death, the result of boxing bouts. A contest Saturday even- ing at the Polo Athletic Club between Billy Smith and Con Doyle was declared a draw, twelve rounds were fought, Smith fighting the last six with his left arm broken. Tuesday evening at the Bohemian Athletic Club Tommy White of Chicago and Solly Smith of your State fooght twenty-five rounds which were declared a draw. The Corbitt aad Filzsimmons contest is again coming to the front with the usual amount of talk and bluster. Like the color of our African friends it looks as if it will never come off. It has been decided to hold the fifth annual Grand Na- tional Handicap at live birds March 23, 24, 25 at ElkwooJ Park. Manager Daly has agreed to furnish 10,000 pigeons, every bird to be blue. Last year's handicap had 104 entries and was won by O. B. Dickey of Boston. At the Westminister Kennel Club, Long Island, on the 12th, G. S. McAlpine defeated George Work in a 200 bird match for $1000. The birds were mostly drivers and quar- tered. McAlpine killed 151 out of 200; Work, 142. Jack rabbits have made their appearance in Orange County supposed to have come from Tuxedo Park. At Highland Falls the village adjoining West Point, one night this week some scoundrel poisoned quite one half the dogs in that village and vicinity, among the number some valuable ones, a St. Bernard presented by Pierpont Morgan to a friend valued at $2,500 was among the number. A novel contest at bowling is to take place at Newark, N. J., next week Charles Kreamer and Nick Thyre will bowl for five hours. Strikes and spurs d > not count, only pins knocked down. The stakes are $300 a side. Oscar Hammerstein has sold the Harlem Opera House to Benjamin Lichtenstein a retired tobacco merchant for $500,- 000 subject to a mortgage for $300,000. Mr. Hammerstein yesterday discharged over $80,000 of debts and says he is now financially solid. Nothing startling in the theatrical world. Quite a num- ber of people heretofore in the legitimate are now seen at Heith's and also at Proctor's in the continuous performance. Some say it is so much less work to do a "turn," a lack of engagements is declared the reason by others. Emmet and Jennie Yeamena are at Proctor's. J. O. M. Tecora. One of the great broodmares is Tecora, owned by Jay Eeach of Alameda. Her colts have all been foaled in Ore- gon and Washington, hence have had meager opportunities for development. She has had the good fortune, however, to have been mated with the great sire Altamont, with the result that she produced in Cbehalls, 2:07£, and Del Norte, 2:08, the two fastest perfoimers from daughters of Strader's Clay. Besides these she has produced the wonderfully good three-year-old Touchet (3), 2:15, and the trotting mares Coqueta,2:30; Tenino, 2:33f ; Lyla (4), 2:35 ; Yenetia (3), 2:42}; Beulah (2), 2:47i, and Deta, matinee record, half mile to cart, 1:19. All of these, except Venetia, by Almont, were by Altamont. Yenetia was bred to Altamont in (he years 1888 and 18S9, the results being Vinmon*, 2:21], and Althaia (2), 2:27}. Tecora was foaled in 1877, and has pro- duced fifteen foals as follows : 1SQ0— B f, Venetia. 2:42%, by Al- tamont. mont, dam of Vinmont, 2:21&; 1890— Bit c. Chehalis (p), 2:07%, Althaia (2), 2:27%. by Altamont. 1881— Barren. " IStfl— B c, Touchet (p) (3), 2:15, by 1882— Blfc f, Coqueta, 2:30, bv Al- by Altamont. tamont. 1892— Bib f, Lyla (4), 2:35, by Al- ls^:-;— B c bvGraduate. Diedl8S3. tamont. 1884— Blk f, Deta, half mile to 1893— B c. Touraiae, untrained, cart 1 :19, by Altamont. by Altamont. lsS^— Bit c, Alveta. very fast, by 1894— B f. Alatiel, untrained, by Altamont. Died 1SS9. Altamont. 1SS6-B f. Beulah (2), 1:48%; trial lS95-Blk c, untrained, by Alta- (4) 2:27; by Altamont. mont. 1SS7— Barren. 1S96— Blk f, untrained, by Alta- 1SS8— Bike, Del Norte, 2:0S. mont. 1889— B f, Tenino, 2:33^, by Al- 1S97— In foal to Altamont. Tecora is a black mare about 15.3, of exceedingly high finish and quality. All of her colls, so far as worked, have shown bjth speed and racehorse quality, though none nf them except Del Norte, Chehalis and Touchet have received anything like full development. As it is, nine of her living foals have records which indicate speed. One, a very fast colt, died before he was ever started in a race ; another is now showing speed, and three are as yet unbroken. Tecora is by Cassius M. Clay Jr. 22 (Strader's), dam by Brignoli77 2:29 if; grandam The Ware Mare {dam of Joe Hooker and Governor 2:30), by Canada Chief, son of Davy Crockett ; great grandam b* Plow Boy, pacing record 2:36. "Eight Hundred Dollars Saved." Mr. C. E. Dinehart, Cashier Slate Bank at Slayton, Minn., writes : "One bottle of Quinn's Ointment cured a very bad case of blood spavin on a mare for which I have since been offered $800, I would not be without it if it cost $5 a bottle . For curbs; splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunches it has do equal. Price $1 50. For 3ale by J. A. McKerron and J. O'Kane, S F. Also druggists in general. Lakeyille, Cal., Jan 12, 1S97. Absoreine Co., Gentlemen — Having had occabion to use an absorbent to remove a large bunch on the outside of the cannon bone of a colt I was handling, I thougut I would try your highlv recommended preparation Absorbioe, and can assure you gentlemen it worked like a charm. Not a sign of a bunch appears and I defy anyone to show me where it is located. I will never be without a bottle of it hereafter. Yours, Thos. Roche. Superintendent Lakeville Stock Farm. Farbar & Tuberville Wednesday sold to Ed Purser the jumper Three Forbes, at this writing perhaps the best tim- ber-topper in California, bar Burns & Walerhou&e's Burmah. He packed 165 pounds to an easy vic- tory Wednesday. The consideration was $1,200, and at that figure he looks a bargain. The chances are Mr. Purser will win him out the first time he starts him. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 25, 1895. H. S. Bossart & Co. — Gentlemen : — I have been using your Curiae, and I find it the best preparation that I have ever seen or used. Clarence Henderson. Owner and driver of Frank T., 2:17|s and Maud E. 2:19} Anaconda, Mont., Jan. 4, 1895. With one box of DeHuy's Balm-oline I cured one of the worst cases of grease be'il I ever saw. E. B. Lewis. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBATJLT'S As assignee for James E. Pepper, the Security Trust and Safety Vault Comoany to-day sold the distiller's celebrated stock farm, " Meadowthorne" says a Lexington, Ky., dis- patch of January 18th: Mrs. James E Pepper was ttie pur- chaser at $38,050, the amount of the first mortga ?e on it. The sale of the Meadowthorne stallions, brood mares and live stock will be held next Friday morning. Milton Young, of McGrathiana, Ky., is one of the most persistently successful breeders of thoroughbreds in this country. He sold last year more than 100 head of year- lings by private sale, the youngsters never leaving the farm till they were sold. Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE, Prepared exclusive- ly by J. H. 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A.— After two in- effectual efforts to bold the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Trottiog Horse Breeders Association a quorum was secured on Saturday last, the gaps in the directory filled and some minor business attended to, though by far the most im* portant affaire were left, owing to the lack of a quorum from members withdrawing soon after the election of directors. En pa&sanl To guard against the same trouble in the future notices of amendments to the constitutions will be filed, making twelve in place of tweoty a legal quorum, and to induce attendance that the members shall elect all the officers. The proposed amendments can be acted upon at a special meeting of the association convened during the week of the races which will be held the week after the close of the Stockton Fair wheD there will bean assurance of a quorum under the present law. A notice has already been tiled to reduce membership fee to $15, and annual dues to $5, and in all probability there will be other changes of the constitution to meet present-day requirements. There is no necessity for arguments now in advocacy of the proposed amendments, as a more appropriate time will be when the meeting is closer at hsnd. In addition to the election of directors, and, by the way, no fault can be found with those chosen, Messrs. Boyd, Loeber and Cohen being re-elected; Mr. Kirkpatrick of the Palace Hotel, Mr. Crowley and Mr. Agiew, the new mem- bers (Mr. Agnew was formerly a member of the Board and was an efficient worker, scarcely ever missing a meeting and his retirement might be termed accidental), a resolution was adopted, or rather a constitutional amendment, that hereafter auction and mutuel pools should be the only recognized methods of speculation on the races given under the manage- ment of the association. An unanimous vote in favor of the amendment showed that everyone present favored the change, and as the originator of the motion was formerly the most strenuous advocate of book-betting in the Board, the actual workings of the system was the cause of the change in his views. I gave notice of the intended change and signed the resolution, which it is needless to say was done with great pleasure, as my views on that [question are so well known that any other course was out of the question. A* resolution indorsing the Horse Sbow of San Francisco also brought out an unanimous vote Not that all of the details were approved, but the beneficial effects to the horse breeding interests of California so far outweighed the objec- tional features that there was no room for comparison. It was also realized that the breeders and owners of light har- ness horses i e., that branch of the equine race, rightly termed the 'truly American horse," have been derelict in not seconding the managers of the Horse Show in making that part of the exhibition what these managers anxiously strove to secure. Had tbe entries in the classes representing that branch of the show been in accordance with tbe premiums offered the display would have been worthy of this commonwealth, one of the greatest horse-breeding states in the Union, and in the Hoe of fast harness horses without an equal when all things are considered. In ordei to secure harmonious action the Board of Directors was instructed to appoint a committee to act in concert with the Horse Show Asiociatioo, and make every efiort to induce breeders and owners of ligbt harness horses to do their part towards making the whole of the ex- hibition an "unqualified success." That committee will probably be named at tbe next meeting of tbe Board, and though it may appear that there is time enough to do the work many months from now, none too soon to commence. Tbe knowledge that tbe breeders of all classes of horseB in the State are interested in the well-doing of the San Fran- cisco Horse Show will have a good effect. The moral Bupport will strengthen tbe managers from the first. The feeling that in place of animosity there is a strong desire to uphold the institution will allay resentment, and then cordial and diligent efforts to do everything possible to advance the many interests depending will complete the good work. What was done at the annual meeting on Saturday last can safely be called worthy of approval. What might have been done, had the members chcten to exteod the time of conference an .hour or two more is a matter of conjecture. The point was raised of no quorum and that was the end. An attempt to bring in the most vital questioo before the meeting, vl/ . a consideration of the expenses was objected to and before that could be taken up in the proper order there was not a legsl quorum. Nothing will be gained by dipgu'Bing the fact that 1896 wit lb" most disastrous year for the association since its or- ganization. Laudatory pppeches and flattering resolutions may please those who delight in oratory srnd the rf cipients of tbe compliments, but tbe "money question" is of paramount importance. A direct losi of over$?,000 no the only meeting held during the ye*r. When to that is added salaries and other expenseB for 189C, nearlv, if not quite, perhaps more, than four thous- and dollars deficit. The balance in tbe treasury if drawn upon in accordance with previous practice will be absorbed before tbe meeting in September comes off, and then assess- ments. That means disintegration. If not actual collapse then a burden which will bear heavily on those who must carry it. true that the Board of Directors has tbe power to curtail expenses, but much belter if the Association had taken the initiatory steps. Kc(»-n«r8 which have been sanctioned in the past, by prac- tically the *ame directors which hold the position now, are troublesome to handle differently from what Jhas been the practice, and yet with new conditions there is |a warrant for ch ni;e. tVbat wis a fair remuneration miy be an excessive allow- * ji in thece times when a dollar has the weight of twice 1 i' looount a few years ago, and when measured by the 'luation of horses in comparison with prices that i led before tbe "bottom dropped oui" of the horse business, the appreciation of money bears a far greater ratio. I am far from being a pessimist and have an abounding taith in the future of harness racing. The prospects are far better than they were at this time last year, but until good pros- pects are replaced by an actual betterment it will bs in ac- cordance with sound judgment not to draw on a prospective fund. People now-a days are more careful in regard to incurring obligations than they were some years ago, and in order to obtain entries it will be necessary to grant as favorable terms as can be afforded. ThoBe who are already members will in sist that running expenses must be reduced to the mininum 6um commensurate with doing the business properly, and those who are compelled to become members before they can make entries will hesitate while the expense is so great. How this drawback shall be overcome without running counter to a vote of the Association is a difficult question. A motion that the Directors should embody a clause in the conditions governing entries, granting the privilege to name horses in purses at a reduced rate, was voted down, and hence that cannot be entertained until the constitution is amended. That larger receipts would result from lowering the fee for membership and lessening the annual dues while "money is so tight" is my belief, as there would be a large increase, probably, of members, and, consequently, an augmented list of entries. Taking everything into consideration the ohIv way that promises relief Ib to practice the most rigid econ- omy, reducing the expenditures as far as possible. *** The Emmons Bill. — According to the only report I have seen tbe bill introduced to the Assembly by E J EmmonB on the 15th inst. The intent is "to limit horse racing to a period of thirty days each year upon any one racecourse in the State. Violations are designated felony and punishable by a fine of not less than f 1,000 or more than $5,000." Such is the lauogage of the report and if tbe bill should become a law it will do great injury to racing. There are several reasons for opposing a measure of that kind. Winter- racing has not the objectionable features m this section that it had in the eastern country, and the only time of the year when eastern horses will take part. Ingleside and Emeryville racecourses have cost a large amount of money, so much that the profits on thirty d its racing in one year would be a small return not much more than the (axes for the year. That, however is less important than the injury to a large proportion of the people of Cali- fornia who are directly interested, and the greater number indirectly interested, from the enactment of a law on the basis of the Emmon's bill. That there should be legislative action in regard to the government of racecourses is beyond all reasonable question. Everyone who has the true and continued prosperity cf racing, and consequently the breeding, rearing, training and racing of horses at heart, must be in favor of having the standing of racing clearly expressed, and a State law will secure it a position which ordinances by Supervisors or Couucilmen cannot give. A general law not one which will be in force in one county or incorporated town invalid in adjoining territory. Something like this. Restricting the meeting on any one racecourse or racetrack to four in each year, limiting the time of each meeting to twenty four days, with an interval of not less than twenty-seven days before commencing the next meeting, and making it illegal to hold meetings on tracks or racecourses at the same time, without said courses are, at least, fifty miles apart. This would appear to be liberal enough to guard the interests of Iogelside and Emeryville racecourses which have cost so much money and in which California may feel justi- fiable pride, butif the managers of these courses should de- sire five meetings I am in the belief that would be satisfac- tory to the harness borse folks. Even with five meltings the racing could be held from the middle of October to the first of June or from the first of November totbe middle of June which would leave the intervening time for racing elsewhere. One hundred and twenty day should certainly be satisfac- tory to rececourse managers; should assuredly meet the re- quirements of owners. Over twelve hundred races in the vicinity of San Fran- cisco covering a period of more than eight months should satisfy the most rabid '' form fiend" that exists when he takes into consideration that if he is afforded the whole of the year to pursue bis " fad" at one place there is a chance for him to lament in the words of the famous Mcor, " Occu- pation gone," though the chances are etill greater of pauper- ism before the period comes to an end. There is an imperative necessity for an enactment of the Legislature to govern racing. Should the present convoca- tion of lawmakers disperse without protecting the interests involved, the next will crush them beyond recovery. This is not prophesy; absolutely assured if there is any truth in the dogma that "historv repeats itself." Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania tell more plainly than letters of fire on the wall the result of practices such as are lifeeiy to prevail under the present code. So long aB couo'ies and incorporated towns can enact ordinances to govern racing, what is to stop persons whose only aim is to make as much money as possible, in the time allotted, out of the degradation of racing? Seek a point somewhere on a railway contiguous to San Francisco, or convenient to a ferry landing, incorporate a town, bold race meetings the year round, establish a "foreign book" while tbe big meeting? of the East are held ; what the result ? I will not so far underrate tbe intelligence of my readers as to foretell the denouement A waste of space. In fixing a period of twenty-four days and an interval of twenty-seven days the ohject is to protect the '.racecourses at Iogleside and Emeryville. Commencing the meetings on Monday and ending on Saturday, horses can be transferred from place to place on the day when there will ba the least obrii ruction. On consulting a calendar I find that twenty-seven days will not accomplish the desired oblect, and twenty-eight days would interfere with the meeting held in February, and in place of either number of days it will necessitate an inter- val of twenty-four days and the Sundays embraced in the interval, or twenty-four wtek days be sufficient to express the intention of the bill. Los Angeles is the only city outside of San Francisco and its suburbs, which has the slightest show of making racing remunerative under such a law as one would be which em- bodied these cenditions. The continuity of racing would be broken here, or no opportunity for long-continued meetings which have done so much to engender opposition to racing of all kinds. With an interval of four weeks between the racing days there would be a distinct break, and still with the two racecourses within handy reach of San Francisco, those who make a a business of racing or in connection with the races will find full employment for their time. It is needless, or at least, I hope it is unnecessary, to re- peat arguments against a " racecourse war " were that insti- tuted,and should the P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C. hold meetings at the 6ame time there would surely be trouble of the gravest kind. It must not be ascribed to jealousy on the part of harness- horse folks when they Boek some protection. While it is very likely that there is a feeling of soreness over the decadence of harness-racing in California, and that some of the votaries of harness horses ascribe a good part of tho depression to the overbearing prominence of the gallopers, the majority would gladly see "legitimate" racing flcuiish. At the same time it is fully realized that all the trouble in the shape of adverse legislation has come from the prac- tices attendant on modern racing, and if these practices, or more moderately expressed the abuseB which have been un- gratified od BportB of theturf, are not abrogated, there will be general war. Should they be willing to favor Buch a bill, as that I have outlined, and I have the utmost confidence that it will receive the support of a large majority of the breeders and owners of harness horses, they cannot be charged with antagonism to the gallopers. Should the people who have expended such large sums in the construction of racecourses, and the purchase of thoroughbreds, object to a law which Bhould be gladly welcomed, like Samson when he pulled the pillars from the temple, blame themselves for the consequences. Joseph Cairn Simpson. Knee Sprung Horses. In reply to my friend McLellan I cheerfully give him my views on paper in regard to the subject in question. I wish every blacksmith was as anxious to qualify himself as he is. There is considerable diversity of opinion as to the causes of this defect, which is not considered a disease. While some assert that it is due to a relaxed and lengthened state of the extensors, others are equally positive in attributing it to contraction of the flexors, and thus destroying the equilib- rium of said flexors and extensorB. Neither of these hypotheses seems to be verified by dissec- tions of tbe forelegs, which invariably disclose permanent shortening of the ligaments at the hinder part of the knee. Various experiments made confirm this theory. The liga- ments dt the back of the knee, being shorter than they should be, the animal naturally refrains from putting them on the stretch, the conBequer ce being that when standing the extensors are a little relaxed and the knee bent forward. In time this abnormal position becomes permanent. Though blistering and rest may effect some improvement, hard and fast work will bring on the same trouble again. Let the animal be shod with the moderately high heel, or shoes growing thicker from toes to heel. It is dow generally con- ceded that a horse which ib knee sprung cannot be perma- nently cured of the defect, as the ligament directly posterior to the knee are permanently shortened. We have used shoes with low or thin heels. In this we have to a great extent adopted the views of most veterinary writers, but having never received any very decided benefit from such, we have tried the effect of using high-heeled shoes with considerable satisfaction, £.nd on this theory ex- plain the fact that the ligaments, above mentioned, being permanently contracted, they cannot be extended. The animal while in motion does not seem to be troubled by the dffect, but the moment he is permitted to stand the knees are slightly bent to ease the ligaments. When high- heeled shoes are worn the tendons are never stretched, even temporarily, and the animal has always (without any effort on his part) a solid foundalion to stand upon, thus affording considerable ease when the ligaments are involved. We are free to advise our patrons to adopt this method of shoeing. From my standpoint I do not think a heel ought to be ex- tremely low or high, that must be governed by the length of the pastern joint. A happy medium will answer any pur- pose. An animal suffering from navicular disease is invariably knee sprung, and when the trouble about tbe foot is obviated, the legs generaly assume their normal position, especially after neurotomy is performed. There is no doubt in mind that compelling a horse with this trouble to travel with a low heel, increases the difficulty very materially; the less leverage upon the parts the better he will be. Charles R Wood, V. S. How the Fast Pacers Were Worked as Colts. John R, Gentry was trained as a two year-old, campaigned as a three-year-old and every year since and has trained on to be the fastest horse in the world holding the champion- ship record of a mile in 2:004. Robert J. was trained as a two-year-old, campaigned and trained as a three-year old, and he has been trained every year since. He has the remarkable record of 2:01 J, and during this year paced tbe fourth heat of u race in 2:01$. Star Pointer wbb campaigned as a two-year-old, and has been a powerful factor in the active racing world ever since his colthood days. He bolds the fastest race record for three heats and his record is 2:024. Frank Agan, by Mikagao, barely escaped being trained to a plow at the tender age of two years, but was trained to a cart about three months as a two-vear-old, trained until he paced a half in 1:124, a fourth in 35 seconds. la bis three- year-old form he was out racing with young and old horses, was limed separately in a race in 2:12$, and duriDg this year won $1,-10 and took a record of 2:16$. This year he took a record of 2;03J in a winning race. Jajjdaki 23, 1897] ©Jj£ gveebev axib g?povt&mcm. 57 THE GUN. Feb 21-22— Olympic Gun Club's initial tournament, Iogleside, Cal Feb. 28— Liucoln Gun Club open to all tournament at Pacific Tour- nament Associaiio.i grounds, Alameda Junction May 30-31, 1897— Fourth semi-annual tournament of tbe California Inanimate Target Association at tbe Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaefer, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. The Offica of Game "Warden Abolished. At Ibe last meetiDg of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco the office of Game Warden for this city and county was abolished on the recommendation of the Mayor. The Mayor's suggestions were embodied in the following communication to the board: Pursuant to tbe gereral powers of tbe Mayor under the Consolidation Acl, I herewith lay before you for your advice and information the lay and the facts concerning the office of Fish and Game Warden of this city and county. It will be remembered that at tbe first meeting of the board it was stated to your honorable body that it was obligatory upon you then and at that time to mako the appointment. I find that the appointment is made under a State law, approved March 26, 1895, which provided for the appointment of fish and game wardens in each county of the State, the appoint- ment, however, to be discretionary with the Board of Super- visors. This was evidently intended to exclude those coun- ties where fish ai.d game did not abound. In the second place, even if your honorable board intended to fill the office, there was no urgency in making the ap- pointment, because the incumbent held his office until his successor was elected and qualified. Inasmuch as I recommended in my message to your honor- able board that this office be not filled, I deem it my duty now to call your attention to these facts. In the report of the Fish and Game Warden for the last fiscal year I find that twenty-four arrests were made for selling game out of Beason, which resulted in ten convictions and yielded in fines $105. The salary and expenses of the office amounted to $1,500. I also find that tbe F;sh Commission of the State of California, having its cffices in this city, have al- ways two, and sometimes four, wardens or deputies at work in this city in the interests of the preservation of the game of the State. And as San Francisco pays one-third of the tax for the maintenance of the State FiBh Commission she does her whole duty in the premises, and the work is well and sufficiently done by the State Fish Commission. To conclude there is no legal or other necessity of Ailing this office. It is only an expense to the taxpayers, and I recommended that your honorable body, which acted on the misunderstanding of the law and the facts at its last meeting, declare the place vacant. By that means the cost of main taining this office will pass into the general fund, for wh'ch you will have urgent need for other and more necessary purposes before the end of the fiscal year. Tbe motion to abolish the office was carried by a vote of 9 to 1, Britt voting in the negative and Hasklns and Sheehan being excused. The Pfund-Schwilk Shoot. Maybe there wasn't a little fun at the pigeon shooting match recently between Deputy County Clerk Ed Pfund and Deputy Sheriff Charles Schwilk. And then again maybe there was. Talk about "roaring farces" — no curtain was ever rung down at a minstrel or other show on a fancier or more side splitting feature than that which filled the fields with laughter in the vicinity of the American River bridge. The pigeon match had been the chief topic of discussion in shotgun circles for a week past, and the intervening days and evenings were devoted assiduously to the task of putting up jobs on the contestants for trap shooting fame. Neither of the men had ever shot at birds over the traps — in fact, go far as most of their friends knew, neither of them had even the slightest acquaintance with the shotgun, hence tbe proposition to have some fun at their expense. As a matter of fact, however, both Schwilk and Pfuod proved that they are very handy with the fowling-piece, and under ordinarily favorable conditions they would both have made very creditable scores. The managers of the shoot credited them with seven birds each out of the twenty shot at, but they killed many more than that number, even though some of their cartridges did contain almost everything known to a junk shop and very little powder. Toe match between the deputy officials was the result of a discussion between them regarding their respective merits as wing shots, but it was to be a quiet affair between themselves, without spectators, judge, referee, scorer or other annoy- ances. But the matter reached tbe ears of some of the rollicking spirits of the Pelican Gun Club, and they resolved to take charge of the shoot, see that it was made a memor- able New Year's Day event, and that — neither party should win. And they succeeded. Joe Hill Jr. was announced as the official scorer, Fred Yoerk as referee and J. M. Morrison as judge. Frank Kuhstaller Jr. took it upon himself to look after the interests of his friend Pfund, by acting as chal- lenger, etc., and Ed Nicolaus served in a like capacity for Schwilk. (If they had stayed at home both men would have had better scores to show ) The contestants were not allowed to select all their own ammunition, but instead it — or at least a portion — was care- fully prepared under the supervision of the officials and friends named. As a result, there should be a very good crop of rice and scrap iron on the shooting grounds next summer. They even tried to bulldose Pfund into the belief that he must shoot or»ly such weapon as the judges should select, and they tried to handicap him with a four-pound 44- caliber hummingbird toy, but Pfund drew the line there and kicked so vigorously that he was permitted to use his 12- gaute. After the men had shot a few rounds and it looked as if they were liable to make pretty fair BcoreB, the fun com- menced. Schwilk was a couple of birds ahead, and when he killed the next one stone dead as neatly as anyone could have done the trick, Kuhstaller challenged the bird. " Judges, " he yelled, with well-assumed excitement, " I challenge that bird ! I claim he never touched it ! " Judge Morrison took out his split-second watch and said: " Mr. Nicolaus has one minute in which to retrieve the bird." Out shot Nicolaus with the speed of the wind, and in about five seconds the dead bird was thrown at the head of Referee Yoerk, who ducfeed neatly and also escaped an uppercut. "Lost bird !" Bhouted the judge, " Time of retrieving, one minute and one and one-half seconds, Mr. Schwilk you must shoot at another bird ! " The bird was trapped and " Parson" Upson, who manipu- lated the cords, asked, " Are you readv ? " Before Schwilk could say " Pull!" Kuhstaller rushed up and interposed another challenge. "Well, what's the matter now ?" demanded Judge Mor- rison. " I want Mr. Schwilk's cartridges examined 1 " said Kuh- staller. " It is reported that he is shooting more than the regulation charge of shot ! " " The challenge is a proper one, " said the Judge. "Mr. Schwilk, pass your cartridges to the referee for examina- tion. " The cartridges were handed to Referee Yoerk, who with well-as3umed gravity got out his knife and cut a strip down the side of one of them. " Gentlemen," he said addressing the twenty or more persons present, " this cartridge is pal- pably irregular — there is something crooked going oAi I Mr. Judge, please examine this ammunition. "' And here is the analysis of the contents of the stall: Pow- der, nit; wads, 3; shot, 1-8 of an ounce; wads, 2; rice, 20 pel- lets; tacks, I dozen; email screws, 5; small iron washers, 3; shirt buttons, 4. Then the crowd roared itself hoarse. Schwilk was dumfounded. "Somebody's been monkeying with my cartridges!" he cried. "They've been changed while I wasn't looking." He was allowed to reload his gun, the trap was sprungr and a Btroog, swifi-flying blue tailer struck out Btraight for Mount Diablo. Schwilk never touched it, of course. And again the spectators clasped their sides and rolled over the ground. Then Pfund went to the score. He got a fair bird and killed it in good shape. "I challenge the bird," cried Nicolaus. "Just before Pfund Bhot he said *Hell ! ' That ain't allowed by the rules !" "That's right ! " yelled a half-dozen or more of Schwilk's friends ; "we heard Pfund say it I " "Why," retorted the shooter, "the last time Schwilk missed a bird I heard him say, 'The son of a gun 1 ' or something like that. I suppose he ought to get life ! " "Come, come, gentleman.,' interposed Judge Morrison, 'this is supposed to be a friendly match, and iet us have no personalties nor hard feelings on this bright and beautiful New Year's Day — a day when we should bury all animosi- ties and resolve to begin the new year" — "Time!'' cried Referee Yoerk. "Mr. Pfuod to the score The challenge is allowed. The ehoorer said 'Hell!' aod there \ fore he loses his bird. He must shoot again." "Pull!'(j3aid Pfund. The trap opened and an incoming right-quartering bird set out for Antelope, Pfund was slightly nervous and shot behind it twice, and, away soared the pigeon swiftly over the tree tops. "I demand another bird for Mr. Pfund!" excitedly cried Kuhstaller. "On what ground?" asked the Judge. "Why, on the ground that the shooter was interfered with!" replied Ruthstaller, dancing around wildly. ■- "Who interfered with him!" inquired^Judge Morrison. "Why, the wind, of course! Don't you Bee how it's blow- ing? It blew the bird along so fust that Mr. Pfund couldn't get his gun onto it, and so he shot behind! I claim he's en- titled to another bird!" And Kuhstaller looked as if he were ready to fight. The -Judge referee and scorer held a consultation over the score-card, and finding that Schwilk was still one bird ahead, announced that Mr. Pfund would be allowed another bird. This time he killed it so dead that Schwilk was allowed to go to the score. He missed his bird, but was allowed another because he didn't know the first was going to be a taller, or he would have shot sooner. And so the race went on. Finally one of Pfuod's cart- ridges was taken from his gun and opened. It had a trace of powder, six wads, sand, rice, bits of barbed-wire, etc., and after being severely rebuked by the Judge for over- loading his shells waB permittei to continue the contest. At one time three birds dead in succession were declared "lost birds" on challenges, though they never fluttered after they struck the ground, and in the case of two other dead ones the decisions were reserved until the close of the match, as the Judges needed a margin on which to decide the shoot a tie. And thus they finally declared it, allowing each man seven dead birds out of his string of twenty. As a matter of fact, each scored fully twice that number,Schwilk apparently having a little the best of the match. All in all, it was probably the funniest shooting match that ever took place in this State or elsewhere. — Record- Union. Cures for Camp Injuries. The satisfaction of being able to relieve unnecessary pain, prevent permanent injury, and possibly being the means of saving a valuable life, stimulates me to write a short article on simple camp remedies for injuries and accidents, to my friends, the hunters and campers. It is always best to have a handkerchief in on1* of our pockets, if for nothing more than its common usage. But a handkerchief will take the place of a bandage for a short time, and can be of use in many emergencies. Besides a handkerchief and a good hunting knife, in the pockets, a hunter's outfit in camp should contain, for emergency cases, the following in their order named: A little good whiskey, for medical purposes only. An eighteen foot bandage, four or five inches wide, rolled up tightly, and anlold, clean napkin, or a piece of table cloth, for sur- gical pads, if necessary.and for gun cleaners if you run out of wipers. A little vaseline, court or 9urgeon's adhesive plaster. Laudanum . Soda in tbe camp chest, Two or three dozen three-grain capsules. A few needles of differentsizes, and heavy silk thread. A common needle will do, but needles used by tailors or shoemak- ers are the best if one cannot secure medium size surgeon needles. Very seldom is one sick in camp. Malaria Bometimes will creep about our tent, but quinine will drive that away. One or two capsules taken in the morning with a hot cup of coffee, is a preventative when one is camping around a lake or river. Laudanum may be taken in ten-drop doses, arjd repeated a few times for cramps. Mixed witb water, or oil, in the proportion of one to five, it is a good liniment. A Cut — Wash in water (not necessarily warm water), to get the parts clean, or it will not heal nicely. Then keep the edges of the cut together with sticking plaster or small bandage. If a severe cut, put a pad of clean cloth over the parts after sewing up, nnd bandage tightly to stop the blood flowing. If bandaged too tightly, loosen a little after a while so that no injury will be done by the swelling. Burns — Always cut the clothing away; never pull it if slicking to the skin or if the parts are much burned. Pick off the dirt and clean as carefully and quickly as possible. A thin paBte of soda and water laid over the burn relieves tbe pain. Vaseline, freBh buUer, cream, thin slices of bread moistened occasionally, clean cloth covered with sweet oil, or vaseline; anything to exclude the air, and to keep tbe parts warm. A severe burn should be dressed at least once a day thereafter in vaseline. Do not bandage tightly. Bruises — If slight, bandage and bathe in cold water, or whiBky and water. If severe, wring cloths out of boiling water and apply ns bot as possible and cover with a dry cloth to keep the heat in. Change every twenty minutes or half hour for three or four hours. Blazed or broken Bkin — Vaseline, cream, fresh butter or oil, then bandage. A clean cloth dipped in laudanum and water, bandaged and kept moist. — Dr. J. W Fowler in Sports Afield. An Unsatisfactory Arm, In view of the growing dissatisfaction of military authori- ties with the new Krag-Jorgensen rifle, the question arises whether it would not be better and cheaper, to retire the arm from service and return to the long-tried and ever- reliable Springfield until some better weapon can be decided upon. Ab Borne of the most practical writers have contended all along, there is nothing more than finely drawn theories to offer in support oi the present popular craze for small bore military rifles ; and it certainly seems essential that this fact should be given recognition as Bpeedily as possible and without waiting to have it forced upon us by the stern teat of actual warfare. Brigadier-General Bird W. Spencer, New Jersey's inspec- tor-general of rifie practice, touches upon this question in his last annual report. After two years of personal test he has found the Krag-Jorgensen lacking in many of the re- quirements of a practical arm, and he is not inclined to favor the substitution of either of the modern military rifles lately inspected by the New York Board of Examiners. Instead* he suggests that a single loader would be better for the use of the National Guard than a magazine arm, and believes that it should be of .38 calibre, with an improved Springfield action, and using a 300-grain jacketted bullet, with the equivalent in nitro powder of 55 grains of black powder. He concludes that an arm of this type would be convenient for drill purposes and safer in the hands of new recruits, and I hat as the velocity would be much greater than the present .45 calibre, and tbe recoil from the charge lighter, its use wou d be conducive to the making of better scores, even at the longer ranges. — Sports afield. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. W. J. Hynes and S. A. Sharp were at Goodyear's last Sunday and bagged a dozen or two ducks. Remington shotguns are the best wearing, moderate price hammerless guns ever put upon the American market.) Canvasback are very plentiful on San Pablo bay and the shooting at the Emeric preserve should be very good now. A good many spronbills were killed last Sunday at Alvarado, Mt, Eden and the Bridges, but the majority of them were skin poor. In noting the new U. M. C. cartridge for the new Colt re- volver a couple of weeks ago we referred to it as of 38 calibre. It should have been 32. Duck shooting at Sherman Island and Jersey Landing was very good last Sunday. G. C. DePue and a friend were very successful at the latter place. DePue bagged 56 birds in one morning. The morning and evening flight is very good. The duck shooters who had the courage to try their luck once more had very good success last Sunday. At the Em- pire and Lincoln Club shooting grounds on the Sonoma marsh G. G. Billington and F. L. Judd, E. Olsen and a friend, J. Bruns and J. Karney and Edg. Forster all made excellent bags with quite a sprinkling of canvas backs. The first arrest at Sacramento for infraction of the market game law was made by Game Warden Helms Monday. Morris Radonich, a restaurant Keeper, was arrested for having in his possession and selling quail and ducks. Helms had warned each marketman and restaurant keeper that the law would be enforced, but Radonich defied him. Radonich resisted arrest and was assisted by one of his waiters, who will also be arrested. Since Samuel Colt, the inventor of the Colt revolver, first devised the mechanism of this arm in 1830, improvements without number have followed in their regular order and each and every one has served to bring this popular weapon nearer to the desired state of perfection. After forty years of practical tests the Colt revolver is still the favorite on the Western frontier and in the army, for it has been found that it can be relied upon for perfect service under all conditions. The special target revolver (Bisley model) made by this company is used by the best shots in Europe and America. Of 357 prizes awarded at the Biszey (England) Meetings of 1895-96, 213 were won with Colt revolvers, and the same arm was used by the principal prize winners in other im- portant contests at the target. The new police double actk 32-calibre revolver is being largely adopted by the polic"- our larger cities, the entire force of New York City, others, being equipped with this efficient weapon. 58 ©Its gveebzv mxir &pcvi&mcm. [Januast 23, 1897 THE KENNEL Kennel Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Ftu. 2-o— New England Kennel Club's bench, show, Boston, Secre- tary; Oilice 167 Tremont street. Feb. 22-25— Westminister Kennel Club's bench show, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. Mar. 3-G— St. Louis Kennel Club's second annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison. Secretary. Mar. lt't-i^— Mascoutah Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. Lincoln. Secretary. Mar 17-3H— Kentucky Kennel Club's first; annual bench show, Louisville. Ky„ J. A. Keaves, Secretary. Mar, :■: I- Apr. 1-2— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and KenuelClub's bench show at San Jose. CaL; Chas. R. Harfcer, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. John HeiTerman, Secretary. April Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal. Nov 23-2*;— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench show, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Spring Meeting, Iugleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Pacific Coast Field Trials. The fourteenth annual field trials of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club commenced at Bakersfield ol January 18th. At the very last moment our kennel editior was obliged to abandon his usual annual trip to Bakersfield and attend to the wants of sick ones at home. As it was then to late to arrange for a full report of the trials oar readers will have to be satisfied with the results. There were eighteen dogs in the Derby and it was run off on the Wible ranch, twelve miles southwest of Bakersfield. Some market hunters shot over the ground the trials and birds were very Ecarce. C. N. Post, Win. Dormer and J. M. Kilgariff officiated as judges for the Derby, The dogs were run as follows: FIRST SERIES. H T Payne's white and lemon English setter dog, Count Harold by Harold — Couctess Noble with J C Lucas' lemon and white pointer dog, Wicklow, by Bruce R — Florrie. Herman Oelrich's black and white and tan English setter dog Doc H, by Starlight— Silverplate with Hugh Hopkins' lemon and white English setter bitch, Sadie Hopkins by Wingfield Noble — Lady Hopkins. C A Haight's liver and white pointer dog, Glenwood, by Glenbeigh — Lucinda with A F Colvin's lemon and white pointer bitch Speedy by Bruce R — Florrie. R J Widney's liver and white pointer dog Don Graphic, by Donald Hope — Lulu King, with J E De Ruyter's lemon and white English setter bitch Countess K, by Stamboul — Gladys Gladstone. Henry VV Keller's black, white and tan Eoglish setter dog Fandango, by Eugene T — Gloster Girl with Wm S TeviB1 pointer dog Kern of Kenwood, by Glenb!egh — Stella. Wyatt Allen's black, white and tan English setter dog Eli, by Luke Jr — Queen Zyp, with A C Jones' English setter bitch Dona Alicia, by Engene T. — Beryl, J H Schumachei's English setter dog Valiente, by Eugene T — Maiden Mine, with R C Irvine's liver and white pointer dog Chmimie Fadden, by Doc — Dede. R B Funk's lemon and white English setter bitch Stanboul QueeD, by Stamboul — Sadie, with A B Truman's red Irish setter bitch Lady Swiveler, by Dick Swiveler — Lightning. J F Hughe's lemon and white pointer dog Bueno, by San- key — Francisco, with F D Black's black and white pointer bitch Topsy, by Bruner's Nig — Cricket. SECOND SERIES. Sadie Hopkins with Wiklow. Donna Alicia with Countess K. Don Graphic with Eli. Valiente with Chimmie Fadden. THIRD SERIES. Donna Alicia with Wicklow. Doc H with Count Harold. Sadie Hopkins with Countess K. Donna Alicia with Valiente. Wednesday evening the judges announced the winners as follows: 1st, Donna Alicia; 2d, Wicklow; 3d, Valiente. THE ALL-AGE. The entries for the All-Age were drawn Wednesday night and the stake run ofi on Thursday. The dogs were run as follows: W C Kennedy's liver and white pointer bitch, Patti K by Upton of Blytbe— Cricket Croxteth with J E De Ruyter's lemon and white Eoglish setter bitch, Countess K, by Stam- boul— Gladys Gladstone. California Kennel's black and white and tan English setter doe, Merry Monarch, by Mercury— Johanna with R K Gar- diner's orange and white Eoglish setter bitch Peach Mark by Mercury — Betsy Mark. J W Keen's black, white and tan English setter dog, San Carlos by Saber Blade— Loda with J H Schumacher's lemon and white Eoglish setter bitch, Rowena by Harold— Enid. SECOND SERIES. Pattie K with Merry Monarch. San Carlos with Countess K Rowena with Merry Monarch. let Peach Mark; 2d Merry Monarch; 3d Countess K. At the annual meeting held on Thursday evening the following officers were elected : President, Henry Keller of Santa Monica; Firm Vice-President, J H Schumaker of Los Angeles; Second Vice-President, Joseph E Terry of Sacra- mento; Secretary and Treasurer. J M Kilgariff of San Fran- ciaco; Executive Committee, P D Linville and William Schreiber of San Francisco, H A JaBtro of Bakersfield, J E Lucas of Sau Rafael and C N Post of Sacramento. The trials nert year will be held a Bakersfield, beginning January 24, 1898. * i ' M. Walters has again woo the Derby of the Pacific oast Field Trial Club. This is the seventh time in succes- ion that this popular trainer has trained (he Derby winner and won the coveted position. Pacific Kennel Club. The postponed meeting of the Pacific Kennel Club held at the Occidental Hotel on Tuesday evening last, for the pur- pose of arraioging the affairs of the club brought out barely a quorum. President H. Bier was in the chair, the other members present were: C. A. Haight, T, J. Wattson, A. E. Culver, E. W. Briggs, F. H. Bushnell, T. H. Browne, Jas. E. Watson, J. R. Dickson and A. Russell Crowell. The report of E. W. Briggs as Chairman of the Committee appointed to confer with the Olympic Gun Club was ac- cepted and placed on file- President Bier stated that he would not entertain a mo- tion to disband or dispose of the funds of the club in any way, as there was barely a quorom present. E. W. Briggs moved that a bench show committee be elected and the motion prevailed. Messrs. Haight and Bush- mell were nominated but both declined to serve and no other nominations were made. W. H. Bushnell moved that the funds now in the treasury be given to the Olympic Gun Club as a guarantee fund for the proposed show but the chair refused to entertain the motion. T.J. Wattson moved that the club do "not hold a bench show this year and that the A. K. C. be notified to that effect by wire. The motion was carried unanimously. Messrs. Bushnell and Haight were appointed a committee to notify the Olympic Gun Club of the action taken. On motion of E. W. Briggs the club voted to endorse the proposed show to be given by the Olympic Gun Club and promise them the aid of the club; motion carried. C. A. Haight moved that the club disband and donate the money to some charitable institution, but the chair refused to entertain the motion. On motion a committee of five consisting of E. W. Briggs, T. H. Browne, C. A, Haight, T. J. Wattson and F. H. Bush- nell were appointed to wait upon all of the members of the club and obtain their views in writing on disbandiDg and tbe disposition of the money in the treasury, nearly $400. The same to be considered as a mail vote and be acted upon at the next meeting. The Stockton Bench Show. Chas. H. Mason, kennel reporter of Turf,Field and Farm, author of Our Prize Dogs and America's leading critic, will judge the Stockton show. Stockton's grit in getting out a new man is to be commended and a rousing good entry will unquestionably result. WitL all due respect to Lncle Dick's judgment, we did not see the advisability of one man's judging the entire circuit, as in such a case only the winners will be shown at succeed- ing shows. With Fellows at San Jose, Mason at Stockton and Mortimer at San Francisco all three shows will be well attended, and there will be no cause for jealous feelings be- tween the rival kennel clubs. Mason's ability is beyond question, and he should be well supported by all three of the specialty clubs. Our informant writes : "This is a sample of Stockton's grit. We have always maintained that we lead the State in all things, and now the best friend of man takes his place in the long column, to follow up our last successes." At the meeting of the Stockton Kennel Club held last Friday evening, the guarantee fund was raised and a positive Gtart made toward holding the show of April 7-10lh. DOINGS IN DOG-DOM. Charles H.Mason will judge at Stockton, This should please the St. Bernard Cluo. Lady Sylvia should have whelped to Columbus this week. By the way, this well-known dog is for sale. Warren Lewis has sold the three. fox terriers, Faith, Hope and Charity to Col. R W Woodmensie near Los Angeles. The dogs saved the day at Sacramento and it is reported that the association have a small balance on the right side of ihe ledger. J B Martin's Golden Flash II, has been very sick with pneumonia for tbe last three weeks, but is now in a fair pray of recovering. John Sparrow will dispose of his St. Bernards and here- after devote his time to bull terriers, of which he now has a splendid collection. The premium liBt of the Westminster Kennel Clnb's twenty-first annual show is at hand. Entries close February 8. A'e will review it in our next issue.J Thomas H Browne having disposed of his smooth St Ber- nard Victor Watch, will shortly purchase a crack rough St Bernard bitch as a mate for Grand Master. One of the features of the Sacramento Dog show was the nightly concerts by one of the local bands, the dogs seemed to appreciate the music as they remained unusually quiet. The Sacramento dog show is already bearing fruit. The fanciers of that city are about to organize a Kennel Club and hola a show in connection with the State Fair in August or September. L. C. P. Astley will judge fox and other terriers, collies, bull dogs, toys, pugs, pumeranians and schipperkes at -New York, and Geo. Raper, pointers, setters, retreivers and all sporting spaniels, A friend who was at the Brooklyn show writes: 'Quite a good Bhow, but Cockers? They get more toyish at every show, nothing in the money over 20 pounds, big heads, crooked legs, jumped up bodies and a general paresis look about tbe whole lot." Note the advertisement of J B Martin in our Kennel special column. HiB dogs are aiways at the top of the prize list. Hie prices reasonable and you will get what you pay for. In place of sending East, purchase of a breeder at home that has bred winners for many years. The well known S. C. St. Bernard Bianka II was acci- dentally bred to her brother recently and is due on the 25th. It is reported that the litter will be destroyed. This is a mistake. The strongest of the litter should be saved by all Miss May Taber's R C St. Bernard bitch Victoria Alton is- due to whelp February 14th to Lord Hualpa and Presidio Kennels' Erma (Reglov — Victoria Alton) should also whelp the next day to tbe same dog. Mr. McCracken will have his hands full about that time. The committee appointed by the Pacific Kennel Club to ascertain the views of the members on disbanding has been actively at work this week and nine out of every ten mem- bers seen up to date are in favor of disbanding and turning the funds over to the Olympic Gun Club. Impressed with the inhumanity of the Chicago pound- mastar in keeping his canine charges confined in an open pen exposed to the cold blasts sweeping in from the lake, some corsiderate but somewhat reckless individual recently scaled the pound enclosure by the aid of a convenient telegraph pole, opened the door and allowed about three hundred shiv- ering dogs the liberty of seeking warmer quarters elsewhere in the city. J. P. Willey has received from England, in first-class con- dition, the black cocker dog Arlington Jeff, by Viceroy, out of Daphne — Viceroy, by Carless' Toots, out of Loyd's Co- quette— Daphne, by Rivington Signal, out of Myrtle. He weighs 24J pounds, is very short on his legs, which are as straight and strong in front as one would find on a dog of 15 inches. He is perfect in front and pasternB and has a beau- tiful coat. Mr. Willey is convinced that better coats are bred in England than here, as the coat on Jeff is plentiful and dense and better than seen on any of the home-bred ones; he has a good body, his stifles are well bent and he is consequently a good mover. His eye is Oark and bis ears are nicely placed. The only fault Mr. Willey finds with him is that he has not the clean cut heavy muzzle he wants. He is 10^ inches high. Being free of Obo II blood, Mr. Willey thinks he will prove just the dog h« wants to nick with his bitches, of which he has about 30. Mr. Willev will not show much, as he cannot leave Salmon Falls. His idea is to continue breeding to improve the cocker and in a few years we may see a string from the Willey kenneh that will be as near perfection as long experience and sensible mating can produce. — Turf, Field and Farm. Kennel .Registry, Visits, Sales. Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column ree of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Echo Cocker Kennels' (A C Davenport, proprietor), black Cocker Spaniel bitch Black Duchess, 0 K C 2775, by Ch Black Duke — Lady Midget, to same owners' Challenge Bronta 17,064, December 17, 1896, Stockton, Cal. WHELPS". J P Ferle's (Oakland, Cal.,) black cocker spaniel bitch Bonita (Ch. Red Roland— Jessie M.) whelped Jan. Sih, 8—3 dogs to Ch. Woodland Duke, 29325, (Ch. Black Duke- Woodland Jude). Taylor and Young's, San Francisco, R C St Bernard bitch Lady Mona (Lord Hualpa — Victoria Alton) whelped last week 7 (3 dead) to Thomas H. Browne's Victor Watch (Watch — Sunrise). ROD- Coming Events. Jan. 26— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly- Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission. Flood Building, Sau Francisco. Steelheads at Duncan's Mills. The run of steelheads in the Russian river is unprece- dented, and the local anglers have enjoyed splendid sport with this king of game fish during the past)week. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday last, at Duncan's Mills, John Butler caught fifteen large fish, Al Wilson twenty and M. L. Cross eighteen. On Sunday it was agreed that the first one that caught a large male fish should cook it for the benefit of the party. Mrs. A. W. Wilson was the lucky angler, a fiiteen-pound steelhead was brought to gafi by her on Sunday morning and at noon it was cooked in the ashes of a campfire at the mouth of Austin creek. G. W. Morgan, the genial proprietor of the El Bonita, brought down a huge can of coffee and apple pie and pudding, and with potatoes roasted in the ashes the hungry anglers partook of as fine a barbecue as ever tickled the palate of an epicure. The party consisted of John But- ler, Capt. G. Watson, M. L. Cross, John Gallagher, W. R. McFarland, C. H. Linn, I. M. Kalloch, John Schloen, Louis Lous, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wilson and G. W. Morgan. All of the above named caught fish on Sunday and, of course, quite a number of big ones were lost, and considerable tackle carried away. The water of the Russian river is clear and the fish are taking red flies, shrimp and the abalone spoon. The work of stocking the waters of New York with fish feoes steadily on under the supervision of State Fish Culturist A. N. Cheney. During the year ending September 30 last, 219,144,211 fishes were distributed among the various streams of the Slate. ♦ — The San Francisco Fly Casting Club will meet Tuesday evening next to listen to a lecture by Prof. Gilbert on the "Fresh Water Fishes of California." Al Wilson caught 90 pouuds of steelheads at Duncans Mills in one day's fishing, tbe first of the week. Salmon fishing at Santa Cruz is reported to be very good. ASDiET 23, 1897] ©Jjc gvee&ev emit &p .,. trotting 2:27} 2; Maud Singleton, 2:28?-.), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest 19 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apes, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:19%), byFIaxtail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:28f£, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:15^, oat of Gracie, by Arthurton 365; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. WELCOME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "gatnest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many tbat have estreme speedy but are lacking in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one of the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27?^ when a four -year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the most stubbornly-contested races seeu in 1S96. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. AEEEKS, Haywards, Cal FOE SALE FB0M THE ESTATE 0E ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No 28,370, Bay stallion, foaled 1SS9, by LIVE OAK HERO, No. 2S.369 (son of DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 19S9. and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLADS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BE33IE, by NEPHEW. No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 187, etc. ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed, fast and game. He trotted a mile in hi, work last season over a heavy track in 3:16; last quarter in 33 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to All and he was not started _ He is a fine stock horse, and ia a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a few of them are being handled In Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bav mare EVELINE, foaled 1SS3. by NUTWOOD. No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER. 2:21%. by ANTEEO, No. 7858: TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24.397, by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK B.USSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS sKINNEK, No. 10.6S1, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 38 seconds when hardly bridlewise ; ROB- LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 23,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast. She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370. For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. LCJISDEX, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk, Santa Rosa. Cal. CURINE! CURING! CURINE! Tbe Most Powerful and Best Preparation in the World. I WILL GUARANTEE MY CURINE To be the most powerful paint that medical science can formulate. 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It is used with phenomenal success in Europe, and in the leading trotting and running stables in the ^United States and Canada. Any person who purchases a bottle, and after using half of it according to explicit direc- tions, and finds it will not do wbst we claim, can return the bottle and mone3- will be refunded. Keference: — First National or Citizens National Bank, Latrobe, Pa. WE WILL WAGER $100 that one bottle of CURrNE if used according to explicit directions will reach deeper sealed troubles, produce better effects for the same curatives than any other compound in the world. IT 5 RECOMMENDED BY OWNERS SUCH AS: Lesh Stock Farm, owner of Online, 2:W. Matt H. Laird, owner of Robenstein, 2^36j£ Forbes Farm, iwnerof Arion,2:07£j. C. W. Williams, owner of Allerton, 2:09&. Calumet Stock Farm, owners of Roy Wilkes, 2:06,^. Bob Stewart, Lowner of Byland W., 2:075*. Allen Farm, owner of Kremlin, C. H.Nelson, owner of Nelson, : E. W. A j ers, owner of Beuzetta, 2:06^. M. 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SUIIER HAM MAM baths, ST BEST IN THE CITY DR. ZIMMERMAN. CHIROPODIST 415 SUTTER ST., Between Stockton and Powe 60 @;i}£ gvesbev cmo gkpovtsman. [January 23, 1S«7 WESTCHESTER RAGING ASSOCIATION EVENTS TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 2d, 1897, TO BE RUN AT MORRIS PARK, NEW YORK FOR THE MEETING IN MAY, 1897. THE BOUQUET, two years old. THE GAIETY, two years old THE LAUREATE, two years old. I THE BAYCHESTER, three years old. I THE TOBOGGAN HANDICAP, three years and upward I THE POCANTICE HANDICAP, three years old. ! HIGHLBEIGHT SERIAL HDCP, three years and upward I THE METROPOLITAN HDCP., three years and upw'd. | AMATEUR CUP, three years and upward. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. ST. NICHOLAS HURDLE HANDICAP. " l NEW YORK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. KNICKERBOCKER HURDLE HANDICAP. INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. FOR THE MEETING IN OCTOBER 1897. WHITE PLAINS HANDICAP, two years old. , AUTUMN SELLING, two years old. r MUNICIPAL HANDICAP, three years and upward THE CHAMPAGNE, two years old. JEROME HANDICAP, three years old. AUTUMN, ALL- AGED, SELLING. FOR THE AUTUMN MEETING, 1899. THE MATRON OF $20,000. for the Produce of Mares covered in 1896, Foals of '97 WASHINGTON JOGEET CLUB EVENTS TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 2d, 1897, TO BE RUN AT BENNINCS, WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR THE MEETING IN APRIL, 1897. THE ARLINGTON, two years old. THE MOUNT VERNON, two years old VIRGINIA HURDLE RACE. SPRING MEETING, 1898 I THE FEDERAL, three years old. WASHINGTON HANDICAP, three years and upward. THE CONGRESSIONAL, two yearB old. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. | SELLING HURDLE RACE. | SELLING STEEPLECHASE | SPRING MEETING, 1899. EASTER STEEPLECHASE. FIRST WASHINGTON NURSERY, $4,00D, for now vearlings to run at two years | SECOND WASHINGTON NURSERY, $6,000, for the produce of mares covered in 1896. old. HALF MILE. I foals of 1897. HALF MILE. FULL CONDITIONS AND ENTRY BLANKS CAN BE OBTAINED ON APPLICATION TO THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, GAL, OR TO JUDGE J. J. BURKE, AT OAKLAND RAGE TRACK OR INGLESIDE RAGE TRACK. ea- address entries to H, G. CRICKMORE, Clerk of the Course, 1*73: Fiftli ^v©., TST&xxr Yorax-.ir.rsr. Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES "lilt MKBTIXU. 1896-97 JANUARY 11th to 23d Inclusive, AT Oakland Race Track Racine Every Day in the 'Week Except Sunday. RAIN 01! SHINE HU, OH MORE I ! A < P- EACH DAV. RACES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP nay-iv, i Francl co al IS u. and i 0, l:Mand 2 >■. M.,c iBCtlDR with the Track Entrance Trains. Asli. f*or YELLOWSTONE or HUNTER RYE CHRISTY & WISE, SOLE AGENTS, 212 Sansome St. WHISKEVS CAFE ROYAL -TRY OUR SPECIAL BREW- nothing i.ike ii s cbivts a glass fourth & Market. Flood Bldg. A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY! Scott cfc IMCoOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN "'ABKIIOVHK I HTOKAOK WAKRRC (i I ft and lil 7 Sixth St., I ir» mid l.M lli-rry Hi. \enr Urnnanu. I -13!) nn<) 10 I Cfaunnel, Oaklai ■ I i . SPAVIN CUR* Positively removes BONE SPAVIN, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb, IN 48 HOURS, Wit hoii t Pain. $500 Reward For Failure or Slightest Injury. This is the Greatest Wonder of the 19th Cenlury, astonish- ing, as it. does, the entire Veterinary n i. Circulars and Sworn Proofs Mail- ed Free. Dr. Guy Checini. " No. 878 Canal St., New York. FOR -STYLISH, NOBBY SHOES XS OETSTIGir'S 122 KEARNEY ST. ONLY $85 ONLY $85 "THE GREATEST TIMER EVER MADE" A. HIRSOHMAN, Manufacturing Jeweler and Watch Maker, has just received an Invoice of TIMERS' WATCHES Which for the price are unexcelled by any high- priced watch made. Open face, 11 caret, medium size, elegantly 5u- ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement aud split timed. This watch is particularly constructed for the use of borscmeu aud others wbo are inclined to use; a watch roughly while riding. REMEMBER THE PLACE 10 POST ST., I .I OKU MASO\IC TFMPjLE BLAKE, M0FFITT & TOWNE in \1 I us I S - 512 to 516 Sacramento Street, S. P. STANLEY ADDERLEY I MPORTEH and Wholesale Dealt" Sponges 6 POST ST. San Francisco, CiL HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. P. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS DITCO. Amerirnn Plan 82 to 82. BO per Day IWI L.O . KuropeBD p|ao 7 Sc to I§1. SO per Day iJANTTAKY 23. 1897] ©Jje gvzeitev mtfr gtpovt&mixxt. 61 THE SARATOGA ASSOCIATION SEASON 1897 JULY 28th to AUGUST 21st, Inclusive. Stals.es to Close I^Eonday, S'cbTi.iJL&jrjr 25y 1897. For Tlxree Years Olci- THE TRAVERS STAKES, $2000— For three years old. A sweepstakes of S25 each or only $10 if de- clared by June 1st. Starters to pay $50 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be 82000, of which $1500 to the winner, $300 to thesecond, and S200 to the third. The win- ner of the Belmont, Brooklyn, Derby. Realization, or any race exclusively for three years old (handicaps excepted), of the value of S3S0O to carry 5 pounds extra. Non-winners iu 1897, of 31400 (never having won 82900), allowed 12 pounds. Maidens allowed 20 pounds. Oue mile and a quarter. THE UNITED STATES HOTEL STAKES (81,2105 SELLING.— For three years old. A sweep- stakes for 815 each. Starters to pav825 additional, ine Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $1250; of which S1000 to the winner, 8150 to the second, and $100 to the third. The win- ner to be sold at auction for 82000. If entered to be soli for S1500, to carry 118 pounds; if for $10C0. 110 pounds; if for $500, 100 pounds. Sex allowance. Selling price to be named through entry box at the usual hour for the closing of entries on the day preceding the race. Winners in 1S97 of $1900 to carry 10 pounds extra. One mile. THE ALABAMA STAKES ($2000). For fillies, three years old. A sweepstakes of $2o each, or only 810 if declared by June 1st. Staiters to pay S50 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2000; of whit ■- 1500 to the winner, 8300 to ihe second, and 8^00 to the third. The winner of anv race in 1897 (exclusively for fillies) of the ralue ofS14C0 to carry 3 pounds extra, of two such races, 7 pounds extra. Non-winners iu 1897 of SS00 (never having won $2900) allowed 7 pouads. Maidens allowed 20 pounds. One mile and a furlong. THE KENXER STAKES ($2000). For three years old. -A sweepstakes for 825 each or only $10 if declared by June 1st. Starters to pay 850 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2000, of which S 1500 to the winner, $300 to the second, and $200 to the third. The winners of the Travere to carry 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of SI-JOO in 1897 (never having won 82900), allowed 7 pounds. Non-winners at any time of 8500, allowed 14 pounds. Maidens allowed 20 pounds. One mile and a half. THE MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, $2000 (To be run Saturday July 31st). For all ages.— A sweep- stakes of $25 each or only $10 if declared by June 1st. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2000; of which 81500 to the winner, $300 to thesecond; 8200 to the third. Starters to pay 840 additional and to be named through the entry box at the usual hour for the closing of entries on the day preceding the race. Weights to be announced on Monday, July 26th. One mile. THE KEARNEY STAKES, $2000. For all ages.— A sweepstakes of $25 eacb or only 810 if declared by June 1st. Starters to pay $j0 additional. Hon. Edward Kearney and the Association to guaran- tee the value of the stake to be 82000; of which glooo to the winner, $300 to the second, and 8200 to the third. Two years old to carry 92 pounds, three years old, 115 pounds, four years old and upward, 122 pounds, sex allowance. Winners iu 1897 of any race (excepting those exclusively for two years old), of the value of S190O to carry 7 pounds, extra, of two such races, or one ot $3800, 12 pounds extra. Six furlongs. THE CITIZEN'S STAKES, $2,500— For three-years-old and upward. A sweepstakes of $25 eacb or only $10 if declared by June 1st. Starters to pav $;5 additional. The Citizens of Saratoga and the Association to guarantee the value of the staKe to be S25Q0; of which $1,900 to the winner, £100 to thesecond, and 8200 to the third. Non-winners at any time of $2,9jO allowed 5 pounds. One mile and a quarter. THE SPENCER HANDICAP, $2,500— For three-years-old and upward. A sweepstakes oP82, 500 each or only 810 if declared by June 1st. Mr. R. A. Cantield and the Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2,500; of which $1900 to the winner, SlOO to the second, and $200 to the third Startera to pay S75 additional, and to be named througb the entry box at the usual hour for the closing of entries on the day preceding the race. Weights to be announced three days before the day named for the race. One mile and a quarter. IF^or T-wo Years 01c3- THE FLASH STAKES, 82,000— For two years old. A sweepstakes of $25 each, or only $10 if declared by June 1st. Starters 10 pay 85u additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2,00u: of which 31,500 to the winner, $300 to the second and $200 to the third. Witners of $3,S00 to carry 7 pounds extra. Half a mile. THE CONGRESS HALL STAKES, S2.0C0.-For two years old. A sweepstakes of $25 each, or only 810 if declared by June 1st. Starteis to pay $-50 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be $2,000; of which 81, E-00 to the winner. S300 to the second and $200 to the third. Winners of $1,400 to carry 3 pounds extra, or $2,200. 7 pounds extra, of 83, $00. 12 pounds extra. Non- winners of $900 allowed S pounds, of $400, 7 pounds. Maidens allowed 20 pounds. Five furlongs. THE GRAND UNION HOTEL STAKES, $2,000— For two years old. A sweepstakes of $25 each, pr only $10 if declared by June 1st. Starters to pay 850 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stake to be 82 000 ; of which $1,500 to the winner, 8300 to the second and $200 to the third. Winners of 83 800 to carry 3 pounds extra, of $6,900 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of $900 allowed 5 pounds. Maidens allowed 12 pounds. Six furlongs. THE WORDEN HOUSE STAKES, $1,250, SELLING— For two years old. A sweepstakes of $15 eacb. Starters to pay $25 additional. The Associatiou to guarantee the value of the stake to be 31,250; of which 81.000 to the winner. S150 to the second and $100 to the third. The winner to be sold by auc- tion for $2.01/0. If entered for SI, 500 to be allowed 5 pounds; if for $1,000, 12 pounds; if for $500, 20 pounds, selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual hour for the closing of en- tries on the day preceding the race. W iuners of $1,400 to carry 10 pounds additional. Five fur- longs. the FLIRTATION STAKES, $2,000— For fillies two years old. A sweepstakes of $25 each, or only 310 it declared bv June 1st. starters to pay 350 additional. The Associaiion to guarantee the value of thestake to beS2,000; of which 81.500 to the winner, 83ob to the second and $200 to the third. Winners of any race, exclusively for fillies, of the valueof 81, -100 to carry 3 pounds extra; of two such races, or one of $2,200, 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of $100 allowed 3 pounds. Maidens al- lowed 10 pounds. Five furlongs. THE G. H. MUMM & CO. CHAMPAGNE HANDICAP, ?2000-For two years old. A sweep- Stakes of 825 each, or oulv 810 if declared by June 1st. Starters to pay 850 additional and to be named through the entry box at the usual hour for the closing of entries on the day preceding the race. The Champagne firm of G. H. Mumm & Co. and the Association togoarantee the value of the stake to be $2000, of which S15C0 to the winner. S300 to the second and $200 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the day named for the race. Six Furlongs. The management, recognizing tlie demand for more races EXCLUSIVELY FOR FILLIES, offer $4000 for MAIDEN FJLLIES TTVO YEARS OLD, under the following conditions : The Maiden Filly Stakes of $4000. in four divisions of $1000 each, for fillies two years old. Maidens at the time ot starting. By subscriptions of 810 each, which shall qualify the filly nominated to start for auy, or all. of the four races below, provided she is not disqualified by a previous winning, in which event the subscription is forfeited. All starters to pay $15 additional and the Association to guarantee to the winner of each event 8700, to the second 8200, to the third $100. FILLY RACE NO. l, $1000— For maiden fillies two years old (to be ran Thursday, July 29th). The Association to guarantee £700 to the winner, 8200 to the second and $100 to third. Starters to pay 315 each. To carry 119'pouuds. Half a mile. FILLY" RACE NO. 2, $1000— For maiden fillies two years old (to be run Thursday, August 5th) The Association to guarantee S700 to the winner, $200 to the second, $100 to the third. Starters to pay 815 each. To carry 115 pounds. Five Furlongs. FILLY RACE NO. 3, SloCO— For maiden fillies two years old (to be run Thursday, August 12th)- The Association to guarantee ?"C0 to ihe winner, $20t> to the second, $100 to the third. Starters to pay $15 each. To carry 112 pounds. Five and a half furlong*;. FILLY" RACE NO. 4, 81000— For maiden fillies two years old (to be run Thursdav. August 19th). The Association to guarantee 3700 to the winner, 8200 to the second, $100 to the third. Starters to pay 815 each. To carry 109 pounds. Six furlongs. STEEPIjEJOHASES. THE SARATOGA GREEN STEEPLECHASE, $1,000 (To be run Saturday, July 31st.) For four- years-old and upwards that have never won a steeplechase previous to the time of closiug. A sweep- stakes of $10 each. Starters to pay 825 additional. The Association to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1000; of which 8700 to the winner. 8200 to the second and .$100 to the third. Weights 10 pounds below the scale. The winner of any open steeplechase to carry 7 pounds extra; of two or more such races, 12 pounds extra. Full steeplechase course (about, two miles and a half). THE HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, 81,000— (To be run Saturday, August 7th.) For Hall-bred Hunters, to be owned and ridden by Members or any recognized Hunt in the United States or Canada, to qualify under the rules of the National Hunt Association. A sweepstakes of $10 each. Starters to pay $>5 additional. The Association togoarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,000; of which 8700 to the winner, $200 to thesecond. and $100 to the third. To carry 160 pounds. Over- weight allowed. The Long Course (about three "and a half miles). THE SARATOGA PINK COAT STEEPLECHASE. $1,000 and $150 in Plate— (To be ran Thursday, August 12th. j For Hunters to be owned and ridden by Members of any recognized Hunt in the United States or Canada; to qualify under the rule3 of the National Hunt Association. To be ridden in hunting costume, pink-coat and huntsman cap. A sweepstakes of $10 each. Starters to pay S25 additional. The Association to present to 'he rider of the winner a enp (value $150). and to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1000. of which c-00 to the winner, $200 to the second, and SlOO to the third. Thoroughbreds to carry 165 pounds, half-breds, 150 pounds. The Long Course (about three and a half miles). THE REVERAYYCK STEEPLECHASE, "$1,500.— (To be run Saturday. August 21st). An open Handicap Sweepstakes of $J0 each. The Hon. M. N. Nolan and the Association to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $1,500. of which 81.200 to the winner, 8200 to the second, and SlOO to tre third. Starters to pay 830 additionaland to be named through theentry box at the usual hour for the closing of entries on the day preceding the race. Weights to be announced three davs; before the day named for the race. Full steeplechase course (about two and a half Miles). B. Entry blankB mailed od application. Nominations should be addressed to the Secretary, B. A. CHILTOX, 1402 Broadway, New York. A. CHILTON, Secretary HON. EDWARD KEARNEY, President. SANTA ROSA STOCK FARM HAS FOR SALE SEVERAL - YounsTrotting Stallions U/m U DllCCOll by stamboul, 2 :0"^' dflm tne celebrated mare Bye Bye (sister to Lockheart, 2: OS1;,.), fllll. IK nUootMlj by Nutwood, second dam Rapidan, by Dictator. Unniinln-fin by Geo. Norval (son of Norval, 2:17, and Prospect Maid, 2 :23*&, by Geo. Wilkes), out of i Carlotta Wilkes, by Charley Wilkes, 3563, second dam Aspasia, by Alcantara 713, etc. Beau Brummel, Untoine by Wildnut, out of Nettie Benton (dam of three in 2:30), by Gen. Benton, second dam Nellie Walker, etc. Destined to be the fastest horse in California, by Dexter Prince, out of Gracie B., by Stamboul, 2:07J£, second dam Moor Maid (dam of j Electra, 2:18*4), by The Moor, etc. This is one of the finest trotters in this State. Sidney Dillon,: (brother to Cupid, 2:18, and Adonis, 2:11V2: lea, 2:18^, and Providence, the most promising of all the get), by Sidney, 2:19%, out of Venus. Sidney Dillon is not only I me of the fastest for tbe work he has had, but his progeny is the most promising in every respect, fll. nlou Dy Direct, 2:05^. <3&ni Lily Stanley, 2:17)^ (old-time sulky). This is a brother to On Stanley, Jlulllttj, which all Americans will be praising this year. This is a great colt. He has taken the I riue ribbon at the recent Horse Show. Individually he is A No. 1. His dam, Lily Stanley, was one J if the gamest trotters ever bred in California, and when placed in the breeding ranks demonstrated Bier worth by producing Rokeby, 2:13££, and Salisbury. Her weanling filly, Lily, full sister to Stan- ey and On Stanley, is a beauty. She took first premium at State Fair. "nam bT Direct, 2 :0b%, out of the great prize-winning mare, Silver Eye (dam of Ramona, 2:17\i), by ! 1 1 dill, Abbottsford. lrram, as an individual, is unsurpassed for his age by any colt in America. For price or further particulars, address H. & W. PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St. Or, IRA PIEROE, Santa Rosa Stock Farm. STALLIONS FOR SALE PKINCE DEEBY IT A DT f A 1 /f Q 4 £ Sired DY Steinway, 2:25i out IVilXlJjA, 1 4.040. (sister to Phil Thompson. 2:16. 7 7 ' 2:29 J), by Red Wilkes: second d (Brother to Derby Princess, 2:11}), by Chas. Derby, 2:20, out of Princess, by Administrator 357 second dam Priceless (dam of Ernest Maltravers, 2:22o), by Volunteer; third dam oiivertail (dam of Driver, 2:19^), by American Star 14; fourth dam by Aaron's Gray Messenger. PRINCE DERBY is 6even years old, a handsome dark bay, stands 16} hands, and weighs 1,175 pouads. He is a very pure-gaited trotter, gives much promise of speed, and will make a great sire. out of Nannie Smith and Lady Wilkes, by Red Wilkes; second dam Grey Nellie, by John Dillard; third dam by Gill's Vermont 104; fourth dam by Herr's Bellfounder. KAPILA is one of the handsomest horses in the State. He is a dark brown in color, stands 16 hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. He is a pure-gaited trotter. Also, the thoroughbred stallion SID, by imported Siddartha (son of I ero Gomez, out of The Pearl, by Newmioster), dam Vestella, by Jonesboro (son of Lexington and Alice Jones, by Glencoe); second dam Vesta, by Asteroid; third dam Liila, by imported Yorkshire; fourth dam Victoire, by imp. Margrave; fifth dam Argentile, by Bertrand, etc. SID is one of the best formed thoroughbreds in this State, and all bis progeny are noted for their speed i»nd gameness. Egg0* For prices and all other particulars, address J. G. HILL, Moimtalvo, Cal. DO YOT WANT TO BO! OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman, but have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have teams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do al I say. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write me at once, Corner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cal. J. M. NELSON. 62 $£lje gveebev an& gtv&vt&man. [Jasuabt 23, 18 GUY WILKES, SABLE WILKES broodmares/ stake colts and trotters AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK. WILLIAM CORBITT, Proprietor of the Great SAN MATEO TROTTING STUD, of California, WILL SEND A CLOSING- 3UT CONSIGNMENT TO O. K.T^T iT hOOtQ-, Auctioneer, To be Sold at Madison Square Garden, New York, Feb. 16 to 19, 1897 DAYS AND EVENINGS A s^nnpsisof this consignment will be issued in a few days. All < f Mr. Corbitt's horses that are in condiiion tnship to the New York market will be included in the sale. The very prominent positic firmly held bv this stud in the breeding and trotting fields uver a long period of years, affirms its great merits, and its dispersal will be an event that has been unparalelled in importance in the trotting world aim our great sales of the Rosemeade Stud in 1S90 and the Hobart Stud in 1892. A few choice consignments, if entered early, will be sold in connection with the sale. Entry papers may be bad at the office of tt Breeder and Sportsman. Address .PETER O. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, 107 John Street, New York IDEAL ♦ PARK • RACING » ASSOCIATION ■IDEAL PARK, WIS- Nineteen Guaranteed Stakes. Entries Giose March I. Ideal Park Handicap— Three-year-olds and upward ; guaranteed £6,000. One End three-six- teenths. Wiscongin Handicap— All ages. Guaranteed 82,500. Three-quarters of a mile. Waukesha Stakes — Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed £1,300. One and one- eighths miles. Eau Plaine Handicap — Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed Sl.zuu. One mile. Chicago 8tak« s— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed Sl.OuO. One and one-sixteenth miles, Winnebago Stake*— Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed gl,000. Six and a half furlongs. Kenosha St akei- Three-year- olds. Guaranteed SI, 300. One and one-eighth miles. Pleasant Prairie Handicap — Three-year- olds. Guaranteed £1.000. One mile. Green Bay Stake ■— Three-year-olds. Guaran- teed £1,000. Three-quarters of a mile. Sheboygan Stakes— Selling, three-year-old Guaranteed £1,000. One mile. Fond Du Lac Stakes— Selling, for three-year- olds, non-winners of §750, guranteed £1,000. Three- quarters of a mile. ManitoTvco Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward, non-winners of £750, guaranteed £1,000. One mile. Russell Stakes— Two-sear-old colts and geld" ings; guaranteed £1,000. Four and a half furlongs. Blossom Stakes— Two-year-old fillies; guaran teed £i,000. One-haif mile. Unity Stakes — Two-year-olds ; guarantee £1,000. Five-eighths or a mile. l: a - h Stakes— Two-year-olds; guaranteed £l ,00 One-balfmile. Badger State Handicap— Two-year-olds; gua anteed £1.000. Five-eighths of a mile. Kacine Stakes — Selling, two-vear-oldB; gua anteed Si, COO. Four and a half furlongs. Ozaukee Stakes— Selling, two-vear-olds; gua anteed £1,000. Three-quarters of a mile. Meeting Begins May 3. New Stables. Nominal Entrance Fee Fall Conditions and Entry Blanks can be had on Application to the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, or to M. NATHANSON, Secretary. 932 Monadnock Building, Chicago, 111. THE CHISWICK SADDLE SOAP Is nnequaled for CLEANING and PRESERVING SADDLES, HARNESS and BROWN LEATHER, imparting a polish and rendering the leather Soft and Pliable. The CHISWICK SADDLE PA- IE sh. uld le nsed where a high polish is debited, will i.t I f*ai ken or discolor the leather. Yon can buy it of any Harness or SacMlery store in the D. S.. or of P. HAYDEN, Newark, N. J.. Sole Aaent for Americ*. Saddle Soap, 7,0 cents box by mail. Paste, 40 cents box by mail. THE Best Advertising Medium in California -^IS THE-%- Breeder and Sportsman PUBLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Its Circulation is Increasing Rapidly and Its Advertisers are Pleased with the Returnsthey Receive. FOR SALE. Guy Wilkes-Electioneer Stallion, FAY WILKES NO. 19,572. Handsome brown stallion, ioaled 1890. Sired by Guy W.iikes, 2:i->'.-4 ; firsi time Amy Fay, by Anteeo, -K'i; ^>-codi dam by Ale ander, 2:31V4; third dam h_\ Nauhuc. si e of the dam of Directly, two-year old record, 2:0734: fourth dam Saciamento Bell, tea-mile record 31:07, mile record 2:38. Will show speed, to purchaser, and guarantee the hooe souua. Price very low. Address, JAMB3 MAGTJIRE, Pleasanton, Alameda Co., Cal THE WASP Was officially declared by the State Eoard of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1S95, to be the San Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on the new depot. As an Advertising Medium THE WASP ■^^^ is unrivaled ABSORBINE ^ill reduce inflamed, swollen joints, PUFFS, and any Soft TUMORS Buncn > pleasant to use; does not Mis- BOILS, ter under bandage or remove the hair. S2.00 a bottle. At regular deal- ers,' or W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 34 Amherst street. SprlncUeld, Mass. Circulars ir you want them. 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Gold Dust Smokeless Shot Gun Powder Has won more Prizes at Tournaments and Club Shoots on this Coast than any other Powder since GOLD DUST has been on the Market. Highest Average and Longest Run of Straight Breaks at First, Second and Third Tournaments of the California Inanimate Target Association. HIGH VELOCITY! LIGHT RECOIL!! FINE PATTERNS ! THIS POWDER IB MANUFACTURED BY THE UNITED STATES SMOKELESS POWDER CO. No. 215 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Cal. »a~ For sale by all dealers in Powder and Sporting Goods. Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad- vertisements of fifty words or less will be inserted in this column at the following rates: One week, 50 cents; one month, JS1.25; three months, S3. 50; one year, S10. CnD Cll C A cross-bred spaniel, good retriever. rUn OflLt — Address L. L. CAilfBEGL, West Berkeley, Cal. CflD I'll C A SlOO grade Colt hammerless, good as tUn CALL — new. ±*rice, ?60 Address "W.," care this office. ■ young and well bred. Address DR. C . WILSON, Elko, Nev. luiyTrn a mounted specimen of the little black nan I LU - rail. Address this office. STUD DOGS- GOLDEN FLASH II , one of in-* ' best lox terriers a the United States. Fee 315. WARREN SAGE, winner of numer- ous prizes and sire of some promising pups. Fee ?15 RuBIN HOOD II., bv Laddie— Fanny of Nesseldown, combines the blood of the leading champion collies. feeS'U. Pnpstorsale Address J. B. MAKTIN, 1323 Page St., San Francisco. Breeders' Directory. YERBA BUENA JER8KY8-The best A J. C.C. registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. Animals lor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate ol Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE Mo. 811 HOWARD ST., S. F. Telephone No. 457 Between Fourth and Fifth. AT STUD The ChBinpion Rouch-Coat St. Bernard GRAND MASTER 28,887 By the great champion HESPER. the best-headed St Bernard ever bred. GRAND MASTER La the sire of more winners in 1894 and 1895 than any other dog in America. Address, THOS. H. BROWN B, 4032 25th street, San Francisco. IRISH SETTERS. GSrTXTXTS, AMMUNITION W. TV. GREENER PARKER At Stuu— The beat bred Irish Setters In America. KlMiLAS JR.. 31.189. BARRVMOBE. 34,802. It you want an Irish Better that will hunt, call r address (JLENMORE KENNELS. West Berkeley, Cal. Echo Cocker Kennels. FOR SALE Puppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches In Whelp AT STUD ■ iHW.I.EMiK BRONTA 17,064. WOODLAND JERSEY, C. B. ('.. 25 11. BROOD BITCHED BESSIE E. 29,208. 1st at Stockton, i \i>\ KTT A -41,488, 1st and special, Stockton. BLACK DUCHESS. C. B. C. 2775, by Black Duke 8491. A. C DAVENPORT. Propr. 314 Main St.. Stockton, Cal. BUY NO INCUBATOR Drs. Pierce & Archibald VETERINARY SURGEONS Office and Hospital 1720 Webster Street, OAKLAND, CAL. Telephone Main 681. I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND STABLE 1 605 Golden Gate Avenue. San Francisco. OFFICE HOTJBS" 7 to 8 a. m, and 4 to 5 p. m Telephone 3651. I^r. Wm. IE1. :E2&£m M. B. C. V. S,, F. E. V. M. 8. 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GELDINGS or MARES, 4 to 7 years old, 15 to 16 hands, must be gentle, sound and free from blemish, have courage and be able to travel 12 to 16 mi lea within the hour, stepping high and square. Any good color. Address, with lull particulars, "A. J,," Golden West News Store. 3S Ellis Street, San Francisco. Wanted Position AS TRMNEB AND DRIVER, BY A MAN OF EXPERIENCE. REFERENCE, M. E. McHenry. Address.TRAINER.P. O. B. 1925. Freeport, III. $2.50 for $2.00 WE WILL SEND YOU A "TOML1NSON " CLEANER (51-00) A brass wire-gauge cleaner used by all shooters, and a "POWERS" ROD ($1*50) A brass rod in Lhree pieces, with screw-driver and oiler In handle, postpaid for 82. You will have a combination on which nothing can wear oot. Ask your friends aoout either. When you write mention gauge. Address C. TOWLIN80N, 10S Beacon Street, Syracuse, N. V. Business College, 24 Post St. SAN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on me Coast. E. P. HEALD, President, 8. HLALiTS WSerjd rar drcnlam San Francisco and North Pacific Ry. Co. The Picturesque Route OF CALIFORNIA. The Finest Flailing and Htmcine In California NUMEROUS RESORTS. MINERAL SPRINGS, HOT AND GOLD. HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION' The Section tor Fruit Farms and Stock Breading. THE BOLTTE TO — — — — AN RA FAEL FETALUMA- ANTA ROSA, UKIAhP And other beautiful towns. THE BEST CAMPING GROUNDS ON THE COAST. Ticket Office— Corner New Montgomery an Market Btreets, under Palace Hotel. General Office— Mutual Life Building. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pai*. 64 ©Ije gveeXiev tmfc gpovt&man* [January 23, 1897 RAGE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS M JUST RECEIVED BY - The prices are lower than ever before, while the quality has been improved. _____^ J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal, Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. De HUY'S balmoline A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. hurt- Care Tor Cracked Heels, Scratches, Greaie Heel, Set-Fasts Id Keek or Back, Sore Shoulders, Collar Galls, Uld Standing Hares, Barb Wiie Cuta and all Flesh Wouudn. SURE CURE FOR PILES. BALMOLINE Is endorsed by the leading horsemen of this country, such as Andy McDowell, of Pleasa.ii- ton, Cal.. who has successfully handled and g'veu records to some ot the fastest horses of tne age, viz., Alix, 2:039f, Azote, 2:043f, Directly (2 yr.), 2:07'^, Cricket, (high wheel sulky), 2:10, Directum (king of the mrf). 2:05^, etc. With the following exceleut indorsements, can you for a moment aoubt that " BALMOLIIN'fc " possesdts true merit, and will do just as is hereby represented? A PEW TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT HORSEMEN WHO HAVE USED IT. We, the undersigned, have used and seen used DeHuj's Balmoline for cracked heels, hobble chafes, cuts etc., and found it perfectly satisfactory in every respect : Andy McDowell, Ben Kenney (trainer and driver for Marcus Daiv, Hamilton, Mont.), W. H. Stlmson, Dee Shaner; Ryan Bros., Miles City, Wont. ; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B. u. Vat: Hokkeleu; J. H. Leonard, Butte, Mont.; H. W. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah; T. E. Keating : Wm. Short ; Higgins Bros, and H. S. McGowan, Missoula, Mont ; .iaa. Slevin, Aspen, Colo ; Ed Dealy, Hawarden, Iowa; W. H Davis, West Williams-field, O ; J. W. McMasters, Bozeman, Moot; J H. ^teller, Denver, Colo.; F. W. Grafton, and other prominent horsemen. I used DeHuy's Balmoline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommend it.— Harry Tutnisa, Helena, Mont. FOR SALE BY WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS: Redington & Co, Langley & Michaels Co., San Fancisco; W. A. Hover & Co., Denver, Colo.; D. M. >ewbro Drue Co., Butte City. Mont.; J. E. O'Unnner, Helena, Mont; frmltb Drug Co., Anaconda, Mont-, and the following HARNESS DEALERS: Juo. A McKprron, J. O'Kane. San Francisco. At all Drug Siores and Harness Shops, and by the Manufacturer, B. H. Deuuy, fit. G at the Pioneer Pharmacv. ^fiS South Broadway (next to Postoffice Station A), Denver, t'olo. Vetertuary size aO cenls; la mil i 25 eeuls. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:25|, the Season, $100 WILL, SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season. $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of Firfit Premium for Stallion anil Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get ■were the Blue Kihbou Winners at the Horse Show of 189d. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares Hhoulcl be Bhlpped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per 3. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, 85 per month; hay and grain, §10 per month. For terms lor other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. WALDSTEIN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly W., by Electioneer (full sister to Albert W.. 2:20, Blre of Little Albert. 2: 10); second dam Sister, by John NelHon : third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora, 2:27, and Basel, 2:28. WALDSTEIN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. He i8 one hi i in ibOKl -producing bod B ol Director, and In conformation a grand Individual; took first premium at State Fair over Mich great horses as Knight. 2:22, and Zombro, three year-old record 2:lS1y. He holds tin- nv<--mll<- rare rcriird of the world, L3:05 1-2, and never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTEIN la aire ol Lady Waldaleln, 2:16; Humboldt Mald,*J:17; Jack W„ 2:19>$; Native Son. 2:29}g; BwlftbinS, 2:29V] (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did tbey ever produce any in the 2:80 liBt. Come mid see WALD3TEIN'S colta go before booking youj mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) ITaiual return firlvltaifr" If I «*tl 1 1 own lite home. He will be kept at Sacramento race track five ilnyn and Woodlmd lirodoii. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. PALACE H^TEL Qrill Roon The Beet of Everything to Eat AT MODERATE PRICES HEADQUARTERS Por RESIDENT AND VISITIN HORSEMEN -The Most Popular Rfso»- Leading Sire of All Performers, Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard, Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Of Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08*4 Doc Sperry, p 2: 09 Pathmont, p 2:09*4 AltBO 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07% And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES f.rert?.T A2i(!l^ JLtbe ^ha™Pion si.r»«°n- A very small proportion of his pro- ™«™^f h? Gained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- ™a,„ . me£Sre. advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred Sfiii iJi 0™0"cwithafast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenlant ot George mm ™.V?™.. ee£ F;fola=t?-r'„Sicuid 2:22*0, by Hill Arp (pacer); second dam Marv, by Warefield, son ot Cracker, by Bus'oit: third . am .latie, by the Barr Horse, son of American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLEK will make a pnb- lie season for man s the year 1.-97. beginning ttbout the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at Hun fin J, in Kings County, (Jal ; Wednesday In Visalia, 'I ulare County, Cal., the remainder ot ihe week at thebort-e's home, Hie Cottonwi od Ranch, ten miles northeast of "N'isalia. TERMS— $25 the season, payable the istot June, 1887. Mares kept at ihe Banch for $1 PEK MONTH. This horse can show as grand a lot of co ta as any horse in ihe Stale. They are good-galted, level-headed andfast. About fifty per cent are pacers. t,'orre»pondeiK'r solicited. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. CHANCE FOR BUYERS! I have determined to reduce my stock of horses, and for that purpose otter the following. They are all well known to the public: I AGO, 2:11, SILVER RING (4), 2:20 1-2, DESDEMONA (3), 2:25, LEAP YEAR (4), 2:26, MAGENTA (3), 2:31, MAUD SINGLETON, 2:28 (the best lady's roadmare in California) A LSO H ATTIE, the dam of MONTEREY, 2:13|, and MONTANA, 2:16}. In foal to EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Bon of El Mahdi and Bay Hambletonian) EGYPTIAN PRINCE 14,431 is also for sale. I also have two fillies by BRUTC8, two and three years old. out of the dam of ADDIE M. I also have a black lllly by Rf)l,IA\ i a yearliug). dam by RECENT, second dam by LONO FELLOW, etc and a two year-old bay filly by EOLIAN, out of LILY LAKOTRY, by Regent. BSJ~Tbese are superior Individuals. P. J. WILLIAMS, Silver Bow Stock Farm, Mil pitas, Cal. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAH Altamont. When Del Norle took tbe first heat of the 2:10 pace at Stockton, California, in 2:08, September 26th last, he not only broke the track record as well as his own, but he clinched beyond cavil the claim of his sire, Altamont, 2:265, to the title, "king of all sires of 2:10 performers," no other stallion, living or dead, having begotten sis in that ultra select list. This select half dozen of Oregon's great stallion's children are as follows: Cbehalis, 2:07£, and Del Norte, 2:08, both out of Tecora; Ella T., 2 0S£, out of Daisy Dean; Doc Sperry, 2:09, out of Kitty Kisbar; Pathmont, 2:09.}, and Altao, 2:09}, both out of Sallie M. All these fiv- ers, with the exception of Altao, are pacers, and with the possible exception of Doc Sperry, who was all but "murdered" ;n the fearful campaign of 1894, all are able to lower records Ella T. being timed separately in a race at Htidrick, Iowa, this Dast season, in 2:05$, while Altoa's mile 2:093, was finished in a jog, Altamont has still further claims to greatness. The mighty Klamath, one of the greatest campaigners that ever went down the line, uan trace his great speed and stamina to no other distinct source than h's grandsire, Alta- mont. Klamath's sire, Mo- • rookos, was by Altamont, out of unknown breeding, and his dam was also a mare whose blood lines were so indistinct as to be largely a matter of opinion among those who knew her long before she was looked on as tbe possible dam of so great a trotter. Morooku* died young, but with few op- portunities he had, showed great speed, and in form and action was the image of h:s great sire. Altamont has produced a number of other sires of speed, and one of them which is in a fair way to equal Morookus is Pricemont, whose dam is Belle Price. This stallion is the sire of Bill Fraser, one of this year's crop of pacers who al- ready has a mark of 2:12, and was at the throat-latch of the winner of a heat in 2:10.} at Stockton. Altamont has about thirty others in the list, and some of them are almost sure to be found in the 2:10 ranks within the next year or two. This wonderful record of Altamont was accomplished with a life- long handicap of environment and opportunity, which makes his achievements all the greater. Altamont was "ordered by mail" nineteen years sg.>, from the Withers stock farm in Kentucky, by Jay Beach, at that time Indian. agent at Fort Klamath, Oregon. Mr. Beach wrote to General Withers to eend him a horse that could produce good speed and bottom to carry it ; the general selected a two-year-old son of old Almont and Sue Ford, and in due season the animal reached the wilds of Oregon. Here, for nearly ten years, the best part of his life, shut off from all the advantages of mating with mares of good blood, with his colts selling for a Eong, with no opportunities for their speed to be developed, Alta- mont lived, and not until the latter part of the eighties did even the Oregonians suspect that there was a really great horse among them. It was about that time that the Alta- monts began going fast, and whils training and developing in this section had not reached a very high stage at that time, enough was done so that the Altamonts demonstrated the fact that they were race horses of high degree, and a year or two later their fame had spread beyond the confines of tbe two states, Oregon and Washington, where the most of their racing was done. News of their performances reached California, snd along in the fall of 1893 Millen Griffith, of San Francisco, came up to Portland, and while there was so much pleased with the work of Doc Sperry that he bought him for a road horse. place for him after next serson. Pathmont made his mark of 2:19£ as a three* year-old, and while he has been "off" the most of the past Beason, he is again improving, and went a mile in 2:15} on a very slow track at the Washington State Fair. Del Norte can show quarters in 0:30, and will prob- ably reduce his present record before the season closes. It might be supposed that after a horse has accomplished what Altamont has, Mb declining days would be spent in luxury. Such unfortunately, is not the case. In a very common shed made of unplaned boards, through the cracks of which the winter winds whistle, the grand old horse is spending his days. He has enough to eat, and the stable boy rubs him off occasionally, but to one familiar with his achievements a shock is given on first seeing his surround- ings, at Irvinglon Park, in Portland, Oregon. He is now b'.ind in both eyes, but other- wise is in good health, and his owner, Jay Beach, is thinking of taking him to California, where the winters are not bo severe. Perhaps the greatness of thJB stallion is not yet appre- ciated, but certain it is, the time will come when some of the brightest pages of race horse history will be decorated with the prowess of him who is now the only sire of more than five 2:10 performers. — Horseman, Dec. 20th. Electioneer. ALTAMONT AT 21 YEARS OF AGE On reaching San Francisco the pacer was turned over to Monroe Salisbury, who was so favorably impressed with him that he prevailed upon Griffith to let him campaign him in the East. He won nearly everything in his class until he reached New York, where the strain began to tell on him. Salisbury, knowing a good thing, " pushed him along " at a pace that killed, and he has nev«r been good for much after that season, although a long rest may again bring him out all right. Doc Sperry was followed over the range by Ella T., and her performances on the Eastern slope of the Rockies are too well known to need comment, as also are those of Altao and Klamath, the trotters. Of the other three 2:10 performers, Chehalis is, without doubt, the fastest of the trio, and if he improves on the Eastern tracks in the same ratio as his brothers and sister, the free-for-alls will be the only Holding precedence over all other broodmares, Green Mountain Maid, by virtue of being tbe dam of nine in the 2:30 list, two of which have trotted in 2:20, while another hts a record of 2:20$, has been with justice dencminated ''the great mother of trotters." Her life was long and was spent in the paddocks of fam- ous Stony Ford, and in the list of her foals there are but two which were not gotten by Mr. Bacbman's Messenger Duroc. These were her first produce, and were the bay mare Storm, 2:26£, by Middletown, foaled in 1867, and the bay horse Electioneer, by Rysdyk's Ham- bletonian, foaled in 1868. The latter never appeared upon the turf, and is not one of tbe nine of his dam's produce in the 2:30 list, but in fame his name outweighs all theirs, either individually or collectively. The first eight years of his life were spent at Stony Ford, where be was broken, worked a little for speed — but so little that he was never asked to go so much as a half-mile at speed — and made one short season in the stud to a few mares of rather ordinary breeding. At about this time Senator Leland Stanford, of California, being in the East collecting foundation for the now famons Palo Alto Stud, visited Stony Ford, saw Electioneer, and upon his own judgment— for that of his friends pointed toward another selection — bought him at a price which has been stated as $12,000. He was forthwith transplanted to the Golden State and made hi 66 mje gvce&cv 77, the resulting foals being dropped in 1878. Two years later, November 20th, 1880, his son, Fred Crocker, Bel the trotting world agog by lowering the two-year-old record lo 2:25$, under the guidance of Charles Marvin. From that day to tbis scarely a year has passed without the breaking of one or more records by his sons and daughters. In 1882 Hinda Rose lowered the yearling record from and Wilddower, the two-year-old from 2:251 to 2:21 ; in 18S3 Hinda Rose lowered the three-year-old from and Bonita, the four-year-old from 2:19 to □ I88G Manzinita reduced the four-year-old from 1 : id: iu 1888 Suool cut the two-year-old from 2:21 ihe next year she hr.uight that for three-year-olds from '_':1S to 2:10|, and in 1S90 that for four-year-olds from 2:16 to 2:10$. Io 1S91 the family were record-breaking recoru inol gained the world's record by trotting a mile iu 2:08J and eclipsing Maud S.; Palo Alto secured the stallion record by one in 2:Q8| ; the two-year-old Arion lowered the record for trotters of his age to 2:26}. On November 17. 1S9L, when Palo Alto trotted iu 2:0«£, the sons and daughters of Electioneer held the champion records for one, two, three, four and five-year-olds, the world's record regardless of age or sex, and the stallion record. A show- ing without a parallel, and one which will probably ever remain so In the seasons that have since elapsed the family prestige has been well sustained. It has steadily and heavily grown in numbers, while in quality it cannot be said to have retro- graded. During the racing season just closed it has fur- nished Fantasy, whose mile in 2:06& was the fastest of the year by a trotter; Bingen 2:12*, the best two-year-old of the year; Derby Priocess 2:1 li, one of the greatest four-year-old race mares ever seen; Copeland 2:11}, a sensationally fast five- ■rear-old; Mary Beaufort 2:23 winner of the Review $5,000 Sabcsription Siak** for two-year-old-; pacers like Spbinxetta £0S.V and Crafty 2:092; ^'an Zindt 2:12, one of the highest class race-mares and heaviest winners of the season, and a host of brilliant performers. Numerically its growth has also been solid and steady, the total of its membership hav- ing risen from 049 a year ago to 757, while the number of 2:20 performers has risen from 190 to 240. Electioneer was a dark bay, with white ankles behind, standing 1524 forward and 15.3 over the coupling. He was a horse of fine type, with considerably more finish than the averag? son of Hambletonian, and enormous muscular devel- opment in the hind quarters. Although never systematically trained, he was a fast trotter, and in his exercise at Palo Alto pul ed a 125 pound cart a quarter in 34 seconds. As a sire, he cannot be called other than the greatest ever produced. Dying of rheumatism December 8, 1890, at the age of twenty- three, be left behind him no less than 4C0 foale. Of these there are now 161 in the 2:30 list — over 33 1 3 per cent. — which number exceeds those to the credit of any other sire by twenty. In the 2:20 list he has 43, and again leads there by a heavy percentage. His ability to control action and transmit trotting speed to all his foals bordered on the mar- velous; from running-bred, pacing bred or trotling-bred mares alike he got record-breakers, and, with two exceptions he got no pacers. In type he bred after himself to a wonder- ful degree, the family resemblance among bis progeny being most marked, while all the "line" trotters, going close to the ground with no waste action. There was at one time an inclination, in some quarters, to credit his get with a lack of racing ability, but the achievements of Palo Alto a few years ago, and of Expressive, Azote, Bouncer, Cobwebs and others too numerous to mention, have left the contention groundless. OAKLAND RACES. Wind-TJp of the Meeting at the New Track Across the Bay— The Events in Detail. THIRTY-EIGHTH DAT— FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. A big crowd was out at Oakland track to-day and saw some very interesting racing. Two decided favorites only got home in front, Harold Lindsay and Cabrillo being second choices, Osric II being an equal choice with Ariezzo and Doyle third choice in his race. Harold Lindsay won the 6rst by a head from May R. through a verv superior article of ride out up by Oharley Thorpe, who, by the way, rode three winners and a third out of )the four mounts he bad Ezeli's pair of two-year-olds (The Cheat and Queen Mab) ran one-two easily in the second, and it speaks volumes for his skill as a trainer. Doyle captured the mile and a furlong race in a gallop by three lengths from the favorite, Little Bob, while the strongly-backed Hermanita wound up a poor sort of fourth. Osric II. settled it ooce for all that he is a better colt tban Arrezzo, as he gave Leigh's colt two pounds and a two-length beating tbis time. Miss Baker was just beaten for place by Arrezzo. Salisbury II. led all the way in the fifth event and won easily by two lengths from Sim- mons, 150 to 1 shot Banjo in the third place. Cabrillo took took the last, cleverly beating Rosebud out a neck after the Utter had acted as pace-maker. Kieuzi's poor showing in the fourth wa? inquired into by the judges. In the first race, seven furlongs, for three-year olds, they were away to a fair start, May R. showing first and Harold Lindsay running up second. At the half it was May R. first by a length, Harold Lindsay, Cogent and Da Capo heads apirt as named. At the three quarters Harold Lindsay and May K. wen running head and head two lengths before Bas- quil. It looked May K.'s money a sixteenth from home, but Thorpe made one of those great finishes of hi«, landing Lindsay a winner by a head, May R. second, half a length before Philip H., coming up fast. Basqnil, 00 eleventh in in a field of fourteen, whs fourth, four lengths away. Time, 1:30) Harold Limit*? waaatl3to5(3 to 1 for some time). May I: backed from 6), Baa- qoil 8 to 5, others 12 to 300 to 1. The Becond event was tor two-yesr-olds, three and one- half furlong*. The Cheat, Golden Echo, Queen Mab was the order to a good, quick start. Golden Horn fell back last in a twinkling and The ('heat led Queen Mab a head into the homestretch, Caleata K. third, a length away. The Cheat continued on in front, under a pull, and won bv two lengths, with Queen Mab second, a length before Golden Horn, who beat Blitz a head ran well the last quarter. Time, 0:43;. The Ezell pair (The Cheut and Queen Mab) were at 9 to 10 (backed from 3 to 2 ), Golden Echo 4 to 1, Blitz 2*, others 20 to 1. A mile and a furlong race came next. Dople led passing the stand, with Hermanita second and Eventide third. Pe- trarch ran around on the outside and bad a lead of two lengths at the quarter, Hermanita second, a bead before Doyle. At the half Hermanita had moved up close Io Pe- trarch, Pollock third, two lengths off, and a head before Doyle, under a pull. Hermanita led by half a length at the final turn, Petrarch second and running out, a small mar* gin before Doyle. The latter assumed command half-way down the homestretch and won with ease by four lengths, Little Bob coming up strong and beating the turning Claud- ius half a length for place. Hermanita quit in the home- stretch. Time, 1:56. Doyle was at 5 to 1, Little Bob 9 to 5, Claudius 12 to 1, Hermanita 2, others 12 to 300 to 1. Nine three-year-olds lined up in the fourth. They were off to a good start, Arrezzo showing first, Principle second, Misss Baker next. Principle, Seven Up, Miss Baker, half lengths apart, was the order at the half. Arrezzo having dropped back seventh. At the head of the homestretch Prin- ciple was leading by a length, Jim Blackburn, Miss Baker and Osric lapped, Mercntio next, half a length before Ar- rezzo. Osric assumed the lead a little on this side of the eighth pole and won handily by two lengths from Arrezzo, whs just headed Miss Baker. Rienzi was fourth. Time, 1:15}. Osric was at 2 to 1, Arsezzo 11 to 5, Miss Baker 5, Rienzi 7, others 10 to 200 to 1. In the fourth, six furlongs, Salisbury led to the homestretch by from half a length to two lengths and won by that dis- tance handily, Simmons second, five lengths from Banjo, who beat Blue Bell half a length. Time, 1:15. Salisbury was at 7 to 10, Simmons 8 to 5. Banjo 100 to 1, Blue Bell 20, Heartsease 40, Isabelle 200 to 1. The last race was at a mile, a selling affair. To a good start Kowalsky led Rosebud a head past the quarter. Then Rosebud took up the running, leading Kowalsky a head at the half and three quarters, Cabrillo third at both points, very close op at the head of the homestretch. Rosebud was headed by Cabrillo in the last sixteenth, the St. Saviour horse winning cleverly by a neck, Rosebud second, two lengths before San Marco, who in turn was a neck in front of Kowalsky. Time, 1:42. Cabrillo was at 8 to 5, Rosebud 6 to 5, San Marco 12 to 1 (20 at one lime), others 15 to 100 to 1. THIRTY-NINTH DAY — SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 In the first race, six furlongs, Sugar Foot was right to the fore, attended clcsely by Nic Nac. At the half it was Sugar Foot first by half a length, Nebula three lengths away. At the three-quarters Sugar Foot was first by three parts of a length, Nic Nac second, four lengths before Nebula. Slaugh- ter went to the bat on Sugar Foot a sixteenth from home, and Thorpe, persevering with the none too game Nic Nac, won from the faint-hearted 1 to 3 favorite, Sugar Foot, by a head, Nebula third, five lengths away. Time, 1:15. Nic Nac was at 8 to 1, Sugar Foot 1 to 3, Nebula 12 to 1, Road Runner 6 (backed from 8), others 30 to 200 to 1. The second event was a mile selling race, with ten start- ers. To a good start Two Cheers led past the quarter-pole by a head, Trix second, with George Rase at his saddle, then St. Aignon at his heels. The last-named was a head in front at the half, George Rose, Trix and Scimitar heads apart as named. Into the homestretch it was St. Aigion first by iwo lengths, Lobengula second, half a length before George Ro-e. Lobengula passed St. Aignon half-way down the homestretch and won handily by two lengths, St Aignon lasting long enough to beat Scimitar a head, Two Cheers fourth, another head away. Time, 1:49|. Lobengula was at 2 to 5, St. Aig- non 20 to 1, Scimitar 3, George Rose 15, others 60 to 400 tol. A fifteen-sixteenths race next occupied the attention of the people. Off to a good start, Yankee Doodle assumed the lead, with America second and Mt. McGregor thirc1. At the half it was Yankee Doodle first by three parts of a length, Mt. McGregor second, two lengths from the stopping America. Mt. McGregor's head just showed in front of Yankee Doodle's turning for home (where they went wide), David third, four lengths off, as far from Frank Jaubert. The pair in front were not over a neck apart all the way down the homestretch, and when it came to a ding-dong fin- ish Yankee Doodle responded best and won by a head, David third, four lengths behind Mt. McGregor. Time, 1:34$. Yankee Doodle was at 2-1 to 1, Mt. McGregor 1 to 3, David 40, Frank Jaubert 40, others 200 to 500 to 1. The Alameda Handicap, one mile, value $1,000, came next. Seven came to the post. To a good, quick send-off Casper at once went to the fore, leading Scarf Pin past the quarter by three lengths and at the half by nearly two, Scarf Pin one and a half before Nebuchadnezzar, on whom St. Lee was just lapped. Casper entered the homestretch over a length in front of Purser's filly, who was two from Nebby, who led St. Lee a head. Scarf Pin drew up close to Casper half-way down the homestretch, and in a drive got up in the last stride and won by a nose. Casper, second, beat St. Lee two and a half lengths, and Lincoln was lapped on his stable companion. Time, 1:41}. Scarf Pin was at 2 to 1. Casper 10, St. Lee and Lincoln (coupled) '2\, Boots' pair (Nebuchad- nezzar and Peter II.) 5 to 1, Redskin 4 (backed from 12). A six-furlong race for three-year-olds came next. They were off to a good start, Don Clarencio showing first moment- arily. Woodland Belle then went to the fore at a great pace, leading past the half by three lengths, Etta H. next. Don Clarencio had dropped back last. Etta H. took com- mand in the homestretch, and opened up a gap. She won, dving away, by one and one half lengths, Estaca second, three parlB of a length before Woodland Belle. Don Clar- encio finished up fourth, after being bumped very badly. He would have wen but for this, in all probability. Time, 1:15, Etta H. was at 6 to 1, Estaca 9 to 5, Woodland Belle 12, Don Clarencio 3, Rienzi Ah, others 15 to 60. The last race was a mile and a half hurdle handicap. Fi Fi led nearly everv jump of the way, Gold Dust, Tuxedo and J. O. C. alternating in second place. All got over the fences safely, and Fi Fi, not headed, won with ease by three lengths, J. O. C, driven out, second, a scant length before Gold Dust, who beat Tuxedo three lengths. The last-named Apparently does not like such a long route. Time, 2:49$. Fi Fi was at 6 to l.J.O. C. 3, Gold Dust 10, Hello 2A (backed from S), Tuxedo 4, others 10 to 30 to 1. INGLESIDB HAOES Excellent Sport "Witnessed bp Large Crowds- Seven Races in One "Day at a Mile or Over. FORTIETH DAT — MONDAY, JANUARY 25- There was a reopening of the P. C. J. C.'s beautiful track this afternoon, and a goodly crowd was out to see some ex- cellent racing. The caliber of the contestants was excellent, too. Collins, leading almost every jump of the way, won the first event with ease by two lengths, but, The Bachelor, runner up, bumped Hazard out of any part of the purse and in our opinion should have been disqualified. Minnie Cee was the pace-setter and winner of the second by a short block, Scimitar, the favorite, second and old Jack Richelieu third. Tenacity, the "good thing" in this race, wound up a poor fourth. Euckwatook the §500 purse in the third race with ease, after Willie Martin had gotten the best of the start. Wheel of Fortune was coming very fast at the finish and wound up second, Greyhurst even beating Captive. If Greyhu/st classes with Captive race-goers in general have not found it out as yet. There were things said in conse- quence of Captive's showing that must have made his rider's ears burn. Tuxedo, at 7 to 1 shot, easily won the jump fr.im "good things" Gallant and Autonomy and three other; Kowalsky won the fifth by two lengths, but Mobalaska, the runner-up, with the start she got, should have won by half a dozen. Slaughter's ride on her fairly set the occupants of the grand stand whistling with surprise — that i-, those that did not have any checks down on her. Some folks would call such a race "criminally bad" for.getdngaway first,"on the fly" and opening up a gap of about four lengths in the first furlong, Slaughter took her back until Kowalsky had passed her, and the brown colt was never thereafter headed. Whv this should be done in a six-furlong sprint is a mystery that the public would like to see cleared up. An evening paper says the boy rode to instructions. If so, the instructor should be called upon te explain matters, in justice to the speculat- ing public. Preston won the hst race easily, but if Peixotto had not run so zigzaggy in the last part of it he would cer- tainly have given Dunne's gelding a horse race. The first race was at a mile and a sixteenth, selling. Col- lins led Instigator a length past the quarter. Then Hazard ran up secood, Collins leading him two lengths at the half and three at the three-quarters, Instigator third. ColUns continued on in front and won by two lengths easily, The Bachelor, after bumping Hazard badly, finishing second, two lengths before Instigator, who beat Hazard a short head. Time, 1:49. Collins was at even money (backed from 9 to 5), The Bachelor 12 to 1, Instigator 6, Hazard 4, others 8 to 200. In the second, seven furlongs, Minnie Cee led by a small margin around to the homestretch, Castamtte second by from a head to half a length and Jack Richelieu third. Minnie Cee drew away in the homestretch, winning easily bv four lengths from Scimitar, who came strong enough at the end to beat Jack Richelieu half a length for the place, Tenacity fourth, three lengths further away. Time, 1:30. Minnie Cee was at 4-> to 1, Scimitar 6 to 5, Jack Richelieu S (backed from 12), Tenacity 3* (backed from 4i). others 15 to 50. The third, one mile, brought together a fine field. Captive was away first, but Buckwa got up to him at the quarter, and led by a length passing the half. Captive second, as far from Greyhurst. Buckwa entered the homestretch two lengths to the good and won by one and a half from the fast-coming Wheel of Fortune, who was two from Greyhurst. Willie Martin did not make a very vigorous ride on Captive. Time, 1:42. Buckwa was at 4 to 5, Wheel of Fortune 6 to 1, Grey- hurst 6, Captive 16 to 5, imp. Sain 200, In the mile and a sixteenth hurdle race Autonomy set the pace, leading by from one to three lengths to the half-mile ground, Brilliant and Gallant alternating in the lead to this point, Tuxedo fourth, within striking distance. Autonomy led by a scant length at the three-quarter pole, Gallant sec- ond, lapped by Brilliant. In the homestretch Tuxedo came like a shot, and getting over the final fence first, won by two lengths, ridden out, Gallant second, six from imp. Autonomy. Time, 1:56|. Tuxedo was at 7 to 1, Gallant at 13 to 10, imp. Autonomy 8 to 5 (played from 13 to 5), others at long prices. In the fifth, six furlongs, after a long delay at the poet. Mobalaska got ofi in front, on the fly, and was soon about four lengths to the good. Then Slaughter toak the filly- back in most curious fashion allowing Kowalsky to lead her a head at the half, Banjo third. At the three quarter pole it was Kowalska first by a length, Mobalaska second, two and one-half lengths from Allahabad, he a head before Banjo. Kowalsky went on and won eaeily by two lengths, Mobalasky second, six lengths before Allahabad, who beat Banjo for show in the last few strides. Time, 1:154-. Ko- walsky was at 8 to 5 (played from 2A to 1), Mobalaska 11 to 10, Allahabad 60, others 10 to 300". Slaughter's ride was bad enough to warrant the judges in meteing out some sort of a punishment to someone — at least that was the opinion of everyone claiming to know anything about racing. In the last, six furlongs, Yemen and Sport McAllister ran like a team to the three quarter pole, Peixotto and Preston trailing together. Yemen was beaten when over a furlcng from home and Preston came on to an easy length victory, Peixotto coming up fast and getting the place, three parts of a length before Sport McAllister. - Time, 1:14$. Preston was at 2 to 5, Peixotto 30 io 1, Sport McAllister IS to 5, Yemen 10 to 1. FORTY-FIRST DAY — -TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. In the first race, i-ix furlongs, they got away to a g good start, Nebula going right to the front and leading past the half by two lengths and to the three-quarters by a length, Tulare second, lapped by Jizebel. Masoero came fast in the homestretch, forcing Nebula to a d*"ive over a sixteenth from home and beating her out a neck. Nebula three lengths be* fore Jazebel. Time, lrln'V. Masoero was at 6 to 1, Nebula 9 to 5, Jazebel 34, Tulare~6, others 10 to 40 to 1. The second event was a three furlong dash for two-year- olds. < >9 to a good start. Duke of York II. showed first, On Gua Nita second, Old Jack next. On Gua Nita soon got to January 30, 1897] ©lj« gveeiiev cuto jStpxrvtsmcm. 67 the front, leading by three leDgths in the homestretch and winning, about all out, by half a length from Duke of York, who beat Count of Flanders three lengtbs. Free Lady was fourth. Time, 0:36|., On Gua Nita was at 10 to 1, Duke of York 11 to 10, Count of Flanders 5, others 8 to 40 to I, The third race was at six and one-half furlongs and brought together a fine fi3ld. Zimar and California raced out in front, being close together past the half. Zamar led by nearly a length at the three-quarters, California second, Ferrier, Libertine and Geyser together. David came like a flash the last quarter and won by two lengths, Libertine, Zamar and Geyser finishing short heads apart as named. Time, 1:2 If. A claim of foul made by Libertine's rider was not allowed. David was at 20 to 1, Libertine 3, Zamar 10, Ferrier 9 to 5, California 4 to 1, Geyser 6. In the mile race which followed a good start was effected, Jane AndrewB leading past the quarter by two lengths, Rey del Tierra second, a head before Bueno. At the half it was Jane Andrews first by a head, Cabrillo second, with McLight at his saddle. Cabrillo now drew ahead, and McLight went after him, tho pair entering the homestretch on practi- cally even terms and running close all the way down, H. Martin letting McLight down in the last few yards and win- ning by a nose, Cabrillo second, two lengths from Olive. Personne was fourth. Time 1:41 £. McLight was at 6 to 1, Cabrillo 3 to 2, Olive 30 to 1, Lobengula 3, others 7 to 300 to 1. In the fifth, one mile, they were awav to a superb start. Installatrix set the pace, leading Applause a neck past the quarter, Addie Buchanan five lengths away, third. At the half Applause was leading Installatrix by two lengths and Treachery had run up to Buchanan. Tbey bunched up somewhat nearing the homastretch, and half-way down the homestretch Applause was in distress, Addie Buchanan passing to the fore and winning with ease by two lengths, Treachery beating Applause a bead for place Time, 1:42£. Addie Buchanan was at 2 to 1, (backed from 4). Treachery 20 to 1, Applause 11 to 20 and Installatrix 40 to 1. In the last race, six furloDgs, The Sinner went right to the front, and led past the half by two lengths and into the homestretch by one, winning easily by two lengths, Basquil second a bead before Good Times. Time, 1:16}. The Sinner was at 25 to 1, Basquil 11 to 5, Good Times 9 to 10, others 10 to 30 to 1. FORTY-SECOND DAY — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27. The first race was at a mile, and had eleven starters. Jack Richelieu led by a small margin past the quarter, with Last Chance and Examiner next. At the naif it was Richelieu first by a head, Last Chance second, a length before Draught. Last Chance led by a length at the final turn. Jack Riche- lieu, Draught and Sain close together. Last Chance drew away the last part and won by two lengths handily, Japonica coming up from the cloudB and getting the place by a head from Examiner who was a short head before Draught. Time, 1:44|. Last Chance was at Zh to 1, Japonica 15, Examiner 30, Manchester 2, Marcel 4, imp. Sain 5, Draught S, others 10 to 50 to 1. In the mile and a sixteenth, second on the programme, William Pinkerton led by from one to two lengths for a little over half a mile, then Flashlight and Benamela joined him, passing the half on close terms. Benamela drew away in tbe next furlong and led Flashlight bv three lengths at the final turn, winning by one and a half lengths in a canter, Semper Lex beating Flashlight out balf a length fur the place, Pink- erton a poor fourth. Time, 1:50k Benamela was at 9 to 10, Semper Lex 4£ to 1, Flashlight 13 to 5, Pinkerton 15 and Mahogany 40. In the third, one mile, a handicap, Casper lost no time in getting to the front, leading A ddie Buchanan by three lerglhs at thequarter and nearly as far at the half, David second, Ad die Buchanan another length away. Casper led into the home- stretch by two and a half lengths and won by one and a half lengths handily, David, driven out, second, four lengths be- fore Schiller. Time, 1:42. Casper was at 3i to 1, David 8 to 5, Schiller 3£ to 1, others 10 and 15 to 1. A mile and a furlong selling hurdle race brought six to the post. America led over tbe first jump, theo Tuxedo took command, leading by nearly a length at the half, Gov. Budd second. Tuxedo led into the homestretch and over tbe last jump by a small margin, Mr. Reel coming up fast and win- ning in a hard drive by a nose, Gov. Budd third, ten lengths away. Time, 2:06}. Mr. Reel was at even money, Tuxedo 3 to 1, Gov. Budd 5, Herman 7, America 25, and Cymoor 60 to 1. In the mile and a half Three Forks went to the fore and led for a little over a mile, when Judge Denny and Morte Fonse came up and passed him. Judge Denny led into the homestretch by a head, Morte Fonse second, two lengths be- fore Three Forks. Morte Fonse came on strong in the straight and won by three lengths, Foremost, fourth turning for home, second, two lengths before Doyle, who beat Judge Denny a head. Time, 2.38£. Morte Fonse was at 8 to 5 (played from 13 to 5), Foremost 20 to 1, Doyle 11 to 5, Judge Denny 3i, others 12 to 100. Lou Lou got away first in the fifth, one mile, and led by ten lengths at the quarter, Greyhurst second, two from Per- sonne. At the half her lead had been cut to five lengths and at tbe head of the homestretch to three. In the straight Lou Lou R. tired, and Greyhurst, passing her a little over a sixteenth from home, won a &rand race by three lengths, Lou Lou R. second, fifteen from Stentor. Time, 1:43|. Greyhurst was at 8 to 5, Lou Lou R. 3' to 1, Stentor 2 to 1, others 10 to 100. In the last Unity led by about a length to the homestretch, Favory second and Scimitar third. In the straight Salvation, fourth, came very fast, winning bv a head, after being none too well ridden, Unity second, two lengths from Scimitar. Time, 1:44. Salvation was at 2 to 1, Unity 15, Scimitar 15 to 1, Redskin 9 to 5, Don Clarencio4i, others at long prices. THE SALE OF THE CENTURY. Guy Wilkes and Family to be Sold in New York, Feb. 11— A Spendid Chance for Buyers to Get the Best. Continued on Page 74. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's i atarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed bv one of the beat physician in this country for years, and is a peculiar prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combinasion of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. The San Mateo horses will be shipped East next Friday. While the search for good material fir tbe making of game, level headed and perfect-gaited light haroess horses is apnarently as keen to-day as it ever was iu the history of tbe trotting turf, there are some trotting-bred families that have so much merit that the seeker generally stops when he comes to them, and savs : "This is what I want. Whoever bred these was a thorough horseman, and his labors to produce the ideal horse I wanthave not been in vain." The great and ultra- fashionable family which would fill these requirements is the one descended from the game little trotting stallion George Wilkes. It oners inducements to the buyer tbat no other does, and when one contemplates tbe wonderiul array of great performers that trace on paternal and maternal sides to this sire, one is left in doubt as to which is the best of his descendants to follow. Which family presents the surest and has demonstrated its worth quickest, not only by its increased number of periormers in the list but also for its great showing as money winners, and which has produced the greatest record-breakers and has no representatives that were noted for sluggishness, hereditary weaknesses, ugly dispositions, weedy conformations? There is only one, and tbatisheaded by the mighty Guy Wilkes, who will, in another week, head a procession of almost sixty descendants from his home at San Mateo and takes his place with them in the cars to be carried across the continent and sold to the highest bidder. Words are almost inadequate to express the feelings of every one in California who has visited the kind and gentle campaigner when they learn that he nevermore will breathe the air or enjoy tbe care tbat has kept him so vigorous on this Coast during the past fourteen years. It is like parting with an old friend to See him; go for the position he and his progeny occupy in the bistory of tbe trotting tuif of California will fill a large volume. I visited the San Mateo Farm, one day last week, to take a list look at this horse and bis family before tbeir departure, and as I stood and looked at his quiet, intelligent face and felt his -hard, clean limbs, free from blemish as any foal, thoughts of the many races I had seen this fellow win while being driven by the late John A.. Goldsmith came to me. Will anyone who witnessed his three years' campaigning in 1884, 835 and 1886 ever forget how.gamely and resolutely he battled for supremacy and won? What' memorable races they were ! Those old campaigners had names we were all familiar with then, and were as much quoted as the names of tbe great champions of tbe present are. Guy Wilkes defeated them all.. Blanche, James H.. Kitty Almont, Col. Hawkins, Menlo, Olivette. La Grange, Adrian and Adair were his rivals in 1894, and his record of 2:191-4 was won in the third heat of the -9:3, COO match race he won from Adair. In 1S95 Manon, Adair, Arab and Nelly R. were defeated by him. He lowered bis record to 2:18';. in the fifth heat of the last race he started in in that year. It was at" the San Jose track October 3. There were only four borBes in it, but they were good ones. Adair won the first and second heats iu 2:17>-> and 2:18^. Guy Wilkes was second in the second heat: Manon third and Nelly \R. last. Guy went on and won the race in 2:19^, 2:24 and 2:1s1/.. The following year he was entered throughout tne California circuit. Adair and Anteeo were ready to give him a race at the time, but he demon- strated his abiiity'to defeat them at the first meeting of the year, at Santa Rosa, where John Goldsmith gave him his mark of 2:15]4I in the fourth heat of the race he won. Many who were there ciaim that had he been prepared to go faster, 2:11 would have been the mark ; but he was just taken out of the stud and his driver felt that it might be too much to force the game horse further. He defeated Antevolo, Como, Charley Hilton, the Michigan horse, and J.Q., also, that vear, and the next year won a stallion race against Stamboul and Woodnut, at the Oakland Track, winning the first, fourth and fifth heats. He met with only two defeats in nis raciDg career, once by Harry Wilkes and once by Woodnut. He was then retired to the stud, and his record as a sire of speedy horses is tbe all-absorb- ing theme among horsemen at present, who are interested iu watch- ing the result of his sale. Be was never u&ed as some famous stal- lions are. If Mr. Corbitt had pursued the same policy as other breed- ers, no doubt the list of performers bv this horse would have been greatly augmented. He refused many outside mares, hence, on an average, Guy Wilkes has not been bred to more than twenty-five mares during tbe past thirteen years. Yet this horse has to his credit fifty-four (.trformers out of 325 foals, and a curious fact about all his progeny tbat have records is, they were heavily engaged on the grand circuit and bad loearn their records in first-class company, which means game raciug. Tbey had to fight for the monev they earned, and when, one lo. ks over the large amount won in colt stakes oy tbe sons and daughter* of Guy Wilkes on the Eastern cir- cuit, the proof is convincing thai inr early and extreme speed, and gameness, the Guy Wilkes familj bus no peer. Mr. Corbitt believed in having his horses keep their eugw cements, and whether winning or losing they had to be on the track i\ hen the bell rang. Fifty-four is not tbe number Guy should have to his credit in the list; at least one hundred and ten would be nearer the mark had their owners trained them. The fame of Guy Wilkes was so widespread that whenever a sale of his progeny took place in New York breeders from all over the Union came to buy and place their purchases in the stud or harem at once. The Wilkes-Mambrino Patchen cross was what they were after, hence tbey never cared to train. A number of the mares in foal that are to journey East with Guy Wilkes are young and exceedingly promising and if taken up after they have had their foals could be made to earn money on the circuit, for they are bred and gaited right. While his list of 2:30 performers makes an excellent showing, his sons that have been placed in the stud are proving sires of extreme speed and their breeding-on qualities are making them sought after by all stock breeders. Arthur Wilkes 2:2&,4, Seymour Wilkes 2:08K. Nutwood Wilkes 2:16, Mustapha 2:23, and Wilkes Moor, 2:27, are a few of his young sons that are standing for public service in California. It is to be hoped that some of our California breeders will send com- mission on to buy some of the other young Btallions be sold at this sale. But Guy Wilkes is not the only one to be sold, even if he is the Koh-i-noor of the sale. His son. Sable Wilkes, 2:18, with twenty-six performers (all young ones also), to his credit, will be sold. His name is as familiar to race-goers as that of his famous sire, for every colt and filly by him seems endowed with marvelous speed; and while mentioning this fact it is well to impress upon all seekers after first-class trotting stock theSiudisputable fact that, as a family, this ! one headed by Guy Wilkes is entirely free from ailments. They are | all prompt and cheerful drivers, level-headed and not skittish, j They need little or no weights; this they inherit from Guy Wilkes for I he could trot faster barefooted than with ten ounce shoes. His pro- ' geny inherit bis good feet and legs and iron constitution— he never cost Mr. Corbitt ten cents for medicine, and never missed a meal in thirteen years. These are facts which stock breeders should con- sider, and when we carefully scrutinize every individual represented on this farm or that was ever bred here, and find that spavins, side- bones, ring bones and curbs are unknown, we have the best evi- dence of what a perfect sire and dam should possess to breed per- fect horses. The get of Sable Wilkes, hi3 best producing son, to be sold with him, are living proofs as to his worth as a Bire. He is a young horse and is as sure a foal gutter as his sire, whose annual percentage is .95. Sable Wilkes comes from producing dams, and traces to that sire that is justly celebrated for good legs and feet, The Moor. The little band of broodmares that will follow these stallions to the cars were bred and selected by Mr. Corbitt.and have proven better than all theories, that this breeder knew what to expect when he bred them to his stallions. There is Montrose, handsome as a picture, (dam of Muta Wilkes, 2:11; Mary Best, 2:12^4; Fred S. Moody (3) 2:14, and Sir Wilk, 2:29), by Sultan, out ot San Mateo Maid, by Whipple's Hambletoniac Hannah Price (dam of Lesa Wilkes, 2:09, and three others), by Arthurton; Blanche (dam of Hazel Wilkes, 2:111,4, the great blue ribbon winner; Una Wilkes, 2:15, and two others): Mystic (dam of F-ed Kobl, 2:121«, and Mystery, 2:17%); Vixen (dam of Vidi Wilkes (3) 2:18)£; Sabledale, 2:1s1,,. and Sheenv, 2:J9%), by Nutwood; Chantilly (dam of Chanty, 2uAy^), by Nutwood; Ellen Mayhew, 2:22 (dam of Oro Wilkes. 2:11); Directress (dam ,of Cleo Wilkes, 2:30), both these mares by the immortal Director, 2:17; Dorothea (dam of Dramatist, 2:291.,), by Harold, oneo the best-bred mares in America, Sabling (sister to Sable Wilkes, 2:18). and her sister Mable Wilkes; Jorane, bv Sabie Wilkes, out of Libbie B„ by Winthrop: Ellean, by Sable Wilkes, out of Flora Belle, 2:24, by Alcona, a splendidly bred mare; Anisum (sister to Buifington, 2 :20^. Chris Laog, 2:21^), by Sable Wilkes; Fide, by Guy Wilkes, and Roselle, by Guy Wilkes. These mares are in perfect condition and those which have had foals are good mothers, having no defects, and never have to be bred to the stallion more than once, qualities not to be overlooked. All of them are in foal to either Guy, Sable, or Oro Wilkes. Ifone could devote the necessary space to describe each of them, and the value of their produce, one issue of the "Breeder and Sports- man" woald be insufficient for such an undertaking, suffice it to say, when tbey are led into the auction ring there will be a crowd of admirers to listen to tbe words of praise as they drop from the lips of the auctioneer. Owners of stock farms in any land will be proud to own any of these mares, and it must have beeu au effort for Mr. Cor- bett to decide to sell them. At this great sale there will be many whose interests will not be centered In the stallion and broodmares: they will come to get trot- ters and pacers to prepare for the races. Mr. Corbitt has selected the very best on his farm for this sa!e to satisfy such buyers. Every one offered is sound, without a blemish, and if old enough has been driven single and double. All are gentle, and for size, bone. substance, style, action, disposition and soundness I assert without fear of con- tradiction they are the best ever sent from California to the East. There will be little need to expatiate on the merits of those wonder- ful colts, Fred Kohl 2:12>£ and Fred Moody 2:14: their performances are well known in the East where these trotters are at present They will go in the 2:10 list easily in the best company ; but those that are here are so deserving of individual notice that one is tempted to say when through inspecting the lot : "Well, I have seen them all and cannot say which I piefer. They are all above the standard I expected to find." There are brothers to Lesa Wilkes, 2:09, two and three years old just as promising as she was. A handsome sister to Hazel Wilkes. 2:11*4, Just two-year-old; which W. S. Hobart ought to purchase A large well-formed three-year-old mare by Guy Wilkes, 2:151,, out of Ruby. 2:19%, sister to the great stallion Stamboul, 2:07U, that will make a valuable mare on tbe track or in the harem. There is n*o other mare bred like her in this State. She ought to bring a big price. A sister to Lallah Wilkes. 2:26, small, well-made, and a trotter, can showqua'ters in thirty-six seconds. Elba, by Sable Wilkes, out of Haunah by Le Grande, trotted in 2:20 last year, but being the same age as Fred Moody was not entered in the same class. A three-year- old by Sable Wilkes, out of SisferV., by Sidney, black in color and very stylish, fast as a bullet. A bay mare, two years old. by Guy Wilkes, out of this Sidney mare, i8, without doubt, the fastest trotter as well as one of tbe most perfect youngsters ever bred on tnis great farm. A Guy Wilkes filly out of Chantilly, in fact, there are two full sisters tbat for size, style and beautv, will find few equals in America, and they can trot fast, while a brother, black as a coal, is a speedy pacer, and will need little or no work to get a mark of 2:15 this year. Thegelding Last Chance, 2:26J4, should not be overlooked. He caught a bad cold before his first race and was not well when he started; he has trotted in 2:19*4. as a two-year-old, on the three-quar- ter mile track here, aud would make a splendid roadhorse; and as sound as the day he was foaled. A four-year-old mare by Sable Wilkes out of Anita, 2:25££, by Le Grande can trot quarters in thirty-three seconds. She is large*, strongly made, thoroughly broke to drive single or double and is afraid of noth- ing. A ride behind her would make any man borrow every dollar he could, to buy her if he want d a first-class mare for either track or road. Signum, a Rupee filly, out of Signal, by Del Sur can trot quarters id thirty-five seconds, and is ready to take in hand now; any one getting her will have a prize money winner. She is a beauty. Two full sisters to Jean Wilkes, 2:24%, are also in the consignment and they should brine high prices. They are good looking and just as speedy as they look. Some one will want a "pacing whirlwind," the two-year-old by Sable Wilkea out of Anita, by Le Grande, will fill the bill. She is faultless in shape and gait. Here's another by the same young sire out of Flora Grande, by Le Grande; she is a two-year-old and can step a twenty-gait when- ever called upon She is like a thoroughbred and has limbs like steel. A brother to Oro Wilkes. 2:11, three years of age, was the next looked at. He is larger and heavier made than his illustrious rela- tion. He has the same frictionless way of going, and should get a very low record if worked this year. Tbe Wilkes-Moor- Director cross is good, but this fellow is excellent in all points. These and a score of others equally as well bred, are to go. But we must not overlook the weanlings. Mr. Corbitt is sending everyone that is entered in the big Eastern stakes and he made no mistake for the four by Oro Wilkes, 2: 11 are crackerjacks. One in particular, a bay out Lucina, by Regal Wilkes, 2:ll34:second dam Lucina Wilkes, by Guy Wilkes, 2:1514; third dam by Electioneer, traces three times to Guy Wilkes and seven times to Hambletonian 10. He has Director, Electioneer and George Wilkes blood blended, and I look for him to be faster than Directum when he gets to be four years old, if nothing happens him. There are other weanlings tbat are by Sable Wilkes, and Guy Wilkes which are about as promising as any of their age. Taking tbe collection individuals and collectively it is the best ever shipped across the contineDt. As Mr. Corbitt will personally attend the ship- ment and remain with the stock until the destination is reached all who attend the sale will have an opportunity of seeing how well they have been cared for. Arnaree. Can Book in Federal Buildings. Judging from some developments of yesterday the Federal Building is a sort of no-man's land as far as book-making is concerned. This would equally apply to all branch post offices where the entire building is used for Federal pur- poses. A precedent was furnished yesterday, after the arrest of a man on the ground floor of the Federal Building on the charge of bookmaking. The arrest was made by Central office Detectives Miller and Watt, who say that the prisoner, who gave his name as John Mosler, was doing a big business in the corridor with a crowd of customers around him. Mosler, whose real name is said to be John H Levine, waB taken first before Magistrate Simms, in the Centre street Police Court. The Magistrate said that as the illeged offense was committed on Federal property he had no juris- diction. He directed that the prisoner be taken before a United States Commissioner. The prisoner was then taken to the Federal Building and arraigned before Commissioner Alexander, Mr. Alexander refused to pass upon the case, saying that he had no jurisdic- tion. The law said to be violated was not in existence when the land for the Federal Building was ceded to the United States Government. There was no law, therefore, to con- vict Mosler, and the detectives appear to have had no power to arrest him. Assistant District Attorney Hinman, when Been yesterday afternoon, said that there was no Federal law covering such a case. "State laws," he slid, "which are adopted by Congress be- come binding in a Federal Building. The State law under which this man was arrested was not adopted by Congress, and, therefore, the United States courts have no jurisdiction in this case." It appears that bookmaking cannot be practiced on a forti- 6cation and several other places specially designated in the United States laws, but the Federal Building seems to have been overlooked. A general stampede of bookmakers to the Federal Building i? expected when the fact becomes known. — New York Journal. Walt ("Pop") Weaver is just as dry a wit as ever "came down the pike," and some of his sayings are funny enough to make an Egyptian mummy rise up and ha ha. He said the other day that he was asked once to ride poor old Pronto. "I'm sorry," said Pop to the owner, "but really I couldn't. Why, he can't run fast enough to beat a drum. Just ride him down to the bay, and if you'll throw a stick into the water it's a twenty-dollar piece to a little red apple that he jumps in and brings it out. It was not over a week ago that I Baw him hiding a bone in his stall." 68 CEljc gvccitev mitt gjtpxrrtsinan* fJiNFARY 30, 1S97 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Santa Rita, 2:21 J, was recently burned todeath. The people around Sacramento are beginning to " talk horse.'1 Morris J. Jones will condition Alix himself for her races this year. Chas. A. Dprffe will have McKinney, 2:11 J, the great stallion at Oakland next week. Frank Bayley, of Pittsburg, has sold Lady H. 2:15], by Sidney to M R Cook, of JeaneUe, Pa. W. B. Overhols£R has put Bay Rum 2:19} by John Sevenoaks, to pacing and be is a good one. E. D. Wjggin has bougbt back his favorite old mare Martha Wilkes 2:0Sand will drive her on the road. Phcebe Wilkfs, 2:08)-, haB been sent to Mapleburst Farm, Lancaster, Mass., to he bred to Baron Wilkes, 2:18. Stamboul 2:07-3 now has twentv-nine performers to his credit with records from 2:11} to 2:30, and not a pacer in the lot. A splendid article on the horees to be sent from Palo Alto to the Kellogg sale, in March, will appear in our next issue. Rayknscroft, 2:19, by Guy Wilkes, is now owned by J. J. Mackey, of North Bay, Oot., and is in the stable of Frank Webster at Ottawa. C. A. Winshit has a splendid string of horses at the Los Angeles tract, 'ft ey are looking exceedingly well and will be ready when the bell taps. Directum, 2:05], will probably make the season of 1S97 near Lexington. The horse is now in Detroit, whither he went from Lexington last fall. The Saving Bank of Petaluma has instituted proceedings against the Petaluma race track for $9,000. It is hoped this splendid course will not be destroyed. Thomas Murphy has engaged another year with the Czar of Russia. He is learning the Russian language and may conclude to stay there for all time. Moorzouk, a bay gelding by Sidney out of Sultan Queen by Sultan, that had a record of 2:20} and was seven years old, sold at the Fasig sale for $535 last week. Everyone who owns a Chas. Derby claims he has a world-beater. Jos. Cairn SimpBon has a youngster by him that is about as promising as any he ever owned. Dr. J. P. Dunn, of Oakland, has sent his colt by Diablo, out of a mare by Antevolo, second dam sister to Silas Skinner, 2:17, to that Bplendid trainer, James Sutherland, of Pleasan- (on. It is said that Ed. Tipton's recent purchase, Eoline, 3, 2:14|, by Anteeo, will be campaigned on the Montana Cir- cuit. She broke down two years ago, and has never been able to stand training since. C. G. Gurnett, owner of the Sulphur Spring Stock Farm, has recently purchased that|splendidly-formed Sidney stallion St Nicholas (trial 2:27.1) and will make him the premier stallion of his place. E. H. Harriman has named the filly by Director and out of Nancy Lee, dam of Nancy Hanks 2:04, Nannie, while a two-year-old filly by Director and out of the dam of Jack 2:12 has been christened Gardina. Almont Mambrino, the twenty-five-year-old son of AI- mont and Monogram, by Manjbrino Chief, is reported dead at Waverly, Ind. He was the sire of Gracie Almont, 2:30, and the dams of Warwick Medium, 2:21}, and Naylox, 2:30. The "iron horse" WaldBtein will do a good business this year. The dams of Lady Waldstein and Humboldt Maid will be shipped from Humboldt to be bred to him. The Dexter Prince mare Edith 2:10 is booked to Waldstein also. The Detroit Driving Club claims the following dates for its meetings for 1597: Blue Ribbon, Trotting and Pacing Meeting, July 13th to 24th both inclusive. Detroit Jockey Club Summer Meeting, August 10th to Septemher 4th both inclusive. Mr. Gardner, lessee of the Sacramento track, intends to give a four day's meeting at that place in May. He offered two stakes for local horses, one for foals of 1895 for which there were thirteen entries, and for the Iwo-year-old pacing, he received seven entries. Chas, Newman, ooe of our leading business men, won a race at the Alameda race track last Sunday, half a mile, purse $200. Dr. Liner's horse wasn't in it. Charley held the ribbons over his three-year-old roan filly and showed that he knows how to drive. The two-year-old filly Sonoma Belle, by Secretary, dam Kittie Irvington, belonging to Wm. McConnell, was sold at public sale at the Fashion stable on Saturday. Dan Frasier bought the bloodei! fiily for $95. The mare Kittie Irving- ton, by Dawn, was put up but no bids were received. J,. Iv Claw-on has had his teim of trotters shipped to this city for the < ireen Meadow Farm, Santa Clara (home of Hambleionian Wilkes) where they have been running out all fall and winter and they are as "fat as butter." Mr. Moorhead takes great care of all horses sent there. J. M. Nelson has fourteen horses at the Alameda track and Ihey are doing well. He has Silver Bee 2:274, Bay wood 2:10^, James Madison 2;17ij (this horse will make" the season there), Addison 2: 1 8 1 , Susie L. (trial two-year-old 2:20^) by Kclectic, Ivaleltaby James Madison 2:17j| out of Ivy L. by Lancelot, Polo by Nutford, out of an Echo mare, a Dexter Prince colt, very promising, and an inbred Tom Benton mare. He sells a number of horses every month. The stallion owner who takes time by the forelock will begin advertising early for the season of 1897. There is cer- tain to be a heavy increase io the number of mares bred, but that will not do any good to the owner who permits every- body to forget that he has a name and postofEce address. SlRES whose get won $10,000 or over in 1896 are: Gam- betta Wilkes, $28,102 50; Baron WilkeB, $22,178; Jay Bird, $21,013 50; Mambrino Kirjg, $20,492; Pilot Medium, $14,- 737; Red Wilkes, $12,722 50; Simmons, $12,435; Onward, $11,779 50; Wilton, $10,297.50. Seven of the foregoing are sons of George Wilkes. Shadeland Onward is dead of lung fever. He con- tracted the disease while being shipped to Nebraska from Wabash. Ind. He had a record of 2:1S£. He was sired by Onward, dam Nettie Time (dam of Temple Bar 2:17$) by Mambrino Time, and was foaled in 1883. He was the Bire of Online and seve ral other fast performers. Horsemen all over the country will rejoice to see Gen. Tracy back in the trotting-breeding ranks again. The Gen- eral made a center shot when he bought Kentucky Wilkes, 2:21 ,, and it was fortunate that he did not sell him. The General also owns the fast, welt-bred young stallion Capt. Walbridge (3), 2: IS}, by Arsaces, son of Alcyone (2:27). GfrT to work and advertise that good stallion, liberally and judicially, so that when at last he dies, as he is sure to, you will not feel called upon to apologize for him and your own short sighted policy with the statement " he never had a chance." Give him a chance. Nothing will help it along so well as an advertisement in a turf paper that has a large circulation. Charles B achaean, of the Stony Ford Farm, has sold to A. A. Bonner, of New York City, his entire 'ot of Alcantara youngsters, among them being the four-year-old colt Came- lot, out of the dam of Eloise, 2:15, and Stevie, 2:19, by Ham- bletonian, and the bay filly bv Alcantara, dam by Leland, sire of Geneva, 2:11.', second dam Integrity, the dam of In- stant, 2:14£, and Prosperity, 2:221. Osito, 2:30, by McKinney, out of Twilight, by Othello, owned by Irving H. Mulholland, of Independence, Inyo county, has been placed in Wm Durfee's hands, Los Angeles. This fine young horse will be out for the money this year. Mr. Mulholland stopped in Sacramento on his way to this city, and says there is no doubt we will have agricultural fairs this year. All the legislators he spoke to are in favor of the measure. ''We must have Agricultural Fairs in California." This is the sentiment among all the legislators in Sacramento. Secretary F. W. Kelley of the P. C.T. H. B. Association has received numerous answers to the letters he forwarded to the various officers of the District Associations in California and all of them show that there is a determined effort to see that the legislators for the various districts make a determined fight fcr appropriations for district fairs. The first attempt to drive in double harness the two great horses, John R. Gentry, 2:00J, and Kobert J., 2:01$, was made at Somerville, N. J., Jan. 16. The experiment was highly satisfactory to E. F. Bowne, the driver and trainer of the two famous pacers. The team was jogged for five miles over the country roads. The horses manifested a kindly disposition toward each other and worked together in a manner that encourages Bowne to believe that as a team they will beat the world's record during the coming season. Never since the practice of docking horses was introduced in England has the cruel method been struck such a blow as that given by the good Queen Victoria recently. She not only frowns her disapproval of the pernicious practice, but has given orders that it be abolished in her stables. She goes farther and urges the Prince of Wales to follow her ex- ample. With this good example set by the Queen there is little doubt that her method will be taken up by all the aristocracy of England and the docked horse will soon be a thing of the past in the Kingdom of Great Britain. There never was framed an axiom pertaining to adver- tising that would not apply to advertising in a turf paper as well as any other, For instance, some one has said that "occasional advertising will bring occasional business, while constant advertising will bring constant business." There is not a stock farm of any pretensions in America that cannot increase its business through constant advertising. It pays to never drop out of Bight, which always means out of mind. The prospective buyer who loses track of a farm does his purchasing elsewhere. The fact that the stallion season has ended or will not open for some time, is a poor excuse from a business standpoint. Buyers are more plentiful at some seasons than at others, but they are never entirely lacking. The constant advertiser has his name and his farm before all buyers all the time. I was up to Pontiac yesterday, and while there took a drire out to the West WinH Stock Farm, the home of Sidney. Will J. Hammond, the lord of the manor, has a great lot of youngsters by Sidney, and he has plenty of nerve yet in the horse business. He made no eflort last season to boom the Sidney voungeters, but he is gratified with the showing made of Sidney's get in the trotting turf tables of 1S96, Ooe in 2:10}, another in 2:13, a four-year-old io 2:13^, another in 2:14} on a half-mile track, and nine new ones in the list is a fair showing for a horse whose owner made no eflort to boom. Sidney never looked better in his life than now. The West Wind Stock Farm is two and one-half miles out of Pontiac. The stables, which include ample accommodations for two hundred horses, are on an elevation, the front slope running down to one of those beautiful inland lakes, for which Oak- land County is justly famous. Mr. Hammond has a great lot of weanlings, yearlings, two and three-year-olds by Sidney, sooie of whom will be on the trottiDg turf this year. He is also the owner of the fast gelding Wilkes, hy St. Jerome, that he gave a mark of 2:17,| in 1892 in hie lour-year-old form, and expects to start him again this vear. A 11 the yount; thiDgs at West Wind are in fine fettle. Mr. Hammond has a great lot of broodmares with records from 2:171 (Ripple) to 2:40 bv such sires as Robert McGregor, Alcantara. Belmont, Red Wilkes, St. Jerome, WilKesbrino, Nutwood, Sable Guy, Pilot Medium and Detractor. He has just purchased the ypry promising stallion Cruiser to add to his stud — American Sportsman. Oatmeal is extremely nutri'j'ous, and as a food for the convalescing horse is most valuable; the bruising process the grain has undergone breaks the husk and renders it more easily acted upon by the digestive organs. It is easily given in the form of a gruel, and in that form it is one of the most essential articles of diet for the infirmary. It is also a ready mode of supplying tbe tired, thirs'.y horse with nourishment alter exertion, when he returns to the stable. Should it be made possible to sell pools on race tracks in this State, harness racing would get a big boom in Western New York during the comiDg Beason. The towns in the immediate vicinity of Buffalo in which meetings would probably be held are Lancaster, Springville, Tonawanda, Medina, Dunkirk, Brockport and possibly Niagara Falls. With no chaDgs in the conditions surrounding pool selling however, meetings will not be given in any of those towns with the possible exception of two. — Buffalo Enquirer. Gdy Wilkes, the great trotter and trotting sire and son of the great trotter and sire, George Wilkes, that in turn was amoLg the greatest of the soob of the greatest of all progeni- tors of trotters and sires, Hambletonian, is known to every breeder in the land. No branch of the Hambletonian family has more friends than the Wilkes branch, and no branch of the Wilkes family deserves more than the Wilkes branch. It has been the boast of the Wilkes tribe that it has won its laurels chiefly in races, and that it is a " money winning strain." Of no part of the tribe is this more true than of the line which comes throueh Guy Wilkes. For a period of three years, covering 1892, 1895 and 1894, bis get won more money than those of any other sire, and on several occasions individual trotters by him and his son, Sable Wilkes, have ranked as high as second and third among all money win- ning trotters of their respective seasons. Foaled in 1879, Guy Wilkes has, at 17 years of age, 54 trotters in the 2:30 list, but this is not the strong feature of his stud career, for Mr. Corbitt's stud was never a large one, and quality rather than quantity has been its boast. Guy Wilkes has five trot- ters in the 2:12 list, ranging ap to 2:08 and averagiog 2:10 3 5, and eleven in the 2:15 list and nineteen in the 2:20 list. This counts trotters only and leaves cut pacers, of which he has few for a Wilkes horse, but there are four in the 2:15 list. In the extreme speed records obtained in rac- ing, he stands unsurpassed by a sire of like age, though quite a number have a more numerous representation at easier parts of the scale. Guy Wilkes is full brother to William L., the sire of Axtell, who is proving to be one of the most promising sires of early and extreme speed. During the year of 1S57, W. E. Small, of Iowa City, Iowa, purchased of George H. French, Boston, Mass., a three-year- old stallion called General Stark. The black colt's breeding was as follows: Sire, Black Hawk Chief, sun of Black Hawk 5, dam the Howe mare, by Black Hawk 5; grandam said to have been sired by a son of Bishop's Hambletonian. Mr. Small exhibited General Stark at the State Fair of Iowa the same season. This event occurred at Muscatine in 1857, and the inbred Morgan marched off with the first premium in the stallion class, and distanced all competitors in the race for trotting stallions. General Stark waB a very handsome horse, and would have been of great value to the breeding interests of Iowa, had he not died early the following year, after serving only a few mares. From the handful of colls left by General Stark came one verv good sire. We refer to Tyler's Black Hawk, sire of Billy O'Neil, 2:2/; Fred B., 2:28}. and General Reno, 2:30}. Tyler's Black Hawk, foaled in 185S, waB bred by Jerry Tyler, Iowa City, and taken by him to California the following pear. General Reno 4764, the only pon of Tyler's Black Hawk, to be represented in the 2:30 list, was bred by W. W. Worthing, Honey Lake Valley, Cal., his dam. Topsey, having been sired by a running horse called Grey Eagle, while her dam, Rosa, came from Iowa. General Reno has two standard trotters and one standard pacer to his credit, the most consistent performer of the trio being Franklin, 2:19}, with forty-three heats in 2:30 or better. Black Hawk Chief, sire of General Stark, was one of the first stallions owned by C. J. Hamlin, the successful Buffalo breeder and campaigner, having been purchased by that gentleman in 1S58, of D. E.Hill, Bridgeport. Vt.,at the reported price of $4,000. This stylish and well-gaited stal- lion died a short time after reaching Bufialo, and never achieved the notoriety that his friends had predicted. As we have already stated, his sire was Black Hawk, while his dam was also the dam of Sherman's Black Hawk, sire of King Herod 511, etc, and grandsire of General Knox 140. We had a very pleasant chat with Mr. Shultz the other day. He was in a communicative frame of mind, and, as usual, had something to say that was not only interesting, but instructive. In these days of extreme peace and quietude, it is indeed pleasant to find some gentleman of wealth retaining his old-time enthusiasm and still adhering to the belief that the future of the horse industry is reason- ably bright. Mr Shultz began breeding horses in a very limited way about ten years ago. He started with just a small band of brood mares and purchased at the Louisville sale tbe great horse Pancoast. In about a year after Pan- coast was purchased, he waB killed by lightning, which broke up the plant in a measure, since the stallion that he had selected from among all the horses of the United StateB to head his harem had been destroyed. To-day be is breed- ing in as scientific a manner as any other gentleman in America. He is determined to produce foals that will con- tain the blood of all the great brood mares. In other words, he proposes to establish a family of horses that will be, strictly speaking, thoroughbred trotters, and under no cir- cumstauces during these later years will he buy or breed animals of indi0erent merit, measured individually. First, he recognizes that there must be individual excellence, then be must have the breeding tbat embraces great brood mares. A mare that has produced but one 2:30 trotter is not con- sidered of great importance. He wants those dams that have produced speed uniformly, and if they have produced speed with a fair degree of uniformity and possess rare individual excellence he can forego the mere quality of blood lines. Mr. Shultz is not a promoter of any particular family. He says : "We want some Electioneer blood, the blood of Nut- wood, the blood of George Wilkes through some of his very best sons, and a few of tbe other tribes that have demon- strated their capacity as speed producers." If Mr. Shultz carries his ideas out to the limit, and there is no question but what he will in time have one of the greatest breeding establishments this country has ever known. — Horseman. January 30i 13973 ®lj^ $v&$lr&c axxl* §pmrteman 69 THE SADDLE. Monita was badly cut down in the mile race. That ac counts for his poor showing. Ed Corrigan arrived Wednesday night from the East, where he went on business. He looks hale and hearty and happy. Mike Hennessy has signed to ride H. H. Hunn's horses for the season of 1896. Mike has been doing excellent work of late. LizxfcTTA, by Sir Modred, out of Lizzie Danbar, won a good race at New Orleans, January 21st, three-quarters of a mile in 1:1S|. J. Shields, son of the owner of Logan and others, had his first mount here on Frank Jaubert, ind made a very favor- able impression. Lucky Dog is lame, while Cash Day has recovered from bis affliction, but it will take some little time to again get him ready for a race. Jockey George Snyder was reinstated by the Oakland judges last Saturday. This boy has been punished severely — kept down a long time — and for no wrong-doing whatso- ever, that we have heard of. W. S. Hoeart purchased imp. Lizzie Hampton (dam of Cabrillo,) from R. Van Brunt last week; consideration pri- vate. She is by Hampton (sire of Ladas, Ayrshire, etc.), from Dynasty, by Sterling (sire of Isonomy). "Peach" Honig, the young son of Dan Honig, will shortly leave for St. Louis, where he will prepare a string of twelve for the St. Louis meeting. Jim Cofley will in all probability train the California string for Dan Honig. Galen Brown has a half-brother to Chartreuse among the Spreckels two-year-olds. He is very small, but has a world of speed. The four other two-year-olds are by imp. Idalium, the black brother to Sir Modred and Cheviot. Addie Buchanan, winner of the fifth race, is a little chestnut mare by Buchanan from Addie Warren (dam of Hy Dy), by Prolific, son of imp. Sovereign. The little 'un is an own sister to the excellent performer, Bnckhound. Hertha, a starter Thursday in the two-year-old race, is a chestnut by imp. Islington and will be the first of his get to race in America. Islington is a full brother to the great English race horse Isinglass, the largest winner in tur history. Mr. E. L. Graves has sold to S. Guggingham and J. Young, of Louisville, the bay filly Patsy Cook, by imp. Wag- ner, out of Elsie Morrison; also the black colt Newman (half brother to Jim Gore), by Onondaga, dam Katie. They have been shipped to New Orleans. At Major B. G. Thomas' farm this week the celebra- ted old brood mare Radha died. Radha was 16 years old, by GLenlyon, out of imp. Blue Stocking, by Thormanby. She was the dam of Craftsman, Captain Brown and others. — Lexington (Ky.) dispatch of Jan 23d. I. E. Linneli, has sold on private terms to H. C. Ahlers of San Francisco, the brown four-year-old colt Trappean, by imp. Inverness — imp. La Trappe, by Hermit, winner of the Epsom Derby of 1867. Trappean is shaping up well and will doubtless more than earn his oats. Nearly all turfmen agrte that reciprocal relations be- tween the Western Turf Congress and the Jockey Club are absolutely necessary for the welfare of the sport in this country. The sooner such relations are established the better it will be for all concerned, writes A. H. Mills in a New York paper. Roxana Ten, gray mare owned by Mr. E. Mulcahy, of Woodford county, died on August 10th from lockjaw, result- ing from an accidental injury to her foot. She was foaled in in 1SS6, and was by Ten Broeck, out of Lady Winifred, by Enquirer. She had been bred to Belvidere, and left a suckling by Fordham, which is still living and thriving finely. Frank Rus3ELL, who haB been East riding for the Fleischmanns and others for a couple of seasons, made his reappearance here in the saddle yesterday on Will Wallace's Manchester in the last event. He is probably one of the most improved riders in the country. A jockey will do much better away from home any time. "Doc" Turbiville is a strong example of this sort too. J udgs Joe Burke stated at the conclusion of the race that H. (' Skeets") Martin had been warned that on the first occasion of any crooked or suspicious riding on his part he would be ruled offthe turf. This is not the first time this rider has beeD called into the stand to explain away odd rides, and it is passing strange that he does not remember the old adage, "It's a lone lane that has no turn." St. Louis is to have no more winter racing. Sam Adler, one of the leading spirits of South Side Park, announced Tuesday that no racing would be attempted at either South Side or Sportsman's Park the rest of the winter. The reason assigned for closing down the meetings was that neither track had made any money, especially since the down town pool rooms had opened and made books on the local racep. On Tuesday Charlev Hughes, who last week bought Sem- per Ego, returned to Lexiogton and completed the purchase of First Mate, who was considered by many good judges the best three-year-old in the West last season. The lwo cracks were shipped to Oakley. The prices paid are said 10 be $15, 000 for first Mate and $5,000 for Ego. These are the big- gest prices paid this year for horses in training — Thorough- bred Record. - Morellita, first of the get of the mighty Morello to start in America, is trained by Matt Storn and owned by the Wiilman Bros., of Newman, Stanislaus County. He is a brown colt from Miss Cromwell, a daughter of Oliver Crom wel', a stake winner in the early seventies, by Lodi, from Annette by L?xingtoo. The second dam of Morellita was a sister to Mark L , by Monday- By the way, Mr. Storn and not W. M. Murry is training the two-year-old half-brother to Key del Bandidos sired by Morello. The death of the famous old thoroughbred stallion Fellow- craft was reported to-day. It occurred at B, G. Thomas' farm some weeks ago and wps caused by old age. Fellow- craft at the time of bis death was 26 yearB old. He was a brother of Spendthrift and Miser and was by Australian, out of Aerolite, by Lexington. Fellowcraft was a fine race horse and was the first horse to beat Lexington's four-mile record of 7-.19J, which he did at Saratoga in 1874, running the distance in 7:19i Fellowcraft was the sire of such good ones as My Eellow, Sunrock, Fannie S. and ethers. — Lex- ington (Ky.) dispatch of Jan 23d. Benson, the owner of David, is quite a character, says the Chronicle. He brought the horse all the way from New Or- leans, leaving a string of ten behind. Tne old man thought he had struck too hard a race, so he was off bright and early to scratch out. Free scratching is allowed down to eight, but as there were ten starters and three anxious to scratch, lots were drawn as to which two should get out free. Benson failed to get out, and as he did not have $20 to pay for scratching concluded to start. How David won is well known to all race-goers. Benson did not intend to bet on his horse, but when he saw 30 to 1 he borrowed $5 from Tommy Griffin and bet it straight. A $2 bet is generally Benson's limit, but when Coleman heard that he had wagered $5 he bet enough to win several thousand dollars. Such ib the racing game. Charley Thomas, one of the oldest men in the State identified with racing, was an interested spectator yester- day, said the Chronicle of Sunday. Thomas is the owner of the Hermit Stock Farm, near San Jacinto. He attended the first race ever run in this State. It took place in May, 1S50, and was between horBes owned by Pico and Hedspetb. It was for $20,000, and the distance *as one-quarter of a mile. Crowds lined both sides of the course, and thousands of dol- lars were wagered, beside? cattle and horses. Thomas ran Wake Up Jake in 1656, 1S57 and 1S53, and has owned a race horse or 'wo ever since. He bred Pescador, whom he now has at the head of his stud. Last year Thomas took Wildemar, by Honduras and Corinne, by Gano, to Mexico, where he captured several races. He now has three or four horses at the Oakland track. A Louisville dispatch of January ISth was as follows: It is reported here on fairlv good authority that James Wil- liams, the veteran owner and trainer, as well as politician, will do the starting at Oakley next spring. The fact that Pettingill has been engaged to do the starting at the Jockey Club tracks in the East next year leaves a vacancy at the Cincinnati tracks. The story is out that Williams will do the starting at Oakley and that Colonel Jack Chinn wield the flag at Latonia and Newport. Jim Williams is not without experience as a starter. He has dispatched fields of horses at all the Kentucky tracks. He did good work when such a thing as a starting machine was unknown. With the assistance of the barrier, now in use stall the tracks, it is thought that he will not have much difficulty in sending the fields away from the post in good order. Adele, one of the most famous of American broodmares, died on December 24. at Stonewall Stud, from old age and general debility. She had been totally blind for several years, but found her way about the paddock as readily as a mare of perfect sight. She was foaled in 1S75, and was by imp. Australian, out of a mare by Lightning. She was the dam of Capt. Wood, Bandp, Tenafly, Albertina, Adelina, Adelbert, Linda, Lindelle, Belmar, Belvadele, etc. Nearly everything she foaled was a good winner, while many of her produce were among the best race horses of their day — notably Linda, Adelbert and Belmar. Capt. Breckinridge Viley, proprietor of Stonewall, considered Adele somewhat in the light of the founder of his fortunes, she having been the first mare he ever owned, the reDutition and sales of her foals having contributed very materially to building up the present handsome establishment. — Thoroughbred Record. In the Assembly at Sacramento Thursday Gately intro- duced a bill which provides that proprietors of race tracks shall pay five per cent, of the gross receipts of racing days to the Controller of State, which is to be used to improve the breed of horses, cattle, sheep and all live stock kept within the State. It is made the duly of the President or Treasurer of every association liable to the tax to make a written report to the Controller annually before the 15tb day of November, stating under oath the amount of gross receipts. As penalty for neglecting to make such statement the association so in default shall be liable in addiiion to the tax to a fine of not less than $3U0 nor more than $1000. The Controller must also mnke report of the failure to fur- nish the list to the Governor, who may in his discretion direct the Attorney-General to bring suit against the de- linquent association to deprive it of its charter. The number of racing days upon any one track is limited to thirty a year. Racing and pool-selling is to be confined to tfce period be tween the 15th day of May and the 15th day of October. Any person who shall engage in pool selling at any other time is to be deemed guilty of a felonv, and, upon convic tion, is to be sentenced to State prison for a term not to ex- ceed five years. Major O. E. Elliott (Buck) who died at Gallatin, Tenn., quite recently was one of the best-known in the South, aod was known all over the country. He was born near Gallatin nearly seventy years ago, and has been prominently identified with turf affairs for nearly fifty years. He belonged to the old school of turfmen, of whom very few are left to-day. He was a thoroughly upright man, and was held in hight respect bv everybody, both on and off the furf. He w&s the presidio* judge at the fall meeting at Cumber- berland Park, and has acted in that capacity in many of the prominent jockey clubs of the country. Msjor Elliott was a nephew of and was named for Eli Odium, who was one of the richest men in Sumner County, where he died several years ago. By the provisions of his will, Major Elliott was given an annuity for life of something like $1,800- Major Elliott trained the first hor^e ever owned by Judge Carter. It was a horse by Brooklyn. He trained many horses during the years following the war. Amorg the best known of these were: Lnngitude, winner of the Kentucky Oaks and dam of Lady Inez, the well-knowD filly now racing; Gleaner, Gilmore and Erebus. At the time of his death Major Elliott owned Germauia, the dam of Bliizen He wis known as a turfman of the old fregime, a thorough gentleman in every affair of life, and his deatn will be deeply regretted by all who knew him. — Thoroughbred Record. Fong Ching, better known aB "Little Pete," was mur- dered by highbinders on Washington Btreet last Saturday — shot down in cold blood while being shaved. He had juBt dispatched his white body-guard, Ed Murray, for a copy of the Sperling World, having expressed a desire to see who had won the various races run at Oakland on Saturday. Little Pete, who was but 33 years of age and died worth at least $150,000, left a wile and two children, the eldest five vears of age. He ran a shoe factory under the firm name of F. C. Peters & Co., employing both white aod Chinese, *as interested in several gambling houses, and the bead of the Sam Yups, a powerful Chinese society. "Little Pete," who came to this country at the age of ten years, spoke English fluently, and was as crafty and sauve a mau as one would be likely to meet in any country. A few years ago he was cod- victed of jury bribing and after serving eighteen months and spending (it is said) $30,000, he was accorded a new trial and acquitted through the influence of "Boss'' Buckley, so it was declared. At any rate, Buckley skipped the country, ex- pecting "Pete" to disclose unpleasant things. In March it was liscovered that he was in a conspiracy with several star j ockeys at the old Bay District track to rob the bookmakers by "fixing" races. In this conspiracy the depth of his craft was illustrated. He never became greedy. He picked out a horse that ought to win and then arranged with the jockeys that he should win. He. never sought to bring in outsiders at long odds and so make a coup, but contented himself with Bure winnings at short odds, and in this way defied detection for a long while. In spite of the fact that thejockeys were not|always true to the conspiracy and tried to give him the "double cross," it is said he cleared up nearly $100,000. Several prominent riders and one trainer were ruled ofl over the squealing of Hinricks and one or two others. A recent dispatch from New York was as follows: "What will undoubtedly prove one of the star events of the coming racinng season will be a special sweepstakes, ar- ranged by the Brooklyn Jockey Club, for the crack four- year olds, to take place at the Gravesend track during the week following the running of the Brooklyn Jockey Club handicap. The race will be a special sweepstakes of $500 each, half forfeit, two to start or no race, at weight for age, one mile and a half, ought to result in the following celebrities of the turf starting : Brookdale Stable names the bay colt Requital, four years old, by Eothen — Ret- ribution; A. Belmont names the brown colt Hastings, four- years old, by Spendthrift — Cinderella; P. J. Dwyer names the chestnut colt Handspring, four years old, by Hanover — My Favorite; M, F. Daly Dames the bay colt Ben Brush, four years old, by Bramble — Roseville. It is probable that other horses will be named to start, but ehould no other nom- inations be made and the horses named go to the pest one of the greatest races ever seen on an American track ought to result. Requital, Handspring, Hastings and Ben Brush make up a quartette of the greatest four year-olds the American turf has known. Requital is the best and most favorably known, but the rest have hosts of followers who believe, ac- cording to their fancy, that their particular favorite is the greatest horse in the country. Asa two-yeir-old Requital took championship honers by winning the Futurity. As a three-year old he won ihe rich Realization aDd other valuable stakes and again was crowned king of his class. Twice before have Handspring and Hastings met, and twice but a bead separated them, Handspring getting the decision by that nar- row margin in the first race and Hastings taking the second. Ben Brush's remarkable races as a two-year old led many to believe that he would be the champion three-year-old of 1896. Mike Dwyer sent him to the West to race, but the hurried preparations soon told on him and long before mid- summer he had lost his form completely. Dwyer, however, has not given up hope of him. StcRETAfcY W. S. Leake of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, is in receipt of a letter from Colonel Sanders D. Bruce, in which that gentleman states that the Jockey Club does not and never will own the Slud Book. The Turf, Field and Farm of January 8th also publishes the following important notice to breeders from the pen of Colonel Bruce : Dear Sir: I desire to call your attention to the following notice from E. C. Hopper, secretary of the American Turf Congress : "All horses will have to be registered in Bruce's American Stud Book before they will b? permitted to start on Turf Congress tracks." No foals of 1896 reported to the Jockey Club and paid for to them have been reported to me, notwithstanding I have frequently requested them to do so and to pay over to me one half of the registration fees in accordance with the agreement between me and the Jockey Club. Reports to the Jockey Club were made at my request by circular issued in compliance with that agreement with the understanding that the pavmeDt of the registration fee of $2 per bead for native and $5 for imported horses would insure entry in the Stud Book and half the fees would be paid to me for such entry. Ab tne Turf Congress rules require registration in the Stud Book before a horse can race on Turf Congress tracks, the ac*ion of the Jockey Club as above stated therefore dis- qualifies all the foals of 1896 reported to them from racing on Turf Congress tracks, and disqualifies as well the foals of other years reported to them aod not registered in the Stud Book. If, therefore, you desire your foals registered iL the Stud Book, it will be necassary for you to send me a duplicate report for 1896, stating also such mares as were barren, slipped foals and were cot bred in 1896 to make the record complete. The Jockey Club has been paid $2 and $5 respectively for native and imported horses, and, by virtue of my agreement with the Jockey Club, entitles them to regis- try in the Stud Book without additional charges to the breeder. The rules prohibit the repetition of names, except by the addition of a numeral, and claims for names will be registered in order of priority. Bv the withholding of the foals of 1896 the compilation of Volume VII of the Stud Book has also been greatly delayed Blanks for reports will be furnished on application, and it is urgent that you should give this your immediate attention in order that your stock may be properly registered and the next volume of the Stud Book be as complete as its predecessors All new broodmares must be registered a* such, and the fee for registry is $2 per head for native and $5 per head for imported broodmares, aod $5 per head for stallions imported for breeding pur- poses, which must accompany the application. This is neces sary in order that the produce of mares may be properiy arranged under them. Sires must also be registered, except when they appear under their dams as produce. In reporting new mares and stallions give breeding, s^ as to avoid mistakes which might result when there should happen to he more than one animal of the same name, and in reporting foals be particular to give marks, color and sex. S. D. Bruce. 70 ©Jjc ^rrefc^r (mi* gtp&vt&xnan* [January 30, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN \VM. G. LAYXG. Editor asd Proprietor. The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST., SAN PRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. 1 KK>1- - Oat- \ f«r. g3 :8UMoDtbs, g 1.T5; Threw Monlbs, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by po»*.al order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Busb St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications most be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Franoisoo, Saturday, January 30, 1897. Protective Legislation. There seems to be a most determined effort on the part of the legislators from the interior to see that some protection is. afforded farmers and stock raisers at the legislature now in session. During the legislature of 18115 the large cities received the most benefit, while almost every bill offered that in anyway protected the people who form the "backbone and sinew of the State" was killed. This fact was instantly recog- nized by the people, and when candidates for the legis- lature of 1S97 presented their names and claims for their suffrages they had to pledge themselves to do something for these constituents. As a result, we read with pleasure the many bills offered which re- late to the making of laws governing the improvement of the highways of California ; laws for the suppression of tuberculosis in cattle, offering indemnity to owners for the destruction of cattle destroyed because they were affected with this contagious disease ; laws for the guidance of butter and cheese makers, and for the protection of orchardists and vineyardists, relating to the quarantining of all trees and vines affected by dis- ease ; laws for the farmers who are engaged in raising cereals; bills for the restoration of appropriations for district fairs, the abolition of which at the last legisla- ture was one of the greatest injustices ever perpre- trated on all classes — farmers, stock raisers and business men in the interior of this State. Bills for the abolish- ment of toll roads, which have been a hindrance to the cultivation of many a fertile valley in California. These area few of the measures offered, and if the legislators will only keep their pledges to the people we shall see a batch of bills sent to Governor Budd which will receive his signature and place him as high, if not higher, in the estimation of the people than before he issued his pro- clamation as Governor of thig State. We admonish the newspapers in the interior to keep a close watch on the vote of every member elected and see that they keep their pledges. Westchester Racing Association. 'flic attention of all horse owners is called to the fact that entries for the Westchester Racing Associations meeting at Morris Park, New York City, will close next Monday, February 2. We have a number of entry blanks on hand which we will send to all who have not received any. The spring meeting will commence May S, and continue tu include Saturday, May 29. The advertise- ment does not state the amount offered, fur instance, the two year-oldH, the purees offered are as follows: The llout|uet, $2,000; The (laity $2,500; The Laureate $3,- '"iii; 'Hie llaychester $2,000; for three-year-olds and upward, The Metropolitan Handicap $5,000; TheTobog- 1,500; The Highweight Handicaps three serials, $1,500 each and the Amateur cup $300 in plate and $1,- 2 n cash. The Autumn meeting will commence October ltlth and end November 2d, and like at the spring meeting the will be large. In the events for the two-year-olds The 'White Plains Handicap purse amounts to $4,000; the Champagne $8,000 and the Autumn selling race $2,000. For three-year olds, the Jerome Handicap ia for $2,500. For three-year-olds and upwards, the Mu- licipal Handicap is fur $2,500, while for the all aged divisun the Autumn all aged selling race is for $2,000. ee these events a splendid programme of other ill be issued every day. The Matron Stake for a purse of $20,000 will be contested for in the Autumn of 1S99 for the produce of mares covered in 1896. Entries for all these events will close Monday, February 2d, and all who have not received blanks will be supplied by sending word to this office. We want to see California well represented at this meeting at which H. G. Crick- more is the able secretary. Washington Jockey Club. In another portion of this paper ivill be found ad- vertised several good purses for two-year-olds, three- year-olds and upward, to be run at the spring meeting of the Washington Jockey Club, Benning's race couise. For two year-olds there is the Arlington, half a mile, $1,000; the Mount Vernon, half a mile, for geldings and fillies, $750, and the Congressional, half a mile, selling, purse $650. The Federal Purse is for three-year-olds, six and a half furlongs, $800. Then there is the Wash- ington Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, purse $1,200, one mile. There are four jumping races, the Virginia Hurdle Race, $600, one and a half miles; sel- ling hurdle, purse $750, one and three-quarters miles ; Easter Steeplechase, purse $750, about two miles, and a selling steeplechase, purse $600, about two aud a half miles. The meeting is given in accordance with the rules of The Jockey Club and National Steeplechase Association. Address your entries to Ben Hellen, Sec- retary, 1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C, or H. G. Crickmore, Clerk of the Course, 173 Fifth Avenue, New York. The dates awarded the Club are April 10 to April 27, 1897. The Colusa Meeting. The Directors of the Colusa Jockey Club through its Secretary, J. E. Wright, informs us that tbey intend to give a five-days race meeting, commencing May 4th and will give purses amounting to over $2,000 during this time, which will be dispensed among owners of trotters and pacers. It affords us pleasure to note the earnest desire on the part of the members of this club to en- courage the breeding and development of light harness horses. E. C. Peart, the President of this Club, is one of the most devoted friends the horsemen in that splen- did country have, and much credit is due him for his labors in their behalf. We shall publish a list of entries in our n?xt issue. Look out for this Fellow. A man named J. C. Young, who is described as a cripple, is collecting subscriptions for the "Breeder and Sportsman." He is a fraud. We have placed a de- scription of bim in the hands of the police, and when arrested we will see he has a long term to consider his misdoings. He collected numerous amounts in Sacra- mento. The attention of our readers is called to the winner of the great American Stakes at Brooklyn, The Foam Stakes at Coney Island, and was second in the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay, we refer to St. Carlo, the best son of the great St. Blaise, for which Chas. Reed, of Fair- view, paid $100,000. St. Carlo is a handsome horse and as a sire of race winners is rapidly achieving fame. All his progeny are well formed, have excellent disposi- tions, and every one trained has been a race winner. Owners of good brood mares should not overlook this horse. He is bred right on both sides and cannot fail getting race horses. "Here you are! " That's, the way Ed. A. Tipton head" his announcement card that the Montana circuit fur 1 897 will commence at Anaconda, June 26 to July 24, and then follow at Butte, July 27 to August 28. Over $125,000 will be offered in stakes and purses. Stakes will close April 1st. Mr. Tipton also says "Denver and Colorado Springs, with attractive pro- grammes, will immediately precede us." This secretary is the best "rustler" for business in the United States and we are proud to have him so near us. The " cinch bill " promoters who are jealous of the successor the two Jockey Clubs in this city have been very quiet since they learned that they will meet with no success in their endeavors to injure the managers of these tracks. The Breeder and Sportsman" was wel circulated in Sacramento last week and its work in be- half of the Jockey Clubs and Agricultural Associations highly commended. We have a representative there who is watching every move on the legislative chess- board. There is a movement on foot to have the Park Com- missiontrs make a bridle path for saddle horses in the Golden Gate Park. There are over five hundred saddle horses in actual use in San Francisco and the number is increasing. The subject of buildiag lov hurdles and water jumps on this path is spoken of. M. W. Dunham, of Wayne, Illinois, the famous breeder of French coach horses, is in this city. He will only remain a few days. He has Id re, Perfection and Partisan, the greatest prize-winners ever exhibited. The entries. for the two-year-olds of both the Cali- fornia Jockey Club and the Pacific Coast Jockey Club were large and gratified the Directors of both Asso- ciations. Imported. Bertram. "The handsomest horse ever exhibited at the State Fair,'' this has always been the popular verdict whenever Im- ported Bertram led the procession of heavy draft stallioDS there. He always obtained the blue ribbon, while Lis colts and fillies have never been beaten. Mr. Rubles could never keep them after they were three years old, f or the principal buyers (draymen and teamsters) from S an Francisco always came to Rio Vista and purchased them. He has a few there now which for size, st^le, activity, bone, good sinew and per- fect proportions are not excelled by the progeny of any stal- lion in Califoruia. They are out of mares of ordinary breed- ing, and as tbey are all solid dark bays aod browns, they are a credit to their sire. We know of no horse ever imported to California that is Bertram's equal. He is kind aDd intelli - gent, a remarkably sare foal-getter, and in conformation is a perfect model. There never was a colt fjaled by him that ever had a spavin, ring-bone or side-bone — ailments that are very common with tbe get of other draft stallionB. Mr. Rubles asks a remarkably low figure for him, in fact, so low that Bertram wiil earn himself out this 9eason. The attention of our readers is called to the advertise- ment of the sale cf tbe grandlv-bred stallion Robin and the great broodmare Eveline, by Nutwood. There were few better judges of trotting horses it? America than the late Isaac De Turk, aod every animal he bred or purchased proved a well-bred one. He had in Robin not only a well bred one, but one of the gamest and best-formed youog horses in the United States. His progeny are the talk of Santa Rosa and. everyone who owns one swears by it. It is cur opinion that a better stock horse was never offered for sale in California than Robin. Eveline has a famous repu- tation and whoever purchases her now, can, by breeding her to any of the horses advertised in this l6sue, count on getting a record-breaker. She is sound and one of the best of mothers. Some one will be looking for a firBt-class Wilkes-Elec- tioneer stallion to make money this season; to such a person Fav Wilkes, the handsome Guy Wilkes stallion advertised in this issue offers claims that should not be overlooked. He is a splendid individual, royallv-bred, and one of the purest- gaited horses in California. Whoever buys him will secure a bargain. C. A. Winship, of Los Angeles, writes in regard to the rumored sale of the great Steinway colt, Agitato: "This is an error; the colt will not be sold and has never been offered for sale; offering him for sale at auction is sometbiug I never thought of. I do not know who started the story, but you can state I do not desire to dispose of him." Do not forget the fact that W. D. Grand will offer some of the finest coaching horses and hackneys in America for sale in New York City, Thursday and Monday, February 11 and 12. See bis advertisement. Dr. Bazet is driving one of the handsomest teams seen out in the park for many a long day. They are a pair of bright bays, the get of Dexter Prince, out of a standard bred mare. Ed McElhone, Dr. G. F. Shiels' coachm an, i6 responsible fcr the purchase, which is another tribute to his good sound judgment in the matter of horsefle sh. A weanling till v bv Gossiper 2:14^ was sold by a gentle- man in Petaluma for $400. The youngsters by this splendid son of Simmons 2:28 are models of beauly and show remark- ably well as weanlings. There are some at the Fair ranch Sonoma County that would be a credit to any sire in America. W. R. Ovekholser of Petaluma has received from Ru- dolph Spreckels the two chestnut pacing mares by Stralhway 2:19 that this gentlemen purchased last summer. They were bred by Capt. Owen and will get marks better than 2:20 this year. Have you noticed the splendid list of trotting stallions advertised in this issue ? Owners of good mares will make no mistake if they breed them this year. Good horses will be very scarce in 1900. Boodle 2:12A was bred to twenty-eight mares in 1S96 and twenty-six have proved with foal. The other two were very old mares and had been barren for years. We would be pleased to receive any items relating to trotting or pacing horses from our subscribers. Mary Best, 2:12}, will drop a foal by Oio Wilke s, 2:11 in a few days. The prospects for a good year in California were never better. JANUARY 30, 1S97] ODlje gveeftev cm© gtpcvt&vn an. 71 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BT JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. A Welcome Letter. — The letter from Major P. P# Johnston, President of the National Trotting Association, herewith appended, is exceedirgly gratifying to me, and will, also, be fully appreciated by the harness horse people of California. As has been stated before, if free transportation from Chicago to San Francisco and return can be secured for the delegates to the Congress of the N. T. A. February 18.-8, there is a good chance for it to be held here, aDd a gathering of the foremost supporters of harness racirg in the United ; States would be worth to the State many times over the cost of a special train. When the project was mentioned at the last congress it was received with general approbation — and an enthusiastic response from a large majority of the dele gates. Some of them predicted that five hundred delegates would make the trip, and it is quite safe to estimate that half that number, at least, would join the expedition. It is only necessary to give the names of the officers ot the Association and the members of the District Boards to show the kind of men that compose the Association, and a list of the delegates which have attended the biennial meetings would also prove that the "representative men" of the coun- try make it a point to take part in the proceedings, and, of course, would be of the party. OFFICERS. P. P. Johnston, President, Lexington, Ky. David Bonner, First Vice-President, New York. N. Y. N. T. Smith. Second Vice-President, San Francisco, Cal. Lewis J. Powers, Treasurer, Spriugfield.., Whitehall, N. Y. From West field Leader (N. J.) : I have had an oppor- tunity to examine "Absorbine," manufactured by W. F. Young. Meriden, Coon., and find it tn be a discuiient in which full confidence can be placed. It removes all Puffs and Swellings, from a Skin Roll to a Fatty Tumor; and at the same time it strengthens tbe muscles without doing the least injurv to the tissues, or even to the hair; I am much pleased with it, and could not suggest anything preferaH-3. W. H. Morse, M. D. F. B. S. Sc, Chemist and The list. 72 &\je gveebev (crib gftrotrtemtm. [January 30, 1897 THE KENNEL Kennel Fixtures. bench shows. New England Kennel Clab's bench, show, Boston, Secre- te 107 Tremont street. Fi-b 22-25— Westminister Kennel Clubs bench show, >ew lork. James Mortimer. Superintendent. Kennel Club'ssecond annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison. Secretary. Mar. m-13— Mascout&h Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago. III.. J. L. Lincoln. Secretary. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's tirst annual bench show. Ky., i. AS Keives. Secretary. Mar. 81-a.pr 1 -3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and KennelClubs bench show at San Jose. Cal.; Chas. R. Harker. Secretary, San Jose. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show. Stockton. Cal. John Hefternan, Secretary. April 11-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show. Los Angeles Cal.. R. B. Fonk, Secretary. . t-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore. Md.. Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Sprine Meeting. Iugleside Coursing Park. J. R- Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery street, San Francisco. ♦ Pacific Kennel Glub. For Ihe last time we are privileged to report the proceed- ings of the Paci6c Kennel ,Club and we canDOt deny that it is with many regrets that we announce that fact. We were largely instrumental in re-organizing ihis club 1S92, and during the past month we have done our best to induce the members to disband, believing that in so doirg we were working for the best interests of dogs and dog shows. It seems to be the fate of nine out of ten kpnnet clubs to outlive their usefulness and the Pacifies were unquestionably one of the nine. The actual immediate cause of the clubs disbanding was a lacs of interest. The members all want a kennel club and they all wanted a yearly bench 6how, but no one wanted it bad enough to put their own shoulder to the wheel. The old beDch show commitea handled the shows of the past few years very successfully, they were totally disinter- ested and worked faithfully but met with only abuse for their pains, and we cannot blame them for declining to serve again. Far the past few months it has been utterly impossible to secure more than a bare quorum, and the question of dis- banding was Dot even of enough importance to induce the members to attend the meetings. At the last meeting but one a committee consisting of C A Height, T J Watisoo, F H Bushnell, E W Briggs and F H Browne were appointed by Ihe cnair to wait upon the members of the club person- alW and obtain their written views on the subject of disband- ing and the disposal of the funds of th* club. A meeiing was held at the Occidental Hotel on Tuesday evening last. President H Bier occupied the chair, Thos H Browne officiated as Secretary pro tern. The other members present were Messrs E W Briggs, F H Bushnell, T H Gruen- hagen, T J Wattson, Franz Frey and A Russell Croweil. E W Briggs as chairman of the committee reported that the committee had interviewed and secured the written voles ot 28 of the 43 names upon the roll and that 27 had voted to disband and one to continue. That 25 had voted to give the funds of the club to the Olympic Gun Club as a guaran- tee fund for a show to be held this year, and three had voted to give the money to charity. After considerable infjrmal talk Mr. Bushnell moved and Mr. Gruenhagan seconded the motion that the club give the money on hand after all bills are paid and the other property of the club consisting of bench show paraphenalia, to the Olympic Gun Club. The money, consisting of something like $350, to be given "in trust asa guarantee fund for a bench show to be given this year. In the event of the Olympic Gun Club net giving a show this year, or in the event of the Olympic Gun Club giving a successful show this year with- out using this f jud, the same to be returned to a committee of five to be appointed by the chair, and to be disposed of by them as directed at that meeting. The motion was canied unanimously. Mr. Wattson then moved and Mr. Briggs seconded the motion that in the event of the funds being returned to the committee that they be authorized to divide the money equally between the three Protestant, Hebrew and Catholic orphan asylums of this city. Motion carried. The Chair then appointed Messrs. Haight, Wattson, Bush- nell, Gruenhagen and Briggs as the committee and on mo- tion they were ordered to notify the Olympic Guo Clnb and toe American Kennel Club of the action taken. Thev were also authorized to confer with the Olympic Gun Club and draw up such agreements as they considered necessary. The thanKs of the club were leode-ed to the press for its valuable assistance in furthering the object? of th^ rli)1-! s.M to the present officers for the energy and z 'al i.ui iUcy bave shown in conducting the afi'ur* of the club. Mr. Briggs moved to disbtnd, Bushnell seconded the mo- tion and the Pacific Kennel Clnb ceased to exist. Iagleside Coursing. Two thousand people were present at Ingleside Park on Sunday last to witness the coursing for the double Btake tl at was on the card for the ifternoon's sport. There were thirty- two dogs in the all-age stake and thirty in the puppy stake, and greit interest was evinced by all in the running of the young dogs, as both owners and others were anxious to see how the would acquit themselves. The hires ran well all the afternoon— showing a great improvement on tho• Twenty-five birds, entrance $1.50, $10 added, purse divided into 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent. 7. Fifteen birds, entrance $1, purse divided into 45, 30 and 25 per cent. S. Ten birds, entrance 75 cents, purse divided into 40, 30 and 25 per cent. Shooting will commenee promptly at 10 o'clock. All matches will be shot under American Shooting Association rules. Class Shooting will prevail, and all ties divide. Ammunition and refreshments for sale on the grounds. Trains to and from grounds every thirty minutes. All Alameda local Narrow Gaag« trains stop at Alameda Junction on request beiog made to conductor, and stop to take on passengers on proper signal any day. Olympic Gun Olub. The Olympic Gun Club's trap-shooting grounds near Ingleside are rapidly nearing completion and will be ready for practice shooting on February 7th. The live bird traps will be the first to be used in America with electric equipment. The traps were made here and the pull, the "Tangle shot," is the invention of that well-known sportsmen, T. E. Barney. The club has adopted an emblem consisting of crossed guns, the initials O. G. C, and a dog's head. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Have you tried Dupont's Summer Shooting No. 3 ? Docks are reported to be very plentiful at Sherman Island. Dave Thorn was at his old snipe grounds at Pleaaanton last Sunday. The Olympic Gun Club's trap shooting grounds are rapidly nearing completion. Scheudel, Wenzel and Cate were at Mowry'B on Sunday but did not bag many birds. When purchasing gun Tads always call for U. M, C, wads. They are superior in every way. The Lincoln Gun Olub will hold a practice shoot at the grounds at Alameda point next Sunday. C. A. Haight and W. J. Golcher were enjoying the quail hunting at Kinghts' Landing the first of the week. Al Adims and Arthur Lemmon killed eight canvasback and five dozen quail at Point San Pedro last Sunday. President Ahern denies that the Sportsmen's Protective Association will ever purchase or control a game preserve. F B Harden bagged 22 canvas back, sprig, widgeon and teal at the Bridges on Sunday last and all but three of them we^e drakes. C. Schneider was among the lucky ones last Sunday. His bag at San Pablo consisted of about two dozen sprig, spoon- bill and teal. There is no better combination than tne Remington shot- gun, U. M. C. wads and Dupont, Hazard smokeless or Gold Dust powder. J. S. Fanning, Van Valkenburg, Leighton and Black shot a 100 bird blue rock match at Los Angeles last Sunday. Fan- ning broke 87 and Van Valkenburg 81. Chas. Baltz, Chas. Baltz Jr., Fritz Krug and J. Baur were hunting in the mountains near Sonoma last Sunday. They bagged fifty rabbits and cottontails and squirrels, larkB and robins galore. The shooting on the Tamalpais preserve in Marin county has been unusually good this season. Twenty-eight bucks fell to the rifles of club members and the limit of twenty- five quail to a man has been made oftener than not. It is stated that two well-known sportsmen of this city killed over a thousand sprig in a little over a week's hunting on the Feather River near the Butter. Some of the sprig were sent to this city to fried- and were in fine condition. There seems to be a very general demand that the season for shooting ducks shall be extended to March 15th. There is no denying the fact that the best shooting in Central Cali- fornia is in the latter part of February, especially on broad water, and if the game law should be changed as above it would please all. Dryden's Assembly bill to permit the killing of vallev quail at all times and Waymire'e bill to protect the meadow lark were both lost, but Cross of Los Angeles has introduced an amendment to the game laws protecting robins all the year. This amendment prevailed and has been ordered en- grossed and to its second reading. The tournament at Bakersfietd on the 22-23 was quite a Huccess. The events brought out an average of 23 shooters. Fanning and Skinner referred all of the events at both blue rocks and live birds to the satisfaction of all. Mason won the high average on blue rocks and 8hiell the live bird aver- age. Jack Fanning was shooting a killing gait when his Smith gun broke down and threw him out of the running. INGLESIDE RACES. Continued from Page i FOURTY-THIRD DAY— THURSDAY, JANUARY 28. In the first, three furlongs, Queen Mab was away first to a poor start, and, going away from her field as if they were tied up, led into the homestretch by three lengths. Free Ladv came very fast, but could not catch Queen Mab, who won bv a head, Free Lady second, two lengths before Siva. Time. 0:36*. The Ezell pair (Queen Mab and Siva | went at 8 to 5, Free Ladv 7 to 1, Sir William 5, Daisy 20 (backed from 50), others 30 and 40 to 1. In the second, after Palmerston had broken through the machine, they were off to a fair start, all but Palmerston. Schnilz went to the front, leading by three lengths past the quarter, Braw Scot and Jack Martin lapped. This was tbe order past the half. Jack Martin then ran up second, close to Schnitz, who, however, won bv one and a half lengths, Jack Martin second, a length before San Marco, who just beat Two Cheers. Time, 1:45}. Schnitz was at 15 to 1, Jack Martin 80, San Marco 4, Braw Scot and Hazard 13 to 5, others 10 to 40 to 1. A mile and a furlong race had four starters. Argentina went right to the front and led by a small margin past the quarter, B&namela second, a scant length from Bright Phoebus. At the half the four were heads apart, Argentina first. Turning for home Argentina was leading by a neck, Bright Phcebus second, two lengths before 'Ostler Joe. The pair ran pretty close together until about eighty yards of the finish, when Hennessey let go his wrap on Bright Phcebus, who came fast, but could not quite make it, Argentina win- ning by a nose, Bright Phcebus second, eight lengths before 'Ostler Joe. Time, 1:57}. Hennessy lost this race through over-confidence, for Phcebus was much the best horse. Ar- gentina was at 4 to 1, Bright Phcebus even money (backed from 2h to 1 ), 'Ostler Joe 6 and Benamela 2 to 1. In the fourth, six furlongs, Morven showed first to a good start, but was immediately passed by Ransom, who led Mor- ven by half a length to the homestretch, Mike Rice two lengths further away. In the homestretch Morven tired and Ransom won handily by three lengths. Mike Rice beating Morven a length for place. Time, 1:17$. Ransom was at 2k to 1, Mike Rice 7, Morven 2£, Zoolein and Banjo 7, Alla- habad 10 to 1. In the fifth, six furlongs, selling, Sport McAllister led until nearing the half, where Kowalsky came up and took command, leading Sport by a small margin into the home- stretch and winning handily by three lengths, Caliente com- ing strong the last part and beating Sport McAllister half a length for place. Time, 1:16}. Kowalsky was at 6 to 1, (7 for some time), Caliente 7 to 5, Sport McAllister 3, Sugar font 5, Pat Murphy 8 and Boreas 60 to 1. In the last race, seven furlongs, for three-year-olds, Suisun led all the wav and won easily by one and a half lengths from Imp. Sain, who beat Installatrix three lengths. Time, 1:34}. Amelia S. showed some speed. Suisun was at 1 to 4 (opened at 2 to 5), Imp. Sain 10 to 1, Installatrix 30,others 20 to 50 to 1. Foals of 1897. HOOF BEATS. Ab Stemler has made several entries in the St. Louis Derby of 1898. Pat Donne has been schooling his International Derby- winner, Damien. to jump, in order to improve his temper. Beauchamp, who had his first mount at the old Bay; District track, rides an occasional winner at New Orleans. Jpdge Joseph A. Murphy has been instructed by C. C . Moffitt of St. Louis to sign Jockey Reidy for the comiog season. The four Quinn brothers left last night for their home in Lexington on account of the dangerous illness of their mother, who resides in that city. The first trotting foals of 1897 dropped at Palo Alto are as follows : January 7, ch f by Wildidle 13,472— Aldeana, 2:25, bv Electioneer 125. January 8, b f by Dexter Prince ll,3o'3 — Idlemay, 2:27*, by Electioneer 125. C. H. Dobele, Clerk. " Vet " Tbyon, Steve Crandall and " Rio Vista George" are all handling trotters at Rancno del Paso. This farm will make a number of entries in the races on the California circuit thiB season. For years the light harness horse divi- sion of this great farm was neglected, but the presence of the marvellous trotters and pacers by that grandly-bred stallion, Knight 2:22, has set everyone talking trotting horse there. We look for Knight to be one of the best Bires ever brought to California. Mr. Mackey, with his usual good judgment, selected him and that other fine Wilkes stallion, Bay Bird, to breed the mares by Albert W. 2:20 and Algona to, and he will have horses he can sell well when they are old enough to work. F. W. Loebeb, of St. Helena, is getting a string of horses ready for this year's circuit. Horse Owners Should Use G-OHBATJI/E'S Caustic Balsam Thi GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. B. GombauLt ex- Vetera nary Bar peon to the Fnocb Gorerameat BtuL lmpn*aihle ta produce any scar or bltmish. The 8o('e«t bnt BLISTER ever used. Taken tho jilnceof ail Hnl' menu for mlldor eevero action. Itemovei nllBunchci or IlkmUhd from Homed or tattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING *»(hle topn LISTER [or mfldor .■mUhci fr< As a HUMAN REMEDY, for Rtieumatlem, *■ rrnlni, Sore 1 hroat, Etc., it Is invaluable. WE GUARANTEE g&Sfio* bSESXSW ,irodnro more actual results than a v. hole bottlo of n.y liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. ETery bottle of Caustic Balsam sold la Warren- led U> Rive eatlifaciiun. Vrtce. £| .(JOpcr botile. Sold bi PrujTKiets, or sent by express, charge* paid, with fuU df-ectlons Tor it> Use. Send for descripnvo circulars, V ' Ic, etc AudPias *" \ iB LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland. O. Old Hy Dy is to spend the rest of his days at the Encs ranch, in Monterey county. He has been broken to buggy and is reported lo be quite a fair trotter. Harry ("Moose") Taylor is to ride EaBt next summer for Jim McLaughlin. Taylor weighs 116 pounds at present, but expects to ride in the East at 107 pounds. Louis Ezell bought The Cheat at Eugene Leigh's sale in St. Louis tLis Bummer. He paid just $50 for the Bon of De- ceiver. The youngster is ceitainly well named. There are two new arrivals at the Burns & Waterhouse ranch, near Sacramento. One is a Take Notice filly, dam Gratitude, and the second is also by Take, Notice, dam imp Berna. Palo Blanco is the name of a chestnut filly that will be raced here this spring. She is by Emperior of Norfolk, dam Aloha, and is a half sister to the celebrated Key El Santa Anita. Eddie Jokes' contract with Burns & Waterhouse expires on April 2d. Although the clever lightweight has received several tempting offers, he will doubtless remain with bis present employers. Burns & Waterhouse expect to have second call on Jockey Charley Thorpe when they race in the East. As iB generally known, Thorpe is under contract to W. J. Arkell, the owner of Judge. George Rose Wednesday received a telegram from Sacra- mento announcing the death of his two-year-old colt by Rio Bravo, dam My Badge. This was the highest-priced young- ster at the recent Kerr sale. Lou C. White is schooling Rajah, half-brother to the crack timber-topper, Burmah. If he proves anywhere near as good as the latter he will beat most of the "leppers" now before the Pacific Coast public. Charley Boots had Don Cwsar destroyed the other day. The horse broke down in Montana last summer aad got to be a hopeless cripple. Fireman, in the same stable, has turned roarer, we understand, and may have to be destroyed. Ida Pickwick has run her last race. This once great mare finished outside the money in a "skate" race at New Orleans last week. She is to be bred to Imp. -Quicklime, Ed Gardner's great English horse that sired the first two- year-old winner of 1897. Mrs. W, L. Appleby, wife of the well-known trainer, recently met with almost a fatal accident near San Jose. She was driving a horse named Uocle Sam when she fainted, falling out and breaking an arm, besides sustaining other injuries of a serious nature. The beautiful Spreckels cup, to go to the winner of tbe winner of tbe stake of that name, is on exhibition in the Palace Hotel grill room, and is one of the handsomest affairs of the kind we have ever seen, a credit indeed to the silver- smith and engraver that modeled it. The race wherein this cup is added is named after the popular young Pres'dent of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, and is to be decided at no far- distant date. Eugene Leigb will ship three of his Kentucky mares over to be bred to Mr. Ferguson's imp St. George, imp. Caledonia. Arrowgrass (dam of Gunst) and Zantippa. Tally Coulter will send Balance with them. Mr. Leigh iB breed- ing a few mares to Kit Chinn's imp Oddfellow, son of un- beaten Barcoldine and Oaks winner Geheimniss. Aside from these two stallions he is sticking to his own — Bramble, Kingston abd Burlington. Robert Bonner says that Sunol, 2:08^, was not in regular training last season, but 6he stepped a 2:20 clip occasionally in a moderate work out. She may be trained io the spring as Mr. Bonner has decided nol to breed her at present. Speak- ing of Elfride (4), 2:13$. bv Candidate. 2:16A,|son of Election- eer, dam Gladness, by Nutwood, 2:1S£, which Mr. Bonner bought at auction two years ago, for $1,250 he remarked: •'She sold at that low figure because she had a bowed tendon. That tendon is now as straight and free from soreness as that of auy colt on my place. I would not take $10,000 for her to day, and let me say that any horse with a bowed ten- don can be cured by judicious shoeing. I have timed her some very fast miles and have driven her myself to a wagon a fractional part of a mile better than a two-minute gait under the watch. " Yes. Sunol trotted half a mile when only four years old in 1:02}, to a high-wheel sulky, at De- troit. No horse of that age ever equalled that performance as far as I know. Nor has her three year-old record of 2:10A to a high-wheel sulky on a regulation track ever been equaled by a horse of that age. It is true Fantasy trotted id 2:08? in her three-year-old form, but to a bicycle sulky. No honest man, if sane, would think of comparing that with Sunol's performance to a high-wheel sulky. I may add that both Sunol and Maud S. were lame when I bought them and that after they were shod under my instructions they made the greatest performances that have ever been made to a high- wheel sulky — one on the regulation and the other on the kite track." Denver, Colo., May 10, ISyo. I have used DeHuy's Balm-oline on several of my horses. It i6 the best I ever used. J. T. Nelson. jANtTiEY 30, 1897] ®ije gveett&c cmb gtpovtsimatt. 75 •jrnimiiiriiimiuiiiniim.i. iiiniiiiiitiiuoninimi^^^^^^^^MkiWMMWWWWWWWWW^MW = Your stable is not complete without Quinn's = Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- = nary horse afflictions. Follow the example = set by the leading horsemen of the world and " your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment A. L. Thomas, Snpt. Canton Farm, Joliet, 111., remarks, "I enclose Fon amount for six bottles of Quinn's Ointment. After one year's trial must confess it does all yon claim for it." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpuffs or Bunches, 1 Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by ~ mail. wiiiininniMiiiimmiiiiiiiimiiiirnilllllliriillimilllill The King of All Large Trotting Stallions! JAMES Mill, 2:17 3-4 Trial 2:12, driven by W. Maben. Sired by ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LUCY PATOHEN, by Geo. M. Patchen second dam Fanny Branham, b7 American Boy Jr.: third darn Pass;' by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lelia S, 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (tri .1 2:21 3-4). JAMES MADISON is sixteen bands high and weighs over 1,300 pounds. Be is one of the besl proportioned horses of his s ze living and bis progeny have style, size, rinisa, perfect legs and feet, Iron constitutions, splendid dispositioDsand tbe purest gait imaginable. They ar^ all speedy. There never was . James Madison foaled that cannot show a 2: SO clip, and they need little or no Ooots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. 1.U8UIL RETU.ta PHIVILEUK8) For further particulars, address j\ 3V£. nsriErjSoiKr, Alaujeda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. WALDSTEIN, 12,597 Breediug unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly W.. by Electioneer (full sister to Albert W., 2:20. sire of Little Albert. 2: 10): seconc dam Sister, by John NelBon ; third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora, 2:J7.and Hazel, 2:28. WALDSTEIN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. He is one of the beat producing sons of Director, and in conformation a grand individual; took first premium at State Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22. and Zombro, three year-old record 2 ^S1^. He holds the five-mile race record of the world, 13:05 l-2,aud never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTEIN is sire of Lady Waldstein, 2:15; Humboldt Maid, 2:17; Jack W.. 2:10%; Native Son, 2:29'^; Swiftbird, 2:29V, (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce any in the 2:30 list. Come and see WALDSTEIN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) ( niiinl return privileges if I still own the horse. He will be kept at Sacramento rare track Qve days and Woodland two days. H. S. HOH0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. True Briton Imported TEDE BRITON will be kept for public service SACRAMENTO, At the Low Fee of $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privflages Payable on Removal orMares. With a limited chance in toe stud, True Briton ha' already sbownh mself to be a great sire. Rev del Ban' di" Training The Trotting Horse, BY OHARLES MARVIN. This great practical horse book is a handsome, three hundred page octavo, bound In cloth .elegantly printed superbly Illustrated, and explains In every detail the remarkable success of CHARLES MARVIN and the whole plans and methods pursued at Palo Alto as to breaking, training, shoeing, galting, driving, keeping, racing and bree>ding trotters. Read what J, C. Silby, the owner of St.Bel, says of this book : " In this work Marvin has let out all the mysteries of the craft, and it is so simple and plain tha any breeder, owner, trainer or rubber who has any relish for his business can take a colt as a yearling and developeto the highest and fullest extent that colt's capacity as a trotter. The work impressed me so strongly that I have ordered twenty copies, and shall place one in the hands of every rubber on our farm. Mailed postpaid for Jo. 50. Address THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 313 Bush St., San Francisco, Cal. Every DUCK HUNTER should have a cop: 76 ©Ije gvee&ev mto §tpoxt&maxu [January 30, 1897 WESTCHESTER RAGING ASSOCIATION EVENTS TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 2d, 1897, TO BE RUN AT MORRIS PARK, NEW YORK FOR THE ' MEETING IN MAY, 1897. I THE BAYCHESTER, three years old I THE TOBOGGAN HANDICAP, three years and upward. ! THE POCANTICE HANDICAP, three years old. ! HIGHLBEIGHT SERIAL HDCP, three years and upward. | THE METROPOLITAN HDCP., three years and upw'd. | AMATEUR CUP, three years and upward. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. ST. NICHOLAS HURDLE HANDICAP. I NEW YORK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. KNICKERBOCKER HURDLE HANDICAP. INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. THE E( >Ui;UET, two years old. THE GAIETY, two years old THE LAUREATE, two years old. FOR THE MEETING IN OCTOBER 1897. WHITE PLAINS HANDICAP, two years old. THE CHAMPAGNE, two years old. AUTUMN SELLING, two years old. JEROME HANDICAP, three years old. MUNICIPAL HANDICAP, three years and upward. AUTUMN, ALL-AGED, SELLING. FOR THE AUTUMN MEETING, 1899. THE MATRON OF $20,000, for the Produce of Mares covered in 1896, Foals of '97 WASHINGTON JOCKEY CLUB EVENTS TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 2d, 1897, TO BE RUN AT BENNINCS, WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR THE MEETING IN APRIL 1897. THE ARLINGTON, two years old. THE MOUNT VERNON, two years old. | THE FEDERAL, three years old. WASHINGTON HANDICAP, three years and upward. THE CONGRESSIONAL, two years old. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. VIRGINIA HURDLE RACE. I EASTER STEEPLECHASE. SPRING MEETING, 1898. SELLING HURDLE RACE. | SELLING STEEPLECHASE SPRING MEETING, 1899. FIRST WASHINGTON NURSERY, $4,000, for now yearlings to run at two years 1 SECOND WASHINGTON NURSERY, $6,000, for the produce of mares covered in 1S9 old. HALF MILE. I foals of 1897. HALF MILE. FULL CONDITIONS AND ENTRY BLANKS CAN BE OBTAINED ON APPLICATION TO THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, GIL, OR TO JUDGE J. J. BURKE, AT OAKLAND RAGE TRACK OR INGLESIDE RAGE TRACK. J)af. ADDEESS ENTEIES T0 H. G. CRICKMORE, Clerk of the Course, 173 IMiFtlx jJL-ve., :KTe>x*7- "SToi«3s.,Kr. "ST Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACE EH MKKTIVi;. 1S96-97 FEBRUARY 8th to 20th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Racing Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OB SHINK KIVK ill Mllllh RACKS Hill DAV. JAGES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP , 't., oonoecUnf Scott cfc? 3VffoOox*ci Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MACf WAREHOUSE | STORAGE WAEEHOUSKS. 615 and 617 Sixth St., 4*9 and 451 Berry St. Near Bra d nan. I 439 and -451 Channel. Bbas'hks- Oakland and Ingleside Race Tracks. CAFE ROYAL —TRY OUR SPECIAL BREW— NOTHING LIKE IT S CBKTg A GLASS FOURTH &. MARKET, FLOOD BLDG A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY! SpffiflNCUtf Positively removes B0UE SPAVIN, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb, IN 48 HOURS, Without Paia. $500 Reward For Failure or Slightest Injury. This is the Greatest Wonder of the 19th Century, astonish- tog, as it does, the entire Veterinary world. Circulars and Sworn Proofs Mail- ed Free. Dr. Guy Checini, ' No. 378 0.111:11 St., NCW York. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT AMERICAN AXD EUROPEAN PLANS PHTFQ ■ American Plan S2 to £2. BO per Day tlD, I LO . European Plan 7fli' to gl.SO per Day 1 G. Layi HacUno Worts l LNCORPO RATED) All Hinds of Special Tool.- and Machines. Winery Machinery.Dynamite and Powder Works A SPECIALTY 07, 109 AtVD 111 FUKMOM STREET OLE MAKUfACTl'BEB OF Layng's Patent Circular Wine Cellar. H G. LAYNG, President and Manager, San Francisco Only a Wind-Puff But it may lose you the race. Horse won't bring as niucb at the sale. It Looks Bad and in- dicates weakness. Absorbine:,1^ it and strengthen the joint without removing the hair or laying the horse up. $2.00 a hot- tie, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. I>. F., 34 Amherst st, Spring tield.Mi THE THOROUCHBRED STALLION ST. CARLO SIKE OF Zamar II, RlNNART Joan Will serve a limited lnumber of first-class mares for the SEASON OF 1S97, at the Menlo Stock Farm, ^ $100, With usual return privileges. For further particulars apply to JAMES .MCDONNELL, Supeiintendent Meulo Stock Farm. Portoia, San Mateo Co., Cal. I ■AHTAl-MDY l"hese tiny Capsules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba,- — .. Cubebs or Injections and/uinvN CURE IN 48 HOURS\™L)rJ the same diseases with- — out inconvenience. January 30, 1897] ®Jje gveeltev emit gpovtamem* 77 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 5829, Rec. 2:12 ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25 Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but" he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, '"but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "W he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, ''but" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE. QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SlZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse — ('a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:1 2h, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAM EN ESS. A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse liviDgordead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He - transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTEF. & CO., Owners, San .Tose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Rare Crack. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2.251 the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) "Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1S94. His get Tvere the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1S9G. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 ST. NICHOLAS TRIAL, 2:27 1-4, ASA THREE-YEAR-OLD. Sired by the Ureal SIDNEY. 2:19 3-4, sire of 6G in the Hat. greatest of broodmare*. Dam .tired by ECHO, the ST. I*ir:HOL4Sis now eleven years old, just in his prime for the stad; stands 15.3 hands: in color a rich dark bay, two hind ankles white; star in forehead; has good limbs and feet; a pure-gaited trotier, and lm, an excellent disposition. Is pronounced by every one who hasseen him as an unusually stylish, well-formed handsome individual. As a three -year-old he went quarters iu 30 seconds; tuen fell into hands that took more pride in owning sucua norse rather than in continuing bis development His colts are of good size, fine lookers, and show extreme speed, but are all owned in private or unprofes- sional hands. «T. NICHOLAS is now p'aced at the head of the breeding department of Sulphur Springs Farm, and will be bred to all the first-class mares, ill colls on this farm are trained from weanlings. This horse, on account of conform alio u and breeding, cannot help but produce size, style, action and speed. Will serve only a limited number nf mares at S3'* FOR THIS SK\SO\, with u-ual return privilege; money due on notice of first service. PASTURAGE $4 PER MONTH. No liability assumed for accidents or escapes. $3* In order to show my confidence ia the breeding qualities of ST NICHOLAS. I make the following propo-itton to owners of stallions that are m service for the SEASON O"' 1397 IN CAL- IFORNIA. I will be one of not less than five to depositor guarantee in the sum of |1U0— en- trance money and as much moneyas the BREEDER ASSOCIATION chooses 'o add, all to forma pur -e— to be trotted or pac^d for by twn-year-olds, in a race, one mile, best two in three, at the FALL MEETINu of the P. C. T. H. B. A. in 1900. Only one entry, the get of each stallion allowed. Further details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. ti(JR\ETT,3U8 Pine St., San Francisco, Oai., or, SULPHUR SPRIXti FARM. Walnut Creels, Contra Costa County, PARK * RAGING • ASSOCIATION ■IDEAL PARK, WIS Nineteen Guaranteed Slakes. Entries Close March I. Ideal Park Hand i cap -Three-year-olds and npvvani: guaranteed £6,000. One and three-six- teenths. Wisconsin Handicap— All ages. Guaranteed 52,500. rnree quarters of a mile. Wauki><.ha Stakes —Selling, three-year-oldE and upward. Guaranteed 51,300. One and one- eighths miles. Ban Plaine Handicap— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed $l,20u. One mile. Chicago Stakes— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed Sl.OiO. OneaDd one-sixteenth miles. Winnebago Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed $1,000. Six and a half furlongs. Kenosha Slakes— Three-year-olds. Guaranteed Si. duo. One and one-eighth miles. Pleasant Prairie Handicap — Three-year- olds. Guaranteed SI. 000. One mile. Green Bay Stakes— Three-year-olds. Guaran- teed $1,000. Three-quarters of a mile. Slieboygan Stakes— Selling, three-vear-old Guaranteed $1,000. One mile. Fond Du Lac Stakes— Selling, for three-year- olde, non-winners of $750, guranteed $1,000. Three- quarters of a mile, 3Ianitowco Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward, non-winners of $750, guaranteed $1,000. One mile. Russell Stakes— Two-;ear-old colts and geld- ings; guaranteed Sl.OQO. Four and a half furlongs. Blossom Stakes— Two-year-old fillies; guaran- teed $1,000. One-half mile. Unity Stakes — Two-year-olds ; guaranteed $1,000. Five-eighths of a mile. Busli Stakes— Two-year-olds; guaranteed SI ,000. One-balfmile. Badger State Handicap— Two-year -olds; guar- anteed $1,000. Five-eighths of a mile. Kacine Stakes— Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed Si, 000. Four and a half furlongs. Ozaukee Stakes— Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed SI, 000. Three-quarters of a mile. Meeting Begins May 3. New Stables. Nominal Entrance tfee. Full Conditions and Entry Blanks can be had on Application to the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, or to M. NATHANSON, Secretary. 932 Monadnock Building, Chicago, 111. SANTA ROSA STOCK FARM HAS FOR SALE SEVEEAL ■ YouneTrottingStallions Win. Duo call by Stamboul, 2:07^2. dam the celebrated mare Bye Bye (sister to Lockheart, 2:08^), nlluuull j by Nutwood, second dam Rapidan, by Dictator. , LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNE THE HIGHEST GRADE IN THE ■WORLD. GRAND VIN SEC (Brown Seal) THE PERFECTION OF A DRV WINE. CARTE BLANCHE (White Seal) A RICH WINE. BRUT (Gold Seal) AN EXTRA DRY WINE. Unnu'lI'l'H'Q by Geo. Norval (son of Norval, 2:17, and Prospect Maid, 2:23^, by Geo. Wilkes), out of nUrValalla, Carlotta. Wilkes, by Charley Wilkes, 3563, second dam Aspasia, by Alcantara 713, etc. Rooil Rniimmol by Wildnut, out of Nettie Benton (dam of three in 2:30). by Gen. Benton, second Dudll DI USliluulj dam Nellie Walker, etc Destined to be the fastest horse in California, by Dexter Prince, ott ot Gracie B., by dtamboul. 2:07^, second dam Moor Maid (dam ot j Electra, 2:18^), by The Moor, etc. This is one of the finest trotters in this State. QiHnOU fllllnn (Mother toCupid,2:lS, and Adonis. 2:11% lea. 2:1814. and Providence, the most uiUntJj Ulllullj promising of all the get), by Sidney, 2:1924. out of Venus. Sidney Dillon is not « nly one of the fastest for the work he has had, but his progeny is the most promising in every respect. Qtonlou by Direct, 2:05%, dam Lily Stanley. 2:17J^ (old-lime sulky). This is a brother to On Stanley, uldlllGj, which all Americans will be praising this year. This is a great colt. He has tafcen the blue ribbon at the recent Horse Show. Individually be is A No. 1. His dam. Lily Stanley, was one of the gamest trotters ever bred in California, and when placed in the breeding ranks derannsusu-d her worth by producing Rokeby, 2U3j?£, and Salisbury. Her weanling filly, Lily, full sister to Stan- ley and On Stanley, is a beauty. She took first premium at State Fair. rnnm by Direct, 2 :05H. out of the great prize-winning mare. Silver Eye (dam of Ramona. 2 171,), by i I dill j Abbottsford. Fram, as an individual, is unsurpassed for his age by anv colt in America. For price or further particulars, address H. & W. PIERCE, 728 Montgom. ry So Or, IRA PIEROE, Santa Rosa Stock Farm THE Best Advertising Medium in California -»-IS THE-V Breeder and Sportsman PUBLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Its Circulation is Increasing Rapidly and Its Advertisers are Pleased with the Returnsthey Receive. THREE KINDS, ALL OF EQUAL EXCELLENCE. The favorite wine at all the leading Hotels, Cafes, Restaurants'and Saloons. Used exclusively at the Grand State Banquet given by President Faure of France to the Czar and Czarina of Russia. The most popular Wine in London and on the Continent. CALL FOR THE BRAND YOU "WANT I LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNE FOft SALE FKOM THE ESTATE F ISU±A.C DeTURK. ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, SIS.TS V^ DIRECTOR. 2:17. No. 1989, and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220: second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 1S7, etc. KOBIX is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed fast and game. Hn trotted a mile in his work lust season overs heavy track in -;:1G: last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he wasentered last season failed to fill andhe was not started. He is a line stock horse, and is a snre Foal-setter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of them are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1888, by NUTWOOD. No. 000. EVELINE is the dam of MAID FOWLER, 2:21%. by ANTEEO, No. 7868: TIETAM, 2:19, No. 21.397, by ANTEEO No. 7S68; NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31).by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS SKINNER No. 10,681, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 3S seconds when hardly bridlewise : ROB- LET (pacer), by ROBIN. No. 28,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. | Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions aud is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. LUMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk, Santa Itoga. Cal. January 30, 1867] ©ije gveetev mtfc gpovtetnccxu ty U. M. C. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad- vertisements of fifty words or less will be inserted in this column at the following rates: One week, 50 cents; one month, SI. 35; three months, S3. 50; one year, SIO. COD CUT A cross-bred spaniel, good retriever. FBH 8&Lt— Address L. L. CAMPBELL, West Berkeley, Cal. - "Vln.iuia-tiiriM by - ForSaleby the Trade. THE DMION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., PACIFIC COAST DKPOT, 425-427 Market St. . San Francisco HAZARD SMOKELESS THE "BLUE RIBBON" BRAND. 'iHE PERFECTION OF NITRO POWDERS. Some Valuable Features Peculiar to HAZARD SMOKELESS XT? XS SMOKKTi ESS. It is the quickest, cleanest and safest powdei of this class the world has produced. It contains do ingredient that will injure the guu-barrel, foul the locks, or impair the eyesight of the sportsman. The grains are hard and are less affected by moisture or atmospheric changes than any other powder of the kind. ALANSON H. PHEXPS, Agent, 110 Front Street, San Francisco, Cal. 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They wear light shoes, are evenly balanced, WKAIi Mi HOBBi ES. 1 bey have been in careful hand-, nave been worked for speed every year, and have had gOl d fiite They are sound aL>d ad right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) d Regisiered No. 0I&0. record (pacing), 2:20; brown horse; small star; coronet ot left hind foot while; foalet in.lSSS. ifi I hanfls bish. weight l.ltia p-mnds. By a producer, Aulevolo; iour-year-old record 2:19^. Son o (Electioneer; firsidam' th ■ ^rt*at \>r odmare Elizabttb Basler (dam of Robert Basler record 2:20. and Stone way three-year-old r*cuid 2:22% ), by bill Arp(pacerl; second dam Mary, by Warefleld, sou ot Cracker, by RosHin: third ara lane, by the Barr Horse, sou ot American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLER will maK*- a pub lie season 6ir mar s the ye«r h-97, begmnlne about the 10th of Februarv, as follows : .Mondays and Tuesdavs at " Hiinfiii.]. in Kings County. Cal ; Wednesday in Visatia. '■ nlare County, Cal., the remainder ot theweek'at the bor>e's homt*. tiic Goltouwi od Ranch, ten miles niTlLea*t of ^"isaiia TK-RMS — j2> the season, parable the 1st ol June, 1897. Mares kept at the Ranch for ^1 PEK MONTH. This liorse can show as grand a lot of co u as any horse in Ihe State. They are good-gaiied, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers. rorrespoodeiirr solicited. R, 0, NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. CHANCE FOR BUYERS! Ilhlll iii . i u i: b n. likIs, and weighs 2,000 pounds. He! I In Percbcron 8lad Book orPraDCfl. BrclilerNo. 12H9. sire Avuie :n':; Avate per Nogen i ■ ; ; dam Lalhariooe. BRRTRi Plrsl PrlXQ «t '■lair Knlr inree veorn In fltCCMllon, Hli «el have been prize- ,tuuir- whereverabowo. Bell n r.and hln colta are unsurpassed for Hize. beauty and t,Ml„„ Irtn :kji.k iii..- lir-.-edlngbusloesa. Oaj~ For prloSftOd lurtber ] or to L. C. RUBLE, Rio Vista. p. J. Williams, T have determined to reduce my stock of horses, and for that purpose ofler the following. They are all well known to the public: IAGO, 2:11, SILVER RING (4), 2:20 1-2, DESDEMONA (3), 2:25, LEAP YEAR (4), 2:26, MAGENTA (3), 2:31, MAUD SINGLETON, 2:28 (the best lady's roadmare in California) H ATTIE, the dam of MONTEREY, 2:13|, and MONTANA, 2:16£. In foal to EGYPTIAN PRINCE (son of El Mahdi and Bay Hambletonian) EGYPTIAN PRINCE 14,431 is also for sale. I also have two illlles by BRUTUS, two and three years old. out of the dam of ADDIE M. I also have a black llllv bv KOMAX ia yearling t. dam by RECENT, second dam by LONG FELLOW ,eir and a two year-old bay Ally by EOLIAN, out of LILY LAKGTRV, by Kegeut. O^-Tbese are superior Individuals. Silver Bow Stock Farm, Milpitas, Cal. Vol. XXX. No 6. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897. INGLESIDE. Racing in the Mud — Innumerable Upsets— How the Races Were Run. FORTY-FOURTH DAY — FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. Six well-filled raceB were run of over a deep track at Ingleside this afternoon, and a crowd of at least 2,000 saw the contests, which were interesting from first to last. Mar- ionette ran away about four and a half furlongs before the the initial race, but it .must have been a good warm-up, for she won anyhow by a length from Imp. Friar, made a favor- ite after the runaway. Rejected was a good third. The re- juvenated cripple Whitestone, won the second gamely by haif a length, but he was all out to beat Pecksniff. OollinB, ridden by " Toddy" Sloan, who hates very much to get any mud on his trousers, led from barrier rise to wire, except for moment, and won galloping by one and a half lengths from 12 to 1 shot Charles A. By the way, Tod rode three win- n rs, Thorpe two and T. McHugh the remaining race. Per- sonne beat Basquil a bead in the fourth, Lou Lou R, being left at the post, Palmerston as good aa left. Geyser caught The Sinner near the three-quarter pole in the fifth event and won in a canter by four lengths.-George Palmer coming from nowhere and beating the quitting Hunn colt, The Sin- ner, by eight lengths, Gieyhurst beat Caspar not quite a length in the last, but had not Zamar chased the latter bo hard (hadn't been in the race at all) it's doubtful if Grey- hurst would have won. Undoubtedly there is a difference between mud. The firBt race was at five furlongs. Marionette ran away before the start, going at nearly top speed for about four and a half furlongs. Finally an excellent start was effected, and Marionette went right to the front, leading by two lengths at the half and two at the head of the homestretch, Friar sec- ond, a leLgth from Rejected. Marionette continued on in front, and though quite tired, managed to win by a leogth from imp. Friar, who beat Rejected as far. Cloverdale was fourth, another half length away. Time, 1:06. Marionette was at 3 to 1, Friar 2£, Rejected 8, Cloverdale and Rosie P. 7 (latter backed from 15), others 15 to 80 to 1. In the second, also at five furlongs, it was Detective first by a length at the half, and three lengths to the good at the three-quarter pole, Pecksniff second at both points and Isa- belle third at the latter, lapped by Brametta. Whitestone sixth at the head of the homestretch, came to the fore half- way down the straight, and won, all out, by half a length, Pecksniff second, two lengths before Brametta, who beat Benham as far. Time, 1:06J. Whitestone was at 6 to 1, Pecksniff 8, Brametta 6, Baron 2£, Benham and Isabelle 7, others at from 12 to 100 to 1. A mile and an eighth race brought seven to the post. For- tuna was in front for a little over a furlong, then Collins as- sumed a slight lead, Fortuna close up at the quarter aod half, just clear of Charles A., who was running eaBy. The latter moved up second at the head of the homestretch, For- tuna dropping back. Collins won with Tod Sloan away out on hiB neck by one and a half lengths, Charles A. second, six lengths before Fortuna, who in turn was half a length from Marcel, who loomed up dangerous-looking half-way down the homestretch. Time, 2:00- Collins was at even money, Charles A. 10 to 1. Fortuna 11 to 5, Japonica 9 to 1, Marcel 20, Tom Elmore 50 and Joe K. 100 to 1. In the seven-furlong race, fourth on the programme, Lou Lou R. was left standing at the post and Palmerston might as well have been. Basquil led Personne half a length past the quarter and a head at the half, Draught half a length fur- thur away. Basquil led Personne a nead into the home- stretch, Draught three lengths away. The leaders ran head and head up to the last couple of jumps, when McHugh shot Personne,in winning by a head, Basquil Becond, five lengths before Draught, who beat Frank Jaubertfour lengths. Time, 1:34£. Personne was at 6 to 1, Basquil 6, Draught 12 (15 once), Lou Lou R. 7 to 5, Jaubert 3£, Palmerston 40, others 200. The fifth was also at seven furlongs. The Sinner went out at a heart-breaking pace. Minnie Cee stumbled to her knees. The Sinner was eight lengths in front of Geyser at the quarter-pole, Minnie Cee third, four lengths behind the favorite. The pace maker's lead had been cut to four lengths at the half, and at the head of the homestretch Geyser had drawn up even George Palmer third, twenty lengths away. From this out it was a gallop only for Geyser, who won by four lengths, George Palmer beating the quitting Sinner eight lengths for the place, Minnie Cee ten lengths further away. Time, 1:33- Geyser was at 2 to 5, George Palmer 25, The Sinner 3, Minnie Cee 40, Mahogany 300 to 1. In the last probably the best field of three-year-olds came together that ever faced a starter in California. It was at bix and a half furlongs. Caspar went right out in front and was closely chased by Zamar. - Greyhorst moved up very "feat soon after passing the half, and Zamar began dropping back slowly. Caspar entered the homestretch but a head in front of Greyhurst, and a warm drive ensued, A furlong from home Greyhurst showed a neck in front, and coming on strong, won by three-parts of a leLgth, quite handily at the finish, Caspar Becond, fifteen lengths before Good Times. Time, 2:2 i£. Had Zamar not been in the race Caspar might have won. Greyhurst was at 3| to 1 (5 at one time), Caspar even money, Good Times 25 to 1, Zamar 4, Sly 15, and Love- lock 300 to 1. FORTY-FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. In the first, six furlongs, they were at the post for about ten minutes, and finally the chief bad actor, Roy Carruthers, broke in front, attended closely by Banjo. Carruthers was first by a lengtn at the half, Banjo second, tnree lengths from Mike Rice. It was the same at the three-quarters, where Clissie B. waB fourth. Roy Carruthers appeared to be winning until a sixteenth from home, where Clissie B. was coming like a shot on the outside. She got up and won cleverly by a length, Roy Carruthers second, four lengths from Banjo. Brametta waB a poor fourth. Time, 1:18£. Clissie B. was at 15 to 1, Roy Carmthers 8, Banjo 15, Lady Looram 2£, Jim Blackburn 4, Mike Rice 6, Brametta 7, others 10 to 75 to 1. The Becond, three and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, brought eleven to the post. George Lee, The Cheat, Sir William was the order to a good start. The Cheat led Sir William by it head at the head of the homestretch, George Lee a length away, five lengths before Aluminum. They drove all the way down, Sir William winning by a head, The Cheat second, eight lengths before Aluminum, who beat Bodacia a length. Time, 0:44^. Sir William was at 15 to 1, The Cheat 2 (backed from 2'j, Aluminum 20, Queen Blazes 3, others 12 to^O. A mile handicap came next. Thornhill and Peril acted very badly, and were finally as good as left. Salisbury was leading by a length at the quarter, Wawona and 'Ostler Joe head and head. The order was the same passing the half, though Salisbury was leading by only half a length. He quit iu the next furlong and 'Ostler Joe shot away from his held, leading..by four lengths into the homestretch, Wawona next, two from Cabrillo. Wawona came very fast the last part of it, but 'Ostler Joe lasted out to win by a head, Wa- wona five lengths before Morte FonBe, who waB three from Cabrillo. Time, 1:46£. 'Ostler Joe was at 11 to 5, Wawona 12 to 1, Morte Fonse 4£, Cabrillo 9, Peril 12 (20 at one time), Salisbury 11 to 5, Thornhill 25 to 1. The Tarpey Stakes, selliDg, $1,000 to first, mile and a fur- long, came next. They got away, after about five minutes' delay, to a fair start. Sweet Faverdale was sent to the front, leading Rey del Bandidos a length passing the Btand, St. Lee another length away. Gallant now moved to the fore, lead- ing by one and a half lengths at the quarter-pole, Sweet Faverdale second, aa far from St. Lee. At the half Gallant, going easy, was two lengths to the good, Sweet Faverdale a good length from Argentina, heading a bunch. Gallant had increased his lead a shade as the three-quarter mark waB reached, and Schriber's horse had run up to Sweet Fiver- dale. Schiller was in front a furlong from home, and it was all over but the shouts of victory, for be won with ease by three lengths, Sweet Faverdale second, four from St. Lee, Argentina and Gallant, heads apart. Time, 1:53]-. Schiller was at 4J to 1 (5 for some time), Sweet Faverdale 3, St. Lee 2, others 5\ to 1. In the mile and a half jump Milo Diablo led for about six furlongs, Gold Dust and Fi Fi alternating in Becond place. Then Hello came up fast and took a slight lead, being a head in front at the mile, Fi Fi, Malo Diablo and Montalvo fol- lowing in the order named, a length separating each, Fi Fi led at the three-quarter mark and Montalvo over the last fence, but Hello came again and won driven out by half a length from Montalvo, who beat Fi Fi one and one-half lengths. Time, 2:57f . ^Bello was at 8 to 1, Montalvo 13 to to 10, Fi Fi 3£, otherB 5 to 15. In the sixth Potentate was first to show, but Double Quick, off third, passed him nearing the three-quarter pole, and not headed thereafter, won by a length from Mobalasca, Major Cook third, two lengths further away and a head before Pat Murphy. Time, 1:1 6|. Double Quick was at 4 (backed from 15), Mobalaeca 6, Major Cook 8 to 5, Potentate 4£ (backed down from 6), Pat Murphy 7, others 20 to 100. A heavy rain was falling while the last race was on. Imp. Sain led throughout the mile and won, ridden out, by two lengths from the heavily- played fav»rite, St. Aignon, he .being five lengths before Monita, who had been second to the homestretch. Draught was a rather distant fourth. Time, 1:45 J. Imp. Sain was at 4 to 1, St. Aignon even money, Monita U to 1, others 20 to 200 to 1. FORTY-SIXTH DAY — MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. In the first, six furlongs, Palmerston, Veragua and The Bachelor stopped after getting away. Braw 8cot, Two CheerB, Gutta Percha was the order as the barrier raised. Gutta JPer.cb^i, Peril, Two Cheers and Wyoming ran heads apart past the half. Babe Murphy was cut ofi. Wyoming and Gutta Percha ran lapped into the homestretch, Two Cheers third, a length away, two lengths before Babe Mur- phy. Gutta Percha quit in the Btraight, and Wyoming, driving, won by three parts of a length from Two Cheers, Babe Murphy third, one and a.half lengths further off, eight lengths before Braw Scot. Time, 1:18|. Wyoming was at 2 to I, Two Cheers 20, Babe Mjjrphy 7, Gutta Percha 3 (backed from 5), others 7 to 20.to 1. St. Philip ran through the barrier and finally, when the webbing went up for keeps, whirled around and stayed at the post. Bodacia, Free Lady, Kummel was the order at the start, Free Lady led by three lengths in the homestretch, Bodacia second, as far from Kummel. Free Lady was not thereafter headed and won by two lengths from the fast- coming Outlay, on whom Bodacia was lapped, Morano and Kummel well up. Time, 0:38£. Free Lady was at even money (backed from 7 to 5), Outlay 5 to 1, Bodacia 4, otherB 10 to 20. The third race was at five furlongs, selling. Billy Ayres, Isabelle, Red Bird was the order to a good send-off Passing the half Isabelle was leading by over a length, Red Bird, Zoolein and Castanette heads apart as named. Isabelle was two lengths to the good at the last turn, Red Bird and Zoolein lapped. Zoolein got up close in the last furlong, and in a hard, rasping finish Thorpe landed Isabelle first by a head, Zoolein second, ten lengths before Castanette, who beat Lop Ear five. Red Bird ran a very bad race Time, 1:06. Isa- belle was at 3', to 1, Zoolein 6, Castanette 10, Red Bird 11 to 5, Billy Ayres 5, Rosie P. 8, others 12 to 60 to 1. A mile and a furlong race, came next. Judge Denny set the jgace, leading Morte Fonse a length at the quarter, Bena- mela ©lose up. At the half-mile ground it was Judge Denny, Benamela and Morte Fonse half lengths apart as named. Sloan sent Benamela along now, and he was a head in front of Denny turning for home, Morte Fonse a couple of lengths away and coming up Btrong. Benamela was never in trouble, however, and drawing away at the end, won easily by one and a half lengths, Morte Fonse second, as far from Judge Denny, Jack Martin a distant last. Time, 1:52$. Benamela was at 7 to 10 (backed from evenB), Morte Fonse 12 to 5, Jud*e Denny 5 to 1, Martin 50. In the fifth, five furlongs, the order to a good start was Treachery, Friar, Whitestone. Treachery and Whitestone were at once taken back for some reason hard of explanation. Treachery being last when they had gone a quarter, White- stone next to last. Friar led into the homestretch by half a length, Pecksnifl second, a head before Mfss Ban. King William came like a shot the last furlong and won easily by a length, Brametta second, two from WhiteBtone, who was as far from Treachery.cut off half-wavdown thehomestrelch. Time, 1:05J. King William was at 6 to 1 (8 at one time), Brametta 15, Whitestone 4, Friar 3£, Benham 4£, Mamie Scott 8, others 15 to 30. The last race was at seven furlongs, for three-year-olds. D. J. Tobin set the pace, leading by a length for about a quarter. Estaca then took command, leading by a length at the half and two lengths into the homestretch, Bernardillo second, lapped by Senator Morgan. Estaca held on to his lead, winning easily by two lengths, George Palmer beating Lincoln a neck for the place. Senator Morgan was fourth. Time, 1:32£. Estaca, waB at 6 to 5, George Palmer 5 1~ Lincoln 3£ (played from 5), Bernardillo 5, others 40 tc tol. 82 ©tjc gvetbev mtfr gp0vt#ntcmi [Februaby 6, 1897 FORT V-S EVENT H DAY — TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. In the first, six furlongs, Chappie showed first to a soed* start, Tar and Tartar and Sweet William following. Sugar- foot was a length in front by the time the half was reached, Chappie aecood, as far from Sweet William. At the three- quarter pole Sngarfoot, Chappie aDd Sweet William were running heads apart as named, a block ahead of the rest. Sweet William assumed the lead as they swung into the homestretch and won easily by three parts of a length, Sugarfoot lasting out long enough to beat Chappie one and one-half lengths for place, Tar and Tartar a ciose-up and fast-coming fourth. Time, 1:18}. Sweet William was at 2h to 1, Sugarfoot evenmoney, Chappie 10 to 1, Tar and Tartar t>A, Harold Lindsay S, others 100 to 1. In the mile and a quarter for three-year-olds imp. Sain went to the front at once, leading by a head at the stand, Greyhurst second, a length before Personne. Greyhurst and Lincoln were under great restraint. At the quarter-pole Sain led Greyhurst three parts of a length, at the half by a length, Draught two lengths further away. Lincoln moved up third nearing the three-quarter pole and Sain led into the homestretch by a length. Greyhurst could never get up, and imp. Sain won by one and one-half lengths, Greyhurst second, half a length before Lincoln. Time. 2:13£. Imp. Sain was at 20 to 1, Greyhurst 7 to 10, Lincoln 2 to 1, Per- sonne 12, Draught 60. A mile selling race was third on the programme. Double Qoick had his head in front at the quarter, Elmer T. second, lapped by Ransom. At the half it was Double Quick, Elmer F., Ransom, Frank K., half lengths apart as named. Double Quick then drew away, leading by two lentlbs turning for home, Frank K., second, a length from Daylight. Frank K. was ridden hard down the stretch, but could not catch Double Quick, who won handily by a length. Frank K second, was three parts of a length from Daylight, who beat Addie Buchanan four lengths. Time. 1:45}. Double Quick was at 4 to 1, Frank K. 3 to 2, Daylight 20, Semper Les Zh, Ransom S, others 15 to 50 to 1. In the fourth, six furlongs, they were off quickly to a fair start for all but Fortuna, and Wm. Pinkerton went to the front, closely attended by Fig Leaf At the half Pinkerton led her half a length. When they had gone another eighth Fig Leaf commenced falling back like a house afire, and was last of all turning for home, Wm. Pirkerton, Kowalsky and Mobalasca half lengths apart as named, Pat Murphy at their heels. He came very fast, and looked a winner up to the last twenty yards, where Kowalsky got up and won on the post by a nose, Pat Murphy three lengths before Mobalasca, Pinkerton two lengths farther cfF. lime, 1:17£. Kowalsky was at 2$ to 1, Pat Murphy 30, Mobalasca 7 to 5, Fig Leaf 5, others 12 to 200. In the sixth and last event, seven furlongs, Senator Grady went to the front, leading Three Forks half a length at the quarter, Franco lapped on ForkB. At the half it was Grady, Franco, Three Forks, half lengths apart, six lengths before Monita. Grady led by'a small margin in the homestretch, but Monita came like a shot in the middle of the track and won cleverly by a lengtb, Senator Grady second, half a length before Three Forks, who was three leDgths from Treachery. Time, 1:32£. Monita was at 7 to 1, Senator Grady even money, Three Forks 5 (played from 8j, Treach- ery 3, others 100 to 200. FORTY-EIGHTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. The first was at six furlongs, selling. To a flying start Palmerston went to the front acd led Morven by a length at the half, William Pinkerton lapped on the latter and Sat- suma another half length away. Palmerston was but ahead in front at the three-quarter pole, Morven, Pinkerton and Satsuma following, heads apart. Satsuma drew a head as they straightened away in the homestretch and won, driven ont, by two lengths, Two Cheers coming two lengths before Palmerston. Brametta came from seventh place and wound up fourth. Time, 1:17 J. Satsuma was at 9 to 5 (2£ to 1 at one time), Two Cheers 6, Palmerston 6, William Pinkerton 2, others 10 to 40 to 1. The second race was at 6 furlones, selling, also. Moylan showed first to a good start, but was passed in the first fur- long by Sport McAllister, who led Caliente a head passing the half, Yemen at their heels. Caliente and Sport McAllis- ter were heads apart, two lengths before Lucille, at the three- quarter pole. Caliente appeared to be winning half-way down the homestretch, but old Yemen came very fast, passed him over a sixteenth from home, and won by two lengths, Caliente second, as far from Sport McAllister. Time, 1:17. Yemen was at 7 to 1, Caliente 11 to 5, 8port McAllister 5, Moylan 13 to 10, others at low prices. A seven-furlong handicap had five starters. They were off quickly, and David assumed the lead. When they hove into view in the homestretch David waB leading by abput four lengths, Schiller second, half a dozen lengths before Wawcna. McHugh evidently thought the starting gate the finishing-line, for be eased up, and Slaughter, bringing Schiller up with a great rush, won on the post by a nose, David beat Wawona six lengths, and Geyser was a head be- hind the Sir Modred horse. Time, 1:30. Schiller was at 7A to 1, David 13 to 5, Wawona 8 to 1, Geyser even money (backed from 7 to 5), Lobengula 12 to 1. In the mile and an eighth jump Reddlogton led by from two to ten lengths to the half-mile ground, Herman second, four or fivn lengths before Tuxedo. They closed up on Red- dington going to the homestretch, and at the last fence Tux- edo ouljumped Reddington, went on and won by ten lengths easily, Reddington second, handily, four from Fi Fi. Time, 2:10. Tuxedo was at 6} to 1, Reddington 7 to 10, Fi Fi 20, J.O. C. 3, others 10 to 25. A two-year-old race at three and one-half furlongs came next. The fog was so dense that the start was could not be seen. When they hove into view Queen Blazes, George Lee and Aluminum were close together. Aluminum came fast the last part of it and woo handily by two lengths, George Lee second, as far from Queen Blazes. No time taken. Aluminum was at 3 to 1, George Lee 10, Queen Blazes 2$, On Gua Nita 2, others 12 to 60, The last event was a mile race. Miss Ruth led at thestarl with Mrs. Shade second and Bright Phn-bus next. The fug obscured them until the homestretch was reached, where The Uatchelor and Bright Phiubus were on nearly even terms. Bright Ph'ibus broke down about a furlong from home and The Bacheloa won by a length from Bright Phoebus, he four ■ngihs from Scimitar, who beat Mrs. Shade eight lengths. Time, 1:46}. The Bachelor was at 10 to 1, Bright Phcjebue 1 to 5, Semilar 10, others 15 to 500 to 1. FORTY-NINTH DAY — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. In the first, six and one-half furlongs, for three-year-olds, Jack o' Lantern got away several lengths in the lead, Jaze- bel second and Helois next. At the half it was Jack o' Lan- tern first by a leogth, Jazebel, Tulare and Harold Liadsay half a leDgth apart as named. Jack o' Lantern's lead at the final turn was but a head, and Harold Lindsay was second. The last-named came away like a shot iu the straight and won easily by four lengths from Tulare, who beat Jazebel two lengths. Jack o'Lantern and Cogent were beaten a very small margin lor the show. Time, 1:271. Harold Liodsay was at 7 to 1, Tulare 15, Jazebel 8, Jack o' Lantern even (played from 7 to 5), Cogent 4, others 15 to 30 to 1. In the second race, five furlongs, for three-year-olds, Lou Lou R. got ofl on the fly, led Jim Blackburn three lengths at the three quarter pole where Sugar Foot was third, and won easily by six lengths, Mercutio coming strong in the home- stretch and getting the place, he, Sugar Foot, Jim Blackburn and Roy Carruthers finishing half lengths apart in the order named. Time, 1:04£. Lou Lou R. was at 2 to 1, Mercutio 40, Sugar Foot 4£, Roy Carruthers 4, Jim Blackburn 5, others 10 to 40 to 1. The third was at seven furlongs, selliDg. The fog was so bad that they could not be seen until about a furlong from home. It is believed that Mobalasca led nearly all the way, Joan being first away, however. Mobalasca won easily enough anyhow, and by three lengths, Boreas second, a scant length before Judge Denny, who beat Hazard ten lengths. Time, 1:31*. Mobalasca was at 11 to 5 (2} to 1 once). Boreas 00 to 1, Judge Denny 7 to 5, Hazard 6, others 10 to 60. A six furloug race came next. Still the fog was dense. Lucky Dog was well in front when they were discovered in the homestretch aud won with ease by three lengths, Salva- ble driven hard, second, eight lengths before Wyoming, he two from Salisbury. Time, 1:16}. Lucky Dog was at 4h to 1, Salvable even money, Wyoming 15, Salisbury 4 (backed from S), Fly 12 to 1. Fiy led for over a quarter of a mile. A seven-furlong race came next. They were off to a good start, the order being Morte Fonse, Babe Murphy, Major Cook, Fortuna. Babe Murphy was leading when tbe home- stretch was reached, but Morte Fonse was close up, attended by Frank K. Morte Fonse came strong enough to win in a drive by a head from Frank K., who was a head before Babe Murphy. Fortuna was fourth, four lengths off. Time, 1:32. Morte Fonse was at 6, Frank K 14 to 5, Babe Mur- phy 5 (played from 7), King William 3£, others 8 to 40 to 1. The last race was at a mile. Summertime led Palmer a length past the half aod two into the homestretch, winning by four lengths, George Palmer second, six lengths from Applause. Fred Gardner was a poor fourth. Time, 1:45£. Summertime was at even money, George Palme/ 13 to 5, Applause 4 to 1, Soniro 15 and Fred Gardner 100 to 1. Thomson, who bad the mount on George Palmer, claimed a foul against Summertime, but the Judges, after a careful in- vestigation, refused to allow it. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Newsy Items Gathers i by Our Correspondent on Topics That Appeal to All. New York, January 30, 1897. The entries of Brooklyn Handicap for $10,000 has closed with thirty entries of the best available animals. Some por- tions of the West are still to be heard from. Only tbree- year-olds are engaged. Mr. Belmont has shown good sense in abandoning the turf nom-de-plume "Blemton;" hereafter his horses will start un- der his own name. His horses have reached England in good shape and Bridegroom is in excellent condition. Mike Dwyer and Byron McClelland have decided to race in the West during the coming season. During 1S96.274 trotters entered the 2:20 list and over 400 pacers gained records of 2:20 or better. The most notable trotter was probably Page, who left this county with no record, and closed the circuit with a record of 2:09|. Pilot Medium ranks as the leading trotting sire, seven of his get beating 2:20. Twenty-two sires showed three or more to beat 2:20, of the twenly-two all but two are descendants from Hambletonian in direct male line; of 4he eleven sire? con- tributing four or more performers, no less than seven are sons or grandsons of George Wilkes. A bill has been introduced in the Legislature at Albany granting $500,000 for improving the highways of the State. The new Horse Exchange will have a tan bark enclosure 100 feet by 85, roofed with glass, also galleries on three sides for twelve hundred spectators and a tea room for ladies. All the attendants will wear livery. At the sale at Madison Square Garden this week horses brought high prices, several were purchased by Europeans. Robert Bonner paid $1,225 for the geldiog Don L„ 2:12*, by Colonel Tom, A. H. Gilmore, of Georgia, gave $2,300 for the bay mare Nelly McCrory, 2:1H, by Legal Tender Jr., and Germaine, 2:15$, by Mambrino King was purchased by Mr. Pollock for $1,575, and goes to Vienna, Austria. Martha Wilkes has again fallen in the hand3 of her former owner, "Ed" Wiggins of Boston, who owned her when she made her mark of 2:0S. Dexter B. Goff, who has recently purchased a string for shipment for Austria, has been offered $6,000 for Robbie P., 2:10ij, which is one of the string. The improvements at Elkwood Park, Long Branch, where the coming great shootiDg tournament is to take place in March, are about completed. There will be nothing equal to it in the world. Much as I had heard and read I found it far beyond my expectations. The club house will cost about $15,000. The pavilion can be enclosed in glass during unpleasant weather, from which the three ranges can be seen. Trenches sixty-hve feet long, ten feet wide and seven feet deep, extend from the club house to the traps. The trapper places the birds from this cavity so that not a single object is seen on the grounds during the shooting. Speaking tubes and electrical appliances run from this point to the puller. The ranges are laid out in the 6hape of a clover leaf, in which are three distinct raog-es with five sets of traps each. The opening on Thursday was a pronounced success. The W. D. Patlon Trophy goes to Philadelphia. R A. Welsh made a clean score, Leonard Finletter of the same city being second. Capt. Bogardus has challenged any person in the world to shoot for $5<>0 a side at 1,000 gUss balls, with three different guns, ten, twelve and twenty gauge, aod load his own gun. The Westminster Kennel Club offers at its shov,commenc- ing February 22, a challenge trophy, value $250, for the best exhibit of five couples of foxhounds, the property of any recognized Hunt Club in the United States or Canada. They must be shown by the huostman or whip in livery. Edward Hanlan will make another attempt to beat Barry on the Tyne course in June. Stakes $1,000 a side, and $200 expenses. The American Yacht Club has now 203 members. Chas. A. Gould was elected Commodore Thursday evening last. The engagement of Howard Gould to Katherine Clem- mons of your city is somewhat of a surprise here, and now that Mrs. Atkinson, a lawn tennis champion, has gone on the stage, she will probably raise a racket.] Otero made her debut Tuesday evening at Koster & Bial's, or rather her diamonds did. After her Spanish dance the looje diamonds were swept up by a "super." Several traveling companies are returning to the city by rail (on foot). The houses at the various theatres during tbe past week have been fair. Continuous performances iseem to be most popular, possibly because they are few compared to the regu- lar theatres. At Madison Square Garden trotters continued to bring top prices. "Gil" Curry was a strong bidder for Spitz & Co.t Vienna, and secured most of the good ones. He paid $1,500 for Sylvia C. (2) 2:29J, by Sphinx ; $1,300 for Water Lily 2:16|, same sire. Others secured horses for European mar- kets ; ten per cent of the entire sale will cros3 the Atlantic , Proceeds of sale, $77,225. Placing the bones of Hambletonian in Central Park re- calls the incident that P. T. Barnum once offered $1,000 to the late Alden Goldsmith for the skin of Volunteer when he died. Mr. Goldsmith politely informed the former that for no amount would be permit Volunteer to leave the farm, A few years later he was buried at Walnut Grove, where a stone now marks his resting place. Negotiations in progress for a new lease of Fleetwood, are not favorable. If unsuccessful a new track will be con- structed. A. A. Bonner has purchased from Charles Backman, Stony- ford Stock Farm, Alcantara and four of his colts. Two years ago this stallion brought $10,000 at Madison Square Garden. Margaret Mather's first appearance at Wallack's in "Cymbe- line" Monday evening, was prevented by the arrest of E. J. Henley. Charge, grand larceny, by Mrs. Hoffman Martin, widow of John Martin of California, who had employed Henley to support her in "Adele.1' and had advanced him $50. SMcKee Rankin played a new part Wednesday eveniog. He assaulted a process server who had entered his fiat to "serve" his son-in-law, Sidney Drew. Mme. Herrmann, who is left poor by her husband, the great magician, gave an exhibition Thursday evening, at the Metropolitan Opera HouBe, and performed the bullet catch- ing feat, a too risky matter for any glory, as it is well-known the lead bullets are exchanged for dust bullets which crum- ble when rammed by the ram-rod. Suppose one of the num- ber should not get exchanged ? Miss Ethel Douglass has sued Richard Mansfield for $50 a week from April 18th to June 20, 1896. Mile. Yvette Guilbert will retire from the concert stage and is aboat to star with her own company in the legitimate drama. She will make her first appearance in Camille, whether in French or English language, she has not yet decided. Tbe management of the Garden Theater has suspended the "free list" to the profession. The very audible and un- favorable criticisms made by some actors with passes, led to this determination. Benhamo, once the great attraction at the Parisian Hippo- dram, now defunct, is a pauper at Paris. His part of turn- ing a double somersault over the backs of a row of horses brought him a large fortune, which has now entirely dis- appeared and he attempted drowning in the Seine. At theBroadway Athletic Club on Friday evening, Dixon very easily finished "Austriau Billy" Murphy in six rounds. After the third round Murphy was not " in it," a terrific stomach punch and a left upper cut did the business. John L. Sullivan will travel the coming season in a min- strel exhibition as interlocutor. John seems to make his best hits in the various barrooms. At the Union Park A. C, Jack Everhard, of New Orleans met his match in "Matty" Matthews of Buffalo. A fifteen- round bout was declared a draw, much to the surprise of the friends of Jack. At the shoot at the Boiling Springs Gun Club, N. J., on the 23d, Annie Oakley, who is a member of tbe club, made a very poor show, claiming it to be due to handling a new gun. Tandem riding is becoming very popular, and very many ladies are learning this difficult feat of holding two sets of reins in one hand and a long whip in the other. It has be- come an attractive feature at the riding schools. Mr. Os- wald Rothmaler recently of California is seen very fre- quently in the riding ring. Fred Day, who rode Chaos to victory in the Futurity of 1SS9, is an object of charity at Philadelphia, begging alms on the streets — too much whisky. Plans have been filed for the new building, Broadway and New street, by Mr. Crocker of your city. The building will be twenty stories. Mr. Crocker paid $1,700,000 for the site on January 2d. J. O. M. How's This ! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., props., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honoiable in all business transac- tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Trtux, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding. Kixnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Price, 7oc, per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free, Edward Ryan, manager of Whitten Bros.' racing estab- lishment, arrived Thursday and will stay a few weeks on the Coast. Mr. Ryan is a brother of Tom Ryan, who was heres with Tartarian and the other Whitten horses a few season ago. Tom Ryan is wintering at Nashville. February 6, 1897] ®Jje gveeitev aai* gtpovt&nxatu 83 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIRN SIMPSON. Nevada Law. — However general the condemnation of the legislature which passed the bill and the governor who signed it, the statute licensing prize-fighting in the State of Nevada, is in accordance with the usages of that State, and in my opinion the better method of handling that business than absolute prohibition. In the first place licensing means proper restriction and correct government ; prohibition, avoidance of law and illicit pursuit of that which is for- bidden. Licensing gaming houses in Nevada with proper guards against violating the provisions has proved to be better than when it is strictly forbidden, and those who are determined to gamble at all hazards forced to gratify the passion in se- cret. There is this difference : Gambling cannot be sup- pressed however severe the edicts to punish transgression. It ii a universal passion, or rather an instinct, and could the passion or instinct be eradicated completely there would b"* an end to progress. The propensity to speculate is the line of demarcation be- tween the human race and the animal tribe. In fact the only inheritance that is clearly marked, the one feature which is distinct, the single attribute of the higher animal which the lower does not possess. Keason, speech, reflection, in a greater or lesser degree, all the 6eDses shared by the " beasts of the field," even the "birds of the airfare endowed with qualities which are closely akin to human traits. Prize-fighting — I like that name better than glove con- lests— can be suppressed by law, though the enforcement may entail an outlay of ten or a hundred times more money than the benefits obtained will repay. At the worst a dis- play of gladiatorial skill and endurance, an exhibition of brute force and agility, combined with certain mental powers, nerve, coolness, determination ; the nerve of a game- cock, the coolness of a philosopher, the determination of a bulldog, the fighting propensity of a Warree. Quite an attractive spectacle to those who are fond of such displays, and, judging from the assemblages which gathered to see the big guns of the ring come together in San Francisco, fanciers of pugilistic display are found in nearly all classes of people. Nevada sajs: We are willing to award you the privilege of having the show on the payment of one thousand dollars and with the further condition that laws shall be observed, the only contention permitted being between those who act as principals on the Btage. The "high license" will confine that class of exhibitions to those which are held to be gen- uine contests between men who have acquired good standing in the profession, an Inferior talent would not attract sufficient attendance to reimburse the promoters. The distance from the large centers of population will also ensure the absence of the rabble, as the long journey by rail will be at a cc6t that the "rag, tag and bobtail;" cannot raise. Therefore, the crowd which will assemble will be fairly respectable, as much so, perhaps, as a political convention would bring, and then, too, a crowd which will spend money freely, a desirable sequence in these times when even a little ready cash is difficult to obtain. Should the meeting between the champions prove as suc- cessful as the indications warrant it is safe to predict that all the future events of like character will be decided on Nevada soil. No more coursing over three states and adjoining countries with sheriffs and military in close pursuit, and if the managers manage to have no more reprehensible features than two men punching each other, whose business is to give and take hard blows, people may come to the conclusion that prize-fighting is not so terrible an affair. * * * The Earliest Race Record. — Elsewhere there is an al- lusion to the race described many thousands of years ago and that reported by the grandest poet^of all time according tu the judgment of the learned of all countries. The turf scribes of to-day can rightly claim that their occupation has been followed bv the most Bublime of all the great epic poets, and that he did good work in that line will be readily con- ceded by those who read the Iliad. Well portrayed from the proposal of Achilles to give rich prizes for which his horses should not compete, the acceptance by five renowned war- riors,aud also famed as charioteer3,the instructions of Nestor to his son Antilochus covering all the points, and illustrating how he could win over faBter steeds, the graphic description of the race, the protest from Menelaus, the manly avowal of Antilochus that he drove foul and surrender of the prize. "Antilochus though young in years thou art, Yet Jove and Neptune love thee, and have well iDstracted thee in horsemanship; of me Thon needs't no council: skilled around the goal To whirl the chariot; but thou hast, ot all, The slowest horses: wnen'er I augur ill. But though these horses have the speed ot thine, In skill not one of them surpasses thee. " Nestor amplifies on the advantages of superior skill, points out the course and the opportunities it affords for the extr cise of skill, cautions too, as follows: "There drive, as only not to graze the post ; And leaning o'er the wicker body, leave Close on the left the stones; thine offside horse Then urge with voice and whip, and slack hia rein, And let the nearside horse so closely graze, As that thv nave may seem to touch, the goal ; But yet beware, lest, striking on the stone, Thy steeds thou injure, and thy chariot break." The drawing for places at the start: ■•Achilles shook the helmet; first leaped forth The lot of Nestor's son, Antilochus." From start to finish a minute description cf the race, in- cluding an accident, the breaking of the chariot yoke, the fall of the pole on the ground, the swerving of the team the plight of the driver, "Beside the wheel was from the chariot hurled. From elbows, mouth and nose, the skin was torn; his forehead crushed and battered in." The description of the foul is superb, as all drivers, especially those whose experience antedates the N. T. A. will acknowledge. "Antilochos the narrow place espied. It was gully, where the winters rain Had lain collected, and had broken through A length of road, and hollowed out the ground ; There Menelans held hia cautious course. Fearing collision ; but Antilcchos, Drawing his steeds a little from the track. Bore down upon him sideways then in fear The son of Atreus to Antilochus Shouted aloud. Antilochus thou driv'st Like one insane; hold in awhile thy steeds; Here is no space, where wider grows the road. There thou mayst oass; but here thou will bnt cause Our cars to clash, and bring us both to harm He said; but madlier drove Antilochus, Plying the goad, as though he heard him not." Many counterparts of this scene on the trotting tracks of the olden time, and not a few in late years, varied, however, by there being two like Anlilochus where spokes would ffy and not unlikely whips find other marks than the backs of the horses. The protest of Menelaus is also capital. The reply of Antilochus still better, and the recital of Nestor beBt of all. Many years ago I sought to prove from internal evidence that the great race was not only in ''double harness" but with trotting horses, to contend, and there are some reasons to sanction the argument. Whatever the gait, however, this earliest of all race descriptions must be awarded the first place in horse literature. * * * The Weight Problem. — With all the data that can possibly be obtained the problem of weight on race horses and lie effects is a difficult question . " Squaring the circle," nothing like so troublesome, as that has been demonstrated within so small a margin as to be practically exact. " Per- petual motion " nearer a parallel through the "philosophers stone" has a closer analogy inasmuch aB the racing Btudent and the old-time alchemist had the same end in view, in the case the transmutation of the baser metals into gold, the other knowledge, obtained through intense application, into coin or other money of the realm. Still there is compensa- tion, a great relief that races cannot be foretold with any more accuracy than the turf prophets of the day promulgate. Once that the bulk of racegoers — that is the speculating division, and that is as nearly the whole as can be figured, had implicit confidence in one of those endowed with second- sight, bookmakers would be forced into bankruptcy in a short time, and race courses closed. But again there is a couDter-balance. Seldom that the prophetB agree and as each has a following and only one horse can win, and maybe, three or more slated, the book- makers are guarded. The " glorious uncertainty " has been the charm of racing from the dayB when the chariotB collided outside of the walls ofTrov, and as the rules against "crossing and jostling" were not so strict in the days when Homer sang, luck was not upset by disqualification, through Antilochus, a rare sportsman, not a sport, surrendered the prize to Menelaus whom he had fouled. His study of form and the effects of weight may have one good effect that of looking closely into other affairs and not resting contented with superficial knowledge. The study of geometry has long been held valuable even to those who never expected to profit directly by the teach- ings of Euclid. Disciplining the mind, teaching that when a geometrical problem is solved there is absolute proof that the conclusion is correct, and hence the handicapper can ac- quire knowledge whether wrong or right. If the result is in accordance with his prophesy the figures were solid. If wrong, he must overhaul his calculations and turn one defeat into a lot of victories. He may have predicted that when A beat C, each of them carrying 110 pounds, the Bame result would follow when 120 pounds was the impost, but he learns that the added ten pounds makes little difference with C, whereas A is so burdened as not to be within lengths of past form. Then distance to be run is a potent factor so well-known that the veriest turf neophyte will ecorn the idea that it hfls- not been considered. One thing sure. Those who figure take more interest in the races, and when they figure right have more intense en- joyment that the people who have not yet reached that stage of racing felicity. The entered apprentice may be ever bo much interested in what is yet to be disclosed, but that will be increased as he passes the other steps. The student of racing form becomes more ardent in the pursuit as he progresses, and even when "dead broke" eDJoys the pastime. * * * Weights on Kacehoeses. — " What effect will seven pounds less weight than the schedule have on an average racehorse, in a mile ?" was the question a "handicapper" propounded the other day. I gave him the answer that Mr. Weatherby returned to a like query from Mr. Cameron eo long ago as 1868, viz.: "about a length," and the questioner held it that was far very far, from being correct. The old notion that seven pounls were equivalent to a distance, and the fable that the stable key turned the scale adverse to the boy who carried it have given entirely false impressions regarding the effect of a few pounds added or subtracted from rule requirements. Mr. Weatherby was recognized to be one of the most able handicappers in England, and hence his opinion was that of an expert. Certainly more in accordance with my views then and still held, than the other side of the argument. The English practice of trials with horses of known public capacity in contrast with our plan of making the watch the competitor, has given a clearer insight into the effects cf weight, and the record of Teddington's trial in his two-year- old form sustains Mr. Weatherby's estimate. Not satisfied with trials with stable companions. Sir Joseph obtained lone, then four years old. of General Pzel. She had beaten General Peel's two-year-olde, giving them ten pounds. At seven pounds Teddington beat her a length in three quarters of a mile, a repetition at even weights he had just a head the best of it- West Australian gave eighty-four pounds to Hobby Horse and beat him in a "rough gallop" according to the books, and it seems as though the recipient was rightly named, un- able to gallop faster than hia wooden namesake, and yet he was considered good enough to carry one of the crack jockeyB of the day, Frank Butler, in some of his races. Actual races the .trials in England with the best talent in the saddle, and the most scrupulous] care) to have all the conditions Bimiliar to those which would govern in the race. "Old Forth" one of the trainer jockey celebrities of the time gave as his opinion: "If you try a two-year-old a reeker for a-quarter-of-a-mileat even weights with a Derby winner, and the young 'un cannot win, depend upon it he's not worth backing for Epsom." Had the aspirant for Derby honors ran the quarter of a mile a half a second faster than the one who had already se- cured the "blue ribbon of the turf," Forth would have valued that kind of a test very slightiv, the one he was accustomed to held to be convincing. A portion of the history of Wild Dayrell will further eluci- tate the English methods of training and " getting a line " on a colt. The ^Newmarket victory f two-year-old) was an easy one, and the horse was fully sixteen, one-and-a-half before ihey began wi'h him for the Derby. Lord Albemarle was bought to do fast work for him; but he and Zegra were in- competent, as he used to run over them, kicking his heels, at intervals, into the air, so high that it was as much as Robert Sherwood or his lad could do to stick on. He soon stumped up Lord Albemarle, and then sixteen hundred was given at Liacoln for Jack Sheppard. It was thought advis- able to keep Jack pretty fresh for the trial, and Gamelad was hired from John Osborne. The trial day was set ten days before the Derby was to be run, and quite a party ot the friends of the owner in atten- dance. Wild Dayrell carried 8 stone, 10 pounds (122 pounds) and be gave Jack Sheppaid, same age, 10 pounds (by-tbe- way Jack was by lago, the sire of Bonnie Scotland, and his dam Daughter of Toscar,dam of Boot's Hercules) and he was known to be in form by beating Orinoco at Chester. Gamelad was conceded nearly 28 pounds, though two years older. Neither Zegra or Gamelad made any showing in the trial, but Jack Shepoard and the crack went at such a split- ting pace for a mile that Jack fairly stood still. Until the rider of Jack, Charlton, told that nothing had happened to his colt and that he had " never rode against Buch a horse before," the trial was thought to be a false one. Buying two horses — one at nearly $8,000, and hiring another to "work" with, and as trial horses, for a thiee year old, shows how much importance English trainers place upon these adjuncts in conditioning and the information obtained from their system of trying. * * Jubilate ! ! ! Were it not that the expression might be thought irreverent, I should be inclined to shout Hallelujah! three or four times over, on the receipt of intelligence that an agreement had been made between A. B. Spreckels, Presi- dent of the P. C. J. C. and Col. D. M. Burns of the C. J. C. which is vitally important to the interests of turf and track. £ Jubilate ! then will be the exclamation joy; unbounded, that one of the dreads has been removed. The agreement is that for the ensuing two years there will be no conflict of dates, no war between the clubs, and that neither will sanc- tion " foreign books." More than that, the summer time will not be occupied by either club for running meetings nothing done which will interfere with harness-racing, and that either course will be open for harness races during the interval that running meetings ari not on the cards. The edict against foreign book3 I hold to be the most im- portant of all; next the assurance that there will be no clash between Ingelside and Emeryville, and scarcely of inferior moment that harness-racing will be given due encouragement by the two prominent racing associations of California. The first two clauses have an intimate bearing on the future of the immense interests connected with all kinds of racing here. With an absolute ukase that foreign books will not be tolerated by the two clubs, the danger of others engaging in the enterprise is greatly lessened. While I would like to see the danger entirely averted by an act of the Legislature making it a penal offense and th it with penalties so severe that the evil would effectually be squelched, the next best thing is the agreement mentioned. I have written so much in relation to a race track war that it is unnecessary to repeat the arguments presented, though I muBt offer my hearty congratulations to all parties concerned that there is no longer any danger of so dire a catastrophe as a conflict between the clubs would be. The good-will shown to the harness-horse folk is peculiarly gratifying to me, and will be to the very many people who are interested in the well-being of the truly American sport. For the past third of a centurv I have labored assiduously to allay whatever ill-feeling there was between the patrons of both classes of racing. There should be no antagonism, and even those who feel that an undue prominence has been given to the galloper, will be forced to admit that the P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C. are actuated by the kindliest feelings, ready and willing to do all in their power to advance harness racing. The offer of these Buperbly equipped racecourses to hold trotting meetings upon is a boon which could only have be- come possible through the support given to running meet- ings, as "legitimate" racing alooe would warrant the outlay expended upon them. In return I only voice the sentiments of a large majority of harness folk when I write; thanks, heartfelt, sincere acknowledgements for the goodwill dis- played to trotting interests by the racing people. We recently received a letter from an enthusiast on racing and breeding, and all sensible men will agree that he is right in what he Bays. "It is radically wrong to have any two- year-old racing until May. The baby race horses are really ' vealy ' until they're over a year old, and many of those raced are not twelve months old until May Two-year-old trotters are not raced until fall, and then at half a mile or half mile heals, as a general thing. Why, then, should thoroughbreds be lacei when they're only from ten to twelve months old ? There should be a law prohibiting such rac- ing until the month of May, Another thing I would like to see — the substitution of stakes for three and four-year-oL: horses for those now offered two-year-olds. We would b better racing, a sounder lot of horses and they would live very much longer than they now do. " 84 CEljc gveei>ev mtO gtp&ct#m.cttu IFebruabt 6, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. We muat nave appropriations for the Stale and district fairs. The Palo Alto mares bred to Boodle 2:12$, last season are in foal. It is rumored a spring meeting will be held at Marysville this year. There will be a sale of trotting stock at the San Mateo Slock Farm in Jane. Attention is called to the sale of fine young stallions from the Santa Rosa Steck Farm. The Colusa spring meeting will bring oat a number of good young trotters and pacers W. Hogoboom is working a number of fine-looking Lyn- monts on the track at Marysville. The trainers are very busy at Palo Alto getting the horses ready for the Eastern and California 6ales. W. E. Meek, of Hay wards, has in Welcome 2:1 Oi, a stal- lion that should get a most excellent class of horses. L B. Lindsay is jogging a few green horses at Spokane, which he intends taking through the Montana circuit. Sam Crowell is in Harrison, Idaho, working at the car- penter trade. His stallion, Roswood, is still in Spokane. The Palo Alto sale of about fifty head of trotting-bred mares, colts, geldings and fillies will take place in April at the farm. Hazel Wilkes 2:11* may be bred to McKinney 2:11^ if he comes north this season. The produce would be exceed- ingly valuable, Santa CLAUS,2:17i, sire of Wra. Penn,2:07}, etc.. died at Ambler last July. As it has not been given to the public before, it will go as news. Seekeks after young stallions, either to train or use in the stud, should not overlook those advertised by the Santa E'-;£ _ W. E. Meek, Haywards WALDSTEIN", 2:22' j H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT .... „ D. Dennison, Sacramento ST. CARLO Menlo Stock Farm, Portola. San Mateo Co. TRUE BRITON _. R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento The Agricultural Fairs. A Sacramento correspondent writes: "The work ac- complished by the committees appointed by the P. C. T. H. B. Association and the delegates from the convention which met in San Francisco a few weeks ago in relation to the Agricultural Fairs, is recognized by every legisla- tor here, and as the committee has been working in conjunction with the Committee on Agriculture to frame a bill that will be adopted by both houses, it is believed by everyone it will go through, and Governor Budd will affix his signature. Thirty-five districts are spoken ot and the amount asked for them is proportioned according to their population, resources and position. Nearly all senators and assemblymen have been pledged by their constituents to vote fjr the measure, hence the committee will not have so many arguments to refute as it did at the last session. You can say to the thous ands of readers of your valued paper, which is recognized here as the champion of all interests relating to the farmers and stockbreeders, that if the District Agricul- tural Associations do not get appropriations it will not be the fault of this Legislature." This news is most encouraging, and, while not wish- ing to be too sanguine, we cannot help expressing the hope that there will be no failure in the maturing of the many plans for the protection of the true interests of the best and most industrious people in the State. As Secretary Edwin F. Smith says, "these appropriations are returned direct to the taxpayers and are a benefit to the farmers and stock raisers." We need these district fairs, and when the committee in charge of the bills begins to investigate the matter and ascertain the amount of money sent out of this State for butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, ham, bacon, and beef, because the people of the East have been encouraged to follow the business of furnishing all these, and fairs are held in these States at which premiums are given which have made their products famous, we can see how easily it will be for them to encourage our farmers, dairy- men, poultrymen and stock-raisers to strive and gel the best also. The lack of an incentive to attain perfection is very easily found whenno encouragement is shown. We must hold fairs where we can offer prizes for the best products, poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, vegetables, wines, fruit- and cereal*. That is what fairs are for ami that is why we need them. The interior press is taking up this question and urging the passage of this bill appro- priating money for district fairs. We have not seen a newspaper that has published a line in opposition to such a measure. Next week we hope to present to our readers a copy of the biM to be presented. Barriers Torn Away. There is just cause for rejoi cing among all who are interested in equine pursuits in California. For weeks and months vague rumors have been heard of the two jockey clubs having under consideration plans to con- tinue racing throughout the year. When traced to their source by the representatives of the Breeder and Sportsman, it has been found that they had their origin in the minds of some "crank," who was "talking for the sake of hearing himself talk." Wild and visionary schemes like these are generally found to have no foun- dation, nevertheless, the fact that they are hinted at whenever three or four interested horsemen assemble to discuss the racing situation, has been the means of hav- ing a meeting of representatives of the California and Pacific Coast Jockey Clubs in this city to arrange a plan by which all such rumors would be forever set aside, and at the same time put a check upon a number of would- be reformers who are in Sacramento trying to have cinch bills introduced which have for their object the injuring of both these splendid associations. The meeting was held in the office of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club and a document signed which will do more toward keeping up the interest in racing and remove all barriers which may be put in its way to progreps than any heretofore made in California. The sum and sub- stance of the agreement was that the P. C. J. C. should cease racing at Ingleside on May 1, 1897. By this arrangement the Pacific Coast Jockey Club will have eighty-six days' racing and the California Jockey Club eighty-seven day's racing during the season of '96 and '97. The winter racing will be inaugurated by the Pacific Coast Jockey Club at Ingleside on November 1, 1S97, aDd continue two weeks, closing November 13. The C. J. C. will resume winter racing on their track November 15 and close November 27. The two clubs will then continue alternating each two weeks during the racing seasons for two years, as in accordance with their present agreement. The racing season is to begin each year on November 1 and continue six months. Each association is allowed to let its track for trotting races, but rlo running races are to be allowed under any consideration on the tracks of the association. It was further agreed that neither club of the association shall own in the counties of San Mateo, Alameda, Marin or Contra Costa any race track. Nor will any foreign books be permitted upon either of the association tracks. We congratulate the associations on this wise move, and appreciate their endorsement of the interest they take in the light harness horse and his future welfare. Another link in the bond of fraternal friendship between the two great industries has been welded, and the ex- ample set by the representatives of these two great and growing enterprises in helping each other should be followed in every other state in the Union where these industries have achieved greatness in the past. The Detroit Jockey Club. Wr. have reieived the annual report pf the State .* griculturaT Society for 1890 and will publish excerpts om it next week. It is an able document. This live and energetic Club has come forward with its announcement that it will hold a twenty-four days' meeting comencing August 10th, and may extend it to thirty days, The stakes, including the fixtures, the International Derby and the Champion Stake which closed in January last, aggregate more than $40,000. It is the intention to make the overweight events especially attractive to horsemen. No purse being less than $400. Six stake events not including the International Derby and Champion Stake are scheduled. Entries for these stakes will close with Secretary P. II. Campbell, Saturday, February 20. The International Derby and Campau Stake closed in January last, the former with 100 and the latter with 110 entries respect- fully. Secretary Campbell announces that the declara- tions in the two fixed events, despite the uncertainty in- volving this year's meeting, have been surprisingly light. Up to date less than a dozen owners have declared out. The International Derby will be worth every cent of $10,000 to the first horse, and the Campau Stake will net the winner over $3,000. It wilt be the third annual running meeting given by the club. The meeting in 1S95 lasted nine days, and last year the bangtails held possession of the track 1 7 days. .This year one and perhaps two weeks will be added, making this the longest continuous race meet ever given in Michigan. As there will be very little rac- ing this summer in California and as a large number of horsemen contemplate taking their best horses East they should not overlook this splendid meeting. Remember entries close Saturday, February 20. Brighton Beach Bace 11 eeting. The advertisement of the nineteenth annual m eeting of this association appears in this issue. The stakes are numerous and for amounts which should attract a large number of entries from Californians. The meet- ing will follow the Morris Park meeting, and as it is an- nounced officially that there will be no racing held by either the C. J. C. or the P. C. J. C. in California until next November, every horse owner should endeavor to make entries for this meeting. They will close February loth with Chas. V. Sass, 5 Court Square, Brooklyn, New York. The races are for all ages and over all dis- tances. Special attention is called to the races to be given by this association for gentlemen riders in the Hempstead and the Cedarhurst stakes, the steeplechase and hurdle races, the Punchestown steeplechase and the Brighton Pink Coat Handicap steeplechase. These are novelties in their way and we hope that a number oi our leading gentlemen riders will be seen at this great race meeting to show that our State is not behind any in the Union. Remember stakes close February 15. The efforts of Emmons, the cinch -bill advancer of the Assembly, to try and prove there is a bitter feeling ex- isting between the light-harness horse owners and those who own thoroughbreds do not seem to have much weight at Sacramento. It is to be regretted he has not giv- en the subject more personal study. There is not a man interested in trotters in California who is not in favor of seeing both Jockey Clubs succeed, for they know that not only men and good horses are brought to this coast but thousands of dollars come with them, and employ- ment is given to hundreds of men for six months in the year. The Jockey Clubs have done, and are willing to do, all in their power to help the interests of all trotting associations. In no other State in the Union are they as inseparable as in California. The attention of our readers is called to the adver- tisement of the Ideal Park Racing Association for its meeting which will begin May 3d at Ideal Park, Wis- consin, entries for which will close March 1st. There are nineteen stakes, guaranteed none less than $1,000, and the entrance fees are remarkably low. M. Nathan - son is the secretary. He is well known to every owner of thoroughbreds in California, and intends to be here next week to interview our horsemen. As this meeting will commence about the time the meeting close here everyone should enter horses at this place. They will make money by doing so. Besides these stake races a splendid list of events will be decided each day. We will send blanks to all horsemen. Whoever is in need of a first-class stallion, first-class in every respect; individuality, speed, disposition and breeding should not overlook the handsome horse, ^Zobin 2:22J. He is worthy of being placed at the head of any stock farm in the United States. The great broodmare, Eveline, also offered for sale from the same place, Santa Rosa, is one as the finest individuals bred in California. She is only fourteen years old, is an excellent matron and bred to any well-bred stallion is sure to get a foal that will be a valuable money-maker to its owner. She is sure to produce speedy trotters or pacers. Both of these animals are offered by W. H. Lumsden, executor of the estate of I. de Turk, Santa Rosa, at remarkably low figures. See adv. Foals of 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman : — The following is a list of foals that have dropped at the different departments of Palo Alto Stock Farm during the month of January : Trotting Department. Jan. 7— Ch r, by Wildnut 13472— Aldeana, 2:25, by Electioneer 125. Jan. 8— B f, by "Dexter Prince 11S63— Idlemay, 2:27?i, by Election- Jan. 12— Br f, by Dexter Prince 11363— Wildflower, 2:21, by Elec- tioneer 125. Jan. 17— B f, by Dexter PriDCe 11363— Anselma. ?29>b. by Ansel 7093. Jan. 21— B c bv Dexter Prince 11363— Floweret, by Electioneer 125. Jan. 25— Br c by Advertiser 17152— Consolation, by Dictator 113. Jan. 26— B c. by Dexter Prince 11363— Gertrude Russell, 2:23ti, by Electioneer 125. Jan. 27— Ch f, by Wildnnt 13472- Nellie Benton, 2:30, by General Benton 1755. January 2S— B f, by Dexter Prince U363— Flower Girl, by Elec- tioneer 125. . Jan. 3D— B f, by Advertiser 17542— Eme. by Piedmont SOL THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. Jan. 12— B c. bv Imp. Loyalist— Regina, by Shannon. Jan. 24— Ch f, by Flambeau— Lottie, by Faustus. Jan. 27— Ch f, by Flambeau— Helpmate, by planet. C. H. Dobbel, Clerk. Very Respectfully, Minnie Elkins, the daughter of Duke of Montrose that won the Colorado Derby Borne years ago, haB been mated with the record-breaker Libertine. Melaioe followB suit to- day. She's by Powhattan from Fashionette, by Battle Axe. Both belong to B. C. Holly. February 6, 1897] 3tlj£ $veeXtev cmo gipovtstnaxx. 87 A Masterpiece. When the world-famous equine artist Mr. Henry Stull, was in this city last spring he was commissioned by President A. B. Spreckels of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club to paint a picture which would embody portraits of the most noted racers of the coast during the season of 1896. The work has just been completed by the talented artist and is now on exhibition in the cafe of the Palace. It is the most important turf picture yet painted in this country, and in our opinion is the chef cFiEUwe of the tal- ented artist. It represents a group of twelve horses swinging around the turn at Ingleside. Nest the rail is the Burns & Waterhouse crack Lovdal, in the "orange and blue" ; then comes Joe Terry's black Bueno, followed by Crescendo in the "black and white" of J. Naglee Burk. Behind these are the "white and green'' of Ormonde's owner on Santa Bella, and the "crimson and black" of J. G. Follansbee on his old Btandby Hermanita. In the center, the showy Gallant in the "red, white and blue" of President Spreckels shows the way; next is P. Dunne's "green and white" on his brown colt Pepper, followed by Barney Schreiber's Braw Scot with the "purple and orange" of his genial owner. Charles Boots' Vinctor, W. Hobart's Ferrier and J. G. Brown's Libertine complete the picture. The grouping is most artistic, and while Mr. Stull's inti- mate practical knowledge of racing detail is displayed to the utmost, he has not loot sight of the general effect. The bright jackets of thejockeys and the sheen and glitter on the coats of the horses are most charming in execution. The artist always revels in brilliant colors, and the difficulties insepar- able from such bright combinations have been overcome in a masterly manner. Altogether it is a superb production, and Mr. Spreckels is to be congratulated in the possession of such a masterpiece, which his taste and liberality enabled him to secure. The picture will remain on exhibition a few days longer before being removed to grace the handsome parlor of the Ingleside clubhouse, and will amply repay a visit from all who are interested in art as connected with the thorough- bred. Horses for Honoluln. > J. A McDonald one of our btst known horsemen started for Honolulu on Wednesday with fifteen head of horses con- sisting of thoroughbrede, trotters and draft horses. Among the thoroughbreds are Syrupathe tic's Last, Fin Slaughter and Vernon, they have all been winners here. Jas. J. Mc- Kinnon who is in partnership with Mr. McDonald has also sent the handsome three-year-old bay filly Madcben, she is by Steinway out of Empress 2:29| by Flaxtail, second dam Lady Narley by Marion, thiid dam by John Bull, fourth dam The Reese Mare. She looked well as she was led on board the vessel. She stands 15.3 hands,is stylish looking and rangy and as natural a pacer as ever looked through a bridle. Though only broken in October she can reel off quarters like an old campaigner in 36 seconds. She is the making of a great mare. She is full sister to King Cadenza, the colt that was second to Agitato in all his races of 1895. Mr. Mc- Donald has five very good roadsters ami some excellent draft horses. The latter are superior to any heretofore shipped to the islands. It is the intention of these gentlemen to establish an agency at Honolulu, through which they will dispose of fine horses of all breeds and mules. They are upright honorable men and we cordially recommend them to all who wish to transact business with them. State Agricultural Fair. The following have made first and second payment of $10 each in the Stanford Staku of 1897 for foals of 1894 : Oakwood Park Stock Farm on br g. Wm AT Lent; b i, Owyhee; cb g, Dr Hammond, and b i, Nellie Em melt. M S Severance on br c, Uncle Jamps, an 1 b c. Zip. Kiver View Stock Farm on b t, Fraulien Dexter. La Siesta Ra cb on b c. Wand. D E Knight on s g, Lynall. C * Durfee on br g, McNally. W D Munger on br f, Mlitttt Hunger. Palo Alto Stock Farm on b c, Galeno, and b 1, No deau. The following made first payment of $10 only : M S Severance on b f. Queen Ehoda. E P Heald on b m, Princess Rowena. 'it- Palo Alto Stock Farm on br f, Consola, and b.- c, Ellert. Total value of stake, ?30O. The following made first and second payments of $5 each in the Stanford Stake of 1893 for the foals of 1S95: Oakwood Park Stock Farm on ch f, Fairway, bf Sonoma and b h, Oakwood Prince. M S Severance on brf, Glendover. River View Stock Farm on D c, George Buckman, J R Iverson on b f, Daoia and br g, Eugeny. I L Borden on s c. I L B. La Siesta Ranch on b s, Warranty. HE Knight on bg. Dos Minutosand bgLynbood C A Dnrtee on b f, May Horgan. R Jordai on b i, Mabel Leigh. Palo Alto Stock Farm on b f. Lady Love; ch c, Piince Idle; br f, Lillian May; br c, Manaloa and b c, Altoreno. The following made first payment only. Oakwood Park Stock Farm on D i, Elora and b f, Elatawah. J P Dunn on b c, Tad. ' George H Fox on 5 i. Hit ponita, W D Muuger on br m, Ag le. Palo Alto Stock Farm on be Prince Russell; b f, Floweretta; blk'g, Prince Tborn; br r, Adabeile and b 1, Elsimoor. Vendome Stock Farm on br c. Dr. Frasse. Total value of stake, 3J3b. Dunco&jbe, the Irish borse brought to this country by the late Simeon G. Reed, is now at Kancho del Paso. It is reported that John Macbay has purchased the sou of Specu- lum and Fair Helen on the strength of the showing made by several of the youngsters, Duncombe ran a mile in 1:37 4-5, in a stake race in Eogland, and is from the male line that etaads at the top in Eogland today (the Voltigeur). St. Sirxon, St. Serf and Galopin (first, second and third on the list of sire) are of this male-line. Galopin was by Vedette, and so was Speculum, sire of Daacombe. Galopin sired St. Simon, and he, in turn got St. Serf. The latter sired imp. Sain and imp. Santa Bella, two very excellent performed, well-known to our race-goers. J. W. Wentworth, of Spokane, has sold his pacer AI- mora, by Iugram, and his trotter Babe Chapman, by Ingram, to Mr. Wingard, of Walla "Walla, for the neat little sum of $800. These horses may be put in training for the Montana circuit. Denver Col., May, 10, 1896. I have used DeHuy's Balm-oline on several of my horses. It is the beat I ever used. J. T. Nelson. The Palo Alto Sale in New York. During the moEth of March nest, Palo Alto will ship to Peter C. Kellogg, New York, a consignment of forty-six head of choice-bred trotting stock, fhey are fine individuals carrying blood lines that has made the' farm by the lone pine famous in the history of the trotting turf. In the past many fast performers have been sent to the sales of Palo [ Alto in the Eist, some with and some without records. Sucb. fast performers and good race horses as Cobwebs, 2:12,tUtitity, 2:13£, Azmon, 2:13$, Conductor, 2:14}-, El Rami, 2:14, Abeto (p)2:10J, Answer, 2:14}, Norhawk, 2:15j, Lakeside Norval, 2:15$, The Seer, 2:15^, Limonero (3) 2:15:r, Serpal (3) 2:1G£, Seylax, 2:15|, Oro Fino, 2:18, Ah There, 2:1S£, Electric Coin, 2:18}, Quality, 2:13}, Marston C, 2:19£, Paola, 2:18, and a hundred other performers and sires have been sold at Palo Alto sales in the East a*id South. Great as this show- ing has been the consignment about to be shipped is superior to any that has preceded it, the reason apparent when it is understood that the brood-mare department has, since 1893, been reduced in numbers one-half, and only those mares re- tained that had claims of greatness in the production of speed. The cream of the place has been selected for the coming sale, the produce of its most celebrated brood-mares, mares that rank in the Year Book as queeDs, producers of record breakers and great race horses. The sires represented are the ones that, through their progeny, made Palo Alto Stock Farm famous. Electioneer, the only stallion that ever had to his credit the world's record for yearling, two, three, I four, and five year old3, mare, and stallion records. Dead since 1S90, Electioneerstill holds the pride of place among sires of performers. His sous and daagh'ers are breeding on, Advertiser haB produced a world's champion in the yearling Adbell 2.23. Chimes, another in Fantasy (3) 2tf8f . Albert W. got Little Albert, 2:10, Ansel got Answer, 2:14}, Anteeo got Eoline, (3), 2:14|, Anteros got Antidote,' 2:10}, Antevolo got Clitus (4), 2:161, Antinous got Hillsdale, 2:15, Azm wr got Azmon, 2:13]-, Bell Boy got Priocess Belle, 2:17f. His son Liberty Bell, got Tommy Britton (2), 2:15}, Bernal got Aria (3),2:16|, Bow Bells got Boreal (3), 2:15$, and Ringing Bella (p), 2:13}. Candidate got E.frida (4), 2:13.^, Chime Bell got Van Zandt, 2:12, Chimes got FantaBv, 2:06^ Merry Chimes, 2:03i, and Ed Esston, 2:09$, Clay eot Clayone 2:12|, and Russie Clay, 2:12*, Del Mar got Cope- land, 2:11 £, Egotist got The Conqueror, 2:12^, Electioneer (Campbell's) got Symboleer (p, 1, 2:11. Elector got Flora M.,2:1S, Elector 10,830 got Edwin C, 2:15, Electrician got Midi (3). 2:14$, Electricity got Serpal (3), 2:16i, Electric King got May Centiievre, 2:10}, Electrite got Electrophei (2), 2:21 J, Electro got May Boy, Z'-lQ, Electrotype got Elec- tion Time, 2:19i, Eros got Wanda, 2:14$, Fallis got John ft. Baldwin, 2:17}, Gavioia got Billy G , 2:15, Good Gift got Prince Gift (3), 2:20-}, Hummer got Bouncer, 2:10}, Junio got Athanio {Z)\ 2:11|, May King got Biogen (3), 2:12}, Nor- val eot Norvard, 2:13^, and Lakeside Norval, 2:15, Palo Alto gotPalita (2), 2:16, Re-Eleclion got Eefina (4), 2:10}, St. Bel got Lyone Bel, 2:10}, Sphinx got Sphinxetta, Z:08£, Whips got Azote, 2:04£, Will Crocker got Irene Crocker, 2:17, Woolsey got Abeto, 2:10}. A daughter of Electioneer produced the sire of Diablo (p, 4). 2:09}, Derby Princess, 2:11A, Cibolo, 2:13}. Another daughter is the dam of the sire of El Rami, 2:14. The daughters of Electioneer have produced over sixty peiformers. In the table of producing mares with records, Ladywell, 2:16£, is the fastest producing mare. She is a daughter of Electioneer, her produce Local (3), 2:19£. The mare that produced the fastest performer represented in this table is Laura C, 2:29}, by Electioneer, her prcduce Laurel, 2:13}. Great, as a sire and a producer of sires, so will the dead Electioneer rank as a broodmare sire. The other stallions represented in the sale are Whips, sire ' of Azote, 2:04!, Advertiser, 2:15}, sue of Adbell (1). 2:23, Nordica (3), 2:19*, Azmoor, 2:20$, sire of Azmon, 2:13}, Rowena (2), 2:17. " Palo Alto. 2:0S"$, sire of Palita (2), 2:16, Rio Alto (3), 2:16J; Dexter Prince, sire of James L., 2:09i, Edith, 2:10; Wild" Boy, sire of Donchka (2), 2:24. Hugo, 2:24, sire of Hunyadi (3), 2:26}. Electricity, 2:17$, sire of Serpal (3), 2:16$. Norris, 2:22}, son of Ansel, 2:20; Paola, 2:18, and Altivo, 2:iS|, full brothers to Palo Alto. Lent, 2:26}, Traman, 2:12, and Etectionear Jr., 2:22, sons of Elec- tioneer. The following list shows the color and sex. age, and breeding of the stock to be sold: B m, Tiny, 8 , 2:2S1_i, by Electioneer— Telie, by Gen. Beaton (full sister to Truman 2:12). Gr m, Coloa, 11. 2:i5^by Electioneer— Son tag Mohawk (full sister to Conductor 2 :14%). | B c, Parion, 4, by Palo Alto— Manette, by Nutwood (half-brother to Arion2;07%). Br f. Gilba. 3, by- Whips -Gilberta, by St. Clair (half-sister to Richards' Elector). B f, Nina Whips, 4, by Whips— Nina, by Piedmont (half-sister to . Arial2:23). B c, Huuyadi, 4, 2:265<, by Hugo— Orphan Girl, by Piedmont (half- brother to Orphina, 4, 2:1714). B m. Docchka, 7, j.:2-i, by Wild Boy— Mouique, by Fallis. B c, Norcal. 3, oy Norris— Coral 2:lSLo. by Electioneer. Br f, Lihnor, 3. Norris— Lilly Thorn, by Electioneer. Br g, 4. by Norris— Lorinne, by Gen. Benton. B c, Palomerico. 4, by Palo Alto— American Girl, by Toronto Son- tag.; u i, Bella, 3, by Lent— Gertie, by Hambletonian Prince. Br f, Consola, 3, by Paola— Consolation, by Dictator (half-sister to Utility 2: 3). B f, ilajora, 2. by Truman— May Day, by Wissahickon (half-sister to Lord Byron 2:17). Cb i, Advotma, 3, by Electioneer Jr — Plotina, by Dexter Prince. B f, Ela, 1. by Altivo — Elaine, by Messenger Duroc (half-sister to Norlaine, 1, 2:31%; Palatine, 3, 2:1$; Iyan Alto, 3, 2:19?;.; An- selma,2:29J4). Bm, Falfarino, 5, by Lottery— Flushing Belle, by Dictator (half- sister to Vina Belle, 2: lo1^). B g, Spinner, 3, by Lottery— Mol lie CoDb, by Gen. Benton (half- sister to Cobwebs 2:12). Blf, Ellen, 4, by Electricity— Lady Ellen, by Carr's Mambrino (half-sister to Helena, 2:12%). Be. AdDine, 3, by Adyeniser— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond (half-brother to Anteeo 2:16}i). Br c, Espresso. 2,by Advertiser— Est-her, by Express (half-brother to Expressive, 2, 2:12%). Brc, Adiado, 1, by Advertiser— Wildmont, by Piedmoftt (full brother to Ardetta, 2:42i4 and Adwiid). Br f. Adabeile. 2, by Advertiser— Beautiful Bells (full sister to Ad- bell, 1,2:23). B f. Doncellica, 2, by Advertiser— Donchka. 2:24, by Wild Boy. B f, Finura, 2, by Advertiser— Felippe, by Nutwood. B f, Ynez, 2. by Advertiser— Netiie Nutwood, by Nutwood. Ch f. Amarilliruto, 2, by Advertiser— Amrab, by Nutwood (half- sister to Stiles' Electioneer). - Ch f Vriosa (I), by Advertiser— Ashby, by Gen. Benton (half sister to AlbeDa, 2:1a1,, and Aria (3), 2:16%). BcOeste (2), "by Dexter Prince— Odette, by Electioneer ^ah- brother of The Seer, 2:15^4). B c McGrayn (2), by Dexter Prince— Maiden, by Electioneer (half- brother to Marston C. (3), 2:19%). B f Lucrativa (2), by Dexter Prince— Lncyneer, by Electioneer. Ch f Lydar (2), by Dexter Prince— Lula Wilkes, by George Wilkes (half-sister to Advertiser, 2:15^4). B f Floweretta (2), by Dexter Prince— Wildflower, by Electioneer (half-sister to Wildmont, 2:27.) B f Mnemosyne (2), by Dexter Prince — Morning Glory, by Elec- tioneer (half-sister to Gloria, 2:23J4, and Meringo, 2:24J^). Brf Sonoma Princess (2), by Dexter Prince — Sonoma, by Elec- tioneer. Br g Jardinero (2), by Azmoor— Jennie BeDton (half-brother to Jesse, 2:2 154). B c Asio (2), by Azmoor— Elden. 2:19%, by Nephew. B f Bonilla (2), by Azmoor— Bonnie, by Gen. Benton (full-sister to Bounibel, 2:17%). B f Elsinor (2), by Azmoor— Elsie, bv Gen. Benton (full-sister to Mary Osborne (1). 2-37— (3), 2.-28J4, (half-sister to Palita (2), 2:16, Rio Alto (3). 2:16?.:, Novelist (2). 2:27). B f Nina (2), by Azmoor— Nina, by Piedmont (half-sister to Arial 2:22.) B f TiraDa (2), by Azmoor— Tirzah , by Dexter Prince. B g Clarmoor (3). by Azmoor— Clarabel, by Abdallah Star (half- brother of Cressida (3). 2:1S%). B f Medalla (1), bv Azmoor— Marion, 2:26J^, by Piedmont. B f Asombrosa (1). by Azmoor— Ah waga, by Gen. Benton (full- sister to Azmoor, 2:1334). Ma^ of these youngsters have large stake engagements such as the Kentucky Futurity, $16,000 ; the Horse Re- view, $30,000; the New Eogland Futurity, $13,000; the Kentucky Stock Farm, $6,000, and the $4,000. The yearlings are engaged in $63,000 worth of stake). It is a great consignment, giving to the public a certainty, that the material they buy is from the great producers of the famous farm that has produced such a volume of speed. _ Fidelity. Ouriadnik is Dead. The black Russian stallion Ouriadnik foaled 1878, died at the branch of Palo Alto at Vina January 1st, 1897. He was 16 3 S bands high, brand on right side of necK representing the Imperial Crown of Rossia. Bred at the Russian Gov- ernment stud. He was got by Ougamny (No. 57). His dam was Norka, (No. 63) by Nessoglossny. The breed of Ouriadnik reaches in the ascending line of the pure blood Arabian stallion Smetanka, imported in 1755 by Connt Orloff. In 1893 the late Senator Stanford made an exchange with the Czar of Russia, Palo Alto sending to Russia the stallion Good Gift, son of Electioneer and Miss Gift by Wildidle, and the mares, Ela, by Woolsey, and Piney, by Electioneer. From the Government Stud of Russia the Czar, sent the stallions. Oariadnik and Verbcvslchik, and tbe mare Zima. Ouriadnik did not get any foals the first year he was in the stud in California. In 1896, he got three foals, out of the mares Bellina, by Gen. Beverly, My Liberty, by Liberty Sontag and SalHe Hamlet, by Hamlet. Several mares will have foals by him this year. The mare Zima was bred to Azmoor and has a yearling, last season. She was stinted to the grey stallion Verbovstchik; the produce of Ouriadnik are of good size with plenty of bone and substance, Verbovstchik, has got five foals since coming to California, one of which is dead. Rio Alto. A Practical Horse Shoer. Henry J. Zibel, practical horse shoer, Reading, Penn. writes: "I have used Quinn's Ointment on my trotting mare for removing splints and windgrlls. It has proven' highly satisfactory. I would recommend it to do just what you claim." The above is the general expression of the leading breeders and horsemen everywhere. For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffi and all enlargements use Quinn's Oibtment. For sale by druggists and dealers, also by J. A. McKerron and J. O^Kane, San Francisco. Price $1.50, per package. Try it. W. B. Eddy & Co., Proprietors, White- hall, New York. Elyria Stock Farm, Elyria, O., Oct. 23, 1895. Gentlemen: — I have been using your Curine, and am pleased to say it is the best remedy for Splints, Curbs, Ring- bone, etc., that I have ever used, and I think no stable com- plete without it. Frank P. Doble, driver of Gertrude, 2:12, Peveril, 2:14, etc. I have used "Absorbine" on my bay mare and have found it to be the only thing that would remove wind-puffs, which it has done to my full satisfaction in this case; also used it on another cape to remove callous bunch on fore leg, with most excellent results. Yours truly, Jas. A. Allen, Pres. Hart- ford Driving Club. Horse Owners Should T_rse GOMBATJLT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY ii*. A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. B. Gombault ei-VeterV nary Snr geon to I the French ■ Gotemneat Ettmb SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR F1R1NQ Impossihle toproduce any scar or blemish. The Safeufi be*t BLISTER evernsed. Takes tlio place of all lini- ments fur mild or severe notion, ltemovc? olIBunchct Or lilcmUhes from llorses or Cattle. AS a HUMAN REMEDY for Rtaeamstlsm, Sprains, Bore Throat, Etc., ic is invaluable. U'C PIIIDftUTEC that one tablespoonfnl of nt uUAKANItc caustic balsam wm produce more actual results than a whole bottle o£ tuiy liniment or spavin cure mixture ever mode. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold Is Warran. ted to pive satisfaction. Price $ l .50P«r bottle. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express, cltarges paid, witb foil rii'-ections for it* use. Send for descriptivo circolarsi '/ timoninls, etc Addr'isa r. 3.E LAWRENCE-AVILLIAMS CO., Cleveland. O, 88 ©tp* gveebev onto gpovtsmcau [February 6, 1897 THE KENNfiL Kennel Fixtures. BENCH SHOWS. Feo 22-25— Westminister Kunoel Clnb's beach show, New York. James Mortimer. Sui>eriateudent. Mar. S-6— St, Louis Kennel Club's second annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison. Secretary. Mar. 10-13— Mascoutab Kennel Club's eight anuual bench show, Chicago. Ill . J. L. Lincoln. Secretary. Mfcr. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's first annual bencb show, Louisville. Ky.. J. A. Reaves, Secretary. Mar. 31-Apr. 1-3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harfaer. Secretary, San Jose, Cal April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Clnb's bench show. Stockton, Cal. John Heffernan, Secretary. April l-J-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show. Los Angeles, Cat., R. B. Funk. Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Spring Meeting. Ingleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery street. San Francisco. The United Stages Field Trials. The winter field trials of the United States Field Trials' Club were, according to the report in the American Fieldi Dot run as satisfactorily as Eastern trials usually are. Late starts, a misunderstanding or something like it in regard to the conditions of one of the stakes, etc., somewhat marred the success of th° trials. The winners and summary cf the runn'ng is as follows : POINTER DEEBY. H H Mavberr/'s liver and white hitch Alabama Girl, by Arrow — Lady Mill, with Dal Monte Kennel's liver and white dog Tony Works, by Tick Boy— Lula K. G H Smith's liver and white bitch Diana, bv Count Graph- ic's Pat — Bessie Croxteth, with T W O' Byrne's black and white dog Moerlein, Rip Rip— Belle of O-^sian. J S Crane's liver and white bitch Fire Fly, by Rip Rap — Clipawav II. with H S Smith's liver and wbita bitch Ripple, by Rip Rap— Pearl's Dot. Bar Harbor Kennel's black and white dog Young Rip Rap, b? Rip Rp -Pearl's Dot, with TT Ashford's liver and white bitch Elgine, by Kent Elgin — Julia Pavne. T W O'Bvroe's lemon and white dog Redskin, by Love's Kent — Fritz's Fav, with C S Shoup's lemon and white bitch Aloysia, by Rip Rav — Dolly D. Del Monte Kennel's black and white dog Tick's Kid, by Tick Boy — Lulu K, a bye. II Ripple with Elgine. Young Rip Rap with Tick's Kid. m Young Rip Rip with Ripple 1st — Young Rip Rap. 2nd — E'gioe. 3rd — Ripple. SETTER DERBY. P M Erie's black, white and tan bitch Sarogobsa Belle, br Gleam's Pink -Maud E, with W R Holiday's black, white and tan dog Billy T, bv Revenue — Daisy Bondhu J P Green's black, white and tan d g Sarsfield, by Rid field — Opal, with Charlottsville F T Kennel's blue belton bitch Pin Money, by Ccant Gladstone IV — Daisv Croft. F R Hitchcock's bhck, white and tan dogs Tory Rustic, by Count Gladstone IV — Rhoda Rod, with Fox & Blythe's lemon and white bitch Caroline, bv Antonio — Countess Rush. Hobart Acne-' black, white and tan bitch Christina, bv Blue Ridge Mark — Lou Q. with Theo Goodman's black, white and tan dog Dive Eirl, by Count Gladstone IV — Dan's Lady. Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan dog Peconic, by Count Gladstone [V — Hester Prvne, with S P Jones' black white and tan dog Hurstbourne Zip, by Tooey Boy — Dimple. II Pin Money with Dave Eirl. I Tory Rustic with Hurst- Peconic with Christina. bourne Zip. Ill Pin Money with Christina, j Peconic with Hurstbourne Dave Earl with Tory Rustic. | Zip 1st — Pin Money, 2d— Christina. 3rd 1 Dive Eirl. \Tory Rustic. pointer all-\qf. Ashford A Odura'p liver and white dog Von Gull, by Kent Elgin— Fannie V Croxl^th, with N T De Pauw's liver, white and tan bitch Sister Sue, by Jingo — Rooney C. Del Monie Keooel'fl black and white dog Tick Boy, by King of Kent — Bloom, with H K Devereux's liver ard white hiich Virginia, by Little Ned — Pearl's D>t. F W Dunham's liver and white doe E 'ii.'a lUhh bv Kent Elgin — Mark's Juno, with Bar Harbui Kennel's black aid white doe Young Kip Rap, by Rip Rap — Pearl's Dot. H S Smith's black and white dog Ripsaw, by Rip Rap — Croxie Kent, with Charlottesville FT Kennel's liver and white dog Dohi, bv Rip Rip— Queen 111 CharlntteHville F T Kennel's liver and white dog Tippoo, by Kip Hup — Monterey, with J L Adam's liver dog Cracker- j^cb, rw Lad of Rush — Cvclops. ChnrlniieHville F V Kennel's black and whilp dog Nabob, by Kip Kip-Dolly D, a bye. II Von Gull with Virginia. Young Rip Rap with Sister Sue. Ill Tippoo with Young Rip Rap. 1st — Tippoo. 2d — Young Rip Rap. 3d— Elgin's Dasb. SETTER ALL-AGE. Nome T Hants' black, while and tan dog Tony Boy, by A ntooio— Lsiindresw. with Fox & Blyth's black, white and I n dog Tony's Gale, by Antonio— Nellie G. Tippoo with Elgin's Kent. H B Ledbetter's black, white and tan dog Mane's Sport, by Gleam Sporl — Marie Avent, with E A Burdette's black, white and tan dog Cincinnatus' Pride, by Cincinnatus — Albert's Nellie. P M Essig's black, white and Ian bitch Saragjssa Belle, by Gleam's Pink — Maud E , with Tobasco Kennel's black, white and tan dog Tabasco Boy, by Modoc — Fay. Irving Hoagland's black, white and tan bitch Ranee II, by Gladstone's Boy — Buena Vista, with Del Monte Keonel's black, while and tan dog Rod's Chaff, by Roderigo — Glad- stone's Girl. H R Edwards' black, white and tan dog Harwick, by Topsy's Rod — Opal, with Jackson & Denmark Kennel'B black, white and tan bitch Lillian Russell, by Philip Glad- stone— Lou K. P M Essig's black, white and tan English setter Rod's Top, by Roderigo — Topsy Avent, with L S Thompson's black, white and tan bitch Novelist, by Woodhill Bruce — Novelty. F R Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch Tory Luna, by Roi d'Or — Tory Diamond, with P M Essig's biack, white and tan bitch Lillian Hall, by lean — Sister Sue. A L Shonfield's black, white and tan dog Leo Noble, by| King Leo — Minnie T., W H Bsazell's black, white and tan dog Harold Skimpole, by Whyle B— Nettie Bevan. II Marie's Sport with Tony Boy, Novelist with Lillian Rus- sell. Tony's Gale with Cincinna- tus' Pride. Harold Skimpole, a bye. Ill Tony Boy with Tony's Gale. 1st — Tony Boy. 2nd — Tony's Gale. 3rd — Marie's Sport. How Dogs Are Stunted There is an era of tiny dogs in English society. The more diminutive a parcel of canine flesh that you can pos- sess the more are vou a swell, says the Toledo BLde. But alas! How many feminine readers who delight in the min- iature doggies know lhat thev are an artificial product? There is in London an establishment devoted Jentirely to the stunting of the animals. The proprietor is an ex- breeder of fighting d< g-i, but be now finds more profit in rearing the liliputian canines, for which he has a wide repu- tation. He does not claim to be the originator of the pro- cess, for he says that all dog men know of the dwarfing powers of alcohol, but he asserts that be is the only man in London to adopt the principle systematically. His method is as follows : The pup destined to be stunted is taken from its mother when a few hours old and when it begins to whine for sustenance it is fed with a warm decoc tionofginand water. Deprived of milk, it takes to mis readily. When it reaches a certain agft alcohol in various forms constitutes its sole diet. The pupa do not die nor do they develop. They soon cease to grow at all. After a gen eration or two of mating the much-prized liliputian canine is ootained. Southern California Kennel Club. The ninth annual bench show of she Southern California Kennel Club will be held at Lis Angeles, April 14 to 17 in- clusive. The officers of the club are confident that this show will be the banner show for that city. The show will be beld in Hazards' Pavilion, the most commodious building in Southern California. J. Otis Fellows will judge all classes. Frank W. Ingalls will superintend. The premium lists will be out about Feb. 15th. The bench show committee consists of Messrs. Casey, Brieht, Schumacher, Murphy and Frazee. This club is to be congratulated upon its energy. While the northern fanciers have been faint hearted or internal strife has disrupted the clubs, the Southern Club has held eight consecutive shows. Only two other clubs in the Unittd States have a like record. vVe are very positive that the Los Angeles show can ex- pect more entries from this section than it has received before for many years. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Where is that Spaniel Cub organized in Oikland a couple of years ago? Messrs. Mortimer, Mason and Taylor will judge the Pitts- burgh, Pa., show. The St. Bernard Club of California wilj meet at this office on Wednesday eveniognext. The Wm. CIuS Co. are getting out a new brand of cigars, to be known rs the Grand Master cigar. There is no longer any question of the Stocktoo judge — Charles H. Mason will unquestionably judge all classes. II v. R bprt O'Callaghan the breeder of Finglas and Cole- nuue iiin j . ted ihe great majority. He bred Iri?b setters fur l^iiy j-sais. The entries to the Derby will close on July 1, second for- feit Nov. 1. Entries to the All- Age will close the night before the running of the stake. The man that wins at all three shows under such capable judges as Mason, Mortimer and Fellows should be convinced that he has a djg worth owning. Mrs. Smyth, proprietress of the Swiss Mouotain Kennels has lost the St. Bernard Leed's Birry by County Member — Court Beauty. He was ooly sick one day. The Field Trial Champion Association's trials at West Poiut, Miss., were abandoned. There were only five entries and the thermometer at seventeen degrees below zero. The new officers of the Pacific Coast Field Tiial Club are as follows: President, H W. Keller of Santa Monica; First Vice-President J. K. Schumacher of Los ADgeles ; Second Vice-Pre«ident J E. Terry of Sacramento ; ^ecretary- Treaaurer J. M. Kilganff of San Francisco ; Executive Com- mittee C. N. Post of Sacramento; H. A. J astro of Bakert- field ; P. D. Linville, Wm. Schreiber aid John Lucas of Sao Francisco. Owing to the carnival at the Pavilion during the first week in May the bench show to be given by the Olympic Gun Club 'will be held during either the tecond or third weeks in May. Thos. H. Browne's recent purchase, the R. C. St. Bernard bitch Marchioness of Bute by Champion Youog Bute — Kingatooian Duchess, was accidentally hanged at Jos. Cut- ten's kennels last week. The Marchioness was a well marked orange and white bitch of exceptionally good breeding. Though not much of a show bitch she wouid have been a very valuable addition to our limited stock of brood bitches, and her loss is a severe one to the local fancy. The judges at Chicago will be as|follows : E M Oldham, all spaniels; T S Bellin, all terriers; Major J M Taylor, pointer setters, fox-hounds and Chesapeake?; H W Lacy, St. Ber- nards, mastiffs, bloodhounds, Newfoundlands, greyhounds, deerhouuds, borzois, poodles, beagles, dachshunde, Dalma- tians, whippets. Italian greyhounds and miscellaneous. J. H. Jarrett, collies and Old English sheepdogs; E. A. Wood- ward, bulldogs; Dr. Nicholas, Great Danes; E.A.Pitts, We desire to call the attentiBn of oar readers to a false pedigrep given to some fox terriers. Waller Bros, displayed a litter of fox terriers in their show window last week, and ac- companying them was a card giving the pedigree as bv Dick Turk out of Belmont Sparkle. Sparkle is a dog, not a bitch, and is by Starden's King— Ch. Blemton Brilliant. The "Belmont" does not belong to the name. The attention of Waller Bros, was called to the error by three of our promi- nent fanciers, bat they took no notice of the correction and kept the card in the window several days. The entries at Boston are as follows : Bloodhounds .. 15 Mastiffs 12 St. Bernards 4i Great Danes- 13 Deerhounds _ 13 Greyhouuds 15 Borzois JO Boarhounds _ 13 Foxhounds 2~ Newfoundlands _ 1 Chesapeabes... 6 Pointers 47 English setters -25 Irish setters 11 Gordon setters 25 Spaniels 96 Beagles 76 Dachshunde 13 Basset hoonds 1 Collies « 39 Old English sheep dogs 13 Poodles 21 Bulldogs 29 Bull terriers 22 Boston terriers 103 French bulldogs 10 Fox terriers 79 Dandie Dinmont terriers 1 Bedlington terriers 5 Scottish terriers 2S Irish terriers 54 Blacfc and tan terriers 8 Welsh terriers 3 Skye terriers 3 Yorkshire terriers 1 Other toy terriers 5 Pugs 9 Toy spaniels. 23 Whippets 5 Boar setters 2 Japanese plume dogs 6 Miscellaneous 2 Total 936 We understand that the " mischief-maker" is trying his hest to prevent the Olympic Gun Club from obtaining mem- bership in the American Kennel Club. With his usual rule or ruin policv he wao's to organize a new Kennel Club with himself at the head of it, hence the opposition. We cannot conceive of a body of men more capable of handling bencb shows successfully than the Olympic Gun Club. Its large membership of young influential business men; its social and financial standing guarantee success. Among its members are not less than twenty of the old Pacific Kennel Club's most active members, arl as the dog and gun are inseparable it is a forgone conclusion that there is not a member of the Olympics that is not more or less interested in dogs and dog shows. In its palmiest days the Pacifies never had one-half of the membership of the Olympics — two hundred. The " mis- cbiefiuakers " argument that it is a clnb of sporting dog men is the merest rot The principal and most successful shows in America are handling by sporting dog men, notably the Westminister Kennel Club — a shooting club. Moreover it is the sporting dog and not the non-sporting dog that needs encouragement on this Coast. The classes of pointers and setters have been woefully small of late. The principal non- sporting dog of this section, the St Bernard is ably fostered by the St Bernard Club and this club, numerically stronger than the iate Pacifies, is heart and soul with the Olympic Gun Club and will aid it in every way that lies within its power. The* Olympics should be elected without delay or opposition. •» ^Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column ree of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Miss M. O'Brien's (Sin Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Princess (California Bernardo — Princess Royal) to Thos. 3. Browne's Grand Master (Ob Hesper — Princess Gilda) Jan- uary 21st. Miss Maggie O'Brien'6 (San Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Bonnie (Ch California Bernardo — Princes- R>ysl K) to Thos. H. Browne's Ch Grand Master (Ch Hesper — Prin- cess Gilds 1 January ISth. C W Travis' (Oakland) R C St Bernard bitch Nellie Bland (Francis H— Waldo W) to Thos. H Browoe's Ch Grand Master (Ch Hesper — Princess GildO January 28ih. L. L. Arguello's ( Monterey) R C St Bernard bitch Duchess (.Brutus— Delight) to Thos. H. Browoe's Ch Grand Master (Oh Hesper — Princess Gilda ) January 31st. WHELPS. W J P Strachans' R C St Bernard bi'ch Beauty ( Lord Hmlpi — Lila) whelped 10 perfectly m irked puppies by Thos H Browoe's Ch Grand Master (Ch Hesper — Princess Gild<) January 28th J B Martin's (San Francisco) for terrier bitch Blemton Spinawav (Ch Blemton Victor II — Spinster) whelped Jan- uary 31, 1897, 3 dogs and 4 bilches to same owner's Warren Sage (,Ch Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty. Glenmore Kennels (West Berkely ) Irish Setter bitch Bel C. (10362)— 3 dogs to owners Finelas Jr., (21189) (Ch Fing- las—Ch Ruby Glenmore), Jan, 29, 1897. Glenmore Kennels ( West Berk* lv) Irish Setter bitch, Elcho's Maid (17418) (Ch Elcho J r ,— Maid, 8— 4 dogs to owners Barrymore (34S02) (Ch Finglas— Ch Ruby Glen- more), Feb. 1st, 1897. NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennel, Stockton, Cal., claims the name Lady Jer*ev for black cocker spaniel bitch puppy whelped December 7th, 1896, by Woodland Jersey C K C 2511— Lady Etta 41,488. February 6, 1897] ©tye gveebsv anlr gtpovt&mcm. 89 ROD- Coming Events. Feb 9— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Pasting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. The report in a contemporary that the Olympic Gun Club has leased Lake Chobot for a fishing preserve is without foundation. ♦ It will be some time before the Russian River will be in the condition that it was the first of last week, but the pool at the mouth of Austin creek will clear up very quickly. We understand that the postponed informal talk on the fresh water fishes of California by Prof. Gilbert will be given to the Fly Casting Club at the office of the California Fish Commission at its regular semi-monthly meetiog on Tuesday evening. The howl against the proposed change in the trout law is very general. The law in itself is a good one but it is uni- versally conceded that the natives will clean out the streams before the season opens on May 1st and those that obey the law will alone suffer. There is undoubtedly more truth than poetry in this statement. _ Extending the closed season on trout to the first of May, gives the fish more chance to spawn, especially in such streams as the Truckee, Yuba, McCloud, Sacramento, Kla- math and American rivers. Moreover November is a better month than April all over the State- Many small fish come into Paper Mill creek in October and November in advance of the run of big fish and if the natives can be induced to keep away from the small streams in April, the larger streams will take care of themselves, as thev are generally too high for fishing in that month. THE GUN. Feb 21-22— Olympic Gun Club's initial tournament. Ingleside, Cal Feb. 28— Lincoln Gun Club open to all touruameut at Pacific Tour- nament Association grounds, Alameda Junction. May 30-31, 1897— Fourth semi-annnal tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaefer, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. Dr. Carver to Anon. The following letter to the American Field from the pen of Dr. Carver contains barrels of good common horse 6ense, The Doctor is somewhat enthusiastic on the Cashmore gun but the same argument will apply to many other first-class weapons and confirms the old saying. " never send a boy on a man's errand. " Dr. Carver writes as follows: " I regret very much indeed that Anon should mix me up in the con- troversy with Dr. Williamson, call me a crank, and use lan- guage that would lead the public to think me a fully devel- oped imbecile I am perfectly willing that Anon should roast Dr. Williamson, because I am sure the Doctor can stand lots of abuse when it comes from some bum shot of his own state As for myself, I am as sensitive to rough handling as an un- broken mule, and kick unmercifully when I think the occa sioo demands it. I will say this much, that Dr. Williamson is right as to a test of skill, but the pigeons must be first-class and trapped from English traps, and given every advantage to fly with the wind. Birds as shot in this country are a mixed lot as a rule, and with birds of this kind it is simply a game of chance. On the other hand, targets as now shot should not be recog nized as sport, or eyen a lest of skill. It simply amounts to nothing as far as benefiting a shooter is concerned; but is a mighty good thing for manufacturers. Target shooting can be mad" a test of science and skill by shooting them from five traps, 30 yards rise, use of both barrels. This style of shooting will develop good field shots and give every man an equal shew. Shooting targets 16 yards rise, with one's face glued down on the stock of his gun, using one barrel, is simply nothing more than trick shooting and is not practical, for in the fields the use of both barrels is absolutely neces- sary to insure success. Before proceeding further, I wish to say I am not em- ployed by William Cashmore, nor do I represent any pow- der company, consequently I feel free to give an honest opinion and state past experiences. Anon says I am a crank regarding my load. This is all wrong. I have only changed my powder three times in twenty years, and then changed because I could not secure foreign-made shelis. I am using practically the same load to-day that I used twenty years ago. But this I have done : I have given every powder placed upon the market a good, practical test, and I am ever willing to test any new powder that I believe possesses merit, bnt in shooting matches my load remains the same. When I sell a Cashmore gun I furnish loading instructions and sell a man a gun that I think be can do well with. For instance, I sold Dr. Williamson a 32-inch Cashmore, Mr. Delter a 30 inch. Look at the two men, then you will un- derstand my reason for doing so. Dr. Williamson is a large, long-armed man (no joke intended), while Mr. Deiter is slight and a very nervous shooter. I mean by this that one of them is a cool, deliberate shot, while the other shoots with the rapidity of lightning, so you see, friend Anon, that there is "method in my madness.'. I will say this, that a 32-inch gun will not do for all shooters any more than a 30-inch will. Some of the best shots use 28-inch barrels and others 26-inch; all depends upon the style of the man. With some of the nitro powders now made I presume good resolts could be had with a gun with 20-inch barrels, bat of what use is Buch a weapon ? It is perfectly ridiculous to think all men could do equally well with a 30 inch barrel. Anon says we hear of Carver shooting a seven pound gun one day and a nioe pound the next. ThiB is all trae. In my expeiimenting I use all weights and furnish my friends with the best. I flatter myself that I am an up to date shooter, and at the present time I am using a William Cashmore gun, 20-bore, that weighs eight pounds, and am using four drams of nitro powder and an ounce and a quarter of shot. This gun has 34-inch barrels. Perhaps you will object to this, Mr. Anon. I would not be in the least surprised, you have shown yourself to be so thoroughly ignorant regarding the gun question. Now, Anon, I will furnish you with a practical illustration of the different results obtained by using a 30 and 32 inch gun. You say the best shooting I ever did was with a 30- inch barrel. Now listen to this: I used a 30-inch barrel for twelve years. The best score I ever made with it was 93. I believed this to be the best gun I could secure, and was perfectly satisfied with it until J went to Australia and found a William Cashmore gun with 32-inch barrels. As I said before, I have always tried to keep up with the times, I saw I was out-gunned, and after giving the guns a thorough test purchased two William Cashmore guns. Please note the result : In two weeks after I git them I made these scores : I killed 98 out of 100, two dead out of bounds, at Botany Bay shooting grounds; 57 straight at the Gun Club, 32 yards rise; drove a few miles to another ground and killed 76 straight, 32 yards, makiog a total of 1 33 straight, 32 ) ards rise. Dur- ing the next two weeks I killed 347 out of 350. Then I came to this country, shot twenty-five matches, and the lowest score I made was 94. Killed 99 twice in a small boundary, and this Fall Killed 117 straight and scored 199 out of 200. This with a 32 inch gun. The week before Christmas I used a 30-inch Cashmore, nitro gun, made scores of 86, 94, 90 and 96 out of each 100. The score of 90 was the best shooting ever done on Watson's grounds, so I am told. What I claim for William Cashmore is this: He is a modern gunmaker, up to date in every respect, and he has come to the front with a new nitro gun that has no equal in the world, and that he can make you a gun any length bar rel you waot, guarantee it to shoot five drams of nitro pow- der and make a good pattern. Another thing vou are wrong in, Anon. The up-to-date Cashmore nitro gun has nnt got an Anson & Deely action. He uses a cross bolt, as so many gunmakers do, not that it is of any special benefit to the gun, but as a protection in case of accident, on bis $300 grade, but the new nitro gun is a thing of beauty and strength, and to compare it with any other eun now made would be the merest folly. There is no comparison between it and other gun?, and without seeing this magnificent weapon you say the fastening is an eyesore. What will the public think of a man who writes for their benefit aod condemns a gun without seeing it? My opinion is this, you are some second class, crazy shot, who lives in Racine, aod are so jealous of Dr Williamson's success with his 3/i-inch Ca«hmore that you would tear the shooting idol of Wisconsin from bis pedestal and hurl the broken pieces at my head. Dr. Williamson's scores of 91, 92, 93, 95 and 96 are hard ones for your little shooting burg of Racine. Before ending this subject, dear Anon, any time you think you have as good a gun as the Cashmore, come down to Chicago and shoot one hundred of my shells with me, and I am sure the lesson will do you good. Ignorance on the gun question is always excusable. Here iB another amusing line from Anon : "A man may hold on a straight outgoing bird and the chances are if he does not break its wing he will lose the bird." This is quite true of the guns and loads used by men of Anon's type. For illustration, I will refer to Jack Winston, who came to Chicago with one of the best loads of targets or slow birds ever seen in this city. Remember, reader, a machine made gun and a machine-loaded shell. Everyone knows that Jack Winston is a good, steady shot. He came with the best gun and cartridges that America can produce, shot George Roll at a medium class of birds and killed 92. A few days after, I shot him a race aod he killed 91. Anyone will agree with me that this is good shooting, and steady form on slow birds and no wind. The second match he shot with me, the birds were good, strong ones, and 60 per cent drivers. What was the result? Winston only killed 78, the Cashmore gun 94? The third match, a cold, raw day, strong wind, birds corkers, Winston scored 77, Cashmore 90. These birds were the best lot and the most even ever seen upon Watson's grounds. The Cashmore gun simply tore the hard drivers all to pieces, while many of Winston's birds left a handful of feathers and disappeared in the dis- tance. The next day* at the same class of birds, Winston killed 81. This proved to everyone present that the guns and loads used by Winston and others are no earthly good when tbe birds are first-clas°. Winston shot a good gun and a good load, according to Anon's idea, and in three matches at good birds he only killed over 80 once, and then only 81 I am thoroughly convinced of this, if Jack Win- ston had used the same gun and load that I did, the scores made by him would have been much better. I hope 1 have convinced Anon of his mistake in jumping on a friendless boy, and also' proven to him that a 30-inch gun will not fit all shooters any more than can 30 inch pants be worn by all men. Pay the Referee. I have often wondered if many sportsmen have ever thought how much depends in a big match or tournament on having a good man to fiil the position of referee. To be satisfactory to all he must have an honorable reputation in sport ; he must be a coo), level-headed man, thor- oughly posted on all the different rules; a man whe can give a quick, just decision, and do it in such manner that none can take offense- Such men are few and far between, and, in my opinion, verv little appreciated, for who ever heard of the man who officiated in that capacity being paid for such services in America, says Shooting and Fishing. The man who startB a horse race is well paid for so doing. The same can be said of the man who referees a boxing match or prize fight, or the man who umpires a ball game. But the man who acts as referee at a shooting match, and has to stand out in the cold for hours, and sometimes at tournaments for days, is seldom thanked or thought of. I do not know how many will agree with me, but I would BUggest that the American Association set an example at its next handicap by paying its referees. At all club grounds in other countries, the men who act as such are salaried oflicers, therefore are paid for their services. As for indi- vidual matches, the winner could well afford a small per cent of his winnings. It would be money well spent. [We would inform our contemporary that it iB the custom in California, and we think all over the Coast, to pay the referee of live bird shoots and it is certainly a wise plan.] A Modern Duck Boat. John Thompson, a Woodland youth who is employed at the gas works, has displayed great ingenuity in the construc- tion of a duck boat, which is a vast improvement on anything ever used on these tule waters. It iB a very light concern, of the usual length and breadth of an ordinary vessel of its kind, but it is only seven or eight inches deep. Compressed air compartments enable the little craft to skim along on the top of the water. This, however, is not the principal feat- ure of the model. The propelling power is the thing that attractsthe most attention. The motive power is furnished by the individual, and works on the same principle as is used on railroad bicycles, a lever which is worked backed and forth. This connects with a small screw at the stern, and drives the vessel through the water at a very satisfactory rate of^speed, with very little exertion. The steering is manipulated by means of an apparatus which is operated with the feel. As a whole, the boat is safe speedy, light and trim, and is indeed the result of true genius on the part of its builder. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Spoonbills are very plentiful at Mt. Eden. Sea brant are said to be very plentiful in Tomales Bay. The open season for shooting ducks and quail ends on Feb- ruary 15th. The Spooney Gun Club of Alvarado were very successful last Sunday. F. L. Judd and G. G. Eillington had their usual success with the ducks last week. Ducks are more plentiful at the Bridges than they have been at any time this season. Stockton is getting to be a sporting center, the latest club in thai city is a Pistol and Rifle Club. The Columbia target leads at present in Shooting and Fishing's vo e on the most popular target. The English snipe, the gamiest of all game birds, is still unprotected. This is a disgrace to the sportsmen of Cali- fornia. F E Miller, F B Harden, Frank Umphred and a number of others were at the Bridges Sunday but the rain kept most of them in. During the past year we have had many inquiries for wild rice seed. We are informed that it can be obtained of R. Valentine, Janesville, Wis. Have you ever seen the Powers Cleaning Rod ? It double discounts any other cleaning rod ever put on the market. Ask your dealer to show you one. The late rain have again played havoc with duck shooting in the bay counties, but if no rain falls during the latter part of this week fair bags should be obtained to-morrow. J. Bruns, Gus Alderton and J. Karney spent four days last week at their usual haunt in Sonoma Co , and returned on Sunday with very fair bags of canvas-back, spring teal and spoonbills. Among the recently formed Stockton Pistol and Rifle Club members are such well known sportsmen as C. A. Merrill, George P. Schaefer, D. Winders, H. Lonjers, George B. Sperry and George Ditz. C Cate, R G Wengel, J H Potter and Parks were at Mowry's on Sunday. The two former braved the storm and bagged about 18 birds each, but thejmajority of the shooters killed most of their birds around the stoves in their cabins. There was a sparrow tournament at Indianapolis on Janu- ary 20th. There was a heavy snowstorm, and the sparrows consequently did not fly as well as usual. Voris, Fulford, Elliott, Heikes, Glover and Bartlett all killed over 90 per cent, of 130 birds shot at. The Reliance Gun Club of Oakland, Cal., held their annual meeting and election of oflicers at their club house on Tuesday evening last. The various annual reports were read, and all went to show that the club was in a most pros- perous condition. The following well-known sportsmen rere elected to serve during the ensuing year: Hon J O Cadman, President; Colonel S I Kellogg, Vice-President; William H Seaver, Captain; G Berry, Secretary; H A Tubbs, Treasurer. Board of Directors : J O Cadman, William H Seaver, H A Tubbs, E O Olsen, F Schriber. As the craze for straight stocked guns undoubtedly origin- ated in England the following from the London Rod and Gun. will interest our shotgun shooting readers. '^Americans usually have their guns built with more bend than the guns of English make, and certainly some very fine shots have come to this country from across the Atlantic. We may be rather overdoing it with our straight stocks, especially for game shooting. The whole of the butt end should bed firmly at the shoulder. No part should be above it, or the stock is liable to wobble on its toe and cause unsteadiness of the gun. A gun with an unduly straight stock is not suitable for shooting ground game, although it would be more adapted for stopping rising birds. " A rare and fine specimen of Albino robin [(Turdus migra- torius) was shot by J. G. Bliss recently on the outskirts of Alameda. It is a male bird in white plumage, except just a suspicion of pink seemingly inclined to mantle to the surface of the breast. The bird was first observed by ;Mr. Bliss's boy, Jack, while out hunting, who lost no time in reporting to his father, when measures were immediately instituted for the capture of the rara avis. This was effected by the use of but three and a half grains of smokeless powder, propelling just a pinch of No, 10 shot through a 32 " auxiliary " barrel. It therefore goes with- out Baying that the plumage was not disturbed in the least, but remained intact and without blemish. The specimen is now in the hands of Mr. Emer6on,a scientist, for preserva- tion. 90 ffijjs fjpettbvt ta&r *§p&xi&xxxixn+ [Febsuary 6, 1897 JJote the change in the advertisement of the Dupont powder. Their Summer Shooting has become very popular with the dock shooters this winter and their Smokeless, both rifle and 6hot pun is one of the most popular powders in America. The Eagle Duck and other brands are equally xctll faioicn, ■•» Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, whose trained animrlB were such an interesting feature of the World's Fair at Chicago, has issued a catalogue of his meoagerie, giving the value of different animals. He quotes a hippopotamus at $4500, an African rhinoceros from $2500 lo$3000; female elephants, according to age, $2000 to $3000; male elephants, with tusks 2 feet loDg, $2000; pair of African lions from the Sahara, only $1500; a .Nubian lioness, $600; a trained group of wild animals, consisting of two pairs of Nubian lions and two male Bengal tigers, $7000; a female BeDgal liger, $750 : a pair of Samatra tigers, $1500; a pair of jaguars, $750 ; a fe- male Japanese leopard, with a cub, $300; an African male leopard, $150; a black panther, $400; a pair of full-grown wolves, $50; a gnu, $600; a large male polar bear, $300; a large brown bear, $50 ; a pair of zebus. $750 ; an alligator, 10 feet long, $550 ; a boa constrictor, 23 feet long, $550; a Somalli ostrich, $175; a pair of Borneo apes, $100, and a baboon, $25. The Trout Law. The Fish and Game law which was passed by the Assem- bly last week was before the Senate Committee on Forestry, Fish and Game on Tuesday. The close season for salmon, from September 10th to October 16th in ail waters of the State and until November 15th in all rivers above tidewater, is acceptable to the committee. But one change will be made and that is in regard to the closed season fcr trout in high altitudes. Instead of from December 1st to May 1st the closed season for trout in elevated regions will b* fixed from March 1st to June 1st. The bill was referred to a sub- committee to be amended as outlined. Trout and Trouting. Probably every man has stored in memory's cabinet some picture of the long ago, when as "bare foot boy with cheek of tan" he waited patiently for a bite at the end of his hick' ory pole; when summer winds brought him delightful per- fume and sky, water, sun and trees formed a picture that he sees yet. Or, perhaps, he fondly remembers his pleasure and delight at fishing through the ice for pickerel and pike, says T. B. Hutchinson, But he who has whipped the flies out over the dancing riffles of a California trout stream, and has felt the electric thrill as he hooks the trout, while the perfume of azalias comes over the water, and the red woods and black oaks mirror themselves in the stream, wili have more delightful recollections in the days to come, then he of sluggish stream or frozen pond to the Agassiz Association. Trout fishing, as a means of recreation has, I believe, more followers than any other kind of out-door sport; easily followed, with moderate success easily attainable, no danger and delightful weather it offers inducements few oiher sports can, and yet with thousands following the sport each year, very few know one species from another, or can tell a trout from a salmon, and know nothing of the habits of the fish. Of all the families of fish that of the salmonidae, or salmon family, is most interesting; an I for bsauty, gameness, activity and quality of meat, it stands preeminent. There are ten genera of this family, but only three or four are usually known aB salmon and trout, and I shall only speak of three. Oncorhynchus is the generic name of the Pacific Coast salmon or Quinnatis;salmo, for the salmon and black spotted or true trout, and salvelinus, the charr or red spotted trout. The names have, with the exception of the Quinnats, been taken from the old European names, and a glance at the manner of their derivation may be of interest. IN KORTHKEN EUROPE. There is common in the salt waters a large fish spending mo9t of its time where the water is cold and clear, ascending the rivers in the spring, leaping the cataracts and finally casting its spawn on the gravelly bed of a small stream. The Latin writers call the fish salmo, the word coming from solio, meaning "to leap," and in the languages which are de- rived from the Latin this fish has for its name some form of the word salmon. Very Bimilar to salmon, having black spota over the surface of the body and rather large silvery scales, is a smaller fish which rarely descends to the sea and makes its home in the rivers and lakes of Northern Europe. This fish was known to the Latin writers as fario. This fish is the trout of all English writers, the trout of Izaak Walton and its scienti6c name is salmo fario. Half way between the salmon and the tro'U there is a large trout which lives mostly in the estuaries of the rivers, rarely ascending the rivers very far and seldom venturing far into the sea. Thit is the trutta of the Latin authors and from this name the word " trout " is derived. The scientific name of this large fish, half salmon, half trout in appearance, alto- gether trout in fact, is salmo trutsa, and to this fish properly belongs the name of Salmon Trout. There are thus in England, whence our name3 have come, three species or forms of black spotted silvery salmono ; 1st the salmon largest of all and anadromous, that is running up the river to spawn, and living in the sea; 2nd, the trout living in the brooks and the lakes only; 3rd, the Salmon Trout, which stands between the two, with the appearance of trout and habits of salmon. BESIDES THESE THREE There is another and a finer fish, found in the coldest and clearest lakes of the Alps and Northern Europe, dark colored and spotted with bright red, the scales so small the average fisherman does not discever their existence. This fish is known in England as the chari and its scien- tific name is 6alvenlinus alpinus. Oar ancestors found run- ning up the rivers of the Atlantic Coast a large fish precisely like the salmon of Europe ; in fact, the very same thiug, so they naturally and correctly called it salmon. They also found in the fresh waters of New England, New York and the Alleghany region, a red-spotted, fine-scaled, dark-col- ored beauty. Having found no real trout with black spots and being unfamiliar with the name of charr, they gave to this fish the name of trout, or speckled trout, or brook trout, and in spite of the fact that in reality it is not a trout but a charr, the name of brook trout is likely to adhere forever to the salvenlinus fontinalia. Raal trout there are none on our Atlantic coast ; salmon trout is likewise wanting ; but the name salmon trout is often given to the brook trout or charr which has run out into the sea. The settlers on the Pacific Coast brought with them from the east the names to which they had been accustomed, but found none of the fishes to which these names belong. SALMON THEY FOUND. Bat it was larger and vastly more abundant than the salmon of Europe. The salmon of California differ from all the rest of the salmon family in the fact the number of rays in the anal fin is from 14 to 20, while in all the salmon and trout on the other side of the Atlantic, the fin contains no more than eleven rays. In other ways the Pacific coast salmon differs from the salmon of Europe, and is in fact a fish more intensely salmon than the salmon of Europe and it has been placed therefor in another genus, known as the oncorhynchus. They are, however, commonly known and called salmon, and the Chinook name of Qiinnat is used to distinguish them from the real salmon. The settlers found in Califorhia the true trout, black spotted and silvery scale, closely resembling the trout of Europe, but wholly unlike the charr or so called trout of the Easters States. These they rightly called trout and several species are now known. California abounds with trout and all of the native species are true trout. The trout as a rule lives in the streams and lakes, running but not necessarily or always do'ng so. It is easily told, however, 'when the trout has run out to sea, or ia a 6ea run trout, because the salt water destroys the black spots and markings and covers the fishwith a Bilver sheen. The largs dark spots upon trout, or rather dark lateral bands, are evidence of infancy, and show the fish to be young. The coloring of trout is not a safe guide as to species, except in particular cases, and even the color of the meat is not evidence of any value. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Poor "Cinch Bill" Emmons. Cinch bill No. 336 was the subject of prayerful considera- tion last evening by the Assembly Committee on Public Mor- als, Sig. Bettman chairman. The bill is aimed at the indus- try of breeding thoroughbred racing horses, and is in the interest of the breeders of standard-bred trotting stock. Kunning races have become so popular by reason of the dash and excitement which altend the Derby and other holi- day gatherings when contrasted with the gameness of trotting races, which often cause so much disappointment when the favorite breaks, that the trade in trotteis, except for the plow and sand cart service, has languished. Mr, Emmone' bill is ostensibly, with a diagram, designed to prevent gambling on horse racing by allowing horses to race in California during the summer for but thirty days at a time in any one county. From the first of December until the first of March, the season of the crack mud-runners, when crackerjack trotters from Bakersfield are under serious disadvantage, no horses will be allowed to run in the mud of San Francisco or Ala- meda or on the- alkali but fertile plains of Bakersfield. Emmons wept rhetorical tears over the vice of gambling. He argued, without choking or laughing outright, that the stoppage of racing during the winter season would prevent gambling, and pathetically mentioned as a fact that at the Ingelside and Oakland racetracks twenty bookmaking firms each pay $100 per day to the management for the privilege of allowing sporting people to bet on their favorites. Duririg the course of his remarks, Mr. Emmons men- tioned the names of Daniel M. Burns, Adolph Spreckels, Thomas H. Williams and Ed Corrigan in what Chairman Bettman considered a slurring way, and when Mr. Emmons asked that the committee should report favorably upon the bill, Bettman said that the committee would take do action until the gentlemen representing the San' Francisco and Alameda county racetracks had a hearing before the com- mittee. Bettman was very indignant over the matter, and said to a reporter after the meeting that he thought more of the gen- tlemen mentioned by Mr. Emmons than he did of the people who favored the bill. ENDORSED «fi B Y LEADING HORSEMEN OBfflPN SPJWhn Tay-eye-see Mr. J. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, home I of Jay-Eye-See) Racine, Wis., says; "After try- 1 ing every known remedy, I removed a large J Bunch of two years standing from a 3-year-old I Ully, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment.! It is the best preparation I have ever used or heard I of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen." We have hundreds of such testimonials* 31.50 per Pnpkage. <>ur i iraggist for ii. If be does not keep it we nd prepaid on receipt of price. Address EDDY A- CO., Whitehall, N. Y. WIT IMPORTANT SALE. Saturday, Feb. 1 3, at 1 2:30 p. m. AI Bnrns k Waternouse Stable, Oaktefl Eace Tract Bj direction of Messrs. Burns & Walerhouse. to make room for two-vear-olds, now ready for racing, we will tell to the highest bidder at auction, the annexed horses, all in train- ing, good winners, and ready to start : Wernberg. Potentate, Burmah, Mldlo, Don Olarencio, Montgomery, Silver Knight, Racina, Joe Terry, Gladiator, Fig Leaf, Halsey, Adam Andrew, Fellowcharm Filly, St. Andrew Oolt. Horses may be seen at stables of Messrs. Burns & Waterhouse, Oakland Race Track. AST Catalogues now ready. K1LLIP & CO., Auctioneers 11 Montgomery St. Training The Trotting Horse, BY CHARLES MARVIN. Tbis great practical horse book Is a handsome. three hundred page octavo, bound In cloth.elegantlyprinted superbly Illustrated, and explains in every detail the remarkable success of CHARLES MARVIN and the whole plans and methods pursued at Palo Alto as to breaking, training, shoeing, gaitlng, driving, keeping, racing and breeding trotters. Read what J. C. Silby, the owner of StBel, says of this book: "In this work Marvin has let oot all the mysteries of the craft, and It is so simple and plain tha any breeder, owner, trainer or rubber who has any relish for his business can take a colt as a yearling and developeto the highest and fullest extent that colt's capacity as a trotter. The work Impressed me so strongly that I have ordered twenty copies, and shall place one In the hands ot every rubber on our farm. Mailed postpaid for $3.50. Address THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 213 Bush St., San Francisco, Cal Every DUCK HUNTER should have a copy of it. THE WASP Was officially declared by the State Board of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1895, to be the San Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on the new depot. As an Advertising- Medium THE WASP is unrivaled Breeders' Directory. VERBA BCENA JBRSBYB-The best A J. C.C. registered prize herd is owDed by HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. Animals for sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate ol Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENOB No. 811 HOWARD ST., 8. F. Between Fonrth and Fifth. Telephone No. 467 Drs. Pierce & Archibald VETERINARY STJROEONS Office and Hospital 1720 Webster Street, OAKLAND, CAL.. Telephone Slain 681. I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND STABLE : 05 Golden Gate Avenue. San Francisco. OFFICE HOUBS: 7 to S a. m. and 4 to 5 p. m Telephone 8661. M. R.C.V. 8., F. E. V.M.8. VETERINARY StRGEOS, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary Surgeon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock In- spector tor New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port ot San Frauclsco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office. Sau Francisco Veter Inary Hospital, 117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco; Telephone West 126. Febeuary 6, 1897] ©Jjj? gwetiev anii gptivtsttnatt. fc_ OETfcOtT JOCKEY CtOB (Racing Department of the Detroit Driving Club) Will Close the Following Stakes on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH. To be Run at the SUMMER MEETINC of 1897, August 10th to September 4th. THE HOTEL NOKMANDIE STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstukea, for two-year-olds, of ?5 each, with §25 additional tostart; the club to add $1,000. ot which 5200 losecond and $100 to tuird horse; weights to be announced three days prior to Iherace, and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day before the race: the money must accompany the nomination and acceptance, and any one so accepting shall Le liable lor the starting lee. Six furlongs . THE WAYNE HOTEL STAKE. A Sweep. Ialte«, for Iwc-yearolds (foals of 1895), of.55 each loau- corupaiiy the n mination ; §'i> additional to start ; the club 10 add §1,000, of which $200 to second, and $100 to thrd horse. Slake winners and win- ners of five or more races in 1S07 (selling races excepted) io carry five pounds penally: non-winners ot a stake or oi five races (sellineraces ex- cepted) allowed three pounds; of four races seven pounds ; of two races twelve round.'-; maidens allowed seventeen pounds; allowances not cumulative. Five furlongs. THE HOTEL CADILLAC STAKE. A Haudlcop Sweepstakes, (or three-year-olds, of $5 each: $25 addi- ti nal tostart; the club to add $1,000, of which $^00 t .second and $100 to third Lorse. The weights to be announced three days before the race, and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day beiore the race. The money must accompany the nomination and acceptance, and aoy one so accepting shall be liable for the starting tee. One and one- sixteenth miles. THE STREET RAILWAY STAKE. A Sweepstakes, for three year-olds and upwards, of $5 each, to ac- company ih* nomination ; $25 additional to start; the club to add $1,000, ot wnicn J 200 to second and $100 to third horse; stake winners or winners offiveormore races (selling races excepted) in 1897, to carry weight for age; allowances, non-winners of a stake in 1897 and non-winners of five races (selling races excepted) allowed three pounds; of four rac s, live pounds; ot three races, ten pounds; ot two races, seventeen pounds; non- winners in 1897 beaten three or more times allow. d twenty pounds. Six furlongs. THE VOIGT BREWING CO. STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstakes, for three -year-olds and upwards, ot $5 each; $25 additional to start; the club to add $1,000, of which $200 to sec- ond and $100 t'» third horse; the weights to be aonounced three days prior to the race, and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day before the race; the money must accompany the nomination and ac- ceptance, and any one so accepting shall be liable for the starting fee. Our ami one-sixteenth miles. THE DOMINION STAKE. A Handicap Steeplechase Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds and up - ward, of $5 each, to aceom -any tbe nomination; $25 additional to start, the club to add $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third horse, the weights to appear the morning before the race, and acceptances to be made through the entry box; tho money must accompany the noml na- tion and acceptance, and any one so accepting snail be liable for the start ng fee. Full course. THE SENSATION STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds and upwards, of $10 each; $50 additional tostart; the club to add $1,500, of which $300 to sec- ond and $200 to third norse; the weights to be announced three days prior to the ra^e, and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day before the race; the money must accompany the nomination Bnd ac- ceptance, and any one so accepting shall be liable tor the starting fee. Two and one-half miles. I'l^CEJX* ESXTJEBO-TS FOR 1898. To Close February 20, 1897, and to be Run at the SUMMER MEETING OF 1898. THE INTERNATIONAL DERBY FOR 189S. A SweepMtnkes, for three-year-olds ffoals of 1S95) of$150 each, $50 forfeit, or only $15 if declared by Jan- uarys 1-93, or f-10 if declared by April I, 1898; *2,500 added, of which f500 to second and $200 to third horse. Ail declarations void unless accompanied by the m-.ney; winners of one three-year oM stake of $3,0C0, or two states uf any value iu 1398, to carry three pounds penalty; allowances non-winners of a stake of auv value In 163S nilowed five pound-i; non winners of three racesofauy value in 1898 iselliug races excepted), five pounds additional; fillies all jwed ten pounds; allowances cumulative. One and one-half utiles. THE CAMPAU STAKES FOR 1898. A Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds (foals of 1895), of flOO each; $40 forfeit, or only $10 If declared by Jan uary l, 1898, or ?'2) if declared by April 1. 1893; $1,500 added, of which 5500 to second, and |loo to third horse; all declarations void u iless ace jmpanied by the money; the winner of the International Derby of 1898 to carry 1*27 p runds winners of one tbree-vear old stake of $3,000 to carry three pounds penalty, or of two stakes, in 1898 aggregating in value J5,000 five pounds penalty; non-winners of a race of $1,500 in 1898 allowed five pounds; of j50J seven p junds: beaten maidens allowed twelve pounds; allowances cumulative. One and three-six- teenth miles. COHTDITIONS: In all cases the money must accompany the nomination and acceptance. No entry will he received except with the express understanding that all disputes arising from the conditions, or any matters connected with the race, shall be decided by the s ewards or judges, and such decision shall b3 final. In addition to the above stakes, valuaule over-night purs-s, haudicaps and special events, with liberal added money and attractive conditions, will be arranged from time to tlmt?. Address nominations and all communications .o the Secretary, 21 Camoau Building, Detroit, Mich. Entry blanks will be forwarded on receipt of application. DANIEL J. CAMPAU, President. P. M. CAMPBELL, Seoretary. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions! JAMES Mil, 2:17 3-4 Trial 2:12, driven by W. Maben. Sired by ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LTJOYPATCHEN, by Geo. M. Patchen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lei ia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (trial 2:21 3-4). JAMES MADISON is sixteen hauds high and weighs over 1 ,300 pounds. He is one of the best proportioned horses of his size living and his progeny have style, size, ftnisa, perfect legs and feet, Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purestgait imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was a James Madison foaled that caunotshow a 2 :30 clip, and they need little or no boots. For further particulars, address TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES) J-. R£. KTBLSON, Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. WALDSTEIN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly W., by Electioneer (full sister to Albert W„ 2:20, sire of Little Albert, 2: 10); second dam Sister, by John Nelson ; third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora. 2:27, and Hazel, 2:28. WALDSTEIN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. He is one of the best producing sous of Director, and in conformation a grand individual; took first premium at State Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22. and Zombro. three year-old record 2:1314. He holds the five-mile race record of the world, 13:05 1-3, and never sired a colt that was not speedy WALDSTEIN is sire of Lady Waldsteio, 2:15; Bumboldt Maid, 2:17; Jack W.. 2:\9%; Native Son, 2:29^; Swiftbird , 2 :29U, (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce any in the 2:30 list. Come and see WALDSTEIN'S colls go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) r nsuol return privileges if I still owa the horse. He will be kepi at Sacramento race track five days and Woodland two dam. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will ba kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, At the Low Fee of $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privfleges. Payable on Removal of Marea. With a limited chance in toe stud, True Briton has already shown hmself to be a great sire. Rey del Ban- didos, from a non-producing mare that had already had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record, 3:57M at '-";. miles; Her Majesty (dead), won 11 out of H starts: Walter J., (also out ot a non-producer), a horse wlih a great turn ot speed, naa finished outside the money but a very few times out of nearly one hundred starts. Virgie A. and Zeta, both winners, being the only other ones to represent this loyally-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf this year. From this showing there is but one inference to be drawn, and that is, that True Briton is a sure getter of winners; mares that have never thrown a winner to any otner stallion, bred to True Briton, get winners and class horses at that. R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambletonian THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION PATR I OT, Sired by IMP. CHEVIOT, dam EDa' by Hock Hooking (see American Stud Book), Will make Ihe 8KAS0\ OF 1897 at my place SACRAMENTO, AT $30 THE SEASON. Usual Beturn Privileges The be§t or pasturage at 83 PER MOjVIH, ex- cellent care taken of mares, but no respon- sibility assumed for accidents or escapes. PATRIOT is one ol the handsomest big chestnut thoroughbreds living. He stands seventeen hands high, weighs U00 pounds, and is faultless in cmforma. tion, gait and disposition. "*".«• For further particulars, address, D. DENNISON, Saeramento, Cal- 00 YOT WANT TO BUY OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal ia horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman, but have a new lot of good ones which I will Bhow under the watch. I have teams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and 70U will be convinced that I can do al I say. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write me at once, Corner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cal J. M. NELSON. Wilkes 1679 SIRE OF PH*E BE H I LK Kg , winning race record, 2 :OH 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 1 Tommy Mc (p), race record 2:11 1-4 IVewEra {4, p),winning race rec.. 4th heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand George, troiting 2 :20 1 -4 Grand George, pacing 2: 18 3- 4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— RfAG LOCK, by American Star. Hecond dam— LADY IRWlN.by Hambletonian 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. Business College, 24 Post St. BAN FRANCI800. The moat popular school on the Comet, K. P.HjfiAJj), President 8. HAUi^ *W8end for Circular!. American Trotting Register PUBLICATIONS. PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at $4 per month at J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal., S rolles from Petaluma. Good feed the year 'round and good care taken of Stock, bnt no responsibility assumed for ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the wteamerGold, which leaves every day except Sunday from wharf between Washington and Jackson Streets, San Francisco. Address, THOS. ROACH, Agent, Lakevllle, Sonoma Co., Cal. THE YEAR BOOK. Tol. XI, 1895, single copies, postpaid $3.00 Vol. XI, 1895, 10 or more copies, each, '.o.b. 2.69 This great work will be ready for delivery February 15. I8?e. Vol.X, 1894, single copies, postpaid 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893. " '» " s.OO Vol. VIII, 1892 (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol. VII, 1891 (limited number), postpaid.. 2.50 Vol. VI, 1890 " " » 2.50 Vol.V, 1889 " " '* 2.50 Vol. IV, 1888 " " ** 2.50 Vol.11, 1886 " " « loo Year Books, for 1887 and 18c. "out ot print). Contains summaries of race*, Tables of 2:30 B rotters, 2 : 25 Pacers, 2 : 20 Trotters, 2 :15 Pacers, Sires, Sires of Dams. Great Brood Mares, Cham- pion Trotters, Fastest Becords and Rejected Records. For sale at the office of the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN S13 BC8H ST.. SAN FRANCISCO. 92 ©lj£ gvee&ev an& gpovt&nxatu [February 6, 1897 1897 BRIGHTON BEACH RAGING ASSOCIATION 1897 NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, STAKES TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 15, 1897. FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS. The First Attempt Stakes. SJ.OOO— For two-year-olds; S30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1; SJO additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to tbe second horse $300, to the third S200. Winners of $2,000 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more time-, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,0 JO allowed 5 pounds. Maidens allowed 12 pounds. Five furlongs. The Risine Generation Stakes, $2,000— For two-year-olds: S30 each, or $15 il declared by May 1 ; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second horse $300. to the third $200. Winners of $2,100 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more times, o pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,000 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds. Six furlongs. The Winged Foot Handicap, $2.000— For two-year-olds; $30 each, or SI5 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To tbe winner $1,500, to the second $300, to the third $200. Weights to be an- nounced two days before the race. Six furlongs. The Electric Handicap, $2,000— For two-year-olds; SSOeacb, or $15 if declared by May I, $50 additional to start. To tbe winner $1,500. to the second horse S-i00, to the third $200. Weights to be an- nounced two days betore the race. Six furlongs. The Venture Stakes, $2.000— For two-year-olds; $33 each, or $15 if declared by May I; $-53 addi- tional to start. To the wiunc" $1,500. to the second horse $300, to the third $200. The winner to be sold at auction- Horses entered to be sold for $2,500 to carry weight for age. If for less, 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $^00. Selling price to be named through the entry box at tbe usual time of closing entries on tbe day preceding the race. Five furlongs. The Speculative Stakes, $2,000— For tw.nyear-olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared by ; May 1; SdO additional to start. To tbe winner $1,500, to the second $300. to the third $2 K). The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $3.0 »0 to carry weight for age. If for $2,000 allowed 7 pounds; then 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $-500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closing entries on the day preceding tbe race. Six furlongs. The Distaff Stakes, $2,000— For two-year-old fillies; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1; $30 ad- ditional to start. To the winner $1,500. to thesecoud SiOO, to the third $^00 Wiuuers of $2,000 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more times 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of $i,CO0 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounas. Five furlongs. The Spinster Stakes, $2,000— For two-year-old fillies; $30 eacn, or $15 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500. to the second $3J0, to tbe third $200. Winners of -^2.000 to carry 3 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,000 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds. Six furlongs. The Vestal Stakes, $1.500— For two-year-old fillies; maidens at the time of entry: $20 each, or $10 it declared by May 1; S3 > ad litio ml to start. To the wiuuer 81,000, to the second $3 JO, to the third $200. Winners of $1,500 after May 29th to carry 3 pounds; two or more timas, 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,0-0 allowed 3 pounds. Beaten maidens allowed 10 pounds. Haifa mile. The Undergraduate Stakes, $1,500— For two-year-olds; maidens at the time of entry ; $20 each, or $10 if declared Dy Mav 1; $3) additional to start. To the winner $1,000. te the second horse §.J00, to the third $200. Winners of $1,500 after May 29tb to c*rry 3 pounds: two or more times. 7 pounds extra. Non- wionersof $1,000 allowed 3 pounds. Beaten maidens allowed 10 pounds. Half a mile. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS. The Nautilus Stakes, $2,000— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May I; $50 addi- tional to start. To tbe winner $1,500. to the second horse $3JJ, to the third $200. Winners of $3,500 in 1S96 to carry 3 pounds extra: of two races ot that value, 5 pounds extra Non-wiuuers ot $2,000 in 1897, never having won $4,500, allowed 5 pounds; of $1,030, 7 psuuds; ot $750, 12 pounds. Non-winners this year, never having won $1,000, allowed 20 pounds; maidens allowed 30 pounds. One mile and a six- teenths. The Saragossa Stakes, 82000— For three-year-old fillies; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to tbe second horse $330, u> the third $200. Winners of $3,500 in IS96 to carry 3 pounds extra; of two races of that value. 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of $2,000 in 1S97, never having won $4,500, allowed 5 pounds; of 51,00 1. 7 pounds; of $750, 12 pounds Non-winners this year, never having won $1,000, allowed 20 pounds; maidens allowed 30 pounds. One Mi If. The Seagull Handicap, $2,030— For three -year -olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1; $50 ad- ditional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second $3J0, to the third $200. Weights to be announced two days before the race. One Mile. The Cvclone Handicap, S2.00D— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared bv May 1 ; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1.. 500. to the second S300, to the third $200. Weights to be an- nounced two days before the race. Five Furlongs. 3 each, or $15 if declared by May i the third $200. Weights to be The Ocean Wave Stakes, $2,000— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1 ; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second horse $300, to the third $200. The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $2,500 to carry weight for age. If for less, 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closing entries on the day preceding the race. Six Furlongs. The Petrel Stakes, $2,033— For three yeir-olds; $J0 each, or $15 if declared by Mayl; $30 addi- tional to start. To tbe winner $1,530, to tbe second horse $J00, to tbe third $200. The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $2,5 JO to carry weight for age. If for le3S, 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closing entries on the day preceding the race. One mile. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. The Brighton Cup, $5,000— For three-year olds and upward; $100 each, or $25 if declared by May 1 1st; $100 additional to start. To the winner $i,500, to the second $1,000 to the third $500. Two miles and a quarter. The Brighton Handicap, $2,500— For three-year-olds and upwarl; S50 each: $25 if declared by May 1st; $luu additional to start. To the winner $2,O0J, to the second S3J0, to the third $200. Weights to be announced two days betore the race. One mile and a quarter. The Test Handicap, $2,000— For three- year-old* and upward; ] 1 1st; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second $330, announced two days before the race. One mile. The Flight Handicap, $2,000— For three-vear-olds and upward; $i0 each, or $15 if declared by May 1st; $5 J additional to start. To the winner $1,533, to the second $300, the third $200. Weights to be ! announced two days before the race. Five furlongs. The "Wave Crest Stakes, $2,000-For three-year-olds and upward; $30 each, or $15 if declared by I May 1st: $50 additional to start. To tbe winner $1,500, to the second $300, to tbe third $200. The winner ! to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $2,500 to carry weight forage. If for less, 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $-530. Selling price to be named through the entry box, at the usual time of closing entries on the day preceding the race. Six furlongs. FOR GENTLEMEN RIDERS. The Hempstead Stakes, $1,000— For three-year-olds and upward ; $30 each, or $15 if declared by I May 1 ; $>0 additional to start. To the winner $700, to the second $200, to the third 8L00. Welter weights. Horses to be ridden by gentlemen riders certified by any Hunts, reco^n'zed bv the National Steeple- i chase Association, or tbe National Sunt association. Winners ofar*ceof the value of $1,500 this year to earrv 5 pounds extra; of two of that value, or one of $3,000, to carry 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,0 j0 allowed 7 pounds. Five furlongs. The Cedarhurst Stakes, $1,030— For three-year-olds and upwards; $30 each, or $15 if declared by Mav 1; $50 additional to start. To tne winuer $700, to the second $200, to the third $100. Welter weights. Horses to be ridden by gentlemen riders certified by any Hunts, recognized by the National Steeplechase Association or National Huut Association. Winners of a race of the value ot 1.500 this year to carry 5 pounds extra; of two of that value, or one of $3,000, to carry 7 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,000 allowed 7 pounds. Tbe winner of the Hempstead Stakes to carry 5 pounas extra. One mile. X. B. — Should the Hempstead and the Cederhurst Stakes be won by the same horse and ridden by the same rider the Assrteiation will presentacup of the value o f$2i0 to tbe rider. Otherwise a silver cup of tbe value of $10 J to tbe rider of the winning horse in each stake. A piece of plate of the value of $75 and $25, respectively, will be presented to the rider of ttti sscoid and third horse in each Btake. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. The Chantilly Handicap, $1,200— For four-year-olds and upward; $30 each, orS15 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner S90J. to the second $200, to the third $100. Weights to be announced two days betore the race. One mile and a half over six flights of hurdles. The Panchestown Steeplechase Handicap, $1,200— For fonr-vear-olds and upward; $33 each or$15if declaredby May 1; $>0 additional tostart. To the winner ?9 *, to the second $200, to the third S100. Weights to be announced two days before the race. The full course. The Brighton Pink Coat Handicap Steeplechase, $1,200— With a piece of plate of tbe value of $150 to the rider of the winner, lieatlemeu riders certified by any bunts, recognized by the National Steeplechase Association or National Hunt Association. To be ridden in hunting costume, pink coat and hunting cap. For four- year-olds and upward; $3 J each, or $15 if declared by May 1st; $50 additional for starters. To the winner $9 JO. to tbe second $230, to the third $100. Weights to be annouced two days efore the race. The full course. The rules of racing adopted by The Jockey Club govern races (except steeplechase and hurdle races) run under the auspices of the Brighton Beach Racing Association. Entries to either or all of tbe races advertised will be received only with the understanding, and on the agreement of the subscriber, that the provision of Racing Rule 42 (hitherto appended) form a part of and govern the contract : "Rule 42. Every person subscribing to a sweepstakes, cr entering a horse in a race to be run under these rules, accepts the decision of the Stewards on any question relating to a race or to racing. At the discreison of the Stewards of the Jockey club, or of the Stewards, and without notice, the entries of any person, or to the transfer of any entry, maybe refused." The Rule af Racing adopted by the National Steeplechase Association govern all steeplechase and burdle races run under the auspices "of the Brighton Beach Racing Association. J3Sf" Entry blanks mailed on application. Nominations should be addressed to the Secretary, 5 Court Square, Brooklyn, N. Y. WILLIAM A. ENGEMAN, President. CHAS. V. SASS, Secretary. Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES WMTHB MKKTIMJ. 1896-97 FEBRUARY 8th to 20th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Racing Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OK SHJNK nit Oil MOB.K mil- BACH DAY. RiCES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP ft'ij-l'Yrry Bu&Ut leave San Francisco at 12 m mid 12.30, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 p. if., cunuecllm; with tbc^ Track Kiur&uct* Trains. ANTAL-MIDY l"hese tiny Capsules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba,-. — .. Cubebs or Injections and/urnv CURE IN 48 HOURSl^'Ur the same diseases with- — out Inconvenience. SoM tv nil i/raffiVi. j Shoe Jk Boils Are hard to cure, yet Absorbine "Will remove them and leave no blemish. Does not remove the hair, and pleasant to use. Cures any puff or swelling. $2.00 per bottle, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F„ No. 34 Aniherst St., Springfield, Mass. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED s ELEVATOK SERVICE ALL NIGHT AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS PITCQ ■ American Plan 82 to 83. BO per Day MM I ug . European Plan 7 oe to 81.50 per Day Hi Layi Matte Worts ( IN COKPO BATED) All Kin.!- of Special TooIb and Machines. Winery Machinery,Dynamite and Powder Works A SPECIALTY 07. 109 AND 111 KltKMO.M STREET OLK UANTKACTntEK OP Layng's Patent Circular Wine Cellar. HG. LAYNG, President and Maoatjer, San Francisco BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE - DEALERS TN - THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION ST. CARLO Zamar II, RUINART JOAN Will serve a limited Inumber of first-class mares for the SEASON OF 1S97, at the Menlo Stock Farm ** $100, With usual return privileges. For further particulars apply to j&mes McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY! 612 to 516 Sacramento Street, S. P. spavikcubE Positively removes BONE SPAVIN, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb, IN 48 HOURS, Without Pain, $500 Reward For Failure or Slightest Injury. This is the Greatest Wonder of tbel9Lh Century, astonieh- irifr. as it does, the entire Veterinary world. Circulars and Sworn Proofs Hail- ed Free. Br. Guy Checini, ' No. 378 Canal St., New York. 'Western, Masculine and Gritty."— Harper's WeeKi-h . 81.20 a Tear.C You Will Like It. At News-stands XO Cts. Sample cony sent on receipt of eight 2-ct. stamps Snorts Afield," 358 Dearborn St., Ch.ea*"* THIS IS A STRAIGHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners KCENIG'S 122 KBABNY ST., S. F. Scott cfc McOord Hay and Grain. Office, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIX WiBEHOrSC I STOBAGE \YABEHC-rSES. 615 and 617 Sixth St., 449 and 451 Berry St. Sear Brannan. I 439 and 451 Channel. Branches— Oakland and Ingleaide Race Tr CAFE ROYAL —THY OUR SPECIAL BREW— Ml i him; I. IKK I r 9 CB.MS i c;i,a»s FOURTH & MARKET FLOOD BLDG February 6, 1897] ©tre ^veeitev ant* gtpQvt&matu 93 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 582 ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2=25 Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, libv£} he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, tlbut" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "buC1 he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, *"bu,(" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter.1' Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE. QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SlZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A.real handsome horse — "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12 J, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAMEN ESS . A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTER & CO., Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. $T. NICHOLAS. TRIAL, 2:27 1-4, AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD. SIRED BY DAM SIRED BY The Great ^SIDNEY, 3:19 3-4, Sire of 66 ECHO, the Greatest Sire of Broodmares, in the List, ST. NIOHOL AS is now eleven years old, just Id his prime for the stud; stands 15.3 hands; in color a rich dark bay, two hind ankles white; star in forehead ; has good limbs and feet; a pure-gaited trotier, and has an excellent disposition. Is pronounced by every one who has seen him as an unusually stylish, well-formed handsome individual. As a three-year-old be went quarlers in 30 seconds; tden fell into hands that took more pride In owning such a corse rather than in continuing his development His colts are of good size, fine lookers, and show extreme speed, but are all owned in private or unprofes- sional hands. ST. NICHOLAS is now placed at the head of the breeding department of Sulphur Spring Farm, and will be bred to all the first-class mares, ill colts on this farm are traiued from wt an lings. This horse, on account of con formation and breeding, canuul help but produce size, style, action and speed. Will serve only a limited number nf mares at S3'* FOR THIS SE4S0\, with usual return privilege ; money due on notice of first service. PASTURAGE $4 PER MONTH. No liability assumed for accidents or escapes. BS5- In order to show my confidence in the breeding qualities of ST NICHOLAS. I make the following proposition to owners of stallions that are in service for the SEASON Ob" 1S97 IN CAL- IFORNIA. I will be one of not less than five to depositor guarantee in the sum of ?100— en- trance money and as much money as the BREEDER-' ASSOCIATION chooses io add, all to form a pur-e — to be trotted or paced for by two-year olds, in a race, one mile, best two in three, at the FALL MEETINO of the P. C. T. H. E. A. in 1900. Only one entry, the get of each stallion allowed. Further details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. GURi\ETT,3US Pine St., San Francisco, Col., SULPHUR SPRING FARM, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, «'al. BX?JE33E3:D for Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 ■ WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bine Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Disposition, Size. Speed, Soundness and Style WELCOME, 2:10 1-2. This game and consistent stallion will make the SEASON OF 1S97, ending July 1st, at W. E. MEEK'S STABLE, near the Haywards Station, at S50 THE SEASON, With usual return privileges. WELCOME was Bired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:28} Z, out of Letty (dam of Wayland W., 2:12; Welcome (p) 2:10}4. trotting 2:27*4 ; Maud Singleton, 2:2S? Z), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest 19 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apex, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:19%), by Flaxtail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:2s1;;, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mlghiy Guy Wilkes, 2:15}^, out of Graeie, by Arthurton 365 ; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. WELCOME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many that have estreme speed, but are lacking in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one of the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27J-£ when a four-year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the most stubbornly-contested racesseen in 1896. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MK1K. Haywards, Cal. Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pas'urage, So per month; hay and grain, $10 per mouth. For terras tor other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, ' ontra Costa Co , Cal. VIV Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Cairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, 4HD SEVERAL OTHERS IK THE LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Job Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two-year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22£), FOURTH DAM— LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm, Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rev, Yo Tambien, and several other high-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have shown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right sort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking horses which eveu in these times are in demand. For terms and further particulars, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline 8t , Oakland, Cal. GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others- all race horses. PASTUKAGE S3. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left witb us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from tlie farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes* 8§r* For farther particulars, address CHAS. S. NEAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. G-. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Cal. STALLIONS FOR SALE PRINCE DERBY KAPILA, 14,345, (Brother to Derby Princess, 2:11J), by Chas Derby, 2:20, oat of Princess, by Administrator 357 _ second dam Priceless (dam of Ernest Maltravera, 2:22$), by Volunteer; third dam oilvertail (dam of Driver, 2:19£), by American Star 14; fourth dam by Aaron's Gray Messenger. PRINCE DERBY is seven years old, a handsome dark bay, stands 16} hands, and weighs 1,175 pounds He is a very pure-gaited trotter, gives much promise of speed, and will make a great Bire. Sired by Steinway, 2:25ij, out of Nannie Smith (sister to Phil Thompson. 2:16, and Lady Wilkes, _ __ _ _ _ ' 2:29$), by Red Wilkes; second dam Grey Nellie, by John Dillard; third dam by Gill's Vermont 104; fourth dam by Herr's Bellfounder. KAPILA is one of the handsomest horses in the State. He is a dark brown in cclor, stands 16 hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. He is a pure gaited trotter. Also, the thoroughbred stallion SID, by imported Siddartha (son of I ero Gomez, out of The Pearl, by Newminster), dam Veatella, by Jonesboro (son of Lexington and Alice Jones, by Glencoe); second dam Vesta, by Asteroid; third dam Lilla, by imported Yorkshire; fourth dam Victoire, by imp. Margrave; fifth dam Argentile, by Bertrand, etc. SID is one of the best formed thoroughbreds in this State, and all bis progeny are noted for their spee-1 bnd gameness. fig!" For prices and all other particulars, address J. G. HILL Montalvo, Cal 94 mje gveebev atrt* &p0xt$txt(m. [Februaby 6, 1897 IDEAL ASSOCIATION -IDEAL PARK, WIS Nineteen Guaranteed Stakes. Entries Close March I. Ideal Park Handicap— Three-year-olds and upward; guaranteed $6,000. One and three-six- teen tbs. Wisconsin Handicap— All ages. Guaranteed S2.5O0. Three quarters of a mile, Waukesha Stakes —Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 51.300. One and one- eighths miles. Eau Plaine Handicap— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 81,201). One mile. Chicago Stakes— Three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 51,000. One and one-sixteenth miles. Winnebago Stakes -Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 51,000. Six and a half furlongs. Kenosha Stakes-Three-year olds. Guaranteed gl.oOO. One and one-eighth miles. Pleasant Prairie Handicap —Three-year- olds. Guaranteed 51.000. One mile. Green Bay Stakes— Three-year-olds. Guaran- teed 51,000. Thiee-quartersof a mile. Sheboygan Stakes— Selling, three-year-old Guaranteed 51,000. One mile. Fond Du I*ac Stakes— Selling, for three-year- oldB, non-winners of 5750, gurauteed §1,000. Three- quarters of a mile. Manitowco Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward, non-winners of §750, guaranteed 51,000. One mile. Russell Stakes— Two; ear-old colts and geld" ings; guaranteed 51,000. Four and a half furlongs- Blossom Stakes— Two year-old fillies; guaran- teed 81,000. One-half mile. Unity Stakes — Two-vear-olds; guaranteed S1.00C. Five-eighths of a mile. Rnsh Stakes— Two-Year-olds; guaranteed 51,000. One-half mile. Badger State Handicap— Two-year-olds; guar- anteed 51,000. Five-eighths, of a mile. Racine Stakes— Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed 5I.C00. Four and a half furlongs. Ozaukee Stakes — Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed 51,000. Three-quarters of a mile. Meeting Begins May 3. New Stables. Nominal Entrance Fee. Foil Conditions and Entry Blanks can be had on Application to the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, or to M. NATHANSON, Secretary. 932 Monadnock Building, Ohicago, 111. FOE SALE FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, S^S"^ Tso"™ DIRKCTOR, 2:17, No. 1989, and NELLY BRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BES3IE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 1S7, etc. ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed, fast and game. He trotted a mile in his work last season overa heavy track in 3:16; last quarter in 33 seconds. The 2 ;22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are youog, but a tew of tbem are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1S83. by NOTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUI' FOWLER, 2:2% by ANTEEO, No. 7S58: TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24,397, by ANTEEO No. 7858; NICK RDSSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS SKINNE No. 10,681, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 3S seconds when hardly bridlewise ; ROB LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 23,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. IBMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DcTurli, Santa Rosa. Cal. NUTWOOD WILEEB, 22,116 J uu,. RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by 6UY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W„ 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4. He is the Sire of "IRVINGTON BELLE," 3:34 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS 3:3G 1-3 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February 15th, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvlngton, Alameda County, until March 1st, and from that date to the end of the season, June 1st at Agricultural Park. San Jose, Sanla Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation fur the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special Inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, aize, finish, gameuess, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS -$50 for THE SEASON. COITAL BETDRN PRIVILEGES. All Tees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for !»5 per month, or grained for SlO per month. Stock well cared for, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. DIABLO 2'09 I 4- THE mMP""1 fq»b-y»R-old in California \ Bit *»•, J —,*"» ■■ ■ sl"-,l'ltAS.r)KKBV,2:20(sonoISlelnnay,2:25^,anrt KatyO I1""""1" 2:S0, by Electioneer), dam BF.RTHA (dam of Joy' as a yearlli.,; Kir. 8:J2|<, trial 2:12 pacing: Ed Lunurty, 2;I0><, trial 2:10), sister to Bayarl Wllkc«.2:l3V and Alorlc, sire of four In 2:M, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son nf George Wilkes ami Alma Mater)- second dam B.rcena (dam ol Bayard Wilkes, 2:I8«), hy Bayard (son .,! Pilot Jr.) j third dam Blantllna (,1am of Bwl- (!' Dlrect. 2:05%, dam Lily Stanley, 2:17% (old-time sulky). This is a brother to On Stanley, QlulllGjj which all Americans will be praisiug this year. This is a great colt. He has taken the blue ribbon at the reccut Horse Show. Individually he is A No. 1. His dam, Lily Stanley, was one of the gamest trotters ever bred in California, and when placed in the breeding rauks demonstrated her worth by producing Rokeby, 2:13% and Salisbury. Her weanling filly, Lily, full sister to Stan- ley and Ou Stanley, Is a beauty. She took first premium at State Fair. F MA 111 by direct, 2:05%, out of the great prize-winning mare, Silver Eye (dam of Ramoua, 2:17^), by I I dill, Abbottsford. Fram, as an individual, is unsurpassed for his age by any colt in America. For prioe or further particulars, address H. S W. PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., or IRA PIERCE, Santa Rosa Stock Farm February 6, 1897] ©Ijj? gveebev mxb &pctvi&mcm* 95 ci THE REMINGTON" AUTOMATIC EJECTOR and NON-AUTOMATIC EJECTOR REASONABLE PRISES ASK TO SEE" SAMPLES Manufactured by— For Sale by the Trade. PACIFIC C0A8T DEPOT, 425-427 Market Street, San Francisco. X^^ E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Go. The Oldest, Largest and Most Successful Powder Makers in the Country. 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Imported Percheron Stallion BERTRAM was Imported from France. Is a dark bay, stands 17 hands, and weighs 2.000 pounds. He I recorded In Percheron Mind Book of France. Hettl«ter !Vo. 12M9. ^Ire Avaie 912; Avate per Nogen 729; grandparont Vldocq 732, he by Coco II. 714; dam Catbnrlone. BKKTRAM look Flrnt Prl»e at Slate Fair three year* In Mueccmlon. II.- «el have been prize- winners wherever shown. He Is a rare foal-getter, and his colts are unsurpassed for size, beauty and action. Owner selling because he la retiring from the breeding bunloess. OW For price and further particular*, apply to this office, or to PALACE H^TEL QRILL p»oon The Beat oi iiverythinj. to Eat AT MODERATE PRICES- -IS THB- HEADQUARTERS For RESIDENT -A.ND VISITIN HORSEMEN. -The Most Popular Resort in thf r- Leading Sire of Ml Performers, friMss Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hootoo. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH DSDAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Of Chebalis, p 2:07% Del Korte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08ifi Doc Sperry, p. 2:09 Pathmont. p 2:09% Alteo 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07>>, And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMOXT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with sis to his credit. Be has taken a leading position among the foremost trotting sires of the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. Asa partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a paciag-bred mare, or from one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenlant ot George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sare foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident — is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, brownB or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Siables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. Ill ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE _..,_»_ Eligible to registration. Bay horse foaled in 18»0: 15.2 ban^s; weight CTQ [M ElA/ A Y (PACc R 100° pounds; tbree-v ear-old reeo d, 2:223] (in his second race; be ) has never stai ted but ibreelimest. Sired by a producer, Strath- ivav, (tut of a producer and a great b rood mare, Elizabeth Basler (dam of Bobert Basler, It.rmerly Consola- tion. No OlfO, record 2:20), by Bill Arp (pacer), second dam Mary, by Warefield, son of Cracker, by Boston; third dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son of American Eclipse. Stoneway has shown halves In 1:06 in a race* He is fast, game and as sound as the day he was toaled. H_ _ Eligible to registration Bay horse.loaled in 1S90; lo hands; we;gbt O Ivl r \ftl A Y (TROTTER) 90u pounds; two-year-old record, 2:60 (trials at two years.balves ,^__L_i^__L__aiM___^^^^_ in 1:15; could show a 2:0fi gait at three years; never started hut Lwlce). By a producer, Statin way, out ■ f a producer, Ida May. dam of Homeward, record 2:I3'4, by Grosve- nor; stcond dam Susie K , by Alaric, son of imp. Hercules: third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins, son of Bos- ton. Uomeway is aDsolulely sound and very fast and level-b. aded. Will make a great racehorse. _ _ . ,_, __ _ _, . r- -_ Brown colt; large star; hind feet and ilegs white; foaled io DAVE BASLLH I PACER) WMi lo.2 bands; weight 950 pounds By Bobert Basler (for- merly Consolation); dam Peerless Maid, by Strath way; . ■sevoud dam Susie K. by Alaric, son of imported Hercules; third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins, son ol Bos- ton. Thiscoh is very fast and sound; could show a 2:30 gait bare-footed when a yearling. 1 he above horses are for sale or Jea^e for racing purposes. They wear light shoes, are evenly balanced, WEA R NO HOBBLES. They have been In careful hands, have been worked for speed every rear, and have bad good care. They are sound and ail right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) d Registered No. 0160, record (pacing), 2; 20; brown horse; small star; coronet of left hind root white; foalet In 1868, id 1 hands high, weight 1,165 puunds. By a producer, Antevolo; lour-year-old record 2:19^. Son o Electioneer; first dam the treat bmodmare Elizabftb Basler (dam of Bobert Easier record 2 :2o, and Stone way, three-year-old record 2:22%), by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefield, son ot Cracker, by Bosion: third ram Jane, by the Barr Horse, son ot American Eclipse. ROBEBT BASLER will make a pub- lic season for mar^s the year l?97, beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and TuesdayB atHanfoid.ln Kings County, Cal.; Wednesday In Visalia, '1 ulare County, Cal-, the remainder ot the week at the horse's home, tne Cottouwcod Ranch, ten miles northeast of Visalia. TERMS — ?2-i the season, payable tbelstot June, 189". Mares keplat the Ranch for ?l PER MONTH. Thishorsecan show as grand a lot of colts as any horse in 1 he State. They are good-gatted, level-beaded and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers. Correspondence ttoliclled. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. CHANCE FOR BUYERS! L. C. RUBLE Rio Vista. I have determined to reduce my stock ol horses, aud for that purpose offer the following. They are all well known to the public: IAGO, 2:11, SILVER RING (4), 2:20 1-2, DESDEMONA (3), 2:25, LEAP YEAR (4), 2:26, MAGENTA (3), 2:31, MAUD SINGLETON, 2:28 (the besl lady's roadroare in California) H ATTIE, the dam of MONTEREY, 2:13J, and MONTANA. 2:16}. Io foal to EGYPTIAN PKINCE (son of El Mahdi and Bay Hambletonian) EGYPTIAN PRINCE 14,431 is also for sale. I also have two fillies by BRUTUS, two and three years old. out of the dam of ADDIE M. I also have a black lillv by KniJAN la vearlloej.dam by RE JENT, second dam by LONG FELLOW, etc and a two-year-uld bay filly by EOLIAN, out of LILY LANOTRY. by Regent. r .-- i 1 1' ■> are superior Individuals. P. J. WILLIAMS, Silver Bow Stock Farm, Milpitas, Gal. *!?shlfe Vol. XXX. No 7. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAh INGLESIDE RACES. Close of a Meeting "Where the Mud Horses Had a Good, Long Inning — How the Races Were Run. FIFTIETH DAY— FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5. The Irish, as a race, are noted for their love of fighting as well as of fun. According to Charles Lever and other nov- elists, they are either looking for fun or a fight— that is, in their leisure moments. This time people of other national- ities were in a fighting mood, too, over the decision made placing one horse with a decidedly Irish cognomen io front of another bearing a more euphonious yet fully as Celtic a title. In short, Pat Murphy was given a decision over Moy- lan, and probibly the latter had the largest number of friends with coin to gamble. Money always talks around a race track in more ways than one, and when it comes down to a hard fight and a close finish the fellow with $200 down can split his voice yelling for his horse after it's all over and use the other half shouting "Robbers ! " "Shame ! " " Thieves ! " and other beautiful things that sound just glorious to a racing judge. The trouble yesterday occurred over the decision in the fourth race. Two jumps from ihe wire Moylan had a head the best of Pat Murphy, but it is said Mr. Corrigan's horse held his mouth open to catch a bone thrown at him aad the j udges saw Pat Murphy's roan nose in front of Moylan's brown one as they glanced along the sighting rods where the money is secured. At the time the atmosphere was fairly clear, but in about half a minute after the annunciator across the track had told its little tile a bluish-green saioke could be seen ascending very swiftly on all sides of the judges' stand, and it had an unmistakable odor of sulphur about it. Epithets were hurled through the air very fast, and some of them collided, as did their throwers. A Pinkerton man, from all reports entirely too officious and not a firm believer in the exercise of free speech in America, got mixed up so badly with an angry crowd that for a time it was even money he would never again line up to fire a tout or stop a badge. But leaving all levity aside, it was just a close finish, where only the judges could decide which one won, and where, as usual, money blinded thoBe that had bets down on the wrong horse. This will always be the case around a race course. The judges, even were they not honest men, would have no object in giving Pat Murphy the decision over Moylan, and no one can sit down and calmly think it over without arriving at that conclusion. A six-furlong race for three-year-olds came first. Nue- comar, Fort Augustus, Braxey was the order to a good start. Past the half it was Nuncomar first by ajlength, M. Clicquot and BaBquil heads apart. Defender and Braxey ii«w ran up and were in the lead, head and head, turning for home, two lengths from Basquil. In the straight Lady Hurst, seventh, came like a shot, getting up to Basquil in the last few strides, winning cleverly by half a length.from The Tourist,who came from eighth place and got '.he place, finishing a head before Basquil, who was a head from Atticus, on whom Defender was lapped. Time, 1:20J. Lady Hurst 50, Ba-quil 8 to 5, M. Clicquot and Fort Augustus 5 (latter backed from 20), others 15 to 100 to 1. The second race was at a mile and a sixteenth, selling. Benamela led for a little over a length, then Two Cheers went up to him, leadiog by a length at the quarter. At the half Benamela was being sent along a bit, and was a length to the good, Two Cheers second, thiee lengths from Morte Fonse and Jack Martin together. At the three-quarters Ben- amela was lh lengths before Two Cheers, he two before Morte Fonse. Benamela went on about his business and won easily bv one and a half lengths, Morte Fonse, in a drive, beating Two Cheers three parts of a length for place. Marcel was fourth. Benamela was at 9 to 10, Morte Fonse 24 to 1, Two Cheers 6, Marcel 15, and Jack Martin 100 to 1. The third race was at six furlocga. They got ofi to a poor start, BaDJo showing first, Red Bird next. Red Bird led by two lengths paBt the half, Banjo and Elmer F. heads apart vtwo lengths from Fullerton Lass. Turning for home Red Bird and Elmer F. were heads apart, three lengths in from of Minnie Cee. Elmer F. was headed by Whitestone a little over a sixteenth from home, but tired, Elmer F. coming on strong and winning easily by one and one-half lengths, Whitestone second, two lengths in front of Minnie Cee. Fullerton Lass was fourth, two lengths further away. Time, 1:194. Elmer F. was at 2 to 1 (backed from 2£), Whitestone 7 (10 once), Minnie Cee 24, Frank Jaubert 8, others 12 to 100 to 1. The fourth, a Bix furlong race, brought a good field to the post. To a fair start Moylan showed first, Pat Murphy second and George Miller next. Yemen was away last. George Miller was first by a head past the half, Yemen second, a length before Kowalsky. At the three quarter tole it was Kowalsky and Miller heads apart, Yemen half a length away, a head before Moylan. The latter came very fast the last part of it, attended closely by Pat Murphy, and Kowalsky. Two jumps from the wire Moylan's head was in front of Murphy's, but Moylan dogged it at the end, and the tioieh was so close that it took the judges to decide it. They placed Pat Murphy first and Moylan second, amid consider- able excitement and cries of disapproval. Kowalsky was third, a length away, with Caliente at hie saddle. Time, 1:174. Pat Murphy was at 8 to 1, Moylan 44, Kowalsky 18 to 5, YemeD 11 to 5, Caliente 6 and George Miller 8 to 1. The last was at seven furlongs. They got away to a rather poor start. Edgemont and Mtsoero ran heads apart past the quarter, two lengths from Camelia. Edgemont was one and a half lengths to the good at the half, Masoero lapped by Estaca. The latter took command three furlongs from home and led by two leDgths at the three-quarter pole, Edgemont, Camelia and Buchanan close together. Estaca was not there- after headed, winning easily by two lengths from Addie Buchanan, who in a drive beat St. Aignon half a length for place. Time, 1:324. Estaca was at 7 to 10, Addie Buchanan ty to 1, St. Aignon 34, Personne 15, others 20 to 100 to 1. FIFTY-FIRST DAY — SATORDAY, FEBRUARY 6. The first race was at six furlongs, selling. To a fair start Pecksniff showed first, Brametta second, Monitor next. Monitor led by a neck at the half, Snowdown second, two lengths to the good by the time the homestretch was reached, and stealing away a block, won by four lengths from Bram- etta, who had made a very late run and was coming very fast, Franco third, three lengths away and three from Moni- tor. Time, 1:18|. Snowdown was at 3 (played from 34), Brametta 2, Franco 20, Monitor 4, Cogent 7, others 10 "to 100 to 1. In the second, six furlongs, the order to a goed start was Edgemount, Scimitar,Tryst. Edgemount led by three leDgthB past the half, Mercutio, Tryst and Nebula heads apart as named. Turning for home it was Edgemount, Tryst, Bas- quil and Foremost in a bunch. Mercutio took command in the homestretch, with Tryst next, a head before Foremost. The latter came very fast the last eighth and won offjby three lengths, ridden out, Scimitar two from Mercutio, he two from Basquil. Time. 1:18. Foremost was at 44 (5 at one time), Scimitar 3, Mercatio 4, BaFquil 5, others 8 to 50 to 1. A mile race for three-year-olds came next. They were off to an excellent race. Imp. Sain was first by one and one- half lengths at the quarter, Lincoln, An ezzo and Geyser half lengths apart in the order named. The order was the same at the half, but Geyser was further behind. He was now sent along, and at the head of the stretch Sain was first by a length, Geyser, Arrezzo and Lincoln heads apart. Sain and Geyser, head and head, drove it out, Geyser winniog, all out, by half a head, imp Sain second, three lengths before Lin- coln, who was ten from Arrezzo. Time, 1:45£. Geyser was at 11 to 20, Sain 44 to 1, Lincoln 10 and Arrezzo 8 to 1 A mile race, selling, was fourth on the programme. Schnilz cut out the pace, leading by two and one-half lengths at the quarter and one and one-half at the half, Babe Murphy sec- ond, la-pped by Fullerton Lass, Schnitz's lead was but half a length at the head of the homestretch, Fullarton Lass second a Lead before Babe. The latter passed Schnitz in the last furlong and won driving by a length, Da* light coming up strong and finishing second, four lengths in front of Addie Buchanan. Collins sulked nearly all the way, and was beaten over a furlong. Time, 1:45$. Babe Murphv was at 24 to 1, Daylight 8, Addie Buchanan 6, Collins 8 to 5, others 12 to 60 to 1. The Hobart Stakes, one and a sixteenth miles, came next. The stake was guaranteed worth $1,500, of which $250 to second and $100 to third. After a lot of bad acting had been indulged in by Argentina and St, Lee, they were sent away to a good start. Lucky Dog went to the front without any ceremony and led by two lengths past the stand and by five at the quarter, Salvation second, with Damien at his heels; At the half Lucky Dog's lead was three lengths, Damien second, two from Salvation, who was a length before Schiller. _ The Dog was done for in the next furlong, Damien passing him. Dunne'3 colt was two lengths in front at the three-quarter pole, Lucky Dog second, a head before Salva- tion, who led Schiller two lengths. Tod Sloan was away out on Damien's neck, and keeping hiB mount going along, the son of Strathmore and Beatrice won handily by two lengths, Salvation second, one and a half from Schiller, St. Lee four lengths further away. Time l:51i Damien was at 3 to 1, Salvation 8 (played down from 20), Schiller 3* (44 once), the Hildreth pair 34 to 1, Sweet Faverdale 6, Argentina 8, and Marcel 100 to 1. In the mile and a half jump Reddiogton, under a pull, led by from half a length to one and a half leDgths for a little over a mile, then J. O. C. shot bv him and led by a length into the homestretch. J. O. C. took a slight lead at the last fence, but Reddington came again gamely and won by a neck J. O. C. second, ten lengths before Gold Dust, who beat Gov. Budd a head. Time, 2:55$. J. O. C.'s last two races do not dovetail at all. Reddington was at 3 to 2, J. O. C 7 to 1 » Gold Dust 8, Tuxedo 34, Fi Fi 7 and Gov. Budd, 15, The last race was at three and a half furlongs, for twe-year- olds. No less than fourteen lined up. They were sent off to a good start after a delay of three or four minutes, caused by St. Philip and Outlay cutting up Bomewhat. St Philip, close to the inner rail was firBt to Bhow, with Morana second and Don Luis third. Kummel led into the homestretch, with Outlay second, a length away. The heavy going next to the rails had anchored St. Philip. Outlay looked a certain win- ner _eighty_ yards of home, but stopped badly, Sir William coming on in the gamest fashion, and winning by a head on the post, Outlay three lengths before Kummel, at whose heels came Queen Mab. Time, 0:45£. Sir William was at 3 to 1 (44 once), Outlay 8 to 5, Kummel 20, others 8 to 100 to 1. • OAKLAND RACES. Another Season of Sport Inaugurated Under Most 'Auspicious Circumstances— The Various Events in Detail. FORTIETH DAT — MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8. Another racing season was inaugurated at the new Emery -. ville track yesterday under most auspicious circumstances, the weather being clear, the programme offered an attractive one. The result was that a crowd of about 3,000 gathered about the course, and the twenty-odd bookmakers had about all the business they cared to transact. The first three races were captured by hoises at 4i, 15 and 9 to 1, then favorites took a hand at the game, evening up the score with three easy wins. Salisbury's defeat of David was the sensation of the afternoon. The son of Eacine and imp. Flirt looked better than he has for many weeks past, and his appearance did not belie him an iota, for,urged on by clever, persevering Thorpe, he came ? gain after looking beaten and nosed out the odds-on choice, David. Basquil at last won, defeating a fair lot in the first race with odds of 4J to 1 againBt him. Palmerston had his running clothes on to-day, and led from t-eend to eend" in the second. He was as good as 15 to 1 in the betting. Estaca, who went back in the wager- iDg on the San Leandro Selling Stake, won all the way, and with ease, Casper showed his heels to Tea Eose and other good ones and Moylan, 1 to 4 favorite, galloped away with the last. In the first, one mile, they got away to a good start aDd ran bunched to the first turn, where Basquil and Don Claren- cio drew away from the field and ran close together past the quarter. Draught came up fast near the half, and he, the Don and Barquil ran like one horse. Don Clarencio fell back when three furlongs from home, Draught and Basquil entering the homestretch on practically even terms, Don Clarencio one and a half lengths away. Don Clarencio ran 98 ®lj* gvwbsv mtfr gjyiwtetttcm* [February 13, 1S97 towards the rail when a little over a sixteenth from home, Draught's rider went to the bat and Basquit won handily by half a length, Draught second, tore* lengths from Don Clar- encio, who beat Jack Richelieu as far. Time, 1:50$. Bas- quil was at 6 to 1 (.as good as 5 ODCe), Draught 13 to 5, Don Clareocio 3 to 2, others 12 to 100 to 1. The second was at five and a half furlongs. They were ofi to affair start, and Palmerston at ODce went to the front, leading Sugarfoot and Billy Ayres, together, two lengths. At the three quarters Palmerston was four lengths to the good, Billy Ayres, Isabelle and Two Cheers fairly well bunched. Palmerston went on and won easily by four lengths, Two Cheers, driven out, two from Sugarfoor, he six in front of Isabella. Palmerston was at 10 to 1, Two Cheers 6, Sugar- foot 7 to 5, Marionette 4i, others 10 to 100 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth race came next. To a good start Salisbury went to the front and led by one and a half lengthj at the quarter, David and Torsina heads apart, a block ahead of the other two, which had collided early in the action. The order was the same passing the half. Salisbury was two lengths to the good at the three quarter pole, Torsina second, lapped by David, who appeared to be in difficulties. He came agaiu gamely, though, and appeared to have the race won eighty yards of the finish. Thorpe made a last and most excellent effort on Salisbury, though, and the result was that in a most exciting finish Salisbury won by a nose, David, two lengths before Torsina, who beat Jay Wheeler about fifty leogthB. Time, 1:531. Salisbury was at 9 to 1, David 7 to 10, Torsina and Jay Wheeler (coupled) S to 5 (played from 2i to 1), Flash 150 to 1. The San Leandro Selling Stake, fifteen-sixteenths of a mile, came next. The stake was $700 to the winner, $200 to second, $100 to third. Estaca went right to the front, leading California a length at the quarter, Sly lapped on the latter, Rosebud a length further away. She was taken to the outside by Thorpe in the next furlong At the half it was Estaca first by two lengths, California a head before Sly, who fell back badly soon after this. Estaca led into the homestretch by two lengths, California a length from Rosebud. Estaca simply galloped in a winner by two lengths, Rosebud, driven out, second, three lengths before California. Time, 1:40}. Estaca was at 9 to 5, Rosebud 16 to 5 (played from 4 to 1), California 2h and Sly 4 to 1. The fifth was at five and one-half furlongs. The start was good, and Casper went right to the front, leading Tea Rose and The Sinner a length past the half. Tea Hose went up to Casper three furlongs from home and led by a head at the three-quarter pole, lemen third, three lengths away. The leaders ran close together until half-way down the home- stretch, when Casper drew away, winning easily by two lengths, Tea Rose second, three from old Yemen, who beat The Sinner two lengths. Time, 1:11. Casper was at even money, Tea Rose 2J to 1, Yemen 15, The Sinner 9, others 10 to 20 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. To a good start imp, Ivy went out and set the pace, leading by about a length until about a sixteenth from home, when Moylan was given his head and galloped in a winner by over two lengths, imp Ivy second, a scant length before the hard-driven Candor. Time, 1:19}. Moylan was at 3 to 10, imp. Ivy 5 to 1. (played from 7), Candor 15, Joan 10, others 80 to 200 to 1. FORTY-FIRST DAT — TOKSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. The first race was at six furlongs, selling. To a good start Agitato went to the front, leading Sooladain two lengths past the half, Monterey a head behind Sooly. Road Runner went op second three furlongs from home, Agitato leading him a small margin at the final turn, Monitor third, three lengths away. Heartsease had fallen back and come again. Road Runner soon disposed of Agitato and came on to a three- length victory, galloping, Sooladain whipped out, second, a length before Monitor, who beat Agitato three parts of a length. Time, l:18i. Road Runner was at 6 to 1, Soola- dain 15 (backed from 50}, Monitor 5, Agitato 2 (backed from 6), Heartsease 2 to 1, others 40 to 100 to 1. The second was at three and a half furlongs, for two-year- olds. To a good start Don Luis dashed into the lead, being two lengths in front of On Gua Nita at the head of the homestretch,|Irritator third, at her heels and lapped by Count of Flanders. The latter came very fast the last part of it, and ridden with great vigor by Thorpe, won handily by a length, Don Luis second, two lengths from On Gua Nita. Time, 0:44J. Count of Flanders was at 3 to 1, Don Luis 10, the Ezell pair (On Gua Nita and Siva) 3 to 1, Duke of York 3 to 2, others 15 to 50. A five and one-half furlong race for three-year-olds came next. They were off to a good start. Chappie went to the front at once, leading by a length at the half, Defender, Woodland Belle and Roltaire, heads apart as named, Chap- pie led into the homestretch by a length, Roltaire next, a length in front of Woodland Belle and Defender, together. Roltaire had the race in hand a sixteenth from home and won easily by two lengths, Woodland Belle second, one and one-half lengths before Chappie. Time, 1:10J. Roltaire was at 8 to 1, Woodland Belle even money (played from 3 to 2), Chappie 4, Senator Morgan 8, others 20 to 50 to 1. A mile selling race was fourth on the programme. To a good start Silverado was half a length in front at the quarter, Cabrillo second, lapped by Ransom. At the half it was Sil- verado first by a length, Cabrillo secood, half a length from Ransom, who was half a dozen lengths in front of Morte Foase, who had made up four or five lengthB in that quarter of a mile. Silverado's lead was taken away three furlongs from home, and Cabrillo, Ransom and the old Baldwin cast- on* ran lapped into the homestretch, Cabrillo appeared to be winning a sixteenth from home, but Morte Fonse, third, was coming on like a lion on its prey, aod lifted and ridden with all the determination that was in the old son of Fonso and Flyer was shot in a winner by a nose, Cabrillo second, a length from Ransom, who beat Little Cripple five lengths. Time, 1:453. Thorpe received a great ovation upon his en- tering the circle with Morte Fonse and| another one after he had weighed in. Morte FonBe was at 8 to 5, Cabrillo 3 to 2, RaoBom 10, Little Cripole G (played from 8), others 20 to 100 to 1. Five three-year-olds came out in the fifth to run five and a half furlongs. They wereofi to a good start, Scotch Rose at once assuming command and leading at the half by a length, The 8inner second, as far from Etta H. At the three quarter pole it was Scotch Rose first by fcur lengths, The Sinner second, two lengths from Lon Lou R., Etta H. another half length away. The latter made a close turn against the inner rails and a sixteenth from home was lead- ing by about a length, but stopping. Scotch Rose came again and won on the poet by half a length, Etta H. second, lasting long enough to beat The Sinner half a length. Time, 1:09}. Scotch Rose was at 2 to 1 (played down from 3), Etta H. 3A, The Sinner 4*, Lou Lou R. 3 and Lost Girl 5lol. In the last, six furlongs, Virgie A. got to the front at once, leadiDg past the half by three lengths, Franco, Hazel D., Pecksniff and Rejected heads apart as named. At the three- quarter pole it was Virsie A , Peckenifi, Rejected aod Franco heads apart as named. Turning into the homestretch Franco and Fullerton Lass were bumped into and fell, throwing Tom McHugh and Sam Sam Doggett. Rejected went on and won handily by half a length, Zx>lein, coming fast on the outside, second, a bead before Pecksniff, who in turn beat Hazel D, that far. Time, 1:18. Rejected was at 10 to 1, Zoolein 10, Pecksniff 10, Fullerton Lass 11 to 5, Hazel D. 5, others 6 to 50. McHugh was hurl a little about the shoulders, but not seriously. Doggett was uninjured. FORTY-SECOND DAY — WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. In the first, five furlongs, for three-year-olds, they got away well, and Don Clareocio snowed in front for a moment, with Phenille second. The latter went right to the front, leading Don Clarencio two lengths at the half and Mercutio three at the head of the homestretch, where Nebula was third, two lengths further away. Chenille was not beaded, and galloped in a winner by two lengths, Nebula in a hard drive beating Mercutio a neck for the place. Don Clarencio waB fourth, another leDgth off. Time, 1:03. Chenille was at 2£ to 1, Nebula 50 to 1, Mercutio 6 (played down from 8), Don Clarencio 11 to 5, others 10 to 60 to 1. A fifteen sixteenths of a mile dash came next. They were sent away nicely, but Formal ran out soon after the barrier went up. Arrezzo led David two lei gths at the quarter and but half a leDgth at the half, Formal another length off. David passed Arrezzo in the next furlong and led him a length at the three-quarter pole, Formal two lengths off- David drew away in the homestretch and won handily by three lengths from Formal, who was coming fast at the fin- ish, Arrezzo third, at Formal's heels. Last Chance was last. thirty-five or forty lengths away. Time, 1:36|. David was at even money (6 to 5 for some lime ), Formal 9 to 5, Arrezzo 4 to 1, Last Chance 100 to 1. A mile handicap came next. Peril went to the front on the first turn and led Damien a length at the quarter and half, McLight third, two lengths behind Dunne's colt, at the latter point. Damien, McLight and Satsuma ran lapped into the homestretch, Peril beginning to fall out three lengths from home. Satsuma was in front a sixteenth from home, but Damien came came on and won handily by a length, Satsuma secood, six lengths from McLight, who beat Peril two. Time, 1:4H. Damien was at 7 to 10, Satsuma 13 to 5, McLight 4, Peril 30 (50 to 1 at one time). The Lissak Selling Stake, $950 to the winner, $200 to sec- ond, $100 to third, six forlongs, came next. They were off to a good Btart, and Casper shot to the front, leading Scarf Pin a length at the half, Good Times lapped on the filly. Casper was two lengths to the good at the three-quarter mark, Good Times second, a head before Scarf Pin, on whom Stentor was lapped. Casper went on and won with a lot up his sleeve by two lengths, Scarf Pin coming up gamely and snatching the place by a nose in the laBt stride, Good Times third, two lengths from Stentor. Time, 1.15. Casper was at 7 to 10, Scarf Pin 2b to 1, Gocd Times 5 * and Stentor 15 to 1 A mile race next occupied the attention of the audience. They were off to a fair start. Perseus and Double Quick ran heads apart past the quarter, two lengths before Rosebud, on whom Benemela was lapped. Double Quick's head showed in front at the half, Perseus second, just lapped by Rosebud. At the three-quarters it was Perseus first by a length, Double Quick second, a head before Torsina, she lapped by Bena- mela. Double Quick went to bleeding at the final turn, and was pulled up in the homestretch. Perseus going on to a handy two-length victory, Torsina noBing out Benamela for place in the last stride, Doyle fourth, another length away. Time, 1:43$. Perseus was at 14 to 10, Torsina 4 to 1, Bena- mela 8 to 5, Double Quick 13 to 5, Rosebud 2£ and Doyle 30 tol. A mile and a sixteenth jump came last. Arundel and imp. Autonomy ran in close order in front for a little over half a mile. Then Reddington assumed the lead, being a length in front turning for home, Autonomy second, a length before Gold Dust. Reddington led over the last jump by half a length, but Gold Dust came fast on the outside, took to the inner rails, and finished a length in front of Redding- ton, whose jockey did the pull-up-and-didn't-you-see him- foul-me act. Autonomy was third, six lengths away, and a head before Arundel. Time, 1:57. A claim of foul made by G. Cochran, rider of Reddington, was not allowed after some minutes' questioning and deliberating by the judges. FORTY-THIRD DAY — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11. The first race wa? at seven furlongs, selling. To a fair Btart Masoero showed first and Whitestone second, but Gutta Percha ran around her field as if they were tied up and led MaBoero four lengths at the quarter and but two at the half, Billy Ayres third. At the three-quarters Gutta Percha was only half a length in front of Masoero, who led Billy Ayres five lengthB. Gutta Percha quit badly about half-way down the homestretch, and Masoero won galloping by three lengths, Gutta Percha second, six from Whitestone, he two from Billy Ayers. Time, 1:29. Masoero was at 20 to 1, Guita Percha 11 to 5, WhiteBtone 2i to 1, Three Forks 4, Loog Lady 6, others 10 to 200 to 1. The second event was for three year-olds, six furlongs. Torpedo, Lena, Defender was the order to a good start. De- fender and Torpedo ran close together past the half and at the three-quarters, Major Fludd being third, a length away, at the latter place. Torpedo drew ahead a little over a six- teenth from home, and won easily by five lengths from May R., who beat Defender half a length. Time, 1:16}. Jezabel was a good fourth, Torpedo was at 2h to 1 (4 to 1 once), May R. 5 Defender 30, Installatrix 4 (played from 8), Philip H. 3, others 10 100. Another six-furlong race followed. After there had been a break and a recall and a delay of fully fifteen minutes at the post they were sent aloDg to a superb start, Two Cheers showing first momentarily, Ricardo second and Morven third. At the half Heartsease was first by a head, Morven second, lapped by Monitor and Joan. Monitor was leading by a length at the three-quarters, Morven second, a head be- fore HeartseaBe. Marjorie came from the clouds in the homestretch and assumed a Blight lead in the last sixteenth, Monitor, Morven and Heartsease having fallen back beaten. Meadow Lark came very strong at the finish and just nosed out Marjorie in the last couple of strides, Two Cheers finish- ing up third, being a length away and a length in front of Ricardo. Time, 1:151. Meadow Lsrk was at 4 to 1, Mar- jorie 4 {backed from S), Two Cheers G, Ricardo IS to 5, Mor- ven 31, Seaside 15, others 75 to 100 to 1. A mile and a quarter race was fourth on the programme. To a gocd send-off Eventide assumed the lead. At the siand she was three lengths before Charles A , the others running half lengths apart. The order was unchanged et the quarter. Lubengola and Foremost were now sent along, and Loben- gula's head just showed in front of Evenlide's at the half- mile ground, Foremost a neck further away, a length from The Bachelor. Charles A. last. ComiDg into the homestretch Lobengula, half a length iu front, was being ridden by Mar- tin, and The Bachelor had run up 6econd. All the way down the homestretch "Skeets" kept at the favorite, and Eddie Jones not long afterward got to work hard. Seventy yards of the finish it looked as if The Bachelor could not get up, but be did, inch by inch, and won by a nose in the last jump, Charles A. third, ten lengths away, and a head before Foremost. Time, 2:08|. The Bachelor was at 3 (backed from 18 to 5), Lobengula 7 to 10, Charles A. 10, Foremcst 10, and Eventide 100 to 1. A mile race came fifth on the programme. Babe Murphy led Cappy a head at the quarter and half poles, Daylight a bang-up third at the latter point, having run up from last place. Babe, Cappy and Monita was the order at lb^ three- quarters. They were half lengths apart. McHugh took no chances with the little mare, and, ridden out, Babe wod by two lengths, Elmer F, coming fast enough at the end to beat Monita a head for the place, Cappy having dropped out of it. The time was 1:43$. Babe Murphy was at 6 to 5, Elmer F. 8 to 1, Monita 7, Daylight 13 to 5, others 12 to 25 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. Walter J. Bhowed first momentarily, but Quicksilver was in front before they bad gone a furlong, led a bunch by four lengths at the half, the same into the homestretch, and won handily by one and a half lengths from the fast-coming Bueno, who came from behind, Simmons third, three lengths furtner away. Time, 1:15$. Bueno ought to have won. Quicksilver was at 12 to 1, 20 to 1 at one time, Bueno 11 to 5, Simmons 8 to 5 and heavily played, Major Cook 4 to 1, others 10 to 30 to 1. Big Races for Trotters. New York, February 11. — As the outcome of an after- dinner talk about trotting horses which took place last month at an up-town club between Marcus Daly cf Montana and E. H. Harriman, the wealthy New York financier, who owns Stamboul, 2:07$, two unusual matched were arranged to-day. Each is to be play or pay, and Daly and Harriman have deposited $10,000 with Stakeholder F. P. Olcott, presi- dent of the Central Trust Company. One race is for twc- y ear-old '.rotters, in mile heats, the best two in three, and the other is for three-year-olds, in mile heats, the best three in five, the stakes in each event are $2500 a side. According to the agreement the races will take place at Goshen, Orange county, 3S. Y., next August, the exact date to be decided not later than June 1st, when the colts are to be named. A notable feature of the matter is that the matchmakers invite all other owners who choose to comply #ith the con- ditions to come in on equal terms, thus throwing down the gauntlet to such crack coltB aB Jupe, 2:13$, holder of the world's race record for two-year-olde; Mabel Moneypenny, 2:20; Preston, 5:21$; Directum Kelly, 2:23^; Mary Beaufort, 2:23; Potenta, 2:27£; Fannie Foley, George Starr'g unnamed son of Director and others that proved their worth last season. Daly is owner of the good filly China Silk. 2:16$, winner of the two-year-old division of the Kentucky Futurity in 1896, and it is expected he will rely on the speedy daughter of Prodigal to pull down the Btakes. But the Montana breeder has a large list of other fast colts to pick from for the three-year-old race. It is understood that Harriman will rely on Khaledan, Eon of Stamboul, 2:07$, which won the Produce prize for trotting bred two-year-olds at the last national horse show. The colt is promising, but he has never started for a purse. The race for two-year-olds is likeiy to bring out a very large field. One of the conditions of the race is that all outsiders must de- posit their $2500 with Stakeholder Olcott on or before April 15th, and the colts named shall have been owned on Jan- uary 4, 1897, by persons making the entries. Sixty per cent of the stakes in each race will go to the winner, 25 per cent to the third. Both races will be de- cided during the August trotting meeting at Goshen. The track there is a finely kept half-mile course, which is to be put in the best possible condition for the events. The Montana Races. Ed. A. Tipton, the painstaking manager of the Montsna circuit writes as follows under date of February 11th : Editob Breeder and Sportsman:— The following stakes, closing April 1st, will be run at Anaconda June 26th to July 24th, and at Butte July 27th to Aucu^t 28th : 1 The Copper City Handicap, all ages, one and a quarter niiies.Sl.5G0 2 The Anaconda Handicap, all ages, one mile 1,000 3 The Smeltermen's Handicap, three-year-olds and upwards, seven-eighths miles ._ 1,000 4 The Ogden Stakes for two-year-olds, five-eighths miles 1,000 5 The Deer Lodge Stakes for two-year-olds, four and a half fur- longs 1 ,000 FOR BDTTE. 6 The Silver City Handicap, three -vear-olds and upwards, one and three-eighths miles _ 1,500 7 The Butte Handicap, all ages, eleven-sixteenths miles _ 1,000 S The West Side Handicap, all ages, one and an eighths miles 1,000 9 The Northwestern Handicap, two-year-olds, three-quarter miles „ 1,000 10 The Silver Bow Stakes for two-year-olds, five and a half furlongs - 1.000 Other good purses will be offered during the meetings. The stakes for the harness horses will soon be announced. f United States Hotel Stables, X Hartford, Conn , March 5, 1893. W. F. Young, P. D. T.— Please send half a dozen "Ab- sorbine" at once. I used it on the worst Bog Spavin I ever saw, and the leg is now as clean as it ever was. I have used it on Curb and Wind Puffs with perfect success. Am now using it on a Shoe Boil that my Veterinarian said would have to be cut out. It is more than two thirds gone and I think one more bottle will do the work? — J. P. Allen. Anyone wishing to purchase a first-class Faber Sulky can secure one at a bargain by writing to S. W. Carley, San Jose. See advertisement. Every horseman should have a supply of Quinn's oint- ment on hand. It is unexcelled by any preparation made. February 13, 1897] ®ijc gveeiisv anii §;pj«rtsmcm. 99 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BT JOSEPH OAIEN SIMPSON. Grand Stallions.— Several chapters, even a big book, would be required to gire a full history of the stallions, and their illustrious kindred, which are now the crowning glory of Rancho del Paso. Not that the other departments of the immeose breeding establishment are lacking as the mares of blue blood are well worthy of being associated with the sire3 of such high repute, and though so greatly oveishadowed there are enough harness horses of a high class to give celebrity to the place as the nursery of fast pacers and trotters. Bat the stallions are the conspicuous feature,predomiEatirjg over mares and colts on account of being the foreground of the picture, and never before on any one stud farm, any two, three or four of the big places in this con o try or Europe which can show such a collection. To attempt individual descriptions in our article, or eytn in a series of newspaper sketches, of the thirty or more stallions of Rancho del Paso, would be a collection of eulogies which readers ssight think far to highly colored to be truthful. The "embarassment of great riches" as a person called the burden which had to be carried by one who had many, very many millions at his disposal, is scarcely as great as that of an observer who looks over the congregation of stallioDS at The Bottom after having paid closer attention to the former number at the Arcade. The latest ot the purchases were my objective point in the Bhort time allotted to the visit od my return from Chico, and these, Candlemas, Order and Cavalier, are kept in the Arcade Stables. Duncombe and Artillery are also there, and so ia Algona, the sire of Flying Jib. Candlemas, big powerful horse, full 16 hands, dark bay, old coat nearly brown, beautiful head, long neck, sloping shoulders, very deep chest and grand middle piece, powerful loin, Bhort back, high withers, hip slightly sloping, tail set on just right, full quarters, strong gaakins, plenty of bone and tendon. Wide from point to point of shoulder with good fork, large arms, inside muscles full, stands squarely on all bis feet, right set of hind legs, a little coarse in ankles and pasterns, the long hair, mainly due to the Eastern cold weather, the partial cause of the coarseness. A transcript of the few notes hastily j jtted, at the time of my brief visit and in all probability somewhat of a puzzle to those who are not up on "points." While points (details of conformation) are of the highest importance in forming an es- timate of the animal under consideration, it will not answer to overlook the symmetry of the whole, a harmonious blend- ing and fitness which is curtly expressed by the term well- balanced. After critically scanning the minutia, at a position some distance from the horse, Candlemas would be pronouoced a remarkably fine big horse, likely to be the progenitor of race horses cf the highest class when such breeding and form are conjoined, and, with that first essential in a sire, adaptability for nearly every service in which horses are used. Intently seeking for some insight into the cause of his bringing only a little more than half the price of his com- panion at the auction, though the amount paid in these hard times was about equivalent to the hundred thousand dollars paid for his brother St. Blaise, in the flush days. The solu- tion was not satisfactory until Order took his place in the ring. Not the intention now to give an extended or minute description of these horses and the others at Rancho del Paso, as hereafter they will be presented in tabular form, which will give their various measurements concisely, and so arranged that comparison can be made with the least trouble. Candlemas, a grand horse, Order a magnificent specimen of the highest type of tie blood horse. Not far from the same size without loss of muscular power Order shows the highest quality, though Candlemas is "full of it" with the the exception of the courseness mentioned. Those who are so fond of " big bone" would give the preference to the son of Hermit on that point my preference is medium-sized cau- nons,even light bone with no lack of size in tendons and liga- ments better liked than ever so large bone and a deficiency of the cords which convey the force of the muscles. Many writers seem to be impressed with the notion that quality means a lack of substance. When these two elements are not combined in place of racing form there is weediness Could they see Order, or a number of others of the stallions at Rancho del Paso, the "fool notion " would soon be oblit- erated, provided the observers have the least knowledge of what quality and substance really are. I have a decided penchant for seeing norses walk, and fancy thai if that method of progression ib what it should be the faster gaits will be in keeping. Fanny Kemble siid : "None but thoroughbreds do it quite well," and surely few outside of that class which show so much grace and elasticity of step. Both of these big horses are perfect, so far as could be told from seeing them walk around the ring, and when in motion the picture was complete. Cavalier, American-bred, though of foreign lineage, through his great sire, Prince Charlie, is a worthy companion cf the two he accompanied across the country. Not much time at "The Bottom," though long enough to take a glance at Gold Finch, Golden Garter, Star Ruby ahd St. Andrew, all looking well and mares, colts and foals in the same category. While admiring the imported stailionB one could not fail to give due credit to Mr. Mackey for the w a 'om shown in the selections. Better to state that intuitive knowledge had played a great part, as well as the ability to pick from the form and breed- ing of the animals presented. Gold Finch was chosen be- fore his stock had shown, and now he is at the top of Eng- lish sires when due consideration is given to the fact that with only two representatives he stands fifth on the list. Star Ruby was bought after lcsiDg a race, but Mr. Mackey noticed that he ran out on the turn, and his high form and superb breeding were not lost sight of under the cloud of defeat. Not so ■surprising, perhaps, that a few good ones should fall to the lot of a purchaser able and willing to pay a good price, but when a score or more are in evidence, all so superior, the person who chose them must be accredited a genius, one who has inborn talent as well as a cultivated knowledge of proper form, There must be a natural bent, an inherited capacity to determine correctly the conformation which will give promi- nence on the race course or in the stud, and this has to be perfected by experience to give such capacity as is shown by the sires and dams of Rancho del Paso. * * * All WrojTG — The Sacramento correspondent of the Call charges those who are interested in harness racing with being behind the Emmons bill. It may be that there is one in a thousand of the supporters of the "truly American horse" who would like to see racing hampered, but even then it will be found that that individual interests are very slight. Breeders of harness horses, owners of trotters and pacers which are expected to take part in races, drivers and trainers are, as a whole, in favor of nothing being placed in the way of winter racing. Could the Emmons bill be enacted into law it would be the worst blow which could be dealt to harness racing. Were it illegal to hold running meetings in the winter, were the P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C. forced to hold there meet- ings in the summer time, there would be no chance for the harness division, small chance comparatively, for the runners. Winter racing in California ensures as high a class of Bport as there is in any country. It gives Eastern owners an opportunity to participate, and is also a guarantee of excel- lence, inasmuch as the best of both sections are brought into competition It is needless to state that in order to secure and retain public support whatever is offered mnBt be meri- torious. There must also be conditions which will awaken a greater degree of interest tlnn would follow repetitions of the same scenes. When horses from the other side of the continent, and of acknowledged excellence as well, meet the "home guard," or rather the veterans of the corps, which have displayed speed on many hard-fought fields, there is an anxiety to witness the contest, a desire to be one of the spectators which must be gratified. Were the races confined to the summer months, Eastern horses, at least those of class enough to prove attractions, would not be here. The best of the California horses, in all probability, would likewise be on the other side, as well. * * Good Cheer. — Far better to be anticipating "better luck next time" than indulging in gloomy apprehensions of future trouble. Not, perhaps, that the intent to be cheerful is based on the most solid foundation, and yet expectation will help make a rift in the clouds, and give a silver hue to the lining. As for the racing part of the horse world, that is the gal* toning part of the show, there is little to fear since the two jockey clubs came to the agieement recorded in this paper of last Saturday- The only danger that can possibly arise from other parties seeking to take advantage of there being no State law prohibiting foreign books, and that incorporati- ons might be gotten up for the purpose of carrying on that which has proved so disastrous in other sections of the coun- try. Still were the move made there is such a strong oppo- sition on the p^rt of the public, and, of course, the deter- mined antagonism of the P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C, even without a law, it might be difficult to carry the project to a successful termination. Any endeavor to interfere with racing as mapped out by the two clubs must necessarily be futile. This is the country for winter racing, par excellence, ind that is conceded by all of the Eastern visitors. In the first place the climate is certainly superior; in the second, population which will warrant support during all the winter months. With the break of continuity, which the agreement between the two clubs ensure, that objectionable feature is, in the main, removed, and while there is practically no break for those whose business is racing, or connected with racing, there is a cessation which does away with the plea that the whole time is occupied. There is here six months, or, to be exact, six and a half months for racing contiguous to San Fraocisco. This will warrant the transfer of Eastern stables. The opening of our season after the close of the Oriental, and the finishing here in time for the big meetings on the other side of the big rivers. This adds to the value of racehorses in all parts of the country, and that means that California will have a full share of the benefits. Without taking the trouble to look over the records, it is quite safe to assert that more thoroughbreds are bred here than in any one State, and while it is somewhat hazardous to make positive assertions, I have little hesitation in claiming that California leads in that line of business. By far the largest stud farm in the world within her borders, and the hundreds of mares within the boundaries of Rancho del Paso, supplemented with those of the other large stock farms, Paio Alto, Santa Anita, Elm- wood, and then the smaller places which will swell the ag- gregate into big proportions. The money brought to Cali- fornia by winter racing will figure so largely, that could it be represented by printed dollars people would be prone to charge exaggeration. The statement that Eastern hordes win the largest propcr- tion of the money " hung up " is not sustained by the record. By far the most successful "string" is California and still more gratifying few excepting those bred and reared on California soil. To prophesy that the harness-racing contingent is also en the up grade of prosperity, or rather that the lowest level of depression has been reached and that from henceforth trot- ters and pacers will be an asset in place of a " liability " may be deemed ultra-optimiBtic, and I have no fear of mak- ing the vaticination. Too soon, perhaps, to indulge in rosy speculations of legislative encouragement, and yet there is a well warranted belief that appropriations will be granted, and when that is assured nothing more needed to make the coming season one of the best in the harness racing calendar. * In the Lead. — The claim made elsewhere that a Califor- nia Stable leads in the race for the "biggest winner cup" ia sustained by the figures. The next in rank is the Chicago magnate Mr. P. Dunne, and he has several California-bred horses, stake winners at that, in his collection. In the race for the foremost place among winners there ia little danger of California being placed otherwise then first. But there are other points than amount of money won which figure prominently when the question is the benefits which follow winter racing here. A great many visitors are attracted by the racing alone, and it is safe to say that their reports are favorable. A safe estimate of the number of people who come to Cali- fornia to attend the races from the East, is five hundred, and then, too,with those added who are incidentally attracted, twice that number can be counted as wintering here, who otherwise would not be a part of the pcpulation, and every succeeding year adds to the number. The claim has been made that the East carries off the lion's share of the spoils but that is far from being sus'^ined by the figures. Could a true account be rendered, and the expenditure of the East- ern folk be accurately stated, the debits would far exceed the credits. Whatever the amount which our Eastern friends win no one at all magnanimous will grudge at their participation is a great aid to the sport. Jos Cairn Simpson. Kini "Words for California and Her Racing. The racing is first class in every respect, and equal to any I have seen in years. A grand place to winter, and I like it very much. — David (■» ideoa . I was never more surprised. Two beautiful tracks, and as good racing as anyone would care to see.— C. H. Pettlngiil . Contrary to the reports East, I am surprised to see good betting and first-class racing here. Twenty -four booths on and no troubl- for me 10 place all the money I want to bet.— ueorge E. Smith '■Pittsourg Phil.") It is enrely the best winter racing ever held in this country. It is cer- tainly very honest and will compare very favorably with any racing in the East —George A. Wheelock. Noplace adapted for winter racing like this. Both, tracks elegant; first-class racing, ana the management splendid.— (.has. F. Dwyer. I find that the racing at the two tracks here i3 up to the highest stand- ard For a racing point during the ofi season In the East, It cannot be excelled.— C. K. Urannan. Racing is as clean and as good as I have seen on any track at any time of the year. — Ed Corrigan. San Francisco Is cenainly fortunate in having two such race tracks as Ingleside and uakland; each complete In every appointment. The rac- ing clean, and clear ot all scandal.— Frank Ireland. The racing in California this winter is equal to any given at any race track in the country. The class ot horses competing is above the average for winter sport, and the money they run lor larger than ever at this season of tue year. The tracks in thL" vicinity are equal to any on the continent, being supers ones to race over, and equipped with ail tuat is needed to make a first cla s establishment in every respect, Eastern horsemen will soon realize this and make, in the future, California their winter port,— A. H. Daniels. This is the best racing I have seen In ten years. First-class sport and first- ciass bettiug.— Barney Schrieber. Unquestionably the city of San Francisco Is the desired spot for racing during the winter months. The racing compares favorably with the sport on the Eastern tracks In the height ot the summer sea. on.— Harry Karris. Both tracks elegant Better racing than I thought would be had in fie winter. — Pat Dunne. Two grand tracks. Racing as good as I have seen anywhere in sum- mer.— W. P. Magrane. Racing first-class. Have seen no better anywhere. Pick the winners and you can get all the money you want.— H. Eugene Leigh. It Is grand racing, Nothing like it anywhere.— Dan Honig. Have been here four seasous and I see nothing but improvement every year. I A-ould not stay away. I consider it the best racing in the United states.— E. W, Purser. Two exceptionally fine tracks. I never saw any better racing. First class and clean as a whistle, Coud betting as any track. — Ed. Ualnes. I think it the best place to race I ever visited; plenty of money and plenty good horses. ±taclng first-class and as honest as could be.— Wm. Wallace. I never saw any better or cleaner racing at any track in the summer. Two grand tracks.— Wm. Beverly. It is 1 tar better tbah anything I conld have hoped for. No grander place or better racing anywhere.— W. H. theppu. Couldn't expect any better sport— as good as seen anywhere, and the betting wonderful lor winter racing.— Martin Hughes and Peter Relley. 1 he tracks and racing are the best I ever saw. Good-class horses and the racing clear ot anythiug but what it should be.— Tom. Woodiord. It could not be better. I am highly pleased and would notstayaway. —Sam DoggetL It Is by far the best winter racing I've even seen, and I have been rid- ing at all the winter iracks. No better horses or jockies anywhere. I like It very much.— Tod. Sloan. it is the best winter racing I ever saw. I enjoy It and would not remain away for anything.— Charley Thorpe. I am greatly surprised. I did not expect to see two such grand tracks and as good racing as Is seen anywhere. — W. dims. Since my arrival in San Francisco. I have attended the races every day, and am agreeably surprised at the uniformly good attendance and the splendid racing I have witnessed.— Max Blumenlhal. 1 he racing in San Francisco this season is the healthiest we have seen anywhere in the past year. The better class of peorle attend, and every- thing has a holiday air. The form of the horses has been extremely good.— O'Neill & Eckert, Taking Into consideration how far we really are from the racing center I think I can safely say that I have never attended bt-tter racing nor with as much, satisfaction and pleasure as I have derived from the rac- ing around San Francisco.— John B. Coleman. The best winter racing leverspw. A grand country. I like it very much and can't speak too highly of 1L— Henry Griffin. For the above we are indebted to Joe Ullman, who col- lected them. ♦ Office of Fishers's Livery, 251 Hudson Ave., Albany, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1896. Mr. Eandolph Botts, 119 State street, Albany, N. Y. Dear Sir — It affords me much satisfaction in testifying to the efficacy of your Veterinary Capsules, for the relief of Wind Colic in horses. One of my valuable horses was taken with a severe attack of colic, and was much bloated. I immediately administered one of your Capsules, and in a few minutes the horse was considerably relieved. I gave him the second Capsule and the animal was on his feet inside of an hour, entirely cured. You are at liberty to use this testimonial for the benefit of horse owners, as I consider your Capsules very valuable in emergencies. Respectfully, Cbarlss Fisher & Son. They are quick in action. Always ready for use and reliable. Frank Brdnell, editor and proprietor of Daily Racing Form of Chicago, is certainly one of the most energetic and courageous men in the newspaper business. This time last year Brunell owed about $12,000, we are informed, but, noth- ing daunted, pitched .in and manufactured an article that every lover of racing in the country wanted and one that form ntudents must have, with the result that he cleared off all his indebtedness aod is now sailiDg in the clear water with the sun of prosperity Bmiling sweetly upon him. He is running his paper daring the winter months, and in all probability at a considerable loss, as the form charts from several points are sent by a private wire direct to his office. The San Francisco charts are made by Henry Forsland, and the foot-notes he sends Racing Form are simply unbeatable. The chart itself is the one published in the Breeder and Sportsman every raciog day. And Brunell, as a prophet, is glorious. Though about 2,300 miles away, he figures as many winners as anybody in the lind — and gives them to the patrons of his paper right along. Last Saturday there were seven races, and he gave five winners and the ot two (Brametta and Salvation) ran second. Bravo, Brur 100 ©tje ^vecifcv miti *&p&>et$m Harry E. Wise, one of our leading young business men intends to place his stock farm near Gilroy in first-class con- dition. He will erect many suitable buildings aud build a race track on the place. Mr. Wise is a leader among our amateur reinsmen and has made a study of the subject of breeding light-harness horses. Eastern Turf Gossip. Winter form is not an accurate guide of racing form. It is amusing to hear trainers who have been more or less suc- cessful on the turf predict brilliant futures for horses that have been highly tried as yearlings. In every stable, with exception of George E. Smith's, which contains no youngsters, the hopes of the trainers are almost all centered in some promising two-year olds. The average quality of the all-aged division last year made it possible to secure large fields w handicaps, a majority of which were arranged on the form indicated by the weights carried in selling races. Many racegoers have almost forgotten Hastings and Handspring, and estimate the form of Ben Brush on the showing he made in his Eastern races. Ben Eder is in the same category, and so are several others that showed fair form in the early spring races. Now take Belmar's form, with his record of victories at the close of the season. Belmar is not of the class measured by the form exhibited by the crack three-year- olds in the early spring last year, but in the fall, pitted against the survivors of a severe campaign, in which sick- ness played a prominent part, Belmar was a veri- table Hindoo. It is to the all-aged division that race-goers look for some stirring racing to aroure the enthusiasm of the mas es. Two-year old races, no matter how valuable the prize may be to the wioner, have never created OGe half the interest or enthusiasm aroused by races between well-known horses which have raced in public and given people an op- portunity to form an estimate of the calibre of each contest - ant. No decided effort has been made to preserve the stay- ing qualities of the thorougbred by curtailing the number of scrambles and dashes at short distances for two year-olds. In Eogland the best friends of the thoroughbred inveigh against the exceesive two-year-old racing, but owing to the fact that a leading American tnrfmen was told by an Eaglisb breeder that sprint races were desirable because horses could be raced more frequently, and that short dashes for two-year-olds were excellent for betting purposec, the American turfman returned filled with the buucome of one of the chief share- holders in a gate-mouey race taack not far from London, When it is possible for a three or four-year-old to win in a single season upward of $100,000 in this count»r,and in the all- age division to win fully as much, the quality and quantity of some aged horses that can stay a distance will be greatly in- creased. Nobody desires to wholly suppress two-year-old racine. Far from it; but intelligent thinking turfmen and race-goers do not advocate races in which one man can win $60,000 in a tingle race, while a dozen others are unable to meet the obligations for their forfeits, with a stable of crip- pled two-year-olds ruined in the vain attempt to secure the coveted prize. The spring handicaps in England have not filled as well as in previous years. The classes of horses in Eogland are be- hind the classes of previous years in quality, and, wilh the single exception of Persimmoo, English turfmen do not look for stars among the performers of last year, unless Galtee More proves a real clincher. Few American horses are en- tered in the spring handicaps. The long-distance races have been completelv ignored by the Americans. Richard Crocker's horses have been entered in several stakes. It is likely that Americus will be raced aB a sprinter in the future. Some shrewd Americans believe that hordes can be trained and tried in this country and shipped across the Atlantic in condition to race two weeks after their arrival in England. The experiment is to be made by one of the heaviest plun- gers on the Americrn turf in June, if the horse he has in view fulfills his expectations. Colonel Thomas P. Ochiltree believes in the theory, and is firmly convinced that after the experiment is made American tnrfmen will ship horses to England with as much avidity as to Chicago to race for val- uable prizes. — N. Y. Tribune. Drs Pierce & Archibald, the lea ling veterinarians of Alameda county are in active demand at the Oakland track. They have accomplished some wonderful cures there. Jennie Mc. 2:12, bv McKinney 2:11 J, has been sent to the Oakwood Park Stock Farm to be bred to the great Steinway 2:25$. The produce should be very valuable. Oct of 73 mares bred to McKinney 2rllJ last year, 70 of them proved with foal. A most remarkable record. 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' etc Address 1 3E LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, O. a*^aa^aO.VaVlaMaMni^BBBJBBBSsHe 104 ©Jj£ <§vee%iev ixtxfr *fcp&vi&mixtu [Febbcaky 13, 1897 THE KENNEL Kennel Fixtures. BE.S'CH SHOWS. Feb. 22-2"'— Westminister Kenael Club's beach show, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. Mar. 3-6— St. Louis Kennel Club's sec3nd annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison. Secretary. Mar. 10-13— Mascoutan Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. LiDcoln. Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Louisville. Kj\. J. A. Keaves. Secretary. Mar. ::l- Apr. 1-1— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cat.; Chas. R. Harter, Secretary, San Jose. Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. John Hefferoan, Secretary. April 14-17 — Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show. Los Angeles, Cal., R. B. Funk. Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Spring Meeting, Ingleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Alto Clifton. We present our readers with an excellent illustration of O. J. Albee'e well-known collie doe; Alto Clifton A. 42995 by Dan B. — Roslyn Constance a daughter of Champion Christopher. Alto Clifton bids fair to become a champion befoie ihe season is over. He won 1st, at San Francisco 1896, 1st, Oakland 1S96 ao-J 1st, Sacramento 1897. He has good character and expression good coat and carriage and a 6ne leDgtb of head. He is bright oraDge in color with white markings. O. J. Albee has been breeding collies for many years and has steadily improved his stock until now he breeds the very best and sells at reasonable price?. He has in his kennel the blood of such well-known winners as Wellesborne Charlie, Maney Trefoil, Champion Chris- topher, Champion Strephon aod others. Cliquiem. to think as they do, make up the new club. We are very sorry to see such men as De Ruyter in such a movement, but the smooth tongue of the "mischief-maker" has doubtless misled him as it has many others. Time alone will show him that he is onlv being used as the tool of a scheming mischief loving old woman. Ooe who is seeking his own aggrandizement without the slightest regard for the good of the kennel world. The men that broke up the Pacifies because they could not grind their own axes; the men that have given San Francisco dog men the name of 'nasty kickers" all over the United States are not the men to trust with the kennel aflairs of this city. The San Francisco Kennel Club will soon be buried deeper than the old California and the mischief-maker's 6nal erlort to gain supreme control of the kennel aflairs of this city will fall as flat as his eflorts to breed EogUsh setters on grevhouod lines. Every dog lover who is a gentleman will fight this organ- ization tooth and nail. It is only organized to create dis- turbance, and should be crushed before it has had lime to ruin the prospects of the coming show. The St. Bernard Club. One of the best attended meetings that the St. Bernard Club of California has held for several months was held at this office last Wednesday evening, Presieent T. H. Browne in the chair. The resignation of Miss Lulu M. Wolcott was accepted. It was decided to ofltr six silver medals, two at San Jose, two at Stockton and two at Los Angeles. One for best rough or smooth coated St. Bernard dog in open class, and one for best rough or smooth St. Bernard bitch in open class, at each show. Competition open to members onlv. The formation of the new Kennel Club was heartily dis- cussed and as heartily condemned. It was unanimously re- Winfield Scott's R C St. Bernard pup Ben Bernardo by California Bernardo — Nellie Bland, 1st at Sacramento, died last week of distemper. The annual meeting of the American Kennel Club and the quarterly meetios of the executive committee will be held on Wednesday, February 24th at 2 p. m. The fix terrier bilch Warren Sentence, bred and onned by the Rutherfords, won special for best dog in the show at Boston last week. This is the bitch that won special last year for best fox terrier at New York and for which Raper offered $750. George T. Allender returned from the trials at Bakersfield to find the balance of some 30 dog3 in fine condition. HespeakB in the highest terms of his Glenbeigh — Jill litter. This combination has produced one Derb? winner and several of our best field pointers and should be disposed of very quickly. The American Kennel Club's Committee on Constitution and Rules recommend an amendment to Rale XI of regula- tions governing clubs as follows " any transfer or other cor- rection in the entry of a dog as catalogued and in contraven- tion of Dog Show Rule II will be subject to a fine of $5 for each oflense. " H. C. Golcher's well-known pointer bitch Beulah, by GleDbeigh — Jill, whelped about as pretty a litter on the 4th as one often sees. They are beautifully marked, six dogs and one bitch. They are by Keefer's Baldv by Idstone BaDg — Vashli. From their breeding and considering the quality of both Bire and dam they should prove both field and bench winners. The American Stock-Keeper of Janu- ary 30th, contains the following : "As far as we can learn from private cor- respondence, San Francisco, which should i-iKe the lead in kennel affairs on the Coast, is troubled with that insidious dis- ease known as "Oliquism," and the over- beariug desire of a few to run things to the exclusion of general representation. There are enough good and true fanciers tostart a good club on fancier lines and the sooner this is done the belter. It is no use affiliating with a gun club whose mem- bers probablycare little for drg shows or the * 'fancy." We understand that at the last meeting when the election of officers was to take place acd the old officers saw that they werein danger of being outvoted, the Secretary stated he had for gotten his minutes! That good sportsman, Herman Oelrichs.a man whose name would bring support to such a club, was to have been presectfd for President. A correspondent tells us San Francisco should have a club of 100 good members, and if even only half this number is possible, it would seem as if some steps should certainly be taken to either revive the old Club on new lines or start afresh in time for the ^__ coming show season. [As far as ire can learn from the correspondence of the American Stock-Keeper, their correspondent is about as big a liar as ever drew breath: At the annual election of the P. K. C, there was barelv a quorum present, if matters were as fited by the Stock- Keeper's correspondent how easy it would have been to have secured a good attendance and elected aoy one they saw fit- Not a nomination was made for some time after they were called for. Finally the old c fhcers were elected. The meeting was held whether the minutes were there or not. Several of the officers de- clined to serve but were prevailed upon to do so to save the club from dying then and there. — Ed] Entries to the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kenne- Club's dog show close on March 18th. Would it not be adl visable to change this date to the 24th? Dog men always wait until the last mioute before entering their dogs; sick- ness, death or a sale may change the breeder's plans. The A. K. C. rules call for a seven day interval between the closing of entries and the opening of a show and this is a great plentv. The change of date would bring the show not less than 20 more entries. The secretary of the Burliogame Club announces that the San Mateo hounds will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Spanishtown and Crystal Springs cross roads. Lovers of the sport are in- vited to attend. The American Kennel Gazette gives Dr. A. T. Regensberger as a delegate to the Pacific Advisory Board. Franz Frey was elected to this position last Au- gust by the St. Bernard Club of Califor- nia, and the secretary of the Board was duly notified of the Eame. Mr. Frey is, however, too much of a gentleman to be one of the secretary's clique, conse- quently he does not deign to uotice his existence. O. J. ALBEE'S ALTO CLIFTON 42,995. Our attention has been called to an error in the report of the Derby of 1S93 in our issue cf Jan. 28, 1893. Mr. Kyle who reported the trials for us st that time got tlightlv mixed. The last heat of the third days running was between Coun- tess Noble and Jim P. (not George P.) and Jim P. won the heat between George P. and Jim P. George P. won 1st. Countess Noble 2d, Jim P. Doc P. and Johanna divided third. As there is some dispute upon this question we. hasten to correct the statement. Another Kennel Club ? solved that the St. Bernard Club of California show all of their dogs at the Olympic Gun Club's show and support the show »n every possible manner, but should the American Kennel Club grant dates to the newly formed San Francisco Kennel Club the club pledges itself not to show a single dog under its auspices or Bupport the show in any manner. The secretary was ordered to communicate with the secre- tary of the American Kennel Club and with the club's dele- gate, Mr. Baegate, informing them of the action taken by the club. -•■ Kennel Registry. The '"mischief-maker" is again pulling strings. Knowing that if he attempted openly to organize a kennel club he could not gather a corporal's guard, he induces ooe of his fef friends to do his dirty work for him, call a meeting aod organize a rival club, promising them the assistance of the Pacific Advisory Board. For the first lime in years thers was a fair prospect Of peace in the local kennel world. la the hands of the Olym- pic Gun Club the affairs of the dog lovers were in the care of gentlemen, prominent business men and enthusiastic dog 1-iverp. But the '■ mischief-maker " cannot associate with (hit cla*is of men and knowing that if he did not succeed in ciectcmatiog them that he >vas virtually ruined, he and his associates worked in the dark like snake? in the grass aod have attempted to cot the throats of the Olympics by organ- izing a rival club and applying for recognition in the parent organization. The parties in question met at the office of Dr. F. W. D' Evelyn on Friday evening of last week and organized the S^n FranciBco Kennel Club with J. DeRuyter president and .Inhn Tallant vice-president. The whole affair waa kept as quiet as possible and the secretaries name waa not given out, from which fact we suspect it is the " miBch'ef-maker, " for he *8 just foxr en > ugh to know that if his name were pub- licy connected with the scheme it would kill it as dead as Cnelsea. Like all other successful organizations the Olympics has - «»• enemies. Thesa, with the disgruotled members of the ' it 6c anl a few of their friend* whom they have induced Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of ctiarge. Please use the following form : WHELPS. O. J. Albee's (San Jose I Scotch collie bitch, Dundee Flossie 30 602, whelped Jan. 31, 7—3 dogs to Clyde Alexander 37 081. NAMES CLAIMED. E:ho Cocker Kennel's A. C. Daveoport propr., Stockton, Cal., claims the name Lady Jersey for black cocker spaniel bitch puppy, whelped Dec. 4tn, by Woodland Jersey — Lady Etta 41,488 (Kiog Douglass — Jessie V) DOINGS IN DOG-DOM. Agiin we hear from Stockton that the judge question is not definitely settled yet. The annual statement of the finances of the A. K. C shows a balance on hand of $3,256.97. At a meeting of the St. Bernard Club of America held Dec. 19 H. W. Lacy was added to the list ot club judges. The celebrated black acd tan terrier Champion Bloom- field Sultan, joined the great majority on January 25th. John Doak advertises in our business columns a pair of Irish terriers and a pair of beagles. Both of tbeBe pair Bhould be sold very speedily. Irish terriers are a novelty here and their well known gameness and hardiness should make them popular with all lovers of terriers. The beagles are the merriest little hounds on earth and would proyide great sport for any man f^nd of" varmint " buntine. ROD- Coming Events. Feb. 13— Regular semi-monthly meeting of '.be San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fisb Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. The Fly Casting Club. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club was ueld last Tuesday evening at the office of the California Fish Commission President W. D. Mans- field in the chair. The other members present were: Secretary A T. Vogelsang, C G Young, A E Mocker, E A Lovett, H E Skinner, E T Allen, Jas Turner, H Smyth, W A K Miller, H C Golcher, G H Kellogg, Chas Klein, M Cooper, J J Mone, F H Reed, H Batten, F E Daver- kosen, Chas Huyck and A Russell Crowell. After the regular routine business Secretary Vogelsang reported that Dr. Gilbert of Stanford University will positively lecture before the club at the next meeting on February 23d on the fresh water fishes of California. The lecture will be illustrated by species of the different varieties of the trout family from the Sisson hatchery. F. E. Daverkosen of the committee on visiting Lake Rodeo to ascertain its advantages as a fishing preserve reported the lake not fit for the purpose. Several other lakes were talked of but nothing definite determined npon. The contest at Stow Lake this afternoon will commence at 2:30 prompt and that of to-morrow at &30 a. m. These con- tests will continue on the second and fourth Saturdays and following Sundays of each month until October next. A. Russell Crowell was elected clerk of the contests for 1897. _ The captain of the Saturday contest will be W. E. Bacheller. The captain of the Sunday contest will be chosen on the ground tc-morrow. Trout and Trouting. [Concluded.] To tell a trout from a young salmon count the ravB of the anal fin ; the Pacific Coast salmon (Quinnati have an increased number of rays in the anal fin, from 14 to 20, not counting the stubs or rudiments February 13, 1897] ®fye gveebsv an& grpmrtemcm. 105 in front of the first ray. All forms of trout, in what- ever country, have in this fin but 9 or 10 or 11 fully developed rays. So if your fish, however small, has more than 11 fully developed rays in the anal fin, it is a salmon; but if not, it is a trout. There is a prevailing opinion that many young salmon are ciught in our coast streams, and every large trout is called by its happy captor a youag sal- moo, or a salmon trout, but in a majority of esses investi- gation will show it to be a large trout and not a salmon. I once caught a large trout measuring some 26 inches in length in the head waters of Eel river, and on dressing the fish its meat was a rich red salmon color, and 1 could hardly bring myself to believe it was not a salmon, but counting therays on the anal fin it was a trout, and on investigation I found the color of the flesh to be due to the presence of much oil in the fish, and that it was really a trout. Asa salmon trout, properly speaking, there are none on the Pacific Coast. The Steelhead most nearly approaches the salmon trout of any fish on the coast, but it does not fully answer the requirements of the salmo trutta, and is really a trout in habit. Another thing we may as well understand is that a trout is always a trout, and a salmon always a salmon, whether large or small. One of the peculiar structural differences of the salmon family from other fish is the. the little cartilaginous fin back of the dorsal fin and in front of the tail. I think I am safe in saying that any fish possess- ing the fin belongs to the salmonidae. Now, to discuss briefly the species of trout common to California, and especially tbiB vicinity, first, there is the salmo irideus, or Rainbow trout, as it was named some 40 years ago by Dr. W. P. Gib bons of Alameda, or salmo gairdneri irideus, as it now seems best to call it, as its relation to theSceelhead seems to be that of a variety rather than a distinct species. The name, Rain- bow trout, is simply a translation of its latin name irideus. The distinctive characters of this trout lie mainly in the large scales, about 135 in a lengthwise series, in the com- paratively small mouth and plump body. This is the com- mon trout of California in all the streams of the coast range and the true irideus is the trout of the coast range streams. The common tr- Wm. 'F%m ZEZ&fixx M.R.C. V.S., F.K. V. M.S. VETKBUARY 81ROBOH, Member oi the Royal College of Veterinary *»r- gejns, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical society: Graduate ol the New Veterinary Surgeon to lheS P. Fire Department; Live stock In nneeior tor »w Zealand and Australian Polonies at the port ol San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department 1'nlvernliv «jf California: Ex-President ol the Califor- nia Slate Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office. 8*0 Franclaco Veter Inary Hospital. 117 UoldVn Gate Avenue, near Webster BL, S*n Franclaco; Telephone Weal 126. Sample cony sent on receipt of eight 2-ct.stamps i Sports Afield," 35S Dearborn St., Chiia*'' 2Lsls_ for YELLOWSTONE or HUNTER RYE 3HRISTY 8 WISE, BOLE a'- 1 ■ :■; -i ■ , 212 Sansome St. WHISKEYS DR.M?NULTY. n :- WELL-KNOWN AND RKLMBLE Ol 0 Jallsl cure* .*rIvnu»_Nf»rvnim.l.li.nr]iiiidNk-fii 1 of Men um Manly Pnwer restored. Ovei -"' Mars' i-xperience. Send for Book, free. I*ai.eiil» ctiri'ilai n Terms reasonable. Hours. u t«- n dally ;fl:M tn8.3DevVs. Sundays, 10 tD 12. Consulta- tion free and sacredly couildeuila). Call or address P. ROSf'OK JlrXl'LTT. M. r>., -(»' Kearny Street, s:m Frani'iico, C'nl. BALDWIN HOTEL BOOK AND NEWS GO. ANYTHINGI EVERYTHING! Headquarters for SporllnR Paper9 and Turl Guides, Bookmakers' and Penclllers' mipplles. Complete line PRINTING, BTC. Immediate service Bbiebks a2Td Bpobtbmak, dally and weekly. $2,000 IN PURSES $2,000 COLUSA JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING RACES. Agricultural Park, Colusa, Gal. FOUR DAYS, COMMKM'IXG M4V 4, 1897. No. or Race. FIRST DAY, 1. TROTTING— 2:28Class, best 3 in 5.. 2. RTJNNI ^G— Five-eighths Dash 3. TROTTING— 2:45 Class, best 3 in 5 ... Purse, $100 SO SECOND DAV. 4. COLUSA FUTURITY TROTTING race, for Three-year-olds, best 3 in h. Entiles closed November 1, 1396. (Filled) 550 5. PACING— 2:35 Class, best3 In "i 90 6. RUNNING -Three-Quarter Mile Dash 200 THIRD DAY, 7. ST^KE RACE TROTTING PURSE, Two- year-olds, best 2 in 3. En i ranee closed No- vember 1,1896 Allover?200paidin added to purse. (Filled) 300 8. TROTTING, 2:24 Class, best 3 in 5 HO 9. RUNNING— Half-mile Dash 75 10. FARMER,SMILERACE,best2iQ3 40 FOl RTH DAY. 11. TROTTING, Fr e-for-alhbest 3 in 5 150 12. TROTTING— Two-y-ar-olds, best 2 in 3 80 (Colts taking any portion of No. 7 barred.) 13. TROTTING— Three-minute Class, best 3 in 5... 75 14. NOVELTY RUNNING— Mile dash. Horses passing each \i stake In advance take one- quarter of the purse _ 40 All Trotting and Pacing to Harness, mile beats. Five or more to enter in each race. Three or more to start. Racing commences at I o'clock p in. earhday. COLls A JOCKEY CLUB. OSCAR ROBINSON, Pres F. E. WRItiHT, Secretary. E. C. PEART, Manager. Fresno Jockey Club FRESNO CAL. SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST PAY-TUESDAY. APRIL 27, 1897. Purae. FI RST RAC p*— Running, Owners' Handieap.three- quartersof a mile -. JloO SE> OND RACE— RunniDg, onequirter mile anu repeat (Vallador barred) 100 THIR D RACE— Running, five-eighths of a mile... 10U SE< OND DAY-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28. FIRST RACE— Running, *' wner's Handicap, tine- six teeoths of a mile - 150 SECON 1 1 RACE— Running. Ponies 14.^ hands high, top weight 150 pounds, 8 pounds allowed for everyinch under; half mile _ 100 THIRD RA'"E— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat ^Vallador barred) 100 THIRD DAY— THURSDAY. APRIL 29. FIRST RACE— Running, seven eights of a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, half mile and repeat. 100 THIRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and one-sixteenth mil' s 150 FOURTH DAY'— FRIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low sea' e 150 SEC"ND RACE-Runnlog, Owner's Handicap, five-eighthsof a mile 150 THIRD RACE— Pony race, five-eighths of a mile 100 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, MAY 1. 8 l.OOO for Overnight Races. CONDITIONS. Weight for age unless otherwise specified. American Racing Rules to govern; *10 entrance to all races; ?10 additional to scratch. Entries close April 15, 1897. Enirance money must accompany all entries. No race will be declared off where there are four or more en- tries Money divided. 80 per cent, to first and 20 per cent, lo second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to L. ROCKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOS 11. Fresno, Cal. BStT Under same management there will be a FIVE DAYS' MEETING at Bakersfield the week following. All purses guaran- teed. BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK IN ACTION, ALWAYS READY FOR USE AND RELIABLE, Are not a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed to enrethe most severe cases of Wind Colic AND INFLAMMATION OF THE DOWELS, Or money refunded. One trial is all that is asked to convince you. Price 82 per box. Ten capsule- In each box. Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany, N. Y. Sav, Mister S _^^^^^^^~~^If you are looking lor "^^^^ A MAN go to Dan P.' IF YOU DON'T KNOW DAN P. CARTER You are not posted. The best place In Sau Francisco to buy yonr KEY WEST AND IMPORTED GI6ARS 8& Market Street, opp. Fourth, S. F. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will be kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privflsges. Payable on Removal ofMarea. olWiHh a,limittd cbance in tbe stud. True Briton has a ready shown h mself to be a great sire. Reydel Ban didos, from a noi-producing mare tbat bad already ^dmfiT! oatJ°1 a aon-Producer), a horse wlih a great turn ot speed, das finished ontslde the money v,rS Tfy.S.V.meS °1l of Dearl5' one hundred starts. Vlrgte A. and Zeta. both winners, being the onlv other ones to represeut this ,ovaUy-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf th:s year. From this showing there is but one inference lo be drawn, and that Is, that True Briton is a sure getter of r,Sn„e,'?; marf?,ui'>t have never tnrnwn a winner to J2J > ".. stallion' br«l lo True Briton, get winners and class horses at that B. D. LEDGETT, Agent. Business College, 24 Post St. SAN FBANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast, E. P. HEALD, President 8. HALET* •»-8end for Oircnlar*. For Sale or Exchange f£ 22? SSSftWg s£3u6d'$amAfirb1pss ace impanled by the money; the winner of tbe International Derby of 1898 to carry U7 p iund-«; win era of one tbre^vearold stake of $3,000 to carry three pounds penalty, or of iwo stakes, in 1893 agjregaiing in value si.OOO five pounds pe ialty; non winners ot a race of $t.5i0 in 1898 allowed five pounds; of $50J seven pounds; beaten malleus allowei twelve pounas; allowances cumulative, One and three-aix- teentli miles. OOSTDITIONS: In all cases the money must sccompany the nomination and acceptance. No entry will be received except with the express understanding that all disputes arising from the conditions, or any matters connected with tbe race, shall be decided by th£; Native Son. 2:29^; twiftbird , 2 :29V2 (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce .nyiuthe 2:30 list. Come aud see \VALD3TEIN'3 colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JTJL.T 1st) 'usual return privileges If I still own the horse. He will be kept at Sacramento race track Ave days and Woodland two day a. H. S. HOB0B10M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. DO YOT WAIT TO BUI OR SELL ? " I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and portsman, but have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have ams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and repare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do al say. By tbe way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write e at once, orner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cal. J. M. NELSON. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions! JAMES HUI, M 3-4 Tilal2:12, driven by «'. Msben. Sired by ANTBEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LUJYPATOHEN, by Geo. M. Patohen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puas; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lalia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (trial 2:21 3-4). JAME9 MADISON is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1 ,300 pounds. He is one of the best proportioned horses of his size living and his progeny have style, size, finish, perfect legs and feet, Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purest gait imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was a James Madison foaled that cannot show a 2 :30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL RETURN PBIVILEGKS) J". AC. NSIjSOjV, Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. For further particulars, address DIARI (1 9'flQ I A THE CHflMPIOH FOUR-YEAR-OLD IS CALIFORNIA | UlnllkVf "IVV llT Sire, CHAS. DERBY. 2:20 (s< '1 Sire, CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 (son of Steinway, 2:25JK .and Katy Q. dam of 4 In 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Lafferty, 2:16^, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Eff Bee. 2;26^ as a yearling; Elf. 2:22-^, Wilkes, 2: I3$j, and Alaric, sire of four In 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:i3 (son of George W likes and Alma Mater); second dam Barcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes, 2:13*i), by Bayard (son of Pilot Jr.); third dam Blandlna (dam of Swi- gert, King Rene and four other producing sires), by Mambrlno Chief 11 : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- lind, 2:21?i, and Donald, 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:01), son of Ren- wick's Copperbottom, and out of a thorongbbred mare. To show how well Dlablo's colts have shown it Is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed in 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one. quarter, 36 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, one-quarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the seas'n of 1897 at Pleasanton. Service fee. 8SO. Address, \VM, Ml Kit Y, Pleasanton, Cal. 108 ©tye gvei&ev cmfc &pcnct&matu [February 13, 1897 1897 BRIGHTON BEACH RAGING ASSOCIATION 1897 NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, STAKES TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 15, 1897. j FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS. The First Attempt Stakes. S2.OO0— For two-year-olds: ?30 each, or 515 if declared by May 1 ; S">0 additional to start. To tne winner SI ,500, to the second horse S300, to the third S200. Winners of 82,000 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more time?, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of 81,000 allowed 5 pounds. Maidens allowed 12 pounds. Five furlongs. The Rising Generation Stakes, $-2,000— For two-year-olds: 330 each, or §15 it declared by May 1 ; S50 additional to start. To the winner 51,500. to the second horse S300, to the third $200. Winners of $2,000 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more times, 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of $1,000 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds. Six furlongs. The "Winged Foot Handicap, 82.000— For two-year-olds; $3D each, or $15 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second $300. to the third 8200. Weights to be an- nounced two days before the race. Six furlongs. The Electric Handicap, $2,000— For two-year-olds; 530 each, or 515 if declared by May 1, $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second horse SiOO, to the third $200. Weights to be an- nounced two days before the race. Six furlongs. The Venture Stakes, $2,000— For two-year-olds; $3) each, or $15 if declared by May Ij $50 addi- tional to start. To the winner $1,500. to the second horse $300, to the third $200. The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $2,500 to carry weight for age. If for less, 1 pound allowed for each S100 down to $500. Selling price to he named through the entry box at the usual time of closing eniries on the day preceding the race. Five furlongs. The Speculative Stakes, $2,000— For two-year-olds; S30each, or $15 if declared by JMay 1; 550 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second $300, to the third 52 i0. The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for 53,0.10 to carry weight for age. If for 82.000 allowed 7 pounds; then 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to $500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closing entries on the day precediug the race. Six furlongs. The Distaff* Stakes, $2,000— For two-vear-old fillies; S'dO each, or $15 if declared by May 1; $50 ad- ditional to start. To the winner 51,500. to the second SiOO, to the third SiOO Winners of $2,000 to carry 3 pounds extra; two or more times 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of SL.000 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds. Five furlongs. The Spinster Stakes, $2,000— For two-year old fillies; 830 each, or 815 if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner 81,500. to the second S3 JO, to the third 5200. Winners of S2.000 to carry 3 pounds extra. Non-winuers of $1,000 allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds. Six furlongs. The Vestal Stakes, $1,500— For two-year-old fillies; maidens at the time of entry; $20 each, or 810 i( declared by May 1; 83 lad iilional to start. To the winner 81,000, to the second $3J0, to the third $200. Winners of 51,500 after May 29th to carry 3 pounds; two or more times, 7 pounds extra. Nou-winners of $1,0 JO allowed 3 pounds. Beaten maidens allowed 10 pounds. Haifa mile. The Undergraduate Stakes, 81.500— For two-year-olds; maidens at the time of entry ; $20 each, or 510 if declared by Mav 1; S3i) additional to start. To the winner $1,000. to the second horse 8300, to the third 8200 Winners of $1,500 after May 29th to carry 3 pounds; two or more times. 7 pounds extra. Non- winners of $1,000 allowed 3 pounda. Beaten maidens allowed 10 pDu:ids. Half a mile. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS. The Nautilus Stakes, $2.000— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or 8L5 if declared by May 1 ; $50 addi- tional to start. To the winner St.SOa. to the second horse $300, to the third $200. Winners of S3.500 in 1896 to carry 3 pounds extra: of two races of that value, 5 paund3 extra. Non-winners ot $2,000 in 1897, never having won S-1,500, allowed 5 pounds; of SI, 030, 7 pounds; ot 8750, 12 pounds. Non-wiuner3 this year, never having won $1,000, allowed 20 pounds; maidens allowed 30 pounds. One mile and a six- teenths. The Saragossa Stakes, 82000— For three-year-old fillies; $30 each.orSlo if declared by May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500. to the second horse S3J0, to the third $200. Winners of $3,500 in 1896 to carry 3 pounds extra; of two races of that value. 5 pounds extra. Non-winners of 82,000 in 1897, never having won $1,500. allowed 5 pounds; of 51,00 ), 7 pounds: of 8750, 12 pounds Non-winners this year, never having won $1,000, allowed 20 pounds; maidens allowed 30 pounds. One Mile. The Seagull Handicap, 82.000— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or $15 if declared by May 1; 850 ad- ditional to start. To the winuer 51,500, to the second $3j0, to the third $200. Weights to be announced two days before the race. One Mile. The Cyclone Handicap, 82,000— For three-year-olds; $30 each, or 815 if declared bv May 1; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500. to the second 8300, to the third 8200. Weights to be an- nounced two days before the race. Five Furlongs. The Ocean Wave Stakes, 82.000— For three-year-olds; 830 each, or $15 if declared by May 1 ; $50 additional to start. To the winner $1,500, to the second horse 8300, to the third $.'00. The winner to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for S2.500 to carry weight for age. If for less, 1 pound allowed for each $100 down to S500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closing entries on the day preceding the race. Six Furlongs. The Petrel Stakes, $2,O0J— For three-year-olds: §30 each, or 815 if declared by May 1; $0 addi- tional to start. To the winner 31,500, to the second horse 8*00, to the third 8200. The winuer to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for $2,530 to carry weight for age. If for less, I pound allowed for each SIOO down to $500. Selling price to be named through the entry box at the usual time of closiug entries on the day preceding the race. One mile. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. The Brighton Cup, 85,000— For three-year olds and upward; S100 each, or $>5 if declared by May 1st; S100 additional to start. To the winner $3,500, to the secoud 81,000 to the third $500. Two miles and a quarter. The Brighton Handicap, $2,500— For three- year-olds and upward; 850 each; S25 if declared by May 1st; SluO additional to start. To the winner S2.000, to the second $3J0, to the third $200. Weights to be announced two days before the race. One mile and a quarter. The Test Handicap, 82,000— For three-year-olds and upward: 530 each, or $15 if declared by May 1st; $50 additional to start. To the winner 51,500, to the second $3J0, to the third 8200. Weights to be announced two days before the race. One mile. The Flight Handicap, $2,000— For three-year-olds and upward; $30 each, or S15 if declared h5 May 1st; $5 J additional to start. To the winner $1,503, to the second S3J0, the third 8200. Weights to b* announced two days before the race. Five furlongs. The "Wave Crest Stakes, S2.000— For three-year-olds and upward; 830 each, or $15 if declared bj May 1st; 550 additional to start. To the winner SI, 500, to the second S300, to the third $200, The winuei to be sold at auction. Horses entered to be sold for 82,500 to carry weight forage. If for less, 1 poun ASSOCIATION chooses to add, all to form a purse— to be trotted or paced for by two-year olds, in a race, one mite, beBt two in three, at the FALL MEETINu ot the P. O. T. H. B. A. in 1900. Ouiy one entry, the get ot each stallion allowed. Further details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. GURiVETT, 3U8 Fine St., San Francisco, Cal., or SULPHUR. SPRING FARM, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Lai. Mares sent to ranch from Oakland and returned free of charge. :b:£S._h3:e3:d for Disposition, Size, Speed, Soundness and Style WELCOME, 2:10 1-2. This game and consistent stallion will make the SEASON OF 1897, ending July 1st, at W. E. MEEK'S STABLE, near the Haywards Station, at $50 THE SEASON, With usual return privileges. WELCOME was sired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:28%, out of Letty (dam of Wayland W., 2:12; Welcome (p) 2:10%. trottiDg 2:27%; Maud Singleton, 2;28>£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest 49 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apex, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:19J4), by Flaxtail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:28%, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:15J£, out of Gracie, by Arthurton 365; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. WELCOME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many that have estreme speed but are lacking in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one of the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27Ja when a four-year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started iu Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the moat stubbornly-contested races seen in 1896. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E, MEEK, Haywards, Cal. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. GHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) "Winner of First Premium foi' Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per S. P. R. Et., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pas'urage, 55 per month; hay and grain, 610 per month. For terms for other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. SANTA ROSA STOCK . FARM. ■ HAS FOR SALE SEVERAL Young Trotting Stallions. IWm U QllOGoll ^5" Stamboul, 2:07^, dam the celebrated mare Bye Bye (sister to Lockheart, 2:08^), Willi III nUboull, by Nutwood, second dam Rapidan, by Dictator. WniiualaHa by Geo. Nerval (son of Norval, 2:17. and Prospect Maid, 2:23"4, by Geo. Wilkes), out of NUI ■ did Lid j Carlotta Wilkes, by Charley Wilkes, 3563, second dam Aspasia, by Alcantara 713, etc. Roqh R minimal by Wildnut' out of Nettie Benton (dam of three in 2:30), by Gen. Benton, second DCdU DrUHHIlUI, dam Nellie Walker, etc. Destined to be the fastest horse in California, An+niro Dy Dexter Prince, out of Gracie B., by Stamboul, 2:07>£, second dam Moor Maid (dam of MniUlllu, Electra, 2 :1S%), by The Moor, etc. This is one of the finest trotters in this State. QiHnDU flillnn (brother toCupid,2:l8, and Adonis. 2:11^; lea, 2:1814, and Providence, the most uIUIIgj UIIIUII, promising of all the get), by Sidney, 2:19%, out of Venus. Sidney Dillon is not only one ofthe fastest for the work he has had, but his progeny is the most promising in every respect. n ±_ n|Qt| by Direct, 2:05>£l dam Lily Stanley. 2:17}^ (old-time sulky). This is a brother to On Stanley, uLulllUjj which all Americans will be praising this year. This is a great colt. He has taken the blue ribbon at the recent Horse Show. Individually he is A No. 1. His dam, Lily Stanley, was one of the gamest trotters ever bred in California, and when placed in the breeding ranks demonstrated her worth by producing Rokeby, 2:13%, and Salisbury. Her weanling filly, Lily, full sister to Stan- ley and On Stanley, is a beauty. She took first premium at State Fair. rnQm by Direct, 2:05J-o, out of the great prize-winning mare, Silver Eye (dam of Ramona, 2:1714), by I I dill j Abbotts ford. Fram, as an individual, is unsurpassed for his age by any colt in America. For price or further particulars, address H. & W. PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., or l?A PIERCE, Santa Rosa Stock Farm GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) . TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTURAGE S3. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left with, us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. ■es- For further particulars, address CHAS. S. KEAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. G-. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Oal. STALLIONS FOR SALE PRINCE DERBY (Brother to Derby Princess, 2:11}), by Chas Derby, 2:20, out of Princess, by Administrator 357 pecond dam Priceless (dam of Ernest Maltravers, 2:22 J), by Volunteer; third dam Silvertail (dam of Driver, 2:19V), by American Star 14; fourth dam by Aaron's Gray Messenger. PRINCE DERBY is seven years old, a handsome dark bay, stands 16} hands, and weighs 1,175 pounds. He is a very pure-gaited trotter, giveB much promise of speed, and will make a great Bire. 77" i T)T'f i 1 i Qjr Sired by Steinway, 2:2511, out of Nannie Smith KAX IJjA. l^rJ^bD. (sister to Phil Thompson, 2:16. and Lady Wilkes, ? > > 2:29$), by Red Wilkes; second dam Grey Nellie, by John Dillard; third dam by Gill's Vermont 104; fourlh dam by Herr's Bellfounder. KAPILA is one of the handsomest horses in the State. He is a dark brown in cclor, stands 16 hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. He is a puregaited trotter. Also, the thoroughbred stallion SID, by imported Siddartha (son of I ero Gomez, out of The Pearl, by Newminster), dam Vestella, by Jonetboro (son of Lexington and Alice Jones, by Glencoe); second dam Vesta, by Asteroid; third dam Lilla, by imported Yorkshire; fourth dam Victoire, by imp. Margrave; fifth dam Argentile, by Bertrand, etc. SID is one of the best formed thoroughbreds in this State, and all bis progeny are noted for their speel t.nd gameness. Egg* For prices and all other particulars, address J. G. HILL Montalvo Cal. HO *£jje gvee&ev antr &p&vt$ntan. [February 13, 1897 PALO ALTO TROTTING STOCK K&T& PETEB. O. KLELLOGrGr, Auctioneer, Twentieth Annual Spring Sale of Trotting Stock and Harness Horses, Consigned by prominent Breeders and Owners from California, the Central and Eastern States. KMB8PE At Madison Square Garden, New York, March 23 to 26, 1897 (Days and Evenings). A consignment of FIFIY YOUNG HOUSES from MRS. JANE N. STANFORD'S celebrated PALO ALTO STUD, at Menlo Park, Cal, will be included in tbis Sale. A Synopsis showing their rich breeding and speed now ready. OTHER CHOICE CONSIGNMENTS PROMISED. * PETER C. KELLOGG, 107 JOHN ST., NEW YORK Places in the Catalogue FOR SUPERIOR HORSES OMY, should be applied for at once. (State number of eulry blanks.) XIEIT'WOO^ PURSE EVENTS OPENED BY THE DRIVING CLUB of NEW YORK Tito Decided at Its \M Circnlt Meeting ii 1891 No. 1—2:12 class, trotting $3000 No. 2— 2:17 class, trotting 3000 No. 3—2:24 class, trotting 3000 No. 4— 2:30 Class, trotting 3000 No. 5—3:00 class, trotting 1000 No. 6— 2-year-olds, trotting, eligible to 2:50 class 2000 No. 7— 3-year-olds, trotting, eligible to 2:40 class...- 2000 No. S— 2:09 class, pacing 2000 No. 9—2:20 class, pacing _ 2000 No. 10—2: 00 class, pacing . . 1000 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 .$15.00 April 15 25.00 May 15 25.00 Jane 15 25.00 July 15 3C.00 August 16 30.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 $10.00 April 15 „. 2(i,00 May 15 20.00 June 15 20.00 July 15 15.00 August 16 15.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 5 and 10 Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 g 5.00 "15 ™ April 1 May 15.. June 15 .... July 15 August 16 . . 1&00 . 10.00 . 10.00 . 500 . 10.C0 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. -* -k « . -.,_, -^ « . — , Entries to all the foregoing events close Monday, March 15, lS97,when nomination must be named and accompanied by first installment of entrance fee as shown above. All forfeits CONDIllOINS. are payable in cash on or before the dates specified. No credits extended. All races to be in harness, mile heats, three in five, except No. 6, for two-year-olds, which is mile heats, liability fur enhance beyond amount of forfeits actually paid in. Entrance fee 5 per cent., with 5 per cent, additional from the winners of each division of the purse. Customary division of the purses, viz., 50, 25, ]5 and 10 percent. National Trotting Association rules to govern. REMEMBER that entries to above events close Monday, March 15. when horses must be named, accompanied by first payment. In addition to the foregoing events this club, as usual, will offer liberal purses for various other classes, in connection with the Grand Circuit program. Write to the Secretary for entry blanks and further particulars. JAMES BUTLER, Pres.; CAPT. C. H. MeDONALD, Vice-Pres.; S. B. Clarke, Treas. L. A. BURKE, Sec'y, 401, 59th Street, cor. 9th. Avenue, New York City. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES 2:ni Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oals-land Trotting Paris., «.t SlOO tlao Season. As a Nine- Year- Oil Stallion, McKinney'e List Leads all Others in the World for av- erage Speed. Jenny He, 3 2:12 McZeus, 4 2:13 ZombroJ 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 .2:14 1-4 Harvey Mc, 2 2:18 Julia D, 3 2:161-4 Jenry Mc, 2 2:201-4 Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4, 2:25 3-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Osito, 2 2:30 Pat Gooney, trial 2:19 Monte, 3, trial 2:28 3-4 No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year- olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 189G, 70 have proven with foal. IV/lr^K IMMITV O.-i-l A Jl «as'oall=J June 12, 18S7, siren by the great Alcyone (son of George Wilkes, end Alma Mater, the famous IVIUlM IN IN C_ I ^.1 I I-*!- brontlmare by Mambrlno Patchen). dam Rosa Spratrue, by Gov. Sprngue, 2:2c)1.,. he by Rhode Island 2-2Pfc out of Belle Brandoi i ol Amy, j:_u>,. Gov. Bpragne. 2:.'0'i. Wilmnr. 2:29Ji), by Hambletonian 10; grandam Jeuoy, bv Young Bacchus (Ihormichbre.lr great graDaam WordeD mare, by Kxtou Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinuev was Rose Keuney (dam of Messenger chief *ire of sixteen in ■j:.:>' livi, t,y Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs In the Registry. Third dam J. I. Kennjv mare damofGen G H Thomas (siie ■ .I seven In 2:30] bj Mambrlno L'hief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleou (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). IWI (•* K I M |\| FV O.-l-l A A iBl''-2,j hands, welghlll lO.and Is one of the most perfect-made horses in America, haying plenty of bone IflUlMlilir.! ^.11 I -«f and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a'game and Lenl performer Is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled forspeed haye demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordi- nary good qualities ..»«•«, Thebe.«t can taccn ol mares, but no responsibility assumed for accldenls or escapes. Pasturage So per month. For further particulars apply to P.O. BOX 268, Oakland. 1 ll VS. A. DURI'EE, l: >tl ■- Stable, near entrance, Oakland Trotting Track, Oakland, Cal. *S~In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse Is in my possession. In case he is not, I will return one-hall the money pald.g Mares shipped to 16lh Street Station, Oakland, will receive prompt attention. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION PATRIOT, Sired by IMP. CHEVIOT, dam EDA, 3 by Hock Hocking (see American Stud Book), Will make the SEASON OF 1897 at niy plao I SACRAMENTO, AT $30 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges ! The beet or pasturage at S3 PKR MONTH, e.\- V cellent care taken or mares, but no re-pon- M siblllty assumed for accidents or escapes. PATRIOT is one of the handsomest big chestnut [J thoroughbreds living. He stands seventeen hands i\ high, weighs l.:00 pounds, and is faultless in c inform a- | < tion, gait and disposition. For f urtber particulars, address, D. DENNISON, Sacramento, Cal I Green Meadow Farm ;; HOME OF Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 sire OF PHfEBEWILKKg, winning race record, 2:OS 1-3 N Rocker (p), race record 2:11 Tommy Mc ip), race record 2:11 1-1 New Kro (■), p) .winning race rec., 4th heat, 2:13 Sarille (3), race record 2:17 1-4 I Grand George, i rot ting 2:20 1-4 || Grand George, pacing 2:18 3-4 H and 1G others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. M First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IK WIN, by Hambletonian 10. ■ Third dam-Daughter ot Roe's Abdallab. Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal IT IS TH E.2E2I LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNE •brut" extra dry 'Grand Vin Sec" dry 'Carte blanche" Sigh February 13, 1867] ©Ije $vetf>ev ani> &p&vt#mcm* ill Manufactured by - For Sale by the Trade. U. M. C. HIGH-GRADE GunWadding THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., PACIFIC COAST DEPOT, 425-42T Market St., San Franclsro. Smokeless Shot Gun Powder Has won more Prizes at Tournaments and Club Shoots on this Coast than any other Powder since GOLD DUST has been on the Market. Highest Average and Longest Run of Straight Breaks at First, Second and Third Tournaments of the California Inanimate Target Association. HIGH VELOCITY! LIGHT RECOIL! I FINE PATTERNS ! THIS POWDER IS MANUFACTURED BY THE UNITED STATES SMOKELESS POWDER CO. No. 215 Sansome Street, San Francisco. Oa. 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It contains no ingredient that will injure the gun-barrel, foul the locks, or impair the eyesight of the sportsman. The grains are hard and are les3 affected by moisture or atmospheric changes than any other powder of the kind. ALANSON H. PHELPS, Agent, 116 Front Street, San Francisco, Cal. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal At California State Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a supply of It on hand- it improves and keeps stock In the pink of con- dition. Manhattan Food Go, San Mateo Cal. your grocer or dea-ia* (or it. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad- vert! seinents of fifty -words or less will be inserted in this column at the following rates: One week, 50 cents; one month, Si. 35; three months, S3. 50; one year, S10. CfiFi CMC A cross-bred spaniel, good retriever. run CALL Address L. L. 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More of them in use than all others combined. Made in gauges from 8 to 20. Sent postpaid SI .00. With "POWERS" Rod (screwdriver and oiler in handle) postpaid S2.00. All dealers. Address, C, TOMXINSON Syracuse, N. Y. SAN JOSE DOG SHOW Santa Clara Valley Poultry an 1 Kennel M M AB.OH 31st, APRIL 1st, 2d and 3d. Entries close March 18th at 9 n. m Send for Premium List, and get your DoQ3 RFADT FOB THE SAN JOSE SHOW. CHAS. B. HARKER, Sec'y MERCURY B'ld'g., San Jose, Cal. FOR SALE. One pair of IRISH TERRIERS and one pair of BEAGLES, all from prize-winning stock. All first-prize winners at the late Sac- ramento show. Address, J. E. DOAK, Stockton, Cal. REMEMBER Tomlinson Shot Gun G eaners FOR SALE. The .Cheapest Dog in California. The S. G. St llernard LEO. by Lord Hualpa— Lola, two and a half years old. Weil broken, gentle and sold for no fault. Owner has left toe State. PRICK, 830. Address "B ." ibis office. AT STUD The Champion Rough-Coat St. Bernard GRAND MASTER 28,887 By the great champion HESPER, the best-headed St. Bernard ever bred. GRAND MASlEK iathesire of more winners in 1834 and 1895 than any other dog In America. Address, THOS. H. BROWAE, 4032 25th street, Han Francisco. IRISH SETTERS. At Stud — The best bred Irish Setters in America, F1NGLAS JR., 31,189. BARKY MORE, 34,803. If yon want an Irish Setter that will bant, call tiLHNMORK KENNELS, Weet Berkeley, Cal. r address Echo Cocker Kennels. FOR SALE Puppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches in Whelp AT STUD CHALLENGE BRONTA 17,064. WOODLAND JERSEY, C. K. C.,2511. BROOD BITCHES BESSIE E. 29,208, 1st at Stockton. LAUY ETTA 41,488,1st and special, Stockton. BLACK DDCHESS, C. K. C. 2775, by Black Duke 8194. A. V.. DAVENPORT, Propr. 314 Main St., Stockton, Cal. #> Dog Diseases Ho-vsr to 3F*©oca. Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1293 Broadway, New York. FETCH AND CARRY A treatise on retrieving by B. Waters. 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Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. FOE SALE EROM THE ESTATE OE IJSA^O DeTURK. ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, oTk^VI"™ DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 1939, and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, b/xEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, byJOBN NELSON, No. 187,etc. ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed, fast and game. He trotted a mile in liis work last season overa heavy track in 3:16; last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of them are being handled in Sauta Rosa and are very promising. Also bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1833, by NUTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD ' FOWLER, 2:21%. by ANTEEO, No. 7858; TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24,397, by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31), by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS bKINNE No. 10,631 , was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 33 seconds when hardly bridlewise ; ROB LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 23,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. L1T3ISDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk, Santa Rosa. Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116. RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. PALACE H0TEL GRILL Roon The Best of Everything to Eat AT MODERATE PRICES- -IS THB- HEADQUARTERS F<" RESIDENT A.ND VISITIN > HORSEMEN -The Most Popular Resort in th^ r—-» Leading Sire of 2.10 Performers, By Aim 33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam Buzzard. imp- Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Sire of Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08^4 Doe Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:09^ Altflo .2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. He has taken a leading position among the foremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or lrom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of aee is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident — is without blemish. He has never tired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. HERE ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE Eligible to registration. Bay horse foaled in 18U0; 15.2 hand's; weight 1000 pounds; three-year-old rtco d, 2:22^' (in his second raceTbe has never stai ted but iliree times). Sited by a producer, Straib- nuiof a producer and a grpat'brtiod mare, Elizabeth Basler (dam of Hohert Basler, tornierly Consola- STONEWAY stables will be placed in proper order, and probably the course regraded from the quarter pole along the back stretch, obviating the hill and making the course fully three seconds faster. Mil- lard F. Sanders, the new track and stable lessee will intro- duce a change in that department. Under his supervision the blacksmith shop will be run by competent Bhoers, the track is to be put in the beBt possible condition for racing or training purposes, the rental of the Btables to trainers will likely be increased or really graded in price, according to location. Sanders will occupy the big ptable and a row of stalls along the west side of the park. He has now booked over forty head of campaigners and colts, with the prospect of the world's champion pacer in a race, Star Pointer. February 20, 1897] ®lye gveeir&c ttnb &p0vt$tn&tu 117 THE SADDLE. The California horses Midias and The Coon are racing in Venezuela, The former is a full brother to California, a winner at Oakland last week. Ehgene Leigh lias purchased the four-year-old chestnut horse Formal of Pat Dunne for $750. Dunne refused $1,500 for him less than a month ago. A three-year-old colt named Steel Shot, by Barney Schreiber'B Foul Shot, won a mile race in New Zealand re- cently, according to an Auckland exchange. "Counselor" Bill Brien is training B. J. Johnson's two-year-olds at Roby. Brien figured in a sensational way when in charge of the Santa Anita string a couple of seasons E. J. Baldwin, J. Naglee Bark and W. O'B. Macdon- ough have made entries for the $10,000 Louisville Futurity. J. Naglee Burk's entry is Rosormonke, by Ormonde — Fairy Rose. Dr. Stimpson, the exceptionally clever Oakland vererina- rian, fired the famous Crescendo Wednesday morning, also his sister, Dolce. Bellicose, of the same stable, is now galloping again nicely. He had a touch of distemper. Con J. Enright, who bought the famous Elmendorf farm, on which Daniel Swigert made Buch a great reputation as a breeder of thoroughbreds, intends to retire from the breeding ranks, sajs a telegram of Friday from Lexington Secretary Sam Leake has received a letter from the License Committe of the American Turf Congress (James H. Rees, Joaeph A. Murphy and Ed. C. Hopper) asking that Bale 174, making it incumbent on all trainers to pay $10 for a license, be strictly enforced. The ex-turf queen of America, Miss Woodford, has a foal at her side at Kancho del P.iso by imp. Goldfinch, the beau- tiful chestnut son son of Ormonde and Thistle. Over sixty mares have foaled at the great breeding establishment, reports Superintendent John Mackey. H. T. Griffin has purchased of Pat Dunne the brown three-year-old colt, Sweet William (winner of the seeond race Tuesday). Consideration, $500. He's certainly worth that amount easily enough. Sweet William is by Fitz James from Olive (dam of Jim Lee), by Onondaga. At the beach Ed Corrigan has a large number of cripples. A few weeks ago there were five horses there that represen- ted an outlay of over $30,000 — Despot, Senator Irby, Ducat The Ironmaster and Handsome. The latter was disposed of for a small Bum. The others are all almost helpless cripples. The famous Crescendo will be fired by Dr. Stimpson in a few days. The surgeon believes that such a treatment will do the son of Flambeau a world of good. Bellicose, Crescendo's stable companion, is quite sick yet. He caught the fever and does not seem to recuperate very fast. Bell i- coso won't be worked in some time. Johnny Curley ("Little Jack"), who had acted as messenger boy for the ladies at the race tracks of this cily for two or three years past and was much liked by everyone that knew him, died on Monday afternoon of consumption. Mrs. D. M. Burns and A. J. Stemler were very kind to the lad during his last days, we understand. Oct of the trial of W. McGuigan,E£q., by the Latonia Executive Committee, over the charges preferred by John Carter, came a verdict of "not guilty." McGuigan denied having Mr. Carter within view in his newspaperic references, and the charges were " nolle proseqnied." Foxhall A. Daingerfield, manager of the Castleton Btud at Lexington, Ky.,and a brother-in-law of James R. Seene, was recently awarded the first prize in the London Sportsman's competition as to which was the best sire to mate with the English mare Thais. Daingerfield selected tbe New Zealand-bred stallion Carbine, by Musket, now in England. Tommy Griffin has purchased Nine Ninety-Nine of Will Wallace. The sale was effected coming over on the boat. Will tried hard to sell him Refugee for $800, but he would not accept the offer, saying that he had enough horses with Nine Ninety-Nine. .Refugee is a cheap horse at $800. As soon as he rounds to he will be worth $1500 of any man's money M. F. Dwyer's horses, under the care of Hardy Camp- bell, are in excellent shape. Tom Cromwell has shown a Blight return of the trouble in his shoulder that bothered him last spring, but Campbell thinks that it will not prove serious. Ben Brush aud Ben Eder have filled out well, and are as hard as though they had been in training a month. The former especially is in fine fettle. Latah, the 200 to 1 shot that ran second Friday to Soniro, is a very handsome individual by Vici (son of Virgil and Nutwood Maid), dam Miss Oaks, by Glen Dudley (son of imp. Glenelg); second dam Bonnie Oaks, by Nathan Oaks; third dam Bonnie Maggie, by imp. Bonnie Scotland. As Nathan Oaks was by Bonnie Scotland, he has a double cross of that much-prized blood. Stewart Bros.,of Moscow, Idaho, bred the brown colt. Mr. Gus Straus has sold for Mrs. E. L. Israel four three- year-olds as follows : Bay colt by Hanover, dam imp. Lady Abbess; full brother to Valiant, by The Chevalier, dam Plasir; chestnut colt by The Chevalier, dam Frolin; chestnut colt by The Chevalier, dam Lalla Rooh. Messrs. Brown & Ward of Lexington, who have heretofore been in the trotting horse business, bought the fir3t three, while the last-named was purchased by Eastern parties. — Thoroughbred Record. The game Realization Stakes winner, Bright Phcebus, will race again, at least Mr. Huon makes this prediction. It was surmissed that he bowed a tendon at Ingleside the day he was badly defeated. A careful examination showed that the tendon was not bowed, but just badly wrenched. The surgeon, however, thinks that the big bay horse will regain the use of this leg and be able to race. Mr. Hunn will re- tire him for about six months before he does anything with him. Masoero is one of the most improved horses now running in this vicinity. While he always had 6peed, he did not seem to have the ability to carry it very far. He just gal- loped away with the first race yesterday, and several fair per- formers wound up behind him. Masoero was bred by his present owner, G. Pacheco, of Ignacio, Marin County, who purchased his dam, Ursula, of E^ F. Fallon, formerly of Hoi- lister. Ursula is by Duke of Montrose from Sozodont (dam of So So and Red Pat), by Longfellow. LSozodont was one of the first racers ever owned by Milt Young, if memory serves us right. St. Louis, February 11. — Application for a warrant charg- ing receiving money under false pretenses has been made against Texas Tom Walsh, the bookmaker. Walsh's room was hit hard on the Palmeraton race in San Francisco on Monday last. Walsh refused to cash a number of tickets on the horse, claiming that tbe bettor was playing a " sure thing." Palmerston was on the board at 8 to 1. The other rooms cashed all the tickets they had issued, and posted a sign on the board stating that they had reliable information that the winner was "flashed" from San Francisco, beating the poolrooms' service. T H. Ryan has shipped his stable to Cumberland Park, Nashville. He writes that Tupelo, Nick, Tartarian, Free Advice and Robair are in prime order, and he sees no reason why they should not win their share of races during the sea- son. Nick looks as good as new. He won the Golden Rod Stakes and the Mississippi Valley Stakes over at St. Louis last season, and as he is very stoutly bred and apparently sound, there is every reason why he should add other victo- ries to his list this year. Free Advice shows the most im- provement, and, while falling much Bhort of beicg a cracker- jack, will doubtless prove a very serviceable breadwinner. Tom Bowling is dead. He was the beat race horse of his day, and pride of Price McGrath's big heart. During his turf career he von the Jerome Stakes, Annual Stakes, Trav- ers Stakes, Flash Stakes, Jersey Derby, Monmouth Cup, The Robins Stakes, August Stakes, Mansion House StakeB and Dixie Stakes. At the stud he was not a success, McBowling, Biddy Bowling and Enniskillen beiDg about the of his get. He was foaled in 1870. and by Lexington from Lucy Fowler, by imp. Albion. He was a beautiful individual, a bay in color, bred by the late Price McGrath, and a half brother to Aaron Pennington, Calvin and Lucy Jackson, all above the ordinary as turf performers. Ben Bknjamin, of the Chronicle, is in receipt of a letter from Trainer Frank Starkey, now at Stockton, Cal., saying Tampa had been at the place since December 26th and that there was nothing in the story that she had been used as a *' ringer" at Iron Hill, Md. It looks now as if it was May W., the very fast Eagle Plume filly from Northwest Terri- tory, that had been used, and not Tampa. Mr. MatlocK un- doubtedly made a big clean-up and it is said be had an in- terest in the filly anyhow. He's a man of affairs in Oregon, being largely interested in a bank at Pendleton, a atock- raiser of note and from a family of turfmen from the South originally, but in Oregon since about 1847. Barney Schreiber spent last Sunday at the Macdonough ranch, near Menlo Park, says this morning's Examiner. He spoke yeaterday in glowing terms of the grand-lookiDg Os- monde and his produce. The genial German is ever ou the lookout for a great race horse. He offered the ranch super- intendent $1,000 for tbe privilege of seeding a mare to Or- monde, and said he would rather send two mares at $1,000 each, Mr. Schreiber also made an offer of $1,000 for an Or- monde filly, and expreased his willingness to make any kind of a trade for the filly out of Sir Reel's dam. Moonlieht, the dam of A j ix, is due to foal next month to the horse of the century. This should be very pleasing news to the owner of the great horse and go far to repay him for his expenditure. Lew Elmore, who has charge of the racing stable of "Judge" Arkell, of New York, Bpent the week in Kentucky, getting together the colts he bought last fall. Mr. Elmore won his spurs as a trainer in the West, and there are few of the profession better known o>- more popular than he. The yearlings he bought in Kentucky last fall were all shipped to New York Tuesday. They are as follows : Brown colt, by Strathmore, dam Annette; bay colt, by Getaway, dam Blue Maid; bay colt, by Favor, dam mare by imp Rapture; bay colt, by- imp St. George, dam Bella Loraine; bay colt, by imp Florist, dam Addie Warren (dam of Addie Buchanan); chestnut colt, by Buchanan, dam Princess of India, by Pow- hattaD; cheatnut colt, by Prince Royal, dam Lady Ballard; bay colt, by Strathmore, dam Florence M. (dam of Goose Liver). Ed Corrigan is being quoted in the Esstern press aa say- ing that there would be racing in Chicago this year. The fact that he was not a Bubscriber to tbe Oakley stakes this year is taken to mean that he is confident of the Illinois Legislature. '* Oakley has nothing to do with Chicago," aaid Mr. Corrigan when apprised of the contents of the re- cent articles, "I didn't enter at Oakley because the associa- tion and I had some misunderstanding a year ago. I thought I was not fairlv treated, and I told the directors I would not race there again as long as there were other tracks. I know nothing about the prospects around Chicago. Id point of fact, I have given the matter so little attention that I do not know whether there is a bill before the Legislature. I have been too engaged on the coast this winter to give much time to Chicago." Will Wallace has sickened of his stable and will dis- pose of it says the Bulletin. Manchester ha6 already been put on the market and Bold to Andy Blakeiey, who is train- ing him to skip the timbers. Andy is somewhat of an ex- pert in this branch of training. Wallace has Flagon, Roy Carruthers, Cappy, Nine Ninety Nine, Refugee and others. It was reported that Wallace had Bold Refugee, which is not the case. Argentina II has been fired and likewise is for sale. "Every horse I have I will let go at a reasonable price," said the young Kentucky owner on the way home last night. ''I have a bunch of horaes at home, and I ran readily dispose of these. I have some fair performers in my stable, but none of them have been themselves. They seemed to have done poorly." Wallace will leave soon for the bluegrass region to look after ^iis two-year-olds. The hard luck of mares slipping foals still continues in Kentucky. Among the chief sufferers are James R. and F. P. Keene, who have received news at several of their mares have slipped their foala, while James R. Galway, Frank B. Harper, and C. B. Hawkins have had to suffer the same dis- appointment. Besides this, Mr. Galwa has had the mis- fortune to lose his gray mare Adele by Australian, dam by Lightning. Adele was foaled in 1875, and was the dam of the two grays, Adelbert and Belmar. The first of the get of Domino was foaled at Castleton Stud on Friday last January 29th. It is a bay filly out of imp. Citronella, by St. Simon, out of Marquesa by Blair Alhol; 3d dam Murcia by Lord of the Isles. Citronella was bred by the Duke of Portland and is a full sister to imp. BaBsetlaw, whose racing in this country was the most brilliant of any horse imported after maturity to this country within this generation. Bassetlaw was a horse with a great turn of speed and with Domino's wonderful speed this filly|shouId be as fist as bloodlines can make them. — Thoroughbred Record. A Louisville, Ky., dispatch of Feb. 12th was as follows: "While the bad weather of the last two weeka has been sufficient to drive away any thought or speculation on the outcome of the Kentucky Derby, lovers of the thoroughbred have, nevertheless, indulged in a considerable backing of their particular favorites, as indicated by the odds posted the last of the week. In but one instance have the odds been bettered, and that was on Ornament, the favorite, whose price was lengthened from 3 to 3 to 1. Typhoon IL and Dr. Cat- lett have each been backed down a point, while Schedule has been backed from 200 to 25, CaBh Bearer from 200 to 25, Blanton from 200 to 50. Prr>tus from 200 to 50, Maddalo from 150 to 25, Carnero from 3s to 10, Buckvidere from 20 to 15, Scottish Chieftain from 25 to 15, Balington from 25 to 15, Dr. Shepard 30 to 25, Domito. from 60 to 50, Meadow- thorpe from 15 to 10, and Wabasso from 25 to 15. In connection with the heavy play around Cincinnati on Carnero the following interview with his owner in that city is interesting : "How about your Derby candidate?" I asked of Dan O'Brien yesterday. "Do you place Carnero as one of the first three?" "Do I place him as one of the 6rst three? Well, I should nay I do," he replied. "Why, he'll be No. 1 when they hang up the numbers after that journey, I tell you he's as good as anybody's three-year-old right now, and when I get through with his prep, he'll be the best one in the country. I wouldn't swap him horse and horse for any three-year-old in America. Why — " "Not even Ornament and Dr. Catlett ?" I interrupted. "Not even that pair. He'll beat them just as easily as he will any of the others. You study their performances last year and you will see that easily he was the best horse every condition considered. Yes, sir, he's a sure winner according to the way I figure." It is a rare lot of two-year-olds which Ed T. Graves and Julius Bauer have this season. They are in Mr. Bauer's hands and are being trotted and cantered on the blue grass at the Sayre farm near this city. They were broken and tried at the track laBt fall and one of them — the Ben Strome-Bra- voura colt — waB credited with the fastest quarter of the season going down the backatretch a quarter in 0:22£. They have been named as follows: Prince Lee, by Strathmore, dam Bonnie Lee; Friar John, by Vagabond, dam Acra; Rath- more, by Strathmore, dam Zelika; Commerce, by Tenny, dam Pufier; Chicopec, by Onondaga, dam imp. Consuelo; Official, by Onondaga, dam Bessie Hinckley; Shipman by Hanover, dam Bettie M.; Checkers, by imp. Massetto, dam Ann Mc- Coy; Duneter, by imp. Ben Strome, dam Last Ban; Claret Cup, by imp. Ben Strome, dam Mint Julep; Rosario, by imp. Ben Strome, dam Rose Leaf; Golden Rod, by imp. Ben Strome, dam imp. Bravoura; Domestic, by Spendthrift, dam The Maid; Sister Corona, by Teuton, dam Sister Geneva; Silent Lady, by Strathmore, dam Lady Loud. Tallewanda, by imp. Candlem?!, dam My Own; Belle of Fayette, by Beraan, dam Lizzie K. — Thoroughbred Record. With the unavoidable retirement of Prince Lief, Byron McClelland has nothing in his string over the three-year-old mark. At his winter quarters at Lexington the shrewd Kentuckian has sixteen animals all told with which he pur- poses starting tbe season's campaign. These comprise four three-yeai-olds anda dozen of the more youthful division. The list is as follows: Three-year olds — Maceo, b c, by Sir Dixon — Katydid; Our Hope, ch c, by Onondaga — lima B; The Planet, br c, by Great Tom — Hayti, and Adowa, ch f, by Deceiver — Lizzie Montrose. Two-year-olds — Sirdar, b c, by Order — Miss Saxon; bay colt by Bermuda — Queen Isabella; bay colt by Eolus— Gladiola; bay colt by King Eric — Mary Parke; chestnut colt by Audrain — Justitia; cheatnut colt by De Beauvoir — Lady Longfellow; bay colt by Rossington — Fancy; brown filly by Bermuda — Bettie C; bay fillly by Ber- muda— Can Dance; chestnut filly bv Bramble or Deceiver — Aimers; chestnut filly by Deceiver — Tortuga. McClelland's present intentions are to race in the West until Saratoga opens, when he will come East, and at the close of the latter meeting make hie appearance at 8heepshead Bay. Maceo is considered the smartest of the three-year-old brigade, while great things are expected from Siidar in the two-year-old stakes. In the installment of entries for English races, those for the Lincoln Handicap appeared. A search down the list develops the fact that Chevalier Ginistrelli's once-famous mare Signorina is again to enter into active service, and is already in the hands of Fred Martin, tbe Newmarket trainer. Signorina, who was the first to make St. Simon's name re- nowned as a sire, has not sported silk since 1891, when, as a four-year-old, she finished behind Orion, Bel Demonio, and Orvieto in the champion stakes at Newmarket. JuBt prior to this she had shown her heels to Orme and seven other cracks in the Lancashire Plate. Signorina, it seems, has proved such a complete failure at the stud that in her tenth year she ia asked to make her reappearance after a re- tirement extending over six years. The only American entry in the big Lincoln struggle is Pierre Lorillard'a Diakka. Reference to Signorina's reappearance draws attention to the fact that William K. Vanderbilt has Vara- ville, a nineteen-year-old French-bred mare by Kaolin — Mai Jugee, by Ruy Bias, in his training stable at St. Louis de Poissy, near Paris. Varaville was among the batch of thoroughbreds that Mr. Vanderbilt purchased from Camille Blanc last fall. Varaville, as a aix-year-old, captured the Grand Steeplechase at Paris, having behind her s others the Grand National winner, Roquefort. — N. 118 ©tje gvssfoev mxif gtyovt&ntcm. LFEBBnABY 20, 1697 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LATNG. Editoe AND PBOPRIETOB. The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. rtJBMS— One Year. 83 ; Six Months, 8 1 . 1 S ; Three Montns, 8 1 . STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Lavng, 313 Bosh St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of eood faith. San Franoieoo, Saturday, February 20, 1897. Stallione Advertised. ALTAMON'T, 2:26% Jay Beach, Alameda BOODLE, 2:12^ G. K. Hostetter & Co., San Jose OH AS. DERBY, 2:20 Oafcwood Part Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. 2:00% Wm. Murrv, Pieasanton EL BESTON". 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GOSSIPER. :':14:;. Sonoma Stock Farm. Sonoma HASIBLETOXIAN WILKES Green Meadow Farm, Santa Clara HART B03WELL K. O'Grady, San Mateo JAMES MADISON. 2:17% J. M. Nelson, Alameda McKINNEY. 2:U&£ Chas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES. 2:16% Nutwood Stock Farm, Trvington ROBERT BASLER, 2:20 R. O. Newman, Visalia STEiNWAY, 2:25% Oafcwood Park Stock Farm, Danville ST. NICHOLAS Sulphur Spring Farm. Walnut Creek VIVA LA Maurice H. Lane, Oakland WELCOME. 2:10J^ W. E. Meek, Haywards WALDSTEIS, 2:£i}i H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT D. Dennison, Sacramento ST. CARLO Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co. TRUE BRITON R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento To the Public. The old book accounts owing the Breeder and Sportsman which remained in the possession ot F. W. Kelley, administrator of the J. P.Kerr estate, were not purchased by Messrs. Layng & Moore when the paper was bought by them May 9th, 1895, because the price asked was deemed too exorbitant. Mr. Kelley, at the adminis- trators sale last Saturday, disposed of them to a collection agency. In reply to many inquiries trom those notified by thisageney'. the under- signed wishes it understood that be has nothing to do with the col- lection of these accounts, either directlv or indirectly, and desires to inform all subscribers that the largest amount they can possibly owe him for subscription is 53.00, while very few of the advertisers are in arrears. Wm. G- Layng, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1S97. Editor and Proprietor , Our District Fairs. This has been a week of hard and persistent labor in the legislature on the part of those who are looking after the bill in which all our readers as well as every other person interested in farming and stock raising is con- cerned, viz.: "The Bill for the Restoration of Appro- priations for District Fairs." The greatest amount of care is being exercised to pre- vent any opponents of the bill makiog statements which are at variance with facts, and the committee has been kept busy answering questions about the benefits to be derived from the holding of these fairs. Those inquiring were convinced that there was no more need to go further for information, and, without an exception, they stated they would do all they could to pass this worthy bill, hence, we are all waiting anxiously to see if they keep their promises. On Thursday eveniDg the Assembly Commtttee on Agriculture revised the District Fair bill which was re- ferred to it on the previous day and agreed upon the following districts and apportionments. That the bill will become a law is an assured fact, for almost every legislator realizes the benefits of holding fairs in Cali- fornia : San Franc! --co and Alameda ?">,C0O San Joaquin 5,«0u Butte _ 2,000 iroDnmaand Marin 5.000 San Mat- o and santa Clara... 5,000 Los Angeles 5000 Monterey 1,000 El D.rado 2.000 Hunibuldt 2.000 Siskiyou S.ooo Human ami t-lerra 3,000 Lake and Meririocluo 1, '00 Buiu-rand Yuba 2..S00 Santa Uruz , 1.500 Ktrn 3,0id San Lul.nObUpO 3,O»0 Nt-vaiU 3,000 Uodo, Inyo aad Alpine - 4,ow All In* I portion Of Kail 111 Barbara County lying east of the Uaviot* and (tomb of thoHai.tu Ynez mountains 3,000 Placer 2000 Fresno 3,000 T tal San Diego 1, 500 Cootra uosia 2,000 Tulare 4,000 Napa _ 2,000 Amador 2,000 i-hasta and Trinity 2,000 San Bero.rdino 2.0C0 Tuolumne 2,000 Tehama g.noo Ventura 2.u 0 Orance 8,0 0 San Benito 3.003 Modtc 8.500 Merced and Mariposa- 2,000 Solano 8,000 a 11 i i i . l portion ot Srnta Bar- bara not included in Dis- trict No. 19 1,500 StanlalauB 2.000 Calavera* 2/ On Yolo 2.000 Del Norte 2,000 Glenn and Colusa 2,' 00 Lassen 2,000 - - |117,0C0 Montrose (dam of Muta Wilkes, 2:11, Mary Best, 2:1-1, Fred S. Moody, 8, 2:14, and Sir Wilk, 2:29), the star broodmare of William Corbitt's collection, died at Chicago, Friday, on the way across the continent. In loading her at Ogden, Utah, where the horses rested for a Hay, she elippod and fell between the car and platfmm, but was finally loaded after being badly bruised. Pneu- lionia and other complications set in as a result of the ishap, and the great mare died just after reaching 'licago. The Detroit Jockey Club. The attention of our readers is railed to the advertise" ment of the Detroit Jockey Club, which appears for the last time in this issue. The meeting held at Detroit las t season under the auspices of this organization was a de- cided success; visiting horsemen and the public were de- lighted with the treatment accorded them, and when they reluctantly watched the finish of the last race they unhesitatingly sought the directors and asked that a meeting be given them in 1897. The dates claimed for this meeting are August 10th to September 4tb, and as entries close for the stake events to be decided there at that meeting to-day, Saturday, February 20tb, time for forwarding them is very short. Entries for the two events to be decided in 189S will also close at the same time. Entry blanks may be obtained at this office or from any of the staff of this paper at the Oakland race track. Following is a list of stakes : Hotel Normandie, six furlongs, added money $1,000 ; Wayne Sweepstakes> five furlongs, added money $1,000 ; Hotel Cadillac Stake, one and one-sixteenth miles, $1,000 added ; Street Railway Stake, six fur.ongs, $1,000 added; Voigt Brew- ing Stake, one and one-sixteenth miles, added money $1,000 ; Dominion Stake, Steeplechase, full course* $1,000 added, and the Sensation Stake, two and one-half miles, $1,500 added. The events of 1898 are The Inter- national Darby, one and one-half miles, $2,500 added, and the Campau Stake, one and three-sixteenths miles $1,500 added. The conditions of thes3 races are liberal, and we earnestly hope a large representation of horses now in Califoruia will be present at Detroit to engage in the races there. Sa'e of Guy Wilkes. The low price obtained for this great stallion can only be attributed to the fact that he was not in first-class show condition. The journey across the continent must have been a severe one on him, as well as his family, if we are to judge by the information telegraphed here. Four years ago Mr. Coibitt could have received $100,000 for Guy Wilkes, but he would not listen to such an offer. The possession of such a sire meant a steady income from the sale of his progeny every year, but other breeders were doing their best to push the progeny of their horses to the front, and since the late John A. Goldsmith re- signed from the San Mat:o Farm, the guiding spirit that never wavered in his opinion of the Guy Wilkes family seemed to have beenexinguished; then, despite Mr. Cor- bitt's best efforts he did not seem to be successful in win- ning races that he could, at one time, almost consider as good as won when he forwarded the entrance money East. Guy Wilkea is a sure foal getter, and Congressman White is to be congratulated upon securing him. He has had the best of care all bis life and should have many years of usefulness before him. The Oakland Board of Trade,through two of its mem- bers, has occasioned a laugh tojripple throughout the legislature,for,not content with having the State Univer- sity there and the Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum, they want the State Fair removed to the "Athens of the Pacific." They propose borrowing the Emeryville race track,building a pavilion and inducing everyone to come there with their stock. San Jose has a better claim than Oakland, for the race track and grounds are larger, but we hope the capitol of the State will always have the State Fair. Eight years ago, when exhibitors were compelled to to take their stock outside the Fair Grounds on account of its crowded condition, Senator Boggs said: "the time is not far distant when this property will become too valuable for this purpose and it will have to be sold. Then a larger piece can be purchased and all these buildings will be removed thereon and ample accom- modations will be made for all who bring their stock for exhibition purposes." We have received entry blanks for the spring races to be given by the Colusa Jockey Club, the advertisement which appears in our business columns. From the in- terest being taken in this meeting by all the lovers of racing in the north, success will crown the efforts of this club. Over $2,000 will be given in prizes. The track is a splendid one and the best of accommodations are to be had for all who go there. Box stalls free for all horses entered. There will be trotting, pacing and run- ning races, and as entries for the light harness horse division will close April 15th we want to see a large entry list forwarded to Secretary F. E. Wright before that date. Important to Horsemen. The following circular has been issued by the Horse Show Association of the Pacific Coast : San Francisco, Cal., February 20, 1S97. Dear Sir:— A series ot annual Horse Shows— three in number— hav- ing now been held in this city, and the course ot events having given rise to some doubts whether such shows are entirely appreciated by breeders and owners in general, the Directors of this Association deem it advisable, before proceeding with the preliminary work of organizing a Show for the current year, to address those interested in the subject, with the view of obtaining the advice and co-opera- tion of all persons in a position to contribute to the success of the undertaking. It may be well to premise that the primary object with which the shows have been promoted is not to earn profits, but to benefit a most important industry and develop a source of pleasure, as well as to establish in the State a permanent institution, which is admitted to be essential in all first-rate horse countries, for reasons that need not here be explained. The first show held was conducted as a private venture, and fol- lowing thereupon, this Association was incorporated. In the three years which the entire work embraces, the following were the re- sults : Horses. Value of Prizes Awarded, Year. Exhibited. Exhibitors. , ' . Cash. Plate and Trophies. 1894 368 142 86.175 $3,175 1895 402 111 9.895 3,600 1896 312 100 7,240 3,400 As will be seen by the foregoing figures, tne, interest of exhibitors has not been maintained throughout the period; while it may be pointed out that if all the classes bad filled last year, over 515,000 would have been paid to exhibitors, instead of only 57,240. The at- tendance of the public has also dwindled, making the receipts at the door a decreasing quantity, as a consequence the capital of the As- sociation has been entrenched upon to the extent of, say $1,000 (one thousand dollars). The management recognize that the general lack of commercial and agricultural prosperity has n&turally militated against the pro- gress of their work; and, although the financial short-fall is not serious in amount, they do not feel called upon to incur the risk of adding to it, without first endeavoring to obtain some definite as- surance from the breeders and owners of the CojsL that they will make an effort to support the Show more liberally and generally than thev have done on the last two occasions; and no effort will be made by the Association to give another Horse show uuless the breeders and owners care to increase the number of their eutries. Whether shows are to be successful or not rests in the main with ex- hibitors, as they control the material therefore, and their interests are chiefly subserved thereby. Any laps, even if only temporary, in the periodical recurrence of the event would undoubtedly reflect uu favorably on the horse interests ot the State, and entail a suspension oftbeadVertisingand other beneficial work, wnichhas been steadily carried on since the inception of the first Show tnree years ago. In order to provide every possible inducement to exhibitors, it might be arrange! to minimize the expense for stalls and feed for which they would be liable on their exhibits, although that would of course necessitate some slight reduction in the scale of prizes offered by the Association, unless the number of entries in certain of the classes were 3onsiderably more numerous than heretofore. At all events, tne Directors are desirous ot receiving advice and sugges- tions from any of those who are interested in seeing the shows con- tinued, and they therefore respeetfnlly submit this letter to your consideration, hoping that you may feel disposed, not only to favor them with your views, it that be convenient, at an early date, but also with an assurance of your intention to support a show at the end of this year by every means in yonr power. To those who have hitherto patronized the shows in any way whatever, the management Lake this opportunity of conveying their hearty thanks, with an assurauce that no effort will be spared on their part to make any future shows that may be held as advantage- ous and attractive to the general public, and exhibitors in particular, as lies in their power. It has afforded the Directors much gratification to learn of the spontaneous endorsement of this Association by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association at the recent meeting of the latter, and of their intention to appoint a committee of their body to render assistance in securing the support of breeders and owners of light harness horses especially. Such action has the more encouraged the Association to take the step adopted in making public the f-tcts and views herein expressed. We are, dear sir, Yours resoectfully, Henry J. Croceor, President. George Almer Newhall, Secretary. All the poolrooms in San Francisco are running to their fullest extent. The racing associations are suffer- ing therefrom directly, and, in fact, the "sport of kings" in San Francisco is in danger of being prohibited. An evening newspaper called "The Post" issues a noon edition for the especial benefit of these poolrooms. It publishes the entries, weights, jockeys' names, colors they wear and scratches, and in this way aids these "sink holes of iniquity" to flourish. The existence of these down-town poolrooms killed racing in every State in America where at one time it was the principal sport. There is one way to stop them, viz.: The Associations should not furnish any information about jockeys weights or scratches to anyone outside of the race track until after 1:30 p. m. each day. In this way these pool rooms would soon find it impossible to exist. There were certain ordinances passed by the Board of Super- visors in this city prohibiting these places, but the police soon became tired of trying to get a conviction. The remedy lies entirely with the associations. Will they apply it ? There will be no four-mile race at Ingleside next Monday, February 22d, notwithstanding the advertis- ing schemes adopted to make people believe there will be. Secretary Leake says the race was declared off some time ago. Sacramento, February 18. — The Assembly Committee on 'Public Morals' this evening considered Emmon's bill to close racetracks from the 1st day of December to the 1st of March. John Mackey and W. S. Lsake argued that the measure would kill off horse breeding in California. As- semblyman Emmons claimed that his bill was in the interest of harness and Irotliog-horse breeding. The committee will report agaiost the bill. Emmons will make a fight ou the floor for the passage. [Emmons is wrong. He "is trying to create an enruUv which does not and never did exist among the friends of harness horses and thoroughbreds. — Ed.] M. C Casidy Superintendent of the broodmare depart- ment of Rlocdo del Paso was thrown from a runaway horse and was almost instantly killed on the farm last Saturday. Mr, Casidy was a general favorite with evryone who ever knew him. He was a most valuable employee and his place will be hard to All. February 20, 1897] 5DJ}£ fgveextev mto gkpavt&maxi. 119 A LOW PRICE FOR GUY WILKES. The Great Sire Sells for $5,000 to Congress- man "White of Cleveland, Ohio. New Yobk, February 17. — The announcement that Guy Wilkes would be sold to day attracted a crowd of prominent horsemen to Madison Square Garden. Bred in the purplet it was expected Guy Wilkes would sell for a long price in spite of his age — ^twenty years — as horses of his class are usually valuable until they are twenty-five or twenty-eight years old. Competent judges of the horse's value said he would bring from $12,000 to $15,000 under the hammer. It was a big crowd of horsemen that gathered around the auctioneer's box when the catalogue number "323" was ap- proached. At the sale were J. Malcolm Forbes, owner of Nancv Hanks and Arion ; W. B. Dickerman, former presi- dent of the New York Stock Exchange and owner of Bellini; W. E. D. Stokes and Peter Duryea, who own a big stock farm in Kentucky ; E. D. Harriman, owner of Stamboul, and other horsemen of world-wide reputation. As Chris Lang, superintendent of William Corbitt's farm, where Guy Wilkes was owned, led the noted stallion out on the miniature track, everyone was on tiptoe to get a glimpse of the great sire. He looked feeble and withered, particularly about the hind quarters, over which he seemed to have little control. When Auctioneer Kellogg called for a bid of $10,000 to start him there was a painful silence, none of the millionaires responding to the call. After a long wait the auctioneer said : u Well, start him at your own price," A man in the crowd shouted "Tnousand," and when this was not quickly raised it dawned upon the onlookers that one of the greatest trotting sires of the day was to be slaughtered. Andy Welch finally raised the ofier to $3,000. F. C. Sayles made one or two bids, but Congressman White, who occupied a prominent seat in the arena, outlasted the other breeders and took the horse at $5,000, after slow and spiritless bid- ding. Neither John H. Shults nor any of the other wealthy men that everybody supposed was going to take a hand in the sport, made a bid. The low price for which Guy Wilkes was sold was one of the biggest disappointments ever known among metropolitan horsemen, but it became evident after the hammer had fallen that the feeble physical condition of the horse kept many intending buyers from putting in their bids. Congressman White, of Ohio, who bought the stallion, has an extensive breeding farm near Cleveland. The other horses in the Corbitt collection sold for low prices as a rule. With few exceptions they failed to show up to expectations, bat when a really good ore was led out the bidding was brisk and a good price resulted. Following is a partial list of the animals sold: Black filly, 1S9J, by Sable Wilkes, dam Mamie Comet by Nutwood, Joshua Wilkins, East Braintree, Mass., 5330. Roselle. bm, 1S92. by Guv Wilkes, dam Rosalee, by Sultan, A.J. Welch, New York, S510. Chanty, 2:24!*>; ch g, by Gnv Wilkes, dam Chantilly, by Nutwood; R. H. Demarest, agenr, Providence, R. I., $1500. Chantilly, br m, ISSb", bvNu.wood, dam Crepon, by Princess; W. J. White, Cleveland, O., S600. Cantata, b f., lSDo. bv Guy Wilkes, dam Chantilly, bv Nutwood; W. J. White, Cleveland, O., S330. Cascade, blk c, 1S*J3. Guy Wilkes, dam Chantilly, by Nutwood ; H. M. Bennett. Farmingdale. N. J., S600. Black filly, 1S53, by Guv Wilkes, dam Directress, bv Director; S. S. Hyde, Brooklyn, $450. Bay filly, 1896, bv Guv Wilkes, dam Sister V., by Sidney; W.J, White, Cleveland, O., S950. Black colt, 1894. by Sable Wilkes, dam Sister V., bv Sidney; E. B Emory, Centerville, Ind , S320. Guy Wilkes, 2;loI-4. b s., 1879, by George Wilkes, dam Lady Bunker, by MambrinoPatchen; W, J. White, Cleveland, O.. S5000. Bay colt, iS95, by Sable Wilkes— Anita; H. F. Eldridge, New York, 5275. Elba, blk f, 1S93, by Sable Wilkes— Hannah, by Le Grande; James W. Daly. Mount Kisco, $500. Bay colt. 1836, by Oro Wilkes— Lucin a. by Regal Wilkes; T. E. Nor- ton. New York, $325. Bay colt, 1S96, by Oro Wilkes— Deborah, Dy Sable Wilkes; F. Cope Stinson.Burlingame, Cal.. S300. Fide, br m, 1892. by Guy Wilkes— Fidelsa, by Goldsmith's Volunteer H. T. Eldridge. $385. Black filly, 189S, by Oro Wilkes— Fide, by Guy Wilkes; F. Cope Stinson, S410. Fred Kohl, '2:12i4, blk c, 1892, by Guy Wilkes— Mystic, by Nut- wood; Franz Eurlig, agent, Boston, $2550. Mystic, bl ra. 18^3, by Nutwood— Emma Arletou, John H. Shults New York. 51,600. Fred S. Moody. 2:14, ch g, 1S93, by Guy Wilkes— Montrose; by Sut- ton; John McCarthy, S3.210. Moutie, b g, 1S92, by Guy Wilkes— Montrose; Gil Curry, Lexinsr. ion, $1.2t0. Blanche, ch m, 189*. by Arthurton— Nancy, by George Taylor; C. Kerner, New York, 5525. Bay filly, 1893, by Guy Wilkes— Blanche ; Frank Rockefeller, Cleve- land, $375. .*. Speedy Horses at Auction. Chicago, Feb. 16. — The Splan-Newgrass sale of developed speed horses opened to day with a large attendance. A ring- ing cheer went up when the chestnut stallion pacer, Sandy Boy, record 2:12, trial 2:07|, was walked up to the auction- eer's stand He started at $1,000, the price rapidly advanc- ing to $3,100. J. K. Huber of Chicago was the buyer. Sandy Boy is by Sphinx, dam Lizzette, by Mambrino Gift. The nest on the list was the chestnut mare Kathleen, re- cord 2:18$, trial 2:154, last half 1:05, last quarter 0:31£, by Shawmut, son of the great Shawmut, sold to John E, Mad- den of Somerville for $2,000. Lord Clinton came next and brought $1,500. Sold to Splan & Newgrass, Chicago. Lord Clinton's record is 2:08&, and he descended from the old Ethan Allen — Morgan stock. Colonel Dickey, by Pilot Medium, record 2:lo}, sold to J. D. Beckett of Chicago, for $1,100. Moxie was the last high priced horse, selling to Mr. Ket- eham of Toledo, for $1,900 ; record 2:12J, by Opal, son of O d Swigert. The average of the day for the first fifty horses was $454, At the Splan-Newgrass horse ssle the bidding was sharp and competitive. The top price was for the black stallion Direction, record, 2:08J, son of the great Director, which was knocked down to William P. James of Terre 3aute, Ind., for $3,500. The next highest price was for Lake Erie, record 2:13*, sold to George Ketcham of Toledo for $2,900. Then came one of the big stars down the line last season — New- berger, record 2:15£, by Jav Bird, to F. Oglesby, Kansas City, for $2,050. May Ross, record 2:16^, by Anteros, to A. D. Cronck, Buf- falo, $b50. Russellmont, 2:12|, by Lord Russell, to J. A. Pearfiall, Lansing, Mich , $700. Sibilla, 2;13i, by Simmons, to James Murphy, Chicago $1,025, New State Fair Grounds a Necessity. The bill providing for a legal method of selling Agricul- tural Park aud the purchase by the State of new grounds for the State Agricultural Society has passed both branches of the Legislature by a unanimous vote. The Judiciary Com- mittee of both houses passed upon its legality, and it is now believed that it meets the wishes of the Chief Executive, says the Sacramento Union. It is a measure that has long been wished for by this com munity. The present location is a menace to all other prop- erty surrounding it. Values are greatly lessened thereby. In earlier days when Twentieth street was outside the resi- dence part of the city, no objection was made, but now that the most valuable locations for homes extend far beyond the Park, citizens have used every endeavor to have the objec- tionable feature removed The State Agricultural Society is hampered for lack of room, the old buildings are fast decaying, and the society does not feel like expending any more of the State's money in repairs, preferring to have a new site on which there can be no doubt of the State's title thereto, and relinquishing all their right to the State. It is a good thing for the State, as, under the bill the title to the new grounds purchased will be vested absolutely in the State, whereas now the title to most of the property is in the State Agricultural Society and unknown owners. The bill provides for the curing of title in a legal way. The Stale guarantees it, and receives for security the entire new grounds. The merits of the bill are manifold. The lack of room on the present grounds prohibited exhibitions of agri- cultural implements in a practical way. On the fair grounds of the older States are found individual pavilions erected by manufacturers for the exhibition of their good that are oc- cupied each season with an assortment of wares where the visitor may view ar,d purchase. These pavilions are deco- rative and make an attractive appearance. Separate barns for dairy tests are needed, also buildings for dairy schools, where the creamery and cheese-making presses may be shown for educatioxal purposes; an abbatoir where fat cattle may be dressed, and systems of fattening explained from a scientific standpoint; where farmers' insti- tutes may be held, lectures delivered, and numerous other auxiliaries carried out. The purchase of new grounds, in fact every detail is to be subject to the State Board of Examiners, so that the State will be amply protected in every way. The measure offers no chance for criticism. The breeders of livestock are awaiting the action of the Governor with interest, as they desire to increase their ex- hibits if additional room is provided. It is surprising the amount of stock sold at the State Fair each season. A Ne- vada County exhibitor informed Secretary Smith recently that his exhibit made at the State Fair last year was the direct cause of his selling $0,000 worth of cattle. He in- tends making a diversified livestock exhibit this season if new grounds are provided. If the Governor gives his sanction to the measure im- mediate steps will be taken to start the new grounds, thereby giving employment to a large number of men during the coming summer. Death of Tom Raymond. Santa Ana, Cal., Feb. 17, — Thomas Raymond, owner of the famous trotter Klamath, and one of the best known horsemen of the country, died in Los Angeles this morning from heart disease, with w hich he has been troubled for some months past. His death is considered by frieods here to have been caused principally bv grief over the death of his wife, who passed away in Michigan six months ago while they were on the Eastern circuit with Klamath. Previous to h;s wife's death Mr. Riymoud was an unusually vigorous and apparently robust man, but he never seemed to re- cover from the shock occasioned bv her loss, and rapidly be- came a victim os serious heart trouble, augmented by a com- plication of other diseases which were never fully diagnosed by physicians. The end had been momentarily expected by those fully cognizant of his condition for some time. He went to Los Angeles on Monday with a niece for medical treatment. A statement that he was insane published quite generally a few weeks ago, worried him greatly, ard undoubt- edly hastened the end. As a matter of fact be was at no time afflicted with insanity. An attack of heart trouble seized him at the Westminster Hotel, Los Angeles, and his struggles were wroDgly taken as an indication of loss tf reason. The body will be brcught to Santa Ana to-morrow and will be interred on Friday beside that cf his wife. It is generally understood that Klamath was bequeathed to Gil- bert Judd, Raymond's racing partner, who lived here with him for years, Oakland Wants trie State Fair. HOOF-BEATS. Sacramento, Cal., September 17. — Several days ago a bill passed the Assembly conferring power upon the State Agricultural Society to sell Agricultural Park, wherp races are held in this city during; the State Fa'r. Craig Sharp, Secretary ot the Oakland Board of Trade, and L. Ro: hen- burg of Oakland, are here in the interest of having the State Fair held in Alameda County, with authority to ofier the Agricultural Society the Oakland Tiotting Park on eaFy terms. No more interesting matter ever finds its way into a turf journal than the stories of the methods employed by success- ful trainers in balancing peculiar horses. At the seance spoken of above, George WeBt entertained us with several other good stories besides the one I have written, and all of them are worth printing. ' Several year3 ago,:' said he, "I got hold of a pacer called Ned M. that could go along in about 2:40. James A. Murphy had bought him as a specu- lation, and he had several buyers on the siring for him in a very short time He could wear his shoes out faster than any horse I ever had. One day I sent him to the shop and gave the smith orders to put on a shoe that would last lengi r than a week. He shod him with twenty-one ounces behind and nineteen in front. This proved to be just what he wanted to make a pacer of him. and when Mr. Murphv came out t^ see him step I drove h'm a quarter in 33secon"s WedecirJJ ed to keep him, so entered nim at a few smalt meetings, and never regretted it, as he raced good and took a record of 2:24i." Camma, the dam of Jasper Paulson 2:16$_ and Roleo, (3), 2:23, is in foal to Hambletonian "Wilkes. Jay Beach is driving a full sister to Thompson, 2:15, at Alameda. Like all the Boodle's, she is a good one. Alf Stanford, the steeplechase jockey, is a victim of the measles and laid up. In addition, one of nib eyes was nearly put out by a flying stone the last time he rode. Tom Butler, the Anaconda newspaper man, tried to get a price put on Pat Dunne's Preston and Burns & Waierhouse's Salisbury II Thursday, but was unsuccessful. They are not for sale at present. Geo. A. Yodden, cf Providence, K. I., has cold to Wm. H. Draper, president of the Providence Base Ball Club, the fast pacing mare Alcinta, 2:11£, by Alcantara, dam Ballott, 2:30J, by Electioneer. The price is said to be $1,000. Edward Topham, of Milpitas,one of the most progressive breeders of California is driving a yearling filly by Ham- bletonian Wilkes, 1st dam Minnie B" 2:25, by Billy Thorn- hill 2:24.V, 2d dam Laura R. 2:2H, by Electioneer, that is attracting much attention. Phil Dwyer will be in San Francisco in a very few weeks. The distinguished turfman is now in New Orleans, but his visit to will be cut short by the big fight, and he will leave for Nevada via. California, Col. Abe Daniels, his bet- ting commissioner, says he expects bim here most any day. He wrote him a few days ago that he was coming and would be in San Francisco a few days before the scrap. There is quite a to-do about the racing of 1897 in the Detroit-Windsor corner. The Windsor track will be in new hands— probably from Chicago — hereafter, and Highland Park has been secured by Messrs. Parmer, Price & Co. Among the new men in the Parmer-Price syndicate are George M. Hendrie and Edward Fee. Highland Park is to be changed to a mile course. Both tracks will give spring meetiogs. — Racing Form. Tyler Beach, proprietor of the leading hotel in San JoBe, "The St. James," is the owner of a very handsome chestnut colt by Boodle, 2:12£, out of Delia B., by Almoor, 20,503; second dam Jennie G., by Tarascon; third dam by Independence; fourth dam Ocean Wave, by Gray Eagle, the famous foor-mile race horse and sire. This colt was foaled January 19, 1895, and Mr. Beach claims the name St. James for him. From his breeding and looks he ought to be a good one. Hermosa, winner of the first race yesterday, is a grand- looking, well-developed chestnut colt hy imp. Sir Modred from Fidelity, from Longfield; second dam Sophie, by Ba- zar; third Ham Sophia Jennison, by Jack Malone, etc. He cost his present owner, J. A. Grey, $390, though the colt was put down to Dr. H. E. Rowell. Mr. Grey, a good cross- country rider born in England and formerly connected with Wm. Easton's auction sale establishment in New York, trains the youngster who not only has a great turn of speed, but looks as if he has strength enough to carry it a long Old Contribution haB run his last race. The other day he finished last in a very ordinary field, yet this same horse has made the best sprinters in America stretch their necks, Contribution has raced over nearly every track of promi- nence in America. He was the first horse to beat 1:05 for five and a half furlongs, running the distance in 1:04| with 122 pounds up. He has also run the Futurity course in 1:10, and has beaten such fast horses as Dr. Hasbrouck and Cor- rection. Contribution first ran in the colors of Dave Gideon but was purchased by D. J. Lynch as a three-year-old. He is a full brother to Arab and a half brother to the useful Nick and the great racehorse Requital. Amos Pilsbnry, Walerville, Me., writes: I ordered one bottle of "Absorbine" through our druggist here and it gave good satisfaction. Fred Smith, Leavenworth, Kan., writes : Having used one of your trial bottles of "Absorbine" to my satisfaction, am recommending it to other horsemen in this city. Horse Owners Should Use CrOMBATJLT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J- E. Gombault ex-Veterir nary Suf geon Co ; the French Government Bind. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIR1NQ Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The Safest beat BLISTER ever used. Takes the place of ail lint* dents lor mild or severe action, liemovcs all Bunchci or lilcmlftb.es from Horses or Cattle. A3 a HUMAN REMEDY Tor Rheumatism, Sprains, bore Throat, Etc., it. 19 invaluable. WE GUARANTEE SSuSFielSlgKXa'wSI produce more actual results than a. whole bottle oC any liniment or spavin curw mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran* t. d to (rive satisfaction. Price g 1 ,50per bottle. Sold) bv Druggists, ov sent by express, charges paid, with full Directions for it? use. Send for descriptive circulara, ' ■..:..'!-, etc j&ddniss '. JB tjaWR.Ew'CE-WII,LIA1I3 CO., Cleveland. O. 120 ©ij£ gtveeliev mth &poxt>attxS tj2 run £ ~ 5* £« 5S &> s rs r*« r% 5 6 20 6 2-3 93 1-3 91 as 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 13 3 6 2 3 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 4 8 4 17 5 2-3 94 1-3 90 31 10 1-3 89 2-3 90 W. D. Mansfield. H. Smyth . 3 3 0 2 3 4 2 3 11 10 5 5 5 13 2 0 2 10 4 2 5 5 4 6 3 3 13 41 13 2-3 86 1-3 90 1-3 8S 1-3 11 11 11 38 12 2-3 87 1-3 83 87 2-3 16 12 41 13 2-3 I 21 1-3 881-3 87 1-3 H. F. Muller. 3 0 11 4 210 8 3 3 3 8 12 11 13 6 5 115 6 19 43 14 1-3 83 2-3 J 19 35 114 3 1 H. E. Skinner 40 10 0 2 6 0 45 85 H Battu 40 45 E. A. Mocker 40 10 4 4 45 10 10 6 10 6 3 4 2 0 4 5 6 5 6 2 4 2 5 5 15 5 3 6 4 3 4 5 2-3 77 2-3 82 1-6 ; 81 1-: IS 40 13 1 16 10 18 38 12 2-3 87 1-3 75 1 10 26 18 61 21 1-3 78 2-3 62 2-3 70 2-3 20 17 26 84 28 72 65 41 The Sunday casting event would unquestionably brought out a very large attendance but for the rain. was eleven members waited from 9:30 till nearly 12 o'clock for the foe to lift. Anglers are not usually afraid of a little rnin, but judging, scoring and casting in a very wet Scotch mist is not pleasure and it was decided to postpone the meet- ing. The executive committee will set the time in the near future. 68 1-2 have As it The annual meeting and election of officers will take place next Tuesday evening at the office of the Fish Commission in the Flood Building. -«» The annual report to President Cleveland of John J. Brice, Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, indicates how important the work of his office has become. Some 93,000,000 shad fry were planted in streams emptying into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The increase in shad eggs collected was 30,000,000 over the record of the previous year, and if a bill now before Congress is enacted into law, auxil- iary stations will be established on most of the important rivers of the Atlantic coast and result in an immense increase in the output of this species. The output of lobster fry was 97,000,000 against 72,000,000 in the previous year, and Com- missioner Brice says there is little doubt that the output in another year will be increased more than 100 per cent. Although the attempt to keep up the constantly decreasing supply of mackerel along (he New England coast was more or less experimental, 24,000,000 eggs were collected. Some 30,000,000 tautog eggs were collected in Buzzard's Bay and 17,000,000 fry were liberated from them. Tem- porary stations were established on the Salmon and the Little White Salmon rivers, both tributaries of the Columbia, to be used in co-operation with the permanent station at Clackamas, Ore. While the cost of eggs per thousand at the Clackamas station had been $1.81, they were obtained as low as 44 cents per thousand at the Salmon River auxilliary and at the rate of 11 cents a thousand at the Battle Creek auxili- ary station. The total take of 37,000,000 salmon eggs amounted to three times as many as were ever collected be- fore in the United States in any one season- It is proposed to extend over the entire country a permanent and economi- cal system of maintaining the commercial fisheries by group- ing about the central hatcherieB auxiliary egg-collecting stations to be operated only during the spawning season. Another effort will be made to introduce Pacific salmon in Eastern waters. To accomplish this, 5,000,000 eggs will be transferred from the California stations to stations in New York, Vermont and Maine, and the fry liberated in the Pe- nobscot, Kennebec, Merrimac, Hudson, Delaware and Sus- quehanna rivers. — American Field. Some venturesome salmon have found their way up Mill Valley creek, en route from Richardson bav to Tamalpais, this season. The httle daughter of Irvine Graham has the honor of being the heroine of the hour in relation to Mill Valley's improved piscatorial resources. She was the first one to spy out the fish and she became its captor in a novel though crude manner. She simply hauled it in with an or- dinary garden rake. The fish was about two feet in length. Since toe little girl secured her fish the creek bad been care- fully watched and a number of salmon have been reported. John Benn, one of the best fly tyers in America has moved to 402 Montgomery street. Mrs. Calderwood nee Martha Benn assistB him as usual. There are no better flu .- on the market than those tied by John Benn and his daughter. There are doubtless more trout caught on Benn's Royal Coachman than on any other fly ever manufactured. The meetings of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club promise to be much better attended than last year. Sunday gives prospects of being a sort of amateur day, as many who did not attend last season's contests will cast this year on Sunday mornings. Eleven braved the elements last Sunday and if it had not rained there would have been twenty-five. The targets used this year by the fly casting club are a great improvement over the old'method. It is easier for the judges to judge accuracy, and better for the caster. The sporting goods houses are recaiving their stock of Lew flies, fly books and fishing rods of all grades; and there is no better time to purchase than the present. H. Battu is blossoming into a professional rod-maker. The new butt that he has made for his SI ounce Leonard, con- verting it into a 5-ounce rod, is a beauty. The local anglers caught eight steelheads at Point Reyes last Sunday. Small fish are also plentiful. There is quite a run of steelheads up the San Francisquito creek in San Mateo county. THE GTJK Coming Events, Feb 21-22— Olympic Gun Club's initial tournament, Ingleside, Cal Feb. 28— Enciual Gun Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. Feb. 28— Lincoln Gun Club open to all tournament at Pacific Tour- nament Association grounds, Alameda Junction Mar. 7— California Wing Shooting Club, Ingleside, Cal. Mar. 7— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 7— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 100-bird match, and cash and prize sboot open to all. Mar. 14— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Mar. 14— Golden Gate Gun Club's open tournament, Pacific Tour- miiiK'iii jmhimIs Alameda Junction. Mar. 14— linciiial Gun Club. Birds' Point, Alimeda. Mar 14— Olympic Gun Club, Ingleside. Mar. 21— Liucoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize sboot. Mar. 21— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 28— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Mar. 28— Olympic Gun Club, Ingleside. Mar. 28— Eueinal Gun Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. May 30-31, 1897— Fourth semi-annnal tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaefer, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. -» The New Game Laws. The amended game bill that passed the second reading in the Senate this week provides for a season for marketing game of the same length as that for shooting game. The season for shooting mountain quail end grouse will begin on September 1st in place of August 15; open season on doves July 15 in placeof July 1st. The season for shooting ducks is the same as before with t he exception that canvas-back and blue-bill are not protected at all. The first changes are desirable. It is utterly impossible to prevent the sale of game during the season when it is law- ful to kill the same. If a man has a right to kill be cer- tainly has a right to put what he kills injcold storage and the market hunters do this and then sell when the season opens. As this cannot be slopped, it is sb well to permit marketing throughout the open season. The last clause of the bill we most heartily condemn. It is equivalent to opening the sea- son on all ducks for the entire year. The market hunters will kill all breeds and pick them, cut oil their heads and feet and sell them for blue-bills and canvas-back. We would rather see the whole bill killed than to see this section passed. Some Fine Trophies. Emperor William did just what any other sportsman would have done when he found that the red deer he killed the other day was a monster of its kind, the like of which may never again be killed in a German preserved forest. He shouted and danced with all tne enthusiasm of a lad be- side his first deer. Just how big the stag was is a matter of doubt, but the fact that the horns had over twenty points and measured over three feet is enough to make comparisons with other big deer killed by royal hunters. Ten years ago representative sportsmen of Hungary formed a club, and every year since, at the end of the shooting Reason thiB club has held an exhibition of big deer horns taken by members. To compaie the Emperor's (deer with the prize-takers of these exhibitions is not altogether fair, because in Germany the deer have detiorated far more than in Hungary. The Emperor's Btag is said to have horns over three feet long. The least length of anv of the Hungarian prize takers in the past nine years was 40 94 inches around the curve of the horn, while the longest, one killed by Count G. Andrassy in 1894, was 53.50 inches long. The weight of the horns of the Hungarian stags varies from 23.36 pounds down, the heaviest being that of Count Andrassy's, which had only sixteen poin's. The weight varies greatly, and the num- ber of points is no criterian of the weight and antlers. Those of a twelve-point deer killed in 1888, weighed twenty-one pounds, and a twenty-point set weighed 15. 73 pounds. The King of Saxony has a great collection of huge antlers in the castle of Moritzburg, near Dresden. It contains the most ancient horns in Europe, its chief prizes having been weeded out from a renowned collection made by the Great Elector, Maurice of Saxony, about 1575. The Moritzburg collection contains two heads of fifty points, three of thirty-six. two of thirty-four, ten of thirty-two, five of thirty, thirteen of twen- ty-eight, eighteen of twenty-six, and eighteen of twenty-four points, so it will beaten that the Emperor's deer head would not stand up well in a collection of monster heads. These Moritzburg heads all hang in the great dining-room, and are abnormal in size only. In the adjoining audience hall there are some abnormal heads. One of these is a sixty-six pointer, which, however, does not come up to the standard in the number of tines. A tine, according to rule, is a protuberance on which the string of a powder horn will hang. It will be observed that in the list of horns hanging in the dining- irg room of Moritzburg the points were in even numbers, such as fifty, thirty-four and thirty. In Germany and Aus- tria the points are reckoned from the horn with the greatest number. One antler may have eight points on one horn, and Fix on the other. Then it would be a sisteen- point deer. The Bixty-six-point abnormal horns of the stag just mentioned had thirty-three points on one horn, and only twenty-nine on the other. They were taken from s stag killed by Elector Frederick III. of Brandenburg, who subse- quently became the first King of Prussia. Frederick William, the successor of the first king of Prussia, swapped the horns for a company of the tallest grenadiers to be found in Saxony. Frederick William's hobby was tall grenadiers. The Elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus, had grenadiers, but wanted curious deer horns more. The largest pair of red deer ant- lers in the world area pair in the Moritzburg collection. They are 24-pointers, but have a spread of 6 ft. 3 6 ins. The pair weigh 4l£ pounds. When the deer was killed, who killed it, or where it was killed is not known. Its history has been traced back to 1586. — London Rod and Gun. Pneumatic Row Boats. After two years' experience with pneumatic water craft, and an ample opportunity to learn the wants of sportsmen and other patrons of the pneumatic boat, the inventors of the pneumatic row boats feel sure that in them the wants of the public are fully met, and it is with much pleasure that the Pneumatic Row Boat Co., offers this for your considera- tion. The boats are model little crafts, are made in four separ- ate air tight compartments and of the best material and workmanship; are light, strong and durable, not liable to puncture, but if punctured can easily be repaired. When tieflated the boats will pack into a small compass with seats and jointed oars, and the outfit makes up into a most con- venient package for stowing away or transporting with your sample or travelling out-fit. Unlike other row boats, the poeumatic is entirely safe for all its occupants, even if filled with water; it is practically impossible to capsize in any reasonable way to over-tax its floatiug capacity. As a sporting boat the pneumatic has no equal owing to its convenience for transporting, its noiselessness and ease of operation, and absolute safety ; it stands alone the sports- men's delight. As a dingy or yacht tender the pneumatic is without a peer ; it is so light and convenient to handle that it may easily be thrown up on deck, thus avoiding the drag of the boat when sailing, and in case of danger it is a life-preservor for as many as can get bold of it, and is provided with rings and straps for emergency purposes. As a life boat on board vessels'it comes as a beacon light to the great busv world of water traffic, and adds one more assurance of safety in time of danger. A half dozen of these little water giants will float a ship's crew. As a pleasure boat for outing parties it has no competitor. You can carry two or three of these boats complete in an ordinary travelling trunk, and when inflated and on the water, it is safe for all the ladies and children who can get into into it, even without an experienced oarsman. In short, it renders water safe as land. For use by army and navy, civil engineers, timbermen, stockmen and others in rural districts, the advantages of the pneumatic surpasses in stern realization the most fanciful dream heretofore indulged in. The advent of pneumatic water craft marks another Btep in the world's progress. These boats have been fully tested by the most critical judges and proven to be all that is claimed for them. February 20, 1897] ©Jj£ gveeitev emit &povt&mcm. 121 Curious Rattlesnake Poisoning-. A Lowell, Ma6B., correspondent sent us a newspaper cut- ting the other day, remarking, "I see almost every week ac- counts of persona killicg rattlesnakes for the skins and oil, but nothing of this kind. It looks to me as though the snakes must have been through dogwood, ivy, or something of the kind." The report related that Mr. Lou's B. Bailey, of San Mateo, Fla., had shot a rattlesnake aud cut its rattles off. Not long afterward his face and hands began to swell, became inflamed and were very painful. The symptoms were in some respects like those of poisoning with ivy. After a time the pain ceased, the swelling went down, and the occur- rence was almost forgotten. More recently Mr. Bailey shot a rattlesnake, which, however, he did not touch with his hands, but on the day following hie face and wrists were again badly swollen. We forwarded the report to Dr. De Witt Webb, of St. Augustine, who in turn communicated with Mr. Bailey and wrote: "J send you a letter from Mr. Baiiey. He is known as a perfectly reliable man, and so it would seem as if there were some people who were so susceptible to the poison that they might be affected even by a dead snake, although it has generally been held impossible. In the cases referred to by Mr. Baiiey it does not appear that there could have been any spitting of the snake, as sometimes happens. I was told last night of a case of a boy who cut off the rattles of a snake and suffered from it. Otherwise I never heard of any- thing like it. "I will see Dr Vedder, who knows more about rattlers than any man in Florida, I gae&s; who feeds them, bo to speak, out of hand, as when those he keeps in captivity re- fuse to eat he takes them out of their cages, and holding them by the neck, gently stuff* the food down their throats. He has been twice bitten^during this pleasing employment, but both times without serious injury, as he ligated the limb and bled out the wound at once.'' Mr, Baile? writes : '' The first snake killed -was in March, 1896. It was about 7ft. long and had thirteen rattles. I handled it only enough to cut the rattles off, put them in my pocket and started home. At the time I experienced a little nausea. The following day my left eye was entirely closed, and my right hand swollen, and there was a little eruption on both wrists. I was treated by Dr. D. Eaton of Palatka, and reoovered in about five days from the effects of this poisoning. "Again in August I came across another rattler, and having a short-handled axe in my hand, I struck and cut it in two parts. As I struck the snake hissed and rattled. Within fifteen minutes afterward my left eye was swollen, also my cheek. My hands and wrists troubled me exceed- ingly with itching and stinging sensations, and were swollen as before. "It is believed by some people that the poison was from the breath of the snake, and as I was perspiring very freely at the time it may account for the quicker absorption of tbe poison than before." There is a belief among some persons that, in addition to the venom ejected by the rattlesnake through its fangs, these animals have the power to throw off a "dust" which is poison- ous and affects people in their neighborhood. It is well known that at times snakes exhale a strong odor, to which some people are much more sensible than others. We know a person who is able to smell a rattlesnake if it is near him, and has often detected the presence of the reptile in this way. The whole subject is an odd one and worth investigation. — Forest and Stream. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. C. Cate and Parks were not among the lucky ones last Sunday. Kobert Taylor killed 17 ducks at Miller's near San Bafael last Sunday. Al. Hall and wharfinger Root bagged 68 quail near Olema last Sunday. Donald McCrae finished the season at Mt. Eden and bagged sixty spoonbills and teal. W. N. Wetmore and F. B. Harden were at the Bridges Sunday and made very fair bags of spoonbills, bluebills and teal. When purchasing your ammunition for the Olympic Tour- nament don't overlook the Hazird Blue Ribbon; it is quick, clean and Btrong. When ordering your loads for the coming blue rock sea- son insist on U. M. C. wads. The importance of good wad- ding is often underestimated. There will be a live-bird shoot, open to ail on Washing- ton's Birthday, to be held under the auspices of tbe Hay- wards. Gun Clab, at Haywards. Dr. Davenport, J. E. Doak and J. Otis Fellows were out shooting what Uncle Dick calls "narrow gauged mules" last week. They bagged 32 (jack-rabbits). Two large eagles swooped down on a turkey on the ranch of L. B. Davis in Santa Maria valley a few days ago, aud before they could be driven away had nearly devoured the gobbler. Dupont Rifle No. 1 (Smokeless) is gaining in popularity very rapidly among the riflemen. Some of the best scores ever made at Shell LMouna have been made with this powder. An albino Equirrel is reported from Red Hill, near Moke- lumme, and a Mr. Mitchell of Los Angeles, bagged a per- fectly white spoonbill duck last month at Niggor Blough. — Pacific Field. The Bhooting of the Teal, Ibis, Cordelia and Tulle Belle clubs was very good the last of the season, and some excellent bags of canvas-backs were made by the club members up to the last day of the season. W. J. Golcher made a fine bag of quail at Point ReyeB last Sunday. It is stated that nearly 500 birds were brought to this city by the hunters that shot in that neighborhood on the closing days of the season. F. H. Judd and G. G. Billington undoubtedly have made the largest bags of canvas-back and mallard of any pair of hunters in this vicinity, this season, but Donald McCrae caD doubtless equal the bag of any single man. Have you noticed how rapidly the Remington hammerless shotgun is becoming popular ? Such steady, reliable trap- shots as "Slade," W. Murdock and others would not ubo them if they were deficient in pattern, penetration or work- manship. A tale of an eagle attacking a horse comes from St. Joseph, Mo. The horse was hitched in the woods and had its sides and back deeply gashed by the bird's talonB before its owner arrived on the scene and dispatched its assailant, which measured eight feet from tip to tip. There were forty -seven hunters and anglers at Point Reyes on Sunday last and host Rochefort had to put many of them on the bar-room floor over night. Not necessarily under the able, but as the house has sleeping accommodations for but thirty the balance had to taka pot-luck. Another single trigger gun has been brought out in Eng- land. It is from the armory of E. J. Bland, bat iB the in- vention of Cashmore, of Birmingham. Although there is but one trigger, there are two trigger blades, which act upon the seartails of the locks as in double trigger guns. The Magautrap could be used in seasons when trap shoot- ing is dull, to distribute biscuits, hot cakes, pies, etc., at a railroad ealiog house or lunch counter. It would not be a bad idea during a rush. Nets could be rigged around the heads of shooters so that none of the edible targets need be lost. — Am. Field. Lieutenant Emmons has discovered a new species of bear among the glaciers of Mount Elias, Alaska. Its fur resembles that of the silver fox, being a bluish black flecked with white. The Bides of the head are tan and its claws show that it is a tree climber. Its scientific name is to be Ursus Emmonsii, but the hunters of the vicinity call it the blue or glacier bear. The Olympic Gun Club's opening tournament on Sunday and Monday promises to be very well attended. The new grounds are completed and are very attractive. The pro- gramme for both blue rock shooting and live bird shooting is arranged to please the amateurs. The blue-rock events will be shot on Sunday and the live birds on Monday. Take the Mission St. electric cars to the end of the line. The grand averages at the San Antonio Tournament were as follows : Shot Aver- at Broke age Heikes 890 821 92.2 Fnlford 890 Parmelee. 890 Glover 890 Grimm _890 Gilbert 890 Sergeant 890 Van Dyke 890 Merrill 890 800 794 781 776 776 76 j 76 L 760 89.2 87.8 87.1 87.1 85.6 85.4 S5.3 Young 890 Dickey 890 Sexton 891 Elliott „ 890 Loomis 890 Calhoun 890 Parker 890 Jackson...... 890 Bartlett -890 Shot at Broke 758 751 745 739 739 735 73? 731 ::.5 Aver- age 85.1 84.3 83.9 83. 83. 82.5 32.3 82.1 81.4 Irvin of Little Rock, Arkansas writes to the Forest and Stream the following description of chain-shot. I have often seen the question asked how to load buckshot to shoot out of a choke-bored gun. Jerry C. South, a noted deer hunter of this State, gave me his way, and he claims to be able to put fifteen No. 8 buckshot in a ten-inch circle at 70 to 80 yards. His formula is to use a gut fiddle-string, and cot and string the bullets on (the same as you would if putting a split shot on a fishing line), far enough apart bo they will chamber five in a layer, tying the ends of the string together. A deer, up to 90 yards, struck with this load, is a dead deer. He shoots them out of a full-choked 12-gauge. The American Field's account of the San Antonio shoot that follows, makes one pretty well satisfied to live in Cali~ fornia. The first day was entirely lost because no one could be found who was brave enough to go out and shoot, and the visitors passed the time sitting around stoves, spinning yarns and issuing challenges which never will be shot. On Tuesday the weather moderated to the extent that it got warm enough to snow, and the program was started in on. Two large fires had been built back of the shooters' score, and these prevented the boys from freezing to death. There was a hot stove in the dance ball adjoining the park restaurant,and as soon as aequad'would finish their score they would make a break for the hall and remain there until they were called up for the next event. The consequence was that the shooting suffered such a delay that on no day was the program finished, there always being an uncompleted event carried over until the following day, and in several in- stances the scores could not be obtained by those in the office until nearly noon. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Feb. 22-25— Westminister Kennel Club's bench show, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. Mar. 3-6— St. Louis Kennel Club's second annual bench show, St. Louis. W. Hutchison, Secretary. Mar. 10-13— Mascoutah Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. Lincoln, Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Louisville, Ky., J. A. Reaves, Secretary. Mar. 31-Apr. 1-3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harker, Secretary, San Jose. Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. John Heffernan, Secretary. April 14-17— Southern California Kennel Club'B ninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal., R. B. Funk, Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. COURSING. Feb. 22— Interstate Coursing Club's Spring Meeting, Ingleside Coursing Park. J. R. Dickson, Secretary, 410 Montgomery itreet, San Francisco. San Francisco's Disgrace. The "mischief-maker" denies all knowledge of the pro- posed new Kennel Club, says he was not asked to attend the meeting etc. What rot ! He thinks by making a bluff at in- difference, to convince the powers that be, that he is dis- interested, 'and should the matter be brought before the Pacific Advisory Board he will vote and argue from a dis- interested stand point. Like the ostrich, he thinks that as long as his head is hidden his great ungainly kickers cannot be seen, but the doggy fraternity of this city know him too well to be fooled by any such silly talk. His statement that the St. Bernard men have authorized him to state that ''the great majority of the St. Bernard men have made no such resolve" is a fabrication manufactured from whole cloth. The great majority, in fact nine-tenths of the St. Bernards in this vicinity, are owned by the St. Bernard Clab, and the only St. Bernard men that ever enter his office are E. P. Schell and two former members of the club that were dropped from the rolls for non-payment of dues. The others would not be seen in his company. His statement that but few of them ever attend the meetings of the club shows his ignorance of the clubs doings. There is not a member in this city that does not attend the meetings more or less regularly and the majority of the time there are enough present to make three quorums. The members of the St. Bernard Club fail to see the cause for more strife. The very formation of the San Francisco Kennel Club is enoueh to condemn it. If thosa who organ- ized this club did not wish to stir up strife, what other possi- ble excuse can there be given for the club's exigence. For the first time in seven years kennel matters were quiet, and there was every prospect of its remaining bo. In the hands of the Olympics, the doggy interests would have boomed as it never did before, but the "mischief maker" was not a mem- ber of the Olympics and knew well that his name would be blackballed if presented, and seeing business slipping through his fingers he works his tools into organizing a new club, to stir up strife, attract attention to his paper, and, possibly, through his "pull" with the Advisory Board, defeat the Olympics and give a show that he could dictate to and run co suit himself. The St. Bernard Club is composed of gentlemen who see through his rule or ruin policy and will not have anything to do with him, consequently they vote unani- mously to fight his protege, the San Francisco Kennel Club, and they will live up to their resolution. If the San Francisco Kennel Club wins, the St. Bernard Club's patronage will be given to San Jose, Stockton and Los Angeles, and San Francisco will receive neither entries, medals, cor recognition. If the San Francisco's hold a show this year it will be a signal failure, not because of the St. Bernaid Club's action, but because no true sportsman or gentleman will lend his aid to a club organized for no other purpose than to create strife and ill-feeling between the dog owners of this city and vicinity. 1 The " mischief-maker's" sole argument against the Olym- pic is laughable. All he can say is "It is a gun club." Pray, what is the Alameda Co. Sportsman's Ass'n? Yet he booms them for all he is worth. Can one ask for better evidence of his true colorB ? The Alameda* and Olympics are identical — both were originally organized for trap shooting purposes, yet no one ever heard of any objection to the Alamedas holding a show. The formation of this new club is a disgrace to San Fran- cisco. It is no wonder that this city is lookel upon by the Eastern Kennel press as the home of fanatical kickers. New Kinds of Dogs. The American Field's report of the Boston show describes the new breeds as follows : Boarhounds— (Mr. W. B. Emory, judge). This class, as well as boar setters, was assigned to Mr. Mortimer, but he refused to Judge them and the above judge was selected. As the class is a new one the dogs can be best described as an extra large foxhound, the winner in this instance being a dog weighing ninety-one pounds. Most of the entries were puppies whelped in July, yet they were the size of a well- grown hound, indeed, a large one. All seemed true to type, and were black and white. The awards were Gordon first, 8tranger second, Ranter third. In the bitches Divola was first, Narcisse second, Gay V. H. C. All the entries were made from the Blue Mount Kennels, and imported by the late Mr. Austin Corbin. Boar setters — (Mr. W. B. Emory, judge). Another new class with nothing about them of the setter character, but said to be used to locate the wild boar and bay it until the boarhound is up and in action. The two exhibited were small dogs of about thirty pounds, having peculiar white markings, viz., a blaze in the face, spots on the bank of the neck, white breast and white on legs nearly up to the elbow on forelegs and to the hock on hindlegs, with white tip to tne stern. The markings were nearly exactly the same on the two dogs. Japanese Plume Dogs— (Mr. T. F. Raekham, judge) These are a new breed of fawn-colored dogs, weighing about. ten pounds or so, with sharp muzzles and a quantity of long hair at the end of the tail, which is carried over the back; hsnee the name. They were the first I had seen of the breed, and as there were six entries and a uniformity of type there is no reason why they should not be encouraged. An Oakland Show. The Alameda County Sportsmen's Association is thinking seriously of holding a show in Oakland. If the Olympics hold a show Oakland might secure Lacy for judge and draw a good entry. If through the scheming of the "mischief- maker " the San Francisco Kennel Club Bhould secure dates, the Oakland show would be the banner show of the year. The San Francisco Club and the clique that run it have not the sympathy of the dog men and they would be only too pleased to show their contempt for the new organization by withholding their entries from the San Francisco show and putting all their energy into making a success of the Oakland Bhow, with entries, specials and gate money. With a like Mortimer or Lacy they would clear $1,000. 122 (Etje Qvz&b&c mitr &p&vi&mcm* [Febeuaby 20, 1897 Ttie San Jose Show. The premium lists for the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show to be held on March 31 — April 1, 2 and 3, are now oat. Entries positively close on March 18, at 9 p. m. One hundred and eighty classes are provided for. Instead of offering 6mall cash prizes and possibly having to assess members to pay them, the club has induced the busi- ness men of San Jose and Santa Clara to offer a valuable lot of special prizes. The show will be held in the Turn Verein Hall. The judging ring will be in the center of the hall in front of the stage. The main hall will be devoted to the exhibit of large dogs and the small ones will be placed in the gymnasium annex. There will be two prizes for the best decorated kennels, and the ladies of the club will decorate the hall. A large entry is assured. J. Otis Fellows, the well-known and justly popular jadge will judge all classes. Address Charles K. Marker, San Jose, for further particulars. Premium lists can be obtained at this office. The Stockton' Show. The Stockton Kennel Club have straightened out their difficulties and all will be smooth sailing hereafter. The fol- lowing bench show committee has been elected : J E Doak, Chairman ; Dr A C Davenport, Secretary ; S B Hnskins, Treasurer; J H Lindsley, Superintendeot; Henry Lonjers, A E Maples, H C Gifiord, D Winders, Dan Lorigan, W M Gibson and J Jerome Smith; Veterinarian, J H Eddy; Judges, J Otis Fellows and Chas H Mason. C H Mason will judge mastiffs, St. Bernards, Great Danes, Newfoundlands, foxhounds, pointers, Irish setters, collie3, dachshund, beagles, all terriers and miscellaneous. J. Otis Fellows will judge; bloodhounds, wolfhounds, deer- hounds, greyhounds, English setters, Chesapeake Bay dogs, bull dogs, bassett hounds, schipperkes, spitz, poodles and all spaniels. There will be indoor field trials on a floor of 7500 square feet. Foxhound, terrier and baagle trials on three or four nights of the show. Seventy-six specials and medals have already been offered. There will be 275 classes including local classes. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. 881 dogs were The Boston show brought out 942 entries, benched. There will be 180 classes at the San Jose show. entries will close on March ISth. The The St. Bernard Club of California contioues to boom. Several new members will be admitted at the next meeting. The Stockton Kennel Club has definitely settled the jadgs question and Mason and Fellows will both judge. This should please all parties and bring a good entry to the show There are no better dog medicines on earth than Rack- ham's. If you have never tried them call for them E. T. Allen Co.'sgan store. They have just received a supply from England. Miss Dora Spillar distinguished herself in Essex, England by ridiog to hounds on a bicycle. She was thrown several times, surmounted six stiles, was in at the death and was presented with the brush., Sir Bache Cunard, the well-known master of honnds in Eogland, has consented to judge the fox hounds at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which will begin Feb. 22 in Madison Square Garden. Our California fanciers can learn many lessons from our Eastern dogmen. The New England Kennel Club has en- gaged a special express car that will leave Park Square, Bos- ton, for the New York show, to accommodate exhibitors who wish to go from the Boston to the New York fixtures. Wm. Strachan's St. Ber.ard bitch Beauty has whelped a litter of perfectly marked pippies to Ch. Grand Master that promise exceedingly well. Beauty, besides being of good stock, is a very large bitch, -nd with size and the quality of Grand Master the puppies s ould develop into gJod ones Among our new advertisments this week will be found that of the Beach Hill Kennel's collies. The puppies advertised are grandly bred and beautifully marked, with broad white collars, golden sable in color and stroog and healthy. Gold- dust II, the sire, Ib by the great winner Golddust and is a rattling good show dog himself. He is placed at stud at a reasonable fee and should be well patronized. The applications of the Olympic Gun Club «nd San Fran- cisco Kennel Club for membership in the American Kennel Club will come before that club on Wednesday afternoon next. Every delegate that votes for the admission of the San Francisco Kennel Club votes for the ruin of the kennel business in this vicinity. Every delegate that votes for the Olympics votes for years of prosperity. The Interstate Coursing Club's second annual enclosed meeting will be held at Ingleside Park on Feb. 21st and 22d and 28th if necessary. There will be three stakes. Tbe John Grace Challenge Cup stake for 64 all age hounds, with $200 added by the club. A puppy stake for 32 puppies with $-50 added and a stake for 16 saplings with a challenge cup added, presented by Hon. J. D. Phelan. John Grace will judge and Jas. F. Grace will slip. The Alameda County Sportsman's Association, an asso- ciation organized for trap shooting and game protection holds two bench shows and nobody thinks of commenting on the fact. The Westminster Kennel Club, is a trap Bhooting club yet it holds the largest shows in America. The Olym- pic Gun Club, an organization of dog lovers wants to hold a beLch show, but the "mischief-maker" has another axe to grind and suddenly he find? oat that it is silly for a gun club to interest itself in dogs. Why this same rule did not hold good years ago is not apparent, but one thiog is very ap- parent, the "mischief-maker" has kicked against a brick wall and has made more enemies in the past two weeks than in the past three years of attempting to edit a sportsmans paper and boom his own dogs. The premium list of the Kentucky Kennel Club is at hand. The show will be held on March 17-20. Entries close March 6th with Francis J. Hagan, Secretary, Louis- ville, Ky. The judges will be : James Mortimer, Irish and Gordon setters, Chesapeakes, Newfoundlands, spaniels (all breeds), poodles, beagles, dachshund and Italian greyhounds; John Davidson, St* Bernards, Great Danes, bulldogs, all terriers (except smooth fox terriers), collies, pugs and mis- cellaneoos ; Roger D. Williams, bloodhounds, Russian wolf- hounds, deerhounds, greyhounds, English and American foxhounds aud whippetsj; J. Wallace Waken, smooth fox terriers ; Henry J. Cary-Carr, mastiffs. The cash prizes are $10 to first and $5 to second, with kennel prizes of $10 in nearly all breeds. The annual dog show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington England, had 3072 entries. The sensational features of the show were the purchase of the collie Ormskirk Emerald for £1500 and the fact that the fox terrier puppy Donna For- tune, bred by Redmond, the famous fox terrier breeder, carried all before it, and was eventually placed over its illus- trious dam, hitherto regarded as unbeatable. ~ Francis Red- mond refused $1900 for Dame Fortune, the dam of Donna Fortune, recently. The price paid for Emerald is the high- est price ever paid for a collie. The " mischief-maker " publishes as members of the San Francisco Kennel Club, Herman Oelrichs, A. Cheesborough and Dr. Cluness. Herman Oalrich's name was used without his authority and he is unquestionably at thiB writing work- ing for the admission of the Olympic Gun Club. Dr. Cluness says that he is not a member by any means and never will be and Mr. Cheesborough is looking for the man that put his name on the list. Are the men that attempt to win by fraud the men to have charge of the kennel interests of the New York of the Pacific Coast ? Kennel .Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form: WHELPS. Mr. McCarthy's (Belvidere, Gal.) fox terrier bitch Flossie (Blemton Shiner— Jess) whelped Feb. 10, 7-5 dogs to J. B. Martin's Golden Flash II (Blemton Reefer — Blemton Spin- away J. Jamss H. Butler, the well-known horseman and all around Bporting man, died last evening of a complication of diseases. He had suffered for six weeks of Brigbt'B disease and pneumonia, but finally succumbed to heart failure. He died at 420 West Park avenue, where he was attended by his wife and a few friends. Only a few years ago he was a wealthy man and counted his dollars little short of $100,000, but his luck turned and there is nothing left of his fortune. At one time he owned a ranch in the Gallatin valley, a block, the Butte block in Butte, and the pacer Major Wonder, the trotters, Manning and Belle McGregor, and tbe racehorse, Esperance, He has lived in Helena, Bozamen, Butte, San Francisco and Anaconda. He came to this State when a mere boy, made a stake one lucky day in Bozeman, invested in a ranch in the Gallatin valley, was in the boom at Pony, where he kept a hotel, and afterward moved to Butte, where be and his wife built the Butler House, which they kept for many years. When they sold out they weot to San Fran- cisco where they had bad luck that followed every turn, and they returned to Butte. Mr. Butler was employed by Barney McGinley for a time in that city and then he came to Ana- conda, where he has been since last May in the employ of McGinley and Satterlee. He was a favorite among his fellows, a generous giver, and warm in his sympathies. He was about 45 years of age and leaves a widow and several stepchildren, all grown. — Anaconda Standard, Jan. 7. [The deceased was one of the quietest and most unassuming'of men. For three years he attended all the races on the California circuit, and was noted for his geniality, uprightness, and willingness to help any who were in trouble. To his bereaved widow and lelatives we extend our sympathy. — Ed] J. M. Nelson of the Alameda Training Stables soM a very hahdsome bay team and two Bingle trotters last Monday. Mr. Nelson has orders for twenty head of good bay horses or mares 15 3 to 16 2 hands and weighing 1050 to 1250. Tbey are all for driving purposes. Good prices will be paid for them. ^TsT;mT$TsTSTtT?TsTsTsT?T^ § QUINNS OINTMENT FOR HORSES stands at the head of all veterinary remedies. Such troubles ■ as Spavins, Curbs, Windpuffs, Splints, Bunches have no is terrors for a horse if the master keeps and applies Ouinn's Ointment. All well-known horsemen speak of it in the highest terms : Miller A Sibley, of FraDklin, Pa., owners of St. Bel, brother of late Bell Boy, write, "We baye <*n*ed Qnino's Ointment with preat success and belieye it fulfills all claimed for it. We cbeer- ^ folly recommend it to our friends." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins or Bunches, it has — J Price f 1.50. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail W. B. EDDY <£ CO.. WHITEHALL, N. Y. try it: de huy-s balmoline A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. Bare Cure for Cracked Heel*, Scratches, Grease Heel, Set-Fasta in Neck or Back, Sore Shouldrr.. Collar Gall-, Old Standing Sores, Barb Wire tun and all Flesh Wounds. SURE PURE FOR PILES. BALMOLINE is endorsed by the leading horsemeD of this country, such us Andy McDowell, of Pleasan- ton, Oal. Who has successfully handled and given records tDsanreof lie fastest horses of tne age, viz., Afrs, -*1Q33f; Aroie, 2:«K, Directly '2 ycj, 2:07u, Cricket, thigh wheel sulky;, 2:10, Directum (kiog of the lurT), ?3fiPi7 etc With the foliowlDg trcelent iBdoreejBtats, can you Iot a moment doubt that *' BALMOLINE " poMe&jes true merit, and will do Jbst as Is hereby represented ? A FEW TESTIMONIALS FBOM PROMINENT HORSEMEN WHO HAVE USED IT. We, the undersigned, have used and seen used DeHuy'e BalmoliaeiDr cracked heela, hobble cbafeSj cuts etc., and found it pertianMv satisfactory In every respect : Andy McDoivelL Ben Kenmy (trainer and drfeper for Mar*us Dalv. Hamilton, Mont.). W. H. .Stlmson, Lee Shatrei- Ryan Broa., Miles Cilv, Mont-4 Edward pyle. " b Neb.; B. a. Vaft Rokkelen; J. H. Leonard, Butte, MooL; B. W. Brown, Sari Lake OUy. UlaH; T. E. b; Wm. Shart; HlggTns Bros, and H. S. McuowaOh Missonla, Mom.; Jas. Blevln, ACpen, CcDo ; Ed Hawarden, Towa; w. H Davis. West WTuTamsfleld, O.; J. W. McMasters, Bozeman, Mont ; J. H. ^ Den vet. Colo-; F. W*. Graflori, and other prominent horsemeD I used DeBuy* Balmoline on Bourbun Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommend it.— Habby Fleic.vo. HcVrra. Monu FOnSaiKEV WHOLESALE WUXjOWTSi Bediogton £• Co., Langley * Michaels Co., San Francisco; W. A. Bower A. Co., Denver, Cafea.; B. M. fcewtoao DaaqUo- BnlCe-Cjty, Mont.: J. E. OVormer. Helena, Mom; r-mfth DbkOi,, Aaiiicpuilo, Mbit., and the floUcvjCna HAS&EzS DJBAXER.S: Jrro. A MrKfiimn* J. O'Kaue, San t^ancboo. At afl Wmg 9Uees and Harness hhopH. and cytrre ifimnl&cruTeT, B. H. DefitryTPh. tt- at the Honeer Hmrmoof . ESS Souin Broadway (nesi to S^monxce Sfe*ron-A>, Denver, Colo. Veterinary slie oO renut farotiv, (• cent*. /\ XEX DANIEL'S A11-F0RGED STEEL BITS Look for the TRADE MARK, Insist on "DANIEL'S" or Nothing. DEXTER IS LIVERPOOL Public Test of "Daniel's" Bits, October 10, 1896. (Lloyd's Proving House, Tipton Staffs) Asnleign, 24 oz. weight, broke at 5,100 lbs. Liverpool Bit, 24J£ oz. weight, broke at 5.908 lbs. Dexter Snaffle, 15 oz. weight, broke at 3,556 lbs. Tested the way of the poll when in use. For sale by all'Saddlerv Houses or by ■es* Send for Special List. K2 Cheek Snaffle, 10 oz weight, broke at 3,500 lbs. Bradoon, 13J*| oz. weight, broke at 2.12S lbs. P. HAYDEN, Newark, N. J. HART BOSWELL \o, 13,699. This splendidlv-formed trotting stallion was Sired bv'OXWARD, 2:25 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES, 2:22, and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21. etc.) ^re of 113 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS. 2:01, and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of sis in 2:30 list), by Dictator; second dam SOPHY tgrandam of Mike Wilkes. 2:15%, Ira Wilkes. 2:2^. and the sires Adrian Wilkes and Ira Wilkes; bv Edwin Forrest 19; third dam Sophronia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam by Be.'irand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixth dam by Gray Dungannon. This is the acme of fashionable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART BOSWELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed and verv promising, and are conceded by competent judges to be the finest-formed youngsters in Califor- nia. Terms S50 for the season. Address K. O'GEADT, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in auy manner owners may desire. ■t is the best LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNE "BRUT" EXTRA DRY 'GRAND VI N SEC" DBV 'Carte BLA*ie Will Close the Following Stakes on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 GTE. To be Run at the SUMMER MEETING of 1897, August 10th to September 4th. THE HOTEL NORMANDIE STAKE. \ Handicap Sweepstwkee, for two-year- olds, of 3-5 each, with $25 additional to start; the club to add $1,000. ot which ¥200 io second aod $100 to third horse; weitjuts to be announced three nays prior to 'he race, and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day before the race: the money must accompany the nomination and acceptance, and any one so accepting shall leliahle for the starting fee. Six furlongs. THE WAYNE HOTEL STAKE. A Sweep "lakes, for two-year-olds (foals of 1S95), ot $-5 each to ac- company the n ruination ; ?2i additional to start ; the club to add 31,000, of which ?200 to second, and ;100 to third horse. Stake winners and win- ners of five or more races in 1697 (selling races excepted) lo carry five pounds penalty; nonwinnerc of a stake or ot five races (selllne races ex- cepted) allowed three pounds ; of four race* seven pounds ; ot two races twelve rounds; maidens allowed seventeen pounds; allowances not cumulative. Five furlonga. THE HOTEL CADILLAC STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstskes. for three-year-olds, of foeach; $25 addi- tional to start; tbeclub toadd $l,000,of which ?i00 t isecorid and $100 to bird uorse. The weights to be announced three days before the race. and acceptances to be made through the entry box the day beiore the race. The money must accompany the nomination and acceptance, and any one so accepting shall be liable for the starting tee. One and one- sixteenth miles. THE STREET RAILWAY STAKE. A Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds and upwards, of $5 each, to ac- company th". nomination; $2-5 additional to start; the clnb to add $1,000, ot whici $200 tosecoud and $100 to third horse; stake winners or winners offiveormore races (selling race? excepted) lnl897, to carry weight for age; allowances, non-wlnneis ot a stake In 1397 and non-winners of five races (selling races excepted) allowed three pounds; of four racs, five pounds; ot three races, ten pounds; ot two races, seventeen pounds; non- winners in 1S97 beaten three or more times allowed twenty pounds. Six furlones. THE VOIGT BREWING CO. STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds and upwards, ot $5 each; $25 additional to start; the club to add $1,000, of which $200 to sec- ond and JiOO to third horse; the weights to be announced three days prior to the race, and acceptances to be made throogh the entry box the day before the race; the money must accompany the nomination and ac- ceptance, and any one so accepting shall oe liable for the starting tee. One and one- sixteenth miles. THE DOMINION STAKE. A Handicap Steeplechase Sweepstakes, tor Ihree-y ear-olds and up - ward, of $5 each, to accom any toe nomination; $25 additional to start, the club to add (1,000, of which $i03 to second and $100 to toird horse, the weights to appear the morning before ihe race, and acceptances to be made through the entry box; iho money mast accompany the nomi Da tion and acceptance, arid any one so accepting snail be liable for the itartngfee. Fall coarse. THE SENSATION STAKE. A Handicap Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds and upwards, of $10 each; $50 iy value lu 1S9S, to entry tbree pounds peaalty: allowance*, non wiuuers of a siatfe ot anv value lo 1393a11owed five pound*; non-winners ot three racesofauy value in 18»3 (selling racs excepted), five pounds add ili Jii.il; tidies allowed ten poun Is; allowances cum j la: i -.v. One and one-half* miles. THE CAMPAC STAKES FOR 1898. A Sweepstakes, for three -year-olds (toalsof 1835), ot $100 eacb;?40 forfeit, oronly $10 it declared by Jan nary I, 1898, or $2) If declared by April I, 1993; $li500 added, of whico$!00 to second, and $100 to third horse; all declarations void u i less accompanied by the money; the winner of the International Derby of 1S9S to carry 127 piunds; winners of one tbre (both three years old). The dams of-all these have no records nor did they ever produce any in the 2:30~list. Come and see WALDSTELN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) ; - (Tusaal return privileges if I still owe the horse. He will be kept at Sacramento race track live days and Woodland two days. H. S. HOSOBOQM, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. DQ YOT TO BUY OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman, but have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have teams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. - I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do al I say. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Writ© me at once, Corner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cai. J. M. NELSON. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions! JAMES Hllpi, fa 3-1 Trlal2:12, driven by W. Maben. Sired by ANrEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LTJ3Y PATOHEN, by Geo. M. Patehen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lelia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (trial 2:21 3-4). JAMES MADISON is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1,300 pounds. He is one of the best proportioned horses of his size living and his progeny have style, size, finisn. perfect legs and feet. Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purest gait imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was a James Madison foaled that cannot show a 2:30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (U8CAL RETUK\ PR1VILEGRS) For further particulars, address Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 THE CHAMPION FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN CALIFORNIA Sire, CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 (son of Stein way, 2:255{.and Katy Q. dam of 4 In 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay Efi Bee, 2:26 % as a yearling; Elf, 2:22!<, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Lafferty, 2:16^, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Wilkes, 2: 13jf, and Alarlc, sire of four In 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Earcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes, 2:13^0, by Bayard (son ot Pilot Jr.); third dam Blandioa (dam of Swi- gert, King Bene and four other producing sires), by Afambrino Chief ll : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- llnd, 2:21?»'.and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (.sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), son of Ben- wick's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Dlablo's cotts have shown it is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed In 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one- quarter, M seconds; » two-year -old, one-qoarter. 81 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, slxweekB' work, one-quarter, 33 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the •eason of 1897 atPleasanton. Service fee, 850. Address, WM. MUHRY, Pleuanton.Cal. 124 ©Ije ^reeow ono giportemaru [February 20, 1897 Fresno Jockey Club FRESNO CAL. SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST DAY-TUESDAY. APRIL 27, 1897. Pane, FIRST RACC— Running, Owners' Handicap.three- quarters of a mile - I*50 SEiO SD BACE— Running, one-quarter mile and repeat (Valtador barred) 100 THI R D RACE— Running, five-eighths of a mile... 100 SECOND DAY-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28- FIRST RACE— RunniDg, Owner's Handicap, Dine- sixteenths of a mile - 150 SECOND RACE— Running. Ponies Unhands high, top weight 150 pounds, 8 pounds allowed for even-inch under; half mile 100 THIRD RA'-'E- Running, liree-eighths mile and repeat iVallador barred) 100 THIRD DAY-THURSDAY. APRIL 29. FIRST RACE— Running, seven eights of a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, ualf mile and repeat- 100 THIRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and one-sixteenth mil-.s 150 FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low sea' e 150 SECOND RACE -Running, Owner's Handicap, five-elghtbsof a mile ISO THIRD RACE— Pony race, five-eighths of a mile 100 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, MAY 1. £ 1 ,000 for Overnight Races. CONDITIONS. Weight for age anless otherwise specified. American Racing Rules to govern; *l0entrance to all races: ?ll> additional to scratch. Entries close April 15, 1897. Entrance mouey must accompany all entries. No race will be declared off where there are four or more en- tries Money divided. SO per cent, to first and 20 per cent, to second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to L. BOOKMAN, Secretary, P. 0. BOX 11. Freano, Cal. Itjp- Under same management there will be a FIVE DAYS' MEETING at Bakersfield the week following. All purses guaran- teed. $2,000 IN PUBSES $2,000 COLUSA JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING RACES. Agricultural Park, Colusa, Gal. FOUR DAYS, COMMENCING MAY 4, 1897. No. of Race. FIRST DAY. Parse. 1. TROTTING— 2: 28 Class, best 3 in 5 J100 2. RUNNI ^G— Five-eighths Dash 80 3. TROTTING— 2:45 Class, best 3 in 5 SO SECOND DAY. 4. COLUSA FUTURITY TROTTING race, lor Three-year-olds, best 3 in b. Entries closed Novemberl, 1896. (Filled) 550 5. PACING— 2:35 Class, best 3 In => 90 6. RUNNING -Three-quarter Mile Dash 200 THIRD DAY, 7. STAKE RACE TROTTING PURSE, Two- year-olds, best 2 in 3. Entrance closed No- vember 1, 1896. All over $200 paid in added to purse. (Filled) 300 8. TROTTING, 2:21 Class, best 3 In 5 HO 9. RUNNING— Half-mile Dasb 75 10. FARMER'S MULE RACE, best 2 in 3 40 FOIRTH DAY. 11. TROTTING, Fr e-for-all. best 3 in 5 150 12. TROTTING— Two-yt-ar-olds, best 2 In 3 80 (Colts taking any portion of No. 7 barred.) 13. TROTTING— Three-minute Class, best 3 In 5... 75 14. NOVELTY RUNNING— Mile dash. Horses passing each \i stake In advance take one- quarter of the purse _ 40 All Trotting and Pacing to Harness, mile heats. Five or more to enter in each race. Three or more to start. Racing commences al I o'clock p. m. each day. COLUSA JOCKEY CLUB, OSCAR ROBINSON, Free. F. B. WRIGHT, Secretary. K. C. PBART, Manager. Racing! Racing! True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will be kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privflages. Payable on Removal of Mares. With a limited chance In tbe stud, True Briton has already shown h mself to be a great sire. Rey del Ban- didos, from a non-producing mare Coat had already had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record, 3:5734 at 2U miles; Her Majesty (dead), won ll out of n starts: Walter J., (also out ot a non-producer), a horse with a great turn ot speed, nas finished outside the money bot a very few times out of nearly one hundred starts. Virgie A. and Zeta, both winners, being the only other ones to represeut this loyally-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf this year. From this showing there is but one inference to be drawn, and that is, that True Briton is a sure getter of winners: mares that have never thmwn a winner to any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get winners BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK Iti ACTION, ALWAYS READY FOR USE AND RELIABLE, Are not a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed lo cure the most severe cases of Wind Colic AND INFLAMMATION OF THE ROWELS, Or money refunded. One trial Is all that Is asked to convince you. Price 84 per box. Ten capsules in each box. Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany, N. Y. and class horses at that. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RAGES M IM kit MkKTI.VG. Ilg96-9T FEBRUARY 8th to 20th Inclusive, AT Oakland Race Track RaolnR.Every Day in the.Week Except Sunday. RAIN OB SHINE nil. Olt MORE HAI'Kh BACH DAY. RAGES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP ■VFerry Boatn leave Ban Francisco at 12 m. and 12.30, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 p. u., connecting: with the Track Kn trance Trains, R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. Business College, 24 Post St. BAN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast. ffi. P. HEALD, President, S. TTAT.ro rad for Circular!, For Sale or Exchange For Draft Stallion, CON BBI > (2:36), by Antevolo; first dam Frolic, by Altoona; second dam Ilga, by Eudd Doble; tbird dam by Young BelmonL He stands 16.1 bands, weighs 1,250 pounds, is a seal-brown in color, is very gentle and easy to handle. Bound and in fine condition, aud is 8 years old. Address, B. \V. DAMES WatsonviUe, Cal, FOR SALE. ONE FABER SULKEY, '?6 PATTERN; NEARLY new; 2 sets of wheels, Morgan & Wright racing tires; weight 29 lbs. Address S. W. M'CARLEY, San Jose, for particulars, price, etc. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION ST. CARLO SERE [or Zamar II, RUINART Joan Will serve a limited |number of first-class mares for the SEASON ;OF 1897, at the Menlo Stock Farm, ^ $100, With usual return privileges. For further particulars apply to mimes McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. A-s'jtc for YELLOWSTONE or HUNTER RYE CHRISTY & WISE, SOLE AGENTS, 212 Sansome St. WHISKEYS ANTAL-MIDY These tiny Capsules are superioi to Balsam of Copaiba,., — ^ Cubebs or Injections and/uinvN CURE IN 48 HOURSy™uy e same diseases with- " 'nconvenience. SOM /■<■ alt Jruerfsts. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BUENA JhR8£Y8-TIie best A J. C.C. registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE, San Fraoclsco. Animals for sale. VETERINARY. DK C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate ot Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST., §. P. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 467 PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at $3 per month at J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville. Cal., 6 miles from PeUluma. Good feed tbe year 'round and gO' d care taken of Stock, bat no responsibility assumed ior ac- cidents or escape3. Stock can be sent direct by the teamer Gold, which leaves every day e^ce^t Sunday rom wharf between Washington and Jackson Streets, San Francisco. Address, TH08. ROACH, Agent, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. 'Western, Masculine and Gritty."— Barpers Weclcij,. -S1.20 a Year.^, You Will Like It. At News-stands lO Cts. | Sample cony sent on receipt of eight 2-ct. stamps Sports Afield," 35S DearTjora St., Ch«ia*" may not be wholly To Blame for his Bunches and Bruises Absorbine will remove the inflamation and bunch. $2.00 per bot- tle, delivered. W. P. YOUNG, P. D. P., No. 34 Amherst St., Springfield, Mass. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOK SERVICE ALL NIGHT AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS European Plan 75c to ftl.BO per Day H. G. Iim lade Works ( incobpobatkd) Alt Kinds of Special Tools and Machines. Winery Machinery.Dynamite and PowderWorks A SPECIALTY 07, 109 AND 111 FREMONT STREET OLE MANUFACTUBEB OP Layng's Patent Circular Wine Cellar. H Q. LAYNG, President and Manager, San Francisco BLAKE, M0FFITT & TOWNE -DEALEES IS- 512 to 516 Sacramento Street, S. P. CAFE ROTAL -TRY OUR SPECIAL BREW— \o i ii i m; like i r 5 c h: vis A ulass Fourth 4 Market flood bldg. I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE ASTD STABLE: 05 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco. OFFICE houbs: 7 to S a. m. and 4 to 5 p. m Telephone 3651. :Dx*o wm. F. lEg^n M.R.C.V.S., F.E. V.M.S. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the JEdinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary Snreeon to theS F. Fire Department; Live Stock In- spector for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office. San Francisco Veter inary Hospital. 117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St.. ^°n Francisco: Telephone West 126. A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY! ®mu0 Positively removes BONE SPAVIN, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb, IN 48 HOURS, Without Pain. S500 Reward For Failure or Slightest Injury. This is the Greatest Wonder of the 191b, Century, astonish* ing, as it does, the entire Veterinary world. Circulars and Sworn Proofs Mail- ed Free. Dr. Guy Checini, ' No. 378 Canal SL, New York, THIS IS A STRAIGHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners KCENIG'S 122 KEARNY ST., S. F. ONLY $85 ONLY $85 "THE GREATEST TIMER EVER MM" A. HIRSOHMAN, Manufacturing Jeweler and Watch Maker, hasjuat received an Invoice of TIMERS' WATCHES Which for the price are unexcelled by any high* priced watch made. Open face, 14 caret, medium size, elegantly fin- ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement and split timed. This watch is particularly constructed for the us* of horsemen and others who are inclined to use a ^vatch roughly while riding. REMEMBER THE PLACE LO POST ST., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE Scott c*3 McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. WAIX WAEEHOl'Bf I STORAGE WAREHOUSES. 610 and 61? Sixth St. , 449 and 451 Berry Ht. Near Brannan. I 439 and 4S1 Channel. Bbanches— Oakland aud Ingleside Race Track. I February 20, 1897] ©]j£ gvee&sv cmv gvcvtzmcat* 12. THE HOESE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 5829, Rec. 2:12 SIRE OF ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MEBLE M, 2:25. Two prominent horsemen were discassing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but" he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, "but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "but" he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, "but" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle 1" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SIZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 ponnds. DISPOSITION, gentle an larab. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse — "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Kace record 2:12}, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAM EN ESS. A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTER «& CO., Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track, $T. MCHOUS. TRIAL, 2:27 1-4, AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD. DAM SIRED BY ECHO, the Greatest Sire of Broodmares. SERED BY The Great, SIDNEY, 3:19 3-4, Sire of 66 in the List, ST. KICHOL4S is now eleven years old, just in his prime for Lhe stad; stands 15.3 hands; In color a rich dark bay, two hind ankles white; star in forehead ; has good limbs and feet; a pure-gailed trotter/and has an excellent dispositi m. Is pronoaaced by every one who has seen him as an on usually stylish, well-formed handsome individual. As a three-year-old he went quartersin 3U seconds; ttien fell into hands that took more pride in owning such a horse rather than in continuing his development. His colts are of good size, fine lookers, and show extreme speed, but are all owned in private or unprofes si ynal hands. 8T. NICHOLAS is now placed at the head of the breeding department of Sulphur Spring Farm, and will be bred to all the first -class mares, ill colts on this larni are trained from weanlings. - This horse, on account of conformation and breeding, cannot help but produce size, style, action and speed. Will serve only a limited number of mares at 83i> FOR THIS SEASON, with usual return privilege; money due on notice of first service. PASTURAGE $4 PER MONTH. \o liability assumed for accidents or escapes. J6ST In order to show my confidence iu the breeding qualities of ST. NICHOLAS. I make the following proposition to owners of stallions that are in service for the SEASON OP 1897 IN CAL- IFORNIA- I will be one of not less than five to depositor guarantee in the sum of $100— en- trance money and as much moneyas the BREeDERi ASSOCIATION chooses to add, all to form a purse — to be trotted or paced for by two-year-olds, In a race, one mile, best two in three, at the FALL MEETING of the P. C. T. H. B. A. in 1900. Only one entry, the get of each stallion allowed. Farther details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. (H'H.VETT, 308 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal., or SULPHUR SPRIXG FARM, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Cal. Mares sent to ranch from Oakland and returned free of charge. BR.EET3 FOR Disposition. Size, Speed, Soundness and Style WELCOME, 2 :10 1-2. 'is game and consistent stallion will make the SEASON/ OF 1897, ending July 1st, at W. E. MEEK'S STABLE, near the Hay wards Station, at 850 THE SEASON, With usual return privileges. EX COME was sired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:2S}£, out of Letty (dam of Wayland W., 2:12; Welcome (p) 2:10J^. trotting 2;27}£; Maud Singleton, 2:28}£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest J9and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apex, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:19}£), by Flaxtail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:281£, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:15%, out of Gracie, by Arthurton 365; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. ELCOME comes from speed producing line3 on both sides and his reputation as the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is tar superior to many that have estreme speed, but are lacking in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one of the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27J«£ when a four-year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the most stubbornly-contested races seen in 1896. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MEEK, Haywards, Cal. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SEBVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show.of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season ommences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, bnt no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, So per month; hay and grain, S10 per month. For terms for other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Oontra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116. RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of L1DA W., 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4. He is the Sire of "IRVDrGTOX BELIE," 3:24 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS, 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1S97, beginning February loth, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM", near Irvington, Alameda County, until March 1st, and from that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS- $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL EETUEN PRIVILEGES. 11 fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S5 per month, or grained for SIO per month. Stock well cared for, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sirs of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETCHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTUKAGE S3. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. .Kff- For further particulars, address CHAS. S. NBAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. G-. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Oal. FOE SALE ER0M THE ESTATE OE ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, Bay stallion, foaled 1889, by LIVE OAK HERO, No. 28,369 (SOU of DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 1989, and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA GLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 187, etc ROBIN is a stylisb, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed, fast and game. He trotted a mile in his work last season over a heavy track in 3:16; last quarter in 33 seconds. The 2 :22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of them are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1883, by NDTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER, 2:21^, by ANTEEO, No. 7868; TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24,397, by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS SKINNER No. 10,631, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 33 seconds when hardly bridlewise; ROB* LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 28,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, TV. H. LUMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk, Santa Rosa. Cal. 126 &tye Qvse'bsv axi& ^pcxf&man* [February 20, 1897 PALO ALTO TROTTING STOCK fNTNA^T& IE»:EITE3H O. :BLDE2XjXjOG-0, Auctioneer, Twentieth Annual Spring Sale of Trotting Stock and Harness Horses, lillllll Ai Madison Square Garden, New York, March 23 to 26, 1897 (Days and Evenings). CoDsigned by prominent Breeders and Owners from California, the Central and Eastern States. A consignment of FIFIY YOUKG HORSES from MRS. JANE N. STANFORD'S celebrated PALO ALTO STUD, at Menlo Park, Cal., will be included in this Sale. A Synopsis showing their rich breeding and speed now ready. OTHER CHOICE CONSIGNMENTS PROMISED. OR HORSES ONLY should be applied for at once. (State number of entry blanks.) * PETER C. KELLOGG.I107 JOHN ST., NEW YORK EET'WOO PURSE EVENTS OPENED BY THE DRIVING CLUB of NEW YORK To be Decided at lis Grand Circuit Meeting ia 1897. MEETING TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 6 TO SEPTEMBER 11 INCLUSIVE. No. 1—2:12 class. trottJDg .53000 No. 2—2:17 class, trotting 3000 No. 3—2:24 class, trotting 3000 No. 4— 2:30 class, trotting 3000 No. 5—3:00 class, trotting 1000 No. 6— 2-vear-olds, trotting, eligible to 2:50 class 2000 No. 7— 3-vear-olds, trotting, eligible to 2: 40 class..— 2000 No. 8— 2:09 class, pacing 2000 No. 9—2:20 class, pacing 2000 No. ]0— 2:00 class, pacing 1000 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Payable In Following Forfeits: March 15 115.00 April 15 25-00 May 15 25.00 June 15 25.00 July 15 3C.00 August 16 30.00 Entrance Fee In Purses Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 13 S10.00 April 15 2(1,00 May 15 ...„ 20.00 June 15. 20.00 Jnly 15 15.00 August 16 15.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 5 and 10 Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 $ 5.00 April 15 „ 10 00 May 15 10.00 June 15 10.00 July 15 .-. 5.00' August 16 10.C0 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. ^ _ — _.-. __^ Entries to all the foregoing events close Monday, March 15, 1897,when nomination must be named and accompanied by first installment of entrance fee as shown above. All forfeits COlNDlllOIMS. aTe payable In cash on or before the dates specified. No credits extended. All races to te in harness, mile heats, three in five, except No. 6, for two-year-olds, which is mile heats, liability lor enhance beyona amount of forfeits actually paid in. Entrance fee 5 per cent., with 5 per cent, additional from the winners of each division of the purse. Customary division of the purses, viz., 50, 25, 36 and 10 per cent. National Trotting Association rules to govern. REMEMBER that entriea to above events close Monday, March 15. when horses must be named, accompanied by first payment. In addition to the foregoing events this club, as usual, will offer liberal purses for various other classes, in connection with the Grand. Circuit program. Write to the Secretary for entry blanks and further particulars. JAMES BUTTER, Pres.; CAPT. C. H. McDONALD, Vice-Prei.; S. B. Clarke, Treas. E. A. BURKE, Sec'yf 401, 59th Street, cor. 9th Avenue, New York City. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES HScX^IBTBriB 2:ni Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oaliland. Trotting Paris., at SlOO tlio Season. As a Nine- Year - Old Stallion, McKinney'e List Leads all Others in the World for av- erage Speed. Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 McZeus,4 2:13 Zombro,3 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Harvey Mc, 2 .2:18 Julia D., 3 2:161-4 Jenry Mc, 2 2:20 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4, 2:25 3-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Osito, 2 2:30 Pat Cooney, trial 2:19 Monte, 3, trial 2:28 3-4 No stallion ofhis ago and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Pour three-year- olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1890, 70 hare proven with foal IVInK I N N FY 0--M 1 A '"^'i kand». weigbtlHO andlsoneof the most perfect-made horses in America, having plenty of bone coT^Vni \!i,',m,.r ?! ,FTti,i „-i , ■ ! ' \"\ "."" 8"1>8,""1CC- He 8">'"d '° lwenly-elKht races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and cousuu a i i in,,. , i„ world wlue. As a sire ihe lew of his progeny that have been handled for sneed ha,-e demonstrated mot ihnv ,„i „ 7 «ii ff. J\,™L„S? miry good iinalltles progeny that have been handled for speed hace demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordi- ^-"cmo^e^^^ The best care taken of mares, but no rciponslblUty assumed for accld.nt. or escape* Pasturage S5 per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CHAS. A. DURFEE, Rantett's Stable, near entrance, Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Cal. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION PATR I OT, Sired by IMP. CHEVIOT, dam EDA, by Hook Hooking (see American Stud Book), Will make the SEASON OF 1897 at my placa SACRAMENTO, AT $30 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges The best of pasturage at S3 PER MONTH, ex- cellent care taken of mares, bat no respon- sibility assumed for accidents or escapes. PATRIOT is one of toe handsomest big chestnut thoroughbreds living. He stands seventeen hands high, weighs 1.J.00 pounds, and is faultless in cmforma- tion, gait and disposition. For further particulars, address, D. DENNISON, Sacramento, Cal Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 SIRE OF PH«EBE\VILKB8, winning race record, a :OS 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2:11 Tommy Mc tp), race record 2:11 1-4 IVew Era (4,p),\viuning race rec, 4th heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand George, trotting 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing 2; ig 3.4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonian 10. Third dam— Daughter ol Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. February 20, 1857] ©Jju gveeirev: mtfc ^pavt^Ufcm 127 (< THE REMINGTON" AUTOMATIC EJECTOR and NON-AUTOMATIC EJECTOR REASONABLE PRICES ASK TO SEE" SAMPLES Manufactured by- For Pale by the Trade. THE REMINGTON ARMS CO. PACIFIC COAST DEPOT, 425-427 Market Street,'San Francisco. 4»» HAZARD SMOKELESS THE "BLUE KIBBON" BEAND. '1HE PERFECTION OF NITRO POWDERS. Some Valuable Features Peculiar to HAZARD SMOKELESS IT XS SDVEOjBCjEJIXjjHISS. It is the quickest, cleanest and safest powder of this class the world has produced. It contaius no ingredient that will injure the guu-harrel, foul the locks, or impair the eyesight of the sportsman. The grains are hard and are leas affected by moisture or atmospheric changes than any other powder of the kind. AXAXSON H. PHELPS, Agent, 116 Front Street, San Francisco, Cal. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad- vertisements of fifty words or less will be inserted in this column at the following rates: One week, 50 cents; one mouth. Si. 25; three months, S3. 50; one year, S10. rnn 01IC A cross-bred spaniel, good.^ retriever. Berkeley, Cal. CAMPBELL, West CfiQ I'll C A 5100 grade Colt bammerless, good as rUll oflLL — new, .trice, ?60 Address "W.," care this office. UHUTCn A broken English setter dog. Must be naniLU young and well bred. Address DR. C. L. WILSON, Elko, Nev. UfftUTCn A mounted specimen of tbe little black naniLU ran. Address ihis office. cTim nnne golden flash n, o of tha OlUU UUUO — best fox terriers in the -ited States. Fee?15. WARREN SAGE, winner of n er- ous prizes and sire of some promising pups. Fee ROBIN HOOD II., by Laddie— Fanny of Nesseldov, combines the blood of the leading champion collies fee |20. Pups for sale Ad dress J. B. MARTIN, 1323 Page St., San Francisco. Smokeless Shot Gun Powder Has won more Prizes at Tournaments and Club Shoots on this Coast than any other Powder since GOLD DUST has been on the Market. Highest Average and Longest Run of Straight Breaks at First, Second and Third Tournaments of the California Inanimate Targpt Association. HIGH VELOCITY! LIGHT RECOIL!! FINE PATTERNS ! THIS POWDER 18 MANUFACTURED BY THE UNITED STATES SMOKELESS POWDER CO. No. 215 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Oa. tf^- For sale by all dealers in Powder and Sporting Goods. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Go. The Oldest, Largest and Most Successful Powder Makers in the Country. Manufacturers of DUPONT RIFLE, SUMMER SHOOTING, EAGLE DUCK, CHOKEBDRE and C8YSTAL GRAIN . AND OF THE Dupont Smokeless, THE LEADING- SMOKELESS POWDER OP THE UNITED STATES The DU PONT brand guarantees EXCELLENCE, REGULARITY, PENETRATION and CLEANLINESS. The Pacific Coast record for 1896 was made with "DU PONT SMOKELESS " C. A. HAIGHT, Agent, 226 Market St., S. F. SAN JOSE DOG SHOW Santa Clara Valley Poultry ana Kennel CI M ARCH 31st, APRIL 1st, 2d and 3d. Entries close March 1 Slh at 9 p. m Send for Premium List, and get youb Dogs RFADY FOR THE SAN JOSE SHOW. OHAS. R. HARKER, Seo'y MERCURY B'ld'g.. San Jose, Cal. REMEMBER Tomlinson Shot Gun C eaners Have a tearing surface of i square inches on tbe in- side of tbe barrel, thereby doing its work quickly and thoroughly, and wearing longer. The frame is made of brass, and there being no wear on it what- ever, lasts a lifetime. Tbe brass wire gauze sides when worn out can be replaced for 10 cents a pair. More of them in use than all others combined. Made in gauges from 8 to 20. Sent postpaid Si .00. With "POWERS" Rod (screwdriver and oiler in handle) postpaid S3. 00. All dealers. Address, C. TOMXINSON Syracuse, N. Y. BUY NO INCUBATOR COLLIES Beach Hill Kennels SAN JOSE, CAL. PUPPIES whelped February 16, 1897, by GOLDDUST lr, 41,099, oat of SUNSHINE 39,736. AT STUD— 30LDDTJST II 41,099, by GOLDDUST 29,212 (winner ot 28 First Special Prizes), out of STONEHTJRST LASSIE 31,319, she by the famous ROSLYN DANDY, -%. FEE $25 ^ Apply to MISS DELLA BEACH, St, James Hotel, San Jose, Cal And pay for U before giving it atrial. The firm whn is afraid to let you try their incuba- tor before buyi g it has no faith in tbelr machiDe, We will sell you ours ON TRIAL, XOT A i EST until tried, and a child can ran It with o min- utes attention a day. . .HgT PftlZK WORLU'8 PAIR. and will win you for a steady customer If you will only buy ours on trial. Onr large catalogue will rost you 5 centa and give yon -100 wortb of practical Information on poultry and incubators, and the money theie In in the business. Plans for Brooders, Houses, etc.. 25 cents. IV . B. Send ua the namea or three persons interested in poultry and 25 cents and we will send you "The Bicycle : Us Care and Repair," a booh of 180 subjects and 80 illustration*, north $& to any bicycle VON CULIN INCUBATOR CO., Box 237. - DELAWARE CITY, DEL. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. One pair of IRISH TERRIERS and ore pair of BEAGLES, all from prize-winning stock. All first-prize winners at tbe late Sac- ramento show. Address, J. B. DOAK, Stockton, Cal. IRISH SETTERS. AMMUNITION W. W. GREENER PARKER SPORTMEIM'S OUTFITS ITH 416 MARKET STREET. iiifeeial Below Sansome - San Francisco Clabrough, Golcher & Co. GUNS S%mA~ GUNS At Sxrjn — The best bred Irish Setters in America, FINGLAS JR., 31,189. BARRYMORE, 34,802. If you want an Irish Setter that will hunt, call ■ r address GLENMOBE KENNELS, "West Berkeley, Cal. Echo Cocker Kennels. FOR SALE Poppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches in Whelp AT STUD CHALLENGE BROVr.A 17,064. WOODLAND JERSEY, C. H. I'., 25 I I. BROOD BITCHED BESSIE E. 29.20S, 1st at Stockton. LAUY ETTA 41,488, 1st and special, Stockton. BLACK DUCHESS. C. K. C. 2775, by Black Duke 8494. A. C. DAVENPORT, Propr. 314 Main St., Stockton, Cal. Several two-year-old colts and yearlings broke to harness. Sired by HAMEIETONI AN WILKES dams ANNA BELLE and other well-bred speedy mares. Also several good road horses. 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Testimonials from the most prominent horsemen In the United States and Canada.lrrom agents or the Manufacturers, H. ». BOSSABT * Co.. Latrobe. Pa.. U. 8. A. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL BETTJRN PRIVILEGES. Of Chehalis, P 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08i4 Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:0914 Altao 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. Se -has taken a leadiug position among the foremost trotting sires oi the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or lrom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant oi George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sore foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident — is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric ears, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. HERE ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE STALLIONS FOR SALE PRINCE DERBY (Brother to Derby Prince89, 2:11}), by Chss Derby, 2:20, out of Princess, by Administrator 357 second dam Priceless (dam of Ernest Maltravers, •l-"-il) b? Volunteer; third dam Stlvertail (dam of Driver, 2:19i), by American Star 14; fourth dam by Aaron's Gray Messenger. PRINCE DERBlt is seven years old, a handsome dark bay, standi! 16} bands, and weighs 1,175 pounds. He is a very pare-gaited trotter, gives much promise of speed, and will make a great sire. Sired by Steinway TriTJTfA 1 A 9 A K 8ired bT Steinway, 2:251, < JaAiILA. 14,0*D, (sister to Phil Thompson, 2: ' ■»-■*-)-'-*■ > 2,2Q1) b Red Wilkes; Becon out of Nannie Smith 16, and Lady Wilkes, cond dam Grey Nellie, by John Dillard; third dam by Gill's Vermont 104; fourth dam by Herr'a Bellfounder. KAPILA is one of the handsomest horses in the State. He is a dark brown in color, stands 10 hands, and weighs 1,100 poundB. He is a pure gaited trotter. Also, the thoroughbred stallion SID, by imported Siddartha (son of I ero Gomez, out of The Pearl, by NewminBter), dam Vestella, by Jonetboro (son of Lexington and Alice Jones, by Glencoe); second dam Vesta, by ABteroid; third dam Lilla, by imported Yorkshire; fourth dam Victoire, by imp. Margrave; fifth dam Argentile, by Bertrand, etc. 8ID is one of the 1 cal formed thoroughbreds in this Slate, and all bis progeny are noted for Iheir speed and ijameness. 8®* For prices and all other particulars, address J. G. HILL Montalvo Cal. Eligible 10 registration. Bay horse foaled in 1890; 15.2 hanc"s; weight 1000 pounds; three-year-old recod, 2:22?4 (io his second race; he _. _ .__ _ has never started but three times). Sired by a producer. Strath- way, nut oi a producer and a great brood mare, Ellizabeth Basler (dam of Bobert Basler, formerly Consola- tion. No 0180 record 2-20), by Bill Arp tpacer), stcond dam Mary, by Warefield, son of Cracker, by Boston; tbiid dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son ol American Eclipse. Stoneway has shown halves in 1:08 In a race* He is fast, game and as sound as the day he was loaled. Eligible to registration Bayhorse,ibaledin 1690; 15 hands; weight 90U pounds; two-year-old record, 2: 50 (trials at two years.halves in 1:15; could show a 2:03 gait at three years; never started but twice). By a producer, Stnuhwuv, out ..I' a producer, Ida Hay. dam of Homeward, record 2:i3M, by Grosve- nor; siid dam SusleK., by Alarlc, son of Imp. Hercuies; third, dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins, son of Bos- ton. HomewaylsaDsolutely sound and very fast aDd level-htaded. "Will make a great race horse. _____ — .--__- — s— Brown colt; large star; hind feet and llegs white; foaled in DAVE- BA5L— R (PACER) 1S3^ 15-2 bands; weight 950 pounds By Robert Basler (lor- '—■-—•-' '- ' merly Consolation); dam Peerless Maid, by Strathway; STONEWAY (PACCR HO ME WAY (TROTTER) secuud dam Susie K. by Alaric, son of imported Hercules; third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins, son of Bos- Uju. This roll is very fast and sound; could show a 2:30 gait bare-footed when a yearling. The above horses are for sale or lease for racing purposes. They wear light shoes, are evenly balanced, WKAKNO HOBBLES. They have been in careful hands, have been worked for speed every year, and; have bad good care. They are sound and ail right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Begistered No. 0ISO, record (pacing), 2:20; brown horse; small star; coronet of left hind foot white; foaled In 1888, its l bands high, weight l,lti5 pounds. By a producer, Antevolo; four-year-old record 2: 19}^. Son of Electioneer; firstdam th*> great broodmare Elixabtth Basler (dam of Bobert Baaler record 2:20. aud Stone way, three-year-old recoi d 2:2--%), by Bill Arp {pacer,; second dam Mary, by Warefield, son of Cracker, by Boston: third i am Jane, by the Barr Horse, son of American Eclipse. BOBERT BASLER will make a pub- lic season for mar^s the year l;-97, beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at Hanfoid, in Kings County, Cal.; Wednesday in Visalia, Tulare County, Cal., the remainder of the week at the horse's home, tne Cottouwi od Ranch, ten miles northeast of Visalia. TERMS — $25 the season, payable theistot June, 1897. Mares kept at the Banch for $1 PER MONTH. This horse can show as grand a lot of coita as any horse in the State. They are good-gaited, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers. Correspondence solicited. B, 0. NEWMAN, - - Box 271, Visalia, Cal. FOR SALE. Imported Percheron Stallion BERTRAM was Imported from France. Is a dark bay, stands 17 hands, and weighs 2,000 pounds. He 1 recorded In Percheron Btud Book. ofFraDce. Register No. 1289. Sire Avate 912; Avate per Nogen 729; grandparent Vldocq 732, he by Coco II, 714; dam Catbarione. BERTRAM took First Prize at State Fair three years in succession. His get have been prize- winners wherever shown. He Is a rare foal-getter, and his colts are unsurpassed for size, beauty and action. Owner selling because he is retiring from the breeding business. OS- For price and lurther particulars, apply to this office, or to L. C. RUBLE. Rio Vista. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEA* OAKLAND RACES. Close of a Very Successful Meeting— The Four- Mile Race "Won by Schiller Over a Very Heavy Track. FORTY-NINTH DAY — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. Favorites and long shots devided honors and coin at the new track this afternoon in the deep mud. A crowd of 1,500 was on hand and saw big fields compete in the six events run off. Monitor, long due, won the first with G. Wilson up at odds of 10 to 1, and won impressively by three lengths. Sir William simply galloped in in the second, allowing On Gua Nita to lead up to the final eighty yards, on sufferance. Moringa closed up a lot of ground in this. Frank Jaubert gave a first-class imitation of a horse making a field of gallopers look like a band of saffron-hued canines, after being one of the latter himself, to all appear- ances, for a long time past. Babe Murphy won the fourth, mile and a sixteenth, very cleverly from St. Aignon, after Chartreuse had run herself almost to death in front and be- come anchored in the heavy going close to the inner rails Pat Murphy took the fifth with great ease from Shield Bearer, Mainstay et al., and fvicardo, off in the lead in the last, was never headed. G. Wilson, J. Shields and Boze- man, not considered stars in the jockey firmament, were up on winners this aftemoob, while Freeman, Slaughter and H. Martin rode victorious thoroughbreds also. The first was at five and one half furlongs. Away to a good start, Bourbon went to the front, and closely attended by Iron Jacket, ran around to the homestretch, Pecksniff third. Bourbon quit as soon as they straightened away, and Iron Jacket was done for a sixteenth from home, Monitor winning off by four lengths, Play Boy second, half a length before Pecksniff, who beat Edgemount a head, Iron Jacket another head away. Time, 1:12. Monitor was at 10 to 1, Play Boy 8, Pecksniff 10, Edgemount 2£ (played from 6), Iron Jacket 5, Lena 6 (15 once), others 10 to 100 to 1. The second was at three and one-half furlongs, for two- year-olds. They were away to a fair start, the order being On Gua Nita, Irritator, Sir William. On Gua Nita led Irritator two lengths into the homestretch, Sir William lapped on the Brutus colt. Irritator fell out in the straight and Sir William galloping with his head around to the side, was given his head and shot in an easy winner by a length, On Gua Nita second, a length before Moringa, who ran up from seventh place. Fallen Princess was a poor fourth. Time, 0:45|. Sir William was at even money, On Gua Nita 20 to 1, Moringa 20, Barney Schrieber 4, Duke of York 7, others 12 to 60. The third, seven furlongs, brought eight to the post. They were off to a fair start, Woodchopper showing first momen- tarily. Frank Jaubert, away second, soon dashed to the fore, he, Roadrunner and Mahogany runniDg lapped past the qaar- ter. At the half Frank Jaubert was first by half a length, Roadrunner Becood, a length before Rienzi. Jaubert wsb four lengths to the good at the three quarters, and won by eight leDgths, Rienzi second, a length before Three Forks, who beat Road Runner a head. Time, 1:32. Jaubert was at 7 to 1, Rienzi 3 to 2, Three Forks 2£ to 1, Woodchopper 8 (played from 12), Atticrs 7 (10 once), others 50 and 60 to 1. In the fourth, one mile, after getting off to a good start, Ike L. showed a head in front of Chartreuse passing the stand. Then Chartreuse got to the fore, leading ike L. a neck at the quarter, Daylight two lengths away. Chartreuse was half a length to the good at the half, Ike L., Babe Murphy and Franco heads apart as named. At the final turn it was Char- treuse first by a head, Red Glenn second, with Babe Murphy at his heels. The Babe came along, on ihe outside, and get- ting up to Chartreuse about a sixteenth from home, won driving by a length, St. Aignon coming fast enough to get the place, half a length before Chartreuse, on whom Red Glenn was lapped. Time, 1:54|. Babe Murphy was at 7 to 5, 8t^ Aignon 15 (played from 20), Chartreuse 13 to 5, Day- light 4fc to 1, Glenn 7, Ike L. 40, others 200 to 1. The fifth was at five and a half furlongs, and a field of eleven lined up. They got an excellent send-off and Peril at once shot into the lead. At the half it was Peril first by a length, Shield Bearer and Encino heads apart, lapped by Pat Murphy. 8hield Bearer showed half a length to the good turning for home, Peril, Encino and Pat Murphy well bunched. Pat Murphy beaded Shield Bearer about a six- teenth from home aod won with- great ease by a length, Shield Bearer second, three lengths from Mainstay, he three from D. J. Tobin. Time, 1:11£. Pat Murphy was at 2 to 1 (2J for some time), Shield Bearer 6 to 1, Mainstay 6, Soniro 7, others 10 to 50 to 1. After a couple of breakaways Ricardo got off in front, Heartsease and Doubtful left. Ricardo was not headed and won by four lengths pulling up, Joan second, three lengths from Howard, who beat Boreas about a length. Time, 1:19. Ricardo was at 3 to 1, Joan 12, Howard 2£, La Flecha 2h, Boreas 6, others 12 to 1. FIFTIETH DAY— FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. The first race was at a mile, selling. They were away to a very good start. Boreas and Ricardo ran beads apart past the quarter, three leDglhs before Woodchopper. Ricardo's head showed in front at the half, Boreas four lengths from old Woodchopper. Boreas led Ricardo half a length at the final turn, Woodchopper five lengths further away, three lengths from Coda, on whom Chatles A. was lap- ped. The latter ran up very fast in the homestretch and Boreas had to be hustled some at the end to win by a head, Charles A. two lengths from Woodchopper, who was as far in front of Ricardo Time, 1:48. Boreas was at 10 to 1, Charles A. 13 fo 5, Woodchopper 15 to 1, Coda and Cherry- stone 4 (latter backed from 6), Ricardo 8, others 10 to 100 to 1. Boreas was run up $10J Sy Tom Woodford,and he got the horse. To a good start Ransom showed in front a shade, but at the quarter Camelia's head was in front, RanBom second,a length before Perseus and Una Colorado, head and head, Perseus went to the front in the nest furlong and led by two lengths at the half, Ransom and Camelia head and head, three lengths from Pecksniff. At the last turn it was PerseuB first by a length, Ransom second, five lengths from Camelia. Perseus was not headed, and won driving by half a length, Ransom second, eight lengths from Camelia, she twelve in front of Una Colorado. Time, 1,47. Perseus was at 2 to 5, Ransom 3 to 1. Camelia 15, Una Colorado 20, Pecksniff and Jerome S. 100 to 1. The third was for three-year-olds, seven furlongs. To a fair start Sweet William and Moreno went out in front, be- ing heads apart, three lengths in front of imp. Sain to the half. Sweet William led Morena a head at the final turn, Sain two lengths off and a length in front of Arrezzo. Sain assumed command a little over a sixteenth from home, but was in the heavy going near the rail, and Arrezzo, in the good footing, experienced no trouble in winning by half a length, imp. Sain, driving, second, a neck before Sweet Wil- liam, he two lengths in front of Moreno. Time, 1:33. Ar-: rezzo was at evens (played fronj 7 to 5), imp. Sain 8 to 5, Sweet William 5£ to 1, Moreno 150, and Lady Hurst 250 to 1. In the fourth, five and one-half furlongs, for three-year- olds, Senator Morgan, Haonetta and Basquil were heads apart passing the half. Senator Morgan led into the home- stretch by about a neck, Siefried second, with Basquil at their heels. Basquil assumed the lead in the final sixteenth anJ won from the fast-coming Roy Carruthers by a head, Seigfried third, a length away and lapped by Roselle. Time, 1:12}. Basquil was at 15 to 1, Roy Carruthers 20, Siegfried 9, Torpedo 2£, Hannetta 13 to 5, Chappie 8, others 12 to 75 to 1. The fifth was a six furlong selling race. Toisina and Una Qua Amo ran heads apart past the half, two lengths from Summertime. At the final turn Torsina, Una Que Amo and Summertime were running lapped. Summertime came on in the last sixteenth and was a handy winner by half a length, Torsina second, eight lengths from Una Que Amo, who beat Eventide four easily. "Time, 1:18. Summertime was at 27 to 100, Torsina 3 to 1, Una Que Amo 100, others 50 to 100. A mile race was last on the programme. It was Walter J first and Cabrillo second past the quarter. At the half Walter J. led by half a length, Caliente second, at the half it was Walter J. first by a head. Caliente lookee a winner until near the finish, but Jones let the colt's head drop for a moment and he could not quite get up, Walter J. winning by a neek, Caliente second, eight lengths before MonHa, on whom Can't Dance was lapped. Time, 1.46. Joe Ullman boosted Walter J. $600, the owner retaining him, however. Walter J. was at 15 to 1, Caliente 8 to 5, Monita 30 to 1, Formal 3 to 5, others 10 to 15 to 1. FIFTY-FIBST DAY — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20. The first was at bix furlongs, selling. Shield Bearer showed first to a good start, but was immediately passed by Peril and Mainstay, who ran heads apart past the half, four lengths in front of Shield Bearer. Peril was first by two lengths at the three-quarters, Mainstay second, five lengths from Shield Bearer. Peril carried Mainstay out in the homestretch, and Shield Bearer, turning closer and running a game race, got up and won amid considerable excitement by a head, Peril third, two lengths from Hermanita. Time. 1:19J. Shield Bearer closed at 13 to 10 (he was at 3 to 2 once), Mainstay 3 to 2, Peril 20, Hermanita 8, Ike L. 30, others 40 to 300 to 1. In the second, a mile and a furlong, Long Lady, fifth away, shot to the front, leading by two lengths at the stand, four at the quarter and by three at the half, Frank Jaubert and Eabe Murphy close together. Frank Jaubert collared Long Lady nearing the three-quarters and at that point led by half a length, Babe Murphy second, two lengths before St. Aig- noD, on whom Long Lady was lapped. Frank Jaubert drew away in the homestretch and won easily by four lengths, St. Aignon in a drive beating Babe Murphy half a leDgth for place, Pollock* fourth, another half a length away. Time, 2:02}. Frank Jaubert was at 4 to 1 (8 once), St. Aignon 2, Babe Murphy 2, Two Cheers 7, Pollock 15, Long Lady 100, and Skalkaho 200 to 1. The third was for three year-olds, five and one-half fur- longs. To a firBt-class start Lena showed first, Mercutio second, Mistral third. Mercutio was first past the half by a length, Ezekiel and Lena lapped. The latter then fell hack rapidly and Mercutio led by a length at the three-quarters, Ezekiel and Siegfried half lengths apart. Mercutio drew away until he was four lengths to the good in the home- stietch, and won easily by two from Siegfried, who beat Ezekiel a length. Viking was fourth, two lengths further away. Time, 1:13}. Mercutio was at 3£ to 1 (4 at the opening), Siegfried 9 to 5 (went bacs: from evens), Ezekiel 15, Altanera 4, others 10 to 100. The Elmwood Stakes, half a mile, for two-year-olds, came next. The value of the stake was $1,000, of which $200 to the second and $100 to third. To a good start Roxey Murphy took the lead. At the three-quarter pole it was Roxey Murphy first by one and one-half length, EBtro second, with The Cheat at his saddle. The Cheat gradually closed up, and running a dead game race, won driving by half a length from Roxey Murphy, who was six lengths before Estro, he two from Al Koran, last away. Time, 0:51f. The Cheat was at 3 to 5 (backed from evens), Roxey Murphy 10, Estro 15, Count of Flanders 3, Alkoran 8, Fallen Prin- cess 40. Then came the event that had attracted the thousands to the courBe — the four mile race for the Thornton Stakes, $3,000, of which $2,500 to the winner. The trio of starters went away from the post at little better than a walk — so slow a gait as to elicit shouts of derision. Schiller took a slight lead of Thornhill, and Willie Martin dropped Lobengula back a dozen lengths going the first quarter, which Schiller made in the ridiculous time of 0:36. They simply cantered the first mile; it was run in 2:10, Schiller being from a length to a couple of lengths in front. The pace was notice- ably quickened beginning the Becond mile, Schiller goiDg easily along in front, Thornhill, to escape the flying mud. either having to take to the inside in the heavier going or to the outside and go a much longer route. At the end of two miles Schiller was still a couple of lengths in front, but Thornhill was now sent along, he and Schiller alternating in the lead, Lobengula still about twenty lengths off. When three miles had been traversed Thornhill, in the center of the track, had a lead ot a length, and Mb backers were much encouraged thereat. The race was now on in dead earnest. Schiller and Thornhill were on nearly even terms at 3} miles and Willie Martin was sending Lobengula along for the first time since the long run was begun. Thornhill was run- ning along gamely in the rather deep going, leading his larger opponent about a neck. That he waB laboring hard was quite apparent, though. Between the three-furlong and half-mile poles he was observed to falter, and Schiller shot past him. "ThornbilPe done for I" came from the throng. Aod the white faced Cheviot horse was, in truth, beaten, though it wbs not known at that time that he bad badly bowed a tendon. It was only his great gameness that kept him on his pins to the finish, At the final turn, three and three quarter miles having been traversed, it was Schiller first by half a dozen lengths, Thornhill second by perhaps eight, Lobengula coming very fast. President Williams' 130 ©ije gvc&cv mtfc *kpoxi$nxa%%. [February 27, 1897 recent purchase passed Thornhill in ihe next furlong and was within two lengths of Schiller when a little over a six- teenth from home, but clearly had not been "pointed up" for such a long journey, and Schiller, given rein, dashed away and won by four lengths, Lobengula twenty five from the broken-down Thornhill- Time, 8:04i. Some very bearty cheers went up for " Jockey Sims " and Owner Barney, and the last-named remarked to the judges some- thing thai sounded very much like "You can't beat the Dutch I" as the beautiful floral collar was placed on the handsome son of imp. St. George and Fraulein, who was bled in the old-fashioned way to relieve him, blanketed and led away amid not a little enthusiasm. The race, but for Thorobill's mishap, would have beer* a most exciliDg one, and had Lobengula not dropped back so far in that slow firet quarter there would have been much additional excitement. Following is the pedigree of the winner: g£ { Parmesan, by Sweet x- | CremornetDerby)...- meat 5© | (.Rlgolbocbe. by Rata- £.s ( Imp. St. George- -( plan Six I (Adventure'-, by New- est , Strategy < minster H«-*&! (.Minerva, by stock- - '- ~ = , well -- .5 I /ro.n^™. f Lexington, by Boston = -^= | (Wanderer \Co.al.by Vaudal 3 « .. ,. Fraulein < Xhtt (dam of Zoolein, ( Imp. Gleceig. by Cita- "'■"o J. W. Brooks ^Glycerine .._■{ -el ^c and Miss Ba- (dam of Wander- 1. Moll ie Able, by Lex- £ 3 ker.) ment and Wait- ington pjO Ing) (dam of Billetta) Foarlh dam, Nancy PerKine, by imp. Glencoe; fifth dam, Martha Washington, by Sir Charles; sixth dam, Wynn's Isa- belle, by Sir Archy; seventh dam, Black Ghost, by imp. Os- car; eighth dam, Pill Box, by imp. Pantaloon; ninth dam, Melpomene, by imp. Traveler; tenth dam, Virginia, bv Mark Anthony; eleventh dam, Polly Byrd, by imp. Aris- totle; twelfth dam, Young Bonnie Lass, by imp. Jolly Rog- er; thirteenth dam, imp. Bonnie Lass, by Blank; fourteentb dam Bonny Lass, by Snip; fifteenth dam by Lath; sixteenth dam. Shock's dam, by Snake; seventh dam, Grey iVilkes. by Hautboy; eighteenth dam, Miss D'Arcy's Pet mare; nine teenth dam a Sedbury Boyal mare. Imp. St. George is of the same male line as imp. Brutus, imp. Macaroon and the Derby-winuer, Macaroni, Jatter Bire of the dam of the un- beaten Ormonde. The last race was at one aDd three-eighths miles. Zara goza made the running for nearly a mile, then Three Forks. who had been running second, sped past him, and leading by half a length, driving, after pinning Arundel against the in- ner rails and probably preventing him from finishing in front. J. O. C. was third, four lengths away and two from the tired Zaragoza, Time, 2:43. Brilliant fell at the firet jump and leaped inte the inside track. W. Clancy's claim of foui against Three Forks was considered and Hennessy questioned, but the result was not changed. Three Forks was at 8 to 5, Arundel 4 to 1, J. 0. C. 8, Hello 2£, others 10 to 60 to 1. INGLESIDE RACES. Reopened Under Most Auspicious Circum- stances—High-Class Racing— The Events in Detail. FIFTY-SECOND DAT — MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. One of the largest crowds that ever gathered at Ingleside was on hand yesterday, fine weather, and a good card serv- ing as msgoets to draw the people with sporting blood track- ward. Besides, it was Washington's Birthday. Estimate on the assemblage ranged from 8,000 to 11,000- There were two surprises to begin with, then the favorites got home ii good shape. The first winning was with imp. Fullerton Lass, as good as 100 to 1 for some, 60 to 1 for a lot. Trn books were hit pretty hard on this, a trio of plungers alone taking over $13,000 out of the ring on the victory of the English-bred mare, while of course such a price is just tie for the pikers, who made a big hole in the bank-account of the field book man. Formal turned another somersault ami lit on his feet. The other day in heavy going be finished absolutely last, beaten by a band that will go in the watei after a stick every time and hide bones till they're blue in the face. Ferrier, too, ran as if he had become real know- ing and didn't like the price, which was 7 to 10. Salvable just galloped in a winner in the third. Napamax, daughter of the dead Maxim and Napa, won the White Seal Stake.6 for Burns & Waterhouse with ease, and established her clain, to the two-year-old filly crown of California. Reddingion romped in in the mile and a furlong jump, and it did not take Preston's life to capture the last. The first run was at a mile. Theyjwere away to an ex- cellent send ofl. Road Runner led past the quarter by two lengths, Flambeauette second, a length before Soowdown. who eoon thereafter got to the front, he, Flambeauette and Koad Runner running heads apart as named passing the half. Snowdown led at the three quarters by half a leng'.h. Favory second, lapped by Fullerton Lass. Snowdown bumped Tar and Tartar and a few others in the last furlong and imp. Fullerton Lass went on am! won by half a length driving, Tar and Tartar second, two len»thB from Scimitar, who was as far from Snowdown. Time, 1:46$. Fullerion Lass was at 50 to 1, fas good as 100) Tar and Tartar 8, Sciinir at 3J, Snowdown 7 to 5, Can't Dance 4, others at long prices The second was at a mile also. To a good start Col Wheeler was id front a length at the quarter, Naranja and Logan heads apart. Logan's head juat showed in front oi Naranja's at the half. At the three-quarters Formal was leading by half a length, Ferrier second, and the latter was not headed, winning handily by one and a half lengths, Fei- rier second, a leDgtb in front of NaraDja, who beat George Palmer a head. Time, 1:44* Formal was at 7 to 1, Fer- rier 7 to 10, Narat ji 20 to 1, George Palmer 4, Col. Wheeler 12, Logan 15 and Joan 100 to 1. A mile a-jd a furlong race was third on the programme. To a good seed-off Salvable, Marcel and Lady Huret ran in close order past the stand, At the quarter it was Salvable first by a leDgth, Lady Hurst second, a head before Marcel. Lady Hurst then ran up close, lapped on the favorite. Mar- cel another half length away. Waivable and Lady Hurst drew away from the others, the former leading the favorite a head into the homestretch. Camelia had moved up third, and was coming fast enough to rrake Salvable get a little move on to win by half a length. Camelia beat Marcel a length for place, and Ladv Burst was lapped on the Luke Blackburn mare. Time, 1:59}. Salvable was at 1 to 7, Ca melia 12 to 1, Marcel 10, othe'rs 100. Toe White ^eal Stakes, half a mile, for two-year-old fillies, brought twelve babies to the post. The stake was $1,000 to owner of first, $200 to second, $100 to third. To a fair start for all but Free Lady and Rosa, Rosormonde dashed away in the lead, Napamax showing second and Queen Mab next. Ro=ormonde was but a head in front at the three-quarter pole, and shortly thereafter Napamax passed to the fore and won handily by a length, Queen Mab in a hard drive beating Rosormonde a heac, witn Martha fourth, half a length away. Time, 0:50.- Napamax and Miss Rowena (coupled) were at 2k to 1, Queen Mab and On Gua Nita (coupled) 6j to 1, Rosormorjde 8, Free Lrdy 4, Martha 13 to 5 (played from 8), others 6 to 40 to 1. In the mile and a furlong hurdle race, Idaho Chief showed slightly in advance of Herman and Reddington passing the stand, then Reddington took up the running, being a length to the good at the quarter, Herman second, five lengths from Mr. Reel. The order was unchanged at the half, though they had bunched up somewhat. Reddington led into the homestretch by two lengths, and Mr. Reel went up second. He was within two lengths of Reddington at the last fence, but the latter jumped beautifully and won in a romp by three lengths, Mr. Reel second, four lengths from Herman, who was six in front of Tuxedo. Time, 2:0S£. The Bache- lor was pulled up almost at the start. Reddington and The Bachelor (coupled) were at 4 to 5, Mr. Reel 9 to 5, Herman 20 to 1, Tuxedo 8, and Idaho Chief 60 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. After quite a long de lay thev were away to i poor start, Peixotto and Mfjive be iDg all but left. George Miller led around to the home stretch by about a length, then Preston, third, moved up and won cleverly at the end by a head, George Miller, second, a length before David, Salisbury fourth, three lengths away Time, 1: 7. Preston was at I to 2 (backed from 4 to 5) George Miller 6 to 1, David 12. others 10 to 400 to 1. FIFTY-THIRD DAY — TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. In the first race, five and a half furlongs, they got awav quickly to a good start. Morven, Hazard, Brametta, Blue Bell and Chappie, ran lengths apart as named passing the half and into the homestretch it waB Morven first by a length, Blue Bell second, as far from Hazard, the latter com irjg up strong. Morven had just a little left, and was lifted in a winner by a nose, Hazard second, three lengths from Brametta. Imp. Trance, fifth, ran a good race with 131 pounds up and first time out. Time, 1:09 J, Morven was at 13 to 5. Hazard 20 to 1, Brametta 30, Nuncomar 11 to 5, imp. Ivy 5 to 1, others 12 to 60 to 1, The second was at seven furlongs, selling. To a good start Midlo went at once into the lead He was two lengths in front at the quarter and half, Moylan second at the latter point, a length in front of Cabrillo. Midlo pulled further ahead going to the three quarter pole, then Tod Sloan set to work on the favorite, and getting up to Midlo in the last sixteenth, won cleverly by a head, Midlo second, ten lengths from Cabrillo, who beat Harold Lindsay six. Time, 1:29}. Moylan was at 7 to 10 (opened at 4 to 5), Midlo 10 to 1, Ca- brillo 3A (backed from 41), Olive 12, others 25 to 200 to 1. The third, five and one half furlongs, was a great betting race. To a good send-ofl Fly went to the front at a good clip, leading Simmons (going easily) four lengths passing the half Sweet William three lengths further off and a length before Good Times. At the three quarters Fly's lead had been cut to two and one-half lengths by Simmons, who was head and head with Sweet William. Good Times came fast on the final turn. Simmons took the lead as they got fairly straight- ened in the stretch, and looked all over a winner a sixteenth from home, but Good Times came very strong, and collaring Simmons in the last thirty yards, won by a good head amid much excitement, Simmons second, three lengths before Sweet William, on whom Fly was lapped. Time, 1:093-. Good Times opened at 6 to 5, went to 9 to 5, closed at 7 to 5, Simmons 6 to 5 (opened at 2 to 1), Sweet William 10, Fly 10, Flashlight 30 to J. A mile and a sixteenth selling race was fourth on the pro- gramme. To a good start Elmer F., fourth away, dashed to the front, leading Clissie B. a small margin past the stand and quarter-pole and one and a half lengths at the half-mile ground, Foremost third, another length away. Elmer F. led by two lergths at the three quarter pole, Clissie B. next, as far from Foremost, "who was a couple before Frank K. The latter closed up in the homestretch, and reserving him for a final effort, Frank K. shot in a winner by a bead, Elmer F. second, three lengths from Foremost, who beat Cliesie B. four. Time, 1:50|. Frank K. was at 3 to 5 (opened at evens) Elmer F. 20, Foremost 12, San Marco 8, others 12 to 100 to 1, The fifth race was for three-year-old fillies, six furlongs. Off to a good start, Tea Rose soon assumed a decided lead, being two lengths to the good at the half. Sly second, lapped by Suisun. At the three-ouarters it was Tea Rose first by two lengths, Suisun second, half a length before Sly. Tea Rose was beaten half-way down the homestretch, and Sly, who took the lead, "blew-up" in the laBt sixteenth, Suisun coming on to a handy two-leogth victory, Nebula second, coming very fast, two lengths before Naranja, who beat Sly ahead. The favorite was a bad last. Time, 1:161- Suisun was at 3 to 1, Nebula 50, Narar ja 5, Tea Rose 9 to 10, Sly S 1,12 at one time), Cappy 200. The sixth and last race was at five and a half furlongs They were away to a poor start, Salisbury showing first. The Sinner wen* to the front at once, leading Yemen two lengths at the half and four at the three-quarters, and winning hand- ily by two and! a half ^lengths from the driven-out Y^men , who was four from Stentor, he a head in front of Salisbury. George Miller pulhd up very lame. Time, l:09i. The Sinner was at 6 to 1, Yemen 10, Stentor 2 (backed from 3), George Miller 11 to 10, Salisbury 20 and Woodchopper 100 to 1. FIT TY FOURTH DAY— WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. The first race was at three and a half furlong?, for two- vear-olds. They were off" to a fair start, but O'd Jack and Morana outbroke tbe others. Old Jack led at the three- quarters by two lengths, Morana second, five lengths before Tom Spencer. Old Jack led to the final sixteenth, where Morana got off on even terms, and going on, won handily by half a length, Old Jack second, eight lengths before Sabaoth. Time, 0:43$. Morana was as 8 to 5 (backed from 3 to 1), Old Jack 15 to 1, Sabaoth 20, Fallen Princess 3$, Borden 8, others 15 to 50. The second event was at six furlongs, selling. To a good start Eocino ran up from eighth to first place in short order, leading Sir Richard a head at the half, Una Q>ie Amo an- other head away. Then old Sir Richard got to the fore, leading a length as the three-quarter pole, Uoa Que Amo second, lapped by Eocino. In the homestretch imp. Di:- parity moved op very fast, but fell back again as if "shori," Sir Richard winning handilv by a length, Brametta, coming very strong, second, two lengths before Camelia, who was an easy third. Eocino was fourth. It- was a great reversal of form, as far as Sir Richard was concerned. Time, 1:16£. Sir Richard was at 15 to 1, Brametta 3, Camelia 9 to 5. Eocino 3 to 1, others 12 to 100 to 1. In the third, three and one-half furlongs, for twe-year- olds, they were away to a rather straggling start, Rey EI Santo left, Aluminum showing first and Free Lady second. Free Lady passed Aluminum when they had run a little over a furlong and led by a head at the three-quarters, Aluminum second, three lengths from Barney Schreiber. Free Lady drew away at the end and won easily by a scant leigth from the driven out Aluminum, who was three lengths in front of On Gua Nita, she a head before Moringa, who ran from last place and finished strong. Time, QA3\. Free Lady was at y to 10 (backed from 6 to 5), Aluminum 2£ to 1, On Gua Nita 20, others 12 to 40. A mile handicap followed. Greyhurst was left at the post and 'Ostler Joe got to the front when they had gone a fur- long and led Ferrier a length at tbe quarter, Installator half a length further awav. At the half it was 'Ostler Joe first by a length, Ferrier second, a head before Dr G , Installator at his heels. At the three-quarters 'Ostler Joe was two lengths before Ferrier, who was half a length in front of In- stallator, against the inner rails. Joe swerved somewhat when they straightened away and when Thorpe tried to get through with Installator he was interfered with. Ferrier as- sumed a slight lead a little over a sixteenth from home, and Installator was beaten a head in a drive, 'Ostler Joe >hird, four lengths off. Ferrier was at 8 to 5, Installator 14 to 5, 'Ostler Joe 4£ to 1, Greyhurst 5, Cabrillo 10, and Doctor G. 40. The fifth event was a mile and a quarter hurdle race. Zar°- gcza led by a email margin for a little over a quarter of a mile, then Reddington took up the running, being a lergth in front of Three Forks at the quarter and two lengths at the half, Tuxedo third at the latter point. Three Forks passed Reddington nearing the three quarters, and leading by three lengths in the homestretch, won easily by that distance, Red- dington second easily, three from Gov. Budd, who was as far from Tuxedo. Time, 2:20. Three Forks wasat 11 to 20, Reddington 'M to 1 (opened at 9 to 5), Budd 15, others 40 to 100 to 1. The sixth was at one and an eighth miles, selling. For- mal was sent at once to thf* fore, Tod Sloan taking a good hold of him. At the quarter and half he was first by about two lengths, Coda second, lapped by Perseus at the latter point. At the three-quarters it was Formal a length away, Perseus second, Coda another length away. Perseus got op to Formal a sixteenth from home and led him a neck for several ya/ds, but Tod Sloan made a grand finish on For- mal, who won by a nose, Perseus second, ten lengths be- fore Coda, she a head from Jaubert. Time, 1:55$. Formal was at 7 to 10, Perseus 2 to 1, Coda 300, Jaubert 4i (7 once), Marcel 60 and Fullerton Lass 150 to 1. In the last, six furlongs, to a good start, Logan led by a small margin past the half, then Santa Bella, close up, went out of the b-mch, with Preston after her. Santa Bella led into the homestretch bv two lengths and won easily by that distance, Preston second, as far from old Logan, who beat Doubtful four lengths. Time, 1:15}. Santa Bella was at 7 to 5 (2 to 1 once), Preston 7 to 10, Logan 50 to 1, Potentate 40, others 200 to 1. FIFTY-FIFTH DAY — THUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. One of the biggest surprises that ever came down the pike occurred in this race. Off to a good start, Yankee Doodle went to the front, closely attended by Logan, and this pair ran heads apart past the quarter and half, two lengths in front of imp. Ivy. The last-named came very fast when three furlongs from home, and leading by half a length into the homestretch, lasted long enough to beat the fast-coming Peter the Second a head, Logan third, two lengths off and a head before Yankee Doodle. Time, 1:43*. Imp. Ivy was at 60 to 1 at the close (once as good as 100 to 1 ), Peter II. 6, Logan 16 to 5 aod Yankee Hoodie 11 to 20. This was the most startling form somersault ever seen on Ingleside track, in all likelihood. In her last previous race Ivy finished away outside the money in a field of very ordinary selling- platers. .V mile and a sixteenth race brought five very good ones to the post. After a long delay they were trotted up and sent away to a good start. Suisun and Greyhuist went away from their field as if it were roped up, and runnine as a team, were eight leneths in front of Argentina passing the quarter, Salvable two lengths further away. At tbe half-pole Grey- hurst was e bead in front, Suisun six lengths from Salvable, he a length from Argentina. The four and one-half furlongs had been negotiated in 0:54^. Greyhurst's head still showed Id front at the three-quarters, Suisuu second, one and one- half lengths from Salvable, on whom Argentina was lapped. The six and a half furlongs were run in 1:22$, and the pace- makers were very naturally done for Salvable c«me on strong, and after a short drive won handily bv a length from Argpntina, on whom Lincoln II. was lapped, Greyhurst was fourth, five lengths away. Salvable was at 9 to 5 (2J to 1 once), Argentina 3i, Lincoln 50, Greyhurst 24 and Suisun 4* to 1. In the third, six furlongs, they got away to a good start and Clissie B. showed the way past tbe half, leading Dennis a head, Dolore lapped on him. Woodchopper ran up from sixth place to fourth, and at the three quarters was first, three lengths in front of Clissie B, at whose heels was DeDDis. Woodchopper held his lead for another furlong, and then began dying awav, Clissie B. winning cleverly bv a head from Woodchopper, who was a head from Meadow Lark, coming like a shot. He got away eighth in a field of nine. Clissie B. was at S to 1. Woodchopper 15, Meadow Lark 3 to 1, Olive 6 to 5, others 6 to 150 to 1. The fourth was at six furlongs. Y'emen. off to a flying start, was never headed, winning handily by a length from Major Cook, who came up from fourth place. Jack o' Lan- tern, three lengths further awav, beat Trappean half a length for tbe show. Time, 1:15}. Yremen was at 9 to 10, M*jor Cook 15 to 1, Jacb o' Lantern 15, others 3* to 100 to 1. Mc- Light ran a poor race, quitting in the homestretch. Trappean needed a race. February 27, 1897] ®tre igvee&ev emit ^povtamaxu 131 Id the fifth, five furlooes, to a good start Celoso was first by a head at the half-mile grouod, Road Warmer second, as far from Red Bird, who the led bunch by one and one-half lengths. Road Warmer's head showed in front at the three- quarters, Celoso second, two lengths before Miss Ross, she a head before Sallie Clicquot. Celoso came good and true down the homestretch, and admirably handled by Tod SloaD, won handily by a head, Miss Ross second, three lengths be- fore Sallie Clicquot, she six from Cappy. Time, 1:01J. Celoso was at 3 to 2, Miss Ross 20 to 1, Sallie Clicauot even money, others 15 to 200 to 1. A mile and a quarter race was sirth on the programme. Cherrystone ran in front of Elmer t'. and Foremost a small margin for six furlongs. Elmer F. led by two in the home- stretch, where Piggolt began his looking back act, Foremost coming along on the outside, and well-ridden by Tod Sloan, winning cleverly by a length. Can't Dance, strong at the wind-up, second, two lengths before Morte Fonse, who made up a lot of ground the last three furlongs. Unity was beaten a bead for show. Time, 2:10. Foremost was at 6 to 1, Can't Dance 7, Morte Fonse 2 to 1, Unity 2J, CollinB and Elmer F. 15, Cherrystone 60 to 1. The last race was at five furlongs, "and a fine field of nine faced the barrier. True Blue was left. Fly and The Sinner ran close together to the homestretch. Msgoet came up very fast on the last turn, and assuming command as soon as they straightened away, the great horse won by three lengths with his head around to his side, Fly second, a length before Dunboy, who beat The Sinner a head. Time, 1:024. Msgnet wai st 9 to 10, Fly 12, Dunboy 15, The Sinner 9 to 5, others 15 to 80 to 1. SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIRN SIMPSON. District Fairs. — There are good reasons to believe that the appropriation for the District Fairs will be granted. When the sentiment of such a large majority of the people of California is so strongly in favor of returning to the old practice, when the arguments in opposition are so weak, that virtually there is only one side to the question, lit does Beem that the bill should be carried. There also appears to be a well-founded opinion that Governor Budd will not interpose a veto and if he should that there will be the requisite num- ber of affirmative votes to make it a law. "Consistency" has been called a jewel and a person may imagine that when a route has once been followed the same course must always be pursued, but surely the proper word will then be obstinacy. From the report of the debate on Tuesday last there is daDger of misconception, and that the action of the Sacra- mento people in declining an appropriation for a District Fair has been misconstrued. The proper explanation un- doubtedly is that the State Fair is held to be sufficient and that is ceitaul? the c sj, as a district exhibition on the same grounds wuuld be, to say the least, superfluous. It ruay be that it was thought that by separating the ap- propriations there would be aguard against a veto in relation to the blate Fair, but that would be dangerous, likely to in- crease animosities which are not entirely allayed. In case the appropriation for District Fairs is defeated by a veto there is a likelihood of serious opposition to that for the State Fair. The remarks of Mr. Belshaw lead to that be- lief as he was quite emphatic in his comments, one of his sentences; "At the last session the conntry members were hoodwmked into voting for the State Fair appropriations when the Sacramento members knew that the Governor was going to veto those for the District Fairs." Whatever may be the result I sincerely hope that the State Fair will not be made to suffer from action which the people of Sacramento and the managers of the State Fair cannot control. There was a prevailing impression, however, that the Stale Fair people were inimical to the District Associations, and though there is little doubt of the belief being erroneous, should there be anything which could be twisted into a semblance of antagonism, on the part of the Sacramento members to the country fairs, the old feeling would be in- tensified. The reference to the ''Ways and Means Committee, with instructions to report an amendment containing such amounts as may be considered best for the several agricul- tural districts," I fondly hope will lead to beneficial results. The language quoted implies that the ''several agricultural district^' will be looked after, and that there will be few, if any, redu< tions msde in the list as published in the Breeder and STOETSiiAN last Saturday. That the minor districts will secure attention, as well as the larger, is my fervent anticipation. There is no question but that every dollar granted is a wise investment on the part of the State, and the good which comes from the encourage- ment of all kinds of farming pursuits, and other resources tf ihe country, cannot be ignored. In connection with racing the appropriations are signifi- cant. Only, however, so far as in fun ishing places where races can be given. As is well known there is a specific purpose to which the mooey granted has to be applied. Not a dollar for raciDg and with stringent guards against the mooey being diverted from the legitimate purpose. In connection with racing there is another point for con- sideration. Were the appropriations granted with a clause in the law that racing should be forbidden, there would be comparative failure. There must be other attractions than Bhow rings and pavilion displays to bring out a full attendance. Noth- ing like contests between horses to effect that purpose, and this has been shown so often that there are few observers who fail to recognize the truth of the claim. * * * Explanatory. — An invitation received from Gaorge L. Fraokinslein, chairman of the committee New York Press Club, to attend a complimentary dinner tendered to Col. S. D. Bruce by the the club, was received too late for any other response excepting by telegraph. The answer was, of course, curtailed to a few words and that was rendered still more ambiguous by the subtraction of one word. The telegram as published was : "Jubilate ! California sends greetings. Right recognized. Viva Pre=s Club." The omission was la after viva to bring it within the pre- scribed ten words. Even with that there is necessity for an explanation. As is well-known the A. J. C. has endeavored to obtair the control of registration and to make that etfective has sought to require that all registration which would secure the right to race on courses under the sway of the A. J. C. should be under its control. This was a direct infringe- ment on the rights of the compiler of the American Stud Book, and as I was well aware that it was an unwarranted tresspas on the domain of a man who had spent nearly all his life on the work which was eodaugered, felt that the attempt should be reprobated in the strongest terms. The invitation from the New York Press Club appeared to be a justification of Col. Bruce and denunciatory of those who sought to steal his property, and hence mv intentions were to endorse the action of the Press Club as emphatically as a few words would express. Therefore '"Jubilate," an exclamation of joy and appro- val; "California sends greetings," that the whole State snared in the sentiment of the Bender; "Right recogoized," that the action of the New York Press Club was an endorsement of Colonel Bruces' proprietary interest, and "Viva la Press Club," a tribute due the club for its advocacy of the velerao journalist as shown by the "testimonial dinner" in his honor The action of the Breeder and Sportsman in relation to the Emmons bill is so well known that explanation is tin. necessary. In clear opposition without qualification or "mental reservation." The articles I have written are equally emphatic, and when I learned on Saturday last that I was quoted as favoring the same line I could not under- tand how there should be such a misconception. A friend suggested the solution that it was articles written some years ago, when there was an entirely different con- dition of affairs. It would take more time than I can give to look over all the articles I have written anent the questions connected with racing, but so far as I can recall there is nothing which will conflict with my present views. Quite well-known that there are features of modern racing which I do not admire, and had I the power to make changes these would be made with great readiness. But individual opinion should not prevail over a large majority which hold contrary views, and the question — supreme above all others — is how shall the many interests connected with racing be best subserved ? The provisions embodied in the Emmons bill are far from protecting, in fact, would be such a serious blow to all kinds of racing, and the interests connected therewith, especially harness-racing, that it would take years to overcome the drawback. Were winter racing prohibited, that is, such a series of meetings as are now in progress at Ingleside and Emeryville, or limited to thirty days on each course, these grand race courses would have to he closed. In order to secure the attendance of Eastern horses, the races must be fixed for a season of the year when racing can- not be carried on in the Eastern country. In order to give California horses a chance to participate in the large East- ern meetings that will also necessitate an opportunity for them to race in both sections of the country. The claim that harness racing is inte-fered with by winter running rac- ing cannot be substantiated. There are only a few months in the year in California when harness racing can be profitably conducted, and these months are those which the agreement between the P. C. J. C. and C.J. C. leave open for fairs and harness racing. Either of the fine racecourses can be obtained for trotting meetings. That is a part of the agreement between the clubs, and hence tracks and grounds are within the reach of fairs and trotting clibs. And these of such a class that it is safe tosay that there is not a single place in the United States wh°re harness-racing will be as well provided for. Every "trotting man" I have conversed with agrees with me on this ques- tion, viz., that the passage of the Emmons bill would be a disaster. It may be that articles I have written, under different con- ditions, may, apparently, sustain the claim made, may in fact present strong arguments for limiting the time of meet- ings, etc., but at the present time the only course for those who have the future interests — great interests they are — at heart will be a strenuous opposition to the Emmons bill. * * # Races, Four Miles. — There is no disguising the fact that the race for the Thornton Stakes was a decided failure, and not at all surprising that people should come to the conclu- sion that the day of long-distance racing had passed. But if there is closer inspection, a careful survey of the incidents connected with the race, this view may be changed, and in place of relegating the prime attraction of the turf to tbe "limbo of the past," there are good reasons for the be- lief that its popularity will be sustained. In the first place the weather for a month previous to the race was such as to put proper exercise for that distance out of the question. "Condition'' is such an absolute requirement to run four The Horse Show — That there is a strong feeling among the breeders, owners and trainers of trotting and pacing horses in favor of the Horse Show has been exemplified ever since the passage of the resolution at the Annual Meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. A. Every member of the association I have conversed with on tbe topic has endorsed the resolution and signified a will- ingness to do all in their power to promote the interests of the Horse Show. There was a full meeting of the Board of Directors of the P. C. T. H. B. A. on Tuesday last, and as an earnest of good-will a general committee was named to aid in securirg thecc-operation of the breeders throughout the State. Tbe object in embodying so many in the committee was to have agents in all parts of tbe State who would do all in their power to secure entries to the next exhibition, and anything else that would promote the interests depending. While it is a long time before the results of the work will be known it is none too early to commence. In the first place the tfficers of the Horse Show Association will be encouraged to give another exhibition when it is known that those who had cot taken an active part in former exhibitions realized tbe im- portance of the show to all of the horse-breeding interests of the State, and in place of lukewarmness are ready to do all in their power to make every department a decided success, especially that section which heretofore has not come up to expectations, viz.: the American light-harness horse. As will be seen by the appended list there are members of the general committee in nearly every section of California, with the assuraoce that every ODe will do effective work. The intention of the P. C. T. H. B. A. is to add a supple- mental committee — a conference committee it can be called — to act with the officers of the S. F. H. S. A. in regard to the department in which the firBt-named association is the most deeply interested. This will be limited to a few who will act as advisory counsel in matters relating to the light- harness division, and there is no question that such a com- mittee will be acceptable to the Horse Sbow managers. The desire on all sides will be to remove obstacles in the way of inducing entries, and that there will be harmonious action is assured. There is only one main point to consider, that being the Horse Show of 1897; how shall it be made so successful as to insure it being a fixed annual event in San Francisco ? General cc-ope ration the answer. With united action on the part of horse breeders and horse owners, a full exhibition all through, tho assurance of a sufficient number of entries to warrant "minimizing expenses" of exhibitors, in short, the cordial support of those who are vitally interested in its Buccess, and there need be no apprehensions for the future. The list of members of the general .committee has a oeculiar significance. Every one owners cf trotters or pacers, quite a proportion breeders, several of tuem on a large scale. More than safe to assert that hereafter there will be no lack cf entries in the light-harness horse depart- ment of the show and with a corresponding increase in all the departments: COMMITTEE. San Francisco GHFoi Clements requ miles, at even a slow pace, that it is the prime factor, and however stoutly bred, however great the capacity to rate along at good speed, with plenty of brush left when called upon, if "order" be lacking there will be an inferior per- formance. There is do question of the popularity of long-distance races with the "'general public" Without expectation of a good race, that is, when it is well koown that the field will be small, and with other drawbacks there will be a large at- tendance. That was proved Saturday la°t and there is little risk in asserting that the large concourse of people was chiefly attracted by the long race. Better, too, if the t'me fixed had been nearer the close of the racing season. 1 he chances for better weather would be greatly increased and the antipathy of trainers to engpge in long races, in a great measure, overcome. This, I think will be proved by the four mile race to come oflat Iogleside, and with the conditions generally favorable there is small risk, indeed, in prophesyirg the largest attend- ance of the season when the frur milers are marshalled on the course by the ocean. ProfEP Heald, J A. McKerron Jnn F Boyd Wm G Layng " Jdo C Kirkpalrick " T J" Crowley " F H Burke " C A Hug Harry E Wise " J J Crooke " A B -'preckels " B E Harris " A H Coben Fruitvale D B Kuight Marysville R S Brown Petaluma W O Bowers Sacramento Hon A C Hinkson " L H Mcintosh Chico Hon Park Henshaw " Ed A TiptOD Montana C Griffiths Pleasai ton J Moorhead Santa Clara J B Iverson Salinas C Z Hebert A Connick Eureka M S Severance Los Angeles C A Winship '■ H J Agnew Hillsdale F P Wickersham Fresno Hod J D Carr SaliDas Jos Cairn Simpson Oakland Wm J Diogee " D E Fortin " Dr Wm Finlaw Santa Rosa A W Foster >an Rafael G W Ford Santa Ana F W Loeber St Helena Jas W Rea San Jose L A Richarris Grayson M H Tuttle Rocklin P J Williams Mil iias E Topham " H W Meek Haywards G C Burnett Walnut Grove Harry Pierce San Francisco Ira Pierce Santa Rosa R o Newmao Visalia Henry Perkins Eakersfleld A C Dietz Santa Paula Nutwood Wilkes 2:16 1-2. Nutwood WilkeB 2:16£, whose advertisement appears en another page, was bred by Mr. Martin Carter of the Nutwood Stock Farm and foaled in 1888. He obtained a three-year- old record of 2:20?, which he lowered last year to 2:16& in a hard fought race, being dead lame at the time, thus proving plainly the staunchness of his bloodlines and his own indi- vidual bulldog gameness. Under most judicious care and _handling during the past winter he appears at present one of the grandest specimens of our modern progressively bred trottiDg stallions in Cali- fornia, with a fair chance to obtain a mark of 2:10 or better later in the season. Kingly grand in his noble appearance, still he seems to be overshadowed by his progeny, six of which are with him undergoing their preparation for tbe coming campaign. A more promising lot of youngsters it would be hard to find anywhere. Endowed with all the exacting qualifications of race horses, and with all the grace and quality of aristocrats, they stamp their sire as a stallion who has the most valued inheritance of any : That of reproducing himself strongly and unmistakably in all of his sterling and much prized traits. He is surely a horse who by this very showing, not only deserves the liberal patronage of our up-to-date horse- men, but ought to be patronized from an economic point of view, because his colts are here to show for him and themseWes that he is capable of reproducing racehorses of the first qualitv who outstrip all others in their beauty of conformation and disposition. Remember such horses will always sell. His fee is very low and should bring him a fair number of approved mares . How's This ! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., props., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac- tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Tbtjax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon :i blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per boitj' by all druggists. Testimonials free. 132 (Etj* gvecirev cm& gtpcvt&mcm* [Februaby 27, JS9 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. The Legislature will adjourn March 13tb. Wm, Corbitt is expected to return to California next week. The new Year Book will be out about March 5 — a little later than usual. Sable WiiEiJts 2:18 only brought $1,900 at the auction s=le in New York. Wanda by Piedmoni Drought $1,500 at the auction in New York last week. The distribution of the weight upon the heels and the toe is dependent upon the length and obliquity of the pastern and the relative height of the heel and toe. Tbe longer and more oblique the pattern, the greater the strain upon tbe tendons and the heels; and vice versa. The proportion in height between the heels aDd the toe explains itself. Don't forget the Colusa meeting, ment in another column. Read the advertise- Mii*lari> Sanders bough* twenty-two head of horses at the Lexington sale last week. J. Gordon of San Jose is handling a few good horses, and will be ready when the bell rings. Paul R. Isenbcrg of Honolulu H. I., is visiting Cali- fornia. Mr. Isenburg is an enthusiastic horseman. Directum 2:05} is being jogged every day at Detroit, and hopes are entertained that he will stand training again. A number of the daughters of Ariou 2:07f, at the Forbes Farm, are to be bred to Baron Rogers 2:10A, in the spring. Bright Eyes, dam of Brilliant, 2:23, and MarviD, 2:24, owned by Frank H. Burke, is in foal to Hambletonian Wilkes. Ruby, 2:19|, fnll sister to Stamboul, 2:07*, will probably be bred this season to the promising young siallion Gem D , 2:18$, by Kaiser, 2:28*. Great credit is due F. W. Loeber, E. C. Topham and L. A. Richards for their work in the Legislature, in behalf of District Agricultural Fairs. Last month twenty-two trotters with markB of 2:30 or better were shipped to Europe. They coBt their foreign owners an average of $666 a head. Star Pointer, the famous pacer, 2:02}, has been con- signed to W. B. Fasig & Co., and will be sold at their com- ing sale in Chicago, March 3d, 4th and 5tb. A. Connick of Eureka, Humboldt Co., owner of Wayland W., 2:12, arrived. with this horse on Wednesday. He will give him to Andy McDowell to handle this year. Directum Kelly 2:23J, who was a great two-year old about the time of the .Northwestern Breeders meeting last July, will be placed in Knap McCarthy's stable. All the horses on the Chico Stock Farm are doing well. Barney Simpson will have Beveral by Arthur Wilkes 2:28 that he is handling) on the California Circuit. A magnificent grain crop is expected this year and prices will probably be good. The Hanford Democrat says that many farmers in Tulare county are alreadv making contracts with owners of teams that will be needed in har- vesting the crop, as they tear that there will be a scarcity of men and teams at harvest time and that wages will be ad- vanced at that time. Prosperity is ahead for the farmers. Trainer James Nolan, of California, who succeeded John Kelly at Eastview Farm, left Mr. Butler's service a short time ago and intends to return to California. F. C 8atles of Providence, R. L, was the purchaser of Sable Wilkes, 2:18, for $1,900; t'jis gentleman also purchased that Bplendid mare Ellen Mayhew, 2:22, dam of Oro Wilkes, 2:11. In every large city in America new driveways are being made, and when the prosperous times come, as come they muBt, many a good horse will be seen jogging up and down these boulevards. The cross between the two moBt noted trotting families, the Wilkes — Electioneer, is in the experimental stages, but so far results have been sufficient to warrant the belief that this cross will prove the most successful yet tried. Sable Frances by Sable Wilkes 2:12 out of Francesca by Almont 33, is doing splendidly at Walnut Grove Stock Farm. She.with several others from this place, will be seen od tbe Circuit this year driven by "Det" Bigelow. A meeting of the stockholders of the Southern Oregon Fair Association was held and they decided to soon com- mence the erection of the ampitheatre and exhibition build- ings, stock Bheds and stables. — Medford lOreg.) Mail. Kohlan King, the son of the great Simmocolon, 2:13£, out of Sybil, 2:27, by Sidney, 2:19$, the only trotting repre- sentative of the great Wilkes-Sidney cress on this coast will be advertised in our next issue to stand for the season. Tecora dropped a fine black colt by Altamont, 2:26 on the 19th io-t.. at Jay Beach's place, Alameda. ThiB youngster is a brother to Cbebalis 2:07*, Del Norte 2:08, Toucbet 2:15, etc. The mare will be bred again to Alta- mont, Dr. G. W. Stimpson has a new method of firing and treating horses requiring that operation, which is highly praised by those who have had it tried. One important feature is, the patient does not require to be laid up for months. Mb. J. B. McFerran is now sole owner of Foundation Stud, Crescent Hill, Ky., having recently purchased the interest of his former partner, Mr. W. P. Clancy. Founda- tion Stud Farm will send out a good stable of campaigners, including the great Tommy Britton, 2:15}. The well-known American trainer, Horace Brown, will enter Azmon, 2:13}, for tbe trotting meeting at Nice. Mattie H., 2:11J, will be served by Patchen Wilkeo'eon Favors, and Trevillao, 2:08}, by Young Jim, will stand for ten approved mares at the Haidof Stock Farm, close to Baden, near Vi- enna. Atork on the long wide boulevard from the Golden Gate Park to Ingleside will soon be commenced. When it is c mpleted it will be one of tbe finest driveways near San ancisco. The work will fee done entirely by the hundreds hardworking men who have been out of employment ill ter. Mr. Wallace's theory that a stallion should be in the pink of condition for a race to be qualified to beget his first foal was pretty in conception but dead against experience. Many a sire has got his best race horses when shrunken and decrepit with age, as though nature, being about to take him away, was providing to perpetuate his best qualities. The Arab has put bis experienoe into the proverb that "a stallion is never too old nor a mare too youDg to produce the best foal." I eaknestly hope my subscribers and advertisers will not think I have anything to do with the meihods used by F. W. Kelley or the Pacific law and Collection Company to collect any bills owing the Beeedeb and Ppobtsman. The Jas. P. Kerr estate, under F. W_ Kelley's management, notified all delinquents that they were in arrears through attorneys and [collectors; then the accounts passed i nio the hands of this collection agency, which is pursuing exactly the same methodB, which, by the way, do not meet with my ap- proval, Wm. G. Latng. John E. Gentry, 2:00*, the champion pacing stallion of the world, gets several Morgan crosses through the dam of his grandsire, Ked Wilkes. Joe Patchen, 2:03, the only ani- mal that has yet made a record of 2:04} to harness over a half-mile track gets a Morgan cross through his dam, a daughter of Joe Youcg, 2:18, by Star of the West, 2:26£, son of Flying Cloud, by Vermont Black Hawk. Jupe, which holds the two-year-old trotting race record, 2:13f, gets the Morgan strain through his sire, Allie Wilkes, 2:15, son of Red Wilkes, and his second dam was by Frank Wolford, son of Telegraph, by Vermont Black Hawk. When the meeting closed at Lexington, the announce- ment was made that Marcus Daly would have only China Silk 2:16^ raced in 1S97, but he has since sent to Ben Ken- ney five other richly-bred youngsters which should trot fast fast. In addition to China Silk, who wss last year's great two-year-old filly, Kenney will train Wilderness, brother to Practical (3) 2:19}, being by Prodigal, out of Fanny Wither- Fpoon 2:16} ; Red Tape, two year old sister to China Silk; Redivivia, .a two-year-old filly by Prodigal, out of Red Cherry 2:14* ; Postmaster, two-year old brother to Journey- man (2) 2:21*, and Limerick, a two-year-old by Prodigal out of Annie Wilton by Wilton. A new organization for trotting and running has been ef- fected at Denver, Col. It will be called the Overland Racing Association. The capital stock is placed at $10,000. The officers are: President, B. H. DuBois; Vice-President, Frank Smith; Treasurer, John D. Ross, and Secretary, Arnold Manus. The list of directors including the following names: Thomas Johnson, D. J. Sayre, Charles Roberts, FranciB Smart, William Maher, John D. Ross, J. G. Morgan, B. H. Du Bois, Arnold .lanus, Frank Smith and R. R. Wright. The races are to be held at Overland Park, beginning June £th and continuing to June 12th inclusive. Races under the auspices of the association will also be held at Colorado Springs, beginning May 29th and continuing four days. On March 12th Palo Alto will seed a rich consignment of trottiDg stock to New York to be sold March 25-26, in charge of F. W. Covey, Superintendent of the Farm. The yearling sister of Azmon is in the lot, and Adabelle, the two- year-old sister of Adbell, yearling record -:23, should attract much attention. Adbine, bay colt, three years old, by Ad- vertiser, out of Columbine, will be offered. Elaine, the great producing daughter of Green Mountain Maid, will be repre sented by a bay filly one year old, by Altivo, brother of Palo Alto 2:0S^. Lula Wilkes, dam of Advertiser, wilt contribute Lydar, a chestnut filly two years old, by Dexter Prince, and Manette, dam of the $125,000 trotter Arion, will have Parion, by Palo Alto. From Moliie Cobb, dam of Cobwebs, will come a bay gelding three years old, by Lottery, and Sontag Mohawk will be represented by Colma, 2:25}, by Electioneer. The blood lines are the richest owned at Palo Alto. Ed A. Tipton, during the past fortnight, has purchased kthe following brood mares at private sale, at prices that show •that the horse business is steadily growing better: Eoline 2:141, b m, foaled 1890, by Anteeo 2:16£, dam Myriad 2:28, by Stranger; second dam Myra, by Gen. Knox. Wiltonramee, b m, foaled 1889, by Wilton 2:19}, dam Kate (dam of Isabelle 2:17 j, by Prince Almont; second dam Patchienne (dam of Prince Albert 2:26), by Mambrino Patcbeo; bied to Bow Bells. American Beauty, b ro, foaled 1891, by Norval 2:14*, dam Santa Claus (dam of Vatican 2:18, and four more better than 2:30), by Msgic; second dam Josie Railey (dam cf Mis- tletoe 2:30), by Gen. George H. Thomas; bred to Onward. Attractive Wilton, bm, foaled 1892, by Wilton 2:19.}, dam Trussella, by Dictator; second dam Molly, by Trussell (dam Trousseau 2:28*), by Pilot Jr. Rosebud Russell, ch m, foaled 1891, by Lord Russell, dam Tube Ros», by Nutwood; second dam Mess Rose, (dam of Nutrose 2:22, etc ), by Mambrino; third dam Primrose. Priocetta Miller, b m, foaled 1893, by Princeton 2:]9:J, dam Myra, by Hambrino; second dam Dolly Spanker, by George Wilkes. Wilspra, b m, foaled 1893, by Wilton 2 19}, dam Edna Sprague (dam of BUmeless 2:19}), by Governor Sprague; second dam Lucille 2:21, by Exchequer (thoroughbred), Eudoxie Hume (sister to Isa Belle 2:17), br ra, foaled 1894, by Jay Bird, dam Kate (dam of Isa Belle 2:17), by Prince Almont; second dam Patchienne (dam of Prince Albert 2:26), by Mambrino Patchen. Myrtle Hume, b ro, foaled 1894, by Young Jim, dam Trixie Hume, by Bourbon Wilke?; second dam Kate (dam of Isa Belle 2:17), by Prince Belmout. Herlene, b m, foaled 1895, by Young Jim, dam Verina, by Lord Ru«sell; second dam Vara fdam of Vatican), by Hambletonian 10. Scarlet Ink, b m, foaled 1895, by Red Wilkes, dam Miss Lane (dam of Miss Wilton, 2:25), by Mamb.ino Patchen; second dam Miss Carey, by Almont. L. H. McIntosh, of Chico, Cal., one of the foremost horse breeders of Northern California, writes : '"In your discovery of the sale of the mare Alexandria at my brother's sale in 1S86 you have referred to her relationship to that wonderful trotter Oro Wilkes 2:11. I remember tbe mare well. She was bred by A. Calden of Princeton, Colusa county, and sold with two other colts at the Reavis sale by John Boggs Esq., and bought by my brother. Mr. Caldeu came to me some time after the s»le and wanted me to induce my brother to let him have this mare, saying that it was not tbe intention to have her sold, the idea was to have Mr. Boggs bid her in for him. My brother sold the mare to D. M. Reavis of Chico. I do not know anything of the horse, Black Prince. Perhaps someone in Colusa county or, perhaps, Mr. Boggs can give you information about the horse and the mare." With this to work on we would like to hear from some of our subscribers in that part of California. There ia an excellent half-tone of Agitato 2:09J, pub- lished in the last issue of The Western Horseman. Agitato divides honois with King of Diamonds aB the world's cham- pion three-year old gelding, both of them having taken their records of 2:09£ duriDg the season of 1896. Agitato has been a remarkable young race horee. He is by Steinway, dum Tone, by Ferguson 8015, and wbb bred by John F. Boyd, Oakwood Park Stock Farm Danville. Ab a two-vear- old he took a record of 2:18, which, as a three-vear-old, in the stable of Winship & Keating, he reduced to 2:09*. on two occasions. He made ten Blarts during tbe season, all save two in aged classes, winning eight firsts and two seconds. He is now owned by Mr. Charles A. Winship, who also owns Ottinger, 2:09^; Gszette, 2:13 5; Asta, 2:12; Lady Walstein, 2:15; Lady Grace, 2:15}; and others, the firm of Winship & Keating having had out '.he greatest stable on the Pacific coast in 1S96. Ex-Secretary Ed A. Tipton, of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, left last Sunday for Anaconda, Montana, where he will have his headquarters in future. Charley Treacv, son of Cspt. B. J. Treacy, goes with him as his private secretary. Charley is a clever, capable and accommodating young gentleman and will serve Mr. Tipton well. The Morning Herald.of Lexington, in speaking of Mr. Tipton's departure, says: "Lexington will lose to-day an adopted citizen and his family, than whom no one could make a greater void to both friends and business associates. Mr. Ed A. Tipton and his family leave to-day for Anaconda, Mont , where Mr. Tipton assumes control of Mr. Daly's in- terests. Mr. Tipton came from Parace here some years ago and brought his bride, nee Frazier, of Woodford county, and they have won the affection and admiration of all with whom they have come in contact since the first day of their residence here. The success of Mr. Tipton as a business man has only been exceeded by his wife's success aB a loving gentlewoman." Mr. Tipton will not give up his residence in this city, but will spend his winters in Lexington at his beautiful home in Fayette Park. This will be pleasant news to Mr. and Mrs- Tipton's host of friends. The large majority of farmers who own horses seem to be quite anxious to get rid of them, even at low prices. Where tbe farm is mortgaged and the horses can be spared belter than anything else on the farm, this is all right, as it is better to lose the horse than the home; but where it is not, we regard it as very unwise and foolish, says the "Kentucky Stock Farm." In a country like ours, where one extreme follcws another, it is not wise to float with the current or follow the herd. From 1880 to 1890 we bred entirely too many horses of all classes, and as a natural consequence we are now suffering a period of low prices. Our next predi- cament, if all signs do not fail, will be a great scarcity of horses. We base this opinion upon the fact that everybody is selling and that very few are breeding. We do not be- lieve there are more than ten per cent of the horses being bred in the United States to-day that there wtre six years ago. This cannot possibly help but produce a great shortage, and this shortage in supply can have but one eflect — namely, to increase the price. As it takes five years to produce a four-year-old, and as the time cannot be abridged by any possible means, and as the breeding began to fall off quite materially in 1S93, four years ago, the shortage is bound to begin to manifest itself inside of the next two years. Tbe produce of mares bred this season will not be four years old, or ready for market, before 1902, and between this and that time we predict that there will be a much greater shortage of horses of alt kinds than has been seen in this country for many years. W. J. White has brought to Ohio and to his breeding es- tablishment, the Two-Minute Stock Farm, the greatest son of George Wilkes, says the American Sportsman. It is Gay Wilkes 2:15}, which was bought for $5,000 at San Mateo's closing-out sale in New York. He is by far the cheapest stallion which has been bought in many years. He is to-day but eighteen years old, and is a well-preserved horse. Those who saw him in the sale ring at Madison Square Garden said that Guy Wilkes never looked bo well before. From the first time John Goldsmith with the San Mateo stable, up to this year, the Guy Wilkes family has been one of the most successful on the Grand Circuit. In J 892 his get won $32,500, in 1892 the familv won $22,362, while those of his son, Sable Wilkes, were $32 000. In 1894 Guy Wilkes won almost $30,000, while in 1895 their winnings were $19,000. In five years tbe Guy Wilkes have won $119,000 on the turf, while the get of bis son Sable Wilkes have earned $62,000, making almost $200,000 which the get of this family have earned. Guy Wilkes now has fifty-two representatives in the 2:30 list. Among them are such famous race horses ae Hulda 2:08*, Sevmour Wilkes 2:08*, Less Wilkes 2:09, Muta Wilkes 2:11, Mary Best 2:12}-, Hazel Wilkes 2:11}-, Fred Kohl 2:12* at three years of age, and Fred S. Moody 2:14. He is also the sire of Sable A'ilkes, who at three years of age held the colt record at 2:18, and who is the sire of Freedom, the first yearling to beat 2:30, and twenty-two others in the 2:30 list. From a racing point and aB the sire of winners, Guy Wilkes stands unequalled. In 1892 his daughter, Muta Wilkes, won almost $15,000, and Hulda earned close to $5,000. In 1893 Muta and Hulda won $5,000 each. In 1894 Mary Best earned over $20,000. In Guy Wilkes, Mr White has secured a wonderful sire to place alongside of Russia in the stud. Mr. White has firm faith in the ability of the Russia mares as producers. As is well known Russia is by Nutwood, and out of tbe great mare Reina Victoria, and as the Nutwood mares when bred to Guy Wilkes and his sou.-, have produced such as Fred Kohl 2:12}, A. L. Kempland 2:1 S}, Vida Wilkes 2:18* and Nut- wood Wilkes 2:16$, the cross should be a very successful one. February 27, 1S97] ©I;*? f$v&€&€v emit &p&vt&mmu 133 THE SADDLE. Tod Sloan will ride either Belmar or The Winner in the Brooklyn Handicap. BubMAH, the excellent jumper, has been sent to San Jose to rest up until next fall. He will be fired shortly. John Coleman has purchased Boreas of Tom Woodford ; consideration $350, or $50 more than the latter gave for him. Thornhill has run his last race, but Rey del Bandidos will soon be se°n at the post, as his leg io rapidly getting better. It was a great day for Eugene Leigh, with two win* and a second to the credit of his horses — Good Times, Suisun and Midlo respectively, Frank (Doc) Tuberville, who rode Ogden to victory in the Futurity, has signed for the coming season with John Huffman, the St. Louis turfman. The raL'e horse Abe Morris died Wednesday at the Oakland track. His heart weighed eight pounds. The dead horse was by St. Saviour and was owned by P. Siebenthalei. The death of the well-known turfman, Caesar Weatherford, is reported from Memphis. Last season at St. Louis he raced a stable consisting of Agol, Revenue, Bravo and other well-known horses. Lithos, Michael F. Dwyer's horse, is already doing good wholesome work in the way of elow moving on the Boule- vard. He looks, as the trainers put it, " as fine as silk " in the way of bodily health. W. B. Sink sold Sister Mary Saturday for $3,000 to Secre- tary W. S. Leake, of the P. C. J. C, supposedly acting for another gentleman. Sister Mary iB not only royallj-bred but has a great record of wins to her credit. Dan Hontg has sold Minnie Cee to Barney Schreiber. She is very well bred (by Iroquois — Jaconet, according to the American Stud Book, though run as by Plenipo — Jaconet), and will be added to the broodmares at Woodland. Al Koran, a rather leggy brown colt that showed quite a lot of speed io the fourth race Saturday, is the first of the get of imp. DuDcombe to race id America. The horse had good winners in Ireland last season though. We would respectfully suggest that the management get up two or three specials for named horses in the near future with $600 to the first horse, $125 to second and $75 to third in each. They would attract tremendous crowds these beau tiful days, and be interesting in the extreme besides. How would a race go at a mile, weights seven pounds below the pcale, between Good Times, Scarf Pin, Caspar, GreyhurBt, Estaca, Aquinas and Indio? Or a half-mile race between The Cheat, Sir William, Napamax, Hermosa and Outlay? Or a five and one-half furlong run with Quicksilver, Fly, Preston, Tea Rose, Moylao, Casper, Summertime and The Sinner aB starterB ? If present indications count for anything, Montana will be visited by a host of horsemen from California this sum- mer. A week or so ago Dan Hon'g announced that he would race there if Magnet and Zamar are in condition, and the chances are favorable. Now comes the news that A. B. Spreckels will send a string to Montana in charge of George Berry and Galen Brown. The latter will take along Libertine and run him in all the stakes. On those hard tracks it will take a Hindoo to beat him. Mr. Spreckels will probably send Foremost, Pat Murphy, Marcel, Tulare pnd some 2-year olds. A horse like Pat Murphy will make a useful animal in Montana, too. Pearson, toe Great Tom gelding formerly owned by Bar- ney Schreiber, won a six-furlong race in the very heavy go- ing at New Orleans on the 16th, beating a field of seven. The same day DomiDgo, a black horse by imp. DarebiD — Gondole, was victorious at seven furlongs. It is a truth that V. L. Kirkmaa has a white thorough- bred yearling colt by Palestine -Black Girl. This anomaly in the turf world has a chestnut sire and a dam whose color is black, and if he trains on and wins as a two-year-old he will set at naught all manner of oroverbial croakings. This animal is almost snow white, not 'ray. Napamax, winner of the White Seal Stakes Monday, is a bay filly by the dead imp, Maxim from Napa (a stake- winner herself), by Enquirer; second dam Bandina, by imp. Bonnie Scotland; third dam Evadne, by Lexington; fourth dam Volga, by imp. Glencoe; fifth dam the dam of Vandal and the immortal Levity, by imp. Tranby. Mopana, victorious in the initial event yesterday, was the first of the Morellos to win. She is a bay, like her famous dead sire, from Temescal, by imp. Mariner, second dam Miss Cromwell (dam of Morellito, another Morello), by Oliver Cromwell; third dam sister to Mark L , by Monday, etc. She was bred by the late Col. Hairy I. Thornton. According to Le Jockey, published in France, W. K. Vanderbilt has registered the following colors : White jack- et, white and black loops en sleeve and while cap. Mr. Vanderbilt will begin racing in 1S98 with a number of two- year-olds out of the mares purchased from P. Lorillard and shipped from this country more than a year ago. We want it distinctly understood that it is not Wm.G. Layng the present proprietor oi the Bbeelee and Spoetsman, who is try- ing, by threatening letters, to collect money for an agency that par. chased from F. W. Kelley the bank accounts owing the J. P. Kerr estate. We disclaim any connection with such methods of collec- tion and hope all our friends will understand the situation. The Hawthorne Stallion Stakes for foals of 1S95 is to be decided in 1S97. Secretary Kuhl states that the race will surely be run. If there is no racing in Chicago the stake will be decided on one of the outside tracks. Declarations are due at $15 each on March 1st for all horses who are not intended to participate in the stake money. and muBt accom- pany the declaration. Sunday Riley Grannan, Harry Harris and Charley Quinn arrived in the city from Coronado Beach, where they had been sojourning during the Oakland meeting. Awaiting Grannan was a telegram announcing the death of his father at Paris, Ky., the latter part of last week. Mr. Grannan will not journey home, as he would be unable to reach there in time to be present at the funeral. The plunger's paternal parent has been ailing for some months and his death was not unexpected. Charles Schltjtitis, of Sacramento, has purchased the old English horse, Friar Tuck (son of Hermit and Romping Girl, by Wild Dayrell); consideration, $500. Friar Tuck is a brother to imp. Flirt (dam of Flambeau, Flirtation, Salis- bury, etc.), and to imp. Fair Barbarian (dam of Amazon and Zenobia). He sired Sport McAllister, Circe, Zamloch, Quar- terstafi, Quicksilver and other good winners, and no Friar Tuck ever appeared in public that was not "afflicted with speed.7' He's worth three times the sum paid, if he only gets two or three colts from good mares. Willie Sims, the jockey, got himself into trouble Mon- day right after the first race. Tie Dwyer jockey accused Thorpe of trying to unseat him in the bumping match be- tween Snowdown and Tar and Tartar. The argument be- gan in the weighing-room, and when Clerk of the Scales Kuhl called Sims to order he was exceedingly impertinent. His badge was taken up, and probably further action will be taken unless the jockey placates the clerk of the scales vith an ample apology. Even in that case he will probably not get ofl scot free. Success may have swelled Willie's head. It 6eems by a satement from the highest turf authorities that the Dorsey case is far from being settled. The tem- porarv injunction case against the License Committee of the Turf Congress was dissolved. Such is the statement of Secretary HopDer of the Turf Congress, and to lhat effect, it is said, the Crescent City Jockey Club of New Orleans — which is not now a member of the Turf Congress — has been notified. The Dorsey case promises to be a celebrated one. If present plans are followed Mr. Johnson's entries will be refused bv all Turf Congress tracks and New Orleans dis- jointed from what connection it has with the Turf Con- gress. Jockey Dorsey will not be granted a license for 1897 by the Turf Congress License Committee. — Daily Racing Form. Roxey Murphy, the chestnut colt that came from sixth position in the homestretch and wound up second to another Rancho del Paso bred one, Hermosa, is the first of imp. Kis- met's get to race in America, This horse Kismet is by Melton (winner of Derby) from Kisberina, by Kisber {winner of the Derby); second dam Palace, by Macaroni (winner of the Derby); third dam Queen Marion, by King Tom (half-brother to Stockwell and Rataplan) His fifth dam was a sister to Blink Bonnie, sixth dam old Queen Mary (dam of Blink Bon- nie, winner of Derby and Oaks, and of Biinkhoolie, imp. Bonnie Scotland and otherB), by Gladiator. It looks as if Kismet (who is now but six vears old) is more than likely to make a sire. He has a double cross of Sweetmeat, sire of Macaroni. This strain was also in Brutus, imp. Macaroon, Morello, Sir Modred and other horses of note. Ed Ryan, who manages the Whitten Bros.' farm at Wil- mington, Illnois, says that the youngsters by Al Farrow showed up so well last year and this winter lhat they have purchased the horse from L. H. E. Smith and will use him in the stud Al Farrow was qcite a sensattjnal horse in California turf history a few years ago, says the Examiner. He and Geraldine lowered the State record at a mile at San Jose. Afterwards he got into trouble at the old Bay District track and several people were ruled off. Big Smith appeared on the scene and purchased the horse. He took him East with Longsbot and was fairly successful, winning a number of raceB. When Pate started the City of Mexico track, Smith went down, and afterwards look Al Farrow to that country. Prior to then Wbitten Bros, had bred some mares to him, which resulted in several winners, the best probably being a two year-old, now three, called Al. Wbitten sent to Mexico last fall and purchased the horse, who is now at the Whitten farm. He is by Conner, son of Norfolk, out of Delia Walker, and was bred by Mart Wallers, in Lake county, Or. Mb. Robert L. Stevens, of Hoboken, New Jersey, has sent a valuable consignment of broodmares to the stock farm of Mr. P. S. Hunter, of Essex county, Virginia, where it is proposed to raise thoroughbreds for the road and the hunting field. The climate, soil and water of that region combine to render it most advantageous for raising horses of vigorous constitution and fine development, and Messrs. Stevens and Hunter have already a choice collection of broodmares and young horses. Among the lot recently sent bv Mr. Stevens is a superb filly by Salvator, out of Millie by Billet, This fillv was purchased at the New York sale of Mr. Haggin in 1S96, and in form and development does full credit to her distin- guished parentage We are pleased to note this departure. It is in line with what we have been advocating for years, viz : that the breeding of thoroughbreds and trotters for rac- ing purposes solely is not the only purpose of the blood horse. True it is that the race course and trotting tracks are great agents for developing the young horse. The tendency has been, however, to lose sight of the fact that the racing quality should be a means to an end, rather than the chief and only desideratum. — Rider and Driver. The following despatch came from Chicago, 111., laBt night : A combination of gamblers which has for weeks been beating the poolrooms and hand books made a winning to day of about $30,000. The poolrooms that suffered were : Arthur Webb's place, the places of John Condon and James O'Leary at Roby and Washington Heights, and the small books which have been doing a hand business about town. The winning combination was beaded by the Ryans, Tom aod Ed, whose operations have for the last year been directed mainly against the Kentucky and Ohio tracks about Cincin- nati. Yesterday the combination camped with all its money on Ferrier in the fourth race at San FranciBco, and on On- dague in the third race at New Orleans, and as a result practically swept out all the available coin that remained in the hands of the purveyors of orders after their run of three weeks of '"tough luck." Corservative sporting men about town place the estimate upon the amount won bv the com- bination at $30,000, of which tbe Robv and Washington Heights books lost nearlv half, while Arthur Webb is said te have auBered a third of the losses with the remainder divided between the recently opened book at Elmhurst and the hand books about town. Bobeas is worth about three times thq $300 Tom Wood- ford paid for him for a stock horse, even if he never wins another race, simply because his breeding is exceptionally good and his record of wins is considerably above the average. He was a stake d>lt at two, a frequent winner at three, was retired for nearly a year, and now, at five, can win in mod- erate company in the heavy going. Boreas' sire is Eolian (son of Eolus and Calash, by imp. Phaeton), dam Ordnance (dam of War Peake), by /Tar Dance, second dam Bonnie Kate, by imp. Knight of St, George; third dam Eagle, by Zenith; fourth dam Eagletta, by Grey Eagle, etc. The American Turf Congress law in regard to trainers paying a $10 license will be strictly enforced at Ingleside, and some tall bustling is now being done by those unfortunnle enough not possess that amount. Even would-be trainers must procure licenses. Marty Bergen, who has been training his own sirine for over a year, says he was never accused of being a trainer, as he has not had a winner. He thinks that trainers ought to be like jockeys, allowed to train until they send a winner under the wire, but his argument did not hold good The license fund is said to go to the Disabled Jockey Fund. Most of the trainers would prefer it to go to the un- employed or worn out trainers. There is some reason in it, too, for trainers have all the care and responsibility, and earn only a fraction of what jockeys do. Last season the Montana racing circuit continued forty- one days. This year it will be expanded to fifty days at Anaconda and twenty-nine at Butte. Tbe towns are 27 miles apart. Denver and Colorado Springs will hold meet- ings before those of Montana. Some twenty racing stakes, from $1,000 to $1,500 guaranteed value, will be offered for the Anaconda and Butte meetings. The racing at each will be mixed, the harness horses having their share of the prizes. There is but a superficial idea of the Montana enterprise. Last spring the Anaconda and Butte tracks and their equip- ments were mere ruins. Some $150,000 was spent under Ed Tipton's management and upon his idea of what they should be. They earned a profit in 1896. A novel plan will be put in operation ot the two 1897 Montana meetings. This and that track talks of mutuel bettiog. The Butte and Anaconda management has gone to actuality about the mutuel system. Both tracks will manage their own betting this year. The machines and tickets have been bought and shipped to Mon- tana already. Only the mutuel system will be used, Its result will be of interest to lovers of racing in America. Olivia L., who was sold the other day by Mike Clancy to F. H. Hickok, ran away at the Fair Grounds yesterday, and narrowly escaped doing herself injury. Clancy Bays he in- tends to go home to New York in a few days. He ;s quite a character, this man Clancy, the possessor of a mellifluous hrogue and a fund of amusing stories, which he tells well under proper encouragement. The mention of hard luck in a group of race-horse people is sure to precipitate a comparison of ex periences. Clancy became involved in one of those sym- posiums tbe other day. "Hard look," hesaid contemptuously. *' Talk about hard look! Two min wint out on the Aist river in a boat. Wan iv 'em could Bhwim as far as tbe naked eye could raich, while dudher wan couldn't shwim a shthroke. Well, be the same token, the boat upset, and the wan that could swim went to the bottom of the Aist river, and shtayed thert until they come afther him wid grapplin' hooks, and the looky devil that couldn't shwim was saved. Now how do yez account fer that? "I used to have a shtand in the Wash'ton market, 'longside o' Hughey McCarren. Huehey got rich while me and the Dootchman on dudher side got poor. Devil a wan o' me knows how it was, but I used to buy more cabbages than Isould, while Hugbey soold more'n he bought." It took the great rider, Charley Wood, rival of Fred Archer, nine years to get another license from the English Jockey Club. All this time he has been purging himself of his ofiense, and during all that long period no word of com- plaint from him has ever reached tbe public ear. Like a wise man, he bowed to authority, and by thus taking his pun- ishment without a murmur he has attained the coveted license which, if he had rebelled, would probably never been restored to him. Wood is now a man of 43 years of age, too old, according to American ideas, to be able to do himself justice in tbe saddle. England has, however, had many jockeys who maintained their prestige till long past this age — Tom Cannon, George Fordham, Jim Goater, John Osborne who rode when he was past 69; Fred Webb, Custance, Con- stable, and, in former generations, the renowned "irtisls," Frank Buckle and Sam Chifney. And Wood haR taken the best of care of himself throughout this period of probation, training continuously, so that to day he can ride at 116 pounds. What money a jockey can earn is well illustrated by tbe fact that at a moderate computation Charley Wood is $250,000 poorer than he would have been had he been able to ride all these years. He was always in great demand, and it is a low estimate to put his income at $25,000 a year. And already it is stated that Wood haj an engagement for the comirg season, his likely employer beine the owner who races under the name of Mr. Theobalds, with colors of "red jacket, green sash.'' The Tampa winning at Iroo Hill Md , is certainly a mys- terious one. The Daily Racing Form of Chicago has this tu say of the mattter: There is a ghost story from Calitoroia going the rounds. It declares May W., a good three-year- old, to have been used as Tampa at Iron Hill January 22d last. There is some support for the allegation that the Cali- fornian Tampa and the mare that won at Iron Hill are one and the same. At Iron Hill Tampa raced as an aged mare by Chesapeake, dam Jby Monte Cristo. The Californian Tampa was on the cards as a bay mare aged by Chesapeake — Mazurka. The stud book falsifies the latter pedigree. The California statement, however, that Tampa ran as a maiden at Iron Hill will not " do." In her winning race January 22 she beat Lady Frances, Tom Harding and five others, none of whom were maidens. If Tampa was bo UBed the fable about a winning of $40,000 over her Iron Hill race is "out of line." The times are not such as to yield $40,000 over such a race. At the most from $5,000 to $8,000 was netted. The mare is said to be owned by W. Matlock, an Oregon politician, who was formerly a State Senator. Frank Starkey, a Western trainer, had Tampa in charge. He left tbe Oakland tracB about January 1. Tampa was ridden by Miller and entered as owned by R. Baker at Iron Hill. She ran after her win on February 1 and was easily beaten. The ridiculous corner of the story is that which makes Tampa, an aged mare — she is seven — the duplicate of May W. It will not wash in any kind of water. 134 CftJje gveebzv mttr *&pctt>$nuxn. L February 27, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LAYNG. Editoe and Pbopbietor. -*- The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. Ideal Racing Park Meeting. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. rKRMS— One Year. 33 : Six Months. 81.75 ; Three Montna, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Bosh St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of ?nod faith. San Francisco, Saturday, February 27, 1897. Stallions Advertised. This is the last day for the making of entries to the splendid race meeting to be given by the Ideal Park Racing Association at Ideal Park, Wisconsin, May 2d. Entries will close next Monday, March 1st. There are nineteen splendid stakes for large purses and over all distances. As a large number of horse-owners who have been racing here all winter contemplate taking their horses East this summer, we know of no place that offers greater inducements than this association. The advertisement which appears in this issue should be read by everyone. This 's a meeting at which every- thing is new and complete, and great care will be taken that visiting horsemen shall be treated courteously and their stay made pleasant. ALTAM0NT, 2:2654 Jav Beach, Alameda BOODLE. 2:V2J< G. K. Hostetter & Co., San Jose CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 ....Oafewood Parfc Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. -S:00\i Wm. Murrv. Pieasanton EL BESTON. 2:23 Oafewood Park Stoct Farm, Danville G05SIPER. 'I'M^l Sonoma Stock Farm, Sonoma HAMBLETONIAN WILKE3 Green Meadow Farm. Santa Clara HART BOS WELL K. O'Grady, San Mateo JAMES MADISON'. 2:17% J. M. Nelson, Alameda McKINNEY, 2:11J4 Chas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKE3, 2:16% Nutwood Stock Farm. Irvington ROBERT BASLER. ±20 R. O. Newman. Visalia BTE'NWAY, 2:25^ Oafewood Park Stock Farm, Danville ST. NICHOLAS Sulphur Spring Farm. Walnut Preek VIVA LA Maurice H. Lane, Oakland WELCOME, 2.-10J4 W. E. Meek, Havwards WALDSTEIX, 2:i2>£ H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT D. Dennison, Sacramento ST. CARLO Menlo Stock Farm, Portola. San Mateo Co. TRUE BRITON R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento To the Public. Every horseowner on the Pacific who intends to take horses East should not overlook the splendid meeting to be given by the Driving Club of New York, September Gth to 11th. The purses for the 2:12, 2:17, 2:24 and 2:30 classes are for $3,000, entrance only five per cent. For the 3:00 class trot and the 3:00 class pace the purses offered are $1,000 each, while for the two-year- old, and three-year old trotters $2,000 purses are offered, and for the 2:20 and 2:09 class pacing races, the purses offered are also for $2,000. Entrance in all these has been placed at five per cent., with five per cent addi- tional from winners. The purses are divided into four moneys, and besides these events splendid purses for various other classes will be offered. Remember entries will close March 15th. Blanks may be obtained at this office. The old book accounts owing the Breeder and Sportsman which remained in the possession of F. W. Kelley, administrator of j the J. P. Kerr estate, were not purchased by Messrs. Layng & Moore when the paper was bought by them May 9th, 1896, because the price asked was deemed too exorbitant. Mr. Kelley, at the adminis- tratorssale last Saturday, disposedof them to a collection agency. In reply to many inquiries from those notified by this agency, the under- I signed wishes it understood that be has nothing to do with the col- ■ lection of these accounts, either directlv or indirectly, and desires to j inform all subscribers that the largest amount they can possibly owe I hicn for subscription isS3.00, while very few of the advertisers are in arrears. Wm. G. Layng, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1897. Editor and Proprietor \ Entries for the Ideal Park Racing Association's meeting close od Monday, March 1st. Important Meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. A. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association was held last Wednesday to canvass the prosect for harness racing for the coming season and to consider a series of stakes for colts to be given at the next race meeting of the asso- ciation. The opinion prevailed that this season would be a better one than last year and the Association will come forward later on with a liberal programme for all classes of trotters and pacers expecting a large entry list. The restoration of the appropriations to the District Fairs will do much towards increasing the number of race meetings and encouraging owners to train a larger number of horses. The outlook is better all around than it was a year ago and if the Districts will get to work and declare their intention of giving good meetings, we can con6dently expect a time once more when the horse- men will make money. The Association will offer a series of colt stakes with added money for two and three year old trotters and pacers for this year, which are as follows : COLT STAKES— TROTTING. No. 1.— Palo Alto Stakes, for two-year-olds, trotters. 850 each, the Association to add S250; $5 to nominate April 1st, 1S97, $10 second payment, June 1st 1897. 310 tbird payment August 1st 1897 and 825 to start, payable before -1 o'clock p. m. the day before the race is to take place. No. 2.— Oakwood Park Farm Stakes, free for all three-year-olds, trotters, S-iO each, the Association to add 8300, entrance same as for No. 1. No 3 —Palace Hotel Stakes, lor three-year-olds, trotters, 3:00 class, $50 each, the Association to add SSoO, entrance same as for No. 1. COLT STAKES— PACING. No. 1. —Western Stakes, for two-year-olds, pacers. 850 each, the As- sociation to add 82o0, entrance same as for N . 1. No. 5.— California Slakes, free for all, three-year-olds, S50 each, the Association to add 1800, entrance Bame as for No. 1. No. f>.— Pacific Slakes, for three-year-olds, pacers. 3:00 class. S-tO each, the Association to add $300. entrance same as for No. 1. St&kes of this kind are what we need to encourage our breeders and keep them in the business. The Board r]po decided to offer a "Futurity Stakes" for foals of 1807 to trot and pace at two and three years old, the particulars of which will be announced and advertised in this paper later on. The Futurity Stakes will clone after the colt stakes of this year. The payments on all of these slakes will be made as easy as possible, so that nominators will not have to pay much money in advance. The Board also appointed a committee from among the members of the Association to act in conjuuc- tioj with the Horse Show Association in advancing the interests of the harness horse business on this coast, and r omoting the exhibit of horses at the Horse Show, as Ml be seen by an article in Mr. Simpson's department i hie issue. Reports from all parts of California are to the effect that prospects for farmers, stock breeders, orchardists and vineyardists were never better. Thousands of acres of land that have not been cultivated for years are now covered with a mantle of tender blades of growing grain, while the hillsides and valleys hare an emerald richness that betokens plenty oi feed for stock of all kinds. Or- chards in every direction are presenting a beautiful combination of colors, blossoms of every hue are hiding the bare limbs and branches; vines are budding every- nhere, and as the owners are resting from their labors they find, in reviewing the markets of the world, that good prices will surely prevail throughout the year. Tee Coney Island Jockey Club is out with another list of special events to be decided at its meeting in June, viz.: The Coney Island Grand National Steeple- chase, purse $1,500; the Bay Hurdle race, purse $1,500, and the Stirrup Cup, purse $1,500. Full conditions ap- pear in the advertisement in this issue. Entry blanks may be obtained at this office or from any of our repre- sentatives at the Ingle3ide track. Entries will close March loth. In the Senate last Tuesday, Senate Bill No. 90]offered by Senator Benj. F. Langford for the relief of district agricultural associations, and appropriating $52,000 for the purpose, was read. The author stated that it was a good bill and gave a brief outline of the history of the agricultural associations throughout the State. The bill was passed by a vote of 28 to 5 — title approved. Up to the time of going to press nothing further was done by the Ways and Means Committee with the District Agricultural Bill. While it was being discussed iu the Legislature last Tuesday a large number of peo- ple interested in the light-harness horse industry in all parts of California were present. Commencing next week we shall review the stallion list as published in the Breeder and Sportsman. Interesting to AH. Following is an account of the proceedings in the As- sembly od Tuesday relating to ihe bill for Agricultural Fairs: The special order for 11 o'clock was Arnerich's 727, the District Agricultural Association Bill, which had been re- referred to the Jommittee on Agriculture pending an amend- ment and which was reported back with a committee amend- ment so framed as to take in all tbe other amendments so far offered. The committee amendment made a re apportion- ment of districts in accordance with the amendments before them, and also recommended to the Committer on Ways and Meaos an appropriation for each district; a list of both is ap pended, though only the districts were read from the desk. At the evening session of the Ways aod Means Committee, San Francisco and Alameda were stricken out. San Francisco and Alameda J-S.COO San Joaquin 5,(00 Butte _ 2,000 Sonoma and Marin 5.CO0 San Mat- o and sjanta Clara... 5.000 Los Angeles 5 000 M onterey 2,000 El Dorado 2.000 Humboldt 3,000 Siskiyou 1.500 Plumas and Sierra 3,000 Lake and Mendocino 2,500 Sutter and Yuba. 3,000 Santa Cruz _ 3.000 Kern 2,000 San Luis Obispo „ 2,000 Nevada 1,500 Mono, Inyo and Alpine _ 8,000 Santa Barbara ( south and east) 1,500 Placer 1 500 Fresno and Madera 4,000 San Diego 3,000 CoDtra Costa 3.00 Tular^and Kings 2.000 Napa 4.H00 Amador 2,000 Shasta and Trinity 3,100 San Beru rdiuo and River- side 4,000 Tuolumne 2,0 0 Tehama 2,000 Ventura 2.000 Oranee _ 2,000 San Benito „ 2,000 Modcc 1 ,500 Mercedand Mariposa. 2,000 Solano 3,000 Santa Barbara (No. 2). 1.500 Sianislaus 3.000 Calaveras 2,ioo Yolo .1.500 Del Norte 1.5* 0 Glenn 2,000 Lassen 1,500 Colnsa 2,000 Total $114,500 Further amendments beinsr in order, Clark of Alameda in- quired where Sacramento was, and moved to amend by making that county District No. 45. It was explained by Price that Sacramento county, through her representatives, had given notice that Sacramento did not desire an appor- tionment. Notwithstanding this, Clark, Belshaw of Contra Costa and Melick insisted that Sacramento should be included in the list. Melick going so far as to claim that tbe request was made only to "get a leverage on tbe State Fair," Val- entine said he couldn't see why Alameda was so anxious to force Sacramento in where it did not want to be. It looked to him like getting a leverage to take the State Fair away. Price hoped the amendment would not be adopted. He saw no reason to force Sacramento to take what was not wanted. Belshaw made a rather rancorous attack on Sacramento, going back to the last session, when he claimed there was bad faith on the part of the SacrameDto representatives. He said they knew the Governor was about to veto the dis- trictjfair appropriation but, wanting to make a combine wiih the counties to get the State Fair. Sacramento ostensibly stood in for the district bill He claimed that the other counties were " buncced '* and that Sacramento in declining the district appropriation this Tear was trying to play the same game again. Belshaw said he wanted the whrle bill defeated as he was opposed to all kinds of fairs, but he wanted Clark's amendment carried. Shanahan din't like the term "buncoed" — he didn't think Sacramento had been guilty of anything of the sort. He couldn't see why Clark, who had just eot a big appropriation through for the State University should want the State Fair too; he thought this was making a double fight. Clark declared he didn't want any fair anywhere. He be- lieved both District and State fairs should be allowed to lapse this year but if other districts were going in he wanted Sacramento there. Sims of Sacramento, rose and in a gentlemanly fashion re- marked that if it waB a matter of economy he saw no reason why Sacramento should not be left out according to her own wishes. Clark's amendment was lost and the committee amendment — as listed above — was carried. Notwithstanding Melick's ardently expreseed desire to strangle the bill at this stage of its existence it was ordered engrossed and to third reading. Toland and McClellan opposed the bill- Price offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Ways and Means Committee is hereby instructed to consider and report as a part of tbe General ap propriation bill an amendment containing such amounts as may be considered best for the several Agricultural Districts, Adopted. Entries for the Ideal Park Racing Association's meeting close on Monday, March 1st. New Yoek, February 25. — All the entries from the West, Florida and California, to the stafees of the Brighton Beach Racing Association, which closed on the 15th inst., are now in. The total number of entries for the different stakes are as follows : Two-year-olds — First Attempt, 21 ; Rising Gen- eration, 42; Wingfoot and Electric Handicap, 39 ; Venture stakes, 44 ; Speculative, 38 ; Distaff, 34 ; Spinster, 31 ; Vestal, 35 ; Undergraduate, 50 ; total, 392. Tbree-yearolds — Nauti- laus, 23; Saragossa, 27 ; Seagull handicap, 28; Cyc'one handicap, 26 ; Ocean Wave, 28 ; Petrel, 28 ; total, 163. Three-year-olds and upwards — The Brighton Cup, 23 ; Brighton handicap, 24; Test handicap, 27 ; Flight handicap, 32; Wave Crest, 28; total, 145. For gentlemen riders — Hempstead stakes, 17 ; Cedarhurst, 15; total, 32. Steeple- chase and hurdle races— Chantilly (hurdles), 15 ; Punches- ton (steeplechase), 16 ; Brighton Pink Coat (steeplechase"). 14 ; total, 45 The total number of owners who have made entries is 104, and the total number of entries made is 778. The entries and weights for tbe Brighton Cup follow : The Brighton Cup, two and one-quarter miles — Robert Boyle's Septour, 4 yeary, 130 pound*; W. M. Bar rick's Maurice, 5. 132; Marcu Dah's Senator Bland, 4, 130; Mrs. Jere Dunn's Sunny Slope, 3, 110; M F. Dwver's Beti Brush. 4, 130; M. F. Dwver's Ben Eder, 4. 130; P. J Dwver's Handspring, 4, 130; Erie Stables' Lazzarone, 6, 132; Erie Stables' Nanki Pooh, 4, 132; Charles FIeischm*nn & Son's Halma, 5, 122; Foster Brothers' Counter Tenor 5, 132; S J. Flynn's Basso, 5, 132; James R. Keene's King Arthur II., 5,132; William Lakeland's Winged Foot, 3 110; A. H. & D. H. Morris' Tbe Friar, 3. 115; J. M. Murphy's Buck Massie, 5, 132; William Oliver's Mirage, 132, William Show- alter's Cochise. 4. 130; G. E Smith's Belmar, 5, 132; G. E. Smith's Howard Mann, 4 130; L. S. & W. P. Thompson's Requital, 4, 130; Sam Trowbridge's Hattie Trowbridge, 4, 125; H. B. Whitney's Mingo I , 4, 130. The following are the weights for the Montgomery Han- dicap, which will be run on the opening day of the Memphis 8pring meeting : The Montgomery Handicap — Declarations to be made on and before March 1; one mile and a sixteenth. Free Advice 120, Laureate 118, Lady Inez 116, Pala- din (imp ), Argol 110 each, Typhoon 108. Sunburst 106, Patrol 105, Sir Dilke, Seabroob, Paul Pry, Ulvsses 104 each, Honor, Meadowthorpe, Jane 102 each, Booze, Dr. Walmsley, Roseiuond, Damocles. Frontier, Pinfcey Potter 100 each, Macy, Paul Kauvar97 each, Admetus 95, Eton Jacket, Rhett Goode 94 each. Sea Robber 90, Ivory, Lord Fairfax, Pom- mery Sec, Dan Hugei, Wolfgang 88 each, Aim 85. February 27, 1897J f&lje greener axw gtport&maxi. 135 Our New York Letter. Trotting Horse Outlook. New Yoek, Feb. 13, 1897. August Belmont has purchased from his brother Oliver, his stable at Hempstead, L. I., for the nominal price of $500. The Brighton Beach Racing Association has increased its capital from $100,000 to $300,000. Two hackney mares came on the white star freighter Georgic on Thursday consigned to Richard Croker. Matt Byrnes has taken the training grouads Lt Cape Charles, Va.t his own and Marcus Daly's horses are there. At the trotting meetiDg at St. Petersburg over $135,000 in purses are offered and the General Assembly of Austria have voted $130,000 to the Vienna Trotting Association. The Horse Show at the American Horee Exchange closed on Tuesday evening, the attendance has been large and the exhibition a success. The chestnut gelding Senator ridden by William Collier cleared i six foot jump. The spring meeting at Baltimore will be held the first week in June, and the fall meeting September 27, which will follow the Fleetwood Park meeting. Tae writer wishes to express his thanks to the Breeder and Sportsman for as thoroughly settling the breeding of the dam of Thelma 2:20$. It was a noted question Ei8t, but tne pedigree furnished by the Breeder and Sportsman is universally recognized as final, and fully substantiates the pedigree given at the Goldsmith estate sale last February. A bill has been introduced at Albany authorizing Orange County to expend $200,000 on the public roads. At Hackensack, N. J., on Wednesday, the Bergen Co. Gun Club contested for the Recreation Cup with seventeen shooters at the traps. It was won by Sinnock, the youngest trap shooter in the State His score waB 95. J. K. McCulloch of Winnipeg, Maine, is now the undis- puted world's amateur champion skater. He won three out of four events al Montreal. His most dangerous rivals were Seyler from Switzerland, and Lordhall from Norway. After a year or two it would now appear that Corbett and FitZiimmoos really mean business. The latter left the city yesterday for Nevada, and the former has closed his drama- tic season. Mr. Daniel Stuart is entitled to the gratitude to the Eastern people for removing these men to the West. If is to be hoped they will keep on going. It would appear Corbett has the most friends in this city, of course they will "resolve into dew" in case he is beaten. Jockey Warren has been suspended and no entries will be received belonging to T. D. Sullivan, owner of Little Mac unless ridden by some other than Warren. Jockey Scherer will ride for Bromley & Co. for $4,000 salary and $10 for each mount, $25 additional for winning. Jockeys Frank Morris and Morse will ride for Marcus Daly. A revision of the Jockey Club rules, declares no race shall be for less that five furlongs, and the use of any appliance other than whip and spur, whether internally or externally will be punished by expulsion. Baron Erlanger of Germany has adopted riding as a pro- fession He can ride at 110 pounds. W. R. Janveir has entered his bay yearling colt Holberg by Alcandre in the Italian $5,000 Futurity at Milan, Italy, in 1899. E. H. Harriman, owner of Stamboul 2:07J, and Marcus Daly have dpposited $10,000 with F. P. Olcott for contests at the Orange County meeting in August. Two race3 are to be trotted for $5,000 each, two and three-year-olds. Horses to be named June 1, 1S97. Owners of all two and three- year-olds in tbe United Slates are invited to come in. The Grand Circuit for 1897 oners purees aggregating $272,000. The sale of Mr. Corbitt's stock attracted a large crowd at Madison Square Garden, and the prices realized were very good. The interest centered in the sale of Guy Wilkes His introduction ia his condition was unfortunate. He came on the track in a terrible shape. For some reason he appeared completelvjbroken up. His legs wereswollen, he was shrunken and dragged his hind legs as if paralyzed. It seemed an efiort for him to turn, and he stood at the auction block in a list- less condition. It was a hard matter to obtain the final bid of $5,000. His condition told on Sable Wilkes who brought $1,900. Eastern horsemen anticipated seeing a great horse in Guy Wilkes, their disappointment was very pronounced, and had a damaging effect on the whole sale. A breeder told me on Saturday he would bid him up to $12,000, but on see- ing him Tuesday morning, told me he would not bid $1,000 and he made no bid whatever. Lillian Russell, Delia Fox and Jeff De Angelis have formed a combination and will appear in one cast. They will make their first appearance in a new comic opera en- titled "The Nuptial Day." It is stated on excellent authority that over one thoasand actors and actresses are "nesting" at present in and around this city. Oscar Hammerstein has rented the Columbus to his son Harry, and Miner has rented the People's to A. H. Sheldon. May Standisb has sued W. A. Brady for $300 salary. She m was engaged to play, was assigned Iza in " The Clemenceau " Case," refused to appear in the altogether, hence the suit. Efforts are being made to convert the Fifth Avenue into a Gaiety Theatre. " Under the Red Globe," a burlesque on " Under the Red Robe," made a hit at Weber & Field's music hall Thursday evening. It contained many local hits. At the Garden Theatre last evening a party of well dressed ladies and gentlemen, who were attracting a great deal of attention, were surprised when Mr. Henry Miller stopped in the middle of his lines, and coming to the foot lights ex- claimed, "well ladies and gentlemen I surrender, jou can make more noiie than I can." The New England Kennel Club's show at Bo3ton closed on Friday. There were 942 entries. 225 more than last year, and the exhibition was a pronounced success financially as well. For tbe coming Westminster Kennel Club's show, there are l,b47 entries. The largest number being 153 St. Ber- nards, fox terriers 12i>. The Princess Knot, a winning poodle in England, died on the voyage over. J. O. M. Absentee, a very fair race ho-se, owned bv George Miller, died vesterday, after a short illness. He was a brother to Mary Stone and half-brother to Rosalie and Rosebud, being by imp. Sir Med red — Rosemary, bv Joe Daniels. His third dam was the mother of Joe Hooker. HOOF-BEATS. The trotting horse sales held in Kentucky last week were so much better than the horsemen anticipated that a great deal of confidence is felt in the future success of the business. There is a much better demand for highly bred young brood, mares, and dealers are buying more largely. It is generally believed that the depression in the trotting horse market has reached its lowest point, and that from now on there will be an upward tendency in prices. The three gentlemen from Austria who are in Lexington to buy fast trotters and road \ sters say (he demand for American horses is rapidly increas- in their country, and they believe it will not be long until America will have an excellent market for trotters in Eu- rope. Oae of the gentlemen in an interview says that Europeans of wealth are beginniLg to ride behind fast horses and he thinks it will soon be a reigning fad. And the best of it is, he says, the European horse lovers who'have money with which to gratify their taste in this direction are very much like Robert Bonner — they want the fastest horses that money can purchase. Each man wants to ride faster than hiB neighbor, and this wholesome rivalry, the gentleman thinks, will result in the purchase of many fast American horses. The horsemen who are attending the sales are taking a great deal of interest in the movement to give trotting horse- men some representation in the government of the trotting tracks. The concensus of opinion is that horsemen have submitted long enough to the dictates of the track managers and the time has arrived for concerted action by the horse- men whereby they can get the representation desired. The sales will continue through this week, whin a number of very fast horses with records will be offered. The cold snap put a stop to raining, but it has done a great deal of good also in stopping the disease which was causing so many mares to lose their foals. This trouble is now be-, lieved to be at an end, and breeders are hopeful of having a good crop of colts foaled this spring. Altogether the trot- ting horse business seems to be in a much better condition than it was this time last year, but, of course, the old boom times will not be looked for again. The devotion of the lovers of the trotting horse to their favorite pastime of driviug a good one on the road amounts to a ruling passion in many cases, and the trouble and ex- pense which some wealthy men of affairs in this city occasion- ally incur in order to enj jy a spin, is quite remarkable, says the New York Sun. E. H. Hariman, for instance, is one of the busiest men in Wall street, yet when the big snow fall came along last week, he thought of Stamboul, 2:07£, and the good sleighing which was going to waste up in Orange County, and, letting the railroads run themselves for a space, traveled fifty miles or so to Arden Farms, for a sleigh ride. The former champion of trotting stallions is a splendid road- horse, who can rush at a two-minute gait on the enow path, and his owner enjoyed great sport for a few hours around Tuxedo. Bsfore returning to this city he telegraphed for a special car, had the champion of the last National horse show brought in town, and has since been driving his $41,- 000 beauty in Central Park and up Seventh Avenue. H. O. Havemever, who keeps Harietta, 2:09i; Lesa Wilkes, 2:09; Miss Lida, 2:10|, and his other crack trotters at Commack, L. I., nearly fifty miles away, frequently telesraphs from pair, and within a few hours has the flyers at his door in town ready for a spin on the road.. W m. Corbitt arrived from the Eist Thursday. Palo Alto will send Expressive, 2:12£, by Electioneer to McKinney, 2:llj, and E. Green has Looked Stemwinder, 2:3(M (dam of Directum 2:05J), and another mare bred in the same lines to the great son of Alcyone. One of the crack trotters of Troy, N. Y., is the Sidney horse Moorzouk, 2:204 that was in Lee Sbaners string here a few years ago. Moorzouk is owned by J. H. Osterhout and that gentleman enj lys many pleasant rides behind him. The Horse's Feet. From the birth to the death of a horse, says a fellow of the Royal Collegs of Veterinary surgeons, the hoof requires at- tention, if it is to be kept in a healthy condition. It is before the hoof is shod that the feet are generally neglected, and the animals suffer accordingly, because they are yonng and immature, and ths bones and other tissues are soft and could easily be distorted to suit the conditions under which they are kept. The feet of foals and growing horses should there- fore have attention given to them, since]neglect at that period often sows the seeda of continuous trouble. The hoofs should be kept clean by being "picked out" as often as possible, to prevent any dirt or hard substance being buried in the fis- sures of the feet. They should be examined from lime to time (say every six or eight weeks), to detect any defects of shape that might be taking place. If the feet are not growing level and symmetrical, they should be rendered so by rasping away the horn which is not naturally worn down. If that is neglected, the animal will soon have the fetlock joint bend- ing over towards the outside. On no pretense whatever should the front of the wall be interfered with, for the glazed coating of its surface protects the horn beneath;it should there- fore be left untouched. It would be as well to disabuse people's minds of a very popular fallacy — viz., that wet, soft ground, and even manure-yards, are the best places to keep young horses —and some would even have the fro^s and soles pared to allow the moisture to penetrate more easily. No greater mistake is made than that, for the preservation of the hoof depends to a great extent upon the soil the animal was reared on. The best-footed horses are bred on dry soils, and that is undoubtedly the kind of ground best adapted to the healthy growth of horn. Young horses re- quire plenty of exercise, and unless they are allowed it, the growth of the horn, etc., 1b sure to be defective. Then the question rises When ought a horse to be first shod ? The answer is when the work required of the animal wears the horn away faster than it is formed or grown, or, in other words, so long as the horn of the foot can 6tand the wear required, it will not need protecting (shoeing). Moreover, if the young horses are not shod so early, they will not be worked so hard, and fewer would be ruined in their youths, as is too often the case at the present time. W. H. Boyd, the well-known California horse shoer, now residing in Salt Lake City, has applied for a patent on his light tread turf and road spring. Bitter Root, the game son of Lord Byron, is wearing a set of these springs and they work like a charm. Boyd will have them out for this sea- son's races. C. A. Winship writes us that he has engaged the well- known driver, P. W. Hodges, to handle his horses this year. Mr. Hodges is a very careful, painstaking and clever reins- man, and will no doubt drive many of Mr. Winship's horses lo the front this year. . "P.tfACH " Hojsig has taken up thirteen of his father's horses, and is getting them ready at the Fair Grounds. Barbarossa is the best known performer in the stable. "Peach has eleven two-year-old* and is confident he will have another Zimar II.— St. Louis Republic. Secretary W. 8. Leake says emphatically that there is no truth in the statement telegraphed from Sacramento Wed- nesday night and published in a morning papar, to the effect that he had been approached by one George McGalvey, who, for a money consideration, offered to suppress the Emmons racing bill, limiting racing in each county to thirty days in a year. The article also stated that Mr. Leake and his frieads intended to produce affidavits to that effect before the Legislature in an endeavor to crush the bill. The Ingleside Secretary wired Mr. Emmons a complete refutation of the report yesterday. The following stakes hisve been announced for the Mon- tana circuit meeting : Butte Silver Ci'y handicap, three- year-olds and upward, one mile and three-eighths, $1,500; Butte handicap, all ages, one mile and a sixteenth, $1,000; West Side handicap, all ages, one mile and an eighth, $1,000: Northwestern handicap, two-year-olds, three-quarters of a mile, $l,000;Silver Bow stakes.five and a half furlongs, $1,000; Anaconda — Copper City handicap, all ages, one mile and a quarter, $1,500; Anaconda handicap, all ages, one mile, $1,000; Smeltermen's handicap, three-year-olds and upward, seven-eights of a mile, $1,000; Ogden stakes, two-year-olds, five eighths of a mile, $1,000; the Deer Lodge stake, two- year-olds, four and a half furlongs, $1,000. Entries for the Ideal Park Racing Association's meeting close on Monday, March 1st. St. Bel, 2:24 1-2. Miller & Sibley, of Franklin, Pa., owners of St. Bel, full brother to Bell Boy, Hinda Rose, Chimes and Palo Alto Bell, write : l,We have used Quinn's Ointment with great success and believe it fulfills all claimed for it. We cheer- fully recommend it to pur friends." For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunches it has no equal. Price $1 50. For sale by J. A. McEerron and J. O'Kane, S. F., also druggists in general. I earnestly hope my subscribers and advertisers will not think I have anything to do with the methods used by F. W. Kelley or the Pacific Law and Collection Company to collect any bills owing the Beeedek and Sportsman. The Jas. P. Kerr estate, under F. W. Kelley's management, notified all delinquents that they were in arrears through attorneys and collectors; then the accounts passed into the hands of ibis collection agency, which is pursuing exactly the same methods, which, by the way, do not meet with my ap- proval. War. Q. Lavng. R N. Fitzgebalds, Hartford, Conn., writes: I have had occasion several limes to use Absorbine and it works like a charm in removing soreness and puffs on horses. I cheer- fully recommend it. C. H. Magoon, Chicago, 111., writes : I consider the Ab- sorbine rightly named, as it completly absorbs all bunches were applied. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBAULT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. B. G om baiilC ei-Veterl nary Sut geon to the French Government Bind. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The Safest bent BLISTER ever Used. Takes t lie place of all lini- ments fi>i mil J or severe action, lfemove-? nil Bunohci or .Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheumatism, £pralaa, Sore Throat* Etc, it 13 invaluable WE GUARANTEE that one tablespoonful of imy bailment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam Bold is Warran- ted to pive satisfaction, price g| .SO per bottle. Sold bv Druggists, or sent by eipress, charges paid, with full di-cctioris for it» use. Send for descriptive ci"*.ularg, K timoninls, etc AddroBa '. -IB LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, O. 136 ©Ijs gveebev onfc g^xortsmcm* [Febbuaby 27, 1897 THE GUN. Cominsr Events. Feb, 2S— Eacioal Gun Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. Feb. 2S— Lincoln Gun Club open to all tournament at Pacific Tour- nament Association grounds, Alameda Junction Mar. 7— California Wine Shooting Club, Ingleside, CaL Mar. 7— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 7— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 10J-bird match, and cash and prize snoot open to all. Mar. 7— Visalia. Open to all tournament of the San Joaquin Valley Gun Club. Mar. 14— Empire Gun Club. Alameda PoinL Mar. 14— Golden Gate Gnn Club's open tournament, Pacific Tour- nament grounds, Alameda Junction. Mar. 14— Encinal Gun Club. Birds' Point. Alimeda. Mar 14— Olvmpic Gun Club (bluerocb), Ingleside. Mar. 20— Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Cali- fornia Inanimate Target Association at the Olympic Gun Club, 1309 Van Ness Ave. Mar. 21— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regnlar club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. Mar. 21— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 2S— Empire Gun Clnb, Alameda Point. Mar. 2S— Otvmpic Gun Club (live birdi. Ingleside. Mar. 2*— Encinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. Mar 3o-31— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaeier, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. The Olympic Tournament. We had anticipated a local boom in blue rocks bat if the opening tournament: of the season is any criterion both blue- rock and live-bird shooting will have an unprecedented boom this season. The tournament of the Olympic Gun Club on Sunday and Monday last was one unqualified success. There were from forty to sixty-three shooters in every event at blue-rocks, and on Sunday there must have been nearly a thousand in attendance, including a great many ladies. Among the well-known sportsmen from out of town we noticed : O M Judy, of Visalia; J W Shiell, of Traver; C A Merrill, D Winders and Geo Ditz, of Stockton; Lee Durham and J K">ss, of Anlioch; C Carr, of Monterey; Dr A M Bar- ker and Frank Holmes, of San Jose, and Lougce, of Spokane Falls. The Empire, Reliance and Lincoln Gun Clubs were well represented. The grounds and equipment could scarcely be improved npoD. The 6rst event was at 15 birds entrance 75 cents, four moneys, 48 entries. Ross and Justios divided first money, $8 64 each; Merrill, Webb, W Golcher and White second money, $1 0*2 each; Shiell, Haighti O Fendaer. Whitney and Alderton third money, 72 cents each, and "Fox," Fanning, Walker, Nauman, Weinman and Barney fourth money 36 cents each. The scores were as follows : ;as:Ins llKilliilllll'l— 14 ROSi 111110111111111—14 Merri 1 _U01!1I10111H1— 13 Webb iiinniioiiiio—13 Haigat iimiioimoii—13 w ijoictier liiiiouuilioi—is While 110111101111111 — 13 Shiell UlUlllllKUQI— 12 O. Feudner .1111101110 llil— 12 k. Feudner OUOUIUIIOIIO— 12 Wbimev _lllOl lOllllllOl — 12 Alderton. n iilIUOlllllO— 12 -Fox" 1 11111 H-0001 111— U Fanning OlOHOiOlllll 11—11 Barney OIUOIOIIIHOH— II Weinmann 01 11011111001 U— 11 Nauman lOUUlOOl- 1111—11 Owe s _UQ1101100lUtl— 11 Mack UuJllfllO '11111—10 Sands OOllOlOlIlllllO— 10 C»trr inn' oniioioo—io Durham ..lunonoiiiooo— 10 .Slade - MUOIUU 1U10—10 Moore oon 1111011 1110— 10 Alien _ OOOUOllllOlin— m Cate 00011 111 101 lOiri — 9 Ed Forster. 110111011100001— 9 Schullz omooiioouioi— 8 Johns 111110(00 00111— 8 Franzen 100111110010010— 6 H. Gulcher Him- IOIOIOUIO— 8 Clabrough :.„.10100100(WI111I— 8 Nowell 00' 1001 1 10011 10— 8 Randall oniOIIOOlKOlOl— 7 Potter OL lOOiOlIOOOi'l— 7 Dunshee ooiuirooiOlUOl— 7 Matheson O'O'OOOIlll 011- 7 Duke lOOOOOIOiOIOlll— 7 Hosqui 1000101010 1OOM— 6 G;aut 00 JEliOl 10011 100— 6 Andrus 1 1)01010001)00.11— 6 RO"S 000.111011000100— 6 Neustadter ...001 UOOi-OoiOKXt— 6 Baldwin 100 0110Q010HO— 5 Grabb IOOOOOOIOIIOOOI— 5 Walker OOOIOUOUUOOIO— 5 Kiog 010J11001UI111 The second event was at 15 birds, entrance 75 cents, $5 added, five clisses, an equal amoant to each Mass, 51 entries Whitney took first money, $5.20; Sands, Durham and Owens divided second money, $1 35 each; O Feudner, Nauman, Ross, Weinman, F Feudner, Moore, Andrus and Franzen third money, 75 cents each; Haight, "Johos,"Sears,Randall, White, Cate and Alderton fourth money, 58 cents each; Webb, Ed Forster, Barney and Mack fifth money, $1.25 each. The score? were as follows: Whitnev iillnillllllll—15 Sands .111111111111011—14 Fox ... Durham Owens O. Feu -net- Xsuman .111011111111111- ...JlillUl'llOlll- ...11111111)111111- ...110111111111011- Neustadter OllllOtooillllO— 10 Installs .OlOliillOlOOIll— 10 Shaw .OlOliOllllOHOI — lO Merr 11 1001 11 1010/11 U— 10 Carr 1110 1110101)10—10 13 Justins __011)OllO0llliOI— 10 -18 1)111111111)010—13 W. Golcher OllHOOlllOlllo— 10 011111011111111—13 «rant 101010110111110—10 Duke 01 1Q0U1 11011011— 9 H.Golcber UOluOllllOlOlO— 9 Kine .lKllOOIUOOlO:— 9 Dunshee OilOh-onuiOOl — 9 scovern 1 1001 lioiooi 1 10— 9 Scbnltz 101101 HOOIOIOO- 8 Clabrough- 10KO1 1 1 11010 0— 8 Walker _ 1 looioionioioo— 8 Allen .lO'irtOlllOOlHUl— 8 Math'nson .011101^00101011— 8 Nowell lO'OOO "10111 103— 7 Bosqul (HH00001101 1 100— 6 Bftlowln onion 101 rmonui— 6 Potter 011101011 0 - G Hrubb 01 101' O.'OOUOOl— 6 Price oonioii.-ooiouo— 6 Boos 001001 oniwoooo— 4 Franzen 11H0111111I0I1 Andrus 11110111 101 II 11 Weltiruann U lOOIllllllll Moore 110111 1 11101111 Slade .Uiiiuioiioni Randall 1101 1 1 1 llflllto — iz White 111111111001011 — 12 Cate iiioiiiiiiiiiiio—12 Alderton „01'UlU0MilllI-12 J. dins 1110101 '11 11011— 2 Shiell 111010111111011—12 Fan nine IIOIDUIIUOHI— IS Hatch ( 111110' 0UI1 111—12 K. IViiluer UlllOiOOllllll— 12 Ed Former lllOUnir 01 01 1 -1 1 Barnfv filiiU'l'lM I1C— II McCutcuan 11101 1 lUinioill — «1 Webb 000111101111111—11 The third event was at '20 birds entrance $1, $7.50 added Four moneys Rise svstem of division, 59 entries. Nauman took first money $8 75. Shiell and Justins second money $5.25 each. F. Feudner, Ross and White third money, $3.50 each Haight, Franzen, Audrus, Edg. Forster and Mendenhall fourth nnnev $1 75 each The "cores wpre a* follows : Nauman II 1 1 1 1 Hn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1,1,-1 . .. 1 1 1 !ni 1 1 1ll 1 1 1 1 1 I'll 1 ■■!- i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 < 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i| id r. ..0II11IIII II MIOIIIIU — 17 rom loiiiomiiiiiliilfl 1: White 11101111011101111111—17 ndroa 1101 lllHO 11111110— 16 ■ IIUI1I1IU1 Ifl II«li.-lii ......I IllllOIOlOllllllllfl -16 Kraii7.-r, tl 10101111 11 tllOll 10 16 1 . 101 I UllMlHJl- 16 tUOI. imUlllllOlllllllOO-IC Forster Mif«i iiinimiiinoii — is Men Ml Il111llflt0ll1«llll0ll — IS 1 1 1 ■ lOlOUlllllC 16 Ladd ii^ioi 11 1111 110:01 11 — is Fa- g ... u|"inilul111l11|i'|0| — H Durham 1101 1 1101 III II Whitney. ,1011111111011 Ka-ney O100ii00iuiiilli1 — U h. Qo1cher.„0l >i lOOiliiiioiOHiil— 1* Ffll 10101 1 lrtll 1 101 lOfiluO — 12 Aldenou . . ..nni'iKMi 1011 Mi 1 1 1110 — la W egel oiiniiiioniiiiKKioii— 12 Price HOI i" 11 II luonoooi— 1-» [ngalta .', miHUftoi mi km.hi] 11—12 Dunnbee 101 mj.ik'ho! 101 UOOOO — in Wi-lmnann .OPOUOlOliOlfiOlllOOl— 10 Randal MiirillwiiOllOOlOlOO— lo Etnoa 1 10001 101 1011000— 9 amVb ... ....iiitioioioooooioiooi— 9 Eaton ■ 0 ui'^iiiii'iiimiooiio— 9 . 11 . I-aKi- C'lHI 'ttlfO il]i«Hlll Unore ooomioouoiooioo'ii . iHlWltlll'il'ill! HOD -I I Mm til f fiftOO ll infill UiOOl IW- ...1001111110110111110H 'i ..1 1 i .1 101 1111 teoda 1 uim fulfill 101 liift—u 0 Feadoi 1 ' (imio— h made loion 1 1 mi 101011001— ix King 01 in ifniioioi 1 |nf*i 1 1 — i;i 1 1 : mini t— M . .-iMMIlilMIMIIOIOOO— 13 -harp .11011000111010111101—13 Walker tOllOlOill HIOOOOIOI Potter •.oonoitHiioooooMtioi- s B.SChnllx ...ooofillUilftninGOOOMO— 7 JobDH .10101010110001 KlfUnc— 7 ll;ill .. n IllOOOl 10000001 1001— 7 cinhronKh ...01 1 100000 1000 lOOOI 00— 6 Nowell ...Kt'i. *ii""U" 1 - ., .. , |, . 1'iu BHldivIn oon*»HM'ifio. »"■>'.! ii. n- . The fourth event was at 20 birds, entrance $1, $12.50 added, five monevs, 53 entries. O Feudner and Dake divided first money, $7-45 each. Shiell and Cate $6.20 each; Mack, Fox, Merrill, Fanning, Webb. Slade, Barney, Wagner and Weigel third money, $110 each; Carr, F, Feudner, Whitney, Owens and Forster fourth money, $1 40 each; Haight, Jus- tins, Franzen, W. Golcher, Wenzell and Lidd fifth money SO cents each. The scores were as follows : F. Fendner...llll 11101111 111 111 11—19 Sharp 01110110101111001011—1* •■Duke" 11 1111 nullum 111 1— 19 white 0110111101100110111—1* Shietl torn 11 111 nil inn 1—18 Street 01011IUIOUIO6OIUH— 1, Cate 11 nil 1011 Mil 1 11101— 13 .Lake 10111000111011001 HI— l-1 Mack 111111 1111 1011111100—17 Durham 1 1 1 IOOOIIOI mi HOOII — I3 Fox 10101101111111111111—17 Matheson.. ..OliOIlllOIlOlOli 1001— l3 Merrill 11111101111:11101110—17 Sloane 10111000001111111011—1* Fanning 11111111011011111110—17 Scbullz HOuOOllOllllOlOlOIl— 1- Webb 101 1 10011111111 1 1111— 17 Nauman 10100110011111"] 1100— I2 Slade llllOlHUlllllirOll— 17 H. Golcher.. . 11011011 I0110100UOO— l2 Barney nonunion I] HlOl—17 Alderton 1010IOOU 11011101001— I2 Wiegel 0101001 1 110110010100—17 Baldwin U0010U10UI11100101— I2 wagner llllOl 11 IIIOICI 11 111 — 17 Neustadter. .00011010010111110101— it Carr _0ll00lll ill 11 1101111—16 Grant IIUOJOIOKlOf 010101— U F. Fendner..oii0uunilllllii01l— 16 Mendenhall. oioiooilllliooooilio— ll Whitney lOUOlIOlllUlOlini— 16 Scovern 100100U 110110001101— ll Owens IllOOOl 111011 11111 II— 16 Maskey on uiou 0000 UOlloo— ll Fnrster... 11011111111110011011— !fi Bruns 11101011100110001010— ll Ladd llOOinOllllOmiCll— 15 Andrus _111!1000000010010ni— 11 Wenzel _1U 100001 Ull 1101111—15 Dunshee OlOIOOmiOUOOlOlOO— 10 Haight lOUonOUlllOUlUO— 15 Potter.... 01110100001110101100—10 Justins UlOOlllOlfllimiOl— 15 King 1 ...llfOOOlO 0110101011— 9 Franzen 111110101 I010U111O1 — 15 Sylvester 1010100100(101011010— 9 W. Golcher.. moil llllllKioiiooi— 15 Clabrough.. -loouoouoiooiouooil— 9 Sands. lUOlolUllOllOlliOO— 14 Walker 111001000I1<00110010— 9 Boss lioniooomoiinoii— 14 Hail ouocoioiomoooioii1— 9 Bosq i 01110UH10101U1UO— H Nowell 000 1 000 1110001601 100— 7 Randall 001 11011 lllllllOPOl— U Roos _ 100001C1U11100000100— 7 Kerriaon limonooooiioimi— h Price noioifooioonooooco— 7 Eaton lOlOlllUlinOlOlOUl— li J Fanning ...1100000:100000100011— 7 Karney 000111000111111111.1—14 Hynes OOOlOlOllOOlOOOOOOOO— a Allen 10111111110011100110—14 The fifth event was at 10 birds, entrance 50 cents, three moneys. 55 entries. 0 Feudner and C Nauman divided first money, $4 50 each, Cate and Webb second money. $2.40 each and W Golcher, Carr, "Randall," King, Barnev, Ed Forster, Wilson, Shiell and Franzen third moneys, 35 cents each. The scores were as follows : O. Feudner 1U1UUU— 10 Whitney - OOOUUIOI— 6 Naumau uiiunii— 10 Owens uoioono— 6 Webb 1110111111— 9 Dtik- _O00UJ0111— 6 Cate 1111U01U— 9 Justins onooilOll— 6 Wilson 1110T01U1— S Bosqui -.1111001010— 6 Banoall I 1011101111— S Grant 000ni11i«l— 5 King lOllllllOl— 8 Scovern- lOloiOllOO— o Barney 011IUU10— s Sharp ooion JOio — 5 Prince llllioion— S Wagner lOOOlftllOl— 5 Ed?ar'For.-ter 1UO1U0U-8 J Brown 1011010(10—5 Shiell" UllOlOm— 8 Forster 1I0O00I101— 5 Carr - 11111100U— 8 BL Golcher lOOOll'OlO— 4 Franzen 110111011'— 8 Kerrison OOOOO'liU— 4 w. Golcher uioiiiio— s e. Scboltz noiooiooo— 4 Ladd 1110011101— 7 McDonald 1100103010— 4 siade lononioi— 7 pone oicomoioi— 4 White 110111 1010— 7 Roos OUOOIOOIO— 4 Fox 1111O0111O— 7 Mattbeson 000U00I0— 3 Merrill 10101IOU1— 7 Neustatler 0101001000— 3 Fanning 1011K1011— 7 Nowell OimiUOOOO— 3 Haight IIOHOIUO— 7 J^ake 1 m OOUO00— 3 R«ss 1011111010- 7 Baldwin 1110000COO— 3 Alderton IOOIIOIIOI— 6 Annrus OI000010IO— 3 street OOlUllOm— 6 Hynes UO0WO0O0- 2 Sands UiOlOlOlO- 6 lewis 1000000000— 1 Mack mooOKll— 6 W. Smith OrOOUOlOOO— 1 F.Feudoer IIOOIIOIOI— 6 Sloan OOOGOPOOOfi— n Dm bam 111001 jIOu— 6 The sixth event was at 10 birds, Xovelty rules, entrance 50 cents, three moneys, 39 entries. Webb won first monev, $5.85, Shiell, Haight. Justins and Barney second money, 88 cents each, and .Nauman, Durham and H. Golcher third money. 75 cents each. The scores were as follows : A Webb UlUinU— 10 E Bnsqni O00I1O01O0— 6 W ShKl! nilimOl— 9 Baldwin 10001 1 1C01— 6 C A Haight 111IUOI1I— 9 G Alderlon 1O01I0IOU— 6 11 Justins Ill UOll 11— 9 E Scbuliz .011011 imo— 6 T. rt. Barney lioilliill — 9 Randall oiiooiouo— 5 CNauman lllOlliOU— 8 J. H. Potter llOlOOHOf1— 5 L Durham -IIHOIUII— 8 J R'.ss lOlOOlllOO— 5 H Golcher _ OlllllOUl— 8 "Duke" .1011000110— 5 Mack 0110011111— 7 CMerrill 1000.01011— 4 ••Fox" - HI Ull HO— 7 T Sloan 10001 10100— 4 SCarr OllOlllll— 7 G Franzen OOllooilOO— 4 O Feudner lllllllOOO— 7 W Go.cher OOIIOIKO— 4 J Fanning lUOUUOO— 7 ^ owell 0010001110— 4 A H Whitney lOlllloiOl— 7 Ed Forster -loioonooo— 4 w. J. street 01U1010U— 7 H. Wagner 1' 01011001— 4 King 0101 llKHI— 7 E. H.Ladd OOoOlOUCl— 4 C. Cate 1111001110— 7 Sands 0 i00 OHIO— 3 S. A. Sharp lOlOOlllll— 7 F Grant lOOOntlOU— 3 F Feudner 0110011 110— 6 W. J- Hynes OOOOOOOIIO— " L D Owens lOlluOOliI— fi SECOND DAY. Monday, the second day of the tournament, was devoted to live-bird shooting, and the attendance and entries were nearly as large as at the blue-rock shooting. The entry of sixty shooters in the 12-bird event creates anew record for the Coast, no State shoot or club tournament has e^er ap- proached this entry. The "tangle shot" electric trap pull worked to perfection for both known and unknown traps, and T. R Barney is to be congratulated on the perfect suc- cess of his invention. Merton C. Allen officiated as scorer, A. Russell Croffell referee, Wm. Murdock trapper. The first event, a 12-bird Bweepstakes, $1 entrance! $25 added money, squad shooting, was started at 9:30 a. m. and finished about 2 p. m. All ties were divided. H. C. Golcher, Whitney, Winders, Webb, Maskey, |Nauman, F. Feudner, "Fox," Fanning, Merrill, Dr. Barker and Holmes divided first money i $3 50 each ) with Btraight scores. Grant, Carr, Haight, Shiell, Durham, Andrus, Smith, S'mle, Forster, ''Randall" and Cumtoings divided second money [$S 50 each) with 11 birds eacb, and "Lake," Wein- man, black, King, O. Feudner. H. Brown, Ross, "Coffin," Seaver, Ditz, "Johns" and Webster divided third money fjl.40 eacb) with 10 birds each. The scores in full were as follows* Merrill 111111111111—1-2 O Feudner 1^022221201-10 Barker 121121121121— 2 King D02111I22I2Z— 10 Holme 212212211122—12 "Coffin". 2222200212U— 10 Hiiolcber 121 Ml 11221 1— 12 Webster 011211011121—10 uvhltney 11112211 112—12 •■smlih" 1122111111.01— 10 WludeiS 121112222121—12 Neustadter.. U0211121010- ft Webb .122111:12112—12 Hotter 1 U20121001— 9 Maskey u 21 11 11121 — 12 .liiHtlns 21011211.0111 - 9 NaumiD 222112:22212—12 Whit*- .01111201110- « F Feudner 112211111122—12 Mt»ore 102110101 11— :> Fanning 121 1 12 22112 ]2 W J n.Ocber [21001011221 - 9 "Pox" 1)11 1 MUNI— 2 Itoscjul 2*1110021121— 9 Halgbl 111120111111 — 11 F ScbulU 1U01020.!211— 9 "Slade" 11 ml 11 Jin. -11 Wagner 1012*101101— 9 SMHl 122111*11111 — 11 1. wgee IIIOIUOIIOO— 6 Durham 112022412111—11 0*ens II Ioiioiihu - 8 Ed Forster 1 1102 1 221 111 — 11 Velgel 211201102100- 8 Aioirus 222011111111—11 II nil 10*1 101 1 10 -'I— 8 Hranl 1221021 121 12— U Alderton 2 oioojoiill- B Carr 1 122161 10221— II MendenhaU 100212211001— 8 • ummluKs 212110122 11 11 K Hcbulte 21000*211200—7 -Ranriall" 121021221212—11 W Brown i»nioo:o-2u— G n Browa 101211111112—10 Baton owi2moo;ti— s Ro«*8 1OIII12H112-10 riHhrnUgil HHi.MI-'lnllH.!- C. seaver 121202121101— 10 Frltcti 2 tic- 5 DIU ;lloilolll22— 10 Wicker - Olll.'oilW "Johns" -::-2i. JI2-I0 Mack D2100021W "Lak-" I1IIU-28U0 -10 Rios -OO'UJIW Weinmann 1U1M2II1O0-I0 8mkd 02201220W Black 120222221102—10 Cate 0102W The event of the day, I he handicap "freeze-out" was started shortly after 2 o'clock and was jast finished at Bunset. The conditions of the match were $1 entrance, four men last in to divide the pool and the final winner to receive a hand- some silver cup presented by F. R Webster. There were 48 entries and the interestlnever lagged for an Instant, At the ninlh round Seaver, Liddle, "Cofiia," O Feudner and W. Golcber were left io. Seaver and Liddle dropped out on the tenth bird and divided $12, one-quarter of the pool. "Coffin" lost his eleventh bird and drew down $12. this left Golcher and Feudner to fight it out for the cup. As is natural in such contests both men were nerved up to win and when Golcher missed his twelfth bird the crowd rushed up to congratulate Feudner on winning, but they were a little previous as be had yet to kill to win. The relaxation natur- ally upset him and for the first time the live-bird shooters saw this rising young champion a bit rattled. He missed a rather easy bird and the race began oyer again. After miss- ing, Feudner improved in his shooting and Golcher held Mb own up to the eighteenth round, when he lost a bird, hard hit with the first barrel, and Feudner killed and won. The scores in full were as follows: O. FeudDer.31yrts.2l2122222220mi22 "Lake,"30 yds. ...21* W Golabfr, 2:1 yd- 212211112210221110 Owens, 28 yds 110 ' Coffin," 29 vos.. .^1111212:10 Justins. 23 yds. 110 Liddle, 2* vds 2221111120 Potter. 26 yds 110 Seaver, 29 vds 1221112120 Roberts, 28 yds. . . .210 Fanning. 31 vds... .12112110 Aldenon. 23 yds....U0 Webb, 30yds 12221110 "Fox," 31 yds 10 Forster. 29 yds 11U2210 H Golcher, 30 yds, 10 F Feudner, 29yds.J12"2n0 "Slade," 29yds 10 "Johns," 29 yds... 1111220 Grant, 28 yds 10 W Brown, 2S vds. .222120 Moore, 28 yds 2* WaenT, 29yds. ._.2U20 Hall, 29yds. 10 Black, 29yds 22110 Andres, 26yds 10 Carr. 28 yds 1110 H Brown, 28 yds.. 0 Whitney. 29 yds...li:o White, 28 yds 0 Bosqni,28yd^ 1120 Webster, 31 yds....O "Randall," 30 yds. 1U0 Haisht,30yds 0 Xauman, 30 yds.. _1120 Maskey, 31 yds 0 Winders. SO yds..._1220 Le* is, 26 yds 0 Lougee, 28 vds 1220 Ladd,2Syds 0 Iltz,28yns 1120 Sloan, 26 yds 0 Holmes, 29 vds 1210 Neustadt r, 26y<1s0 Fredricks. 29yds.. .110 Barter, 30 vds, 0 Shiell. 31 yds 220 Cuthbert, 29 yds. ..0 Lincoln Club Tournament. The "old reliable" Lincolns will open their seaton with a tournament at the Pacific Tournment Association's grounds ot Alameda Juaction tomorrow. Shooting will commence promptly at 10 o'clock. Class Bhootiog will prevail and all tics divide. The programme of events will be as follow?: 1. — 15 birds; entrance, 75 cents; purse divided into 45, 30 and 25 per cent. 2. — 15 birds; entrance, 75 cents; purse divided into 45, 30, and 25 per cent. 3 — 20 bird?; entrance $1, $7.50 added; purse divided into 35. 30, 20, and 15 per cent. 4 — 20 birds; entrance $1, $7.50 added; purse divided into 35 30, 20, and 15 percent 5. — 15 birds; entrance 75 cents; purse divided into 45, 30, and 25 per cent 6 — 25 bird-; entrance, $1 50, $10 added; purse divided into 35, 30, 20, and 15 percent. 7. — 15 birds; entrance, $1; purse divided into 45, 30. and 25 per cent. S. — 10 birds; entrance' 75 cents; purse divided into 45, 30 and 25 percent. California Inanimate Target Association. The regular annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Inanimate Target Association will be held Saturday evening, March 20:.h, 1S96, at 8 o'clock at the rooms of the Olympic Gun Club, N), 1309 Van Ness avenue, San Francisco, for the purpose of electing officerB for the ensuing year and also for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before said meeting. It is expected that all members of the Board of Governors of this Association will be present or be represented by proxy. Merton C. Allen, President. George P. Schaefer, Secretary-Treasurer. A Coyote Partnership. The prong-horned antelope is the swiftest animal on the plains, and yet the coyoteB catch a good many of them just by running them down. This sounds like a paradox, yet it is quite true, and is explained by the cumnng of the wolves and the habits of the antelope. A single coyote who undertook to run down a single ante- lope "would get tired and hungry before he accomplished much, but when two or three coyotes are legether it is quite a d flerent thing. The coyotes do not all run after the ante- lope together. They take turns, and while one runs the others rest, and so at last they tire the antelope out. If, when it was started, the antelope ran straight away, it would, of course, leave all the wolves behind, those that were resting even more than the one that was chasing it, but the antelope does not run straightaway. Instead, it runs in large circles and this enables the wolves to take turns when chas- ing it. When three or four prairie wolves decide that they want antelope meat for breakfast, one of them creeps as close as possible to the one thev have selected, and then makeB a rush for it, running as fast as he possibly can so as to posh the antelope to his best speed and to tire it out. Meantime his companions spread out on either Bide of the runner and get upon little hills or knolls, so as to keep the chaBe in sight. They trot from point to point, and pretty soon when the an- telope turns and begins to work back toward one of them, this one tries to get as nearly as possible in its path, and as it flies by the wolf dashes out at it and runs after it at the top of its Bpeed, while the one that has been chasing the antelope stops running and trots off" to some near-by hill, where, while the water drops off his lolling tongue, he watches the race and gets his breath again. After a little the antelope passes near another coyote, which in turn takes up the pursuit. And so the chase is kept up until the poor aDlelope is exhausted, when it is over- taken and pulled down by one or more of the hnngry brutes. Of course, the coyotes do not catch every antelope they start. Sometimes the game runB such a course that it does not pasB near any of the wailing wolves, and only the one that starts has any running to do. In such a case the pursuit is at once abandoned. Sometimes tho antelope is so stout aDd strong that it tires out all its pursuers. Febbdar? 27, 1897]' ©Jj£ gveelisx axib gip&vt&tncm. 137 It is a common thing for a coyote to chase as old doe with her kids just after the Tittle ones have begun to run about. At that time they are very swift for short distances, but have not the strength to stand a long chase. In such a case a mother will often stay behind her youog, and will try to tight offthe covote, butting him with her head and striking him with her forefeet. He pays little attention to her, except to snap at her, and keeps on after the kids. Several times I have seen the mother of antelope lead her little ones into the midst of a bed of cactus, where the wolf could not go without getting his feet full of thorns. If the bed is small the wolf will make ferocious dashes up to its border, trying to frighten the little ones so that they will run out on the other Bide and be can start after them again, but usually the mother has no trouble in holding them. — George Bird Grinoell in Forest and Stream. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Don't forget the Lincoln Gun Club tournament next Sun- day. Gold Dust wod F. R. Webster's cup at the Olympic tour- nament. The Encinal Gun Club will shoot at Birds' Point, Alameda next 8unday. W. J. Golchershot like a veteran in the freeze-out for the Webster trophy. The two guns to divide premier honors in the freeze-out Monday were a Clabrough and a Parker. "Fox" and Merrill killed all of their birds in the 12-bird match on Monday with the first barrel. The Olympics shoatd return the compliment to the Lin- coins with a good attendance at their tournament to-morrow. The game bill has passed both houses and will be signed or vetoed by the Governor in a few days. Robins and meadow lark are not protected. W. A. Seaver was usiDg a Remington with good effect at the Olympic live bird shoot. He was one of the five to di- vide the money in the handicap freeze out. Wild pigeons are being shot by the score in the vicinity of Templeton, and half of San Luis is enjoying regular Palace Hotel Grill Room meals from the birds supplied by our local sportsmen who are at present over that way. — San Luis Breeze. We hear already of the evils of the lengthened open season on game. Many market hunters who did not shoot this win- ter on account of the shortness of the season have stated that they would enter the tules next winter and shoot for the market as before. The " maguatrap " that has been on exhibition this week at Clabrougb^Golcher & Co.'s will be used at the Lincoln Gun Club's tournament at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion grounds at Alameda Junction to-morrow. Go and see it work. As the law could not be enforced we favored a like season for both the market-hunter and sportsmen, but it was plenty long enough before, making it a month longer for the market hunter means the slaughter of thousands of birds that the State can ill Bpare. The annual meeting of the Board of Governois of the California Inanimate Target Association will be held at the Olympic Gun Club, 1309 Van Ness Ave on Saturday even- ing March 20th. Arrangement tor the coming tournament will be made at this meeting. We want it distinctly understood that it is not Wm. G. Layng the present proprietor of the Breeder and Spoetsman, who is try- ing, by threatening letters, to collect money for an agency that pur- chased from F. W. Kelley the bank accounts owing the J. P. Kerr estate. We disclaim any connection with such methods of collec- tion and hope all our friends will understand the situation. The San Joaquin Valley Gun Club will open the season with an open-to-all tournament at Visalia on March 7th. There are four scheduled events, two at 10 birds, entrance 50 cents, and two at 20 birds, entrance $1. Purses will be di- vided according to the Rose system in the ratio of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. TieB will be divided or shot off, as agreed upon. Birds will be trapped at 2 cents each. The powder companies and local sportsmen have offered a valuable list of merchandise prizes. ROD- Coming Events. Feb. 27— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Feb. 28 -Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Late, Golden Gate Park. Mar. 7 — Postponed contest of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Mar. 9— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of Slate Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. The Ply Casting Olub. The annual meeting of the Sao Francisco Fly Casting Olub met at the office of the Fish Commission on Tuesday even- ning last. There were thirty-seven members present, W. D. Mansfield in the chair. The treasurer reported a balance of $242 on hand with the dues for 1897 not paid. The resignation of Morgan Jellett was accepted. Captain, W. E. Bacheller reported the condition of the club property, rods, rules etc., and offered the following re- solution which was adopted. Resolved, that the 5A-ounce rod shall be used only for No. 3 event and the 8£-ounce rod shall be U3ed only for the No. 2 event also, that the 5£-onnce rod shall not be used in practice for any distance over 50 feet or the 8£ ounce rod for over 65 feet. J.S.Turner was appointed a committee of one to make arrangements with the proprietor of the Peerless Cvclery to keep the rods, reels etc., at that place. The cyclery is at the north gate of the Park near the terminal of the Mc- Allister street line of cable cars. The annual election of officers resulted as follows : Presi- dent W D Mansfield, Vice-President J P Babcock, Treasurer W F Bogart, Secretary H Smvth, Executive Committee W E Bacheller, H F Mailer. Col. G C Edwards, J 8 Turner and F H Reed. Dr. Gilbert was present in the early part of the evening, but was taken quite ill and forced to retire to his hotel. He had brought with him specimens of the Loch Leven, rain- bow, cut-throat, Eastern brook, Dolly Varden trout and the native trout of the Truckee; hybrids of the Eastern brook and Dolly Varden, and many specimens of "hard-mouths," young salmon, steelheads, shiners, etc. Chief Deputy Fish Commissioners, J. P. Babcock, de- scribed the different varieties and characteristics of the spec- imens and gave a very interesting and instructive informal talk. F. P. Deering read to the club the article on "Trout and Trouting," by F. B. Hutchinson, recently printed in these columns. It was decided to hold the postponed Sunday contest on Sunday, March 7th. It was also resolved that in future the club leaders and flies shall be used on club tackle only. A meeting of the Executive Committee was held imme- diately after the regular meeting, and W. E. Bacheller was re-appointed Captain of the Saturday contests, and H. F. Muller Captain of the Sunday contests. Hereafter the contests will be held in their numerical or- der- Event No. 1 will be called promptly at 9:30 a. m. on Sun- day and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. A. B. Alexander has been detailed by the United States Fish Commission to proceed to Olema and investigate the salmon in the Russian River and Paper Mill creek and their tributaries, Olema and Bear Valley creek. The object of the inquiry is to ascertain the movements, habits, rate of growth, fond, enemies etc., of the salmon in those streams. ■*■ The Ways and Means Committee purpose to reduce the appropriation for the restoration of fish and game from $20,000 to $10,000. One half of this to be used for game and one-half for fish. This will seriously cripple the Commission and should be promptly killed. <» Fly Casting at Stow Lake this afternoon at 2:30 and to- morrow morning at 9:30. THE KENNEL Coming- "Events. BENCH SHOWS. Mar. 3-6— St, Louis Kennel Club's second annual bench show, St. Louis, W. Hutchison, Secretary. Mar. 10-13 — Mascoutah Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. Lincoln, Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Ken tucty Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Louisville, Ky., J. A. Reaves, Secretary. Mar. 3L-Apr. 1-3— Santa, Clara Valley Poultry and Kenuel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harker, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show. Stockton, Cal. Dr. A. C. Davenport, Secretary. April 14-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annaal bench show, Los Angeles, Cal., R. B. Funk, Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. The Interstate Meeting. Two thousand people were present at the Interstate Cours- ing Club's second annual meeting at Ingleeide on Sunday and Monday last. It was perfect weather and the trials were of a first-class order, the hares in every instance running strong. There were three stakes on the card. The first was for the John Grace challenge cup, for which forty dogs at $10 each were entered. These dogs unquestionably were the pick of all the greyhound kennels in the country, no less than six or seven of them being owned in the Eastern States. The stake was worth $300 cash, the challenge cup, a beauti- ful work of art, valued at $150, going to the winner; $150 to the second; $75 to the third, and $37.50 each to the fourth and fifth dogs. As a proof of the widespread interest in the meeting, there were present representatives of coursing clubs from South Dakota, Colorado and Kentucky, as well as from all quarters of the nortbern half of California. The second stake was for puppies, dogs between the ages of twelve and eighteen months, at $5 each. The prizes are $60 for first, $30 for second and $15 each for third and fourth dogs. The third stake was for saplings, dogs not over twelve months old. at $5 each. The prizes are $35 for first and a beautiful silver cup, valued at $150, presented bv the Hon. James D. Phelan, Mayor of the city; second $17.50; third and fourth, $8.75 each. There were fourteen dogs in the second and fourteen in the third stakes, all being the off- spring of the greatest and purest bred greyhounds in the United States. John Grace judged and Jas F Grace slipped and both gave the usual entire satisfaction. One round in each of the stakes was run off on Sunday and all three stakes were finished on Monday. Betting was heavy during both days and three Dool-boxes were kept busy. It is no exaggeration to say that from $8,000 to $10,000 must have gone through the hands of the pool sellers. The summary of the running is as follows : The John Grace challenge cup — "W.Kay's Eclipse beat Grace & Dean's 8aid Pasha; M Traynor's Valley Maid beat S Mazzini's Will o' the Wisp; D Shannon's Sarcastic ran a bve, Ben Hur being drawn; Healv & Eagan's Moondvne beat E V Sullivan's Sam; Bartels & Rosseter's Bed of Stone, beat Cronin & McDonald's Lissak; T Butler's Susie beat Portal & Hagerty's Laurelwood; Bartels & Ros- seter's Brandone Bell beat Arthur Bennett's Beatrice; Bar- tels & Rosseter's Wayfarer beat Bartels & Bartow's Black- stone; M J Donovan's Mohawk beat Robinson & Peyton's Royal Buck, S W Smith's Flashlight beat Bartels & Ros- seter's Arapahoe; Bartels & Rosseter's Emin Pasha beat D Shannon's 8winnerton; P C Curtis' Commodore beat Portal & Hagerty's Magnet; J Kerrigan's St Lawrence beat Cronin & McDonald's Sfeyball; Robinson & Peyton's Master Glen- kirk beat J H Hatton's Sly Boy; T Hall's Old Glory beat D Shannon's Senorita; T Hall's Grace Darling beat Robinson & Peyton's Flying Buck; Robiuson & Peyton's Fear Not beat Bartels & Rosseter's Kitty Scott; Grace & Dean's Nelly Conrov beat H H Devine's Busv Bee; P C Curtis' West Side beat D Shannon's Ironclad; Dillon & Reilly's Granuwaile beat H Spring's Blue Rock. FIRST TIES. Eclipse beat Valley Maid; Moondyne beat Sarcastic; Susie, beat Bed of Stone; Brandon Belle beat Mohawk; Flashlight beat Wayfarer; Commodore beat Emin Pasha; St. Lawrence beat Master Glenkirk; Old Glorv beat Fear Not; Nelly Con- roy beat Grace Darling; West Side beat Granawall. SECOND TIES. Eclipse beat Moondyne; Brandon Belle beat Susie; Com- modore beat Flashlight; St. Lawrence beat Old Glory; Nelly Conroy beat Westside. THIBD TIES. Brandon Belle beat Eclipse; St. Lawrence beat Commo- dore; Nelly Conroy ran a bye. FOURTH TIES.l Nelly Conroy beat Belle Brandon; St. Lawrence ran a bye* FINAL. Grace & Dean's blk w b Nelly Conroy (Royal Crest — Daisy) beat J. Kerrigan's bib w d St. Lawrence (Lord Nev- ersettle — White Lips), and won the stake, $300, and the John Grace cup, valued at $150. St. Lawrence, $150; Brandon Belle, $75; Eclipse and Commodore, $37.50 each. THE DERBY. Grace & Deaa's Hazel Glen beat E. V. Sullivan's Lord Lurgan; P. Larney's Nelly Daly beat J. H. Hatton's Alice D.; B. Dougherty's Tessie Fair beat H. G. Layng's El Dora- do; Healy & Eagan's Connemara beat H. H. Devine's For- get-Me-Not; T. "Hall's Miss Saddler beat E. V. Sullivan's Salvator; George Wattson's Doucaster beat J. McHugh's Mountaineer. FIB ST TIES. Hazel Glen beat Nelly Daly ; Connemara beat Tessie Fa&e; Myrtle beat Miss Saddler ; Doncaster ran a bye. J SECOND TIES. Connemara beat Hazel Glen ; Myrtle beat Doncaster. FINALS. Lasbey & Rock's Myrtle, by Glenade— Sunset Girl, beat Healy & Eagan's Connemara and won the stake, $60. THE SAPLING STAKE. J Perigo's North Pole beat D Shahnon's Prospero ; J Byrne's Occidental beat Robinson & Peyton's Pastel ; J Perigo's Chile Pepper beat Bartel & Rosseter's Colonel North ; Bartel & Rosseter's Gallant Foe beat G Whitney's Zoe ; H G Layng's Perfecto beat Bartels & Rosseter's Prince Ananias ; T Hall's Belle Brandon beat J Byrne's Nelly B ; P C Curtis' Cavalier beat Robinson & Peyton's Portia. FIRST TIES. North Pole beat Occidental ; Chile Pepper beat Gallant Foe; Belle Brandon beat Perfecto; Cavalier ran a bye. SECOND TIES. North Pole beat Chile Pepper; Belle Brandon beat Cava- lier. T Hall's Belle Brandon, by JJohnny Rex — Annie Laurie beat J Perigo's North Pole and won the stake, $35, and tha Mayor's silver cup. Cruft's Show. At Cruft's show, held in the Agricultural Hall, London, a couple of weeks ago, the entries reached the remarkable total of 3,072, which of course beats all previous records. Fancy a show twice the size of New York's with quality right through it, says Turf, Field and Farm. The appended list of entries in each breed is of interest, especially when compared with the distribution of exhibits on this side. It shows that the most popular classes over there are not the most popular here. The entries in bloodhounds 73, New- foundlands 86, deerhouDds 75, retrievers 109, Bassett hounds 61, Dachshunde 117, old English sheep dogs 69, Airedalde terriers 94, Dandie Dinmont terriers 61, pomeranians 91, pugs 94; toy spaniels 87, and selling class 92, are especially noteworthy, as are also the scanty entries in mastiffs 31, grey- hounds 16, aud in pointers 36. Bloodhounds 73, St. Bernards 175, great danes 59, New- foundlands 86, mastiffs 31, borzois 60, deerhounds 75. wolf- hounds 10, otterhounds 13, chow chows 14, elkhounds 11, foreign dogs 12, greyhounds 16, pointers 36, setters 89, re- trievers 109, spaniels 124, beagles 31, basset hounds 61, dachshunde 117, collies 218. old English sheepdogs 69, poodles 59, dalmatians 37, bulldogs 160, bulltcrriers 72, aire- dales 94, foxterriers (smooth) 175, foxterriers (wire) 84, Irish terriers 83, old English terriers 6, Welsh terriers 38, Scottish terriers 52, skye terriers 24, roseneath terriers 24, dandie dinmont terriers 61, bedlington terriers 46, black and tan terriers 28: whippets 30, schipperkes 32, white English 14, pomeranians 91, toy bulldogs 6, pugs 94, toy spaniels 87, Yorkshires 24, Italian greyhounds 10, toy terriers 14, mat- tese 4, griffons 19, selling classes 92, challenge teams 7 ; total, 3,072. The New York Show. The entries for the Westminster Kennel Club show num- ber 1,675, an increaee of 64 over 1896. In hounds and set- ters there is a small increase. Foxterrier entries have fallen off 30. The entry is as follows : Mastiffs, 10; St. Bernards, 153; Bloodhounds, 13; Great Danes, 51; Newfoundlands 4; Russian Wolfhounds, 17; Deerhounds 13; Greyhounds 27; English Foxhounds, 11; American Foxhounds, 18; Chesa- peake Bay dogs, 11; Pointers, 92; English Setters, 60; Irish Setters, 58; Gordon Setters, 35; Irish Water Spaniels, 5; Clumber Spaniels, 4; Field Spaniels, 28; Cocker Spaniels, 82 Rough Collies, 111; Smooth Collies, 2; Old English Sheep dogs, 8; Poodles, 92; Bulldogs. 86; French Bulldogs, 19; Bull Terriers, 70; Boston Terriers, 119; Dachshunde, 52; Beagles, 64; Foxterriers (smooth), SO; Foxterriers (wire), 41; Irish 138 £Wj£ Qvesto&c exit* *§poxi&tntxn+ [February 27, 189 Terriers, 56; Scottish Terriers, 16; Bedlingtog Terriers, 9; Skve Terriers, 6; Dandies, 2; Black and Tan Terriers, 25; While Eoglish Terriers, 1; Whippets, 4; Schipperkes, 3; PomeraniaDS. 3; Maltese Terriers, 6; Yorkshire Terriers, 15; Toy (other than \orkshire and Maltese), 8; Pugs, 22; To? Spaniels. 47; Italian Greyhounds, 4; Miscellaneous, 13. To- tal, 1,675. San Francisco's Disgrace. We announce with many regrets that the San Francisco Kennel Club has been elected to membership in the Ameri- can Kennel Club and the Olympic Gun Club has been re- jected. We state without the slightest hesitation that this has been brought about by the scheming of the mischief- maker and with the connivance of the Secretary of the Ameri- can Kennel Club, Mr. A. P. Vredenburg The club with nearly 200 members and among them many of our wealthiest and most influential citizens has had its face turned toward the wall and a little cl ub of a meagre half dozen malcontents ha6 been given a license by the American Kennel Club to control the kennel interests of this city. If ever anyone secured a white elephant the San Francisco Kennel Club has. Several of the members realizs it already and when those who subscribe to the guarantee fund have to dig down into their pockets for the coin they will find that elephants are cosily feeders. The coming show is destined to be the greatest failure ever chronicled in the annals of dogdom. There are not twenty dog owners connected with the new club and nine tenths of the dog owners of this city and vicinity are bitterly op- posed to the club and will not show a dog under its manage- ment. If Oakland concludes to give a show it will exceed the San Francisco Bhow by 200 eotries. At a special meeting of the St. Bernard Club of California held last Wednesday evening the club decided to live up to its resolution and will not show under the new club. The owners of sporting dogs in this city are members of the Olympic Gun Club and the old members of P. K. C , and not a man in every fifty will show a dog under the S. F. K. C. and the man that does will be ostracised by all true dog lovers. The spaniel men, the fox terrier men and the bull terrier men almost to a man state that the? will not support such an organization with a solitary entry. We say fox terrier men advisedly. The Fni Terrier Ciub will probably stand by iheir president Dr. D. Evelyn, but it is a notorious fact that there are far more fox terrier men out of the club than there are in it. Six active men would be a fair estimate of the real membership and they do not control thirty entries. The San Frrncisco Kennel Club was organized to create strife, it has succeeded admirably and when after a brief flare its light goes out, then the true dog lovers of this city can lift up their heads ane 6ay: Now we can breathe again, now we can state that we own and breed dogs without being ashamed of the company we are in. We knew well that the American Kennel Club would kill the ioggy interests of this city if they elected the San Fran cisco Kennel Clnb, but we were woefully mistaken, we under- estimated the feeling a thou=and per cent. The majority said nothing because they could not realize the possibility of a sensible body of men recognizing a club that a blind man could see was only organized for the self aggrandizement of a few men with axes to grind. Now that they find that the A. K. C. is just as corrupt as the men whose interests they are trying to advance tbey are thoroughly disgusted and will fi.'ht the new organization to tho death. Where we found one man opposed to the new club on Tuesday on Thursday we find ten. Rather a dark beginning for a new organization. The San Jose Show. The premium list of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Clubs bench show is at hand and to say that it is a very attractive list is putting it mildly. The officers of the club are as follows: Thos F Morrison President; Mrs 0 J Albee, vice-President; Cbas K Harker, Secretary-Treasurer; Executive committee, E H Freeman, Tyler Beach, L F Brainard, O J Albee, G R Carmon and F N Reed. Bench show committee O J Albee^ Tyler Beach and Cbas R Har- ker; Superintendant, O J Albee; Judge of all classes, J Otis Felloes; H C Spencer & Son veterinarians. The show will be held in the Turn Verein Hall, North Third street, San Jose, on March 31st and April 1st 2nd and 3d. Entries positively close March 18th at 9 p. m. There are no cash prizes offered in the regular classes but specials are as numerous as fleas on a dogs back. The hand- ler with the largest number of dogs from outside of Santa Clara county will receive $20, and the second largest string $10. Valuable specials are offered for the largest number of entries, hest kennels, best decorated kennels, smallest dog, largest dog, and largest number entered by a lady. There are 196 regular classes provided for and nearly every class is provided with a special prize r>r two, J. Otis Fellows of Hornellsville. N. Y., will judge all classes. Premium lists can be obtained of the secretary Chas. R. Harker, Mercury Building, San Jose or at his office. Mason "Will Not Judge. The current issue of the Turf, Field and Farm contains several paragraphs that are, to Bao the least, questionable journalism. What reason the editor could possibly have for roasting "Uncle Dick," the Stockton show and California dog men in general it is hard to imagine. Especially when when their chief reporter was engagek to judge at the Stock- ton show, but do it thty did and the Stockton Keunel Club have taken it for granted that Chas. H. Mason was the writer of the paragraphs in question and have as their telegram of Thursday states: 'discharged Mason as judge. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. He who laughs best, laughs last. So the P. K. C. money goes to the orphans. The San Jose entries close March 18: the Stockton entries on March 31. The premium lists of the Stockton show were to have been issued yesterday. After all the announcements Mason will not judge at Stockton and if he was the writer of the abuse in the Turf Field and Farm we can only say it serves him right. Mrs A W Lee cf the Alto Ranch is said to have refused $1,000 for Alto Milo recently. Send to Dr. A. C. Davenport, 314 E. Main street for premium lists of the Stockton show. The St. Bernard Club held a special meeting last Wednes- day night. They are not talking very much but look at the woodpile. Lovers of red cockers will be interested in the fact that John E. Doak's Royal Dandy has thrown six red pups in two litters of six and eight each. The St. James Hotel will be. headquarters for the visiting fanciers at San Jose. The St. James is only two blocks from the exhibition hall and is a first-class house in every re- spect. Dominick Shannon has sold to M. W. Godfrey of this city a foxlerrier dog pup by Warren Sage out of Stiletto that is a very good one likely to win the blue at the forthcoming shows. We advise the bench show committee of the San F "•"**-' Francisco Kennel Club to arm itself with batfijfig}** h - scrapers next May. They will need them tdn^smsvctoaie frost from the Pavilion. — The San Jose fanciers have issued one of mimum lists that we have ever had. These smalU 1e shows are the feeders for the large ones and ehouhr^ couraged. Eater your dogs at San Jose. The Stockton fanciers are greatly enthused over the in- door field trials proposed for the coming show. They have been experimenting and find the plan to work nicely. Fox terriers will course on rabbits and hounds will take the trail of Dr. Eddy's bear. David Winders of Stockton has purchased the youog black cocker dog San Joaquin Clifford by Hornell Fascina- tion, he by Champion Fascination — Champion Troublesome out of Arthur's Maney, 2d at Pittsburg. She by Jock Jr., out of Chloe S. Clifford is said to -rctreive from land and water, a point of ai much value in the eyes of the writer as form or breeding. Cockers should be workers. Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in thiB column free of charge. Please use the following form : Hugh McCracKen (San Fraocipco) has sold the S. C. St. Bernard dog Leo, by Lord Hualpa — Lola, whelped June 1 1894, to M. L. Requa, Piedmont, Cal. WHELPS. J. B. Martin's, San Francisco, Cal., fox terrier bitch, Golden Jewel, by Blemton Reefer— Champion Blemton Brilliant, whelped February 22, 1897, 4 bitches and 1 dog to same owners, Warren Sage by Champ. Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty. NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennel, Stockton, Cal., claims the name Miss Jersey Echo, for the black cocker spaniel bitch puppy whelped Dec. 4 by Woodland Jersey C K C 2511 — Lady C 41488 (Kirg Douglass— Jessie V). ^irirriiiiiiiiiiimrimiiiiiii-iiiiiiiiiiiriiitii Your stable is not complete without Quinn's Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- _ nary horse afflictions. Follow the example = set by the leading horsemen of the world and = your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment = A. L. Thomas, Supt. Canton Farm, Joliet, 111., remarks, E "I enclose yon amount for six bottles of Qninn's Ointment. E After one year's trial mast confess it does all you claim for 5 it." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpoffs or Bunches, | Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by £ mail. | W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. x5y TRADE \ / MARK DAHIEI/S A11-E0EGED STEEL BITS Look for the TRADE MAKE. Insist on "DANIELS" or Nothing. Public Teat of "Daniel's" Bits, October 10, 1896. (Lloyd's Proving House, Tipton Staffs) Asbleigb. 21 oz. weight, broke at 5,100 lbs. Liverpool Bit, 24^ oz. weight, broke ot 5.906 lbs. Dexter Snaffle, 15 oz. weight, broke at 3,556 lbs. ! the way of the pnll when In use. For sale by all Saddlerv Houses or by 4S- Send for Special List. 1 1 bees Snaffle, 10 oz. weight, broke at 3,500 lbs, Bradoon, 13) j oz, weight, broke at 2,128 lbs. P. HAYDBN, Newark, N. J. CLOSING-OUT SALE OF STANDARD-BRED AND REGISTERED TROTTING STOGK Irvington Park, Portland, Or. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. INCLUDING G-uycesca, SsSQ 1-4 By GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of FRANCESO A., by ALMONT, and 18 Broodmares, Colts and Fillies by Suoh Sires as ALTAAT'NT, 2:26; McKIXXEY, 2:111;: WAEDEB, 5318; FAViBITnS 15,2-10: QUYC'ESCA 2-291i SCARLE r LE I TEE, and MOXTA.VA WILKE-i, out ol the beautifulij-bred mares. These animals are bred, for ra e tract and road. All are standard and registered. 8&F For catalogues and other information, address, S. C. REEVES, cor. Third and Alder Streets, Portland, Or. The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYM0UR~WME8, 2:0& (REGISTERED 0232) WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL Terms -$25 for the Season. SEVMnfR WILKES was sired by tb- King of the Wilkes family, Guy Wilkes, 2:15^, dam Earlv Bird by Playmuil [brother to Baruey. 2:25',, j : second dam Lucy, hv OJd Fellow (son of Chloroiornil; third dam bv a sod of Williamson's lielmont; lourth dam by Blackbawk 7ti7. Plavmail was bv Mike 3103 the by Vermont 322, out of The Peniger mare), out of Kate McDonough (dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam of salad In, 2:05!i). SEYMOUR WILKEs stands 16 hands bicb and weighs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown in color and !n con- formation Is one ol the most symmetrical of aoy in California Ills qualities as a level-headed <*ame an i cpeedy raceh rseare known to all horsemen. He i- ihe la-i. -i son of ton mlKhty Guy Wilkes and en his maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an iron constitution, and all owaers o» gnod mares that want horses tlmt will have breediug, size, bone, quaiitv, trnod disposition and extreme speed should not overlook this horse. His service fee is placed at a very low figure considering his merits He never was bred but to a lew mares and bis progeny are u.odels ol perfection. Fo- further particulars apply lo THOS. ROACH, Lakeville, Cal 83- Mares cau be shipped direct to tbe'raucb via Steamer Gold. The best of care taken of them on the tarm, but uo responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage S3 per mouth. I- i FJ5BBUABY 27, 1897] ©in? §x&&s& emit gpixctsmaxt. 139 IDEAL * PARK * RACING ♦ ASSOCIATION IDEAL PARK, WIS Nineteen Guaranteed Stakes. - - Entries Glose March I, Ideal Park Handicap— Three-year-olds and "upward; guaranteed §6,000. One and three-six- teenths. Wisconsin Handicap— All ages. Guaranteed 82,500. Three-quarters of a mile. "Waukesha Stakes —Selling, three-year-olds and upward. Guaranteed Si, 300. One and one- elrauujniles. j> «ta.to. ^Handicap— Three-year-olds and npwar^ ■«Gn»*--iiteed $1,200. One mile. Chicago Stakes— rhree -year-olds and upward. Guaranteed 51,000. One and one-sixteenth miles. Winnebago Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and np ward. Guaranteed 81,000. Six and a half furlongs. Kenosha Stakes— Three-year-olds. Guaranteed 31,300. One and one-eighth miles. Pleasant Prairie Handicap — Three-year- olds. Guaranteed Si. 000. One mile. Green Bay Stakes — Three-year-olds. Guaran- teed §1,000. Three-quarters of a mile. Sheboygan Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds- Guaranteed 51,000. One mile. Fond Da Lac Stakes— Selling, for three-year- olds, non-winners of §750, guranteed SI ,000. Three quarters of a mile. Manitowco Stakes— Selling, three-year-olds and upward, non-winners of S750, guaranteed $1,000. One mile. Russell Stakes— Two-3 ear-old colts and geld- ings; guaranteed 51,000. Four and a half furlongs- Blossom Stakes— Two-year-old allies; guaran teed 51,000. One-half mile. Unity Stakes — Two-year-olds; guaranteed 51,000. Five-eighths or a mile. Rush Stakes— Two-year-olds; guaranteed $1,000. One-half mile. Badger State Handicap — Two-year-olds; guar- anteed £1.000. Five-eighths of a mile. Racine Stakes — Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed Si, COO. Four and a half furlongs. Ozaukee Stakes — Selling, two-year-olds; guar- anteed £1,000. Three-quarters of a mile. T\/r~~^-n \g Begins May 3. New Stables. Nominal Entrance Fee. Jonclitioiis and Entry Blanks can be had on Application to the BREEDER AND 8PORTSMAN, San Francisco, or to M. NATH&NSON, Secretary. 932 Monadnock Building, Chicago, 111. WALDSTEJN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly \V., by Electioneer (full sister to Albert W.. 2:20, sire of Little Albert. 2: 10); second dam Sister, by John Nelson ; third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora, 2:27, and Hazel, 2:28. WALDSTErN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. He is one of the best producing sons of Director, and in conformation a grand individual; took first premium at State Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22, and Zombro. three year-old record 2 -.IS1^. He holds the five-raile race record of the world, 13:05 1-3, and never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTEIN is sire of Lady Waldstein. 2:15; Humboldt Maid, 2:17; Jack W.. 2:19>£; Native Son. 2:29j|; Swiftbird, 2:29% (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce any iu the 2:30 list. Come and see VVALDSTEIN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TfiRMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) V naual return privileges if I still own the horse. He will be kept at Sacramento race track live days and Woodland two dm h. H. S. HO 31 jB )0M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions JUNES MADISON, 2:17 3-4 Trlal2:12, driven by \V. Mabeo. Sired by ANTBEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LUOTPATOHBN, by G-so. M. Patchen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lslia S, 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (triil 2:21 3-4). JAMES MADISON is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1 ,300 pounds. He is one of the best proportioned "rr3es of his size living and his progeny have style, size, fuuso, perfect legs and feet. Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purest gait imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was a James Madison ioaled that cannot show a 2 :30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL HETBH1 FKIVILEGK8) For further particulars, address J". nvi. JxriEJiiiSonsr, Aiaoieda Race Track, Alameda, CaJ. DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 THE CHAMPION FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN CALIFORNIA I Sire, CH.AS. DERBY, 2:20 (sonoi Steinway, 2:2-5Sj.and Katy G. _ dam of i in 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA Cdam of Jay Eff Bee, 2;26^ as a yearling; Elf, 2:22Sf, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Lafferty, 2:16^, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Wilkes, 2: I33(f, and Alaric, sire of four in 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Barcena (dam ot Bayard Wilkes, 2:18?0, by Bayard (son oi Pilot Jr.); third dam BlandlDa (dam of Swi- gert, King Kene and four other producing sires), by Mambrino Chief ll : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- lind, 2:215i, and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot tsire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), son of Ren- wick's Copperhottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Diablo's colts have shown it is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed in 1896 Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 36 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, oae-quarter, 3S seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the seas n oi 1897 at Pleasanton. Servi e Tee, BOO. Address, WM. MlliliV. Pleasanton, l/al. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1891. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, National Horse Show, New York, 1893. Chainpion San Francisco Horse Show, 1S94. and "Winner of First Prize Whenever Shown Since His Two-Year-Old Form. 'Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Seasonal San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE PEE, $75. Special Reductions foi Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and farther inform atioa address, K. 0'GRaDY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, San Mateo, Cal'a. 00 YOT WANT TO BUY OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal in horses, t have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and Rpoktsman, bat have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have teams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do al [ say. By the way, I have orders for horse3 with records. Who has any to sell ? Write me at once, C oroer of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Ca J. M. NELSON. American Trotting Register PUBLICATIONS. Pol XI, nl X, nl IX, nl VIII Oi VII, ol VI, ,'nl V, lot IV, yol II, THE YEAR BOOK. Vol, XII, 1896, singie copies, postpaid SM0 Vol. XII, 1896, lOormorecopies.eaeb.f. o. b. 2.50 Tbis great work will be ready for delivery, March.5, 1897, 1895, single copies, postpaid S3 00 1894 " " " 3.00 1893 " " " 3.00 1893 (two parts), postpaid 5.00 1891 (limited number, postpaid.. 2.50 1890 " " " 2.50 1889 " " " 2.50 1888 " " " 2.50 1886 " " " 1.00 Year Books for 1SS7 and 1SS5 (out of print). Contains summaries of races, Tables of 2:30 Trotters, 2:25 Pacers, 2:20 Trotters, 2:15 Pacers, Sires, Sires of Dams, Great Brood Mares, Champion Trotters, Fastest Records and Rejected Records. THE REGISTER- Vols. Ill to XIII, inclusive, in one order, f. o. b S50.0Q Single Volumes, posLpaid 5.00 Vols. I and II are out of print. INDEX DIGEST. Postpaid S7.50 This important adjunct contains all the standard animals in the first ten volumes, with nambers, initial pedigree, and reference to volume iu which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS Will be sent free upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address J. H. STEINER, Secretary American Trotting Resister Association. CHICAGO, ILL- FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number 'of ap- proved mares for the season of 1897, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT S50 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our pos session in 1S9S. THERE ARE OTHERS But none that are so well and favorably known SPORTS AFIELD The oldest sportsmen's magazine In the West. Th best publication ot its class in the United States. Ably edited and conducted. An excellent score of corre- spondents, covering all branches of field sports. Beau- tifully illustrated. Always attractive and entertaining Subscription price, fl.20 per year. Sample copy for a stamp. Sports Afield Publishing Go. CHICAGO, ILL. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Kav- elstone, and eighteen other winners. RACINE is the sire of Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alzan, and Ijoveliglit. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire of Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main- Stay, McFarlane, Mollie R-, Sea spray, and other winners. Pasturage, $5.00 per month ; hay and grain, $10.00 per month. For further particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm, menlo Park, San Mateo, Cal. II You Can't Cut Out A BOO SPAVIN oe THOROUGHPIN, but' ABSORBLNE Tvill clean them off, and you work the horse sanie time. Does not blister or remove the hair. "Will tell yon more ii you write. §2.00 per bottle, delivered. W.F.YOUNG, P. D.F., 34 Amherst Street, • » » Springfield. Mass. WANTED. A few well-broken driving horses, from 1 to 7 years old, and from 15.1 to' 16.2 hands, to go single or double; gentle, must be guaranteed sound. None other need apply. Address, P. R. Care Bbeedeb ant> Spobtsman- 140 ©ire gveeit&c cmt> gtpovt&mtm. [February 27, 1897 Coney Island Jockey Glub EVENTS TO CLOSE Monday March 15 tli UNDER THE RULES Or- THE JOCKEY GLUB AHO NA- TIONAL STEEPLECHASE ASSOCIATION June Meeting 1897 Tuesda}', June 22, TO Saturday, July 10 THE COXEY ISLAND GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE— SI, 500. FOR FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS—HANDICAP. By subscription of S20 each. Starters to pay $50 additional. The wiuner to receive SI. 200; the second S200, and the third S100. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Full Steeplechase Course. THE BAY HURDLE RACE—-«1,500. FOR FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS—HANDICAP. By subscription of $20 each. Starters to pay S50 additional. The winner to receive $1,250: the second $200. and the third £100. Weights to be announced three days betore the race. Two miles over eight hurdles, on turf. THE STIRRUP CUP— 81, 500. TO BE RUN" SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1897. FOR THREE YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS AT WELTER WEIGHTS, By sub- scription of $20 each. Starters to pay $20 additional. The winner to receive $SO0; the second $250; the third $150; the rider of the winner to receive Plate to the value of $100. To be ridden by gentlemen, whose names, with credentials, must be lodged with the Clerk of the Course at the track, not later than 2 p. m on the day preceding the race. These credentials to he submitted to the Committee, who may reject any name without giving a reason for so doing. Overweight to any amount allowed if de- clared thirty minutes before the first race of the day. The horse winning the Amateur Cup at Mor- ris Park to carry 7 pounds more .than he then car ried. One mile and a sixteenth, on turf. Nominations to be addressed to the Clerk of the Course, Coney Island Jockey Club, Fifth Avenue, cor. 22 Street, New York. Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLOB RACES n INTBR.HBBTIKfG. 11896-97 MARCH 8th to 20th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Raclnjj.Every Day in the^Week Except Sunday. rain ou SttiNE PIVK Oil -Mlllil.l HACKS Ktl'H DAV. RACES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP ST Perry Boats leavo Kan Francisco at 12 m. and 12.30, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 i>. «., coouectiuK with the Tract Ko trance Tratn». Fresno Jockey Club w # .BOTps' lllftrt *™cJ Veterinary Capsules SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST VAY— TCE6DAY. APRIL 27, 1897. Purse. FIRST RACP"— Running, Owners' Handicap.three- quartersof a mile floO SE» OND RACE— Running, one-quarier mile ana repeat (Valiador barred) 100 THIRD RACE— Running, five-eighths of a mile... 100 -KOM1 DAY-WEDNKSOAY, APRIL 38. FIRST RACE— Running, Owner's Handicap, nine- sixteenths of a mile 150 SEl ON i. RACE— Running, Ponies H»2 hands high, top weight 150 pounds, $ pounds allowed for everyinch under; half mile _ 100 THIRD RA"E— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat (.Valiador barred) 100 THIRD DAY-THURSDAY. APRIL 39. FIRST RACE— Running, seven eishtsof a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, half mile and repeat- 100 THIRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and one-six teen in milt s 150 FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low scale 150 SEC >ND RACE -Running, Owner's Handicap, five-eighths of a mile 150 THIRD RACE— Pouy race, five-eighths of a mile 100 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, MAY 1. 8 1 ,000 for Overnight Races. CONDITIONS. Weight forage unless otherwise specified. American Racing Rules to govern; #10 entrance to all races: $10 additional to scratch. Eniries close April 15, 1897. Entrance money must accompany all entries. No race will be declared off where there are four or more en- tries Money divided, 80 per cent, to first and 20 per cent, io second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to Li. ROOKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOX 11. Fresno, Cal. CaT" Under same management there will be a FIVE DAYS' MEETING at Bakersfield the week following. All purses guaran- teed. $2,000 IN PURSES $2,000 COLUSA JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING RACES. Agricultural Park, Colusa, Gal. FOUR DAYS, COMMENCING MAY 4, 1897. No. of Race FIRST I)\Y. Purse. 1. TROTTING— 2:28 Class, best 3 in 5 flOO 2. RUNNI G— Five-eighths Dash SO 3. TROTTING— 2:15 Class, best 3 in 5 SO SECOND DAY. J. COLUSA FUTURITY TROTTING race, tor Three- vear-olds. best 3 in b. Entries closed November 1, 1S96. (Filled) 550 5. PACING— 2:35 Class, besi3 in 5 90 6. RUNNING -Three-quarter Mile Dash 200 THIRD DAY, 7. STA K.E RACE TROTTING PURSE, Two- year-olds, best 2 In 3. Enirance closed No- vember l, 1896. Allover|200paidin added to purse. (Filled) 300 8. TROTTING, 2:21 Class, best 3 in 5 140 9. RTJNNTNO— Half-mile Dash 75 10. FARMER'S MULE RACE, best 2 in 3 40 FOIRTHDAY. 11. TROTTrNG, Fr e-for-all. best 3 in 5 150 12. TROTTING— Two-y«-ar-olds, best 2 in 3 SO (Colts taking any portion of No. 7 barred.) 13. TROTTING— Three-minute Class, best 3 in 5... 75 H. NOVELTY RUNNING— Mile dash. Horses passing each M stake In advance take one- quarter of the purse _ 40 All Trotting and Pacing to Harness, mile heats. Five or more to enter in each race. Three or more to start Racing commences at 1 o'clockp m. earhday. COLUSA JOCKEY CLUR, OSCAR ROR1NSON, Pres. F. E. WRIGHT, Secretary. E. C. PEART, Manager. ONLY $85 ONLY $85 "THE GREATEST TIMER EVER MM" A. HIRSCHMAN, Manufacturing Jeweler and Watch Maker, hasjusl received an Invoice of TIMERS' WATCHES Which for the price are unexcelled by any high- priced watch made. Open face, 14 caret, medium size, elegantly fin- ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement and split timed. This watch Is particularly constructed for the us» of horsemen and others who are inclined to use a watch roughly while riding. REMEMBER THE PLACE O POST ST., UNDER MASONIC TFMPLB T S IS A STRAIGHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners KCENIG'S 122 KEARNY ST., 3. F. QUICK IN ACTION, ALWAYS EASY FOR USE AND RELIABLE, Are not a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed to cure the most severe cases of Wind Coli AND INFLAMMATION OF THB BOWELS, Or money refunded. One trial is all that is asked to convince you. Price %% per box. Ten capsules in each box. Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany, N. Y. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will be kept for public service AT ■ SACRAMENTO, At the Low Fee of $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privflages. Payable on Removal of Mares. With a limited chance In tne smd, True Britou has already shown h mself to be a great sire. Rev del Ban- diiios, from a nO"-oroducing mare that had already had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record. 3:57J4 ai 2'v. mites; Her Majesty (dead), won 11 out <-f l-t starts: Waller J., (_also out ot a non-producer), a horse wlh a grpat turn nt speed, nas finished outside the money but a very few times out of nearly one rtundred starts. Virgie A. and Zeta. both winners, being the only other ones to represent ihis ioyally-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf this year. From this showing there is but one ioference to he drawn, and that is, that True Briton is a sure getter of dinners; mares In it have never thriwn a winner to any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get winne s and class horses at that. R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at $3 per month ai J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal., 6 n Lies from Pet-iluma. Good feed the year 'round and go d care taken of Stock, but no responsibility assumed ior ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the fteamer Gold, which leaves every day e*ce . t Sunday from wharf between Washington and Jackson Streets, San Francisco. Address, THOS. ROACH, Agent, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. Business College, 24 Post St. SAN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast. & P. HEALD, President 8. HALETS — rad* for OTrcnlan. For Sale or Exchange For Draft Stallion, COX BRI ) (2:36), by Antevolo; first dam Frolic by Alloona; secoud dam Ilga. by Budd Doble; third dam by Young Belmont. He stands 16.1 hands, weighs 1,260 pounds, is a seal-brown in color, Is very gentle and easy to handle, sound and In fine condition, and is 8 years old. Address, E. W. DAYIBS Watsouville, Cal, FOR SALE. ONE FABER SULKEY, '96 PATTERN; NEARLY new; 2 sets of wheels, Morgan & Wright racing tires; weight 29 lbs. Address S. "W. M'CABLEY, San Jose, for particulars, price, etc. ANTALfHiDY Ihese tiny Oapsules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba,, — .. Cubebs or Injections and/iirrvv l CURE IN 48 HOURsPUy the same diseases with-^—^ inconvenience. .SW./ /■,' „ll dntptrists. Scott cfc McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN WABEHOl'R" | STOHAGE WAREHOUSES. 615 and 617 Sixth St., 449 and 4ft I Berry St. Near Brannan. ! 439 and 451 Channel. Bbanchks— Oakland and Ingleslde Race Track. Breeders' Directory, VBEBA Bl>\\ JbRSEYS-ThebestA J. C.C. regisiered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. Animals for sale. VETERINARY. DR C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon Graduate of Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE' No. 811 HOWARD ST., S. F. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 453 I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AUD STABLE : 105 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco. office hours: 7 to 8 a. m, and 4 to 5 p. dj Telephone 3651. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. V. M. 8. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Ediabnrg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary Surgeon to the S F. Fire Department; Live Stock In spector for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port ot San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterioarv Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence aod Office. San Francisco Veter inary Hospital. 117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webste- SL. ««*» Francisco: Telephone West 126. A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY! SftWlNCUB* Positively removes BONE SPAVIN, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb, IN 48 HOURS, Without Pain. $500 Reward For Failnre or Slightest Injury. This is the Greatest Wonder of the J9tii Century, astonish- ing, as it does, the entire Veterinary world. Circulars and Sworn Proofs Mail- ed Free. Dr. Guy Cbecinl, ' No. 378 Canal St,, 2*ew York. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts„ S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS R * T P 0 • American Plan 82 to 92.BO per Day (1HI t-O . European Plan 7.1c to 81. .10 per nBy BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE -DEALERS Es - 512 to 516 Sacramento Street, S. F. S5ITHE THOROUGHBRED STALIION.UOL ST. CARLO SIKE OF Zamar II, RUINART Joan Will serve a limited Inumber of first-class mares for the SEASON OP 1897, at the Menlo Stock Farm, at $100, With usual return privileges. For further particulars apply to james McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. Hi :: i February 27, ;i897] ©J}* gveebev mifr *&povt$matt+ 141 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BET." Boodle 5829, Roc. 2:12 SIRE OF ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25. Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, tlbut" he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, ''but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "but'' he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, f'but" he was vicious, as well as a ''quitter. " Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SlZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1,150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse — "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12£, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAMEN ESS . A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTEK & CO., Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. $T. MCHOUS TRIAL, 2:27 1-4, AS A THREE- YEAR-OLD. I>AM SIRED BY ECHO, the Greatest Sire of Broodmares, SrKED BY Tne Great .SIDNEY, 2:19 3-4, Sire of 66 in the Eist, 8T. NICHOLAS is now eleven years old, just in his prime for the stud; stands 15.3 hands; in color a rich dark bay, two hind ankles white; star In iorehead ; has good limbs and feet; a pure-gaited trotter, and ha^ an excellent dispositi >n. Is pronounced by every one who has seen him as an unusually stylish, well-formed handsome individual. As a three-year-old he went quarters in 3u seconds; tten fell into bands that took more pride in owning sncn a horse rather than In con tinning his development. His colts are of good size, fine lookers, and show extreme speed, bnt are all owned in private or unprofes aloDal hands. ST. NICHOLAS is now placed at the head of the breeding department of Sulphur Spring Farm, and will be bred to all the first-class mares, ill colts on this farm are trained from weanlings. I This horse, on account of conformation and breeding, cannot belp but produce size, style, action and speed. Will serve only a limited number nf mares at g3» FOR THIS SEASON, v?ith usual return privilege ; money due on notice of first service. PASTURAGE $4 PER MONTH. \o liability assumed for accidents or escapes. 8ST In order to show my confidence iti the breeding qualities of ST NICHOLAS. I make the following proposition to owners of stallions that are in service for the SEASON O F 1397 IN CAL- IFORNIA. I will be one of not less than five to depositor guarantee in the snm of ?100— en- trance money and as much moneyas the BREEDER- ASSOCIATION chooses 10 add, all to formapur-se — to be trotted or paced for by two-year-olds, in a race, one mile, best two in three, at the FALL MEETING of the P. C. T. H. B. A. In 190ft. Only one entry, the get of each stallion allowed. Further details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. GURIVETT, 308 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal., or SULPHUR SPRING FARM, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Cal. Mares sent to ranch from Oakland and returned free of charge. hfl:e_e3:d for Disposition, Size. Speed, Soundness and Style WELCOME, 2 :10 1-2. Ms game and consistent stallion will make the SEASON OF 1897, ending July 1st, at W. E. SIEEK'S STABLE, near the Hay wards Station, at S50 TEUE SEASON, With usual return privileges. WELCOME was sired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:28^, out of Letty (dam of Wayland W., 2:15 ; Welcome (p) 2:10%. trotting 2:27%; Maud Singleton, 2;28J£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest 19 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apex, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:19%), by Flastail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:28^, sire of Welcome, was Bired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:15}-£, out of Graeie, by Arthurton 365; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. WELCOME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many that have estreme speed_ but are lackiDg in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one oi the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27}<£ when a four-year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the moat stubbornly-contested races seen in 1896. lod pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MEEK, Haywards, Cal. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 189T- STEINWAY, 2:25|, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OP CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at tlie San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season eminences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per S, P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, So per month; hay and grain, $10 per month. For terms tor other stallions and further particulars, address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, D&nville, contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116. RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W„ 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4. He is the Sire of "IKVINGTON BELLE," 2:24 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS, 2:36 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February loth, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvington, Alameda Countv, until March 1st, and trom that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS" $50 FOR THE SEASON- USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. 11 fee s. payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for IS 5 per month, or grained for SIO per month. Stock well cared for, but no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. GOSSIPER, 2:14 34. Will Make the Season of 1807 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) RMST $50 FOR TH SEASON. BOSSIPE is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETCHUM, 2:15 3-4, anil others— all race horses. PASTURAGE S3. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. 4ff* For further particulars, address OHAS. S. NBAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. Gr. SINCLAIR, Dakeville, Sonoma County, Cal. FOE SALE ER0M THE ESTATE 0E ISAAC DeTURK. Bay stallion, foaled 1SS9, by LIVE OAK HERO, No. 28,369 (son of ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No, 28370, DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 19S9, and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHNT NELSON, No. 187, etc KOBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed fast and game. He trotted a mile in his work last season over a lieavy track in 2:1G; last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a few of them are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising-. Also, bay mare EVEMNE, foaled 18S3, by NUTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER, 2:21%, by ANTEEO, No. 7868; TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24,397, by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10.681 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILASSKINNEr No. 10,681, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 3S seconds when hardly bridlewise; ROB- LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 2S.370, bas paced quarters in Z9. seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, TV. H. LUMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk. Santa Rosa. Cal. 142 CJjs gveebev atxit &pavt$tnan. [Febecaby 27, 1897 PALO ALTO TROTTING STOCK fNTNA^T& PETER O. KTlTiTiOG-Gr, Auctioneer, Twentieth Annual Spring Sale of Trotting Stock and Harness Horses, Consigned by prominent Breeders and Owners from California, the Central and Eastern States. At Madison Square Garden, New York, March 23 to 26, 1897 (Days and Evenings). A consignment of FIFIY YOUNG HO 7 SES from MRS. JaNE N. STANFORD'S celebrated PALO ALTO STU at Menlo Park, Cal., will be iEcluded in this Sale. gS^* A Synopsis showing their rich breeding and speed now ready. OTHER CHOICE CONSIGNMENTS PROMISED. * PETER C. KELLOGG.M07 JOHN ST., NEW YORK Places in the Catalogue FOR SUPERIOR HORSES ONLY should be applied for at once. (State number of entry blanks.) EJ35rWOO PURSE EVENTS OPENED BY THE DRIVING CLUB of NEW YORK To be Decided at Its Grand Circuit leerii in 1897. MEETING TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 6 TO SEPTEMBER 11 INCLUSIVE. No. 1—2: No. 2—2: Ho. 3-2; No, 4-2 No. 5-3 No. 6— ?- So 7—3- No. 8—2 No, 9—2: Ho. 10—3: :12 class, trotting $3000 :17 class, trotting 3000 ;24 class, trotting 3000 :30 class, trotting 3000 :00 class, trotting 1000 year-olds, trotting, eligible to 2:50 class-... 2000 -year-olds, trottirjg, eligible to 2: 40 class.. ._ 2000 :09 class, pacing 2000 :20 class, pacing 2000 ; 00 class, pacing lOOO Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 S15.00 April 15 2o.00 Mav 15 25.00 June 15 25.00 Julv 15 3C.00 Anqust 16 30.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 $10.00 April 15.„, „ : 2-.00 May 15 20.00 June 15 20.00 July 15 35.00 August 16 15.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 5 and 10 Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 $ 5.00 April 15 „ 1000 May 15 10.00 June 15 10.00 July 15 5.00 August 16 10.00 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. - . -» .^. *-\ r\ f» Entries to all the foregoing events close Monday. March 15, 1897 .when nomination must be named and accompanied by first installment of entrance fee as shown above. All forfeits CO INDITIOInS. are payflble in cash on or before the dates specified. No credits esterded. All races to te in harness, mile heats, three in five, except No. 6, for two-year-olds, which is mile heata, linbDit) toi i.-iifiaiice beyond amount of forfeits actually paid in. Entrance fee ft per cent-, with 5 per cent, additional from the winners of each division of the purse. Customary division of the purses, viz., 50, 25, ]5«nd lu per ceDt. National Trotting Association rules to govern. REMEMBER that entries to above events close Monday, March lft. when horses must be named, accompanied by first payment. In addition to ihe loregoing events this club, as usual, will offer liberal purses lor various other classes, in connection with the Graud Circuit program. Write to the Secretary for entry blanks and further particulars. JAMES BUTLEE, Pres.; CAPT. C. H. McDON.UD, Vxce-Pres.; S. B. Clarke, Treas. E. A. BURKE, Sec'y, 401, 59th. Street, cor. 9th Avenue, New York City. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES IKEcZLinrN'S 2:ni ■Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oals-laud. Trotting F£t,z- Is., at SXOO tlao Season. As a Nine- Year- Oil Stallion. McKinney's List Leads all Others in the World for av- erage Speed. Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 McZeus,4 2:13 Zomnro,3 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Hatvey Kc, 2 2:t8 Julia D., 3 2:161-4 Jenry Mc, 2 2:201-4 Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4, 2:25 3-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Osito, 2 2:30 Fat Cooney, trial 2:19 Monte, 3, trial 2:28 3-4 Xo stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year- olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal brlno Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by Imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoronghtod). MP l< | |\l M FY 0--M A >1 lBli'-2,2 hands, welghtllio.and lsone of the most perfect-made horses in America, having plenty of bone w''1,1' J ■— , F„i£-' '. ' T"T1 "J"1 ""Os'ince. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and '-' ls """" wlu»- As » 6l'e Ae few of his progeny that have been banned for speed ha,-e demonstrated that they inherit all His extraordi- i t.i provowltb foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is not I will return one-ball the money paid. Msres shipped to loth Street Station. Oakland, will receive prompt attention. The best care taken of marcs, bat no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 85 per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CHaS. I. DURFEE, Fanletfs Stable, near entrance, Oakland Face Track, Oakland, Cal. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION PATRIOT, Sired by IMP. CHEVIOT, dam EDA by Hock Hooking (see American Stud Book), Will make the SKASOV OF 1897 at my placi SACEAMENT0, AT $30 THE SEASON. Usual Return Pririlegree The best of pasturage at S3 PER MO,Yl H, ex cellent care taken of mares, but do re-pou sibility assumed for accidents or escapes. PATRIOT is one of the handsomest big chestnut thoroughbreds living. He stands seventeen handi high, weighs 1,100 pounds, and is faultless In Cjnforma tion, gait and disposition. For further particulars, address, D. DENNISON, Sacramento, Cal Green Meadow Farm HOME OP Hambletonian Wilkes 16791 6IRE OF PfHEBEWILKKS, winning race record, 2 :OH 1-1 Rocker (p), race record 2:11 Tommy Mc Ip), race record 2:11 l-1 New Era (-..p^wlnningrace rec.. ■ith heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1- Grand George, irotting 2:20 lH Grand George, pacing 2: IS 3-' and 16 others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22 First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWlN.by Hambletonian H Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Ca February 27, 18W &\)f> gveebsv mtfc grpmrte xctxu 143 U. M. C. HIGH-GRADE Ma.iufn-Mun'il by - ForSale by the Trade. THE DHIOB METALLIC CARTRIDGB CO., PACIFIC COAST DEPOT, 425 427 Markrtgt.. 8an FraDdsro. »l $ Smokeless Shot Gun Powder Has won more Prizes at Tournaments and Club Shoots on this Coast than any ether Powder since GOLD DUST has been on the Market. Highest Average and Longest Run of Straight Breaks at First, Second and Third Tournaments of the California Inanimate Target Association. HIGH VELOCITY! LIGHT RECOIL!! FINE PATTERNS ! THIS POWDER 18 MANUFACTURED BY THE UNITED STATES SMOKELESS POWDER CO. No. 215 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Oa. ■ For sale by all dealers in Powder and Sporting Goods. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Go. The Oldest, Largest and Most Successful Powder Makers in the Country. Manufacturers of OUPONT RIFLE, SUMMER SHOITING, E&GLE DUCK, GHOKEBIRE and CRYSTAL GRAIN AND OF THE Dupont Smokeless, THE LEADING- SMOKBLESS POWDER OP THE UNITED STATE3 The DU PONT brand guarantees EXCELLENCE, REGULARITY. PENETRATION and CLEANLINESS. ThePacific Coast record for 1S9G was made with "DU PON'T SMOKELESS " O. A. HAIGHT, Agent, 226 Market St , S. F. W. W. GREESEK FAEKER CS-TTTXTS, P AMMUNITION SPORTMEN'S OUTFITS 416 MARKET STREET. imperial Below Sansome - San Francisco Clabrough, Golcher Sc Go. GUNS >*%*&* GUNS Gun Goods ^^^q^^Guii Goods. 538 MARKET STREET S. F. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS I ■ REMEMBER Prepaid Classified Kennel and Gun ad vertisements of fifty words or less be inserted in tuis column at tlie following rates: One week, 50 cents; one montli, Si. 25; three months, S3. 50; one year, Sio. -Tomlinson Shot- Gun G eaners CfiB C A I C A cross-bred spaniel, good retriever. run OflLL Address L. L. CAMPBELL, West Cno vll C A 3100 grade Colt hammerless, good as run oflLL new. i-rice, $60 Address «w.," care WIllTrn A broken EDglish setter dog. Most be naniLU young and well bred. Address DR. C. L. WILSON, Elko, Nev. y/auTrn A mounted specimen of tbe little black naniLU ran. Address ihis office. of tb States. Fee?15. WARREN SAGE, winnerof n er- ous prizes and sire of some premising pupa. Fee KoBIN HOOD II., by Laddie— Fanny of Nasseldow combines the blood of the leading champion collies fee $20. Pops torsale Ad dress J. B. MARTIN, 1323 Page St., San Francisco. STOCKTON DOG SHOW — STOCKTON KENNEL CLUB — APRIL 7, 8, 9 and 10th ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 31. J. OTIS FELLOWS - - Judge Send for Premium List and enter your Dogs. For further particulars address, DR A. O. DAVENPORT, ? ec. 314 Main Street, Stockton, Cal. SAN JOSE DOG SHOW Santa Clara Valley Poultry Gave a hearing surface of 1 square inches on the in- side of the barrel, ihereby doiog its work quickly and thoroughly, and wearing longer. The frame is made of brass, and there being no wear on it what- ever, lasts a lifetime. The brass wire gauze sides when worn out can be replaced for 10 cents a pair. More of them in use than all others combined. Made in gauges from 8 to 20. Sent postpaid SI. 00. With "POTTERS" Rod (screwdriver and oiler in handle) postpaid S3. 00. All dealers. Address, C. TOMM3JSON" Syracuse, N. Y. BUY NO INCUBATOR And pay for it before eivine it a trial. ihe firm wn> Is afraid to let you try iheir incuba- tor hefore buyi g it I as no faith in their machine, We will sell you ours ON TRIAl ,NOT A « EST until tried, and a child can run It wllh 3 min- utes attention a day. We won FIHgT PRIZE WORD 'h j-AIB, and will win you for a steady customer if you will only buy ours on trial. Oar large catalogue will rost you 5 cents and give you 100 worth of practical information on poultry and incn batons, and the money theie i- ■ n the business. Plans for Brooders, Houses, etc.. 25 cents. A" . B. Send as the names of three persons interested in poultry and 2ft cents *ud we will send you "The bicycle : Its Care and Repair." a booh of 180 subjects and 80 illustrations, worth @5 to any bicycle rider. VON CULIN INCUBATOR CO., Box 237. - DELAWARE C1TT, DEL. FOR SALE. MiBOH 31st, APRIL 1st, 2d and 3d. Entrie. close March ISih at 9 p. m Send for Premium List, and otT your Dobs RfADY FOR THE SAN JoSE SHOW. CHAS. R. HARKER. Sec'y MERCURY B'ld'g.. San Jose, Ca!. HAZARD SMOKELESS THE "BLUE EIBEON" BRAND. 'iHE PERFECTION OF NITRO POWDERS, Some Valuable Features Peculiar to HAZARD SMOKELESS IT IS SMOK£!IiSSS. It is the quickest, cleanest and satest powdei of this class the world has produced. It contains no ingredient that will injure the gun-barrel, foul the locks, or impair the eyesight of the sportsman. The grains are hard and are less affected by moisture or atmospheric changes than any other powder of the kind. ALANSOX H. PHELPS, Agent, 116 Front Street, San Francisco, Cal. FETCH AND CARRY A treatise on retrieving by B. Waters. With its aid anyone can teach a dog to retrieve well. Price SI. 50, postpaid. Address, "BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN," 313 Bush Street, San Francisco. #* Dog Diseases Hottv to 'F'&ecL Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Gloveb, D. V. S., 1293 Broadway, New York. COLLI BeRCti Hill Kennels SAN JOSE, CAL. PUPPIES whelped February 16. 1S97. by GOLDDUST ■ I, 41,099. oat of SCXSHIIVE 39.736. iT sTCD— 30LDDCST I[ 41,099. by GOLDDUST 29,213 (wiener ot 28 First Special Prizes) out of STONF.HURST LASSIE 31,319, she by the famous ROSLYX DANDY, ■^ FEE $25 ^ Apply to MISS DELLA BEACH. St. James Hotel, San Jose, Cal FOR SALE. One pair of IRISH TEREIEKS and ore pair of BEAGLES, all from prize-winning stock. All first-prize winners at the late Sac- ramento show. Address, J. E. DOAK, Stockton, Cal. IRISH SETTERS. At Sttjd — The best bred Irish Setters in America. FINGLAS JR., 31,189. RARRYMORE. 34,802. II you want an Irish Setter that will hunt, call r address (iLEXMORK KENNELS, West Berkeley, CaL Echo Cocker Kennels, FOR SALE Puppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches in Whelp AT STUD ilHU.KMJK BRONTA 17,064. WOODLAND JERSEY, C. K. C..2511. BROOD BITCHES BESSIE E. 29,208, 1st at Stockton. LADY ETTA 41.488, 1st and special, Stockton. BLACK. DUCHESS. C. K. C. 2775, by Black Duke 8491. A. V. DAVENPORT. Propr, 314 Main St., Stockton, Cal. Several two-year-old colts and yearlings broke to harness. Sired by HA3IBLETONIAN WILKES dams ANNA BELLE (3), 2:27%, dam of La Be!le (2), 2:16, and other well-bred, specd-prodocingdams Also several good road horses. Apply GREEN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, To Mm For large thoroughbred broodmares : Thorough- bred colls, Lubruken, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years old Inquire at th:s office, or, R. TOZER, Ingleside Race Track NAPA RAGE TRACK This, the best training track in California, will be placed in first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers c.f light-harness horses to work their horses theron. Low price-* for bos-atalls. Hay and grain very reasonable. For further particulars apply to CHAS. SCOTT, Napa Race Track, Napa, Cal. San Francis c o and North Pacific Ry. Co. The Picturesque Route OF CALIFORNIA. The Finest Fishing and Hunting in California NUMEROUS RESORTS. MINERAL SPRINGS, HOT AND GOLD. HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION The Section tor Froit Farms and Stock Breeding. THE BOTJTE TO an rafael petaluma anta Rosa, ukiah And other beautiful towns. THE BEST CAMPING GROUNDS ON THE COAST. Ticket Officb — Corner New Montgomery an Market streets, under Palace Hotel. Geneeal Office— Mutual Life Building. B. X. RYAN. Gen. P u. Agt 144 SHjs gveeiiev cmfr ^povtstntm* [FEBBOAKY27, 1897 RACE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS ,m JUST RECEIVED BY - J- A.. mcKERROKT The prices are lower than ever before, while the quality has been improved J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Oal. Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two year old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22J), FOURTH DAM— LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm, Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rev, Yo Tambien, and several other high-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have &taown adaptability to acquire trotting actioo, is now greatly fan cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right sort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking horses which even in these times are in demand. For terms and further particuars, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline St, Oakland, Cal. HART BOSWELL No. 13,699. This splendidly-formed trotting stallion was Sired bv ONWARD, 2:25 1-4 (sod of UKO. WILKES. 2:2\ and DOLLY, dam of DlKE'JTOR, 2:17. THORM>ALE, 2:21, etc.), sire of 113 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY LEE (dam ol NANCY HANKS, 2:04, and DICTATOR u IlKEs hire oi sis in 2:30 list), by Dictator; second dam SOPHY {grandamof Mike Wilkes. 2:15;%. Ira WilW-s. 2-2:3^, and the sires Aorian Wilkes and Ira Wilkesj by Edwin Forrest 49: third dam Sopbronia, by Brown Piioi ; fourth dam by Bert rood; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixth dam by Cray Dungaimon. '1 his is the acme of fashionable breeding. Id conformation, disposition, color and pure ironing action, HART BOdWELLis perfect. He has never been worked for speed, His progeny are strong-limhed, level-hen dtd and very promising, and are conceded by competent judgi s to be the finest-formed youngsters in Califor- nia. Terms *5l> for the season. Address K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. SpleDdid pasturage, and mares kept Id any manner owners may desire. Vwardfrf Uold MfdaJ u CnlitorMa FnUatr- Palr 1892. Every horse own*-' who values his stock -In uld conManily have i supply o' it ox band- El improves arni keepB Hock In the pink of cod- lition. Manhattan Food Go. San Mateo Civ your grocer or dealers of it RED BALL BRAND. PALACE HOTEL GRILL Roon The Best of Everything to Eat AT MODERATE PRICES -IS THB- HEADQUARTERS F~°*- RESIDENT AND VISITIN HORSEMEN tThe Mo^t popular Resort in t«- Leading Sire of lit Performers. By Allll 33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. or Chebalis. p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EUaT., p 2:08i4 DocSperry. p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:09^ AltBo 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. He has taken a leading positioo among the loremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or (rom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced Beven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONT3. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the fall vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident— is withoat blemish. He has oever sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal. HERE ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE _^_ _. — ,»..». Eligible to registration. Bay horse foaled in 1890; 15.2 han^s; weight STO IM EWAY (PAG'c R lOOO pounds; three-year-old reco d, 2:22^.,' (in his second race; he * has never started bat three times). Sired by a producer, Strath- way, nut of a producer and a great bmod mare, Elizabeth Easier (dam of Robert Easier, formerly Consola- tion, No 0180, record 2:20), by Bill Arp ipacer), second dam Mary, by Warefield, son ot Cracker, by Boston; third dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son of Americao Eclipse. Stoneway has shown halves In 1:06 in a race" He is fast, game aud as sound as the day he was toaled. ■ iaiiipiiiiiu Eligible to registration Bay borse.foaled in 1890; 15 hands; weight M O IV1 £. WW AY (TROTTER) 90u Pounds; two-year-old record, 2:50 (.trials at two years.balves In 1:15; could show a 2:08 gait ai three years; never started but twice). By a producer, strain way, oui . t" a producer, Ida May. dam of Homeward, record 2:1314, by Grosve- nor; second dam Susie K , by a laric, son of imp. Hercuies: third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkius, son of Bos- ton, tiomeway is aDsolulely sound and very fast and level-h< aded. Will make a great racehorse. Brown colt; large star; hind (eet and ilegs white; foaled in 1S9J; 15.2 hands; weight 950 pounds By Robert Basler (for- merly Consolation); dam Peerless Maid, b7 Strathway; second dam Susie K. by Alaric, son of imported Heroines; third dam Fashion, by Jeck Hawkins, sou ot Bos- ton. This roll is very fast and sound ; could show a 2:30 gait bare-footed when a yearling. 1 be uimve horses are for sale or iea&e for racing purposes. They wear light shoes, are evenly balanced, wka R NO HOBBLES. They have been in careful bands, have been worked for speed every year, and have bad good care They are sound and ail right. DAVE BASLER (PACER) WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) De huy-s balmoline A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. Biire Cam for Cracked Heels, Scratches, Grease Heel* 8ei-Fnnt« In Neck or Back, Sore Shoulder*. Collar Unlls, Old Standing Sores, Barb Wire Cuts and all Flesh Wounds. SURE CURE FOR PILES. BAIiMOLIlVR Is endorsed by the leading horsemen of this country, such as Andy McDowell, of Pleasan- ton, Cal. who has miccefwfullv bundled aud given records tosomeoi the fastest horses of toe age, viz., AJIx, •£THa*i; Azotf, SL'fMKi Directly i2 y*J, 2-.07U, Orlcket, (high wheel sulky)," 2:10, Directum (king of the turf), 2:Q**«, etc. Willi the following exoeleat Irinorsementa, can you /or a moment doubt that " BALMOLliVfK " possesses true merit, and will do Just as Is hereby represented? A FKW TESTIMONIALS FROM PROM1NKNT HORSEMEN WHO HAVE CSED IT. We, thf > j mil -r -i'.-i'c ■(], Iikvc lined and seen used DeHuj'8 Balmollueibr cracked heels, hobblechafes, cuts etO,, iind found it perfectly wit Is lae lory in every respect : Airdy JUoDDwe.ll, Ben Kenney (.trainer and driver for Martini Daly, II am.il ton, Mont.), w, ll. siimson, i.ee Shatter; Ryan Bros*. BUlea Cttv, Mont.; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B. O. Vui: Knkkelen; J. II. Leonard, Butte, Mont,; H. W. Brown, Salt Lake Oltv, Utah,; T.H. Kent Ink; Win. Short: Hk'glna Bros, and H. 8. McUowao, Mlssonla, Mont; Jas. blevin, Aepen, Colo ; Ed Deuty. Unwanleri, tnwn; w. 11 Davis, West Wirnitmvfleld, O.; J. W. McMasters, Bozemau, Mont ; J. H. Metier, henv-T. coin..; !■'. \V\ Uraflort, and oilier [imminent horsemen I lined DeHtiy*B Balmoline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommend It.— Harry Flkwino. Helena. Mont. run SALE BY WHOLESALE ixtUGOlBTSi Redtugton A Co., I-angley & Mlchnela Co., San Francisco; W. A. IIowrA Co., Denver, Qota. ; D. M. .\ru-tao Dmjfl LV>» HuHeQILj'. MouL; J. E. O'Cormer. Helena, Mont; Smith D«ik Ci»., AiiaauuJA, Mm*-, tMid trie 8HJo\yinfl UA XMTE^S DRAiEHS: Jr.ro. A MclverJOn, J. O'Kaue, San FriitiftMon. AI afl Bruit aUn-'Hiind Hiibh-hi SJiopis Uuxl by ihe fifnrrnlhcrtrreT, B. H. DeHoy.Pfc. CL, at the ltoneer Itmrmncv. i:ub South Broadway (neM to IWslofllCo BtattnttA>, iJenrer. Colo. VcirrloaTV size BO "•'nls; fnmHy, ca cents. I Registered No. 0IS0, record (pacing), 2: 20; brown horse; small star; coronet ot left hind foot while; foaled In 1888, 16 l hands high, weight 1,165 pounds. By a producer, Antevolo; lour-year-old record 2:19jre— Adele; 132, (4 E.-mith, Howara Manu, b c. 4, by Duke of Montrose— Seaman: 130. LSAWP Thompson, Kequital, h c, 4, by Eotbeu— Retribution ; 130. Samuel Trowbridge, Hattle Trowbridge, b c, 4, by Longfei low —Leon- ora; 125. HP Whitney, Mingo II. b c, 4, by Iroquois— Dutchess; 130. TOTAL ENTRIES IN ALL THE STAKES. Thompson, L S & W P 59 Morris, A H & D H 43 Fielschmann, Chas & Sons- 36 Dwyer, P J 33 K. ene, Jas R 29 Elmore, Lewis OT Burns & Waterhouse 23 Dwyer, MP 22 Erie Stable 20 Waiden, R W&Sons 20 Daly, W C 20 Littlefleld. Mrs Chas Jr 19 sensation Stable IS McDonald, JE 16 niiieon, D 15 Kenslco Stable 13 «mith, Q v 13 Minden, M '. 12 McLaughlin, James 11 Wadsworth, Craig W 10 Bennett, J A 10 Dwyer, C F 10 Madden, J E 10 Bergen, Marlin - ~ 9 Corrigan, E 8 Belwuod Siable 8 Good Hope Stable' S Hitchcock, T R&T 8 Lakeland. W 8 Curtis, Mrs L 8 Murphy, JM 8 Schreiber, Barney 8 Dunn, Mrs Jere 7 Foster Bros 7 Purser, E W 7 Lancaster* Waters 7 Trowbridge, "-amuel 7 VIngut, H K 6 Showalter, W fi Jennings, W 6 "ox, Chas - R Joyner, A J 5 Kessel, Chas 5 McKeever, Chas 5 • meek Stable 5 Wellington Stable 5 Bromley & Co 4 Belmont, O H P 4 Boyle, R 4 Colt, J W 4 Gal way, Jas 4 Howlaud, S S 4 Jacobs, C 4 Kipp. John - 4 Kneaer, Jas 4 Litilefield, C - 4 Mahoney, E 4 Peiterson, ChasT 4 Chanler, Wm Astor 3 ItuBoisdt Maiytt 3 Garslde& Lawion, B 3 Hunn. H H 3 Heflner. E 3 Jefferson Stable 3 Landsburg, W 3 Pulsifer, DT 3 Phar, J 3 Brennan.J - 3 Robinson. A D - 3 Rone. WJ 3 Smith, J M 3 Barney, A H 2 Corbett, M 2 Doggett, RC - 2 Elynn, s J 2 Hayes, W C 2 Johnson, E - 2 Littlefield. B T to prevent the consideration of any bill reported upon unfavor- ably by any committee. Emmons insisted that the rule be made not to apply to any bill reported on prior to the adoption of the rule." The city of Oakland never had any control of the "Oak- land Trotting Park," as it was formally named, being out- side of the city limits, and therefore subject to the super- visors of Alameda county. Incorporation was all right provided there was a State law also in support. The contract between the P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C. limiting racing on these two tracks, between November 1st and May 15th and prohibiting foreign books as a basis for a law would be ample protection, or rather were there restrictions on the time which could be occupied during each year by any one racecourse or trotting: track so that "special legislation" were avoided there would be little to fear for the future of racing in California. Without a State law there is danger. Scarcely possible that the C. J. C. would ignore the contract ^made with the P. C. J. C. but others might "jump at the chance" of profiting and if that were to occur there is nearly an absolute certainty of ex- treme measures two years from now. "History repeating itself." Had the racecourse proprietors of Illinois, some of them at least, been able to construe the handwriting on the wall, these great courses would havo still been doing a good business. But California will grant, unless I am greally in error, ultra-liberal statutes, awarded concessions which ensure per- petuity to horse-racing for all time to come. There is scarcely a shadow of doubt of the passage of laws which would grant any one racecourse the right to have four or five meetings in each year of twenty-four days each, had it been taken in time, and even now, with prompt action, bills might be car- ried through. So far as I have heard opinions expressed, "trotting-folks" would be unanimously in favor of "protecting" the gallopers, and more, a bill prepared and presented them would be en- thusiasticly supported. The only opposition from the £'unco gude," and when it comes to adversaries of that^class the "conservative brigade" would rush to the front. Emeryville will not be a "Monte Carlo." That is assured by tbe contract already "signed and sealed." Should others essay to take advantage of the laxity of law there would be such an overpowering public opinion in opposition that the effort would be fruitless, I sincerely hope, though, the safe course is that which would render the attempt futile. Bettman did good service "in the case of the Emmons' anti-racing bill," The Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, without a dis- senting voice, in a full meeting of its Board of Directors, ex- pressed unqualified opposition to that bill, and telegraphed Mr. Bettman the resolution expressive of its desire. Further- more it is safe to assert that so few of the people identified with horse-breeding in California favored such a drastic measure that it could scarcely be called a minority. Were an attempt made to pass other bills of like tenor there would be the same opposition. Eyen invalidating the incorporation of Emeryville would rouse fierce disapproval. With the assurance that objection- able features will not be favored, the honest promise that the ills which might come will be sternly ignored then there will be unquestionable good from the right to conduct ils own affairs. With a widely scattered governing body, mem- bers of the Board of Supervisors from all parts of the county, and the dread of .'possible interference there would be un- certainty, a feeling of danger, if even there was in reality no danger, interfering with tbe harmony of the business, and conflicting with its work. Now there is a compact board, composed of members identified with the town and its pros- perity, subservient to its interests and devoted to ils well- doing. The iteration of a determination to avoid anything of a compromising nature, the avowal ot marking out a course and following that which will ensure the perpetuity of rac- ing by the contract with the P. C. J. C. should disarm opposition and when that is clear there will be none. The C. J. C. has too great a stake at issue to accept the hazard of immediate profit when placed in the balance with ultimate profit. In fact, with its future, as anyone who has a knowledge of what has occurred in other places must be well aware that the course which has resulted in virtual prohibition in other countries, must end in the same way here. But with implicit belief that the C. J. C. will stand up to the contract made there is a disturbing element viz. the temptation to secure a big profit by those who are not so scrupulous, and who would willingly, gladly wreck all kinds of racing in California for the Bake of the money to be made in the interval before prohibition can overtake them. Thus a State law would render impossible, and even with- out that guard such an attempt might not be carried to a successful conclusion. The Chronicle iB greatly in error in the designation "Alameda County's Monte Carlo Emeryville," as there is no semblance between the noted place on the Mediterranean and the city on the eastern shore of San Francisco bay. * * * No Recall. — "HorseB shali be started by flag, drum, or starting gate. Once the starter's flag has fallen,the drum been tapDed, or the starting gate raised, there shall be no recall." That is racing rule 102, California Jockey Club, and is similar, almost identical, with all former rales covering the starting. Trotting races as well as running, and in my opinion the only fair plan admissable. When horses, espe- cially favorites.areleft at the post there will be vigorous pro- tests from those who suffer, but when the rule, as above, is inexorably enforced, the mishap will have to be accepted as a stroke of bad luck which cannot be avoided. Luck can- not be ignored in horse-racing. A potent element in the calculations of speculators. Long odds are accepted to guard against the frowns or smiles of Dame Fortune, and short oddi with the knowledge that one of the opposing forces is accident. "Once the starting flag has fallen, the drum been tapped, or the starting gate been raised, there shall be no re- call," is a fair and unmistakable announcement that the bettor must accept whatever good or bad fortune there is to him in the incidents of the start. Plain words, and should one be ignorant of the law that is not a valid excuse for protests after the race has been run, or a rule substituted which will meet his approval. It would cut off all chances for argument were that plain rule printed on the daily programme and posted in con- spicuous places at the track. But there are good grounds for disapproval when recalls are sanctioned. When the flag is waved when a favorite is left or gets a bad start, and the order not given when a non- favorite is in a similar position there is clearly a bretch of good faith. Were the jockeys kept in proper subjection, punished with severity when at fault, and the starting with the gate without recall, would then fill the purpose it was designed to effect, viz.: good starts with little delay at the post. The attempt to " beat the gate" should be answered by heavy fines, and if these did not secure compliance with the man- date, suspension as well as tines. Australia has shown the way to (handle the gate and the lesson can be used to good advantage. * * * Added Members — A long list of^names, published in the paper last Saturday, members of one of the committees in connection with the Horse Show. As stated in the accom- panying article the object was to secure active agents to assist in inducing people to take more interest in the exhibition, which has certainly been a credit to San Francisco, espe- cially in the line of securing entries from those who are so deeply interested in trotting and pacing horses. There has been such a liberal support so far, that is a desire on the part of those who were named on the committee to aid in the work, that it has resolved to add more manes (which are'now published), and though it may appear that it is swelled to cumbersome proportions, there are good reasons for the belief that every member will give active support to the scheme. As has been stated, every person named owns that class of horses, many of them large breeders, and it cannot be other- wise than beneficial from every point of view. Unfortunately, there was at first a mild kind of antagonism engendered between'the supporters of the English horse and those who had a predeliction for the American. Entirely out of the question to argue now which had the most to do with intensifyiag the feeling, or the right and wrong of the subject matter. Hereafter, in the words of a lecture I was familiar with a good many years ago; "there must be no con- tention, but rather a noble emulation of which can best work and best agree." At the Eastern Horse Shows the feeling of antagonism between the two breeds has van'shed. They come in com- petition, and the awards are concurred in by the exhibitors without irascibility or displaying disagreement with the judges. It is assured that every member of the big committtee will make entries when animals owned bv them are thought worthy of being named, and their influence will have a potent effect in inducing others to take part in the exhibi- tion. The following are the names added to the list, and before the circular appears containing the whole list of names, and the object in appointing the committee, others will be ap- pended. Clarence Day, Belmont Martin Carter, Irvington GL Borden, Alameda 0 H Thwaite. Oakland Chas Neal '• K O'Grady, San Mateo Jay Beach " H Hogoboom. Sacramento J B Rodman, Woodland Wilbur F Smith " J Montgomery, San Jose W Stimson, Los Angeles John Boggs, Colusa Jos. Cairn Simpson. Our Woodland Letter. Woodland, Cal., March 26, 1897. Editob Breedek and Sportsman — Mrs. Geo. Wood- ward is standing her stallions Alex. Button and Button Jr. at Woodland. Mr. A. B. Rodman will have a cracker jack in the pacer David H. by Silver King, dam by Tilton Almont. This colt paced one eighth of a mile in :17, and a quarter in :35£, as a two-year-old. Mr. Rodman will also make a season with his stallion Gold Rose here this year. He bred all of his fine mares to Gold Rose in '96 and all are with foal. He will no doubt have a large season this year. Wm. Rehmfee, the Woodland banker has two colts in the hands of the great driver Jimmie Sullivan of WHIowb. One is a three-year-old by Alex. Button dam by Mambrino, Wilkes, the other a two-year-old by Waldstein dam by Mam- brino Wilkes. It is a beauty. The Old Reliable, Peter Fitzgerald, has a two-year-old by Waldstein that he claims will be the best stallion in this State inside of two years. "Peter never makes a mistake." Thomas Gibson, the hardware merchant, has a thorough- bred by Mosby that can show better than a 40-gait at the trot and is expected by "Tom" to be the two-minute trotter; he is only a yearling. George Hennigan predicts that he will have nearly one hundred mares for the draft stallion, Jumbo. James Crutcher was made a present last year of a colt by Waldstein and out of the dam of Rossy More, which bids to become a great one. Dick Johnson lost his great colt by Waldstein. It was a very fast one. His dam was by Illustrious. Mr. Newton, the former owner of Tom Rider, will still argue that Old Tom was tbe greatest pacer in the . Skater, the pacer that Mr. Hesspring thinks a good one will rest up this year and be trained for the races in '98. He expects to have a flyer in David H. It looks as though every person having a mare will breed her this year. They know a thing or two now when they see the horse buyers paying large prices for horses. Wm, Crane is getting his Waldstein colt Wallace ready for the Futurity here this year. He also has a yearling, full brother to Wallace, that is said to be a cracker jack. John Martin better known as "Strawberry Martin" has a roan pacer by Alex. Button, he is three years old and will be hard to beat. Hi. Hogoboom still claims that there is only one stallion, and that's Waldstein, stay with it Hi. you'll prove it yet. There is a report that Sam Hoy of Winters has the great- est string in the country. We all wish him success. Richelieu. Alameda Driving Olub. Alameda, Cal., March 2, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman : — At the annual meeting of the Alameda Driving Association held on Mon- day, March 1st, business was transacted as follows : The report of the secretary showed receipts to the amount of $1,113.76, and the treasurer reported expenditures to the amount of $1,076 76, leaving a balance of $37. The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted as follows : Dr. C. G. Bull, Presjdent; C. S. Neal, Vice Presi- dent; I. L. Borden, Treasurer; 0. C. Gardner, Secretary; A. H. Cohen and Judge J. Ellsworth, members of Executive Com- mittee. A unanimous vote of thanks was extended to the retiring officers. It was also decided to hold race meetings on the following dates : Monday, May 31st, July (date not set), and Thursday, September 9th. Yours, etc., Charles 0. Gardner, Sec'y. St. Nicholas is the center of attraction among tbe horses near Walnut creek. He will be bred to a number of excel- lent mares this season. Several of his progeny are in train- ing and will be seen in the race this year. 148 f&tye gvee&ev atxi> gftwctmttrttt* [Masch 6, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Look out for Fanny Foley this year. She is in grand 6hape at present. Sandy Boy 2:12 (pacing) by Sphinx sold for $3,100 at auction last week. An advertiser (D. R ), would like to hear from someone having roadsters far sale. J. W. Tildes will probably race Ella T. 2:08} on the Montana Circuit this year. Maud 2:20, pride of Aguews Stock Farm, has been booked to the peerless Boodle, 2:121. W. P. Ijams of Terre Haute, purchased Direction, 2:084, by Director, 2:17, for $3,500. James Treadwell of Sau Joss has bred his fine mare Carrie Benton 2:28 to Boodle, 2:12*. Remember entries for the Fresno meeting will close April 15th. This will be a great meeting. The bay gelding St. Joe 2:26 by Junio was sold at the Splan-Newgass sale last week for $410. The total amount received by William Corbitt for his 56 head of trotters was $40,525, an average of $705. \V. A. Story, of Portland, Ore., has a sister of the pacer Bill Frazier, 2:14, in foal to the pacer Chehalis, 2:07£. T. J. Frazier of Lexington, Ky., has been made secre- tary of the Overland Park Racing Association, Denver, Col. Azote, 2:04f, arrived at Pleasanton last Friday. He is looking well, bat it is doubtful if he will ever be seen in any races. Milo Knox has Dudley 2:14 at Haywards, where he will stand him for a short season and then prepare him for the fall races. Chas. Dobfee says he is getting a number of inquiries from owners cf good mares, and has no doubt McKinney's book will be well filled. Every man who owns a Diablo foal claims he has the " fastest on earth." We shall see a number of these " Diablos " out this year. Of the first six foals of Sallie Benton, 2:175, the one-time four-vear-old champion trotter, the four which lived all took records of better than 2:20. Jam re Duncan of Salinas will breed bis favorite driving mare Gracie D.. by James Madison 2:17}, to Bruno 2:16. The produce should be valuable. The greatest interest is being taken in the light harness horse industry since it has been shown by statistics that good horses are becoming scarcer everv year. Capt. Geo. N. Stone who bought Maud S. for $350 as an unbroken two-year old, says that her gait at that time was "aingle-fcot, pace, amble — anything but a trot." Jas. Leonard arrived at Pleasanton, Thursday evening, from Montana. He went there to make arrangements about the David Bricker horses wh'ch he has at Pleasanton. Jas. Maguire is handling the two-year-old filly by Direct 2:05J out of Stem winder 2:30} (dam of Directhm 2:05}) by Venture.; This is a trotter, and a mighty good one. Eighty seven trotting-bred horses, with scarcely an ex- ception, drafted from ths blue graBs State, were shipped to Vienna, Austria, on the steamer Prussia, which sailed last Saturday. In Princeton, Colusa county, John Boggs has a number of splendidly-matched teams sired by some of the beBt horses in the North. Mr. Boggs is one of the best judges of horses in California. The freight charges on the San Mateo consignment of fifty-two horses from Burlingame, Cal, to New York amounted to about $5,000— practically $100 per horse, old and young. A large delegation of horse owners visited J. H. White's farm, at Lakeville to see Seymour Wilkes 2:08.V, the fastest son of Guy Wilkes in California, and were delighted with his appearance. The demand for heavy horses in all our large cities since the revival of business has had the effect of increasing their value, but very few people in California are breeding this kind of a horse. EGOTIST, 2:221, the well-known son of Electioneer and Sprite, by Belmont, now owned at Clover Bottom Farm, Tennessee, is to he trained this season. It is believed that he will Hot in 2:15. W p. understand that Capt. Thos. Merry (Hidalgo) was mar- ried last week to a very estimable young lady of Los Angeles. " All the world lovea a lover," so we tender the happy couple our hearty congratulations. Had Senator Leland Stanford lived one week longer Mc- Kinney 2:11}, would be one of the premier stallions at Palo Alto. Negotiations for the sale were pending at the lime of Senator Stanford's death. Adonis 2:11.1, by Sidney, has bsen boss of the road at Providence, R. I., for several seasons, hut is now in eclipse, as the Gov. Spragae gelding, Charley P. ^2:11], beat him in a match on the snow the other day. Over twenty horses are being handled on the Colusa track, among those who are driving them may be noticed: O. L. Dermao, 0. F. Taylor, E Donnellv, F. M. Mitchell, B. 1 ranklin, J. Van Winkle and J. L Davis. Thos. Smith of Vallejo had a very promising two-year- old filly (full sister to Stella 2:15*) by Geo. Washington 2:165, which died last Tuesday. Mr. Smith writes "she was the most promising trotter I ever handled and I feel her loss keenly." If the harvest in California is as heavy as all the far-seeing farmers predict, there will be trouble to gather it, for horses will be so scarce that every kind of a "cayuse" will be pressed into service, and even then many thousands of acres will have to remain untouched. E. C. Peart, the enterprising merchant of Colusa, is working night and day to make the race meeting that is to take place there in May a success. He says that if Colusa gets an appropriation "we shall give the best meeting to be held north of Sa camento." Chas. Welby has a son of Electricity at his farm near Grayson, which he calls Tennyson. He bred him to a few mares and the progeny are the talk of all the horsemen in that part of the San Joaquin. They are grand looking and seem to be "born a trottin'." We want every owner of horses with records, or that are in training, to send in the names, pedigrees and records if they have any. We want to publish a list to enable the secre- taries of the various agricultural associations in California to arrange their programmes. Correspondents wanted for the Breeder and Sports- man in every agricultural district in California. We want all the information possible about matters referring to horses of all kinds, dogs, hunting, trap shooting and fishing. .Now is the time to gather the news. G. W. Maxwell, of Woodland, Wash , has lost his fine mare, by Silver Bow, 2:16, dam by Altamont. This was the only colt in Oregon by this horse, and her owner prized her very highly. She left a yearling filly, by Scarlet Letter. A barb wire fence was the cause of her death. F. H. Holloway writes from Los Angeles, Ca1.: " The good people of Pomona are building a half-mile track and intend to be in the swim with the rest of the world. Mr. A. J. Bush is taking the lead and doing most of the work. I will locate there soon with a good stable of young things." Prices received on the last day of the Kellogg sale indi- cate that the demand for good horses has not diminished of late, neither have prices on that claBS weakened, in spite of the great number that have latelv been thrown on the mar- ket in Lexington, Chicago, New York, and other localities. The schedule of purse amounts to be offered by the Grand Circuit ci'ies this season is as follows: Saginaw, $18,000; Detroit, $50,000; Cleveland, $45,000; Columbus, $30,000; Fort Wayne, $18,000; IndianaDolis, $18,000; Glens Falls, $18,000; Readville, $35,000; New York, $40,000— total $272,- 000. Wm. Murray of Pleasanton has a two-year-old by Diablo 2:09^ out of a gray mare belonging to Dr. Knowles of Los Gatos that is one of the best sired by this horse He is a pacer and will be seen on the circuit this year. Mr. Murray has a three-year-old by this horse that is a rapid-goiog side- wheeler. Col. Alviso, of Pleasanton, has a Direct filly out of Rosita A., 2:14|, that is a good one. Rosita is heavy with fcal to Diablo. The Colonel is said to ariee from his bed several timeB every night to see if the little one has arrived. He has lost many hours of good rest, but thinks that little one will pay it all back on the double. Belle Acton 2:20$, who still holds the champion record for yearling pacers, is Bound and well, and it is believed will prove herself one of the best race mares out the coming season. Because she could not go good in the mud at Omaha and St. Joe last fall some one dubbed her a disappointment to her owners. This is a mistake; they believe her capable of 2:10 and better. Dr. E. M. Conroy, Ogden, Utah, haslsent his fast pacing mare, Mollie M., to Alameda, to be bred to Altamont. The first, second and third dams of Mollie M. are pacers and pro- ducers of pacers and she is very fast herself. She is now in foal to Wahsatch, son of Woodnut. Dr. Conroy is in pursuit of the two-minute pacer, and writes that he would rather breed to Altamount than to any horBe living. J. P. Foster, Foster Stock Farm, Bangor, S. D., has pur- chased the stallion. Connoisseur, by Electioneer, dam Con- solation (dam of Utility 2:13, etc.), by Dictator, of E. A. Eogler, former President of the Highland Stock Farm Cc, Dubuque, Ia„ and has leased him to the Sherwood Farm, Sheldon, la , where he will be principally used on mares by Lockheart 2:08}, out of mares by Woodford Wilkes. The pasture on J. II. White's farm, Lakeville, was never tetter. AH the horse* there are rolling fat and the best care 9 taken of them. We do Dot know of a stock farm in the icinity of Sao Francisco Bay to compare with it. A. Connick of Eureka, Humboldt county, is enthusiastic over the appearance of the youngsters by Wayland W., 2:12, there. He says he never saw a sire that impresses himself so strongly on his progeny as this oue. Mr. Connick has, among a number of others, a colt by this horse, out of a mare by Conn's Harry Wilkes; second dam Belle, 2:11, by Mel- bourne King. It is as handsome as a picture and is very promising. A car of horses will be shipped the coming week from Vancouver, Wash., to J. W. Tilden, Red Oak, Iowa, to be trained and campaigned through tho East. The lot will comprise eight head, including Touchet, whose record of 2:15 was made as a three-year-old, and two other colts, by Alta- mont— Tecora, being full brothers, therefore, to Del Norte 2:08, and Touchet, 2:15. Touchet is now six years old, and it is confidently expected that she will be the seventh Alta- mont to enter the 2:10 list. J. B. Buckland will, as usual, again train a public stable at Chillicothe, O., this year. He now has in his hands Sen- ator Rose 2:13, by Sultan; Viola, 2, 2:30 (now 6), by Senator Rose; Virginias, 2, by Judge Rider 2:26, dam 2:26, d:im tbe pacer Machete 2:21£, by Brown Hal; Mary S., 3, by Senator Rose, dam Mamie Clarke, by C. K. Clay; Senator Alert, 3, by Ssnator Rose, dam Lady Alert, by Alert; J. T. H., 2, by Sen- ator Rose, dam Nora H„ by Tascj; J. B., 3. by son of Gam- betta Wilkes, dam Fora H.; Adron Boy, 1, by Senator Rose, dam Cloone, by C. F. Clay. Thos. Keating is boasting about a three -ye ir-old trotter by Diablo 2:09^ out of a mare by Gen. Benton that he is handling at Pleasanton. He says : "She is better than Ot- tinger and I like her better than any trotter I ever pulled a line over." This " phenom " belongs to Louis Creliin of the Ruby Hill Vineyard. Pleasanton. The members of every agricultural district in California are waiting patiently to see if the legislators will live up to their promises to see that appropriations are made for the holding of district fairs. The bill was returned to the printer on Tuesday last for correction of errors. As the Legislature will adjoin nest Saturday, March 13th, there is little time to be lost. Every farmer, stockraiser, orchardist and businessman in California who pays taxes hopes to see this bill become a law, for it is the only one whereby they can see that the money will be returned to them. The condition of Guy Wilkes when brought into the sale ring was a decided surprise to almost everyone present. He was badly tucked up in appearance, which was the result of the 3000-mile shipment. As the son of George Wilkes had not been away from home in a long time, the excitement caused him to get off his feed. There is not the least doubt that had he been able to have a couple of months' rest on this side, and so get back to his normal condition, it would have made thousands of dollars difference in his price. — American Horse Breeder. To Order 2:12|, pacing, at three years, the son of Thistle 2:13£ and Maud 2:20, owned by Wm. D. Rhead, of Hudson, Mich., is wintering finely, and promises to have his name carried to the front by several |fast youngsters the coming season, among them Jeremiah, who worked a half last year as a two-year-old in 1:07}, and Handy, equally as faBt. Mr. Rhead is now jogging both these, together with a three-year- old, a trotter, that is showing well. Kefuss Bros, have a very fast filly by To Order, called Delia Fox. and W. H. Bronson, a colt that showed phenomenal speed as a year- ling. The following mares have been booked to Dictatus for this season from Monterey County : Judge Vanderhurst's two fine mares by Junio, Salinas Maid 2:30, and Mamie V ; J. B. Iverson's game pacing mare, I^ola 2:20^ by Antevolo 2:19} ; Jos. J. Connor's consistent campaigner Mand H. 2:24, by Carr's Mambrino; Hiram Corey's Alice H. 2:16, by Nut- wood 2:18J, and three of J. A. Trescony's mares, one by Capt. Kohl, one bv A. W. Richmond and one by Sidney 2:19£. Dictatus is one of the best-bred horses in this State, and as a few of his progeny are in the vicinity of Salinas, they have caused all horse breeders there to become enthusi- astic over him. Twenty-one American 2:15 trotters are now owned in Europe: Treviiian, 2:08J; Bravado, 2:10*; Robbie P., 2:10}. Alvin, 2:11; Mattie H.. 2:11J; Qiartermarch, 2:llf; Vic H.. 2:12]; Azmon, 2:13^; Falkland. 2:133; Favora, 2:12$; Prince Herschel, 2:13; Maggie Sherman, 2:13]; Helen Ley- burn, 2:14; Honeywood, 2:14}; Monette, 2:14}; Corinne, 2:145; Don Lowell, 2:144; Ernsie, 2:14$; Henrico, 2:15; Quarterstretch been bought for shipment in the last two weeks: Daily Wilkes, 2:11}; Moxie, 2:12*; Lake Erie, 2:13}, and Vipsania, 3, 2:14*. It is also reported that Fred S. Moody, 3, 2:14, and Fred Kohl, 2:12}, are destined for the old country. James W. Rea, leading politician, real estate agent, and proprietor of the Vendome Stock Farm of San Jose, intends to campaign his great young stallion Iran Alto, 3, 2:19J this year and in consequence thereof he has booked the following named seven choice mares to the game camoaigner Boodle, 2:12} ("the horse without a but") viz: Nettie Nutwood, (dam of Hillsdale, 2:15), by Nutwood; Yrdrell, by Nutwood 2:18}, (dam by John N-lson); Laura R. 2:21}, (dam of Minnie B. 2:26}), by Electioneer; Linda Oak, by Guy Wilkes, 2:15}, (dam by Nutwood) 2:183; Magdallah, 2:22 by Primus; Bonnie Piedmont, by Piedmont, d*m by General Benton; Avondale by Antinous 2:28£, dam Yrdrell by Nut- wood 2:18}. " John Boggs, of Princeton, Colusa county, says, in speaking of our researches to ascertain the breeding of Oro Wilkes, grandam : "Lady Hibbard was a black mare that I believe was the gamest and best road mare that I ever sat behind. She was brought to California by a man named Montgomery, who stopped at Penn Valley ; Alexandria, and Dan Hibbard came also with Montgomery. Jesse Wall, of Oakland, who is employed in the San Francisco Mint, remembers this man and these horses. Judge W. E. Greene got a filly by Wi6sahickon, out of Alexandria that was a good one. In regard to Black Prince, by Long Island Hamoletonian, Ire- member the horse but do not kt:ow what his sire's breeding was. Mr. Calden, who owned Alexandria, died many years ago." ■ We have received from J. Owen Moore, Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Washingtonville, N. Y., the following interest- ing communication in regard to the breeding of Evelyn W., the dam of Thelma, 2:20} : " The pedigree of Evelyn W., the dam of Thelma, 2:20|, taken from the record in Cali- fornia, i3 as follows: She was bred at Rancho del Paso, Cal., John Mackev, Supt., foaled 1884. At an auction sale Oct. 25, 1887, she was purchased by John A. Goldsmith, who afterward bred her to Sidney and she produced Thelma. She is by Norwood, her dam Young Lola was by George M. Patchen, Jr., he by George M. Patcheo. Her second dam was Lola by John Nelson, he by imported Trustee. It affords me very great pleasure to furnish these facts, as they confirm the pedigree heretofore giveo, which was questioned, and prove her a pretty well-bred animal." It is seldom that insanity in a horse is proved, but a case of this peculiar kind occurred in Suisun recently. A short time ago some hunters hired a rig and drove to the marshes. The horse was doubtlessly driven hard and was allowed to stand in the cold for some hours. Although blanketed the animal caught a Bevere cold in the head which was indicated by his inflamed eyes and a swelling. The horse seemed to suffer great pain, and the treatment of Lhe veterinary surgeon did not relieve it. Soon the animal commenced performing antics similar to those indulged in by a human being when in a hopeless state of insanity. He was placed in a box stall and in moments of extreme suffering became dangerous to approach. Oo succeeding days the horse became worse and started to butt its head savagely against the sides of lhe stall and in the course of continual wild rushes the head of the animal was battered to ajelly, which caused his death. — Sui- sun Republican, March 6. 1897] f&lqs gwtbev ttnir &p#vt#m*H* 149 THE SADDLE. The first Domino colt, recently foaled at James K, Keene's Kentucky ranch, is dead. It's dam was Citronella. Col. M. Lewis Clark will be the presiding judge at Memphis' spring meeting and Kit Chinn the starter. Sons and daughters of the expatriated California 6ire Argyle won the sum of $8,367 on the American turf in 1896. Trainer Joe Ferguson thinks Gratify will not be able to race again. He has been a performer far above the ordi- nary. Lazzarone is taking sea baths regularly at Brighton, and his owner and trainer are confident that he will stand training again this year. Trainer John Givens says that Crescendo will be taken East with the Burk stable and rested up until right good. He should then earn enough to brinn the stable home. James B. Ferguson has decided to star! the gallopers on the Montana circuit again this year. He had phenomenal Buccess at Butte and Anaconda last season, and was much liked in that section. Two California-bred ones were successful at Barksdale, Md., on Washington's Birthday — Oskaleeta (by Ben Ali — Kitten) and Jews Harp (by imp. Kyrle Daly — Music). Both wins were at five furlongs. The old campaigner Lazzarone is being put through a course of training at Brighton Beach. He is rounding to in great shape, and his owner expects him to be in good cam- paigning trim this spring. Three of the six winners at Ingleside yesterday first saw the light at Rancho del Paso. We refer to Queen Nubia, Niton and Benamela. Besides, Sallie Clicquot (second), Tu- lare and Gov. Budd (ihird) were bred there, Tillle S., Eddie Sachs1 fast Major Ban colt, foaled on February 20th a chestnut filly by imp. Loyalist, son of The Marquis and Loyal Peeress, by The Peer. The mare is now at Palo Alto, and will be bred again to the same horse. Queen Ncbta, winner of the first race Wednesday, is the first of the get ol imp. Calvados to win a race in America. She is a brown filly owned by Ed. Corrigan. He paid Lou White $1,000 for her not long. The Queen's dam is Sister Warwick. Starter Dick Havey will drive the Palo Alto harness racers after the meeting at Ingleside comes to an end. This is no new business witn Dick, for he has long been consid- ered among the Coast's best reinsmen, and in years agone piloted many celebrities to victory. The last issue of the Thoroughbied Record contains a fine picture of Owas, sire of Pat Dunne's good colt. Outlay, and nearly a full brother to Iroquois, being by Reform (son of imp. Leamington) from Maggie B. B., dam of Iroquois. The last named was by imp. Leamington. Mr. Jas. R. Keene has sent two three -year-olds to Eng- land with Jacob Pincus for English competition. They sailed last Thursday. The pair are : St. Cloud, by Candle- mas, out of Belle of Maywood — Tenuy's dam, and Voter, by Friar's Balsam — Mavourneen. Both are well engaged. Cella & Sippt will ship East next week, as they are en- gaged at Little Rock and otLer Southern racing points. Mr. Sippy has been very unlucky with his horses, which is gen- erally regretted by California owners and trainers. Simmons and Merry Monarch have proved great disappointments. A Lexington, Ky., dispatch of Monday was as follows : Maceo has gone wrong again. Byron McClelland has been working faithfully with him all winter, and thought he had him entirely cured, but last week when he came in from a trot through the field he was dead lame. Just what bis trouble is nobody seems to know. Niton, winner of the second race Wednesday, is the first of the Islingtons to race in America, we believe, and the first to win, surely. Islington is an own brother to Isinglass, the heaviest winner in the entire history of the turf. Niton's dam was the good race mare, Aunt Jane, dam of the winners Moses B., Wicklow and Lady Jane. The veteran turfman, Green B. Morris, is again the owner of Lobengula. President Williams purchased the horse to win the four-mile race at Oakland, and after his disappoint ing race sold him back again to his original owner at $500 less than cost price. As the horse won second money, Mr. Williams is only about $200 out by the transaction. We received the following dispatch Wednesday morning, and it shows what a good, energetic Secretary like Nathanson can accomplish: u Chicago, March 3. — Editor Breeder and Sportsman : Ideal Park's nineteen stakes closed with an average of over one hundred entries each. The list includes all leading California stables. M. Nathanson, Secretary." Jockey Arthor Hinrichs is said to have incurred the displeasure of the Barksdale, Md., management, and will not be allowed to ride there. Hinrichs is much above the average jockey from an intellectual point of view. He was originally intended for an engraver, and is to-day one of the prettiest pen-and-ink workers in the country and a bad example of misapplied talent. Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela are still open to him. Mistake, the dam of Gilead, Hermitage, Glen Ellen, Mystery and Kildare, foaled on March lit, a chestnut colt by imp. Clieveden. Rebecca, by Hubbard— Electra, had a bay filly by imp. Clieveden on Washington's Birthday. Catalina, by Wheatley, foaled a bay filly by the same hor<;e on the 2d of February. All of the above are at the J. B. Chase place, Sonoma, Cal. Rebecca's filly is declared to be one of the best ever foaled at this well-known breeding estab- lishment. There has been considerable speculation as to who Little T. G. was named for. Tt could not be Little Tommy Grif- fin,because Little T. G. is a filly. The conclusion was finally reached that it was intended for Little Tin God. Jockey Reiff leads the jockey winning list at New Orleans, with Scherrer, Morse and Dorsey close up. G. C. Bennett leads the winning owners list. Up to Monday last he had won $6,441. E.S.Gardner & Son, $5,204; H. McCarren Jr., $3;368] F. T. Wood, $2,935; F. Reagan, $2,775 and Caesar Young, $2,545, were the other winners of over $2,500. Eight stake races are to be run off at the next Oakland meeting, as follows : Guost stake, $1,500, March 9lh ; The Piedmont handicap, $1,000, March 10th; the Racing stakes, $1,000, two-year-olds, March 13th ; the Oakland handicap, $1,000, March 13th ; the Golden Gate handicap, $1,000, March 17th; the Fly stakes, $1,000, Rancho del Paso handi- cap, $1,250, and the Flood stakes on March 20th. The Burns handicap of $10,000 is set for April 10th. The showing of the Boots horses yesterday made one think of the time (three or four years ago) when the Brutus horses had pretty nearly everything their own way, especially in the two year-old events. Nebula, winner of the mile race for three-yeir-olds yesterday, is perhaps the best filly of her age in California over a distance of ground. She is by imp. Brutus — Constellation. Her dam was very fast, but very flighty. There was no lack of "nervous energy" in Constellation, and she will probably make a high-class brood mare. M. F. Tarpey has purchased Cicero of Ed Corrigan and sent the big bay horse to his Fresno stock farm, where he will be mated with a number of excellent mares owned by the big politician. Cicero is an own brother to Freeluid, Unite, Long Knight, Mary Corbett, Bell Bov, Lavinia Belle and King Arthur II., and a half-brother to Freeman and Free Knight, all turf celebrities, and as he is a splendid in- dividual and has a superb record on the turf, the careers of the colts and fillies by the famous timber-topper will be watched with interest. Charlemagne, winner of the first race Monday, waB bred by W. O'B. Macdonough and sold at one of his year- ling sales for the ridiculous sum of $50, Henry Forsland, the form book man, being the purchaser. He had the younster trained for a time and then gave him to his old friend, Barney Schreiber, who prizes the son of St. Carlo and Muta highly. Charlemagne's half-sister, Lady Gray, was also a winner. Their dam, Muta (by Wildidle), was a big stake- winner, and recently dropped a foal by "the horse of a century," imp. Ormonde. J. Shaw Robinson was called to Sacramento Saturday to see his fine bred stallion, Islington, the animal being sick and not expected to recover. Some of the best veterinary surgeons in the State were called to care for the horse, but little hope was expressed for the animals recovery. Nothing had been heard from Mr. Robinson up to this morning, and so it is not known how Islington is. The death of this fine animal would be a great loss to California, and other places as well, as he is the finest bred animal in the United States. — Hanford (Cal.) Democrat. The starter at Ingleside, Richard Havey, has resigned, the resignation to take effect after Saturday next, the close of the present meeting. Havey has engaged to train and drive the Palo Alto harness horses this year, and that necessitates his early attendance at the big farm. Although he has been se- verely criticised at times, Havey's honesty has never been impeached. His successor will probably he appointed be- fore the end of the present week. We would not be surprised to see J. B. Ferguson selected by the club, though there is some talk of Track-Builder Allen being the man. There is considerable interest felt in the coming ap- pointment of a starter at Ingleside to take the place of Richard Havey, resigned. The concensus of opinion seems to be that J. B. Ferguson will get the position. Though he has his enemies, from what we can gather from turfmen and race-goers we believe that if the sport-loving public were allowed to vole on the matter Ferguson would have a big majority of all the ballots cast. At any rate, the matter will be decided in the next few days, and no doubt the one that fills this responsible position will be well qualified and acceptable to the lovers of the sport of kings. Jockey Morse, who has gone to St. Louis, was reinstated to-day on condition that he is not to ride here again. He is under contract to Marcus Daly, and officials here believe will reform if given a chance. The boy was suspended for bad rides on Dawn and Hailstone and for suspected use of elec- tric saddle on Rover. Circumstantial evidence was very strong against him. Wallace and Kettlestring, owners of Sharon, who ran second, protested payment of purse in handicap to J. M. Stewart, in whose name Paladin entered, on ground that horse did not belong to him, but to a partv who had been ruled off. The matter is now under inves- tigation.—N. O. Cor. Racing Form, Feb. 22. Among the prominent owners whose horses are training in and about New York are August Belmont, Pittsburg Phi!, the Keenes, Mike Dwyer, Phil Dwyer, the Lakelands, the Thompsons and the Littlefields. The Keene horses are at Sheepshsad Bay, those of Pittsburg Phil at Westchester, the Dwyers at Gravesend, the Lakelands at Sheep3head Bay, the Thompsons at Brookdale farm, and the Littlefields at Mon- mouth. The Belmont horses are at Babylon, L. I., Marcus Dalv's string, including the Futurity winner, Ogden, is at Scott's farm, near Cape May, Va. Jim Murphy has his three horses on a fine place near Memphis, Tenn. J. C. Cabn is getting Typhoon and Floridas in trim for the com- ing campaign at Avondale farm, in Sumner county, Tenn. Wyndham Walden is in Maryland with the Morris string. The other owners are scattered over the country, but most of them are in the South. Following is a complete liBt of the two-year-olds in train- ing in the Burns & Waterhouse stable: Colonel Dan, b c, by Salvator-Fleurette; Bliss Rucker, b c, by Salvator-Iris; Sing Wing, b c, by St. And/ew-Lorilla; Stan Powers, b c, by Mor- ello-Lulu; — , b c, by Morello-Deception; Eddie Jones, b c, by Morello-Eirly Rose; Elsmore, b c, by Morello-ElsieS; Jim Brownell, blk c, by Midlothian-Nana; , b c by Prestonpans-Sabrina; San Dimas, b c, by Mtxim-Santa Rita; ,ch c, by Torso-Trellis; Blitz, be, by Blazes-Germania; Prince Blazes, b c, Blazes Lucy Prince; ■ , b c, by St. Andrew-Blue Dress; Queen Blazes, br f, by Blazes-Octo Reed; Recreation, b f, by Morello-Picmc; Miss Rowena, ch f, by Midlothian-Paloma; Loretta, b f, by Midlothian-Crosette; Ducklin, b f, by Brutus-Decoy Duck; Cocina, ch f, by Torso- Cuisine; Toto, b f, by Duncombe-Orange Leaf; fourteen of the above are at Ingleside, three at Oakland and the others at San Jose. The great Tenny arrived from California yesterday. at noon in a palace horse car. He waB in the charee of Ed Clasby, the trotting horee driver who once owned Jayhawker. In the car with Denny were two yearlings belonging to Mr. Larabie. The car left California last Sunday and came over the Southern Pacific. Tenny stood the trip like a veteran traveller, arriving in excellent health. Though his famous sway back is not so noticeable since his growth and spreading in the stud, still his old admirers will have no difficulty in identifying him. He was taken from the car direct to Beau- mont Stud, where he will make the season. Imp. Order and Tenny change places; the former, it will be remembered, recently went to Rancho del Paso and the latter now comes to Beaumont. The Record will very soon publish a photo- graph of Tenny. — Thoroughbred Record, Feb. 20. A recent dispatch from Milwaukee, Wis., was as fol- lows: "It is now thought that the Legislature will pass an anti- pool-selling law and limit race meetings to ten days in the spring and ten days in the fall. At first it was the gen- eral opinion that the racing men and the railroads would be strong enough to prevent any hostile legislation, but later re- ports indicate that the country members are much opposed to the race track gambling as introduced in this Slate by the running-horsemen, The fact that Illinois and Indiana have regulated them has a strong effect among the members of the Legislature, and it has been put to them that what is too bad for these States must be too bad for Wisconsin. There is a strong lobby at work, however, in favor of the racing men and will leave no stone unturned to help the race tracE gam- blers.'' The Inglesidejodges, Rees and Wilson, have recommend- de that Greyhurst's entry be refused until the owner as- sures them that he has been educated to break from the barrier. The officials have also suggested that Trainer William Murry be notified ''that the inconsistent running of the horses in his charge will be no longer tolerated." They state that "his explanations are not in keeping with the rules of racing. A repetition of same after this date will cause a recommendation for the refusal of his entries, and further punishment to him as may hereafter be determined." The running of Yankee Doodle on Thursday and that of Nun- comar and Philip H. yesterday is not calculated to impress the officials favorably. Yankee Doodle looked more like a blue ribbon winner in a fat stock Bhow than a racer, while the trainer's trio in the second race yesterday opened at even money, went back to 4 to 1, and ran as if merely out for a little worfi. Pittsburg Phil suggests that do gate be used in fields of four and five horses, says the Bulletin. After Argentina and Moylan had been dropped behind the plunger offered this suggestion. *' I don't see any use of the machine in a small field," said he. " It seems to me that§any starter could get four or five horses off in a couple of breaks with a flag and get them off in better shape. It is in small fields that horses cut up most. They have plenty of territory to dance about and under the present system it is no wonder that one is left now and then. You will notice that a majority of accidents happen in small fields. By using the old flag we would have no more Argentinas standing at the post, and it would take no longer to make the starts. Of course in big fields it is necessary to use to use the gate in order to line them up. And in large fields there is less danger of a horse being left. They are packed in together and have only one direction to go ahead. If something is not done to prevent so many horses being left at the post, racing is bound to suffer. People will not bet their money when they are suspicious about getting a run." The Eastern plunger is right. Something will have to be done to prevent so many horses being left. But to resort to the old flag does not seem advis- able. The proper solution is to adopt the recall flag. The best starter in the world is not infallible. He is just as liable to leave a favorite as an outsider. This has been demonstrated frequently. A recall flag has prevented a lot of money be- ing burnt up at Oakland, and it will do it at Ingleside." Captain J. H. Rees, who is chairman of the License Committee of the Turf Congress, announces that the follow- ing jockeys have been granted licenses : E. H. Ames, Mailey Ashley, Richard Armstrong, Arthur Barrett, J. Bozeman, William Beauchamp, Thomas Burns, G. Boyd, Pete Barrel!, F. Barrineer, C. Burlingame, Harry Brown, Marty Bergen, James Cannon, George Cordes, Bert Campbell, John Clerico, Pete Clao, F. Coady, William Caywood, Thomas Corner, Calvin Combs, R. Cairns, G. Cairns, G. Cochran, M. C'ancy, R. Clawsoo, Arthur Dean, William Dean, Earl Dennison, Thomas F. Dolan, Sam Doggett, Jesse Everett, Thomas Easley, Eugene Finnigan, Engeue Foucon, W. S. Fox, J. H. Freeman, G. Frawley, S. Glen, John Gardner, B. Govin, J. Gatewood, R. Gilmore, Edwin Hough, Jasper Hicks, Fred Hinkey, James Healey, Joe Hill, William Ham, Jesse Hart, M. Hennessey, James Irving, Robert James, E.James, J. Jackson, E. Jones, Bert Knapp, Charles Kidd, M. Kinney, P. E. Morse, John Melburn, Hal May berry, Walter Martin, Tim Murphy, Herman Mass, Thomas Murphv, Henry Mar- tin, F. Maynard, C. Macklin. F. Morris, William Martin, H. McMahon, Marshall McDaniels, J. J. McGibben. J. Mc- Glone, John McDonald, T. McHugb, Guy Neal, J. Narvaez, W. C. Overton. James Owens, Frank O'Leary, Harvev Payton, Hugh Penny, Stuart Peters, John Pryce, B. M. Rebo, Charles W. Reiff, W. Riley, Charles Rowe, E. Ross, P. K. Reidv, Wm. Sims, John Sullivan, John Stack, S. Smith, Albert Songer, Louis Soden, Joe Scherrer, Delbert Sherland, Mike Shannon, Joseph Strode, William Sweeney, James Snell, S. Scott, A. Straus, J. Schields, A. H. Shaw, C. Sloan, Georg? Snider, A. Standford, P. Sullivan, A. Shep- pard, A Shaw, James T. Sloan, Henry Spencer, Charles Slaughter, John Taber. J. Coley Thompson Jr., Frank Turbiville, N. Turner, -W. Taylor, A. Thompson, Charles Thorpe, William Valentine, J, Van Dusen, Joseph Weber, Thomas Walker, Paul Warren, W. C. Wilhite, Joe Weber, F. Williams, F. Wiggens, G. Wilson, Charles Weber and J. Wilkins. 150 ©Jj£ gveebev attfcr ^otistntm. [March 6, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LAYNG. Editor a^ Propeietoe. The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. No. 313 BUSH ST., SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. IKilMs-OocYear. S3 ; Six Months. S 1 . 1 5 ; Three Moulin, 81. STRICTLY L>' ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Bnsh St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of eood faith. San Francisco, Saturday, March 6, 1897. Stallions Advertised. ALTAMONT, 2:26% Jay Beach, Alameda BOODLE, 2:12U G. K. Hostetter & Co., San Jose CHAS. DERBY72:20 Oakwood Part Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. T.O0\i „ Wm. Murrv. Pieasantou EL BENTON. 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GOSSIPER. 2:143i Sonoma Stock Farm. Sonoma HAMBLETON'IAN WILKES Green Meadow Farm, Santa Clara HART BOSWELL K. O'Gradv, San Mateo JAMES MADISON. 217% J. M. Nelson, Alameda McEINNEY. 2:11^ Chas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES. 2:16% Nutwool Stock Farm. Irvington ROBERT BASLER, 2:20 R. O. Newman. Visalia STE'N'WAY, 2:2>J.1 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville ST. NICHOLAS Sulphur Spring Farm. Walnut Creek VIVA LA - „ Maurice H. Lane. Oakland WELCOME. 2:10U W. E. Meek, Havwards WALDSTEIN. 2:22U H. S. Hogoboom. Sacramento SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:0S'., Thos. Rocbe, Lakeville KOHLAN KING G, W. Stimpson, uakland DUDLEY, 2:14 Milo Knox, Haywards THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT „ D. Dennison, Sacramento ST. CARLO Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co. TRUE BRITON _ R. D. Ledgett. Sacramento FLAMBEAU Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park RACINE Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park IMP. MARINER Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park HACKSE7S. GREEN'S RUFU3 K. O'Grady, San Mateo To the Public. The old book accounts owing the Breeder an-d Sportsman which remained in the possession of F. W. Kelley, administrator of the J. P. Kerr estate, were not purchased by Messrs. Layng it Moore when the paper was bought by them May 9th, 1896, because the price asked was deemed too exorbitant. Mr. Kelley. at the adminis- trators sale last Saturday, disposed of them to a collection agency. In reply to many inquiries from those notified by thisageney. the under- signed wishes it understood that be has nothing to do with the col- lection of these accounts, either directly or indirectly, and desires to inform all subscribers that the largest amount they can possibly owe him for subscription is S3.00, while very few of the advertisers are in arrears. Wm. G. Layng, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1S97. Editor and Proprietor The bill appropriating $170,000 for District Fairs passed the Assembly Wednesday ! There is no donbt it will pass the Senate and receive Governor Budd's sig- nature ! The Breeder and Sportsman, true to its principles, has kept up a bitter fight against the down-town pool rooms. The loss of patronage of the habitues of these places was never deplored, for we knew there was a time coming when the aid of the law would be invoked to bar the doors of these resorts and thus blot from the principal streets these places. Judge Wallace decided last week that they were not commission houses, and the employee who was arrested for presiding over one of these "joints" was guilty. A full text of his decision appears in another column of this paper and we feel proud of the good work accomplished by us in calling attention to the authorities to the existence and harmfulness of these places. The attention of all who are in need of first-class trot- ting stock is called to the advertisement of the closing out sale of S. C. Keeves' magnificent collection of well- bred horses which is to take place Monday, March 15tb, at Irvington Park, Portland Oregon. Catalogues may be obtained on application to Mr. Beeves or from this office. There are many first-class mares and horses in the consignment that would pay to purchase and train for the circuit. The Fresno Jockey Club will hold a splendid meet- ing commencing April 27th and ending May 1st, inclu- sive. Owners of running horses should endeavor to have their horses there. After that meetiDg ends there will be another five days' meeting at Bakersfield. Sec- retary L. Rockman is working hard to make both meet- ings successful and deserves the support of everyone in- terested in thoroughbreds. "ooowin's Guides have arrived and may be obtained plication to this office. See advertisement. To Owners of Good Mares. The observant horse owners, and, in fact, everyone who has glanced over the columns of the leading turf journals of America, must begin to realize that the dark days for everyone interested in light-harness horses have passed. At all the large sales held in the East during last December, January and February, the number of new purchasers astonished as well as pleased the auc- tioneers and those for whom they were selling. Our New York correspondent, J. Owen Moore, under date of February 24th, writes : " Fourteen trotters were shipped this week to Austria, together with eighty- seven head from Kentucky. They left port on Satur- day on board the Prussia. Thirteen head were shipped to London, and another large shipment will be made Thursday." Every steamship that leaves New York carries from ten to thirty head, and there are hundreds of horses in various parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Illinois awaiting moderate weather before being shipped, while shrewd horse buyers are either employed in the United States to make selections, or are sent from Europe to make purchases. It we did not have this new market for horses it is about time the American people began to give the sub- ject of breeding horses and the present situation a little more study. Four years ago every stock farm had its stallion and harem of broodmares and foals; every wagon seen going into town on market day owned by the farmers had a couple of broodmares in theteam with their foals at foot ; and the most valuable farms were divided into fields and paddocks for the youngsters. The prices received for Arion, Anteeo, and a large num- ber of well-bred colts and fillies turned the heads of nearly every thrifty farmer in America and swept away his bank account. They were all anxious to sell a colt for $20,000, and believed there was such a thing as a termination to the trotting-horse business soon. They thought that if they got a better-bred colt they would surely get a better price ; they did not think that the supply would ever exceed the demand for such ex- tiemely high as well as false-priced horses. When there were no more foolish buyers, and electricity and bicycles began to have their[effect, prices dropped, and those who nere most eager to rush into the business were the first to get out of it, sacrificing every colt and filly in their possession. Drafts, trotters and general purpose horses were shipped to the large cities where the auction sales- yards were crowded with them, and, to use a common expression many a horse "eat his head off," so most of them gradually disappeared from sight. Many were slaughtered for chicken feed, and others were sent to the "boneyard." Statistics show the average number of horses that died in San Francisco from natural causes is 130 per month ; 1560 a year. Hundreds of others that break down are sent to the country and never return; so it is a safe estimate that fully 3,000 horses disappear annu- ally from this city, while fully 1,000 are shipped to the Hawaiian Islands and Central America. The death rate San Francisco is a safe guide to follow in computing what it is in other cities on the Pacific Coast. Where is the supply to come from ? The " cayuses " of Oregon will not be purchased, and the few draft horses from Nevada will be sold for fair prices. The bicycle craze is dying out, and more single roadsters and teams are seen in Golden Gate Park today than ever before. Where are the fine roadsters to come from to take their places ? We have driving clubs organized in all the large cities in this State, and the same can be said of every State in the Union. Many of our largest stock farms have gone out of existence, because their owners have died or are desirous of retiring from active life. In California, we have seen many prominent stock farms disappear ; we have lost from the ranks of breeders such men as G. Yalensin, L. J. Rose, Monroe Salisbury, I. de Turk, A. T. Hatch, J. Paulin, W. H. Hobart, D. Reavis, McFadyen & Guerne, J. Cropsy, H. Mendenhall, D. J. Murphy, J. C. Hill, Gilbert Tomp- kins, E. Newland, A. C. Henry, L. U. Shippee, G. W. Woodard, Col. Harry I. Thornton, Wilfred Page, J. H. Stone, J. McCord, Irvin Ayres, and many others. Be- sides these, Palo Alto, the San Mateo, and Rancho del Paso farms have almost stopped breeding horses during the past three years. With these out of the business, and nearly all their well-bred horses scattered throughout the United States it behooves owners of every well-bred mare to at once book her to some one of the splendid stallions advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman. Three years from now everyone will wish they had done so. The service fee of each of these horses has been placed within the reach of every owner of a good mare in California, and if our ad- vice is heeded there will be more really first-class mares bred this year that ever before in the history of the light harness horse industry on this coast. Few, if any, poor mares will be bred, while the improvement in blood lines and individuality of both horses and mares is such, that whoever breeds will be sure to have a horse that will bring a long price and pay better than any other class of livestock. It is just as cheap to raise a good one as it is a poor one, and the horseman who has business foresight will not neglect the opportunity to breed now. This sub- ject is one that will bear close investigation and will pay anyone who gives it study, and if the best class of trotting and pacing horses is more in demand to day than ever, what will it be in 1900? Old Fleetwood. There is a magic rythm, sweet to horsemen's ears, about the name of Fleetwood. Through prosperity and adver- sity, when every American took pride in recording the marvelous performances made over this course in its palmiest days, or remembered with sorrow how difficult it was to holdja suecessful^meeting there, since (through a legislative enactment) a heavy damper was placed upon the enthusiasm of the horse owners of the old Knicker- bocker State, and they saw that it needed brave and loyal friends of the light harness horse to carry on a meeting successfully there. Nothing daunted, the Driving Club of New York will make 1S97 memorable from the fact that it will hold a meeting there during the Grand Circuit, and the dates claimed are from September 6th to 11th, inclusive. A glance at the advertisement in our columns will show that "liberality" is the keystone in the arch they have erected this year. See what they offer : The purses for the 2:12, 2:17, 2:24 and 2:30 classes are for $3,000, en- trance only five, per cent. For the 3:00 class trot and the 3:00 class pace the purses offered are $1,000 each, while for the two-year-old, and three-year-old trotters $2,000 purses are offered, and for the 2:20 and 2:09 class pacing races, the purses offered are also for $2,000. Entrance in all these has been placed at five per cent, with five per cent additional from winners. The purses are divided into four moneys, and, besides these events, splendid pur- ses for various other clssses will be offered. Remember entries will close March 15th. Blanks may be obtained at this office. Should Become a Law. One of the most indefatigable and earnest workers in the Assembly is Mr. Arnerich. He it was who intro- duced the bill appropriating money for district fairs and which was successfully carried in the Assembly Wednes- day last. He introduced another which should also be- come a law, and that is, that blacksmiths, woodworkers and all other persons employed upon any vehicle or implement of husbandry for labor performed or material furnished upon the same shall be enabled to get a lien upon the same, and providing also for liens upon horses and other animals for the cost of shoeing the same. Carpenters and other artisans have a similar law on the statutes which protects them, then why should not these hard-working and poorly-paid mechanics and workmen have equal rights? In every State in the Union these people are protected by law, and we earnestly hope every legislator will vote for Mr. Arnerich's measure, which is numbered 926. Everyone in California who is interested in the various pursuits this bill has been drafted to benefit, should write at once to every legisla- tor they know and beg of them to vote for this measure. There is no reason why it should not become a law, for it is a just one. Coney Island Jockey Club. This famous organization is always to the front with anything that will prove attractive not only to the public at large but to those most deeply interested. At the June meeting three important races bave been added to the programme. The Coney Island Grand National Steeplechase $1,500, for four-year olds and upward, handicap. The Bay Hurdle Race $1,500 for four- year- olds and upward, handicap; two miles over eight hurdles on turf; and the Stirrup Cup for three-year-olds and upward at welter weights, purse $1,500, one mile and a sixteenth on turf. These races should fill easily as we have a large number of thoroughbreds that would make them the most interesting events of the meeting. Entries will close March 15. Entry blanks may be obtained at the office of the Breeder and Sportsman or of any one of our representatives at Ingleside or the Oakland track. Maech 6, 1897] t&\)$ QvszTusv cm& &pBvi&xnmi. 151 It is gratifying to receive the good news from Mr. Nathanson, Secretary of the Ideal Part Racing Associa- tion of Ideal Park, Wisconsin, that the nineteen stakes so well advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman filled with an average of over one hundred entries in each* and all the leading California stables are well represented. Secretary Nathanson came here a few days before the closing of entries and was well pleased with the splendid support given him by all who read this journal. This statement in regard to the good work accomplished by advertising in this sterling and reliable turf authority is only a repetition of the many we have received from every Association that has advertised with us. The Breeder and Sportsman (weekly and daily, has the largest circulation of any turf paper published west of New York city, and a glance through its business columns is the best evidence that its popularity is in- creasing, while its circulation is steadily gaining every week. The Hals and Almonts. HOOF-BEATS. The attention of all owners of trotting colt3 i3 called to the advertisement of the stakes to be given by the P* C. T. H. B. Association which appears in this issue. Further particulars will appear next week. Remember, Colusa is to hold a spring meeting this year commencing May 4. Fourteen races will be de- cided during the four days. See advertisement. Entry blanks may be obtained from Secretary F. E. Wright, Colusa, or from this office. On Thursday the Assembly voted favorably upon the bill to appropriate $40,000 for the California State Fair. There was considerable opposition to granting this amount, but, upon the question being put to a vote, it was carried. Trotters at Vallejo. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — The Vallejo trotters that are likely to be seen on the circuit this season are : Auditor who is looking strong and healthy under the care of the veteran trainer, Jos. Edge, and is likely to be a winner in the 2:20 claBS. Mr. Edge also has a very promisine three-year-old by Vasto, that he thinks will be very fast. Joe Smith, has ia his string the game old trotter Geo. Washington 2:16|, and his handsome daughter Stella 2:15J, both are looking well and Mr. Smith thinks that 2:10 is not too low for either of them this fall. He has also a two-year- old by Washington that will bear watching this year. Sweet Rosife, the winner of the Occident Stake is looking finer than silk, and is expected to give a good account of herself in the 2:27 class. Columbus S. is in good shape and may be seen doing battle for the first money in the 2:20 class if he is not cold or leased soon, as he will be put in training after a short season in the stud. The next one in the string is a green three-year-old, who has only been broken about three months and can pull a 150 pound road cart, a quarter better than :40. Last, but not least, is the epeedy daughter of Mambrino Chief Jr., this mare won the second heat in a race over the Vallejo track in 2:24£ with only eight days' track work. SheBhall be put in condition for the circuit and barring accidents is expected to give a good account of herself. Vallejo ite. Mr. Cland O. Ellis, of Gravvilie, 111., wrote to Brother Piggott of that clear-cut, unique and altogether excellent little paper, the Emergonian : The extreme speed sire is Brown Hal, 2:12, not Altamont. Alta- mont's six 2:10 performers hold average records of 2:08-623, while Brown Hal has eight performers with average records of 2 :08-22. Brown Hal excels Altamont in any and all points of comparison. To which Mr. Piggott replies : We publish the iiem referred to by Mr. Ellis because it was a brief statement of Altamont's wonderful success, located out on the Columbia river, where few high-bred mares reach him. All must admit his well earned greatness. The Emergonian has never had anything but kind words for Brown Hal. It is onr purrjose to bring i the blood of such 2:10 sires together, in order to give the future i greater sires than either. As Mr Piggott suggests, we would like to see the cross of this ex- treme speed. There are many Almont mares in Tennessee — though none that we know of by Altamont — and the Almont is a family that crosses pretty weli with anything. They never fail to give size" good big bone and good lookers. I think, perhaps, as great aa Almout aa any of them is old Almont Bov, the sire of Gil Curry and others. Crossed on pacing mares he has undoubtedly been a success. aDd is to-day one of the greatest sires of pacers we know of. Bostick's Almont. too, has left many mares in Tennessee the dams of notable performers. The dam of Walter S-, 2 \\2Hi, came from his loins.. As old Wash often says : "If I mus' hab a trottin' mare, gib me er Al- mount" — as he calls them.— "Trotwood" in Horse Review. Brown Hal is all right. With "Trotwood" and Mr. Piggott we also would like to see a union of the descendants of these two famous sires. But the statement of Mr. Ellis that " Brown Hal excels Altamont in any and all points of comparison," covers a great deal of territory. Suppose, for instance, we should wish to compare Altamont's list of twen- U-Gve trotters, with records from 2:09| to 2:30, with that of Brown Hal, who i3 entirely unrepresented in trotting lists. The hackneyed claim of lack of opportunity is, in the major- ity of cases, worthless and untrustworthy, but in the case of Altamont, with a lifetime of well-known unfavorable envir- onment, it cannot be cast aside. Many highly-bred stal- lions, representatives of nearly all of the leading trotting and pacing families, have been taken to Oregon and Washington. Out of this whole number, appropriately situated for com- parison with each other, Altamont emerges as the sire of six 2:10 performers and the grand sire of that great campaigner Klamath 2:07}, while the lowest record ever scored by the get cf all his competitors, combined, is 2:13. Tbat Brown Hal has had the advantage of highly-bred trotting and pacing and producing mares, including the dam of Hal Pointer 2:04, the records and the Register amply at- test ; and that a great proportion of his fastest performers have been handled by the only Geers, is mentioned here not for the purpose of detracting from his merits; for he has proved himself worthy of U all. But, in reviewing this ques- tion of supremacy, consideration cf the relative conditions which have surrounded these two horses is entirely appro- priate and pertinent to the issue. That Altamont, who has never been bred to a pacing-bred mare, nor to one with a fast record, Bhould be able to give Brown Hal so close a race as a pacing sire is simply astonishing, and furnishes evidence of a high order of ability for which it is not easy to name a parallel. The Stockton Driving Olub. Parties desiring to breed their mares to a stallion "up to date" blood lines should not overlook Kohlan King. Murdock Henry, of Haywards, has a yery promising four-year old pacer, by Director 2:18, that will be seen in the races this fall. Gov. Grey is going to handle a string of horses for H. W, Meek again this year. Every one will be pleased to hear this genial and thoroughly capable reinsman is to be seen on the circuit again. Andy McDowell is very proud of Christabel, a mare by Chas. Derby, out of Algerdetta. He is handling her at Pleas- anton, and believes she is the best one foaled at the Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Thos. MaaHPY ("Gloster"), who is at present handling a string of horses near St. Pelersbu g. Russia, has two tine looking mares at J. H. White's farm, Lakeville, Sonoma county. They are heavy with foal to McKinney, 2:11^-. John H. Shults bought My. c tic. the darn of Fred Kohl, for $1,600 at the Kellogg sale. She is also the dam of Mys- tery, tbat died on the track last season after trotting to a record of 2:17^ for Ed Bowne, who trained her for Shults. Bay Bird is Purchased by J. B. Haggin. Editor Breeder and Sportsman': — I have just learned that 8. E. Larabie has sold to J. B. Haggtn, Sacramento, Cal. the inbred Wilkes Btallion Bay Bird. The breeders of Mon- tana had hoped to get this great sire back, but our loss, ig California's gain. Allow me say that all posted horsemen agree that Bay Bird is the greatest Bire living of natural and extreme speed. With very 'limited opportunities he has pro- duced the following animals with race records : Feiifare, p, (4) , 2:10% Dr. Puff (d) 2:1SJ4 Geo. Ayrea, p. (4) 1:17 Hal Corbett (S; 2:19J4 And the following with authenticated trials : Montana Union .2:16 Lncien 2:24% iFraokinsence 2:27 HUlh use 2:30 Aliss Parks 2:25 Violetta (3) 2:33 Nearly every one of Bay Bird's colts that have been handled show speed. No'stallion can compare with him as a color breeder. He has never sired any color but a bay with little or no markings, save one, and he coal black. Bay Bird is a blood bay, no white; stands 15J hands, weighs 1275 pounds — sired by Jay Bird, son cf George Wilkes, and out of Kate Wilkes, by George Wilkes, etc. Rancho del Paso seems to be striving to get to front with trotters and pacers, as she is now with the_thoroughbreds or runners. Subscriber. With the advent of fair weather the driviog club scheme has begun to thaw out, and will soon be on its feet, or return to the graveyard cf dead local issues. The leaders have met with disappointments in several instances in regard to secur- ing rights of way. Property owners whom it was supposed woulJ come forward, and out of local pride try to assist in putting through a boulevard and drive have "signally failed to come up to expectations. They have either imposed con- ditions favorable to their own interests in consideration of the land, or demanded an outright purchase. The members have become tired of sparring for wind and those who promised to assist the club more in the hopes of seeing a public enterprise go through than in the anticipa- tion of speeding a horse over it, are ready to drop out. As a result of the drawbacks the original scheme is liable to under- go considerable of an evolution if any of the ideas are con- summated. A number of fast horse owners are determined to have a speedway, and if nothing else, they will form a private club and operate it as a closed corporation. In this connection, some desire to see an association patterned after the one in Alameda, which occasionally hangs out a trophy for the winning horses of members and encourages the development of local animals. While not strictly a racing association, the meets of the club are calcu- lated to frouse a lively interest in the closed circle. This is probably what the club will come to. If the proposition is a public enterprise it is worth public support, but if a few have to bear the financial burdens they will see that they have an exclusive enjoyment from their investment. There will be a speedway somewhere near the city this summer, but where and the kind remains to be seen. We want it distinctly understood that it iB not Wm.G. Layn he present proprietor of the Bkeelerand Sportsman, who is try- ing, by threatening letters, to collect money for an agency tbat pur ■chased from F. W. Kelley the book, acconnts owing the J. P. Kerr -estate. We disclaim any connection with such methods of collec- tion and hope all our friends will understand the situation. A Spuib Worth Reading. J". B. Swan, V. S. at Pleasant View, W. Va , writes : "I declined to fire the fine horse not wishing to leave an on- sightly blemish. Iostoad I used four applications of Quinn's Ointment removing the curb of one year's standing. You cannot detect which leg it was on. Your remedy has no equal for what its recommended." For curbs, splints, spavins, windpoffs, rnd all blemishes use Quinn's Ointment. Price $1 50 per package. For sale by druggists and dealers, also by J. A. McKerron and J. O'Kane, San Francisco. W. B. Eddy & Co., sole proprietors, Whitehall, New York. J United Statjs Hotel Stables, I Hartford, Conn., March 5, 1893. W. F. Young, I . D. T.— Please send half a dozen "Ah- sorbine" at once. I used it on the worst bog sprain I ever saw, and the leg is as clean now as it ever was. I have used it on curb and Windpuffs with perfect success. Am now using it on a shoe boil that my vetarinarian said would have to be cut out. It fa more than two-thirds gone and I think one more bottle will do the work. J. P. Aller. Welcome 2:10 will be seen on the circuit this year,Sir Wil- liam Harold by Sidney 2:19$ and several others of H. W. .Meek's horses will be seen on the circuit this year. Tarentdm, Pa., Feb. 11, 1896. H. S. Bossart & Co., Latrobe, Pa., Gentlemen : — I have used your Curine and think it has no equal for all kinds of bouy enlargements, sprains and other ailments. Very truly, H. A. Moobhead, owner and trainer. *» The dam of Directly 2:07^ and her daughter a three-year- old sister to Directly were driven double as a team the other day near Haywards. They made a splendid match. The Northern New York Horse- Breeders' Association haB arranged prizes for the grand circuit trotting meeting at Glens Falls in August next. The purses aggregate $15,500. Besides these, purses aggregating $5,000 will be put up /or several special events, among which are double team races between Star Pointer and Frank Agan on one side and John K. Gentry and Kobert J. on the other. The filly by Chas. Derby, 2:20, out of Maggie McGregor (dam of Algregor, 2:11, etc.), and the three-vear-old colt by Chas. Derby, out cf Coquette, by Wilton, 2:19; second dam Julia Clay, by Harry Clay, 2:29, are being handled by Thos. Keating, and be is satisfied they will add more credit to the Oakwood Park Stock Farm horses. Mr. Keating is satis- fied Chas. Derby will lead all other sires in California. L. Rockman, secretary of the Fresno Jockey Club, is in town making arrangements for a racing tournament to be held in Bakersfield, beginning March 4th, and continuing five days. Mr. Tevis has donated the use of the racecourse, and a subscription is now being solicited to meet other ex- penses. Dr. Fergusson will act as president, and he and H. A. Jastro have been chosen as judges of the races. — Bakers- field, California. Goodwin's Guides are Ready. Goodwin's "Annual" Official Turf Guide is now ready. TheGood- win Bros., have just issued their 'Annual" for 1S96. This marks the fifteenth cousemti/e yearly which ibis firm has placed before the mrf world. The present volume is in every sense eqaal if not superior to any of its predecessors not onlv as regards the general get up, but as to accuracy and reliability of its contents, ine work contains the enormous number of nearly 2,000 pages, in which 183 different meetiugs are reported, which comprise over 9.U0O races from every large or obscure corner of this country and Canada, tbe majority with names of jockeys, weights, post betting, etc.. and a large number of the races with short description of how the horses ran. Then there is the new scale of weights adopted by the Jockey Club, and also those of the Western Turf Congress; horses whose names have been changed; horses that are running under the same name; table of fastest time on record at all distances: horses tbat have died in 1896; table of jockey mounts, dates of meetings for 1^97 and dates of im- portant English events; a valuable Use of winners of important events during the last fifteen years, with 2d and .31 hoises, number of starters, values and sires of winners; an index of outlawed horses (29 pages). Tbe Goodwins, wPh their customary enterprise, ■ have added some new features. A condetsed table showing the winning sires of 1896, of 55.000 and over; also the official widths of various race-courses at their different starting points. This is a particularly good feature on account of the new rule of the Jockey Club lLniting number of starters to the capacity ot each track. Besides the above, there Is a list of winning stallions to the number of 837, showing the amounts won by their progeny in 1st, 2d and 3d positions, showing total to each and a grand total to the whole. Then there is a separate index of about 7,000 horses, 90 percent, of which with their age, color, sex, sire, dam and owner. The whole work is so systematically arranged that any desired information can be found immediately. It is necessary to the turf world and without it turf affairs in this country would he in confusion. In this description of turf literature the Goodwins have for many years been prominent, and it is only by continuous and unceasing care in the compilation and the outlay of many thousands of dollars annually that they are enabled to maintain their position. We take pleasure^iu cheerfully recommending this Annual to all and we stamp it with our approval. 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DassonviUe.... 10 10 6 45 3 0 Chas. Huyck 10 10 5 45 10 6 3 4 13 51 17 3 6 2 2 5 3 5 5 16 22 51 IS 631-3 72 2-3 !7 25 2-3 71 1-3 65 The postponed Sunday contest of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club will be held at Stow Lake to-morrow morning, comnencing at 9:30 A. M, prompt. THE GUN. Coming: Events. 10 10 10 i u 0J 29 2-3 79 1-3 6i Mar. 7— California Wing Shooting Clnb, Ingleside. CaL Mar. 7— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 7— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 100-bird matcn, and cash and prize shoot open to all. Mar. 7— Visalia. Open to all tournament of the San Joaquin Valley Gun Club. Mar. 14— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Mar. 14— Golden Gate Gun Club's open tournament, Pacific Tour- namentgrounds, Alameda Junction. Mar. 14— Encinal Gun Club. Birds' Point. Alameda. Mar 11— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. Mar. -jo— Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Cali- fornia Inanimate Target Association at the Olympic Gun Club, 1309 Van Xess Ave. Mar. 21— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regnlar club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. Mar. 21— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 23— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Mar. 28— Olympic Gun Club (live birdi, Ingleside. Mar. 28— EDCinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. May Sn- 31— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- ion'B grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Sehaefer, Secretary, tocfcton, Cal. The Lincoln Gun Club. F& 26 01 2-3 67 5-G 68 1-: 67 2-3 10 2 ."> 1U lu l :i i 5 5 5 6 3 1 4 8 0 0 1 22 81 28 45 10 8 10 10 8 Sunday Contest No. 2, held at Stow Lake, Goldcu Gate Park, February 28, I Judges— J. 6. Turner and Chas. Huyck. Referee— A. E. Lovett. Clerk— A. Russell Crowell. Event No. 1— Casting for distance; rods not to exceed It teel in length; unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestant*. Longest Cast. vv. I». Mansfield (yi feet, h'd'p. - ■■ ■ feet A. E. Loveit t>0 Chas. Huyck, 72*h H. P. Muller 71'3 H. tmylh 70 F. K. Daverfcusen 70 a. T. Vogelsang o: a. R. Crowell oi% J. S. Turner 02 Klein 68 F. M. Haight „.., m „.. 63 The opening tournament was for some unknown reason not as well patronized as was expected. The tournament was held on the Pacific Tournament Association grounds at Alameda June, ion aDd the traps were lo perfection. The magautrap w as used for practice and worked well, but it was a new style of shooting for most of the boys and the shooting did not re- sult io very high scores. The Brat match on the programme was & 15-bird evenl; entrance 75c, three monevs, all ties divided. A Webb won first money, $6. O. Feudner, Nauman, Sand and Edg For- ster second money. $1 each. F. Feudner, Olsen, Andrus, Karnev. W. Golcher, H. H. White, H. C. Golcher, "Iogalls" and Flickinger third money, 40 cents each. The second event was at 15 birds; entrance 75 cents, three moneys. O. Feudner won first mooey, $5.65. A. Webb, J. Karney and T. R. Barney second money, $1 25 each and J. Fanning, Sands, L. D.Owens, C. A. Haight and Edg. For- sler third money, 65 cents each The third event was at 20 birds: entrance $1, four moneys, $7.50 added. C. Gate and O. Feudner divided first mocev. $4 50 each. A. Webb. C. A. Haight and T.K, Barney second money, $2.55 each. J. Fanning, "Fox," Sands, J. Karney, L. D. Owens and Edg. Forster third money, 85 cants each. C. Nauman, "Trombec," H. White and F. Andrus fourth money, $1 each. The fourth event was at 20 birds, entrance $1, four moneys $7.50 added. J Karney and Ed Forster first money $4 35 each, J S Fanning, C Naumen, Sands and T R Bar- ney second money $1.85 each. O Feudner and A Webb third money $2 50 each, Eug Forster fourth money $3.25. The fifth event was at 15 birds. Entrance 75 cents, three moneys, O Feudner won first money, $4.50. J Karney second money $3, J S Fanning, C Nauman, ''Fox" and Sands third money 65 cents each. The sixth event was omitted. The seventh was at 15 birds entrance $1, three moneys. TR Barney won first money $7.85, C Cate and F Feudner second money $2 60 each, O Feudner, C A Haight, S Alder- ton, Ed Forster and Eug Forster third money, S5 cents each. The eighth event was at 10 birds. Entrance 75 cents, three moneys, C Gate and L D Owens divided first money $1.90 each, O Feudner, A Webb and Fox second money 85 cents each, J Fanning, C A Haight and A H Whitney third money 70 cents each. The summary of the scores in the regular events is as follows : No. of birds 15 15 20 20 15 15 10 20 6 2-3 93 1-3 SO S6 2-3 9 41 13 2-3 S6 1-3 So 85 2-3 IS 11 36 12 S3 76 82 7 23 02 43 14 1-3 S5 2-3 7S 1-3 S2 11 32 10 2-3 891-3 72 2-3 81 O Feudner 13 15 19 17 14 13 9 11 13 17 18 12 12 8 Webb 15 14 18 17 10 in 9 13 12 16 18 12 9 6 "Fox" 9 11 17 15 12 12 9 12 12 15 14 11 14 s Carr 10 10 12 15 9 12 7 12 14 17 19 13 11 7 11 6 15 6 10 12 7 King 11 12 15 14 9 5 10 13 17 11 5 11 10 Cate 10 12 19 10 10 14 10 11 14 18 18 10 15 13 18 13 11 13 8 12 13 12 17 11 19 13 8 6 5 15 11 9 3 4 4 9 6 4 8 10 16 12 10 13 13 17 18 12 Flickenger 12 11 11 12 11 Slade 9 11 14 13 10 13 IS 16 8 13 W Golcher 12 12 15 10 White 12 10 16 13 H Golcher 12 7 15 Jl "Coffin" 10 12 13 14 Olson 12 9 15 12 16 14 12 10 14 7 11 11 14 15 10 Beckert 14 9 7 Potter 6 10 11 14 9 io Thorn 7 fi Cutbbert 9 3 10 10 12 8 3rant 10 5 10 5 :iark 7 7 2 0 9 H Naunam 6 8 13 11 The Encinal Club. The Encinal Gun Club held a tournament at Birds Point, Alameda, on Sunday last. The attendance was very fair and the shooting ss good as can be expected from a new club. Class shooting, all ties divided. The first event was at 10 birds ; entrance 40 cents. Three moneys. The scores were as follows : J H Brownley 9, W Rogers 9, Betten 8, J Wilson 8, O Fingler 7, J Bicberstafl 7, H Duosboe 6, N Ough 6, T Eisfeldt 5, E Danshee 5, M McDonald 5, R Lzen 5, A Nullety 5, D Wulzen 5, J Knight 3, W Boyd 3, L Thiebaut 2. The second event was at 15 birds, entrance 60 cents, four moneys. The score was: Brownley 11, Bickerstaff 11, Wilson 11, McDonald 11, Murphy 11, Betten 10, Rogers 10, Cummings 10. H Dunshee 10, E Dunshee 9, Ough 9, Wulzen 8, Fingler 6, Peterson 6, Knight 6, Thiebaut 5, Mellelz 5, Itzen 3. The third event was at 10 birds, entrance 40 cents, two moneys. The scores were : Ladd 10, Wilson 9, Murphy 8, Melle'tz 7, Peterson 7, E Dnnshee 6, McDonald 6, Ilzen 6, Fingler 5, Boyd 6, BickerBtafJ 5, Brownley 4, Betlen 4, Rogers 4, H Dunshee 4. The fourth event was at 20 birds, entrance SO cents, five moneys, $2.50 added. The scores were: E Dunshee 17, D Wulzen 16, Betten 15, H Dunshee 15, E Ladd 15. Cummings 14, Melletz 14, Wilson 14, Brownley 13, Ough 13, Rogers lo. Bickerstaff 12, Murphy 11, McDonald 9, Ilzen 7, Lewis 4. The fifth event was at 15 birds, entrance 60 cents, four moneys. The scores were: Betten 14. E Dunshee 13, Wulzen, 12, Cummings 10, Brownley 9, Thiebaut 7, FiDgler 6 Schultze 14. Live Birds at Ingleside. A party of four well-known sportsmen met at the Olympic Gun Club's grounds at Ingleside last Tuesday morning and shot at two dozen birds each, only ten birds escaping out of ninety-six. It was a Gold Dast quartette. The Bcores were as follows : J. S. Fanning - 111111111210111210112111—22 T. Sloane - -1120UI0212L1H121.1I1222— 22 Ch. Dwver il<>21 122112101 101*2121 111— 2* Ed.Ganlea 0222101122101122UUI221— 2* Maroh'6, 189?] ®Jj* gveebev tmir g^wnrtemtm. 153 On Wednesday morning Ed Gains and Chas. Dwyer shot a 20-bird match for $1 a side. The birds were as good flyers as were ever trapped. Gaines shot a gun that he never put to his shoulder before and drew the hardest birds. Dwyer started in very poorly but shot much better toward the end of the match. Many of the birds missed might have been missed by the oldest shooter in the land. J. S. Fanning officiated as referee and coach. The score was as follows : Gaines 20200010200121^20102—11 Dwyer 000212110*1122022210—13 A practice shoot followed out of 6* birds each. Dwyer killed 6; Feudner 6;T. Sloan 5; Fanning 5; Lougee 5; Wil- liams 5; Gaines 4; Tucker 4; Haight 4. A 10-bird match re- sulted as follows : Fanning 10; Tucker 9; Feudner S; Haight 8; Dwyer 7: Gaines 5; T. Sloan 4. Moonlight Shoot ng\ Senator Dickinson has introduced the 'following bill in the Senate : Every person who in the State of California shall shoot, hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy any kind of wild duck on any swamp or overflowed lands between the hours of 7 p. m. and 5 a. m. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The proof of the discharge of a firearm on swamp 'and overflowed land where ducks usually congregate, between the hours of 7 p m and 5 am, shall be prima facie evidence of hunting and shooting ducks. This bill will receive the support of every sportsman in the State and every market hunter that is alive to his own interests, CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The California Wine Club's shoot will begin promptly at 10 a. m. to-morrow. The Lincoln Gun Club will shoot at the club grounds at Alameda Point to-morrow. The Magautrap appears to be the coming trap at the Eastern tournaments this year. The Spoonbill Gun Club is arranging for a new shooting ground and as soon as it is completed it will open the season with a club shoot. Sacramento opened the blue-rock season in good shape. 2,500 blue-rocks were trapped at the Capitol City Gun Hubs opening tournament last week. The Encinal Gun Clubs live bird shoot did not materialize. There was plenty of ducks at Bird's Point but sea gulls were scarce. The game season has closed and so the live bird shoot went by default. The California Wing ShootiDg Club will shoot at the Olympic Gun Club grounds to-morrow. The club match will begin promptly at 10 a. m. This is the opening Bhoot of this club for the season. 8. A. Tucker the popular agent of the Parker Gun Co , is in town on his annual spring visit to the trade. The rapid strides which the Parker Gun Co., has made in popularity during the past year should please Mr. Tucker. J. A. R. Flliott has shipped the championship cup to Carson for the live-bird shoot of March 15th and 16th. Dan Stuart has ordered 100 doz. birds for the preliminary shooting. J. S. Fanning the popular agent for Gold Dust will attend the shoot eo route for the great American Han- dicap at Elkwood Park, N. Y., on March 23, 24 and 25. THE KENNEL Coining Events. BENCH SHOWS. Mar. 10-13— Mascoutah Kennel Club's eight annual bench show, Chicago, 111.. J. L. Lincoln, Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Clab's first annual bench show, Louisville. Ky„ J. A. Reaves, Secretary. Mar. 31- Apr. 1-3 — Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harker, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. Dr. A.lC. Davenport, Secretary. April 14-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal., R. B. Funk, Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. G. W. Massamore, Secretary. The Personnel of the New Club. Last spring when J. G. Barker was one of the bench Rhow committee of the Pacific Kennel Club, he was naturally one of the first men to hear that Ja3. Mortimer was to be the judge of the bench show. He at once wrote to Jas. Mortimer and described his dog, California Bernardo minutely, en- closed several photographs and in every way possible made the dog so known to Mr. Mortimer that he could not possibly mistake him in the rine. He pretended that he wanted him to buy him a bitch and threw_out so many suspicious hints that Mr. Mortimer brought the letter out with him and showed it to the fanciers here, that they might know what kind of a man they were dealing with. In May last this same J. G. Barker, at that time president of the St. Bernard Club of California, went to O. H. Williams then the treasurer, and drew from the treasury $100 with the rpressed purpose of going direct to Shreve & Co., and pay- ig that amount to them for medals purchased by the St. iernard Club. He forgot to pay it. The Club reminded him twice of the matter by letter and as he did not pay any at- tention to the letters he was written to by the secretary by order of the Club to pay over the money in twenty-four hours or the matter would be given into the hands of the police. He paid the money to Shreve & Co,, on July 20th. He never had the hardihood to attend another meeting of the St. Ber- narn Club and at the first opportunity was dropped from the roll of the Club. This ib the man who assisted the "mischief maker" and Dr. LVEvelyn to form the San Francisco Kennel Club and whose name is now coupled with that of such men as Walter Hobart on the Executive Committee of the Club. Is it any wonder that the dog owners of this city decline to show under such an organization while Barker's name is so prominent. This is the man that on the recommendation of the "mis- chief-maker" was appointed delegate of the Seattle Kennel Club, to the Pacific Advisory Board. Is the Seattle Kennel Club proud of its delegate ? Coursing at Ingleside. Three stakes were run off at Ingleside last Sunday — a Puppy stake for $30,$15,$10,and $10 a Sapling stake for $20, $10, $5 and $5 and an All Aged stake for $20 and $10. The summary of the running is as follows : PUPPY STAKE. J Quain's Young Clifton beat J J McDonald's Lightning; Hayward Kennel's Del Monte beat J J McDonald's Cinder- ella; Halby & Euan's Connemara beat Cupertino Kennel's Fleetwood; T McHugh's Springfield beat D Ford's Miss Murphy; Grace & Dean's Hazel Glenn beat T Mahoney's Nellie Gray; T McHugh's Mountaineer beat Laskey & Rock's Restless; P McCabe's White Clifton beat Cupertino Kennel's Glenwood. First ties — Del Monte beat Young Clifton; Connemara beat Springfield; Mountaineer beat Hazel Glenn; White Clifton a bye. Second ties — Connemara beat Del Monte: Mountaineer beat White Clifton. Final — Connemara beat Mountaineer. SAPLING STAKE. Port Costa Kennel's Kerry Slide beat Miramonte Kennel's Faultless Beauty; D Dunlea's Swan beat J H O'Brien's Angeline; J H Petigo's North Pole beat J McLaughlin's Marcella; J H Petigo's Chili Pepper beat M Kerrigan's Tenacity. First ties — Kerry Slide beat North Pole; Chili Pepper beat Swan. Final — Kerry Slide beat Chili Pepper. ALL AGED STAKE. Portal & Haggerty's Magnet beat J Magginis' Will-'o- Wisp; Grace & Davis' Suid Pasha beat Dillon & Reilly's Hercules; Mairamonte Kennel's Sam beat T Nunan's Fair- view, G Parkinson's Fireman beat Cronin & McDonald's Lissak. First ties — Magnet beat Said Pasha, Fireman beat Sam. Final — Fireman beat Magnet. Defeated by Fraud. That the dog owners of San Francisco may know who their enemies are, we print below an extract from a letter received by the St. Bernard Club from its delegate to the A. K. C. — Mr. George Bargate: " The Pacific Coast Advisory Committee had a report be- fore the meeting urging the claims of the San Francisco Kennel Club and pointing out that the [Olympic Gun Club was not, even if there were no opposition, eligible for mem- bership, as it was not a kennel clnb, but a gun club. The president of the A. K. C. took this view of the matter. There being only one nomination before the meeting the San Francisco Kennel Club was elected to membership." Did the Southern California Kennel Club instruct its dele- gate to vote for the S. F. K. C? Yes ! Did the Seattle Kennel Club instruct Mr. Barker to vote against the best interests of the dog owners of this city and create the bitterest feeling ever engendered between the dog owners of this city ? Did the Fox Terrier Club intend Dr d'Evelyn to vote for the S F K C? Undoubtedly, yes 1 Did the Portland Kennel Club instruct J W Keene to vote for the S F K C ? Did the Stockton Kennel Club instruct Dr A C Davenport to vote for the SF KC? When the San Francisco Kennel Club was formed it was done in secret. Only a select few were invited. We know that some of the delegates had never heard of the formation of the S F K C when the last monthly meet- ing of the Pacific Advisory Board was held. W L Prather Jr, the delegate from the A C S A, and Franz Frey knew nothing of it, and, not knowing of any important business, were not present at the February meeting. As the other gentlemen named formed the SFKC, they were very care- ful that Prather and Frey should not hear of it, as they did not want them to be present. We do not know that Dr Davenport or J W Keene were present or that they voted for the S F K C, but as they have not taken the trouble to deny it, we must take it for granted that they did. The secretary of the Advisory Board is the "mischief- m&ker" the man who claimed he had no knowledge of the formation of the S- F. K. C. At the time that he made this statement in black and white, this "report of the Board" was in New York. Do the Southern California Kennel Club think that they will gain entrees and support from San Francisco dog owners when they are the means of putting them in the power of such unprincipled men as Barker and his friend the "mischief maker?" Regarding the action of the American Kennel Club in this matter our readers may place that at the door of the American Kennel Club's valuable (?) secretary. Had he presented the matter as he should have done, no such ques- tion could possibly have arisen. He has suppressed the cor- respondence of the Olympic Gun Club, and we will give oar readers ample proof of this in our next issue. Coursing at Sacramento. Paderewski beat Sheehan Bros.' Governor Markham, Ryan & Ryan's Peter Maher beat Locksley's Buck, Schultz & Rought's Butcher Boy beat Gusto's Blue Rock, Kennedy's Little School Girl beat Maroney's Tennie, Nethercott Bros/ Little Wonder beat Duffy's Combination, Reid's Tarn o'Shan- ter beat Williams & Rainey's Airship. In the first ties Handspring beat Harry S., Grady beat Lucky Dog, Lord Londsdale beat White Flyer, Paderewski beat Peter Maher, Butcher Boy beat School Girl, Little Wonder beat Tam o'Shanter. In the second ties Handispring beat Grady, Paderewski beat Lord Lonsdale, Butcher Boy beat Little Wonder. In the third ties Handspring beat Paderewski, Butcher Bov a bye. Final— Batcher Boy beat Handspring, winning first money; Handspring second money, Paderewski third. The judge was Ed Canavan, the slipper T. Farrell. The St. Louie Show. The total of 947 entries for the St. Louis show must be ; highly satisfactory to its managers, and the large increase of j 180 over last year's total would come as something of a t»ur- ! prise were it not remembered that this year's premium list contained 32 local classes and last year's did not contain any. , When compared with the first show's entry list the most striking gain is found in the collie entry, which is just dou- ble that of last year. Irish setters and cockers have in- , creased a score each; toy terriers, toy spaniels and Boston ; terriers each show an increase of 14; there are 15 more pug entries and 13 more greyhounds; poodles and bulldogs each increase 9, Irish terriers 8 and bull terriers 6. Of course, it cannot be said without knowing the class totals, how much ! these increases are due to the local classes. There are 13 fewer mastiff entries, and 6 fewer English setters. In other breeds the totals vary bat slightly, says the American Field. st Bernards Croughl 74 Boston terriers - 21 St Bernards (smooth) Mastiffs 19 Bloodhounds 13 Great Danes 22 Newfoundlands.. 5 Bjrzols - 4 Deerhounds - 6 Greyhounds 36 Foxhounds -16 Pointers 56 English setters -41 Irish setters „ 46 Gordon setters 24 Chesapeake 1 Field spaniels 6 Cocker spaniels -66 Clumber spaniels - 4 Irish water spaniels 2 Collies 130 Old English sheepdogs - 2 Poodles -29 Dalmatians - 4 Bulldogs 17 Bull terriers 41 Dachshunde 13 Beagles 16 Fox terriers (smooth) 51 Fox terriers (wire) -14 Irish terriers - -14 Scottish terriers 4 Elect- and tan terriers 7 Bedlington terriers - 1 Dandle Dinmont terriers ... 3 Stye terriers _ 4 Schipperkes 1 Yorkshi re terriers 22 Pomeranians _ 1 Toy terriers _ 14 White English terriers - 2 Pugs 20 King Charles spaniels 6 Blenheim spaniels _20 Prince Charles spaniels — 2 Italian greyhunnds 7 Miscellaneous - 17 Total 947 DOINGS IN DOGDOM. A St. Bernard Club is talked of for the Western and Cen- tral States. The St. Bernard Club of California will meet at this office next Wednesday night. The premium list of the Stockton Kennel Clubs show is issued. J. Otis Fellows will judge all classes. The Cocker Spaniel men will be pleased to note the change in the classificatfon of spaniels at the San Jose show. F. H, F. Mercer of Ottawa Canada, the well known Clumber spaniel breeder has purchased the well-known St. Bernard bitch Io. We are very much pleased to note that a large entry is promised for San Jose. Don't forget the date of closing the entries — March 18th. A collie club will be formed at the San Jose show. We hope it will do as well as the Spaniel Club that was formed at the Oakland bench show. If the Sao Francisco Kennel Club have any nse for such a list we will furnish them with the names of 200 dogs that will not be shown at their Bhow. The warm weather and the excellence of the racing card drew the largest crowd of the season to the Sacramento cours- ing park on Sunday last. The audience was not disappointed in any particular, as the decisions were prompt and just, the hares speedy and the dogs in great fettle. In the first runs Schultz & Rought's Handspring beat JNeth- errott Bros.' Moonlight, Heenan's Harry S. beat Farrell'- Lass of Glenshee, Gusto's Grady beat Heenan's Lady Lonsa dale, Hastings' Lucky Dog beat Corcoran's Pride of Arazon's Leitz' (Yhlte Flyer beat Devine& Lipman's Patience, Stouts, Lord Londsdale beat .Regan & Barrett's Eoy B., Walsh's A prominent fancier recommends Castoria as a remedy for diarrhoea in suckling pups. Doses from 10 to 20 drops several times a day according to size antil the paps are relieved. Wednesday of this week the lady members of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club met and arranged their plans for decorating the hall and kennels. They are determined to make the show an attractive one, and they will succeed. John Heffernan, has been removed from the Secretaryship of the Stockton Kennel Club. He is charged with with- holding letters addressed to him as' Secretary, etc. We are sorry to hear this, and trust that Mr. Heffernan can explain the misunderstanding. John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles, Cal., has lost by death from injuries received, in a fight with other dogs in his kennel, two very promising foxterrier pups, by Raby Rasper out of Lomita Winifreds, this makes eight foxterriers lost in this way by Mr. Mitchell. H H. Hartman's English mastiff dog Roderick Dhu one of the best sons of Ingleside Crown Prince and a winner at the last show was poisoned by some miscreant on Monday last. It is a pity that some of these dog poisoners cannot be made to swallow some of their own medicine. The statement in the Call that the San Francisco Kennel Club, the Fox Terrier Club and the St. Bernard Club have combined and offered a special prize for the best decorated hall at this year's shows is false. It will be many a day be- fore these three clubs combine on any subject. They have agreed to disagree. The mouthpiece of the San Francisco Kennel Club is talk- ing big, but in the meantime 50 owners of St. Bernards, nearly 200 members of the Olympic Gun Club, those who were formerly members of the old Pacifies and the owners of sporting dogs who have been pained long enough are quietly sawing wood. A dog show without dogs is on the tapis. Gentlemen, don't forget those scrapers. 154 ©ire gveedttv anfr &p0vt&maxt* [Maboh 6, 1897 Henrv Ramber, Hollister, has lost by distemper the fox- terrier dog pup Golden Dawn, by barren Sage-Golden Jewel Mr Bamber states that he was the most promising pnps he has yet owned, and regrets the loss very much. Mr Martin has presented Mr. Bamber with a bitch pup from the same sire and dam. Among our new advertisements this week will be found that of tne Oak Grove Kennels of San Jose, O. J. Albee, proprietor. Mr. Albee has been winning premier honors on the show bench for several years. His stock is grandly bred, and as it is all raised on rancheB, it is, consequently, strong and healthy. His prices are very reasonable. Write him for particulars. At the N'ew York show last week Pierpont Morgan bought the Boston terrier His Nibs for $1,000, and oflered $1,500 for Monte but his owner, A L Iroode refused it. \V K Hearst paid $1,000, for Consul and J. W. Churchill purchased the smooth-coated St Bernard Champ. Melrose King. The price is said to be ?2,500. Chas. R. Harker writes that it is the intention of the collie fanciers to organize a California Collie Club at the San Jose how Thep'rospectsof its being a live •P««»l'7.clab are very promising. San Jose contains several enthusias ic col. He fanciers and those in this city and Oakland should join he dub and help the good cause along What has been done for the St. Bernards by the St. Bernard Club can easily be duplicated by a collie club. The San Joee Show. Ed. Breeder and Sportsman-: Please announce that since the Premium List of the Sao Jose show was issued the Committee have made additions and chan ge , in d«*'««l£n I as follows: Class 139-Cocker Spaniels: Challenge Ur^s, Black; Class 140-Challenge Bitches, B lack Class 140 A Challenge Dogs, other than Black; Class 140 B-Buches, other than Black; Class 152 A-B.agles, Dogs; Class 152 , B Beagles, Bitches; Class 152 C-Ir.sh Terriers Dogs Class 152 D-Irish Terriers, Bitches. Specials will » dso be pro vided for above-named classes. Chas. E. Harker, bee y. Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club. The Stockton Show. The premium lists of the Stockton Kennel Club's bench show is at hand. 281 classes are provided for. The specials consist mainly of gold and silver medals of which there are over 100 The club ogers a prize of $20 for the dandier showing the largest number of dogs and J10 for the second largest We will review the list in full next week. The San Francisco Kennel Club. San Francisco, March 1, 1895, Editor Breeder and Sportsman :-The San Francisco Kennel Club met this evening at the Occidental Hotel and was called to order by President J. E. de Euyter. Moved and seconded that the Board of Directors be in- creased to Beven. Carried. The present officers tendered their resignation to the Club "Mr" J8E de' Ruy.PerCdwas then elected Temporary Chair- man and Mr. H, H. Carlton, Temporary Secretary The President announced that nominations for Board ot Directors were in order and the following names were placed before the Club and the gentlemen duly elected A B. Sprec- kels W S. Hobart, J. G. Barker, J. E de Euyter, H. 8. Crocker F W. Tallant and H. H. Carlton. Moved hat a committee of three from the Board of Directors be appointed by the chair to revise constitution and By-Laws— carried. The President appointed Messrs Tallant, Crocker and Barker an that committee. Moved and seconded that a delegate to the Pacific Advi- 8°rTyhe CU?bbtehaenPdeDctedd E3?k de Euyter as delegate to that board. Moved seconded and carried that F. W. Skaife be ap- pointed veterinary surgeon to the club. A movement to appoint a delegate to the American Ken- nel Club at this meeting was lost. Moved that the selection of a delegate to the American Kennel Club be left with the Board of Directors-earned. Moved that the initiation fee be reduced to $5 and annual dues to $10— seconded and carried. Moved, seconded and carried that the Bench Show com- miuee shall consist of the Board of Directors and three other members of the club to be selected by the Board. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved That it is the sense ol this Club that all assist- ant ou'r power be rendered the Alameda County Sports- men's Associotion and that we co-operate with it in every wav possible to further the success ot its coming bench show. Resolved, That it is the hearty desire of this organ rzation- to work i.; perfect harmony with a "«mtaJ "^""^ m all matters retaining to the kennel interests of this Coast. Meeting then adjourned to March 11th. H. H. Carlton, Sec'y. BSffiSZSKSSSHSmSffi, JAY-EYE-SEE Mr. .T. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Form home | of Jaj-Eye,See> Racine, Wis., says: "After try-. ine every known remedy, I removed a large. Bunch oftwo years standing from a 3-year-old [ lilly, with three applications of ■ Quinn's Ointment.! Itis the best preparation IhaTeCTerused or heard j of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen. COLT STAKES 1897 PAOIPIO COAST Trotting Horse Breeders Ass'n ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 1, 1897 tuch testimonials. We have hundreds of v 11.50 prr Package. " • Druggist for it. If lu- does not keep It we au prepaid on receipt of price. Address EDDY& CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT. No. 1. FAjLO ALTO STAKES-For two-year- old trotters,*50 each. the Association to add 5-JaM- No 2. OAKWOOD PABK STOCK t'AEJI STAKES— Free lor all Ibree-jear-nid trotters, S5U each, the Association to add S300. No. 3. PALACE HOTEL STAKES -For tbree-vear-old trotters eligible to the 3:00 class. 850 each, the Association to add S300. Entrance in the Above Stakes as Follows FOHALE. Several two-year-old colts and yearlings broke to harness. Sired by HAMBLETOSI AN WILKES dams ANSA BELLE (3), 2:27%, dam of La Bello (2), 2:16, and other well-bred, speed-producing dams Also several good road horses. Apply GREEN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, .. 4. WESTEBN STAKES-For two-year- old pacers.S 0 eacb.lhe Association toadd S2oO No 5 CALIFORNIA STAKES-Free for all threeyear-old pacers, S50 each, the Association, to add 1S300. No 6. PACIFIC STAKES-For three-year- old pacers eligible to ibe 3:00 class. SaO each, the Association to add S300. 85 to nominate April 1, 1897; SIC I. second pay- .JttW^iaSr.SSK KSFftfc ^.U^en^to Ve made before 1 o'clock p.m. the day before the race. „„i„„s uavments. Seven diflerent FOR SALE. ONE FABER SUI.KEY. '56 PATTERN; NEARLY new- 2 sets of wheels, Morean & Wrtehl. racing tires; weight IB lbs. Address S. W. M'C AKLEY, San Jose, lor parllculaia, price, etc. NOW READY For Sale at a Bargain ZILOPHONE RECORD, 2:31; TRIAL, 2:29. Sired by the great ALTAMOST. the greatest aire ot exirerue speed in ibe world Mrst dam BELLH PKJCE? dam ol Fricemoot,2:2(i tslre of hill KraiiBr, 2:11 I jttiplemoni.VKl',, Zllopbone, 2:311; Maharajah B26M (site of leLln, 2:22!*); Malheur, 2:2, (she of MMie, 2 25): Oseco, I'M 'sire , f Del.;,,. 2:2ft,); 1 Ja.sy Q il* 2:3»V by Dob e. 2:2s. son of Ericsson, by Mam- brtni C'tile -fl; second dam by Geo.D. Pr- ntire, son of Mamb.loo chief ,1: third d«m by woodpecker (lhor- ongbbred), sire ot Ibe tour-mile race norse, Orey Eagle. ZILOPHONE is a bay horse with blacn points, slajX.Tearly 10 bonds high and weighs 1150 pounds, with plenty <-f sule and action, and is just the sire That will produce ibe speed bo.se, the buggy horse or the carriage boree. BELLE PMICE. the dam ol Zllopbone. Is one of the greatest brooouiares In the Neath Paclttc. er de_ scendanTs have always beeu known tor then race heTree " lallllesof sameness and endurance, having a 5 uble'b luslon ol Mambrlnc, Chief blood backed by the stout uiorongbbl.iod blood or u oodnecker. » hile iliamont, the sire otZlloph ne.basals.a double In- fusion of Mambrluo Chief blood, backed by strong thoroughbred blood making Zllopbone In 1 es of breeOlSgoueol the hlghest-ured stallions on ihe Pa- clbc Coast to-day. ZILOPHONE was loaled In 1379, and is sound ; a woman can orlve blm. His progeny Is unsurpassed "rstvl eiie/ion. soundness, g s,,oslilou an. speed. A sure foal-getter. For further particulars address, W. 8. BlOrVF, Yreka, Cal. or, W. G>. L A Y.\U, "Breeder and Sportsman." CONDITIONS -Mure .0 ™*jWW"\^*,*ri,^^««Z«& -» subscribers required to fill J\°n/*i"^i^i^lZll° 5f horse distancing the field shall be entitled Pacific Coast Breeflm Mr Slates far Foals 1897 To Close June 1, 1897— $3,000 Guaranteed. COLT3 TO TROT AND PACE AT TWO AND THREE YEARS OLD. A LIST OF LIBERAL PURSES FOR ALL CLASSES, TROTTERS AND PACERS, TO BE GIVEN THIS YEAR, WILL ALSO BE DULY ANNOUNCED theselS^deo^?^^ the Secretary by April 1, 1897. Send all communications to PreRid&nt p W KELLEY, Secretary. E. P. HEALD, President. 22 1-2 Geary Street, San Francisco. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay lilly by Diablo, 2j09>4, dam l,v Anli'vnln 2:1:".,; second dam by Ijcu. M. I atch- cn Jr 2-27 etc liJls Is one of Ibe handsomest and most promising trotters In California. A two fear old block lilly by Dextator (son of Dexter Prince) outot Lizzie Sherman by bbcrman the great four mile racehorse. ,r„Ht.,»„ I ,iilv W -ill. bay mare, In foal In James Madison l->if Lady W. is by uphir ton of Allsmont. One large handsome bluet coll by Direct 2:0*5. Olll of l.o.lv W. Ibis leaning Is one ol Ibe IllleM and liniiclsonicst In this slate. „.i.™ 'I horses will be sold at extremely low prices If applied for at once. Address. "1<\ P. T." this office. HO! FOR CARSON CITY! Corbett and Fitzsimraons — -via — Homan's Excursion. AU comforts during transit and while at Carson guaranteed, including first-class ticket and reserved scat at light. For further particulars anply to EDWARD HOMAN, or SAM DANNENBAUM, *" __.._.' i qoq ivrorh-ot. Street. S 771 Market Street, A mammoth work ol i tail) i page., contain I interest to all sportsmen. ioS "" s"'- ID S(UI "" '"'■ For Snle by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SlSBu-hHtrrrt, . - Ban Fr.IJCl.ro. «:«l AjinO fortUJOUWlN II HUM. of New York. Or of all principal newsdealers and publishers. FOR SALE. iTwo-vcaiold llllyby 'be great ST. CARLO o t 01 JOKloLnOSB. by ALARM; stcoii. .1 > " ,- I'RES'IO tdam of Ibree winners). by LI KMJbK. CIC Thlsisolieoflbelinesl looking llllles In Amer- ,. :. ,',-.. r b.eedlng is U.iexeelle,,. *l«.»™ i,„,i a boy on her back, and will make a vcrj fast mare. . . . Buy mnrc, (We yenrB, by MAC BENTON out of ni\ i.v ik>n VICTOR: second ■unn idahkli.k dn*mS ,\Vlh !.•'■■: v., ;..wIIAMHI.k;I.iNIAN I Hi; thu.i dam iHii.v mare.bj amkki an star I Ibis in. ie Is a lrolter.iindwould.il jJilned, get a mark ol 2;16tbl»year. sbeisonex- ;'"„,,„,,,.Mv line individual. bbc must be. sold. Apply to "l.. K. X.."llll«nlll«-J-.J M NAPA RAGE TRACK This, the best training track In California, will be placed In llrst-class condlilon, and every facility af- lonled trainers ol light-harness horses to work tbelr horses tberon. Low price, for box-stalls. Hay and grain very reasonable. For further particulars apply CHAS. SCOTT, NnpaRaca l'rnck. Maps. Cal. 828 Market Street, S. F THIS IS A STRAIGHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners Scott c*j McOord Hay and Grain. Office, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAl-J W/JEKJJOl'RJi: I RTOB.JOK WASKllOHBlW. BiiANCnKS-Oakland and Ingleslde BaceTreck. KCENIG'S 122 KEARNY ST., S. P m n T] v ph q 11 nr o For lar8e thorou8hbred lU liAulKlllfcD broodmares: Thorough- bred colts, unbroken, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years old Inquire at this office, or, R. TOZER, IngleBide Race Track March 6, 1897] mije gm^ mxb gpxwiematu 155 PURSE EVENTS OPENED BY THE DRIVING CLUB of NEW YORK ToDe Deciflefl at ns Granfl Circait Meeting in 1897. MEETING TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 6 TO SEPTEMBER EDtranee Fee in Purses Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15 April 15 ,~™ Slay 15 _' June 15 Jnly 15 " August 16 ".'.*.'.'."*".'.'..'.. "..'.'.'.'.'.'.'. ' 11 INCLUSIVE. No. 1—2:12 class, trotting con™ No. 2— 2:17 class, trotting ^SSS No. 3—2:24 class, trotting 525 No. 4-2:30 class, trotting .'.'.' 525 No. 5— 3:00 class, trotting JX5 S0- J— 2-year-olds, trotting, eligible to 2 :50ciass"'.'.'. 2000 No. 7— 3-year-olds, trotting, eligible to 2: 40 class.... 2000 No. 8— 2:09 class, pacing onnn No. 9— 2: 20 class, pacing SXXX No. 10-3:00 class, pacing Jggo — sis.oo 25.00 .... 25.00 .... 25.00 .... 3C.00 .... 30.00 Entrance Fee in Purses Nos. 6, March 15 April 15...... May 15 Jnne 15 July 15 ...".".'.'.' August 16 , Payable in Following Forfeits: ....810.00 .... 20.00 .... 20.00 .... 20.00 .... 15.00 .... 15.00 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. 11 »k« e~- .- ._ , ... __ Entrance Fee in Parses Nos. 5 and 10 Payable in Following Forfeits: March 15. April 15.., May 15.... June 15 , July 15.... August 16 . ,..S 5.00 ... 10.00 .. 10.00 ... 10.00 ... 5.00 .. 10.C0 ^mii&NSauS^ 15 and 10 per cent. National Trotting As»Si?on ru Ja w eoveiD f KFTOmK"'-',™11,0 pSr cent- additional from the wYnnlre of each d?iirioTnf t„» ^Ceptr.J'0;6' f0r '""-Je^-olds, which is mile heats, to the foregoing events this club, as fsua,, „UJ o°£r l!?eraVp°uS ,o^^ JAMES EDIIEE, Pres.; CAPT. C. H. McDONALD, Vice-Pres.- S.E.Clarke Treas Secretary for entry blanks and further particulars. I. A. BTJKKE, Sec'y, 401, 59th Street, cor.9tb. Avenue, Sew York City. CLOSING-OUT SALE OF STANDARD-BRED AND REGISTERED TROTTING STOGK Irvington Park, Portland, Or. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. INCLUDING G-Tiyoessoct, 2:29 1-4 By GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of FRANOBSOA, by AL1IONT and 18 Broodmares, Colts and Fillies by Such Sires as C3r For catalogues aDd other information, address, 6- V. REEVEg, cor. Third and Alder Streets, PortlaDd, Or. The Standard-Bred tallion RECORD, 2i14. HEBE ARE TOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE res, of the pedigree of Dudley rents' upoV.'he vfry stomesl of thoroughbred Unes BK""y M°" 2:"«' etc- The of as marvelous, one of them, a two-year-old called Trhbv. got a mart of 2 32 2a mce cored thlr'telnT6611 s°m»&u=^ DUDLEY will make the Season of!897 at mv place, Havward,, Alameda Ceanty. Terms- $50 the Season. BB-Onlya limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at S3 PEK MONTH The hm „f ,«,„ Srs addrSs"63' ' D° re5i>°ralbully ^"™«1 ">r aSciients or escapes. For furSparifcu — MILO KNOX, Haywards. Oal. Sybil 3J-XfcJCf SEASON 1897 Simmocolon STONE WAY (PACER way, out of a producer tion, No 01SO, record * E1SIe w reswtration. Bay horse foaled in 1890; 15.2 hands: weight 1000 pounds; three-year-old reco.d, 2:22?., (in his second race; he .. ".SS?.'.?'"!*? but ,'hree times). Sired by a producer. Strath- '■T „ ^Tf, "I00" ma"' EIIZabeJ11 , Bas,er 'dkm of Bohert 'B\s.er, formerly bonX :L20,'.'_?7 £'" 4rP l Pacer), second dam Mary, by Warerleld, son of Cracker bv E«T.. third-dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, ..... He is fast, game and as sound as the day he was loaled , ..'arefieid, son of Cracker, by Boston; , i„t™f "?° Ecl'Pse- Stoneway has shown halves in 1:06 In a race' HOMEWAY (TROTTER) twice). By a producer, straihway, i nor; second dam Susie K, by A laric, ton. flomeway is absolutely sound and very fast and level-h.'aded Ehgible to regislrallon Bay horse.foaled in 1890; 15 hands;wef»ht 9(W pounds; two-year-old record, 2: 50 (trials at two yea rs,bal?es .h.,1 ''5',S2u!,d. ^"V a 2;"? Bait ai three years; never starled but „ of, """-S"* Ma «^damofHome"waTdrr?'coard: 2™ by"™?* on of imp. Hercules: third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins son of Bra make a great race horse. E^.n,'?>Jti laree star; nina ,eet »od ileirs white; foaled in '- * bands; weight 950 pounds By Robert Basler (for- DAVEBASLER (Paceri m Eoblan King 28,295 H nad good care. They are sound and ail right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) In 1888???!5 ba^hlgh'^weteM 1 la? 'S^^l^^T] ^ CTaet <" left bl°d f°°' wh«* !°*><* at wa^f^-,j !„ t.-:__ ?,?.._ L. -.'; °^??n?inS a&out the 10th of February, as fo lows : Mondays and TupsiIsys il.; Wednesday In Visalia. TularP Pnnntv . rvi tha™™oi„5Jfii. .wiH™??! !, 1S97. Mares keptatthe Ranch for *i pith \mvrcr tv,-.„ v.„„_ _^Tzri_ e the 1st ot Jane, 1897. Mares kept at the Ranch for ■ * i pfh Kh tm. .rERJIS-?^ the season, payable COits as any horse in the State ^ Thev arP ™™i ^ -l/v , , Jf ' This horse can show as gTand a lot of Correspondence solicited good-gaited, level-headed and fast. About fifty per clnt are pacers HERE IS ROYAL BREED1M; I\DKED. ,ha!hed ?y ''i!' ^ race horse (S^MKHLOiV. 2:13 3 4) that won nine out of 11 races, and second in In* * . ° u l ne started 'n through the Grand Circuit of the East, the season previous to entering thestud, ana wno is now becoming noied as a producer from the great performances of his first colts, being the sire of me Phenomenal fast and game colt Dan Q., toreo-year-old record 2:11^ last season. Meridian, 2:13, and several ?iZ tvh- i • Ast" ?am » VEIL, 2:27 1-2 ^.by Sidney, the greatest sire of his age): second dam M4UD R., ;„I """PP'e-sHambletoniani, which alone should produce speed and racehorses it there is anything in breed- ing but to go farther it will be found that Kohlan King has six crosses of old Uambletoniac TlO. that proaucpd beprse Wilkes, Klertioncer aud most ef on' great aires, which is nicely mtermiogled with me Diood o. Mambrino Patchen and Mambrino I'hief (sireotdam of Director) two great sources ot speed v\nicn are second to non*1, and Simmons, sire ot Simmocolon. is for age the greatest producing sire ol Georee ^ "^^rd ur.tec! as a sire that pro uces great race horses. - _ KOH,'4X Kl,\(i is a black horse, five years old, 15.3 hands high, and, according to critics. he is not ex- t. Ilea.a^aniu dividual, and having been allowed to mature without his vitality being sapped by training he snouia be more sure to produce in keeping with hisblood lines. He is. however, verv speedy and pur^-gaited. ana now that he is well matured it is the intention to campaign him the coming summer after the season SEASON, $50. FROM 31 ARCH 1st TO JtTNE 1st. WITH USUAL EETCTEX PBIVIXEGES, TO A LIUITED NUMBER OF APPBOVEO .MAP. S ONLY. Care taken, but no responsibilityassumed. Pasturage. 85 per month. For further particulars address G. W. STI3IPSON, 222 Twelfth Street, Oakland. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. 00 YOT INT TO BUY OR SELL ? ■ • » I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman, bat have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have earns that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do all sa7. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write me at once, Corner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Ca J. M. NELSON. FOE SALE FE0M THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DeTURK. ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, ^^TSV™ DIRECTOR, 2:17. No. 1989, and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BE33IE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No 187 etc ROBIN is a stylisb, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed, fast and game ' He trotted a mile in his work last season overa heavy track in 3:16; last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2 :22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a tew of them are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1883. by NUTWOOD. No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER, 2:2% by ANTEEO, No. 7868; TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24.397, by ANTEEO No 7S68- NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILASSKINNEr No. 10.6S1, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 3S Beconds when hardly bridlewise • ROB LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 23,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fast She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28.870 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. ITJMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk. Santa Sou, Cal. 156 ®ij£ gveeb&c anii gtpotrtemcm. [March 6, 1897 Coney Island Jockey Club EVENTS TO CLOSE Monday March. 15th UNDER THE ■ RULES Of THE JOCKEY CLUB AHO NA- TIONAL STEEPLECHASE ASSOCIATION June Meeting 1897 Tuesday, June 22, TO Saturday, July 10 THE CONEY ISLAND GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE— §1,500. FOE FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS—HANDICAP. By subscription of S20 each. Starters to pay S-0 additional. The winner to receive 51,200; the second $200, and the third 8100. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Full Steeplechase Course. THE BAY HURDLE RACE-SI, 500. FOR FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS—HANDICAP. By subscription of $20 each. Starters to pay $50 additional. The winner to receive $1,250: tbe second S2C0. and the third 8100. Weights to be announced three days beiore the race. Two miles over eiglit liurdles, on turf. THE STIRRUP CUP-SI, 500. TO BE EDH SATUBDAY, JUNE 26, 1897. FOR THREE YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS AT WELTER WEIGHTS. By sub- scription of s20 each. Starters to pay 820 additional The winner to receive $803; the second 8250; the third $150; the rider of the winner to receive Plate to the value of $100. To be ridden by gentlemen, whose names, with credential?, must be lodged with the Clerk of the Course at tbe track, not later than 2 p. M . on the day preceding the race. These credentials to be submitted to the Committee, who may reject any name without giviDg a reason for so doing. Overweight to any amount allowed if de- clared thirty minutes before the first race of the day. The horse winning tbe Amateur Cup at Mor- ris Park to carry 7 pounds more ,than he then car- ried. One mile and a sixteenth, on turf. Nominations to be addressed to the Clerk of the Coarse, Coney Island Jockey Club, Fifth Avenue, cor. 22 Street, New York. Entry blanks may be obtained at the office of the Breeder and Spobtsman, or from any of its repre- sentatives at the Ingleside Track. Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES UIVTBR MKKTIXG. 11896-97 MARCH 8th to 20th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Raolnj^Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OR SBINF — — FIVB OR MORE, [IACES BACH DAY. RACES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP r tj~Fcrrv Boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and 12.30, 1:00, 1:80 and 2 p. «.. oonnecLlnff with IheTrac)' K, race record 2:11 1-i New Era (4, p),wlnningrace rec 4th heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand George, iroitlng 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing „ .2: 18 3- 4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonian 10. Third dam— Daughter oi Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHBAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. WANTED. A few well-broken driving horses, from 4 to 7 years old, and from 15 1 to 10.2 hands, to go single or double; gentle, must be guaranteed souud. None other need apply. Address, P. R. Care Breeder and Sportsman Leading Sire of 2:10 Performers, By AIM 33 Dam Soe Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 sire or Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Chehalis, p 2:07>£ Del Norte, p ..2:08 EllaT., p 2:08*4 Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:09^ Altao 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTA3IONT is the champion sireof 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with sis to his credit. Be has taken a leading position among the loremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an estremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or from one with a fast record. Nor has be ever yet been crossed with a desceniant ot George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidnev or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced Beven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTA310NT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for bis blindness— tbe result of an accident — is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors — bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central aveDues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. WALDSTHN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly W., by Electioneer (fall sister to Albert W.. 2:20, sire of Little Albert. 2: 10); second dam Sister, by John Nelson ; third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora, 2:27, and Hazel, 2:28. WALDSTEIN'S first, second and ihird dams are all producers. He is one of the best producing sons of Director, and in conformation a grand individual: took first premium at State Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22. and Zombro, three year-old record 2 ilSfy, He holds the five-mile race record of the world, 13:05 1-2, and never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTEINissireof Lady Waldstein, 2: 15; Humboldt Maid, 2:17; Jack W.. 2:\9%: Native Son. 2:29^; Swiftbird, 2:29% (both three vearsold). The dams of ail these have no records nor did tbey ever produce any in the 2:30 list. Come and see WALDSTEIN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) (usual return privileges if I still own the horse. He will be kept a* Sacramento race track five days and Woodland two days. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions JAMES Mill 2:1/ 3-4 ; Trial 2: 12, driven by W. Maben. Sired by ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LUOYPATOHEN, by Geo. M. Pateben second dam Fanny Branbam, by American Boy Jr.: tbird dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lelia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (trial 2:21 3-4). JAME3 MADISON Is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1,300 pounds. He is one oi the best proportioned horses of his size living and his progeDy have style, size, finisn, perfect legs and feet, iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purestgait imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was a James Madison toaled that cannot show a 2 :30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50 CUSCAL 1IETI il.\ PRIVILEGKS) For further particulars, address J. 3VI. XELSOKT, Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. fllARI fl 9'flQ I A. — mwm FOUR-YE&R-OLD IN CALIFOBMIA | UlflULrUl ftilVV III I Sire, CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 (son otStein«ay, 2:25*,', and Katy G. I dam of 4 In 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay Efl Bee. 2:26^ as a yearling; Elf. 2:12%, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Lafferty, 2:16^. trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Wilkes, 2; 13 V, end Alaric, sireof four in 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Barcena (dam ot Bayard Wilkes, 2:13}$), by Bayard (son ot Pilot Jr.); tbird dam Blandlna (dam of Swl- gert, King Bene and four other producing sires), by Mambrino Chief n : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- lind, 2:21$), and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (.sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), son of Ren- wlck's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well DIablo's colts have shown it is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed in 1896. Following arfi' their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 36 seconds ; a two-year -old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearllDg, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks* work, one-quarter, 33 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the seas' n of 1897 at Pleasanton. Servi e fee, 850. Address, MM. HURRY, Pleasanton, Cal. HART BOSWELL No. 13,699. This splendidlv-formed trotting stallion was >j sired bv ONWARD, 2:25 1-4 t?on of GEO. WILKES, 2:2^ J and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21, etc.), Mre of 113 in 2:30 list: dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS, 2:04. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of six In 2:30 list), by Dictator; second dam SOPHY (grandamof Mike Wilkes. '2:155^, Ira Wilkes. 2:2^, and the sires Aorian Wilkes and Ira Wilkesj by Edwin Forrest 49; third dam Sopbronia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam by Beilrand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixth dam by Gray Dungannon. TbisiB the acme of fashionable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART BOSWELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed and very promising, and are conceded by competent judges to be the fin est- formed youngsters in Califor- nia. Terms S50 for the season. Address K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in any manner owners may desire. I Makch 6, 1897] ©Jjj? gveeltsv cmb gfrixcisitnatu 157 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 5829, Roc. 2:12 2 SIRE OF ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25. Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but" he had no record. ADOtber had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, ''bid" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "but" he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, l'but" he was vicious, as well as a t:quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SlZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse — "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12£, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAMEN ESS . A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to bis progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of ihem, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at atime in life when ordinary horses are thinking cf dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTER & CO., Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUXCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. ST. MCHOUS. TRIAL, 2:27 1-4, AS A THREE- YEAR-OLD. DAM SFRED EX ECHO, the Greatest Sire of Broodmares. SrKEO BY The Great .SIDNEY, 2:19 3-4, Sire of G6 in the List, ST. NK'HriLAS is now eleven years old, jast in Ins prime for the stad; stands 15.3 bands: in color a rich dark bay, two bind ankles white; star in forehead; has good limbs and reei; a pure gaited trotier, and ban an excellent diapositi n. Is pronounced by every one who has seen him as an unusually stylish, well-formed handsome individual. As a three-year-old he went quarters in SO seconds; tuen fell into bands that took more pride in owning sucn a horse rather than in continuing bis development. His colts are of good size, fine lookers, and show extreme speed, but are all owned in private or uaprofes slonal hands- ST. NICHOLASfs now placed at the head of the breeding departmentof Sulphur Spring Farm, and will be bred to all the first-class mares, ill colts on this tarm are trained from wean Hugs. This horse, on acco-int of conformation and breeding, canuot help but produce size, style, action and speed. Will serve only a limited number nf mares at S3'» FOR THIS SK4SOi\, with usual return privilege; money doe on notice of first service. PASTURAGE $4 PER MONTH. Xo liability assumed for accidents or escapes. 8ST In order to show my confldence iu the breeding qualities of ST NICHOLAS. I make the following proposition to owners of stallions that are in service for the REASON OK 1S97 IN CAL- IFORNIA. I will be one of not less than five to depositor guarantee In the sum of $100— en trancemoney and as much moneyas the BREEDER' ASSOCIATION chooses 'o add, all to formapur*e — to be trotted or pacjd for bv two-year olds, in a race, one mile, beat two In three, at the FALL MEETING of the P. C. T. H. B. A. in 1901. Only one entry, the get of each stallion allowed. Further details as per agreement of the majority of owners. Address all communications to A. G. GIRXETT,308 Pine St., San Francisco, Cai., or SULPHUR SPRIlVG FARM, Walnut Creek, Contra CoBta County, < al. Mares sent to ranch from Oakland and returned free of charge. b:flje2:e2I> for Disposition, Size. Speed, Soundness and Style WELCOME, 2 :10 1-2. This game and consistent stallion will make tlie SEASON OF 1897, ending July 1st, at TV. E. MEEK'S STABLE, near the Haywards Station, at S50 THE SEASON, With usual return privileges. WELCOME was sired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:2SJ2', ont of Letty (dam ot Wayland VV.. 2:12; Welcome (p) 2:1034. trotting 2:27J4; Hand Singleton, 2t28J£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest -19 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Mary (dam of Apex, 2:26; Sterling, sire of four andonesireof one.) Grace, dam of Creole, 2:15; Eagle, 2:193^}, by Flastail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:28,'^, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:15^, out of Gracie, by Arthurton 365 ; second dam Old Lady, by David Hill Jr. WELC03IE comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "games t race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many that have estreme speed, but are lacking in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one ol the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27?2' when a four-year-old, and was putto pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the most stubbornly -contested racesseeu in 1896. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MEEK, Haywards, Cal- Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bliie Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Parte Stock Farm. Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, So per month; hay and grain, $10 per month. For terms lor other stallions and further particulars , address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116. RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W, 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood BOO, 2:18 3-4. He is the Sire of "LRYINGTON BELLE," 3:24 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February 15th, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM near Irvington, Alameda County, until March 1st, and trom that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor- to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS "$50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. 11 fee s payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S3 per month, or grained for SIO per month. Stock well cared for, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Garter, Propr. Or, WM, M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (E8TATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PKOPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others — all race horses. PASTTJRAGE S2.50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. 4®- For further particulars, address CHAS. S. NEAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. G. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Gal. The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES. 2:081 (REGISTERED 0232) Will. MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. Terms- $25 for the Season. SEYMOUR WILKES was sired by the King of the Wilkes family, Guy Wilkes. 2:15!i.dam Early Bird, by Playmail (brother to Barney. 2:23!i): second dam Lucy, br O-ld Fellow (sin of Cbloro'orm); ibird dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont: fourth dam by Blackbawk 767. Playmail was by Mike 3403 i be by V-rmont 32-2, out of The Peoiger mare), out of Kate McDonough i,dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam of ^EYMOOR WILKE* stands 16 hands hleb and weiehs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown in color and 'n con- formation is oneol the most symmetrical of any in California His qualities as a level-beaied. game anl speedy raceh rs° are known to all horsemen. He i* ihe fastest »oa of tta~ miehiy Gay V\ likes and en his maiernal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an iron constitution, and all ow ers ot ^ od mares that want horses that will nave breeding, size. bone, qua ity, good dispoMfon and extreme spped should not overlook this horse. His service fee is placed at a very l«w figure considering his merits. He never was bred bat to a few mares and his progeny are u-odels ot perfection For further particulars apply to THOS. ROACH, Lakeville, Cal. as- Mares can be shipped direct to tbe'ranch via" Steamer Gold. The best of care taken of them, on the tarm, but iio responsibility assumed for^cotdents or escapes. Pasturage 83 per month. 158 m^e greeiuev mtfc gfttmrtemon* [Mabch 6, 1897 EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES XKECK.XNN 2:ni TVill Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland. Trotting T*a.Yis-, at SlOO tlxo Season. As a Nine - Tear - Old Stallion, McKinney's List Leads all Others in the World for av- erage Speed. Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 McZeus,4 2:13 Zombro, 3 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Harvey Mc, 2 2:18 Julia 0., 3 2:161-4 Jenny Mc, l_ 2:20 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4, 2:25 3-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Osito, 2 2:30 Pat Cooney, trial 2:19 Monto,3,trial 2:28 3-4 Is'o stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year- olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to himinl896, 70 have proven with foal M/iLT I IWI IVI C V r\ a a a m was foaled June 12, 18S7, sired by the great Alcvone (son of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous Lilll IN IN C T ti\l\ 1-4 broodmare bv Mambrino Patchen), dam Kosa Spraaue, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20!„. he by Rhode Island, 2:23"*!, out of Uelie Brandon (dam of Amy, ^r^O1!!, Gov. Sprague. 2:201o, Wilmar, 2:29^). by Hambletonian 10; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred); great tjrandam Worden mare, by Eston Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinuey was Rose Keuney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of sixteen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Registry. Third dam J. I. Kenn=v mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (site of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). IWI s% LC I IVI fyi ru r% a a a a isl5.2K hands, weightll40, and is one of the most perfect-made horses in America, having plenty of bone IVI w l\ I El I^B ^L T i!1 I 1-4 and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled for speed ha>Te demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordi- nary good qualities. £v~[n case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is not, I will return one-hall the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive prompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage S5 per month. For further particulars apply to THE THOROUCHBRED STALLION; ST. CARLO SERF, OF Zamar II, RUINART Joan Will serve a limited Inumber of first-class mares for the SEASON ;OF 1897, at the Menlo Stock Farm, AT $100, With usual return privileges. P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. GHAS. A. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, near entrance, Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Gal. Forfurther particulars apply to jiMEs McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION PATRIOT, Sired by IMP. CHEVIOT, dam EDA b 7 Hock Hocking (see American Stud Book), Will make the SKASO.V OP 1897 at my place SACRAMENTO, AT $30 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges The beet of pasturage at 83 PER MONTH, ex- cellent care taken of mares, hat no respon- sibility assayed for accidents or escapes. PATRIOT is one of the handsomest big chestnut thoroughbreds living. He sianda seventeen hands high, weighs 1,1.00 pounds, and is faultless in cjnforma- tion, gait and disposition. For further particulars, address, D. DENNISON, Sacramento, Cal Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, IND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two-year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22J), FOURTH DAM— LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm* Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rev, Yo Tambien, and several other high-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have shown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is aixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually band- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right sort of mares to get faEt trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking horseB which even in these times are in demand. For terms and further particuare, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline Si., Oakhod, Cal. FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number of ap- proved mares for the season of 1S97, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT S50 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our pos session in 1898. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Kav elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE is the sire of Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazan, aud Lovelight. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire ot Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main- Stay, McFarlaue, Mollie K., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, §5.00 per month ; hay and grain, S10 00 per month. For further particulars address. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON wil be kept for public service SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privflages. Payable on Removal of.Mare*. With a limited chance in the stud, True Briton has already shown h mself to be a great sire. Key del Ban- tiidos, frum a non-producing mare that had already had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record, 3:573 1 at 2'.. miles; Her Majesty (dead), won 11 out of 14 starts: Walter J., talso out ot a nou-prortucen, a horse win a great turn ot speed, was finished outside the money but a very few limes out of nearly one hundred starts, Vlrgie A. and Zeta, hoth winners, being the only other ones to represent this loyally-bred stallion on the rac- " l; turf this year. From this showing there is but one inference lo be drawn, and that is, that True Briton is a sure getter ot winners: mares that have never thrown a winner to any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get winners and class horses at that. R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION Palo Alto Stock Farm GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1891. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, Nutioiml IIovhc show. New York, 1893. Champion San Francisco Horse Bhow, 1894. mid Winner of l-'ir-t Prize Whenever Shown Since His Two-Ycar-Old Form. Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Season at San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and further inform uioa addree*, K. 0'GRiDY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, Sin Mateo. (Jal'a. menlo Park, San Mateo, Cal. An Inflamed Tendon needs Cooling. Absorbine Will do it and restore the circulation. No blister; no hair gone; and you can use the horse. 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Montgomery is a horse recently purchased by Barney Schreiber at tbe Burns & Waterbouse weediog-out sale and presented to his idolized ex jickey, Fe- lix Can*. This was the first time the Haoover gelding had run in the colors of his new owner. A curious feature of the race was that Montgomery jast beat Yemen, the odds-on fa- vorite, a nose, and Yemen is one of Scbreiber's cast-off0. The mile and ahalf race was won by Argentina, who opened up a daylight gap on her rivals early in the action, bat was forced to a drive at the finish, la fact, old Morte Fonse would have won in a couple more strides, so fast was he coming- in the first; six f.irlnogs, selling, fourteen lined up and got a good start. L'zzw* H. went to the front and led by half a length at tbe half, Riot second, lapped by Tulare. L'zz'e H. waB a half length to the good at the three quarters, Tulare second, a length before Franco. L'zzie FT. was not headed, and won easilvbv two lengths from Treachery, who came from fifth p'ace. Tulare third, four lengths further away and a le^g'h bpfore Franco Time, 1:171. Lizzie H. was at 6 to 5 (olaved from 2 tn 1), Treachery and Tulare (coupled) 3 to 1, others 12 to 100 to 1. The second race, seven furlong*, selling, had eight starters. Off" to a gnnrl start- Tar and Tartar led for nearly a furlong. Then Ran Marci got to the front, leading Tar ard Tartar a head at the quarter and half, Doctor G. thi*d at tbe latter point, a length awav. He was a head to the good at tbe three- quarters. Tar and Tartar three lengths away. San Marco, well-ridden, cellared Dr. G. near the finish and won bv a bead, driving, Doctor G. second. a head from Tar and Tartar, who was coming strongest at the finish. Hermanita was fourth, two lengths off Tim*1, 1:321. San Marco was at 4 to 1 (5 onaO. DiHor G. 10, Tar and Tartar 6, Hermanita 7 to 5. otrers 7 to *200 to 1. A six-furlong race cime next. Applause broke away in front to a poor start, and led by four lengths at the half. Tuxedn second, a length from Cash Day. Nearing tbe three- quarter pole Apnlause began to stop and Cash Day to move rip very fast He got unto Applause about eighty yards of the finish, and won driving bv a neck. Applause second, fif- teen lengths from Tuxedo, who beat Play Boy three. It was a great race forCaBh Dav, who ran tbe route in 1:161. Cash Day was at 4 to 5. Applause even monev (played down from 3 to 2), Tuxedo 250 to 1, others 25 to 200. Four horses lined up in tbe fourth, one and a half miles. To a good start they ran bunched for ab^nt a furlong, then Argentina pissed to the front, leading bv half a length at the stand, three lengths at the quarter, two and a half at the half, Morte Fonse second. Argentina was four lengths to the good at tne three-quarters Morte Fonse came very fast the last quarter, and forced Argentina to a drive to win by half a leng'h, Mor'e Fonne second fifteen lengths before Loben- gnla,. Julia O a b<.d last. Time, 2:411. Argentina was at 6 to 5, Morte Fot>°p 14 to 5. Lobengala 9 to 5 (played from 11 to 5), Julia O 20 (40 once} In the fourth, seven fnrlongo, Gutta Percha was off first to a glf>d start and led Mobalaska one and a balf lengths past theqnarter, Frank K. thirH. At the half it ww G"tta Percha firBt by two length0, Mobalaska and Frank K. head. apart, second and third. The ord<»r was unchanged in the run to the homestretch. Hero Will'e Martin cut Fraok K. loose, but he could not catch Gntta Percha, who won hand- ily hy one and a half lengths, Frank K. a handy second, fnnr lengths from Mobalaska. F'mer F. was fourth. Time. 1:31. Gntta Percha waa at 3 to 1 (o^ved from 4). Frank K, 13 to 5 (olaved dow> from 4 to 1), Mobalaska 11 to 5, R*n- som 5, others 10 to 60 to 1. A miU rice cma fifth. To a good start George Palmer showed in front lo the firat torn, All swung, out wide there except Stentor, who saved four or five lengths aod got tbe lead. At tbe quarter he was balf a length in front of Bat- on ], he two lengths in front of a bunch. Ba-eqiiil's bead was in front of Stentor's at tbe balf, but at tbe three-quarters Stentor was leading by a small margin. Coming on good and true, be took a decided lead in the homestretch aod won handily bv two lengths from the driving Bapquil, who beat George Palmer half a length, Ioflammator and Harold Lird-av following, very close up. Time, 1:45 J. Stentor was at 4 to 5, Baequil 3$, Palmer 21, others 20 to 1. In tbe last, five furlongs, they were away to a good start. Fly, first to show, was passed by Yemen near the three-qaar- ters, where Montgomery was looming up dangerous. Fly was heaten at the bead of tbe homestretch, Montgomery joined Yemen half-way down tbe straight, and in a most exciting drive to the wire Montgomery jiist landed the money bv a ^cant nose, Yemen fifteen lengths before Fly. Time. 1:02$, a remarkable run in such going. Montgomery was at 15 to 1, Yemen 9 to 10. Flv 6 to 1, others 5 to 40 to 1. 8IXTY-THIBD DAY— SATURDAY. MARCH 6. Id the first, six furlongs, they were off to a good start ex- cept the canning Hymn, who was left. George Miller aDd The Sinner ran heads apart, at the half, two and one-half lengths before Roy Carruthers. Good Times was last. At the three-quarters it was Miller, Sweet William and Roy Car- ruthers, heads apart, Good Times one and one-half lengths away. The latter drew op close to Miller in the homestretch, the others dropping back, and when Cash Sloan let the Ros- sington colt have bis head near tbe finish he shot in a winner by that margin, George Miller ten lengths before Roy Car- ruthers, he two from Sweet William. Time. 1:184-. Good Times was at 7 to 10. George Miller 6, Sweet William 16 to 5, others 12 to 50 to 1. The second was at a mile, selling. To a good start D. J. Tobin was taken to the front, tbe favorite almost to the ex- treme rear. Tobin led Eocino one and one half length at the balf. Blue Bell third, at tbe latter point, another length away. Tobin was still balf a length to the good at the three- quarters, Eocino second, lapped by Two Cheers and Blue Bell. Two Cheers, on the outside, gradually forged to the fore, and won handily bv two lengths from Soniro, seventh at the head of the homestretch. Eocino was third, but a head hehind Soniro snd a bead from Blue Bell. Time, 1:49} Two Cheers wsb at 2 to 1 (13 to 5 for a time), Soniro 8 to 5, Encino 6 'o 1, others 12 to 60. The third was a mile and a forloug handicap. Can't Dance showed slightly in advance < f Lincoln at the quarter, Greyburst about two lengths away. Greyburst's head was just a shade in front of Can't Dance's at the balf, Lincoln three lengths off. Can't Dance had Greyburst beaten by the time the homestretch was reached and galloped in a winner bv two lengths. Lincoln second, three lengths from Grev- hnrat. Time, 2:02. Can't Dance was at 6 to 5 (8 to 5 once), Lincoln 5 to 1, Greyhursi, 8 to 5, Palomacita 40 to 1. The Crocker 8takes, half a mile, for two-year olds, was next. The association added $1,000, entrance $10. $25 ad- ditional to start, $200 to the second and $100 to third horse. Miss Rowena, second away to a fiir start, sailed away and led by two lengths at the three-quarters, Eatro second, as far from Aluminum. Miss Rowena was not headed, but was forced to drive to beat Aluminum a length, and Eatro was lapped on Mr. Sprockets' gelding. Time, 0:511. The B. & W. pMr (Miss Rowena and Duckling) were at 3 to 5, Alumi- num 6 to 1, Estro 5, others 9 to 50 to 1 A mile and a qnarter hurdle had five starters. Redding- ton soon went tothefront.with Tuxedo his nearest attendant. Both jumped well. Reddington was much the best, and won under a pull hy Iwt lerg'hs. Tuxedo second, a block in front of Gov. Budd. Time. 2:241. Reddidgtoo was at 2 to 5, Tuxedo 3J to 1, Gov. Budd 10. other two at long prices. The sixth was at a mile. Babe Murphy showed first to a good start. At tbe quarter it was Babe, Palmerston, Adam Andtew and Bapqnil. beads apart as named.- Adam Andrew, PdlmerBton and Mr-Light ran heads apart past the half, three lengths before Babe Murphv. Andrew led Palmerston a head at the three-quarters, Basquil a length further away, lapped by McLight. Palmerston drew ahead in the home- stretch, and won driving by a length from Babe Murphy, she about four lergths from Collins, who was last at tbe three-quarters. Time 1:47}. PalmerBton was at 61 to 1 (15 at one time) Bsba Mutpby 2 to 1, Collins 3 (4 occt), Bafqnil 3. others 8 to 150 to 1 The seventh and last race of the present meeting at Ingle- side w°sat seven furlongs, with four starters. To a poor start Dunboy, led Salisbury by a small margin past the quarter, where David was Isst. The latter began moving up nearing tbe half, and three furlongs from home had ''davligbted" Dunboy. It was do race from tbis out, and David won palled nploa common canter by six lengths, Dunboy, hustled along a bit at tbe end, second, a length be- fore Salisbury, who best Simmons a bead for the show. Time. 1:33}. David was at 1 to 3, Dunboy 8 to 1, Simmons 30, Salisbury 6 to 1. OAKLAND KACE8. Racing: Begins Anew Under Ausptcious CIr<» cumstances— How the Events Were Run. 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Summertime was clearly in need of a work-out and Mid- light, backed by his wise players as if it were all over, finished up third, quitting in the final furlong. In the first, six furlongs, for three-year-olds, they got away to a good start, all but Siegfried, who was slow to get under way. At the half it was Sweet William first by a length, under a pull, Roselle second, Siegfried third and coming faet. Sweet William now drew away, leadirg by five lengths at the final turn, 8iegfried second. Schreiber's recent purchase was not headed and won with ease by three lengths, Alta- max finishing very strong and getting the place from Sieg- fried b/ four le- gthe, Roselle was beaten but a head for the show. Time, 1:18}. Sweet William was at 7 tn 5. Altamax 21, Siegfried 6 to 1, Lost Girl l£, others 15 to 100 to 1. The second race was for two-year-olds, three and one- half furlongs. To a fair start St. Philip dasbed to the front, atteoded closest by Jim Brownell. At tbe three-quarters it waE St. Philip first by three lengths Jim Brownell second. four from Swanhilda. St. Philip took it easy, and not headed, won by three lengths from Jim Biowncdl, who was one and ore-half in front of Swanbilda, Lona Marie a good fourth. Time, 0:44$. St. Philip was at 7 to 5. Jim Brow- nell 3 to 1. Swanhilda 20 (hacked down from 60). Eroica 6, Moringa 7, others 1 2 to 100 le 1. A mile and an eighth race brought seven to the post. To a good start Doctor G. led past the quarter bv three lengths and to the half by two, Perseus aod Morte Fonse following. Can't Dance was carried wide on the first turn. Doctor G. was done for three furlongs from home and Morte Fo"se as- sumed command. Perseus was driven bard to catch Morte Fonse, who lasted out and won by half a length, Perseus second, four lengths from tbe eased-np Can't Dance. Time, l:5i*J. Morte Fonse was at 21 to 1 (banked from 3), Perseus 16 to 5, Can't Dance even money (backed from 2 to 1), Doc- tor G. 7, others 60 to 300 to 1. The Gunst Selling Stakes, one snd one-sixteenth miles, came next. The stake was $1 500, of which $'i50 to second and $150 to third. They were away to a good start, Salva- ble taking the track and leading Cash Dtv four lengths at the quarter, Lovdal three parts of a length further away. At tbe half it was Salvable first bv three and a half lengths, Cash Day second, with Salvation close up. Salvable led by four lengths into tbe homestretch, and won by that distance easily, Cash Day, driven out, second, seven leoglhsfrom Sal- vation, on whom Lovdal was jist lapped. Time, 1:50£. Salyahle was at 4 to 5 (7 to 5 once), Cash Day 8 to 5, Salva- tioo.7 aod Lovdal 30 to J- fgtje $v&bev tmir $p&A&matu [Maech IS, 1897 The fifth, one mile, selling, had eight starters. To a good start Raosom led by a length passing the quarter, Road Runner, Frank Jaubert and Double Qiick heads apart as named. Double Qaick soon thereafter got through, leading by a bead at (the half, Judge Dennv second, as far from Hansom, at whose heels came R:>ad R loner. Doable Qaick was three lengths in front of Denny at the three quarters and drew away still further in the homestretch, but Denny came very fast, passing Double Quick about forty yards of the finish. The latter came again, howejger, and won by a short head in the last stride, Judge^JBj^^. ^ond, lapped by Collins. Time, 1:46. Double Qaffipjj 7 to o, (.Judge Denny 6, Collins 6. Frank JaubfigSJ^fS to 100. _ The last race, six furloi-g*:_ ^T^QS ' MidligLt was first to show, bnt was r_]fUmj_j — * \\.oe n3!f> the old fellow leading half and into the homestretch David was not headed, and \ lengths, Summertime second, as tar ... light. Time, 1:17$. David was at 2 to (played from 2 to 1) Summertime 3 to 1, LataE"200 to FIFTY-THIRD RAY — TUESDAY, MARCH, 9. The first race brought fourteen to the post to ran five and a half furlongs. To a good start, made quickly, BourboD went out in front. Pecksniff was second to show. At the half Bourbon was first by three lengths, Iron Jacket second, with Pecksniff at his heels. Bourbon was two lengths to the good at the tbree-qoar'ers, Iron Jacket second, a bead before Pecksnifl, latter under a pull. Pecksniff came to the front in the final eighth, and Marty Bergen took no chances, rid- iDg him out to a six-length victory amid great cheers. The cheering be^an when he was over a sixteenth from home and did not cease until he had gotton ouj of sight afler weighing in. Iron Jacket was second, two lengths from Monterey, who had come from ths clouds. Time, 1:15$. Pecksniff was at 3 to 1, Iron Jpcket 20, Monterey 30. Eventide 5, Abi P. and Franco 7, Bourbon 8, others 10 to 100 to 1. The second event, half a mile, for two-year-olds, had eight 6tarters. To a good start Col. Dan showed first, Valencienne second and Espirando next. Valencienne and Col. Dan ran cfose together to the homestretch, three lengths in front of Morana, who came through in the last furlong and won with ease by three lengths, Col. Dan an easy second, one and a half lengths from Espirando, on whom Valencienne was lap- ped. Time, 0:53. Morana was at evens (8 to 5 once), Col. Dan 3 to 1 (opened at 8 to 5) Espirando 15, On Gua Nita 4, others 8 to 30 to 1. The third was at six furlongs, selling. To a good start Roselle and Col. Wheeler ran in close order to the half, with Mrs. Shade a length cff, third. Wheeler was half a length to the good turning for home, Roselle second, a length from Mrs. Shade, who fell back in the homestretch, then came like a shot. She joined Col. Wheeler about sixty yards of the finish, and in a hot drive Jones landed Col. Wheeler a winner by a head, Mrs. Shade second, four lengths in front of Roselle, who beat Jack Martin two lengtns. Time, 1:21. Col. Wheeler was at 1 to 2, Mrs. Shade 15 to 1, Roselle 25, Encino 6, others 20 to 100 to 1. The fourth waB at a mile. To a good send-off Dunboy went to the front, closely attended by old Logan. They were heads apart at the quarter, Logan a head in front at the half, Aquinas one and one-half lengths off. Dunboy led by a neck at the three-quarters and up to the final sixteenth, where be was beaten, Aquinas then coming on to a handy victory by three parts of a length, Logan second, five lengths from Dunboy, he a dozen in front cf Basquil. Time, 1:50. Aqninas was at 1 to 4, Logan 20 to 1, Dunboy 4, Basquil 25 tc L A seven-furlong race came fifth. To a good send-off Tulare was first at the quarter by a head, Moreno second, lapped by St. Distaff. The latter, Tulare, Adam Andrew and Moreno ran heads apart as named past the half, a block in front of Atticus. Adam Andrew waB first by one and a half lengths at the three-quarters, St. Distaff Becond, as far from Moreno. Atticus turned close coming into the home- stretch, saving four or five lengths and lotkiog dangerous half-way down. He was soon anchored in the mud, how- ever, and Adam Andrew came on to a handy two-leneth victory, Tulare in a hot drive beating St. Distaff out half a length, Alliens a distant fourth. Time, 1:35$. Adam An- drew was at 3 to 1 (opened at 7 to 5). Tulare 5 to 1, St. Dis- taff 4 to 5 (opened at 7 to 5), Atticus 6 to 1, Moreno 40 and Jay Wheeler 150 to 1. The last race was at six furlongs. After a break and a re- call they got away to an excellent send off Peixotto, ooe of the last away, led by half a lecgih at the half, with Sallie Clicquot second, clear of Mainstay. Peixotto was soon there- after joined by Stllie Clicquot, and the pair ran as a team into the homestretch, with Mainsthy at their heels. Main- stay made a closer turn than the other two, and assuming command over a sixteenth of a mile from home, won handily by two lerg'hs, Sallie Cliquot secood, four lengths before Senator Grady, who beat Peixotto a head. Time, 1:19$. Mainstay was at 16 to 5. Sallie Clicquot even money, Senator Grady 6 to 1, Peixotto 3i, others 25 to 100. FiFTY-FOCRTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. The first race was at five and a half furlongs, for three- year-olds. To a good start Fanny 8. showed first and For- tunate second. Fortunate led Fanny half a length at the half, Major Fludd third, another half-length away. There was no change in the Jun to the homestretch. Here Fortun- ate drew away until he was leading by ten lengths, and, eased up, he won by three lengths, Defender lasting long enough to beat the fast-coming Lena a head, Major Fludd fourth, a length further fff Time, 1:11, Fortunate was at 3 to 5 (opened at 9 to 10), Defender G to 1, Lena 15, Latah 6, others 15 to 300 to 1. In the second, half a mile, for two-year-olds, The Cheat showed first to ajgood'start, but was passed by Hermoso when he had gone a sixteenth of a mile, the latter leading him three lengths at the three-quarters and as far in the home- stretch, but stopping badly. The Cheat assumed command half-wav down and won in a canter by three lengths from Little T. G , comiog strongly, Thorpe third, another length awav, and three lengths in front of Hermoso. Time, 0:50$. The Cheat was at 8 to 5 (played from 2J to 1). Little T. G. 15 to 1. Thorpe 13 to 5, Hermoso 2 to 1, others 20 to 100 to 1. ■ The third waB at a mile. They were off to a fair start, ex- cept Benamela, who was last and rather tangled up. At the q< arter it was Applause and Sir Philip half a length opart, Benamela two and one-half lengths further away. Applause led Benamela a scant length at the half, Sir Philip third, one nd one-half lengths further off. In the homestretch it was Applause first by half a length, Benamela second, three lengths from Lobengula. The latter got to the post over a sixteenth from home, Benamela trying to cut in toward the inner rail and getting an all-aroucu poor ride. Lobengula went on and won handily by three lengths, Applause second, three lengths before Benamela, who was two from Walter J. Time, 1:44J. It was a very bad race for such a horse as Benamela to run. Lobengula was at 5 to 1 (played down from 7), Applause 3 to 1, Benamela 5 lo 5. The Piedmont Handicap, seven furlongs, came next. The purse was $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Peril got to the fore early, and led Caspar three lengths past the half, Lincoln at Caspar's heels. Peril was done for by the time tbe homestretch was reached, and Caspar appeared to be winning. Lincoln made two runs at Casper, and the second time got up and won driving bv three parts cf a length, Caspar Fecond, half a dozen lengths before Instigator. Time, 1:31. Lincoln was at 6 to 1 (backed from 8), Caspar "en money, Instieator 25 (40 once), Yankee Doodle 4 to 5. .„_ Colorado 5 (,15 once), Hallelojah 50 and Peril 60 to 1. The fifth, five and a half furlongs, had nine starters. Siegfried easily got to the fore, and led a bunch around to the homestretch by from two to three lengths. Mercutio came like a shot the last furlong and catching Siegfried about a sixteenth froxi home, bumped him, then came on and won handily by half a length, Siegfried second, five lengths be- fore Queen Nubia. Time, 1:11. Mercutio waB at 8 to 1, Siegfried 5 (7 once), Queen Nubia 4, Woodland Belle 6 to 5, others 6 to £0 to 1. Io the last event, a six-furlong race, they got a good Btart except Woodchopper. Candor, third away, led Red Will a bead paBt the half, while at the three-quarters it was Candor first by a length, Miss Bess second, a head before O'Fleeta. Hazard, on the outside, waB coming very fast around his field. Miss Ross, led half-way down the homestretch, but Hazard passed one after another, got up in the last few yards, and beat her out three parts of a length very cleverly, Can- dor, third, lapped on Miss Ross, and a length before Edge- mount. Time, 1:17*. Hazard was at 13 to 5 (bacKed from 4* to 1), Miss Ross 2 to 1 (3 once), Candor 6, Fortuna 3, Woodchopper 6 (backed faom 12), others 15 to 300 to 1. FIFTY'FIFTH DAY — THURSDAY, MARCH 11. The first race was at a mile, selling. To a fair start for all but Grandenzia, Woodchopper assumed command, leading Sooladain by about two lengths past the quarter and half, Coda third, lapped on Sooladain. Coda went up second Bear- ing the three quarters, where Woodchopper stopped in the homestretch and Coda came on and won handily by two leogths from the badly-ridden Doctor G., who waB as far from the unfortunate Grandezia. Woodchopper wound up fourth. Time, 1:43£. Ccda was at Zh to 1, Doctor G. 6 to 5 (2 to 1 once), Grandenzia 12, Philip H. 4->, Woodchopper 7, others 25 to 100 tol. A half-mile race for two-year-olds came next. To a good start Daisy showed first, On Gua Nita second, Dalion third. Gypceiver, sixth away, led by a head at the final turn, and drawing away in the homestretch, won ridden out by three lengths, Rey Salazar in a hard drive beating Moringa half a length for place. Morana and Jim Brownell showed lo speed. Time, 0:50*. Gypceiver was at 8 to 1, Rey Salazar 12, Moringa 20, Morana 7 to 10, Jim Brownell 2J to 1, others 12 to 80 to 1. Third on the programme was a mile selling race. Off to an excellent start, Roselle, third away, soon showed first, leading Eocino half a length at the quarter, two lengths at the half and three at the three-quarters, Tempestuous lapped on Encino all the way. Hermauita, fifth into the home- stretch, came very fast in the last furlong, and getting up to Boselle about forty yards of the finish, won driving by a neck, Roselle second, two lengths before Tar and Tartar, who in turn beat Tempestuous three. Time, 1:44. Hermanita at II to 5, Rcselle 5 to 1 (6 for some lime). Tar and Tartar 4, Tempestuous 3 (played from 4), others 12 to 150 to 1. The fourth race was at a mile and a furloug. They broke to a good start after McL'eht had broken the barrier, and Perseus led McLight by nearly a length passing the stand, by over a length at the quarter and by two lengths at the half. At the latter point Morte Fonse joined McLight, but was cut off a little further on, Perseus leading by about two lengtns into the stretch and winning by about two handily, Morte Fonse second, driven on over three lengths in front of McLight. Time, 1:56£. Perseus was at 3 to 5 (4 to 5 once), Morte Fonse 4* to 1, McLight 3J and Ransom 25 tol. The fifth race was at fifteen-sixteenths,of a mile. To a good start, after quite a delay, occasioned principally by De- vault, Simmons at once assumed tbe lead, attended closely by Calieotepast the quarter. Going the next quarter Caliente, dead "short," began dropping back, Double Quick running up second. Simmons turned for home about three lengths to the good, Double Qaick second snd Morven third. Double Quick came very strong tbe l&Bt furloDg, but Sim- mons' rider went to work on his mount, and taking no chances, won by two lengths, Double Quick second, three and a half bef >re Morven. Time, 1:36 Simmons was at 4 to 1. Double Quick 3i, Morven 25, Caliente 6 to 5 (.played from 9 to 5), others 10 "to 300 tol, The last race of the afternoon was at six furlongs, and for three-year-olds. To a good Btart Roltaire showed first and Opric II second. Etta H. fifth away, was leading a length by the time tbe half was reached, by four lengths into tbe home- stretch (where Lost Girl took second place from Osrii:), and won easily by three, Lost Girl second, four in front of Osric II, he ten from Roltaire. Oricwas clearly in need of Borne work. The time was 1:15. Etta H. was at 13 to 5 (4 to 1 once), Lost Girl 7 to 1, Oiric 9 to 10, Roltaire 6 to 1, others 200. «. The Ideal Park stakes contain the names of the following horses, now in California: Ramiro, Argentina, Arapahoe, Howard S., Semper Lex, Wernberg.Libertine, Damien, Pres- ton, Estaca, Cash Day, St. Lee, Lincoln II., Caesarian, Refugee, Good Times, Arezza, Snisun, Tea Rose, Schiller, Aquinas, Mt. McGregor, Casper, Parthamax, Pepper. Kam- sin, Wheel of Fortune, Red Skin, California, Magnet, Zsmar, Applausp, Gallant, Buckwa, Yankee Doodle, Scarf Pin and CresceDdi. Bums & Waterhouse made 53 nominations to the Ideal Park stakes. Cella & Sippy 51, L. Ezell 39, E. W. Purser 37 W. O'B Macdonough 30, A. B. Spreckels 30, Barney Schreiber 25, D. A. Home 23. T. W. Coulter 61, S. C. Hildreth 51, E. J. Baldwin 3S and George Rose 32. The well known lightweight jockey, "Pat" Reidy, will start for St. Louis in a few days. He will ride this summer for C. C. Moffitt, ex-president of the St. Louis Racing Asso- ciation. Mr. Moffiit has several promising colts. GREAT SENSATION IN TITRF CIRCLES. Caused by the Resignation of President A. B. Spreckels, W. S. Leake, Directors Hobart and Crocker, and the Expected Withdrawal of Others From the P. C. J. C. Like lightning from a clear sky came the announcement last night of the resignation of A. B. Spreckels as President of the P. C. J. C, also that of Secretary W. S. Leake, while Directors Walter S. Hobart and Henry J. Crocker are to have their's tendered to the board to-day, M. F. Tarpey, now in Mexico, is also expected to leave the directorate of the famouB and floorishirg organization at an early date. Along with the resignation of A. B. Spreckels from the club comes the announcement that his stock is for sale at a discount. As matters look now, Joseph Ullman and Ed Corrigan will purchase bis interest in the institution, if in- deed the Bale has not already been consummated. Mr. Spreckels has contemplated retiring for over a week past, having opinions as to how affairs should be conducted at variance with those of his associates from Chicago, Messrs. CorrigaD and Uilman, and as there did not appear to be any likelihood of ejecting a compromise, the resignation and complete retirement from the club of which he has been the head followed. At a meeting of the directors yesterday Mr. Spreckels handed in his resignation, and insisting upon its acceptance at once. The board did not desire his retirement to be so abrupt, but argument proved unavailing, and it will prob- ably be accepted to-day. Mr. S would leave the man- agement io tbe hands of those that he .ras at variance with, to conduct as they saw St, and, further, asserted that his rac- ing stock would be sacrificed, if necessary, to the extent of $30,000, and he would retire from the tuif. Immediately thereafter Secretary Sam Leake resigoed, in connection with the resignation coming the statement to tbe directors that he did so with a kindly feeling for all of them, and giving as a reason that he had been given a splendid position with tbe firm of John D. Spreckels & Brother. Later Mr. Leake stated that he had in his pocket the res- ignation of W. S. Hobart and Henry Crocker as directors, and would present them at today's meeting of the board. Mr. Tarpey would also Bend in his, leaving but two directors on the board — Senator S. N. Androus and Ed Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan, when interviewed last night, said that there was nothing in the story as to the disagreement. "When we bought the Ingleside track the money market was not in the best shape, and we gave a note, and when it became due Mr. Spreckels took it up without consulting us. Last week Mr. Spreckels said that he would like to have the money paid, and we promptly raised the money, $73,000, which will be turned over lo Mr. Spreckels lo-day in return for the mort- gage which he holds. The money was there yesterday in a certified check. "lEverything was satisfactory to the President, who then stated that his business interests were so extensive that he could not spare the time he had devoted to racing, and he would like to resign. He was assured by all the Directors present that everything he had done officially had been heartily indorsed, and that we hoped he would reconsider his determination, even if he could not give up so much time and attention. Mr. Spreckels promised to consider the matter, and every one parted amicably withont any feeling except the best in the world. My opinion certainly was that Mr. Spreckels will not sever his connection with us. No sensation like this has ever been known in America, in all probability. Mr. Spreckels has been the head of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club since its inception, and it was largely due to his efforts that beautiful Ingleside was fitted up to its present scale of magnificence and such high-class racins given in California as to challenge the admiration of all lovers of the sport of kings in America. The retiring Secre- tary, W. S. Leake, haB gained for himself and the club he virtually managed a host of friends. Tbe aptitude he showed at a business entirely new to him and the innovations introduced during his management stamp him not only as an energetic and|persevering c f£cial,but one possessing a'mind far above the ordinary. There will probably be many changes made in the list of employes, and it seems to be settled that Harry Kuhl.ex-Secretary at Hawthorne, will be Mr. Leake's successor. The changes will be duly chronicled in this journal, and the affairs of the great racing club of the Coast will be watched with interest by the host of people interested in such matters in this part of the world. Facts Are Facts. The facts are that no matter how carefully vou groom and feed your horses, they will get out of condition sooner or later. Stall feed contains no tonic properties such as a horse would seek when on pasture, and if horsemen take our ad- vise they will see that a liberal amount of Manhattan Stock Food, Red Ball Brand, is mixed with their feed. We know of horsemen that have been feeding this food for tbe past 12 years, with success and profit, and in every case it has given entire satisfaction. The Drs. MaBoero, Eagan, Creely, Archibald, Spencer, Morison, Wadams and tbe best horse- men of America recommend it. This brand of food regulates the bowels, improves the appetite, destroys milkworms, bols etc, cures cougb, distemper, hidehound, strengthens the kidneys. conditions horses, cures and prevents colic and pro- duces a handsome glossy coat. ^ Success With Spavin and Ringbone. Hebron, N. Dak., Dec. 10, 1SS4. The Lawrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, O. I have used your Caustic Balsam with good success both for tipavin and ringbone, both cases being over one vear's staoding. I also used the Balsam for swellings of different kinds with good result. D. C. Walker, Baltimore, Md.,says: I am using "Ab- sorbine'' on a very valuable trotter. So far it has been gocd. W. H. Flesber, Brownwood, Texas, says: "Absorbine" has proved very satisfactory and shall recommend it in all oases that come under my observance for Winncuffa. Ma,ech 13, 1897] ®Jj* gve&ev nab gpovtztnatu .3 . j SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY. BT JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. Inasmuch as millions of people are now cognizant of the "big event" to be decided in Carson next Wednesday, every prominent newspaper in the country devoting a large amount of space to chronicle the preparatory movements of the principals, and, other matters, major and minor, relating to the affiir, I also am inclined to have something to say. Mainly for the purpose of justifying the action of the Nevada Legislature in passing the bill governing glove-boxing con- tests and its Governor who gave it his sanction and made it law. For very many years I have cherished the belief that the true way to regulate all kinds of sp3rt, at least these depart- ments of sport which many people reprehend by licensing and with conditions attached to the license which will be a safeguard, one obstacle in the way of misuse. In regard to this particular question it must appear to thinking people who can overcome former impressions, and the pressure of the multitude who are in opposition, after dae consideration, that no great harm can come from legalizing the exhibition of two men in a glove-boxing contention. Similar shows all over the country with the difference that some of them are restricted to a certain number of rounds, though in gymnasiums the contestants can box from morning till night if so inclined, Not at all surprising that the fights of former days awak- ened the most determined hostility. Even the few quota- tions elsewhere will show abhorrent brutality and the in- stances, some worse, some nearly as bad, so numerous that a volume could be filled with them. Compare the fight between Morrissey and Sullivan, in fact any of the big fights of the past, with that between Corbett and Jackson, or any of the glove contests since that kind of fighting was substituted for bare knuckled pommelling, and the difference is so great that the most virulent de- nouncer of modern practices cannot fail to admit that the moBt serious objections have been overcome. Under legal guardianship the affair will, without doubt, be conducted in a manner which will be as free from repre- hensible features as if it were a political convention or any other large gathering cf people. In place of the platoon of prile-fighters clearing the track for Fashion and Boston (and the best these doughty knights of hardened fists could do then was only a narrow passage way for the horses to finish the heat) duly qualified officers, deputy sheriffs, constables, and back of them everyone connected with the affair. Then to frustrate the crooks who may gather (though the large expense attending the journey from the head-centers of the rogues is a partial guard) Pinkerton men from all the large towns will be in attendance. Safe to promise that it will be an orderly assembly, and though there may be high excite- ment when the champions are engaged even the evidence thereof will be kept in the due bounds, and no greater tumult than tokens of Applause. * * * Pboof. — The claim made in another article that the old- time prize-fighting was different, in very many respects, from what may be termed the boxing contention of the present day, can be amply verified, and it is also within bounds to say that former practices were the cause of determined oppo- sition which would not have been raised by modern exhibi- tions of the "manly art." Compare the account of the Mor- rissey-Sullivan fight, which took place 103 miles from New York, on the Harlem Railroad. Boston Four Corners, Octo- ber 12, 1853, with any of the contentions which have come off here in the pist twenty or more years, and it will not be | difficult to come to a conclusion. For instance : "Round 4. This was a terrible round. Sullivan, cool and calculating, went at his man determinedly, and succeeded in planting three blows in succession upon his adversary's sore spot, with- out a return. (At this stage of the fight, Morrissey's fuce exhibited the most revolting appearance imaginable — bis eye was dreadfully swollen and the blood was flowing in a perfect stream from each nostril). 100 to 75 offered on Sul- livan, etc., etc." The betting ouened at 100 to 80 on Mor- rissey, but after the 30th round $100 to $50 on Sullivan. "RouDd 32. Sullivan commenced at the face and Mor- rissey countered him ; several hard counter M ts were ex- changed. Then Sullivan broke away and put in three or four Bmacks of Morrissey's face, as he followed him and fell. It was a Bickenins sight to see Morrissey at the end of this round — tbe blood gashing in streams from nose, month and a half-dozen gashes on his face. The left side of Sullivan's head was 'ery large." At the end of the 36th round Morrissey's "knees shook and his hands were low and his mind bewildered." "Round 37 and last. Sullivan came to the scratch very fresh, and opened at onre on Morrissey's face, hitting and gelling away. Morrissey followed him wildly and at last succeeded in throwing his arm around Sullivan's neck, and, getting him back again&t the ropes, lifted Sullivan entirely off the ground, Sullivan keeping his feet drawn up mean- while. The seconds of both parties now rushed to their men, and shut out for a time the view of what was going on. In a moment afterwards the seconds were fighting among them- selves. Sullivan was striking Gardner, and Wilson was fighting with O'Donnell. Morrissey was next seen on his knees, waiting for his seconds to lift him op. The ring was then filled by outsiders, and before they were put out the ref- eree had decided that Morrissey had won the fight." The; referee would not give a reason in the ring for his de- cision, but afterwards stated to a reporter that Sullivan was taken ous of the ring before he gave his decision, which was false. The concluding paragraph of the account is : " It was per- haps fortunate that the fight terminated at the point it did, otherwise we might probably have had a repetition of the Lilly and McCoy affair (McCoy was killed in the ring) judg- ing from appearances, as tbe blood streamed from Mor- rissey's wounds, and nearly choking him every instant, and had to be taken from his throat with an instrument in a co- agulated state." There was a sequence to this battle which is not generally known, at least a portion of the story. Morrissey told a close friend, who was my informant, that had the battle been given to Sullivan he (Morrissey) would have sunk into a "dock loafer," but stimulated by the victory, and others at- tracted by the heroic gameness displayed assisted him, so that in time he was elected to Congress and showed marked ability in a working capacity, Sullivan came to California, got into the handslof the Vigilantes and committed suicide in the San Francisco jail. By the way, Charles Duane, who died here a few years ago, was the first man who took Morrissey in charge. Mor- rissey came to New York from Troy, where he worked in an iron foundry, got in a fight wsth a gang of city tooghs, who beat him nearly to death. Dnane (or Dutch Charlie as he was then called) noting his unflinching courage, endurance, readiness and capacity to stand punishment, took care of him until he recovered. A big difference between the California Duane shuill ing through the streets, just able to put one foot before the other, his head thrown back and body ofcillating, and the stalwart, handsome man who was one one of the "terrors" of the big city to those who opposed him. Only during the last few years of his life, however, that he was in this sad plight, as he was equally as noted here for his good lyoks as he was in his early manhood the other side of the continent.) i * *- * Nevada Law. — Our neighbors on the other side of the Sierras are receiving a vigorous castigation, a large portion of the press and pulpit applying the lash, the alleged crime, licensing prize-fighting. In differing with these inqulis at their s'.ock firm, nearly all of which will be entered at the Overland meeting. Among the moat promis- ing is a two-year old, sire Superior and dam e Red Wilkes mare, that is showing truly phenomenal going ability and thej are expecting great thine* from this youngster. Ash-ewd driver hailing from Indiana gives a new in- terpretation to * mach-rlis',,iis°ed question when he says in a letter to " Tbe Horseman." (hicj-gn; "Jibe question is dib- caved which is entitled to the credit. 'The horse for making the driver, or v«ce versa.* Were I asked the question as to what makes great drivers I should have to say that printers ink enters largely into the corrprsiiioo." A PERr-gAL of the list rf foals dropped at Palo Alto during tbe month of Fehrpary shows that some great youngsters are mr.tcing their debut on the gra&iv lawn* of Palo Alto C.'lambine ba« a filly hv Dexter Prince aod has heen bred to Azmoor. Effii bv Piedmont oat of E«ther by Eipress is ' e of the handsomest l<*rge mares in this fammn farm, r filly by Advertiser 2:15} is tbe ' Queen of tbe Nursery," is lb* oUuved of nil oUervtn. Expressive 2:12J the greatest racing three -year- old thai Some time ago H. S. Henry sued Monroe Salisbury for ever lived bas a colt by Boodle 2:12^ that is destined to be one | damages, alleging that be sold him the famous broodmare of the best horses ever seen io Calif jrnia. His bloodlines j May Day, dam of Margaret S , 2:12} and Incas, 2:14}. as an includes those of Goldsmith Miid, Lady Thome, Expression [ eighteen- year-old, whereas she was really twenty-two. He j three of tbe greatest mares that ever won races on the [ secured a verdict, but the ci<" was carried up, and last week circuit. The foal is a beauty and satisfies the Palo Alto tbe Supreme Coort of New York reversed the verdict and people. remanded the case for another trial. Frank Rockefeller, of Cleveland, O., who is one of the most disinterestedly devoted of trotting breeders and owners, has lately bought a number of choice trotters, in- cluding a sister of tbe first yearling trotter, Freedom, 2:291. a sister nf Hazel Wilks, 2:11|, and a brother of Baron R -g- ers, 2:10}. Charley Lyon will train his horses this year, with the exception of Fanny Fuley, who will remain in Gus Macey's h ands. C. F. Basca, the popular reinsmin, aod A. Hables, owner of Oiir Boy 2:15, have leased the San Jose race track, and will keep the grounds in order for tbe holding of picnics and the two tracks io first-class condition for tne runners and trotters re»pecliv-ly. Tbese gentlemen, thoroughly understand their business and we look for a number of horse- men to take their training stables to Sau Jose, as Boon as tbe weather moderates. The Oregonian has announced that it will devote one column every week to the harness horse industry. We are glad that the big daily has at last awakened to a sense of duty, as its influence will be appreciated by the breeders of Oregon who have been struggling along against adversities for several years past, until at last the tide hat turned in their favor. The Oxonians begin to see the "passing of the horse" is & failure. J. L. Dinwiddie, the Commissioner appointed by the Siperior Court sold the property known as Agricultural Park, in East Petaluma, to satisfy a mortgsga held by the Petaluma Savings Bank, last Wednesday. There was bu'. one bidder — Colonel D. B. Fairbanks, representing the plaintiff— to whom the property was sold for ^10,i70, the amount of the judgment. All improvements, as well as the racetrack, are in fine condition, and expectations are that tbe usual fair and races will be held this year. The bay stallion Lawrence, which C.Crittenden, the well- known livery stable keeper, purchased at one of the Palo Alto sales and sold to F- Ojedaof Guatemala, got a record of 2:28 at that place last fail, but as it was outside of tbe jurisdiction of the National Trotting Association, thiB record will not be recognized. After he won tbe race and got this mark Mr. Ojedi was given $600 to have this horse trot an exhibition mile. Lawrence was sired by Gen. Benton out of Linra C, 2:29}, by Electioneer; second dam Fannie Lewis, by imp. Backden, etc. Colonel B. F. Shaw, of Vancouver, has two very prom- ising youDg Altamont-Tecora colts and naB placed the oldest, a 3 year-old stallion, in the hands of Gay Hayden for break- ing. In appearance he is merely another edition of Chehalis, Del Xorte, and Touchet, but, unlike his illustrious trio of brother, he is a trotter. The younger colt is a pacing filly; in fact. Jay Beach asserts that she was born pacing. None of the female portion of the Altamont-Tecora family have showed as great epeed as the males, thus far, but if she con- tinues to improve with age, the "little sister" may even up records with some of her brothers. Mb. Adolph 8przckels has leased Dexter Prince to the Palo Alto Stock Farm for 13*7. The wonderful s^ eed fchown by his representative od this farm was one reason why tbe managers of Palo Alto secured this great sire. The more Dexter Princes come the greater the desire to get mure of his representatives. They eeem to be born a-trotting. Mr. tipreckels has several verv good ones by him also, and those of his descendants sent Ea?t will not be discreditable io this great son of Kentucky Prince and Lady Dei it r, shier to Dictator, Dexter, 2:17, etc It is not generallv known that the handsome bay stallion Alfred 2:25 now at Alex. Brown's Walnut Grove8^ock fcarm Walnut Grove, Sacramento County, was the fastest and beat gaited yearling ever handled at the Palo Alto Slock Farm. He trotted a half in 1:10 and defeated Bach great ones aa Sally Benton, Hindi Rose and others quite easily. He is royally bred and all of his prcgeny are noted for size, style, pure gait, speed and splendid dispositions. Frank W. Covey, Superintendent of Palo Alto Slock Farm says, "This staliiou should be one of the best aires t.f handsome hortes in California." The bill to establish a Bnreau of Highways and to inaugu- rate a system of State highways has passed tbe Legislature. It contemplates the construction of a system of roads tbat will connect ever? country seat io the S.ate by good macad- amized roads, and it is dupp3sed the system will be about twenty-five years in its completion There is a provtsioo that aoy county may go ahead and have her State road laid out, with the consent of the State commission, and proceeJ io its completion. It also provides tbat tbe county thus build- iog the road shall he paid back tbe cost, witbout interest, when the State system connects on to it. At the Overlrad track, Denver, Col., James Wallace is caring for a number of Superior colts owned by George Kstabroob; aod Jim Anthony, formerly with DuBois Bros., nasa large etriog among which are Jule Stellar and some Leadville horses. Francis Smart's slock farm has a goodly number of youngsters, and tbe old-timer Le» Hinckley, has in charge twelve colts and a number ol old campaigners. A novel feature of the spring racts will be the appearance of Frank 8mith with his celebrated pole team, Jet and La Gratitude. Tom Johnson has Romey I. and Belinda O. and Charles Roberts' stable is also quartered at the track. A meeting of the stockholders of tbe Sixth District Aeri- cultural Fair Association, Los Angeles, for the annual elec- tion of a Board of Directors was held at the chamber*, 107} North Main street, recently. Ahnut one hundred of tne Btockbolders were present. Tbe sffiira of the association were slated to be in an excellent condition. The following Board uf Directors was elected: C E. De Camp, H. J. Fleishman, Chas. M. Baker, N. A. Covarrubias. S. N. Androus, Y Xhorne, J.C. Lynch, E. T. Wright. The board will meet in r. lew days to complete their organization. A committee was appointed to amend the bv-laws of the association compts-d of N. A- Coftitubiu, CE.De Camp and Wt G. Kwckliofl. Overland Park is nowadays the scene of great activity notwithstanding the earliness of tbe season. A dczen or more stables are quartered at the park and speedy vonngsfers that are expected to develop into world beaters before the close tf 1897 may daily be seen Blowly workirg off surplus n>sh nnder the bands of careful trainers. All have but one object in view and that is to have their charges absolutely fit for the great summer meeting, June 5-12. Tbe stables are slowly filling up, the well-known crowd of hangers on and old horsemen are seen two or three times a week, better care is being taken of tbe track, and even the colts feel the under- tow of excitement, and make phenomenal time fw being as high in flesh as they necessarily are at this lime of the year. The six-year old mare Aerolite, by Palo Alto, 2:08f, oat of Manette, was bred last week to Adbell, 2:23, and tbe pro- duce should receive the name Great Lines, for in its pedi- gree the following appear: Adbell, 2:23, tbe champion vearling; Beautiful Bills. 2:29* the queen of broodmares (dam of Hinda Rose, 2:19$. aod three other holders of world's record?); Palo Alto. 2:0 *f, world's champion stallion; Manette, dam of Arion, 2:10|, holder of the world's record, champioD; Lola Wilkes. Minnehaha, Dame Winnie, A^die Green Mt. Maid. Miss Russell — all great broodmares ; Elec- tioneer (twice). The Moor, Palo Alto, Belmont, Geo. Wilkes and Vutwood — all great sires. There are few, if any better, bred animals ever foaled than this one will be. One of our thoughtful subscribers from Salitas writes: "I would like to make a suggestion through tbecolnmns of your highly esteemed paper which, if adopted, might prove nnites d-awing card to the meeting where light barnew* hordes are raced on, it is this : Every association should rff>r two saddle races at least during the meeting, a 2:16 class for trotters and a 2:15 class for pacers, also a twr-mile r«ce for trotters, 2:^ff class and a two-mile race for pacers 2:25 c ass these to be to sulkey. make tbem dashes. If the owners are notified in time tbat such rices would be given, horses could be taught to be ridden and a field of ten would draw better than any four mile running event ever seen on tbe turf. Manv of our beet drivers rode runners in their youth and many j >ckeys now over-weight would gladly ride trotters or pacers io these races. De Ellis McLean's pacer AltaB (2:25) is at the Van- couver track in tbe bands of Doc Sperry. Be is looking well and going fast, and if started this season will do doubt give a good account of himself. Matt Mann still contends that Al- ias is a son of Altao, but Jay Beach, in a recent comjouni- cation to the Bheeder and Sportsman, effectually dis- poses of this claim, bv tbe preseotation of dates aod figures which prove Altamont to be bis sire. Secure in tbe knowledge that Altamont would come in for all (be elorv in either cane. Beach winds np his communication in tbe following sensible manner : "Alias is an extremelv good pacer, bnt as a grand- son would reflect fully as nunh credit upon Altamont as though be were a son, bence I 1 avf no individual preference in the matter, and would have credit given where it is properly due." The "passing cf the horse"continues to be a'pleasant theme for some writers, and we regret to sav that this c1a«s do not all write for bicve'e papers Yes, tbe horse is *tpassing." Tbat portion of tbe family designated as "bonchgrass cay- uses" is "passing" from the succulent range which he has wasted for so long, to the slaughterhouse, and no (pars are shed at his "passine." Tbe big, stockv, hetfr European coach horses are "passing." and their place is being taken by — not the bicycle, but by American trMlers which can travel further in an hour than the "beef?" quads can in a day. Then the harness-bnrBe tired by Unknown, and damned by Everybodv, is also "pwing." He never won a race, and bankrupted bis owner Dayine entrance (fee. Too lone has he cumbered the ear'b, and let bim "piss." Mean- wbilp the irood, sound, standard— bred harnes^-bor^e. from a eord f.mily, is going faster, looking finer, and will soon be brirging more money than ever b< i rk to his winter quarter this fall. Kittitas Ringer, 2:18V, the horse of unknown breeding and nnknnwn qnantitv, is ex- pected to have an account on tbe neht side of the ledger this vear. Tbe Ranger had light wnrV ] = ?i =pi=od and eboold be in his prime do». Hsmrock. 2:17J. has j ist been taken np and will he put in rondition if his lee will stand th» work. Frank O'Neil, 2:1QJ. has bePn j >g?*>d all winter and is in good shape for work nnts. Sleepy Tom has had bis usnal firing and blistering this winter and it is hoped that he will get to the races this year^ A whiter in an Extern p«ppr truthfnUv says: "For the past ten years I have owned Altitude, 2:28, by Alormt, six- teen and one half bands, weight 1370 pounds, a typical sire of coach and cirri^ee horses, as well as trotting, ymt the sort of horses the markets demand at present". *nd th*» horpe is as norular to-day as he ever wa«. From 1887 to 1892inclimive f hred on sn average with Altitude 57 m^rps per w«r ; from 1893 to 1896. inclusive, I bred 9. In 1892 and 1893 there were thirty stallions standing for pnhlic service in White- water; now there are not to exceed ten. and mn»t of those are for sale. Io drivine across tbe ennntrv from Whitewater to Colnmbuss, io Dodge comntv — a trip I tabe every faM — Gve years ago afier leaving Lake Mills, for a distance of twentv miles, almost averv farm bad its complements of any* whe« from 6ve to forty unbroken colts. On my last trip, in 1896. I did not fee a colt in the whole distance. I pre- dict that within three yp«<-j ir Ban, also have foals by E jIo. These are the first California foals by the celebrated son of Eolus, brother to Eole, Eon and St. Saviour. Galen Brown is training the followirg list of tWL-yearolds for A. B. Spreckels: Idrace, br g, bv Idalium — Annie -Race ; Kummel, ch f, by Chester- field— Z ira; Z ofandel, b f, by Idalium — Annabel; Imperious, b c, by MoreHo-«Helen Scratch; Maxlooe, brc^Jaj A}axim — Abalone. Salvail, ch c, by Salvaior — Ailee; Aluminum, ch g, by Idalium — Glitter; Little T. G., ch f, by Idalium — Nellie Brill. Diakka, the American horse now favoritefor the Lincoln- shire handicap, is a four-year-old bay colt by The Sailor Prince, dam Kizpah. The ex-Caiiforrian, James R. Keene, has four two*year- olds by Sir Modred's greatest son, Tournament, in training around New York, as follows : Queen of Beauty, b f, by Tournament— Miss Miller; Tent Piu, b f, by Tournament — Dart Maiden; Follow the Flag, b f, by Tournament — Blue Grass Belle; Come Quick, b f, by Tournament — Orchis. He also ha-i a two-year-old colt named Field Lark, by the Or* monde horse Goldfinch, now at Rancho del Paso. It is doubtful if Marty Berg?n ever in his life, even when he rodeSalvator a mile in I:35£, got such an ovation as when his champion counterfeit, Pecksniff, crossed the line vesterday a winner by six lengths. On his way to the jockeys' room a friend remarked : "Many, you'd better get a trainer's license now." "Don't need to," said the dry humorist, "for I've got the public at my back." The Supreme Court has refused to grant the release of John Glynn, under a sentence of three months' imprison- ment for pool selling. Glynn conducted a poolroom at 862 Mission and was arrested for taking hets on the Ingleside races. He was convicted without delav, but his attorneys contended that the ordinance under which he was prosecuted was unconstitutional. A writ of habeas corpus was applied for on this ground, with the result stated. Barney ScHRErBER has received a telegram from St. Louis notifyirg him that tbe ninety day racing bill had passed the Assembly of the Legislature. It provides that there can be ninety days' racing between April and October. It closes poolrooms by making every bookmaker pay a license. Of course the license collector won't grant pool- room men the privilege^ The bill also prohibits night rac- ing. Judge Murphy expresses the opiuion that another track will be built at St. Louis this summer. There is a great case of "Dutch luck" at the Oakland track. A saloon-keeper of San Francisco that has given the suhjact of bow to draw an extra sharp "steam" more thought tban the dope book is over $5,000 ahead of the game in tbe last week. On Monday his business called him to the 'Frisco side of bay, and departing from the track, he left $200 with a friend to place on David, who won at odds of 2 to 1 Yester- day he left 3300 with instructions to put it on Mainstay, win- ner 8t edds cf 3 to 1. It's better to be born lucky than ricb. A Memphis special says: Ornament, the favorite for the Kentucky Derby, was worked four furlongs in 52 seconds. He was held well in hand, and could have gone it faster had hie j ickev not restrained him. Algol, the three-year old for whom $20 000 was demanded from Charley Hughes, was worked half a mile in 0:52£, under the same restraining con- ditions as io tbe case of Ornament. Other horses at the park are being sent right along |these bright mornings, and several of the two-year-old divisions in many of the stables have worked quarters in 24 seconds. MoNTAfK, who was purchased from Richard Croker by W. Sibary, met with bis first defeat over hurdle* in the Wimbledon hurdle race, two miles, at Hurst Park recently. With 154 pouods on his back he started at the probib tive odds t f 8 to 1 on, and running out i f er half ihe j jurney bad been covered, he was beaten in tbe end by eigbt length?. His weight in tbe international hurdle race to be run at Gat- wick is lb5 pounds, an unutuallv heavy impost fjr a four- year-old. Chandos, the crack of tbe timber-toppers on the olher side, is asked to shoulder 185 pounds. Bookmaker Johnny Colhia^ and Jockey Todd 81oan were the principals in an interesting pigeon shoot yesterday at Ingleside. The match was for $50 a aide, and each man shot at twenty-five birds. Coleman proved the winner, kil- ling thirteen against eleven for Sloan. J, S. Fanning shot between the two men as a pacemaker, and, from the thirty- one-yard mark, killed twenty-four out of twenty-five, losing his one bird dead out of bounds- Following the special match Sloan pulled himself together and scored eleven con- secutive kills, a creditable performance indeed for a non-pro- fessional. Luke Flowers, th*j well-known ex-jockey, has purchased of T. Wilson the famous racer of a couple of years ago, Despot, formerly the property of Ed Corrigan. It is thought he will race again. Despot (who by the way is an own brother lo Tbe Bachelor) is a brown horse six years old, by Judge Murray (son of Ten Broeck and Bertha B , by imp. Buckden;, dam Spinster, by Springbok; second dam Helen Wallace, by Gov. Hampton, third dam Fanny Fisher, bv Charley Ball; fourth dam by imp. Monarch; fifth dam Kate Ley ton, by Argyle, etc. Despot's last races were in 1&95, when he started three times, winning once and running second twice. The Oakland judges have settled the Summertime run-up matter. On February 19 Summertime, ranning in the name of A. J. 8temler, won a selling race, with Torsina, carrying George Rose's colors, finishing second. Mr. Hose boosted the winner a few hundred, but the run-up money was pro- tested on the ground that Torsina was not owned by Mr. Rose. The owner of Una Que Amo then stepped in and protested payment of the purse to Summertime, statiog in his protest that Summertime was not owned by Mr. Stemler. After in- vestigating tbe matter theOikland track stewards have dis- qualified both horses, awarding the purse to Una Q ie Amo. the run-up money, however, stands in favor of Torsina. Following are the weights assigned by the official han- dicapper for the Oakland handicap, one mile and a quarter, to be decided on Saturday next: Nebuchadnezzar 100, Claudius 98, Peter II 102, The Rnman 96, Claudiana 80, Una Colorado 85, Tar and Tartar 89, Miss Ruth 80. Sly 80, Gamecock 80, Judge Denny 102, Semper Lex 110, Scarbor ough 80. Double Quick 10*, CasDer 100, B. & W. 86, King- street 90, Osric 11. 97. Redskin 109. Eirl Cochran 86, Buckwa 124, Rey del Bandidos 120, Yankee Doodle 110, Twinkle Twink 80. Sir Play 110, Lobengnla 107, Mamie Scott 90, Cash Day 115, ( ser— Sentiment), to Ed Greaney, $500; Eocioo, ch c, by (imp. Brntus— May D. II), to Farrar and Tuberville,$405; Boda- cia, ch f (by 8ilver King — Bygone), to J. Harris, $250; Riot, br g (by Portland- -Rebuke) to J. McCarlv, $100; OIlieM., bf (by Fresno— Sophie") to D. J. Lynch, $15. aod Lop Eir, br g (by Sobrarja— Qaeen U.) to T. Tobin, $20. The following dispatch came from Louisville (Ky ), March 4>h : Secretary Price has compiled the list of three-year- olds that have qualified for the Kentucky Derby, Clark stakes and Kentucky Oaks, to be ruo at the spring meeting "fcf the j ickey cl ib. The Derby field promises to be tbe most sensational of the ve<»r. The t-ligibles are : Ornament. Dr. Catlett, Typhoon IT, Me"d>wthorpe, Carnero, Ben Brown, Buckvidere, Arliogtoo, Moncreitb, Lord Z?ni, Cavalero, Green Jacket, Dr. Shepard, Flei=chman, Vaiesco, GoBhen, CYffjrd Jr., Wabaoo, Humbug, Dominica, Maddalo, Pen- more and Uncle Joe. It is expected tbat at least twelve or fifteen will go to the pist. The Clark stake, which will be run six days after the Derb», has pretty much tbe same field in it. The Kentucky Oaks eligibles are headed by Winged Foot. The others are: Eugenia Wicke3, Alverde, Lou Bramble, Risinsnte, Performance, Florida?, Cathay, Confes- sion, White Frost, Fife, Oodina, Taluca, Relzua, Turtle Dove, Pruticg Si6ter, Stella, Sister Clara, Blitzen's Sister, Maxine Elliot and Faunette. Ed Cobrtgan's mares that survived the recent railroad wreck in Arizona have reached Sacramento. He] ter Skelter, a mare lhat won many good races and for whirh be paid $4,000, was killed outright. The others were more or less damaged. Mr. Corrigan cannot say what his loss is, hut it is safe saying lhat $10 000 would not square accounts. ExperiB will estimate the damage this week and report to the railroad company, who will probably bear the burden. The accident was caused by tbe caboose jim pi Dg tbe track. Tbe train was running fast and when the last car bounded off tbe rails it jerked the horse car with it. One mare got loose from the wreck and ran away into the countrv. She ran off nearly fifty m'les and was captured by an Indian, who brought her back to the station. He demacded something like $£0 for bis pains. Tbe company pronounced this an exorbitant fee, hut the red face could not be moved and held on to tbe mare. Finally tbe company caved in and took tbe mare ard pnt ber on a separate car and sent her on. The others had gone on in advance. Harry W. DrMOND, the well-known young racing man, owner of Horatio, Bohemian Lass, Atticus and others not unknown to fame, has retired from the turf and presented his siring rf racers to Matt Storn, the well known horseman tbat has har died the Dimond gallopers since they were vear- lings. Mr. Dimond has prepared a bill of sale transferring his horses to his trainer, ''in consideration of efficient ser- vices rendered " bv lhat horseman during bis career on the lurf, Mr. Dimond for some time past has not liked) manv of the actions of turfmen and racing cfficials, and it is his rpinion that ihere is little honor to be secured from racing the children of the winds as racing is at present conducted and not a bit of profit to accrue from it. But what made him determine to retire was a lecent order of tbe Ingleside jadges suspending from riding Summerfield, a stable lad in whom he had tbe utmost confidence — Ibis afier a number of well- known riders bad had the mount on Gov. Budd, the jimper. This suspension of Summerfield caused the retirement'from the tuif of Mr. Dimond, one of the most popular young men in California. The horses Harry Dimond presented to Matt Storn when be retired from tbe turf tbe other day are Horatio, Defiant, Travencore (half-brother to Horalio), Benicia (by imp. Crighton — Mistake) and Low Jinks (Hy El Rio Rey — Joanns). Mr. Storn says Travencore isjist as promising as Horalio was at his age and he expects Defiant to make an excellent sprinter. It is to be deplored tnat a youog man like Mr. Dimond should leave the turf. He owned racers for the love of racing and tbe glory of winning alone. It was not "a business" with him, for he had ample means and would doubtless have gone in for racing on a large scale if tbe action of the Ingleside judges in suspending the stable boy, Summerfield, had not so disgusted bim. Summeifield was in Mr. 8torn's employ, and while not a crack rider, was considered a thoroughly honest one. Mr. Dimond says tbat it is (generally the " poor owner" or the comparatively in- experienced rider tbat is generally held up for example, while the honor of the "big owner" and the crack jockey is not questioned. In consequence he retires from the ranks of owners of race horses. There is an old saying that *' comparisons are odious," but this morning's Chronicle has tbe following interesting article, and it is well worth reprinting: "There is no com- parison between tbe racing game in San Francisco and New Orleans in any particular. Tbe horses performing here are of a much superior class. There are no pekeys riding in New Orleans of the caliber c f Thorpe, Sims, Sioao, Martin and Doggett. More monev is bet here in one day that in three at New Orleans. There are twice as many books doing business here, and there is almost twice as much money huog up every day for horses to race for. Notwithstanding all this, a j salons writer on the New Orleans Picavune says : 'A number of racegoers who were dabbling with tbe game in California this winter pnt in an appe»rance at the Fair grounds during tbe past few days, and if what thev say be true the game is not what it is cracked up to be on the Coast. Pittsburg Phil is reported to have shaken the dust of Cali- fornia from his shoes, and it is more than likely lhat next winter will fiod him at this point. And there are many more like him.' This is very rich. No prominent racing man has yet left California for New Orleans. Pittsburg Phil is still here. The same paper also publishes a list < f win- ning owners. G. C Bennett heads the list with $6441 to hiB c fed it. E. S. Gardner & Snn is second, with So^Oi, and H. McCarren Jr. third, with $3363 to his credit. Such a showing would be something to boast of for Bardsdale or Iron Hill, but out here in California Burns & Waterhouse, who lead, have already won $"26,000, while Pat Dunne has over $15,000 to bis credit. Io a nutshell, the aggregate winnings of five stables now racing in California foot up more than forty leading winners at New Orleac? essme at New Orleans is a very small potato com" California game." 166 f&ije gvesbev tmir gpj&vi&xxxaxu LMaboh 13, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WJL G. LAYXG. Editoe a>cd Pbopbietob. The Turf and Sporting Authority of tbe Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST., SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. rKBMS— Oui-Vear. S3 : 8Ii Months, 81. 75; Three MonlBj, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Bosh St., San Francisco, Cal. Communications must be accompanied by tbe writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, bat as a private guarantee of eood f8ith. San Francisco, Saturday, March 13, 1897. Stallions Advertised. ALBERT L , 2:151^ _ L. Scbaffer, Oakland ALTAMOXT, 2:26% _ Jay Eeacb, Alameda BOODLE. 2:1.".; G. K. Hostetter & Co , San Jose CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. 2:091^ Wm. Murry. Pieasantou DUDLEY, 2:11 Milo Enox, Haywards EL BEN'TOX. 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GOSSIPER. : :U j. Sonoma Stock Farm, Sonoma HAMBLErON'IAN" WILKES Green Meadow Farm, Santa Clara HART BOSWELL K. O'Gradv, San Mateo JAMES MADISON, 2I71i J. M. Nelson, Alameda KOHLAS KING G. W. Stimpson, Oakland McKIXNEY, 2:111£ Cbas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES, 2:16}S Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington ORO WILKES. 2:11 Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo PRINT! AIRLIE Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo ROBERT BAILER. 2:20 R. O. Newman. Visalia SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:0S'o Thos. Roche, Lakeville STE'NWAY, 2:25% .7 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville ST. NICHOLAS Sulphur Spring Farm. Walnut Creek TOOTS - - L. Scbaffer, Oakland VLVA LA _ _ Maurice H. Lane, Oakland WELCOME. 2:10}£ W. E. Meek, Haywards WALDSTEIN, 2:22>2 H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT D. Dennison, Sacramento ST. CARLO Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co. TRUE BRITON R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento FLAMBEAU Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park RACINE Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park IMP. MARINER Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFU3 K. O'Grady, San Mateo To the Public. The old book accounts owing the Bbeedeb ajjd Sportsman which remained in the possession ot F. W. Kelley, administrator of the J. P. Kerr estate, were not purchased by Messrs. Layng & Moore when the paper was bought by them May 9th, 1S96, because the price asked was deemed too exorbitant. Mr. Kelley, at the adminis- trators sale last Saturday, disposed of them to a collection agency. In reply to manv inquiries Jrom those notified by this agency, tbe under- signed wishes" it understood that be has nothing to do with the col- lection of these accounts, either directly or indirectly, and desires to Inform all sutscribers tbat tbe largest amount they can possibly owe him for subscription is S3.00, while very few of the advertisers are In arrears. Wm. G. Layng, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1S97. Editor and Proprietor This is the last notice our readers will receive of the closing of entries for the Old Fleetwood meeting to be given by the Driving Club of Sew York, September 6th to September 11th inclusive. The races are to be de- cided for purses ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. The method of paying entrance money is so arranged that those who make entries will not find it a hardship to pay them. Entries will close next Monday, March 15th, and as the meeting will be given under the auspices of the leading association in New York State, and all who bring horses there are assured they will receive every courtesy. Bead the advertisement carefully and notice the splendid opportunities offered for all owners of trotters and pacers to make money. We are waiting patiently for that appropriation bill to pass. It has had its third reading, the Ways and Means Committee has cut down the amount from $170,- 000 to $124,000, and it is in better shape than ever. That it will pass both houses and receive Governor Budd's signature is a foregone conclusion. The measure woUid have been acted upon long ago were it not tbat the time of the legislators has been taken up in inves- tigating newspaper charges, and trying to get newspaper men to "talk out in meetin'." Breed your good mares now. Good trotting horses are becoming very scarce. What will the situation be three years from now if this scarcity continues ? The list of stallions advertised in the Breeder and Sports- man was never surpassed, and every owner of a good mare should endeavor to get her with foal this year. Monr/ cannot be made easier and the return of the tidal wave of prosperity will make every seeker after a gocd dri- ng animal more liberal. Again we say, Breed you own a good colt do not overlook the stakes the P. C. T. H. B. Association. See adver- ■•: in this issue. Enter Your Colts. It is to be hoped tbat all of those who have two and three year old trotters and pacers will enter them in the Colt Stake for the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association's meeting this year. The meeting will take place after the Stockton Fair, which usually follows the State Fair. Should Stockton not give a Fair this year the Breeder's meeting will take place on the circuit and immediately follow the State Fair. In the past, California has been famous for its fast youngsters, having held at different times all of the world's records for colts. Its reputation for speed at an early age has done much toward making it a famous country for breeding the best and in securing big prices for its young stock in the Eastern markets. It is to be hoped that more breeders will train their two and three year olds this year than they did in 1S96. The Breeders' Association has done much to keep up the interests in harness horses during the dull times and it can be counted on for giving, at least, one big meeting this year, which will probably be held on the track of tbe California Jockey Club. At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors a resolution was passed that new members should not be charged the annual dues for the year that they join the Association, and that the pay- ment of the membership fee entitles them to all privi- leges for the first year. The Association will soon an- nounce a list of purses for all classes of trotters and pac- ers and also a series of Futurity Stakes to close on June 1st. Ho I For the Montana Races. Fifty-four days of continuous racing should be induce- ment enough to draw every good thoroughbred, trotter and pacer in California. Ed. A. Tipton, the best rustling Secretary in America, seems to be gifted with that mag- netism which made Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and other mighty men of old so popular. The gift of offer- ing something novel and attractive every time the occa- sion demanded it. Read the big advertisement and see what it offers at Anaconda and Butte. Twelve thoroughbred stakes, $13,000, guaranteed value, and $150,000 will be distributed among winners. Everyone who visited Montana, the home of the racehorse and the most energetic men in America, will want to go again in 1S97, for the splendid welcome always accorded them is not soon forgotten. We will have entry blanks which we will distribute among all horsemen before entries close April 1st. When you are looking for a place to make money don't overlook Mon- tana. The Horse Show. That reliable (?) newspapsr, The Evening Post, pub- lished a long article in its columns on Wednesday about the passing of the Horse Show, that no more horse shows would be held under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Horse Show Association etc. President Henry Crocker of this organization, in an interview, said : "There is not a word of truth in this report. We considered it a useless expenditure to keep our office in the Mills Bu'ld- ing with its attendant expenses, salary of secietary etc., all the year, when in one month prior to the holding of a show we can make arrangements that will meet with the approval of all. Just as soon as the members of the Committee of P. C. T. H. B. are ready to start, we will help them and go more than half way to make the next horse show a success. The Horse Show has not gone out of existence and will be in evidence when the time comes." To Horsemen. The Speed Committee of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association is at work preparing a pro- gramme for this year. You are urgently requested to forward a list of the classes for which you have horses that you expect to enter on the circuit. This informa- tion should be s;nt to F. W. Kelley, Secietary, 22} Geary street, San Francisco, at an early date, giving a list of the classes to which they are eligible; and speci- fying whether they afe trotters or pacers. It is the aim of the committee to arrange classes so as to accommodate all, and the amount of money that the Association can give in purses will depend upon the number of horses that are likely to be entered. It is to the interest of everyone who intends to race their horses this year to give this matter their attention. Now is the time for seekers after first-class brood- mares, colts and fillies to send commissions to Portland, Oregon, and purchase some that are to be sold Monday, by S. C. Reeves, corner of Third and Alder streets. The lot comprises some splendid individuals, and among them are many that would pay trainers to secure, for good racing material is getting scarcer every month and the supply is not being replenished very rapidly. Off for Honolulu. A shipment of horses, mares, colts and fillies will leave the Agnew Stock Farm nest week for Honolulu, and it will afford the inhabi- tants of this far-away island of the sea to get a superior class of well- bred animals. Mr. Agnew was one of our most liberal horse-buyers and secured the finest bred and best looking mares in the State. After breeding them to Dawn. 2:1S%, the greatest son of Nutwood, 2:1854, and Countess (dam of three by Whipple's Hambletonian) and Boswell Jr., 2:19, son of Boswell. son of Almont 33, and Maud 2:20 by Bertrand Black Hawk, begot colts and fillies that, when exhibited at the three horse shows in San Francisco, won prizes against big fields of competitors, the pick of the ieadiog stock farms. Among those to be shipped we noticed the following : Lena Monroe, by Monroe Chief 2:16: dam Lena Bowles by Ethan Allen Jr., Lena Bowles was a great prize winner having been shown for years and always getting a prize. Lena Monroe was bred to Eros a son of Electioneer and the produce showed a mile in 2:26. She has a filly at her side by BoswelL tbat is a beauty. Veronica by Mambrino Wilkes is tne dam of Gay Dawn, a three- year-old that took the Blue Bibbon at the Horse Show and was sent to Gualamala and sold for a big price. She with three of her produce will be taken. Nettie B. by Altimont out ft£ Lizzie B. (dam of Emma Temple), by Emigrant, a fine trotting mare. A filly bv Dawn 2:18%. out of Angie Wilkes 2:15%, second dam Maud 2:20*(dam of To urder 2:12%. and Boswell 2:19) the famous cam- paigner that started in 21 races and won 19 of them. A few young stallions by Dawn 2 :18;^, and Boswell 2:19, yearlings and two year olds, out of mares by Guy Wilkes, and other famous stallions. These will leave for Honolulu nest week. Santa Teresa by Sable Wilkes 2:19, out of Lyla by Arthurton, and Lucv and Dolly, a perfect team, also go. Oebin A. Hickok in an interview at the Palace Hotel tie other evening, said : "I have just returned from the Palo Alio Stock Farm and the remarkable showing made by the youngsters that are to be sent East, Fridty, has set me to thinking. I have seen many a colt and filly led to halter, but I must confess that I never saw any to equal those I saw to-day. I am sorry I cannot be at Madison Square when they are to be sold. I know of a number of thoEe which I would like to try. If Senator Stanford lived he would besi- t3te about selling such money-making material." When asked which he though was the best, replied : "I confess, that is a question I hardly feel capable of answering; there is not a ' cull ' in the lot, not a blemish to be seen anywhere; they have style, breeding, size, and speed; why, I never saw a speedier lot, from yearlings up. There is an Electricity there out of Ellen that is tbe handsomest mare in America, Donchka is a very good one. The Norris representatives are all good. The Dexter Prince's move like comets and can run away trotting, My favorite's representative, (Altivo) Ela is a yearling that is the fastest of her age in America. She is a marvel. The Azmoors are all good, and among the year- lings I rather fancy the one out of Marion; she sbouln bring a good price, and all that are older, are enough to create ex citement, at tbe auction sale. The Advertisers will please everyone there and whoever buys any of these will know they have something worth training. If horses were worth as much as they were three years ago the average received from these would surpass that of any ever consigned to an auction in America. The trotting strains based on a known thoroughbred foundation are the kind all horsemen will be seeking hereafter." ♦ A New York dispatch of March 11th was as follows: Breeders of thoroughbreds were informed recently that an amicable arrangement had been arrived at between Colonel Sanders D. Bruce and the Jockey Club regarding the future handling of tbe Stud Book. Notices bave been sent out for circulation from the headquarters 'of the Governing Torf Board in this section that tbe Stud Book, in its entirety, had been purcbased from Colonel Brnce for $35,000. It has now transpired that the relations between Colonel Bruce and the Jockey Club are more strained than ever. The $35,000 transaction is off, and breeders are in a worse quandary than before as to the proper recipient for the registration of foals and pedigrees of horses and mares yet unregistered. In the absence of August Belmont no member of tbe Jockey Club felt justified in expressing an opinion. Colonel Bruce said : "I received an offer of $35,000 from the Jockey Club for the Stud Book and accepted it. Since then, however, the lead- ing turf body has made demands which have given me no other alternative than to repudiate the transaction. Apart from this side cf the question, the Jockey Club has received the reports of foals in 1896, for which, under the original agreement, I was to receive one-half of the $2 fee charged for each registration. Not only have I not received a cent, but I have failed to obtain duplicates of tbe reports in order to complete Volume VII. This has compelled me to enter suit against tbe Jockey Club and send notices to all breeders in the country." Notice. By an order from the Probate Court on Feb. 5th, 1S97, I sold at public sale all of tbe book accounts due the Estate of James P. Kerr for subscription and advertising in the Breeder and Sporstmak up to May 5th, 3695. on which date tbe paper was sold and passed out of the hands of said estate. These accounts were purchased by the Pacific Law and Collection Agency, they being tbe highest bidders for same:- I would say to all concerned that these accounts having passed out of my hands by process of law and in tbe performance of my duties as Administrator in closing up the affairs of said estate, I am no longer connected with the collection of them: and that all br.siness relating to same is in the bands of the purchasers: and tbat neither the present owner of tbe paper, Wm.G. Layng, nor the under- signed have anything to do with the collection of, or interest in these old accounts. F, W. Kelley. Administrator Estate Jas. P. Kerr. James McDonnell, stud groom at the Menlo Park Stock Farm, has played in luck. When McDonnell left Rancho del Paso to take charge of Ormonde he had a young mare, purchased from Barney Schreiber, called Geneva, with a foal at her side by Sir Modred and bred to imported Watercress. She has now a yearling by the English borse and on Monday last dropped a filly by Ormonde. Mr. Macdonough gave Mc- Donnell permission to breed the mare under agreement that if a colt it became Mr. McDonough's property, if a filly, Mc- Donell's. ' A few weeks ago Barney Schrieber offered $1,000 for the mare, but of course McDonnell could not sell. — Ex- aminer. Makch 13, 1897] 8ty* gve&bev cms g^xrresmcm* 167 THEIR LAST DATS AT PALO ALTO. An Account of a Visit to This Famous Place This Week From "Whence Lots of Horses Were Shippei Yesterday— How The Horses Are Oared for During Their Long Journey. There is no pleasure more delightful than watching a number of trotters being led alongside of a running horse. Unencumbered with harness or boots they Blip along at any gait the attendant wishes to let them go. Knowing my weakness, F. W. Covey, Superintendent of the Palo Alto Stock Farm wrote : "Come down to-morrow, Wednesday, first train, and see what we are going to ship East.'' A second invitation was not needed, and at the depot Mr. Covey had his buggy in waiting to convey me to the long level strotch of smooth roadway where the youngsters were to take their excerciBe. On the road over we inspected the four cars which have been fitted up to carry the splendid trotters across the con- tinent. An experience of bringing 800 horses East, without the loss of a single animal, has taught Mr. Covey how to have everythirg prepared for bis horses, and perhaps it would be of interest to our readers to know how these cars are fitted up and how the horses are prepared for the trip and cared for on the road. Twelve stalls are made in each car, they are arranged in rows of three. The horses are backed into the stalls at both ends of the car j^in the center division the horses are placed in the stalls so that they face those in the ends. A space of five feet separates tbem in which the grain and hay is stored, water barrel, etc. The hcrses are kept in place by a bar across the front of the stalls and this bar sup- ports a feed box in which ground oats, bran, and a little ground flaxseed is placed before each horse, with all the fine oat hay they can eat. The bick of the stalls are heavily padded so that the jolting of the trains will not hurt the horses which are kept standing during the long journey. Underneath each horse a little straw is placed and every day this is renewed. Water is given them as often as they will drink and the temperature of the cars is kept as near even as possible. The attendants, and there are three to each cir, divide the time into three watches, so that two men are on duty while odc is resting. After the first day's riding the horses become used to their surroundings and do not fret. Before being placed on board, Mr. Covey makes it a rule to give his horses a few days run in the alfalfa fields of the farm, for the succulent forage there a beneficial effect opon the horseB' kidnejB, and with the addition of ground flax seed in the feed each day, no trouble is experienced from that much dreaded ailment, retention of urine. Every stall has its number and ibe horses are placed according to the plan made for them by Mr. Covey. At Denver, the horses are led on* the cars and given a chance to trot and walk at the Overland Park. After inspecting these cars we drove up to the barns behind which the road extends to the foot of the embankment en- closing Palo Alto lake, where the hordes are to be led, and that is all the work they will have. The work of training horses on this immense farm has almost been suspended. Only twelve horses are being prepared for the California circuit, hence there was no opportunity with the lew men employed to handle any of those consigned to this great sale. With an eye single to the present needs of all seekers after horses in the E st and Europe, the greatest care has been exercised to have every animal free from blemishes, pure- gaited, well-broken single and double, and placed in as per- fect order as possible. The conformation and condition be- ing attended to, the bloodlines of tbose to be sent were not overlooked and a glance over the list will convince anyone that if Senator Stanford lived it would take some powerful persuasion to convince him that they should leave Cali- fornia. But the times and circumstances are changed now, and thev must go to join the hundreds of others from far- famed Palo Alto thai are immortalizing Electioneer and the name of the great fonnder of this farm, Leland Stanford. To select them and say which is best is an undertaking that would cause many a better judge than I, to take under advisement, and then give it up as a hopeless task. Such an exhibition of individuality, high form, quality, intelli- gence, color, speed and breeding is not to be equaled on any farm in America. There was Donchka, 2:24 — will get a mark of 2:10 this year easily; large, handsome and game as a pebble. Tiny, 2:28^, the Bweetest-moving big mare one would want to see, sound as a dollar and fit to race for a kingdom; Hunyadi, 2:26}, heavy made, strong limbed, perfect in action or repose; these are the onlv one with records earned in races last season. Colma, 2: 25 J, a grand broodmare by Electioneer, out of Sou- tag Mohawk. What a mare she is for some one owning a good Wilkes stallion ! Parion and Palomerico, both by Palo Alto, 2:08$, the gamest horse that ever trod the earth, and as these are from great broodmares they will carry on the good work of breeding speedy ones. Adabelle, by Advertiser, 2:15£, out of Beautiful Bells, is a sweet looking filly, bhe has a sprinkling of grey hairs on her nigh hind leg exactly like those on her famous mother. There will be no other one of this family sold, and as she is a sister to the champion yearling, Adbell, should prove a treasure to anyone wanting a great race mare and a matron that will always be worth her weight in gold. Adbine. by Advertiser, out of Columbine ; Expreso, by Advertiser, out of Esther (dam of Espressive, 3, 2:12i,etc), stands 15.2 and weighs 1000 pounds; perfect in form and a trotter from the old home. What a sire he would make to cross on mares by Nutwood 1 Every great broodmare on the farm is represented. Manette, Orphan Girl, Telie, Lady Ellen, Beautiful Bells, Elaine (the mare whose produce are noted for their iron legs and feet), Wildmont, Ashby, Ahw&ga, Marion, Bonnie, Elsie (the dam of race horses), Tirzih. Jennie Benton, Clarabel, Lulu Wilkes, Wildflower, Odette, Sonoma, Maiden, Morning Glory, Coral, Flushing Belle, Consolation, Mollie Cobb, May Day, Gertie, Lillie Thome, etc., the creme da la creme of Palo Alto matrons, and they have descendants by Dexter Prince, the greatest sire of extreme speed for his opportunities in the world ; Azmoor, the only descendant of Electioneer that resembles him in form, action and disposition, and who is destined to be classed among the greatest of sires ; Altivo, 2: IS, the brother to Palo Alto, 2:08|, and as Monroe Salis- bury stated, "He is the gamest stallion I ever saw;" Whips, 2:27}, who can say a word againBt him 7 Electricity, the sire of handsome and speedy ones ; Norris, 2:22£, one of the greatest losses this farm experienced was the sale of this horse; Advertiser, the coming sire, and others that have be- come famous. The Electricity filly out of Ellen is the handsomest piece of horseflesh ever handled. There will be lively competition when she is led into ring. Nina Whips, what a mare she will be to catch the eye of some European buyer; and she is a sec- ond Azote. Aseo by Azmoor out of Eiden by Nephew; Ziller, by Norris, the fastest gelding ever seen at Palo Alto; Lilinor by Norris, a woman can drive her and she has been driven by one lately. The yearling ArioBa by Advertiser, out of Ashbv entered for $63,000 in stakes and will win nearly all of them. E'la, "the fastest yearling in the [world 1" sired by Altivo 2:18i, out of Elaine 2:20, and the most level-headed little one ever led alongside of a running horse. Adiado a colt yearling by Advertiser out of Wildmont, 2:271, another good one, but the one by Azmoor out of Marion 2:26$, is not to be passed by. vVhat a perfectly formed youngster she is ! All these babies are entered in the big stake events in the East. There were so many led out, one showing as well as the other, that it made one feel miserable to be so poor that they oould not all be bought and trained for the California circuit this year. The only consolation to be derived from looking at them was that this consignment will do more to prove the worth of the Palo Alto bred horses than any heretofore sent East. Every good one on the farm has been selected and if they do not bring good prices it will not be their fault. It is earnestly hoped there will be a large attendance of critical horse-buyers at this sale, for we know they are the men who will pay the highest price for those they like. Mr. Chas. Lathrop, Capt. N. T. Smith and Mr. Geo. Montgomery, a wealthy mioe owner came to the farm while I was there, and after inspecting the youngsters, Capt. Smith gravely remarked: "There is one peculiarity about looking at such horses, it gives one the buying fever, which cannot be cured until it is allayed by owning and driving horses like theae; they are far superior in every way to any I have ever seen on the farm, " and Mr. Lathrop said "he wished he had the room and the opportunities to have them raced, he would never let them be sold, but it would be a difficult matter to handle so many." Mr. Montgomery purchased a team of geldings, and would have purchased some of those in the consignment, but they were all listed to be sold at auction in New York, and there could be no deviation from the rule. After erjoving a splendid dinner in the oldest cottage on the farm, a '49er in which at one time the first superintendent of the farm, H. W. Covey, dwelt, we inspected the new crop of foals and departed for the city delighted with our visit; our only regret being that we could not be at the salesring in Madison Square Garden, New York City, one week from Thursday when these handsome representatives of the most fashionable trotting family of America are to be sold. Aenaree. ♦ — I Humane Treatment. Dr. Frank Thatcher, of Fort Worth, Texas, a leading vet- inary surgeon and a graduate from one of the largest English colleges, writes under date of March 10th, as fol- fows: "After giving Quicn's Ointment a thorough test, I think it my duty to express my candid opinion as to its merits. I have abandoned all other blisters, as Q'linn's Ointment is more effective and by all means more humane in its action. Though this statement is not very professional (that is, to recommend patent medicines), I do this, hopiog that all intelligent persons will take advantage of so valu- able a remedy, and save many a noble horse the inhuman practice of the firing iron and likewise the abusive use of strong blisters. I sdvotate humanity, and in Quinn's Oint- ment we have something that will relieve any lameness with- out torture." For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs, and all bunches, use Quinn's Ointment, the highest endorsed of any remedy ever placed on the market. For sale by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of $1.50. Address W. B. Eddy & Co., 8 Broad Street, Whitehall. N. Y. Tod Sloan will not grace another horse in California this 3eason, says the Bulletin. It was strongly intimated that when he announced he "was done" it was a mere slip of the tongue, meaning not a word of it. But it appears that he was serious after all. On Tuesday he stayed in the city all day importuning Charley Dwyer to start East right away, not even to stop over in Carson to take in the scrap. But Dwyer is not so impulsive ; he urged moderation. He pleaded with Sloan to tarry and see the fight, and eventually he won the day. Sloan was at the track yesterday; so was Dwyer. " Yes, Charley has iodoced me to stay here until the fight," said Tod. " I wanted to go to New York yesterday, but he would not listen to the proposition. Charley is loser, but he wants to see the fight all the same. I like to see boxing, but I got so discouraged over my hard luck that I wanted to get out of the country at once." It was suggested to Sloan that bis hard luck had not been so awful in light of the dismal Euccess Sam Doggett has experi- enced. "What are you taking about ? " retorted the popular lightweight. "Doggett has been riding skates, and I've had the pick of the bunch and rode only two winners in a week, f that is not hard luck I never saw any." Sloan will go to New York, and when the Washington meetiog opens may possibly lide there. Marty Bergen tried to prevail upon Tnd to remain over a few weeks. "I will let you ride Pecksniff if you will stay," was the inducement Marty hung out. Tod saw the humor of '.he remark. • Jockey Pedko Enos' friends are hard at work trying to get him reinstated by the Oakland judges forjudge, for it is understood Judge Burke is the only one that refuses to con- sent to the rider's reinstatement). His suspension came from a ride on Elmer F. they did not like aod it is said they did not fancy the showing of Howard 8. in some races. It has since been shown that both horses are decidedly erratic, no matter who has the mount. GypcRiVER, the bay colt that won the second race yester- day, is a strapping, racy-looking fellow, and the way he came away from his field in the last furlong Thursday makes one think he will make a stake horse. His sire is imp. Deceiver, his dam Gypsy Queen, by imp. Kayon d'Or; second dam the grand race mare Liatunah, by War Dance. W. H. Stimson of Lus Angeles, Cal., used DeHuy's "Bal- moline" on Agitato's heels who now holds the World's Record for three-year-old pacers. ROD- Coming Events. Mar. 9— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. Mar. 13— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Mar. 14 — Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. The Fly Casting Club. The postponed Sunday contest of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club held at Stow Lake on Sunday last brought out the largest entry that ever cast at a meeting of the club. W. D. Mansfield won all three evenls. The scores in full were as follows : Sunday Contest No. 1, held at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, Mar. 7, 1897. Judges— F. M. Haight and Chas. Huyck. Clerk— A- Russell Crowell. Reieree— A. E. Lovett Event No. 1— Casting for distance: rods not to exceed 11 feet in length; unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestant. Longest Cast. W. D. Mansfield (96=i feet, h'd'p. 5J£)... 9lli feet Dr. E. N. Lowry .-. S5 '■ F. H. Reed Si)4 " C. G, Young S:'/i " A. T. Vogel.-ang 79^ " A. E. Lovett 76 _. H. F. Muller 74 " F. E. Daverkosen 74 __„ Chas. Kleiu 70 " J. P. Babcock 68^ " H. Smyth 68J£ " Chas. Huyck ... 67^, " A. R. Crowell 64l*2 " A. B, Finch 63^ '■ J. S. Turner 63 " Event No. 2— Casting for distance and accuracy; rods not to exceed 11 feet in length, nor 8>^ ounces in weight. a Name. g 50 W. D. Mansfield 55 60 50 Dr. E. N. Lowry 55 61 50 A. E. Lovett „... 55 60 50 J. P. Babcock 55 60 J. S. Turner 55 60 50 C. G. Young 55 60 50 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 4 2 5 2 : 1 1 1 3 1 2 : 5 2 3 4 2 6 3 4 210 3 2 1 5 3 10 2 4 3 0 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 3 0 5 10 6 15 1 4 0 2 310 3 4 7 3 13 2 8 0 10 12 2 3 2 3 610 3 10 6 8 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 10 10 15 1 10 10 4 2 3 6 6 110 1 0 0 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 2 8 0 3 1 3 0 10 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 4 1 5 5 1 1 6 3 4 3 2 5 2 2 4 10 5 10 5 6 5 10 8 5 10 10 2 i 410 ! 010 i 5 2 Fly lost 11 14 3 12 19 16 15 12 17 13 13 16 19 23 10 12 27 16 12 23 21 11 25 11 23 34 35 H. Smyth 55 F. M. Haight 55 60 50 A. B. Finch- 55 60 50 A. R. Crowell 55 60 50 C. Klein 55 60 60 H. F. Muller. 55 60 50 F. E. Daverkosen.... 53 60 50 F. Dassonville 55 60 50 Chas. Huyck 55 60 Event No. 3— Casting for accuracy and delicacy. Dry fiy casting between buoys; rods not to exceed b% ounces in weight. Name. p g B S. , BE s2 Co P 27 9 91 30 10 90 30 10 90 34 111-3 8823 43 141-3 85 2-3 13 141-3 852- 46 151-3 S12-S 47 15 2-3 841-3 49 161-3 83 2-3 51 17 83 57 19 81 68 22 2-3 771-3 86 28 2-3 711-3 91 301-3 69 2-3 1010 81010 5 6 710 Fly lost a5 a 2 IV.C Mansfield... 40 45 C. G. Young.. . 40 4 45 10 35 . 40 46 35 15 53 17 2-3 82 1-3 81 2-3 17 F. E. Daverkosen 40 6 2 1 3 10 510 3 5 0 2 3 0 2 4 3 4 1 7 4 3 4 14 4 4 112 4 3 0 10 6 A. R. Crowell 40 10 0 4 10 1 S 610 7 4 3 3 82 £0 2-3 791-6 77 5-6 3 13 0 2 2 3 12 3 0 4 4 3 4 11 35 11 2-3 ! 15 5 5 F. M. Haight.. F. H. Reed.. J. S. Turner.. 35 , 40 45 10 35 40 45 10 35 . 40 45 10 35 40 45 10 4 35 6 3 1 4 0 110 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 5 14 58 19 1-3 SO 2-3 \ 24 31 15 63 21 79 7 17 17 77 Chas. Klein 40 8 4 45 2 4 4 35 10 6 6 J. P. Babcock 40 10 4 5 45 10 6 6 A. B. Finch 40 10 0 5 45 10 3 8 7 10 5 3 6 5 2 1 6 4 4 10 5 1 Chas. Huyck.. 35 40 F. Dassonville... 10 10 4 4 6 6 2 4 18 45 8 9 4 6 8 35 10 6 10 8 8 6 10 S 5 10 45 10 8 1 3 2 35 3 2 3 3 3 10 10 4 610 6 45 10 8 81010 13 58 19 1-3 80 2-3 72 28 76 1-3 17 9 55 29 18 1-3 81 2-3 70 75 5-6 10 28 76 38 25 1-3 74 2-3 75 74 5-6 25 30 82 27 27 1-3 72 2-3 75 73 5-6 30 30 85 25 28 1-3 71 2-3 75 731-3 19 29 75 27 25 75 70 721-2 31 21 90 30 70 72 1-2 71 1-4. . 40 35 42 39 105 35 163 ©Ije gtteetev astir ^orfofmatt* [[Mabcb13, 189 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the club was held on Tuesday evening', bat for tbe third time Dr. Gilbert was compelled to disippoint his aadience. There were forty-seven members present, W. D. Mansfield in the chair. J. S. Turner reported that th« clab cauld secure a locker in tne Peerless Cvclery for a nominal reatal where the rods could be kept and would not bs irj jred by damp- ness. The report wa$ accepted and a moliun to that eflect was carried. The keys to the club locker at the boat house will be kept in the cyclerv locker. A member desiring to use the rods must produce his membership card and sign a receipt for the rods taken. Ii was ordered that the rods and tackle be insured for $200. Ties occurring at any contest must be cast off at tbe ter. mioation of the same contest if bjth members are present- If both are present the ones refusing La cast are out of the coo test. J P Babcock announced that at some future meeting of the club he would offer a resolution that tbe club give $150 toward paying the expenses of tbe member who makes ihe best average io tbe next few months, to the open to all casting tournament at Chicigo next July or August. W W Foote and A T Vogelsang cast several loog lines and spoke earnestly and well on the good work done by the Fish Commission and tbe great aid that the club might become to them ia their work of protecting fish and game. W D Mansfield talked of the possibility of new clubs being formed at Napa, San Jose and Sioifeton and on various other matters of vital interest to the c'ub. A practice casting platform will be erected at once, 250 feet south cf the eld 008. Jules Berges, Mat Berges and I. Philipp^on of the Shell ville Rid and Gua Club, were fiiuing at Embarcadero last Sunday, and each of thetn caught a large m;ss of young salmon. George Walker, and Wm Cooper, gueBts of the above osm-d club bad a good deal of sport, Cooper landed a 2J pound salmon, after loosing a 10 pounder through a de- fective line, and Walker after loosing a large fish, ciught a nice mess of smaller fish, which were nicely cooked by Mr. Cooper for sapper at the club house. Sunday afternoon a heavy rain storm set in, and Monday morning Sonoma Creek was bank high and still raising. Fishing in Sonoma Creek will be impossible for some time to come. The Sebastopol Times regrets that there is no legal machinery that can be set in motion to slop illegil fishing in the Laguna by Chinese. F M. Haight is a unanim uisly acknowledged the best judge of accuracy that has ever j jdged at a meet of the Fty Cast- ing Club ♦ Good catches of sal rnon and yellow tail have been made recently in Monterey Bxj. Three hundred were caught on the 1st. W. D. Mansfield is paid to have cast 110 feet on Tuesday last. THE GUN. Oominir Events. Mar. 14— Reliance Gon Club, Webster St.. Alameda. Mar. 14 — Empire Uaa Clao, Alameda Puim. Mar. 14 — fiuldeu Gate lion Club's open tournament, Pacific Tour- nameot grouudp, Alameda Junction. Mar. li— Knciual Guu Club. Birds' Point. Al meda. Max 14 — Olympic Gun Cub (blue-rock), Ingie>ide. Mar. 2u— Auuual meeting of tbe Board ot Governors of the Oali- foruia Inanimate Target Association at the Olympic Gun Club, 1309 Van Ness Ave Mar. 21— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. Mar. ■^—Reliance Gun club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 28 -Empire Gun Club. Alameda Point. Mar. i8— Olympic Gun Club (live bird), Inglcside. Mar. 2S— EDCinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. Apr 4— California Wing Snooting Club, Iugieside, CaL Apr. 4 — Lincoln Gun Club, Alameaa Point, 10>bird match, and cash and prize shoot open to all. May 30-31 -Fourth seml-anuual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific rournamem Associa- Ion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaeter. Secretary, tocstou. Cat. Golden Gate Gun Club. The Golden Gate Gun Club will hold its second inani- mate target tournament on Sunday, March 14: h, at the Pacific Tournament Association grounds at Alameda Junc- tion. The programme of events is as follows: 1 — 10 birds; entrance 50 cents ; puree divided into 60 and 40 per cent. 2—15 birds; entrance 75 cents; parse divided into 45, 35; and 20 per cent. 3 — 10 birds ladies' evenl; no charge. 4—10 singles ; etricllv amateur ; 21 yards ; contestant al- lowed use of second barrel ; eotraoce 75 cents ; $3 added : purse divided into 45, 30 and 25 per cent. 5—50 birds straightaway; Novice Medal shoot off: entrance $1, birds included. Eligable unlv to those who participated in shoot for above medal, August 30, 1896. Medal must be won twice to be property of contestant. Winner at hrst shoot Heor? Betten; winner at aecoud shoot D. Wulzen, boih of the Eocinal Gun Club. 0—25 birds; entrance $1; $10 added; parse divided into 35, 30. 20 *»nd 15 percent. 7 — 10 birds* tacglesbot; entrance 50 cents; purse divided into 60 and 40 per cent. 8—5 pair doubles; entrancs 50 cents; purse divided into 60 and 40 per cent. Shooting will commence promptly at 10 a. m. Class shooting will prevail and all lies divide. All matches under American 8hootiog Association rules. Refreshments and ammunition for sale on the grounds. The Lincoln Gun Olub. The /pening shoot of the Lincoln Gun Club at the club's grounds at Alameda Point last Sundtv was fairly well at- tendee , There were eleven entries in the 100-bird event for f ait Record Medal, Webb winning with 85 birds. Tbe .fere : Webb 85, F. Feudner 84. C- Nauman 76. Bed - Justine 74, W. Golcher 73, Ed Forster 68, "Grimes" . Vernon 62, Blunt 56, Clabrough 65. The 25-Mrd match, open to all for $100 and $100 in prizes resulted in a win for JnstinB with 22, Webb 21, Golcher 20, Vernon 20. Alderton 19, Nauman 18. Shaw 17, O. Fisher 17, Eufi. Forster 17. Karney 17, Darst 17, Beckeart 16, El For- ster 16, Blunt 16, Ostrander 15, F. Feudner 15, Grimes 13, O. Fisber 12. A 10 bird match at unknown traps, unknown angles re- sulted as follows : Niumin 8, O Fisher 7, Sharp 6, Webb 6, Wenz*l 6, Golcher 6, Baum 6, Haigbt 6, Karney 6, Durst 6, Grimes 5, F. Feudner 5. El Forster 4. Shaw 4, Clabroogh 4, Jusiios3, Vernon 2, Alderton 2. We will publish the scores in full next week. The Empire Gun Club. The Empire Gun Club of O tkland promises to have a very large attendance at its shoot this season. Tbe programme is all that could be desired, at.d the magautrap will unques- tionably draw a good attendance as this trap will eventually succeed the present form < f trap, as it is doing in the East. The programme is as follows: SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. 10a. m. — $100 in cash, divided into four classes: $35, $27 50, $20, $;7.c0. Each puree subdivided into 60 per cent bnd 40 pet cent. All back scores muBt be made up on or before 5 b shoot. Only two back scores allowed to be shot up. First ove shoots taken to classify 25 birds. Entrance 75 cents. 1 p M,— Coast Rfccord Match— Open to all; 50 birds. En- trance $1:25. Fora beautiful Diamond Medal, to be known as Coast Record Medal for 1897, and become the properly of shooter wioning the greatest number of limes io the biz shoole; $10 will be given for the greatest number of consecu- tive breaks; $5 for second. FOURTH SUNDAY OF E *CH MONTH. 10 a. m. Club shoot for medals. 1st class, handsome diamond medal ; 2d, 31 and 4th class, fine gold medals, 25 birds Entrance 50 cents. This event will be shot on the new " Magautrap " and will be known as uThe Magautrap Rice." 1 p. m — Shoot for $125 ; open to all ; divided into five classes; $35, $30, $25, $20, $15. Each purse subdivided into 60 and 40 per cent. All contestants will be classified at end of fifth Bhoot. Bick Bcores for this event may be shot up at any shoot up to and including the fifth. 30 birds. Entrance $1. Immediately following will be a fifteen bird race for a handsome silver cup, to become the property of person wio- ning it ihe most number of timeB during the six Bhoots. En- trance 50 cents. m The California Wing Olub. The California Wing Shooting Club opened its season at the Olympic Gun Club's grounds, Ingleside, on Sunday list. The attendance was very large, many of the fair et-x being among the spectators. The entry of seventeen in the regu- 1 ir club match promises a very successful season. C. A Haight won the club medal and $9 in a Bide pool with 12 straight. "Slade" and Feudner won $6. The score was as follows: M. C. Allen, referee. H Waerner i£0H22?0i2n— 9 '•R n-lwll" ....Illtill2ai*tl— 9 Priuce PonlitowaH 'liMiOl.^loi— 8 A Ki>« 20i> 20 2*11 1 — 8 J k Coleman t2lliouio0'*i— 6 F Drinkuouse 02n»0 211200— 6 I K u (irubb 2O111U0.0W O • Haight 211211121122—12 o Feudi.er ,111 1 1:102242— 11 "J lius" Ii2i0i2ilil-'— 11 •■-.lade" ill 1 1 11^:01 1 — 1 1 H U..lchPr 2 21 nil 1 1 121— : 1 L D uwens 12.ll212i*20— Ul E Fay _ .„..2*!2 11.2011— 10 M C Allen 2: 2.1I 1 1 H01— lu J a Fan lug 220j1i"M_12— 9 Pool shooting f.-llowcd The first, a six-bird event, was won by Fay, "Randall," Golcher and 'Slade," who divided $22 50, with Bix each. Tbe second, at twelve birds, was won by O Fenaner, with twelve straight, winning $12. Tbe third, another six bird event, was won bv Haigbt and Fan- ning, with straight scores. The fourth, a freeze-out, $10, was won by Fanning. — ■»> — The New Game Law. After being shunted back and forth between the Senate and Assembly for more than a month, and amended thrice in the former body and twice in the latter, the new game bill waB finally passed by the Senate and is now in the hands of Governor for his action. It makes sweeping changes in (he existing laws by lepealirjg sections 626 1, 626bt 626c, 626d, 626e, 6S6f, 626g, «26u, 6.6"u 627a, 627b, 627c, 627d, and amending sections 626 and 627 of tbe Penal Code. Section 626 under tbe new bill will read as follows: Every person who, between the first day of March and the first day of October in each year, shall hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy, or have iu his possession any valley quail, bob white, partridge, or any Bind of wild duck or rail. Every person who, between the fifteenth day of February and tbe first day of September in each year, shall hunt, pur- sue,take, kill or destroy, or have in his possession, any mouc- tair quail or grouse. Every person who, between the fifteenth day of February ar.d the fifteenth da* of Jul v in each year, shall hunt, pur- sue, take, kill or destroy, or have in his possession, any dove or doves. E*ery person who shall take, gather or destroy the eggs or nest of any quail, bobjwbite, partridge, pheasant, grouse, dove, robin, or any kind of wild duck or rail. Every person who, in tbe State of California, shall at any lime hunt, shoot, shoot at, take, kill, or destroy, buy, sell, give away, or bave io bis possession, except for the purpose of propagation, or for educational or scientific purposes, any Ejglisb Bkylark, robin, canary, humming-bird, thrush or mocking-bird, or any part of tbe skin, nkinB.or plumage there of, or who shrtll rob the nesis or lake and dtstroy, or offer for sale, tbe eggs of any of the Bsid birdB. Every person who, before the first day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, shall hunt, pursue, take, kill, or destroy, or have in his possession, any pheasant. Every cold -storage company, person keeping a cold- storage warehouse, tavern or hotel-keeper, restaurant or eating-house keeper, market man or other person who shall buv, sell, expose or ofler for sale, or give away, or have in his possession any qu lit, bob-white, partridge, robin, grouse, dove, pheasant, wild duck or rail during the time it stall be unlawful to kill such birds. Every pereon who Bhall hunt, pursue, take, kill or have in his possession or destroy any male deer between the loth day of Uctober and the 15th day of July of the following year; every person who shall at any lime hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy or have in his possession any female deer, or spotted fawn, or any antelope, elk or mountain sheep; every person who shall at any time buy, sell or trier for Bale, the hide or meat of any deer, elk, antelope or mountain sheep; every person who shall buy, sell, offer or exprse for Bale, transport or carry, or have io his possession, tbe skin, hide or pelt of any deer from which the evidence of sex has been removed, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that the right of possession for the purpose of propagation shall first be obtained by a permit in writing, from the Board of Fish Commissioners of the Slate of California. Any person found guilty of a violation of any of the pro- visions of this section, shall be fined in a sum not less than $20 or more than $500, or be imprisoned in the count; j iil in the county in which the conviction shall be had not less than ten days or more than one hundred and fifty days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. It shall be no defense in a prosecution for a violation of any of the provisions of this section that the birds or animals were taken or killed outside this State; provided, however, that nothing in tbis section shall be held to apply to the hide of any of said animaiB taken or killed in Alaska or any foreign country. S>ciion 627 now read as follows: Every person who Bhall u$e a shotgun of a larger calliber han that commonly known and designated as a number tea gauge Bhall be made g lilty of a misdemeanor. The proc f of the possession of said gun io the field or marsb, bay, lake or stream shall be prima facie evidence of its illegal use. Every person who, upon any inclosed or cultivated grounds which are private property, and where signs are displayed forbidding such shootiog, sh»ll Bhoot any quail, bob-white, pheasant, partridge, grouse, dove, wild duck or deer without permission first obtained from the owner or person in tbe pos- session first obtained from the owner or person in the pos- session of such ground, or who shall maliciouslv tear dovn, mutilate, or destroy any sign, signboard, or oihe>- notice for- bidding shooting on private property, shall be guilty of mis- demeanor. Every railroad company, express companv, transportation company, or other common carrier, their officers, agents and servants, and every other person who shall transport, carry, or take out of this State, or who shall receive for the pur- pose of transporting from the State any deer, deerskin, bock, doeorfawn, or any quail, partridge, pheasant, grouse, prairie chicken, dove, or wild dove, except for the purpose oJ propa- gation, or who shall transport, carry or take from the State, or receive for the purpose of traosportiog from this Slate, any such animal or bird, shall be guikv of a misdemeanor pro- vided, that tbe riuht t" transport for the purposes of pi opaga- lion Bhall first be obtained by permit, in writing, from the Board of Fish Commissioners of the State of California. Anv person found guilty ol a violation of any if the provis- ions ( f this section shall be fined in a sum not less than $25 or more than $500, or be imprisoned in tbe county j til (id tbe county in which the coi^ictt in shall be hid), n it less than ten dajs or more than 150 days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. A gun club of 35 members has been formed in San Luis ObiBpo. The Olympics have scheduled another* tournament for July 4lh and 5th. Goose shooting is said to be very good at Main Prairie, Solano CoULty, CpI. Live bird shooting is booming to such an extent that pigeons are hard to obtain at any price. The Green Valley Gun Club will give a grand blue rock tournament for cash and merchandise prizes some time in May. The Long Beach Gun Club Bhot 2619 ducks at ite preserve on the AlamitoB Marsh in Southern California this last Dupont powder tn the hanos <-f its popular agent C. A. Haight won the medal at the California Wing Shooting Club last Sunday. A band of fjnr California lions bave been playing havoc with the hogs of E. Kay and P. K. Fancher at Gem, near Sa- linas, lately. The State live bird shoot will probably be held at the Olympic Guu Club's grounds at Ingleside within the next two months. Tbe Pomona Gun Club has elected the followiog officers President, G H Harker ; Vice-President, H Wilkinson ; Sec- retary, W M Avis; Treasurer, George A Carter. William Catterlin of Nileg, charged with shooting on the premises of the Willow Lodge Club at Alvarado without permission, was tried by jory and convicted io Oakland week btfore last. Peter Murphy, the well-known Philadelphia trap shot, ar- riveu in town Tuesday. He will shoot at tne Carson City tournament and then return to this section fora sojourn of a month or so. The Truckee Blue Rock Club offer a reward of $10. to be paid to any one who, on good evidence, -swears to a com- plaint charging any person wilb violating the game or fish laws of tbe State. The Newcastle Wing bbuoiihg Club was organized at Newcastle last week. Tne officers elected were : President, John Vichmeier ; vice-president, T H Mitchell; secretary and manager, J F Madden ; treasurer, John Henry. J. B. Colemin and Tod Sloan shot a 95 bird ma'ch for $50 a side at logleside last Tuesday, Coleman winnirg with a Bcore of 13 to 1 1. J. S. Fanning shot witb them and Killed 24. Tod killed 11 straight immediately after tbe match. Tho annual meeting of the Stockton G'jn Club was held on Wednesday evening of last week. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, H G Balkwell ; vice-presi- dent, Geo Ellis; secretary, A Muslo; treasurer, H Lonjers ; .rustee*, W Keyes and W M Johnson. Uboh 13, 1897] CPj* gveeto&c ctx& gpixcismoxu 169 The Grass Valley Sportsmen's Clab has elected the follow- jj officers to serve fir the ensuing year: President, E W onnellv ; Vice-PresideDt, E C Morgan ; Secretary, Wm sker; Treasurer, Wm H Morgan; Directors, Dr I W Hays, eorge Fletcher, B A Van Sly be. The Olympic Gun Club will shoot at Ingleside, The Reli- ice Gao Clnb at Webster street, Alameda; The Golden ates at the Pacific Tournament Associatioo Grounds, Ala- td* Juoctioo; The Eocinal at Birds Point, Alameda and the mpire Gun Glut) at Alameda Point to-morrow morning, lue-rock shooting is booming. The Supervisors of San Diego countv have exceeded their itboritv and extended the duck shooting season to April 1st s the Times says, even the Indian resp^cis the Iswb of Ba- re and refrains from billing game while breeding. The Uorney-Geoeral should make it his business to see that the -dinance is immediately repealed. The bill introduced bv Senator Dickinson prohibiting oooligbt shooting should be supported by every Bportsman i California. Moonlight sbootiog not only results in the jstruction of a great many birds that are not retrieved but drives the birds from their natural feeding grounds ana ■iiicg places and ruins all day shooting. The Merced Gun Club met at Dr. Hyde's office last weeK id elected DG Bambauer, President; F Odlrander, Vice- risideni; A T Hyde, 8ecreiary-Treasurer; G W Kibby, C ogers and G W Powell, Trustees, ana J H Tucker, Cap- in for the ensuing year. The grounds were ordered pa- ired for the semi-jnnual prize match, which will be held ■me time the latter part of May. The Montere/ Wing 8hooting Club is making prepara- oos to again enter the field as s formidable competitor to ie crack clubs of the California Inanimate Target Associa- te, and if constant practice will help success, then this ob will Barely win one of the handsome trophies offered r the association. Captain Charles <^arr has already laid t is program for the future and promises to thoroughly drill ie learn for the coming event. The membership of the clab not as large as last season, but at present it amounts to renty members from which a good team will be selected. ; be first official shoot will take place tomorrow and continue irough the season. The officers of the club are : Ed In- -am, President ; Frank R Day, Vice President ; Charles R ew, Treasurer; CH Rodrigutz, Sectetary ; Charles Carr, iptain. ^__^^_^^^_^_ THE KENNEL Coming" Events. BENCH 8HOWS. Mar. 10-13— Mascoutah KeuaeL Club's eight annual bench phow, | licago, 111. J. L. Lincoln, Secretary. Mar. 17-20— Keutucfcy Keuuel Club's first annual bench show, puisvilie. K.y„ J. A. tteaves, Secretary. [Mar. 31-Apr. 1-3— danta Clara Valley Poultry and KennelClob's i iDCh snow at San Jose, Gal.; Chas. R. Harfcer, Secretary, Sau Jose, ii. April 7-10— 3tockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. I r. A. C. Davenport, Secretary, f April 14-17— Soutnern California Kennel Club's ninth aurual bench tow, Los Angeles, Ual., R. B. Fuuk, Secretary. I Nov. 13-25 -Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench pw, Baltimore, aid.. Dr. d. Vf. AftMdmjce, Secretary. The Advisory Board and the A. K. C > Doubtless no item of news that has appeared in these col - i uns for many years will be so carefully perused as the fol- > >wing report of the American Kennel Club's meeting of I ebruary -4th : ■ Meetiog of the executive committee, Vice-President Edward [ ruoKs presiding. Freseut: Associate members; ie Ciub nt America, James Wats >a; Columbus Fanciers' Club, M.Taylor; Daubury Agricultural Society, a. E. Sears; Uordou I liter Cluo, Jame-i B Blossom ; urtat Dane Club of America, Clifford I'ood; Mascoutan Kenuel Club. C. F. R. Drake: Natiouai Beadle .lib. H. F. Scbeilba-S; National Greyhound Club, tloratio Neison; | icific Fox terrier Club, C. B. Knocker; Poodle Cluo of America, leuryU Trevor; Mohawk Kenuel Club, vV. T. Ford; Butterfly Dog I iuw Aosociatiou, D. E. Waters; New Eugland Kenuel Ciub, Jul ward I rooks, and St. Bernard Club of Califoruia, [In the previous report of the Advisory Board the names |' f the delegates present are given, in the above they are |; artfully omitted ] K Mr. finrritt moved that these resolutions be laid upon the i ible. J Mr. Vredenburgh : In connection with this X will read the i sport of the committee of membership : New York, February 23, 1897. i othe American Kennel Club. Gentlemen: — Your committee begs to report the reception of three apUcationB for admiralorLto the American Keunel Club from, clubs located in California, to wit: Tne Olympic Goo Club of San Fran- cisco; the Sau Fraucisco Kennel Ciub of San Francisco; the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Keuuel Club of San Jose. Two of tbe-e applications are approved by your committee, namely, tbe sau Francisco Keunel Club and the Santa Clara Valley Club. In wkbnoldiug iis approval from the application of the Olpi.ipic Club, ii deems it liest to state its reasons to your boly, to euable jou to act intelligently in casting your votes for the clubs you believe will best serve the kennel interests of both the Pacific Coa3t aud the American Keunel Ciub. The Pacific K-uuel Club, through its secretary -treasurer, wired, under date ot January 19, as follows: -Pacific Keuuel Club dis- banded. ludoisiiiK Olympic Gun Club, see letter." Tbls was followed by a letter confirming tbe telegram, and Bigued by C. A. Baigbt, secretary-treasurer, which was iu turn followed by a letter confirming both the foregoing, and sigued Dy Horace W. Orear, secretary. 'Ihe Olympic Gun Cluo wired, January "27: 'Olympic Gun Club apulies for member-hip American Kenuel Club. Letter to follow. Reserve dates," Sigued. M C. Allen. The Pacific Advi«»ry Board wired. February 2: "Reserve action on Olympic Gun Club application; resolntiuu mailed." ihe" Sau Franci>eo Kenuel Club wired, Febro«ry 4 : "San Fran- Ci'co Kennel Club organized, furmal application, constitution a d monev forwarded by mail. If admitted, wire, as press. d for time." Signed. J. F. De Kuyter, President On February 6. h. tbe loimai application of the Olympic Gun Clab w«s received, which, bowevtr. did not comply with ourruhs, in that no copy of its constitution was filed Notice was promptly mailed to its secretary reque-tiug a copy ol said constitution, which has ] 1st come to baud, but in it there is no provision for the holding of dog shows. On February 11th the formal application of the San Francisco Ken- nel Club was received, complying in an particulars with the requir- mect5! of your ciub. On Feormiry 6th, the Pacific Advisory Board forwarded a copy of the proceedings of its regular meeting held February 2d, recommenc- ing ih-t tbe admissiou of a kenuel club pure aud simple would best advance the interests of .^au Francisco aud the whole Coast. As the repo-toftbe PaciSc Advisory B>iard on tnissul J ct will be submitted at this meeiiug, it would be unnecessary to qu te from it. Several letters are alsoou fiie favoring tbe admission of a keunel club In pre- ference to a gnu club. Your committee therefore reports that technically it can do nothing e.se than disapprove of the aamission of tbe Oljmpic Gun Clnb. for tne reason that its app.ication is nut complete. It does approve of the admissiou of the san Francisco Kenne Club, for the reason that it being a cluborginizedsoielv tor toe purpose of holding dog shows in the city of Sau Fraucisco, and iudoraed by tbe Pacific Advisory Board, it is deemed to be the best for keuuel interests. The application of ihe Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Clabof Sau Jose. Cal. being filed in proper form, its admis.iion is therefore recommended. Respectfully submitted, E. M. Oldham. Chairman. A. P. * BEDENBCBGH. CHA3LES D. BEKNHFIMEB. Mr. Bargate said the feeling was very strong in 8an Fran- cisco over this matter ; that he had been written to by mem- bers tf the old Pacinc Kennel Club to use hie best endeavors in behalf of tbe admission of the Olympic Gun Club, and tbat he thought it was wrong to characterize it exclusively as a gun club. Mr. Knocker : It is exclusively a gun club, Tbe Chairman : Tbe committee on membership has re- ported that their constitution is not in form with the re- quirements of tbe American Kennel Clnb. Mr. Vredenburgh : As the application now stands the Olympic Gun Club is not eligible to election in this club. Mr. £chellbas$: In view of thost facts I move the adoption of the report of tbe membership committee. The Chairman : The first business in order is the adoption of the letter of the Pacific Advisory Board. Captain Knocker asked that the correspondence on both sides be read. Mr. Scbellhass: I desire to state that this matter is thor- oughly understood by the membership committee. They bad all the details of the controversy that has been going on before them, and they have thoroughly threshed the matter out. They recommend tbe admission of tbe San Francisco club, and they had the report of the Pacific Advisory Board, which recommends the same thing, and Captain Knocker favors the San Francisco Kennel Club. The Chairman : X do not think it is necessary to go into that, particularly as we have tbe report. It was not oigin- iztd for the purpose of giving dog shows. Moved and seconded that the report of the Pacific Advis- ory Board be accepted and placed on file. Carried. Mr. Burritt moved the acceptance of the report of the Membership Committee, and the adoption of its recommen* daiionB. Seconded and carried. The applications of the San Francisco Kennel Club and the Santa Clara Valley Club for admission were then bal- loted npor, and they were subsequently declared elected to membership. [Italics are ours. Mr. B&rgate is the delegate of tbe St. Bernard Club of California. Capt. Knocker is the delegate of the Fox Terrier Club and was instructed to vote a? be did] When the above resolutions were passed every member who attended tbe meeting of tbe P. A B. knew that the San Francisco Kennel Club had been formed and the absent members did not, any of them, know tf such a club being even talked of. The first meeting of the S. F.'s was at Dr. D'Evelyn's office, the President of the Board ; the Sec retary, knew all of the particulars of the meetiog, and his personal denial of all knowledge of the afliir to L. D. Owens was only another falsehood added to the myriads gone be- fore. This malignant slanderer presumes to state to the Ameri- can Kennel Club, a body of gentlemen, and is seconded in his statement by his infamous partners, Dr F W i/Evelyn and J G Barker, tbat the death of the P K C opened the door for the organization of a first class association (Tbe San Francisco Kennel Club) composed of a better element, etc Let us compare the personnel of the two clubs as they existed at the time of the organizition of the San Franciscos, and the disband ment of the Pacifies. Were there ever more upright, honorable gentlemen con* nected with a kennel club than ET Allen, W J Golcber, H CGolcher.C A Haight, E W Briggs, F H Bushnell, Thos H Browne, T J Wattson. H Bier, and thirty others we might name? Was ever a word whispered against ihe good Dame of any of these meo? Are they not gentlemen one and all of them in every sense of the word? Have they cot held the bpst shows ever given on this coast? Unquestion- able the P K C made uiistakes, who has not?, but have they cot worked and put their hands down deep into their pockets for years, to assist the good work, at best a thank- less job. So much for the Pacifies. Can we say as mnch for tha set of traitors who won recognition by fraud and misrepre- sentation; tbe men who have antagonized the entire kennel world and ruined the kennel interests of this city for months, if cot f jr yeart? The record of the "mischief maker" is too well known to need comment. The short-comings of one J. G. Barker we fully exposed in our last issue. Dr. D'Evelyn, we are in- formed, was made acquainted with the entire story of Bar- ker's littleness months ago, and men are known by the com- pany they keep. When D'Evelyn and Barkr>? found that they could not run the Pacific Kennel Club rtn the lines mapped out f >r them by their mentor, the "mi ;hief maker," they resigned from the committee. When tb-ir dogs were defeated at the Bhow they raised one of the m:st disgraceful bowls ever heard at a show, and when tbey as: ' Ued in organ- izing the new club they had no other object than to work out their spite against tbe Pacifies and get the power in their own hands, by fair means or foul. They accomplished their ends by fraud and misrepresentation, and, in consequence, the whole kennel world is up in arms against them. J. W. Keene and J. E. de Kuyter are new comers in this section, both interested in English setters, hence, through this con- nection have been thrown in the company cf the "mischief maker," who, with his clique, have filled their ears with lies and onlv of 1 ite have they begun to realize that there are two Bides to every qnettion. They should Dot be confounded with the class of men who have led them into this thing, as they are as far above them as the sun is from the earth. Each and every one of these men have consciously or unconsciously been doing the moosey act fjr the ''mischief maker," and now that tbey are getting their fingers burned by raking the chestnuts out of the fire, tbey are beginning to realize that they were being used as tools. The second preamble is a falsehood from beginning to end. Thirtv-eigbt sportemen seceded from the Olympic Ciub and formed the Olympic Gun Clnb, now consisting of nearly 200 members. Tbe two clubs are on friendly terms and the president of the Olympics is a member of the Olympic Gun Club. As some of our readers may not know what element makes up the O G C we give below a partial list of the member- ship, showing its financial and social strength and standing in ibe community, and from tbe number and breeds of dogs owned br these members our readers can see at s glance that the clnb is more interested in dogs than any club that we have had in this city for years. This list also answers the first resolution : M C Allen, pointers; S T Allvn, English Betters; I W Bourdette, Betters; I M Brown. Petaluma, several breeds; W Burlingame, English setters; W C Brown, pointers; F H Bushnell, St. Bernards; E Boequi, English Betters; H Bier, pointers; E W Briggs, pointers; John Bradbury, Los Angeles, English setters; H Black, Irish Betters ; K Brown, Petaluma, setters; T H Browne, St. Bernards; Al CummiDgs, Irish Water spaniels; J E Chesley, cockers; O Carr, pointers ; F DriokhouBe, Irish Betters; Golcher B<-os., pointers; W H dynes, Irish Betters ; C A Haight, pointers; A Hamilton, pointers; Dr E N Lowry, Irish and English setters ;C C McMabon, pointers and setters; F Maskey, pointers; (J Nan- man, Great Dane.-; W H. Neustadter, fox terriers and English setters ; L D Owens, pointers ; H OelricbB, English setters ; C M Osborne, pointers; 8 T Scovero, cockers; Dr F W Skaife, collies; T Sloan, English setters; H S Smith, fox terriers; 6 A Sharp, Irish Water spaniels; F W Tallant, pointers ; H Vernon, pointers ; Dr F W Vowinckle, pointers; L Weinman pointers ; F R Webster, cockers aod Yorkshires; R B Woodward, Gordon Setters; H J Wicker, foxhounds; H. Wagner, retreivers, and D. Winders, Stockton, cockers and Eaglisb setters. Add to the above the otber influential members of the clnb such as Prince Poniatowski, E. T. Allen, T. R Barney, Gen. J. H. Dickinson, F. W. Eaton, H. F. Emeric, F. W. Fuller, J. Homer Fritch, A. B. Jerome, J. Downey Harvey. Dr. S. E. Knowles, P. P. Moore, Geo. A. Newhall, E. B. Rambo, Achilles Roos, I. Bottanzi and Geo. L. North, and where can be found a body of men in whose hands kennel matters could fird better preceptors. The third preamble state* tbat "its dog shows would be under tbe control of the same men whose eflorts have not been employed to better the welfare of keunel matters, etc." We are sure tbat the gentlemen whom we named in the first portion of ibis article will feel complimented at this bouquet thrown at them by the Advisory Board, but the fact remains that the gentlemen referred to would not have had anything to do with the show as tbe Olympics had fully decided that the Board of Directors should handle it. The Board consists ot the following gentlemen: H. H. White, A. A. B >rlini, M. C. Allen, L D Owens, F. W. Eiton, A, H. Whitney, F. R.Webster, Ed Bosqui and S. C. Scovern. Every mac who voted for the resolution quoted above should be ostracized as a traitor to the kennel world of cen- tral California. Every club tbat authorized its delegate to vote for any such measure should be let severely alone until it apologizes, and every club whose delegate voted for such s measure without its authority should not receive the entry if a dog from this section until such delegate is removed. Regarding the A. K. C. end of the question, our readers should remember that the delegates took their cue from the secretary, A. P. Vredenburgh. This infamous action must be laid at his door, as he, ani possibly the membership com- mittee, are the only one- fully acquainted with both sides of tbe question. To this man Vredenburgh may be laid tbe entire success of the scheme which was so cleverly laid at ibis end of the line. Afraid of the lash of the " mischief maker," and only too glad to reek his vengeance against the P. K. C. for a fancied wrong, he not only presented the re- port of the Advisory Board in as favorable a light as possible but hoodwinked tbe membership committee and de- liberately withheld the correspondence of the Olympics. M. C. Allen, secretary of the O. G. C. wrote to Vreden- burgb (in tbe same, enclosure that contained tbe constitution of the club), that holding a bench show was not theobject of the club when it was first organized but that circumstances bad arisen which had caused the members as lovers of the dog to desire to incorporate bench shows with their other objects and that the Board of Directors would add any clause suggested bv the A. K. C. or its secretary. Yet in the face]of this Vredenburgh deliberately states tbat as their constitution does not call for bench shows they a*-e not eligible. Will Mr. Vredenburgh state through any medium that he chooses that the various county fairs that hold bench shows all contain a clause in their conatitution that calls for their holding an annual bench show ? Did tbat of tbe San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Association contain such a clause ? This subterfuge was only used to blind the delegates tbat they would not insist on tbe whole correspondence being read. Had the correspondence been produced Vredenburgh and his clique would have been turned down instead of the Olympic Gun Club and the fanciers of this city would not now be smarlirg under tbe irjury done tbem and reviliog the A. K. C. as a cliquejrun in the East by Vredenburgh and on this end by the "mischief-maker." 170 ©Jj* gvezbev .j«tl> i^xnrtemmu [Maech 13, '. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Premium lists aDd entry blanks of the Stockton show can be obtained at this office. The collie fanciers should all show at San Jose and assist in forming the California Collie Club. Don't forget that the entries to the San Jose show close on the 18ih with Charles K. Harker, Secretary, San Jose. The " Babies " are rapidly growing into elephants. D. W. Donnelly's collies will probably be seen on the cir- cuit again this year, H. C. 6. Gill is making arrangements to publish a monthly journal in Fresno in the interest of the breeding of thorooghbred dogs. Charles Klein advertises in this issue a pointer pup by Honest John, out of a bitch by Glenbeigh. This should be a good combination. The exhibitors at Sacramento are making many inquiries at this office regarding the medals and diplomas won at that show. They are not yet in evidence. The American Field calls C H Mason a "cowardly lying car" we thought our Utile would-be contemporary in this city had a monopoly in that line of argument. Jas. Moll shipped the St. Bernard bitch Olive by Lord Hualpa — Bohemian Girl to Presidio Kennels on Wednes- day to be bred to Ksglov Jr., the best sou of Reglov. The Southern California Kennel Club's premium lists ar- rived just as we are going to press. Diplomas are offered in all classes. 8ilver, gold and bronze medals are offered as specials in all classes. Entry fee for large dogs $3 ; medium sized dogs $2 50; small dogs $2. Eotries close April 6 with R. B. Funk, 113 West First street, Los Angeles. H. McCracken has added to his kennel a collie bitch pup whelped January 30ih by Capt. Clifton out of Rixie by Strathmore Ben out of Princess by Lad out of Kiowilla Queen, Strathmore Ben by Ch Dublin Scott out of Effie Dean IT; Capt. Clifton by Hero out of Fannie of Nesseldown by Wellesbourne Oharlie out of Adila Wonder ; Hero by Clifton Hero out of Madge Wildfire. Good stock this. At the meeting of the San Francisco Kennel Club of the 11th instant the bench show committee was increased by the addition of W. S. Kittle, Dr. F. W. D'Evelyn and S. F. Hughes. The club will offer cash prizes of $10. $5 and $3 in the principal classes and $5, $3 and diploma in the less popular clashes. Jas. Mortimer has been invited to act as delegate to the A. K. C._ The regular monthly meeting of the St. Bernard Club of California was held at this office on Wednesday evening, Thomas H. Browne in the chair. The resignation of Franz Frey as delegate to the Pacific Advisory Board was accepted and Dr. W. R. Cluness Jr. was elected to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term. Communications were read from George Bargate, the club's delegate to the A. K. C, and J. E. de Ruyter, president of the San Francisco Kennel Clnb, and action taken on the same. Several important resolutions were adopted, but it is not deemed advisable to make them public property at present. There is a movement on foot to organize a kennel clap Oakland. The Alameda County Sportsman's Associa|i disbanded last week and a good live club wuuld be well ported by fanciers on this side of the bay. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this col free of charge. Please use the following form : SALES. Hugh McCracken (San Francisco) has sold a St. Ben i dog pup whelped July 7, 1896, byReglov — Empress Juni to Jas. Maine, Hornbrook. J. B. Martin (San Francisco, Cal.) has sold a fox tei $ bitch pup, whelped January 31, 1897, by Warren Sa| Blemton Spinaway, to Fred Klein, same place. WHELPS. 0 J Albees' (San Jose, Cal.,) collie bitch Baby Due 37 (Maney Trefoil 12912— Smokey 21911) whelped Feb. 1 5—2 dcgs to same owners Alto Clifton 42995 (Dan B. 3£ — Roslyn Constance 28758). 0 J Albees' (San Jose, Cal.,) collie bitch Roslyn C stance 28758 (Ch Christopher — Wellesborne Lady) whel Feb. 24, il— 9 dogs to Beach Hill Kennels' Gold Dust 41099 (Gold Dust 29213— Stonehurst Lassie 31519. M. Farrell's, San Francisco, fox terrier bitch, Ram' (R?efaway — Goiden Jewel), whelped February 19, II 5—2 dogs, to J. B. Martin's Warren Sage (Champion Wai Safeguard — Warren Duty). VISITS. C. J. Adair's (Lo? Angeles) St. Bernard bitch Gen (Lord Hualpa— Atalanta) to Thoa. H. Browne's Ch. Gr Master (Ch. Hesper — Princess Gilda), February 5th. CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, W1NDPUFFS, \ — and all enlargements, absolutely removed by- QUINN'S Ointment. It ?ias the unqualified endorsement of our lead- ing horsemen and veterinarian*. Me. C. E. Dijtehakt, Cashier State Bank, Slavion. Minn., says : "One bottle cured a very bad case of blood spavin \ on a mare for which I have since been offered §3 - I would not be without it if it cost $5.00 a bottle." We have Jiundreds of such testimonials. Price SI. 50 per Package. Ask your 3 Druggist for it. If he does not beep it we wni send prepaid on S receipt of price. Address ^Y. B. EDDY & CO., White hall, X. V. \ w**9 FOR SALE. Several two-year-old colts and yearlings broke to harness. Sired by HA^IELETONIAJJ'vril.KES dams ANNA BELLE {3), 2:2% dam of La Belle (2), 2:16, and other well-bred, speed-producing dams AIbo several good road horses. Apply GREEN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, FOR SALE. OSE FABER SULEEY. 'P6 PATTERN; NEARLY Dew; 2 f-etsof wheels, Morgan & Wrleht racing tires: weight 29 lbs. Address S. "W. ai'CAJRLEY, San Jose, tor pariiculais, price, etc. NOW READY OFFICIAL 'Turf Guide FOR 189C. A mammoth work ol ; earij -looo pages, contain' log valuable Jnformiuion ol Interest to all sportsmen. Inclo'h (subaUiill*l binding *l V* la 4 morocco l hitnrt»oiuf> Jl'irarv edition . ... .i>< -- In H lUoglUb) c*]t (extra Boej BJ8 iTbe above loctude postage. For Sale by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SI 3 Bonn Street, - ■ San ¥r*nc'.*co. * •) Agf nts^for OOODWrN BROS, of New York. Or of all principal newsdealers and publishers For Sale at a Bargain ZILOPHONE RECORD, 2:34; TRIAL, 3:29. Sired by the great ALT AMONT, fhe greatest sire ol estrpme speed In the world >irst dam BELLE PKlCE, dam of Pricemont,2::6 (sire of bill trazier, 2:14, Alaulemom, v:2l.<$, Zilophone, 2:34); SJulinoojab. 2:264 (siie of leLin, 2:22^); Malheur, 2:27 (sire of Woxie. 2:25 j ; Osf co, 2293j isire « f Deico, £2)M); Daisy Q. (3j,2:3U£, by Dob e. 2:28. i-on of Eriosoii, by JJam- brinu Cbief I f ; second dam by Geo. D. Pr- mice, son of Mambiino Chief H: third d-m by Woodpecker rihor- ougbbredj, sire ot the ioux-niileracenorse, Urey Eagle. ZILOPHONE is a bay hor=e with Mac* point?, stands nearly 16 bands high and weighs 1150 pounds, nilb plenty of sijle and action, and is just the sire that will produce me speed ho.se, the bu^gy horse or the carriage horse. BELLE PRICE, the dam of Zilopbone. is one of the CTeatest broonmares in the No th Pacific Her de scendnnis have always been known tor their race, horse qualities of gameness and endurance, having a di nble 1< lusion ot Mamnrino Chief blood, backed by tbe stout tbnrougbbi- <>d blood ot Woodpecker, w bile Alamunt, the siie of Z'looh n^, has ais • a doub'e in- fusion of Mamuriuo Cbiet blood, backed by strong thoroughbred blood, making Ziiophone in li es of b-eeoiug ce ot the highest-bred stallions on ihe Pa- cific Coast t'-day. ZILOPHONE was foaled in 1979, and is snood ; a woman can arive bim. His progeny is uosurpassed for style, ac ion, soundness, good dts^oHiiou tii ' speed. A sure foal-getter. For further particulars address, W. 8. STOW*. Yreka, Cal. or, W. G. 1. \\.\t;. "Breeder and Sportsman." This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:091.4, dam by Antevnio, 2:I9J<; second dam by : second dam ROSE AUSTIN (dam of Graves, 2:19.) OOTs is a handsome young borsa. undevel ped, but has shown very fast in his short work. After the a ends he will be prepared lor the races TOOTS is a black colt, stands 1?. 2 1* hands, weighs 1,07-5 pounds, I without a weak spot any where. His breeding is of the best, his sire, MONBARS. being bythatgreat aaE WILKES stallion, JAY BIRD, 2:31 W, dam LADY MAUD, 2:18!:j. by GEM. KNOX, etc sou extra Inducement to owners of good mares, I agree to break all horses to harness sired by ARTHUR JTOOTS.and present to theo.vner of any c -It sired byeitherof the above horses the sum of §100 tbat is a yearling record of 2:30 or better; also»200 to the owner of a two-year-old that obtains a recordof 2:20. erma Caah, or Satisfactory Note at Time of Service. Good Pasturage at Reasonable Rates. W The best of care lafc'eftjW mares, but no responsibility assumed for .accidents or escapes. For further particulars ftoTOress, LOUIS SCHAFFER, 476 Tenth. Street, Oakland:; or, P IKY. A. CHAPMAN, Direct Stables, Arbor St., Cor. Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. 7 The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SIBED BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; second dam MIssTrahern, by Gen. McClelleo : third dam Belle Mahone {graodam of Voucher}, by Norfolk; fourth dam Maid ot Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros Is a full br-.ther to Anteeo, 2:ifi,'-i, Ante^olo, 2:19.!-i, etc., being by Electioneer, out of Columbloe, by A. W. Rich- mond. An teres is thesire nf Antidote, 2:1034, Nelly F., 2:13M. and seventeen others in 2:30 list. Nephew Is the sire ol twenty-one in the list, and Is consioered one ol tbe strongest-bred sires ever brought to California. Gen. McClellan 144 sired Dan "Voorhees, 2:23}|, St. Helena, 2.27J2, etc., and the dam of Beaury lie., 2:14^, etc. The rest ot the pedigree ot Dudley rests upon the very stoutest ol thoroughbred lines. DE8CH I PTIOX— DUDLEY is a bay in color, black points,. stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetrica Hy-made horses in Calif rnfa. He has the kindest disposition, Is-Ievel -beaded, and as for his speed, it. is well known tbat his record of 2:14 Is no mark of him. His progeny In Humboldt Connty are spoken oi as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trilby, got a mark ol 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding is unsurpassed, and with his individuality he should make a great name as a sire ot hand- some, level-headed hordes, fit either for track or road— hordes that will sell. DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at mv place. Hay wards, Alameda County. Terms— $50 the Season. C3T Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at f 3 PER MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Fur runner particu- lars address - MILO KNOX, Haywards, Oal. SUTTER ST. BEST IN THE CITY. HAMMAM baths •-*-• DR. ZIMMERMAN. CHIROPODIST ., Between Stockton and Powell 172 ©fye Qveebsv cm& ^pcxtetncau Makch 13, Coney Island Jockey Club EVENTS TO CLOSE Monday, March 15 th UNDER THE EULES Of THE JOQKLY GLU3 AHD HA- T10ML STEEPLECHASE iSS.tlATIO FOR THE June Meeting Tuesday, June 22, Saturday, July 10 THE CONEY ISLAND GBAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CH ASK— SI, 500. FOB FOUR TEAKS OLD AND UP- WARDS -HANDICAP. By subscription of ff20 each. Started to pay S 0 additional. The winner to receive Sl,20u; tbe second S2Q0. and the third 8100. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Full Steeplechase Course. THE BAY HURDLE BACE-S1.500. FOR FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP- TVARDS-HANDICAP. By subscription of 820 each, tiiarteis to pay 850 additional. Tne winner to receive Si.Seo: toe second S.'io. and the tbiid 3)00. Weights to be announced three days beiorethe race. Two miles over eight hurdles, on turf. THE STIRRUP CUP-SI, 500. TO BE RUN SATDEDAY. JUNE 26, 1897. FOR THREE YEARS OLD AND UP- WARDS AT WELTER* WEIGHTS, By sub- scription of b20 each. Starters' to pay S2o additional The wiunerto receive SS0 ; the second 8250; the third SlaO; the rider of the winner to receive Plate to tbe value of S100. To be ridden by gentlemen, whose names, with credentials, must be lodged with tbe Clerk of the Course at tne track, not later than 2 p. m on tbe day preceding the race. These credentials to be submitted to the Committee, who may rej,-ct any name without giving a reason for so doing. Overweight to any amount allowed if de- clared thirty minutes before the 6rst race of the day. Tbe horse winning tbe Amateur Cup at Mor- ris Park to carry 7 pounds more .than he then car- ried. One mile and a sixteenth, on turf. Nominations to be addressed to the Clerk of the Course, Coney Island Jockey Club, Fifth Avenue, cor. 22 Street, New York. Entry blanks may be obtained at the office of tbe Beeedeb and Sportsman, or from any of Its repre- sentatives at the Ingleside Track. Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES ni\TER.MHBTI.\n. 1S96-9T MARCH 8th to 20th Inclusive, AT Oakland Race Track Radnor Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. BAIN OR sfllNE FIVB Oa MORS i RACKS BACH DAY. RACES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP Ufy I-Vrrv Bonis leave Ban Francisco at 12 u and 12.3U. iiio, i:30and 2 P. m.. conn ec ting wittt thelracf Kq trail o* Train «. Fresno Jockey Club FRESNO OAL. SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST DAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 37, 1897. Purse. FIRST RAC01— Running, Owners' Handicap.tbiee- quarte ra ot a mile ~. _ floO SE USD KA'E — Kunoii'K, one quarter mile anu reneattValador barred) 100 THIRD Bauaj.— Kunnlug, flve-elshths of a mile... 100 HK 0.\D D.4Y-WhD\K8l)AV, APRIL. 38. FIRST RACE— Running, • wuer's Handicap, i lne- sixteenths of a mile 150 SE, <»N R vCE— Hunmng. Ponies HV£ hands high, top weight 15" pjiinda.3 pounds' allowed for evtTi inch under: half mi'e _ 100 THIRD KA E— Running, mree-eighths mile and repeat (Vallador paired) 1Q0 THIRD DAY-THUHSDAV. \PHIL 29. FIRST RACE— Running, seven elgh-anf a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, half mile and repeit.. ILO 1HIKD KACt- Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and < ne-.*Ixieeuih mil s U0 Fi'lRIH DAY-FHIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low sea e ... 150 SEC Nl> RA( E -Kunniog, Owner's Handicap, flve-eightbsof a mile : jfo THIRD tvACE— Pou> race, five-eighths of a mile lto FIFTH DAY-SATURDVY. MAY 1. 101,000 lor Overnight Itnee-. CONDITIONS. Weight forage unless otherwise specified. American Racing huli*s to go\ern; *iu eu trance to all races: $10 additional to sc atch. Entries cios-> dpiil 15, 1897, Entrance money must accompany ail enisles. Nor ce will be declare uB where there are four or more en- tries Money div d d. bu pe>- cent, to flist and .0 ier ceui. io second. Address all entries and applications for stalis and other particulars to L. ROCKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOX 11. Fresno, Cal. UGgr Cndtrsame management there will be a FIVE DAY-' MEEUNh at Baken-fleld tbe week following. All purses guaran- teed. Green Meadow Faim HOME OF Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 BIRE OF PHfE BE WILK V 8, winning race record, 2 :OS 1 -2 Rocker (p), race record .'2: 1 1 Tomait Mc (p), race record 2:11 1-4 ft'ew Kra (4, p),winningrace rec,. 4th heat, 2:13 Seville (3), lace record 2:17 1--! ce t Sunday f.om wharf oetween Washington aud Jackson Streets, San I- 1 ;n, clsco. Address. THOB. ROACH, Agent, Lakevllle, Sonoma Co., Cal. (MB Business College, 24 Post St. BAH FRANCISCO.^ The most popular school on the Coast. e. P. H3CALD|,Presiaent, 8. HAXJrv mil fnr t 'Iron!.™. Leading Sire of Hi Performer ByAllOlt 33 Dam Sne Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by Imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of i897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Chehalis, p Del Norte, p....... EllaT., p Doc Sperry. p.....' Patbmont, p Alteo Mirookus.sire o Klamath And 32 otheij All race recoi LIMITED TO TWENTY FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is tbe champion sire of 2:10 performers, being Hie only horse living or dead with fix credit He has taken a leading position among l be loremosi Vr«miig hires ot the country under sne ditions thai phenomenal ability alone has savert him irom obiiviuii. A very small proportion el b: geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men As a partial traiion of his meagre advantages, it mav be stated that he hHS never prodmed a colt from a pacing mare, or irom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descen lant of (j Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, hidnev or Dexter Prince Oregeu and Washing. on have produced 2:10 performers, and EVrRY ONEof these are ALTAMON1S. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of aee is in the full vigor prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except lor hts hliudness— the result of an accident — iswiihout ble He has never t-irert a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, browns or blacks. He li located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street. I etween Santa Clara ai d Central avt Alameda local S P. and Narrow Gauge tiains from San Francisco, slop within two blocks of stablt Oakland and Alameda electric care, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, WALDST 12,59 ■a f •a U HE SOD Breeding tinpxcelled. Fi*d by Director, first dam Ke'ly W„ hyFlectionecr (full sister to W„ 2:20. ^ire of l.ittle Albert. 2: lu); seennr dam lister, by .lohn Nelson ; third dam 1 amotc mare, cl Aurora, 2:. 7. and Hazel. 2:28. WALDsTEIN'Sfirst. second and ihir-i dams are all p'odnceis. He of ihe be^t t'rnduciug sonsof Director, and in citifnrmntion agrand individual; t-)nk first prpioiB Stite Fair over such geat horses as Knight. '1; U. and Zombro, tliree year oil record 2:lH^, He l| the five-mile race record of the world, 13:05 1-3, aid l-evec sire I a co"t th«t wm n..t si WALDStEINi^sirtjof Lady W'aldslein, 2: 15; Humhoidt Mai «,2;17; .l^ck >V.. 2: 9^: Native Son. 5 Swiftbird, 2:29^ (both three years old). The dim^ntail tbe-^ehave no records nor did thev ever prl any in the 2:30 Lst. Come aud see WALDSTElN'd coIls go _ before booking your maies elaeig TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY lst.) rnsnal return privileges IT I still own the horse. He will be kept ai Sacramento race trac day. and Woodland two da, a. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodlant The King of All Large Trotting Stallio JAMES Mil, 2:173-4 |Gn \\ Trinl 2:12, driven by W. Maben. Sired by ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LUJ7PATOHEN, by Geo. M. Pat< second dam Fanny Branham, b7 American Boy Jr.: third dam P by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lelia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet M son, 2r80, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (triil2:21 3-4 JAME^ MAD [SON is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1,300 pounds. He is one of the best propor horses of his size llviugand his progeny havestyle, size, rinlgo, perfect legs and feet, iron constitutions, 8pl dlsposiflons and the purest gait Imaginable. They ardall speedy. There never was a James Madison that cannot show a 2:30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL 11 KIT it* PR1V1LEUKS) For further particulars, address J. :&£. KTEZiSOW, Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 \ THE GH1MPI01 FOUHEiR-OLO IN GALIFDRH a Sire, Oil AS. DEkBY, 2:20 (sou ot stein ay, •2;2S%,aml Ki [tpjr J dam ot 4 in 2;S0, by Electioneer), dam BEKTHA (dam "i Efl Bee. 2:26^ as a yeanlnj; Elf, 1:124, trial 2: 12 pacing; Kd Lafferty, 2:16^, trial 2: 10i, sister to B. Wilkes 2; i:i\,and Alailc, sire offuur lu •JiiO, by Alcantara, 2: :3 (son of deorge Wlikesand Alma Mater);* dam B rcena (dam ot Bayaid Wilkes, 2: 13->4 t, by Bayard (son ot fiiot Jr.); third dam Blandina (dam o gert, King t-eneand four other producing sires), by Mambrloo Chief 11: fuurlh dam Birch mare (dam lind, 2:2l*i, and Donald, 2:^7), by Parker's Browu Hlloi (sire of fourth dim of Nancy Hanks, 2*4), s no! wick's Copperhotiom, and out of a ttmrougbored mire. To show how well Diablo'scoits have shown Iti necessary to say that five were handled for speed In 189G Following are tbelr trials : Two-year-old quarter, .*G seconds; a two year-old, one-quurser, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearllug quarter. 35 seconds; a two year-old, six weeks' work, one quarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial nnie.tr 2:24. DIABLO will make tbe seas, n ot 1897 at Fleasauton. geivi e lee, SftO. Address, \VM. MUR1IY, Plen8onton,Cal, n»r ' "Bed '-■ '-'■- . ■■ m BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE HART BOSWELL -SEALERS IX - 612 to 616 Sacramento Street, a P. No. 13,699. This splendidlv-formed trotting stallioi sired b* ONWARD, 2:!25 1-4 (son Of UEO. WILKES] and DOLLY, dam uf DlKE'/ToR, 2:17. THOKNDALE., etc.), Mre of 113 in 2:3d list; dam NANCY LEE (dii NANCY HANKS, 2:01. and DICTATOR WIlK GS. sired 2:30 list), by Dictator; second dnm SOPHY (t-rniidum of Mike Wilbes. T.\§%. Ira WiUts. 2:2:%, ai sires Aortaii Wilki snnd Ira Wilkesj by Jidvvni Forrest 49; third dnm Suphrunia. by Brown Pilut; 1 dam bv Be.lrand; tifih J.£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest I9and a mare by 81r Charles thoroughbred); second dtm Mary (dam of Apex. 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam oi Creole. 2:15: Eagle, 2:19J4), by Flastail 8132; third dam bv Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:25^, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:1- J£. outof Gracie, by Anhurlon 3fi5: second dam Old Lsdy, by David Hill Jr. "EL COME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and bis reputation &* the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is f*r superior to many that have estreme speed . but are laekiDg in courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands 16 hands, and is one of the best- formed horse3 in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27% when a four year-old, and was put to pacing last year. He started in Montana without a record and won money in ever? race he Started. He won some of the most stubbornly-contested racesseeu iu 1896. od pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MEEK, Haywards, Cal. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:25|, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. GHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1S94. His get were the Blue Kibbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897, Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville, per 8. P. R. R , via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pastnrage, 85 per month; hay and grain, 810 per month. For terms for other stallions and further particular!. address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116. 7 ""V RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W., 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4 He is the Sire of "IRVINGTON BEIXE," 2:24 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS, 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February 15th, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvington, Alameda County, until March lRt, and from that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park. San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of bis get. We invite special inspection of these voungsters by the public, as for beaaty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS' $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL EETURN PBIVILKGES. 11 fee s payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for 85 per month, or grained for S10 per month. Stock well cared for, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. V warded tiold Medal 41 California gtat*- Falr 1893. Every horse ownw vho values his stock *h- uld constantly have supply ot It od hand- 't improves sml keeps ■trick in the pink ol con- Mtlon. Manhattan Food Go. BRAND. San Mateo Cal Asfe your grocer or dealtiBifit GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PK0PR1E TOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of G4ZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KiTGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTURAGE $3.50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us In San Francisco -will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. S&~ For farther particulars, address OHAS. S. NEAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or. H. G. SINCLAIR, Lakevllle, Sonoma County, Cal. The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES, 2081 (REGISTERED 0232) WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. I. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL Terms- $25 for the Season. REYMnTJR WLKF.^ was sired by th Klneof ih<> Wilkes family. Guy Wilfcei. 2:1 "#. dam Eirly Bird, hy Plavmali ("mthe'- r- Bfu«v. 2: ,5'4j: second rlara Lucy, h O d Fellow (s >n of Chlirn urmi: third dam by a son of Williamson's Beim >nt: fourth dam bv Baekhawk "67. Playmafl wm b»- Mike 34 >3 (tie hy V rmont 32.', out ff the PeLlger mare), out of Kate AlcDouough (dam ul Ella Lewis, 2.27, and grauddam of -EYMODR W'LKEJ stands Ifihan-'s hi b and wlshs 1200 ponnds. He Is seal brnwn In rolor and 'n con- formation Is one ol ihu mrai symmetrical • f auy in CiiCorul* His qua itles us a lt-vel-bea< ed.grtme an I . pppdv racfb rsjare n> own In ail bo^emen. He i- ih-- f'a-t>*Nl »o « of th- mlahtv liuv W like* ai'd in hlsma'e'nal Pid>> trafps t > ibe ve'-y best of f-ires and duos He has an Iron cms 1 uilo ■, and allow e>8 of g od mares that wan b- rsf-s that w[t| have bre-dlnfj, size, none, qua Ity, g"Od risp..»it on and extreme sp ed, shoulo" not overismaxu [March 13, 189' EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES IKEcKXBTNlS^Zlli Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oaliland Trotting F'&.-rls., a-t SlOO tlio Season. As a \ Nine - Year - Old Stallion, McKinney's List Leads all Others in the 'World for av- erage Speed. jBnny Mc, 3 2:12 McZeus,4 2:13 ZOuibro/3 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Harvey Mc, 2 2:18 Julia D., 3 2:161-4 Jency Mc, 2...„ 2:20 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4, 2:25 3-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Osito, 2 2:30 Pat Cooney, trial 2:19 Monte, 3, trial 2:28 3-4 True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON wi]| be kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO! AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return PrivflagesIL Payable on Removal of Mares. With a limited chance in tbe stud, True Briton hi already shown himself to be a great sire. Key del Ba' didos, i'r. in a non-producing mare time bad alrearj had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record, 3:57J4 i 2'-2 miles; Her Majesty (dead), won 11 out of H siarti Walter J., (also out ot a non-prortucen, a horse wlih great turn ot speed, i as. finished outside the more but a very few times out of nearly one hundred starl Virgie A. and Zeta, both winners, beiDg the only othi ones to represeut this loy ally-bred stallion on the rai Ins turf th5s year. From this showing there is but one Inference to 1 drawn, and that is, that True Briton is a sure getter winners: mares that have never thrown a winner any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get wlnne and class horses at that. R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. Li. No stallion of his age and record has such a shoeing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year- olds with records better than 2:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal li/i /-* hC I tVI MTV ^ jur-year-olu form, uiuh he met the great Azote. 2:0 IV tthe aged campaigner), never was beaten, and In one of bh race* with this horse he was at Ids shoulder, being tunei separately In 2:08. Sired by Sable Wilkes, 2:18, dam Ellen May lie v. 2:22. by Director, 2:17; second dam Ladv Krnest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hlbbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:26:iO- Term, for the Benson. $75. PRINCE'AIRLIE, 28,045. PRINTB VI Hi, IK 2S.045, hay stallion, foaled in 1892. stands lfihandP and weighs 1,200 pounds. He Is a remarkably handsome horao, stylish, evenly-proportioned, and Is considered bv all who have seen him to be perfection in ever? respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he hus entirely recovered he will be put In training thlfl year. As a yearling, when only parily broken, he trolled quartern in 0:373^. He is sired by Guy Wilkes, 2:1514, dam Chantllly (tr al 2:2,1, last hull in 1:08), by Nutwood, 2:18^; second dam Creoon (dam of Love'aco. 2:20, and Betsy Brlttou, 2:2(K*i i, by Prlncep.s ">: at Burll 'g.me, San Mateo county. All hills are due fll time ot service, and must be paid by August 1st No stock allowed to leave the place until all bills are paid. t-eaaon commences February 1st and ends August 1, 1897. FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number of ap- proved mares for the season of 1S97, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT S50 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our pos session in 1898. Zamar II, RUINART JOAj Will serve a limited inumber of first-class mares I the SEASON OF 1S97, at the Menlo Stock Farm AT $100, With usual return privileges. ;. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Kav- elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazan, and Lovelight. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire ot Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main- stay, McFarlane, Mollie R., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, $5.00 per month ; hay and grain, SlO.OO per month. For further particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm MENLO PARK, SAN MATEO, CAL. For further particulars apply to j&mes McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. ONLY $85 ONLY $8 "THE GREATEST TIMER EVEB MADE" Wit CORBITT, - San Mateo Slopl? Farm, Buvlingame, San Matco^County, Cal. Absorbine REMOVES Bursal Enlargements, Thickened Tissues, Infiltrated Parts, m Puff or Swelling, 1,ny without laying the horse up. Does not blister, stain or re- move the hair. $2.00 a bottle. Of progressive dealers, or W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 34 Amherst St-» Springfield, Mass. If interested, write, A. HIRSOHMAN, Manufacturing Jeweler and Watch Maker, has It received an Invoice of TIMERS' WATCHES Which for the price are unexcelled by any big priced watch made. Open face, 14 caret, medium size, elegantly fl ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement and split timed. This watch is particularly constructed for the 1 of horsemen and others who are inclined to use a watch roughly while riding. Hi te'i :: c BEMEMBEB THB PLACE 10 POST ST.. UXDER MASONIC TFMP1 San Jose Race Tract TROTTING TRACE PICNICGROUND3 RUNNING THAI fei The beautiful, convenient and popular gr.undi known as AG RICrLTUR *L PARK, San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLE3J Who are putting the same In suitable condition fortl^, accommodation ot picnics and other attractions, 1Z The attention of horsemen Is called to the fact til both the trotting and running tracks will be kept] In firs-class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort (or horsemen, lfgo_d treatment.moderate charges and first-class accommodations are appreciated. Address, C, F. 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Champions "SEFTON HERO," '-WELLE^BORN CHARLIE," "CHRISTOPHER" and "METCHXEY WONDER" hlood. Three fine 11 iters on hand. O. J. ALBRK. Prop. Lawreuce, Santa. Clara County, Cal. Echo Cocker Kennels. FOR SALE Puppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches In Whelp AT STUD CH\LI,EXCE BROMA 17,064. WOOULAAD JbRSUV, C. K. C, 2511. BROOD BITCHES BESSIE B. 29, 20*. lstat Stockton. 1-A.tiY hTTA 41, 488, '1st and special, Stockton. Bi,U K UCCHKSS. V. K. C. 2775, by Black Duke 8-194. A. *\ DAVENPORT, Prr-pr, Ui Main Si.. Stockioo, Cal. IRISH SETTERS. The owner of four fine-looking, gentle and sound mires, about 15 2 hands, one naviug a record below twenty; two can beat twenty, and anotuer not quite so fast, desires to tell them. Ttiey are at a country farm and will be shown and tried to anybody desiring to purchase. Oneofihem would be a great mare for the -10 class. One can show a two-a inuie gait for a quartpr. and will go to the halt any time in J:OS. and the other is Ihe gentlest lady's mare In the State ot California. Breoluthei urple. Ad.iress, "BREEDER." For Sale or Exchange For Draft Stallion, COX BRI > (2:36), by Antevolo* first dam Frolic by Altoona; secood dam Ilga by Budd Hoble; third dam by Young Belmont He stands 1G.1 hands, weighs 1,150 pounds, isaseal-brown in color is very gentle and easy to haudlp. sound and In fine condition, and is 8 years old. Address, E. W. DATIRS _ Watson vllle, Cal. ■REMEMBER- Tomlinson Gun Shot- Gleaners Have a bearing surface of 4 square Inches on the in- side of the barrel, ihereby dolag Its work quickly and thoroughly, and wearing longer. The frame is made of brass, and there being no wear on it what- ever, lasts a lifetime. The brass wire gauze sides when worn out can be replaced for 10 cents a pair. More of them in nse than all others combined. Made in gauges from 8 to 20. Sent postpaid SI .no. 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PALACE HOTEL STAKES — For three- vear-old trotters eligible tn the 3:00 class, 850 each, the As-snciatt n toadd $300. Entrance In the Above Stakes as Follows No. 4. "WESTERN STAKES-For two-year- old paeers.S 0 each. the Association toadd $250 No. 5 CALIFORNIA STAKES— Free for all lhrrere*r-niri pacers, SjO each, the Association toadd $300. No. 6. PACIFIC STAKES— For three-Year- old pacers el ei r tbe (-take monev. divided two thirds and one-ihim, A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first and third money, but in no other cate will a hoise be entitltd to more than one money. Stakes for Two-year-olds to be mile heats, best 2 in 3. for Three-year-olds, mile beats, best 3 in 5. No horse owned in the State of ralif.»niia by others than members of this. Association is eligible to these stakes {bona fide ownership requited), but horses owned outtide of the Stale of California are eligi- ble thereto, reeardlessof membership. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.— Persons desirons of making entries In the above states and who have n«-t as yet J -med ihe P. (.*. T. H B A Fhnuld mabeapplication for membership to the Secretary by April 1. 1;97. Membership fee £25, which coveis annual dues lor one year, eniiuin members to all privileges. Send all commnniralioDS to F. W. K^LLEY, Secretary. B. P. HBALD, President. 22 1-2 Geary Street, San Francisco. FOE SALE FBOM THE ESTATE OF ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28 370, Bay stallion, foaled 1*89, by LIVE OAK UERO, No. 28.369 (SOD. o DIRECTOR, 2:17. No. 1989. and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLATJS. 2:17, No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 187, etc. ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kiud disposition, is level-headed fast and game He trotted a mile in his work last season over a heavy track in 2:16; last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2:22 classes In which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of them are being handled in Santa Rosa and aie very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1883. by NUTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER. 2:21%. by ANTEEO, No. 7858; TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24.S97, by ANTEEO No 7868; NICK RUSSELL (trial 2:31),by SILAS SKINNEk, No 10,(81 ;OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAStKJNNE No. 10,631, was broken last fall and showed a quarter in 38 seconds when hardly bridlewise; ROB LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 28,370, has pacej quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing Ibis one. Her get are always fas She has produced fast ones from three different slallionB and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. LUMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTark. Santa Rosa. Cal. ENLARGED TO MEET THE EVER-INCREASING PATRDNACE. 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They were well contested, too, there being only one race won easily daring the day. Four favorites and three long shots gathered in the dejirable por- tion of the purses, hence the speculating public had no dis- mal howl to emit over the running of the various events. The surprises were in the 6rst and last races. Bourbon, a horse bred in the southern part of the State, led from the rise of the barrier to the sighting-rod in the first. He was as good as 30 to 1 in the betting, bat was backed to 10's at post time. Key El Salto, winner of the third, was at 5 to 1, and in the last Sallie Clicquot's $2,100 brother (supposed to be the rankest counterfeit ever thrown on the public) made every post a winning one, and though all out at the finish, was a length in front at the right spot. The mile and a fur- long race between Judge Denny and Morte JFonsewasone of the prettiest ever seen here, not over a neck separating the pair for over a mile, while for about a quarter they ran stride for stride as one horse, there not being any discernible ad- vantage. Cash Day's easy win in such fast time stamps him a rare good one, and Lincoln won the mile handicap in bis usual game fashion. The first race, five furlongs, brought eleven to the post. UfT to a fair start, Bourbon early got to the fore, leading by a length at the half and two lengths at the three-quarters, Iron Jacket second, lapped by Monitor. Woodland Belle came out of the bunch m the last furlong, but could not catch Bourbon, who won driven out by a scant length, Wood- land Belle second, three lengths before Adam Andrew, who came very fast the last pait of it. Time, 1:02$. Bourbon was at 12 to 1 (backed from 30), Woodland Belle 12 to 5, Adam Andrew 5 to 1, Miss Ross 3£ (6 once), Siegfried 4, others 12 to 150 tol. The second race was for three-year-olds, six furlongs. Do- lore got a shade the best of the send-off and led Lena by two lengths past the half and into the homestreteh, Cavallo third. Dolore's lead was cut to a length half-way down the home- stretch, bat she drew away again. Cavallo was catching her at the finish, but Dolore won by a length, Cavallo second, four lengths from Lena, who beat imp. Mistral s> small mar- gin. Time, 1:17. ■ Dolore was at 16 to 5. uavallo 5 to 1, Lena 8, Tom Smith 4, others 8 to 50 to 1. The third race, three and one-half furlongs, broughc twelve to the barrier. Off to a good Jtart, Little T. G-., on the fly, was in front by over a length turning into the straight, Key El Salto second, a block in front of Thorpe. SKey El Salto drove hard all the way down the bomestretcb, and getting up in the last forty yards, won by a neck, Little T. Gf. second, eight lengths before Thorpe, who was nearly as far in front of Charles Le Bel. Time, 0:42£. Rey El Salto was at 5 to 1, Little T- G. 3 to 1, Thorpe 11 to 5, Charles Le Bel Zl (played from 6 to 1), others 12 to 100 to 1. The fourth was a mile and a furlong, with five starters. Morte Fonse ran a head in front of Judge Denny past the quarter, Adolph Spreckels three lengths away. It was the same passing the half. Denny and Fonse ran stride for stride until nearing the three quarters, where Fonse showed a neck to the good. Denny, against the rails, got up to Morte about a sixteenth from home, and in a hair-raising finish won by nose, Morte Fonse four lengths before Adolph Spreckels. Time, 1:55. Judge Denny was at 3 to 2, Morte Fonse 4£ to 1 (as good as 8), Adolph Spreckels 4$, Palomacita 11 to 5, Hotspur 300 to 1. The fifth race was at seven furlongs. Sallie Clicquot broke in front to a bad start, in which Installator was practically left. Sallie Clicquot led George Miller two Ieogtus past the quarter. At the half it was Sallie first by two and a half lengths, Cash Day second; a head before Miller. Cash Day ran up very fast nearing the three-quarters, and on the final turn he and Clicquot were head and head. The mare was beaten when over a sixteenth from home, and Cash Day won tasily by one and a half lengths, Sallie Clicquot six lengths before George Miller, on whom Salvation was lapped. Time, 1:27| — a great ran. Cash Day was at 6 to 5, Sallie Clicquot 3 to 1, George Miller 6, Installator 6v, Salvation 10, ZylDha 200 and Charles A. 300 to 1. A mile selling race came nest. They were away to a good start, except Benamela, who was seven or eight lengths behind when he got goinp. Nebula and Yankee Doodle ran head and head past the quarter and half, about three lengths in front of Lincoln, who gained steadily from the half pole, and was but little over a length behind the leader, Yankee Doodle, turning for home. Doodle and Nebula turned wide, Lincoln close, and getliug^up between the eighth and six- teenth posts in the homestretch, Lincoln won driven out by two and a half lengths, Yankee Doodle second, half a leDgth before Benamela, who beat Summertime a head. The former ran a much better race tnan the winnej. Time, 1:41|, L;n- coln was at evens (backed from 9 to 5), Summertime 2 to 1 (opened at 6 to 5), Yankee Doodle 6A, Nebula 10 and Bena- mela 15 to 1. The last race of the day was at six furlongs, for three-year- olds. M. Clicquot went to the front and was never headed winning all out by a length, Tulare second, four lengths from May R , on whom Naranja was just lapped. Time, 1:15J. St. Distaft was prominent for nearly half a mile. Mrs. Shade showed no speed, M. Clicquot was at 15 to 1 (20 once), Tulare 10, May R. 50, St. Distaff 8 to 5, NaraDJa and Mrs. Shade 3 to 1, others 10 ta 60 to 1. FIFTY-3EVENTH DAY — SATUBDAY, MABCH 13. In the first, six and one-half furlongs, they were away to a good start. Grover C. led past the half by half a length, Mulberry second, a head before Billy Ayres. Mulberry was leading Billy Ayres at the final turn, Grover C. a length away, two lengths from Baron. Rapido, sixth into the home- stretch, came very strong, and getting up near the finish, won driving by a head. Mulberry second, two lengths from Podiga, on whom Baron was lapped. Time, 1:23^. Rapido was at 40 to 1, Mulberry 2£, Podiga 40, Baron 3&, others 8 to 100 to 1. The second was a split of the first race, and fifteen came to the post. They were sent away to an excellent start, Came U., Eventide and Vera being 1-2-3. Lovdal's head showed in front of Senator Grady's at the half, Franco lapped on the Senator, Veva close up. At the three-quarters it was Senator Grady first by a head, Lovdal second, two leDgths from Midas. The leaders ran head and head down the homestretch, Senator Grady winning cleverly by a nose, Lovdal second, a dozen lengths from Midas, third. Franco was fourth, three lengths further away. Time, 1:21 i>- — a fast run. Senator Grady was at 3 to 2 (9 to 5 oncel, Lovdal 7 to 5, Midas 4J to 1, others 30 to 300 to 1. The Racing Stakes, half a mile, came next. The value of the stake wa6 $1,000. of which $200 to second and $100 to third. They were off" to a good start, but Free Lady was on her stride best and opened up a gap of four lengths in the first sixteenth, leading The Cheat by three lengths at the three-quarters. The Cheat, under the whip, closed up on Free Lady and and over a sixteenth from home got up to her. She came again, however, and won driving by a length, The Cheat second, as far from Thorpe. Roxey Murphy was fourth, five lengths further awav. Time, 0:48£, the track record. Free Lady was at 2£ to 1, The Cheat 3 to 5, Thorpe and Col. Dan (coupled) 7 to 1, Roxey Murphy 25 to 1. The Oakland Handicap, one and a quarter miles, was fourth on the programme. The stake was $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Howard S. set the pace for nearly a quarter, then Thelma and Lincoln took up the running, being heads apart past the quarter and half, How- ard S. and Judge Denny together, one and a half lengths away. Thelma was done for three furlongs from home, and Lincoln led at the final turn by three lengths, Howard S. second. Lincoln drew away even further half-way down the stretch, but Howard S. was now driven, and eating up day- light very fast, got up to Lincoln a few yards of the finish, and won by the shortest of noses, Lincoln eight lengths be- fore Judge Denny. Thelma was a distant fourth and Peter the Second absolutely last. Time, 2:07£. Howard S. was at 6 to 5, Lincoln 11 to 5, Judge Denny 15 to 1, Thelma 8 (played from 10), Peter the Second 5£ to 1. The fifth race was at a mile. They were off to a very poor start, David in front. Dayid and True Blue ran lapped past the quarter and half, Aquinas two and a half to three lengths away. David led by three lengths into the homestretch, where Aquinas turned very wide,losing three or four lengths, and when Clawson did get Aquinas straightened away he did not ride him with any sense jor judgment. David won by one and a half lengths from Lost Girl.who beat Aquinas half a length for place. Time, 1:42|. David was at 9 to 5 (2 to 1 . for some time), Lost Girl 50 to 1, Aquinas 3 to 5, True Blue 12 and Little Scott 30 to 1. In the sixth, six furlongs, there was a delay of about half an hour, and finally, after two recalls, the barrier wenl up to a very straggling Btart, Toano showing first and Col. Wheeler second. Col. Wheeler and Toano ran head and head past the half. Applause two and a half lengths away. Col. Wheeler turned into the homestretch a length in front of Toano, on whom Applause was lapped. Applause got to the front about a sixteenth from home and won by a length, Col. Wheeler second, a length from McLight, who came from the clouds. Time. 1:14. Applause was at 8 to 5, Col. Wheeler 10 to 1, McLight 15, Mainstay 6, others 10 to 500 to 1. The last race was one and a half miles over Bix hurdles. Flashlight, away about fourth, got to the front in the first furlong, led Tuxedo six lengths at the stand, two lengths at the quarter and half, eight lengths at the three quarters. Arundel was third for about a mile and a furloDg. Tuxedc and Auteuil finished up very strong, and Flashlight appeared to be dying away. He won by a short head from Tuxedo, but we are of the opinion that Paters could have made the margin considerably larger had he wished, Auteuil was third, about two lengths away and ten lengths before Hello, who broke down. The time was 2:46J — a good run. Flash- light was at 3 to 5, Tuxedo 10 to 1, Auteuil 30 (50 once), Hello 4i, others 10 to 50 to 1. FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY — MONDAY, MARCH 15. The first race was for three-year-old maidens, six furlongs. Lupula was first to show and led by a head past the half, Halsey and Spven Up coming next. Seven Up was first at the final turn by half a length, Hahey and Velox head and head. Velox came out cf the bunch in the last sixteenth and won with ridiculous ease by two lengths, Cogent second, one and a half lengths before Argestes. Schweitzer smeared Whitman on the track near the five-furlong pole, but be was not injured. The time was 1:17J. Velox was at 2£ to 1 (16 to 5 once), Cogent 10 (played from 12), Major Fludd 3, Lu- pula 7, others 10 to 60 to 1. The second race was at six furlongs. 02 to a good start, Altamax showed in front for about a furlong, then Peril, who was sixth away, passed him, leading past the half by four lengths, Altamax second, two from Edgemount, Big Chief and Installatrix, heads apart. Peril was six lengths to the good at the three-quarters, but Altamax came fast, and the black mare tiring, he got up to her about a sixteenth from home and won by nearly four lengths, Peril four from Don Ciarencio, who was fourth at the final turn. Big Chief was fourth, a head behind the Dod. Time, 1:15£. Altamax was at 9 to 10 (backed from 6 to 5), Peril 5 to 1, Don Ciar- encio 5, others 10 to 100 to 1. The third was six furlongs. To a good start Fanny 8. dashed away in front, leading Tulare four lengths at the half and three leDgths at the final turn, Rosalbra third. Tulare had Fanny S. beaten a sixteenth from home, and Hennessy became over-confident, St. Distaff coming like a streak on the outside and stealing the race, which he won by a head, Tu- lare second, a length from Fanny S. Time, 1:16. St. Dis- taff was at 3 g- to 1 (5 once), Tulare 9 to 5 (played from 11 to 5), Fanny S. 25 to 1, others 10 to 40 to 1. The fourth, half a mile, brought nine two-year-olds to the post. They got a good start. Rey El Salto went to the front and opened up two lengths of davlight in the first eighth, and was one and one-half lengths to the good at the final turn, Little T. G., Los Prietos and Gypceiver close together. Rey El Salto was not headed, winning handily by two lengths, Little T. G , just lasting to beat Gypceiver half a head for the place, Los Prietos fourth. Time 0:49. Rev El Salto and Los Prietos (coupled) were at 9 to 5, Little T. G , 5 to 1, Gypceiver 12 to 5, Hermoso 5 to 1, others 8 to 100 to 1. The fifth, one mile, brought out seven. To a fair start Logan Bhowed first *-nd led Encino a head at the quarter, Miss Ruth lapped on Encino. Lovdal was badly bumped on the first turn by Castanette. Encino was first by a leDgth at the half and two lengths at the three-quarters, Logan second, a length from Miss Ruth. Lovdal was sixth at the latter point, but getting through in the homestretch, camejon and 178 ffifye gxz&ev txtib gp&vt&tnatu [March 20, 1897 won gamely by half a lengih from Eocino, wbo beat Logan a head, Instigator fourth. Time, 1:43K Lovdal was at evens (7 to 5 once), Eocino 75 to 1, Logan 3, Instigator 4, St. Aig- non 7, Castanette and Miss Ruth 100 to 1. In the sixth, five furloogs, for three-year-olds, after quite a delay, they got a poor eeud-off. Scotch Rose, second away, led by four lenalhs at the half, Chenille second, five lengths from Fortunate, on whom Etta EL, cff badly, was lapped. Scotch Rose led by four lenglhs at the three-quarters, Che- nille six lengths from Fortunate and Etta H., close together. Scotch Rose was not headed, winning handily by three lengths, Chenille second, a head before Etta H., Fortunate a distant fourth. Time, l:0l£. Scotch Rose was at 6 to 5, Etta H. 9 to 5, Chenille 4* to 1, others 30 to 200 to 1. The last race of the afternoon, six furlongs, turned out to be a surprise party. Mercutio, Caliente, Koltaire was the order to a good send-off. Caliente was bumped when near- ing the half-mile mark and Howard shot to the front, leading by a length, by fully three at the three-quarters and in the homestretch, and won handily by two lengths from Caliente, who was coming fast, Mercutio third, six lengths away, pulled up. Time, 1:14$. Howard was at 8 to 1 (20 once), Caliente 7 to 10, Mercutio 30 to 1, Hazard 7, Trappean 8, others 20 to 30 to 1. FIFTY-NINTH DAY — TUESDAY, MARCH 16. The first race, seven furlongs, brought sixteen to the post. To a good, quick start, Billy Ayres and Red Will ran close together past the quarter and half, then Billy.Ayres drew awav, leading by three lengths into the homestretch, where Little Scot was well up, followed by Miss Ruth. Ayres was done for when over a sixteenth from home, and Little Scot looked a winner until near the finish, where Miss Ruth came strong and won on the post by a head cleverly, Little Scot second, a length before Tar and Tartar. Time, 1:30L. Miss Ruth was at 20 to 1, Little Scot 15 (olayed from 60), Tar and Tartar even money, Ike L. 3 (4 once), others 12 to 100 to 1. The second race, three and a half furlongs, brought nine youngsters to the post. To a good start for all bat Appro- bation Potente led Sadie Schwartz nearly a length to the homestretch. Here Sadie came through against the inner lails and won handily by a length, Potente second, four lengths from the fast-coming Andrea. Don LuiB showed no speed. Time, 0:44. Sadie Schwartz was at 20 to 1, Poteule 6, Andreas 15, Don Luis 3 to 5, Stoic 8, others 15 to 20 to 1. In the tbird, seven furlongs, for three-year-old fillies, they got away to an excellent send-cff after a lot of cutting up at the post. Lady Hurst showed first for a little over a sixteenth, then Grandezia took up the running, leading past the half by about two and a half lengths, Apto and Dolore together. Grandezia was clear of her field turning for home, the rest, except Woodland Belle, pretty well bunched. Al- tanera came very fast the last furlong, and looked like a winner, but Clawson had been reserving Grandezia a little, and had enough left to stave off the rush and win by half a length, Altanera second, two lengths from Queen Nubia. Time, 1:31. Grandezia was at 6 to 1, Altanera 3i, Queen Nubia 6, Woodland Belle 2, others 12 to 100 to 1. Ten two-year-olds came oat in the fourth, three and a half furlongs. They broke to a fair start after one recall had been made, Col. Dan showing in front. Col. Dan was half a length in front of Martha at the final turn, and a pretty race ensued down the homestretch, Martha winning cleverly by half a length. Col. Dan second, six lengths from Morioga, Rey Salazar fourth, another length away. Time, 0:42£ — the American record at the distance, we believe. Martha was at 3A to 1 (5 to 1 once), Col. Dan 18 to 5, MoriDga 12, Rey Salazar 11 to 5. others 10 to 50 to 1, The fifth race, six furlongs, had stven Btarters. To a good start Cash Day showed first, Amelia Fonso next, Santa Bella third. Cash Day was soon taken back, being 6ixth at the half, where Beilicoso, Towerst and Una Que Amo were running heads apart, half a length before Peixotto. Santa Bella made her move when three furlongs from home, Beili- coso leading her one and one-half lengths into the home- etretch, Peixotto third, another length away, lapped by Cash Day. Beilicoso was done for when over a sixteenth from home, and Santa Bella appeared to be winning. Cash Day stole np swiftly on the outside, however, and though he appeared to most of those in the press stand not to have quite gotten up, he was given the verdict, Santa Bella placed second. Beilicoso was third, eight leogths away. Time, 1:153. Cash Day was at evens, Santa Bella 3 to 1, Beilicoso 13 to 5 (18 to 5 once), others 50 to 600 to 1. The last race was at a mile. To an excellent send-off Per- eeuB went right to the front, leading Nebula nearly a length at the quarter. At the half it was Perseus first by a length, McLight second, as far from Walter J. The leader had in- creased his advantage to three lengths by the time the home- stretch was reached, McLight being second, with Nebula at his heels. Perseus was not headed, and won easily by three lengths, Palomacita (Sfth turning for home) second, a short head before McLight. Rienz't was a poor fourth. Time, 1:424. Perseus waB at 4 to 5 (6 to 5 once), Palomacita 10, McLight 6, Walter J. 6, others 8 to 300 to 1. SIXTIETH DAY — WEDNESDAY, MATCH 17. The first race was for three year-olds, six furlongs. Cavallo. Defender, Scarborough was the order to a poor star!. Cavallo and Reel ran heads apart past the half, a length before Scarborough. Reel's gray head was just in front of Cavallo's bay one at the head of the homestretch, Ezekiel two lengths away. The lesders ran head and head until over a sixteenth from home, when Cavallo drew away and won by two lengths, ridden out, Widow Jones coming from the clouds and gelling the place by a length, Reel third, just lapped by Scarborough. Cavallo was at 9 to 5, Widow Jones 20, Reel 8 (15 once), Scarborough 2-1, others 7 to 200 to 1. In itie second, six furlongs, selling, they got away to a good Mart, Montgomery going to the front, cloBely attended by Mainstay. At the half Montgomery and Mainstay were running lapped, four lengths in front of Una Que Amo and Ricardo, head and head. At the three quarters Montgomery was a length to the good, Mainstay second, three lengths from Una Qie Amo, at whose heels came Hazard. Mont- gomery drew away another lengih in the homestretch, and won handily by one and on^-half lengths, Hazard coming up and beating Mainstay a scant length for place. Ricardo was a distant fourth. Time, 1:15}. Montgomery was at 3 to 5 (backed from 4 to 5), Hazard 7 to 1, Mainstay 3, others 40 to 150 to 1. The third was at bix furlongs, for three-year-olds. To a good start Dunboy got to the front when they had gone a furlong and led Rosalbra a lengih at the bah, Hohenzollern close ap. Dunboy led around to the hutnestretch by a length, Rosalbra second, two lengths from Hohenzollern. Rosalbra stopped some the last part of it and Dunboy won ridden out by two lengths, Hobeozollen second, driving, five lengths before Roselle. Time, l:16j. Dunboy was at 6 to 5, Hohenzollern 3 to 1 (played from 6), Roselle 10, Tulare 5, others 10 lo lOOtol. The Golden Gate Handicap, fifteenth-sixteenth of a mile, came next. The stake was $1,000, of which $200 to second, $100 to third. Candelaria and Scarf Pin ran close together for about a furlong, then Scarf Pin took the lead, attended closely by California and Trappean. At the half California was first by a head, Scarf Pin second, three lengths from Candelaria, at the head of a bunch. Scarf Pin was first by a lenglj at the head of the homestretch, Installator second now, a head before California, Candelaria, three lengths further away. Candelaria came like a shot in the streich, and collaring Scarf Pin about a sixteenth from home, won handily by two lengths, Scarf Pin second, a neck from the fast-coming Lincoln, at whose heels came Lobengula. Time, 1:34J. Candelaria was at evens (played from 2 to 1) Scarf Pin 4, Lincoln 5, otuers 9 to 60 to 1. The fifth race was for three-year olds, one mile. To a fair start Rey del Tierra ran into the lead at once, and Col. Wheeler went around the bunch into second place when they had gone a quarter. Rey del Tierra, Stentor and Col. Wheeler ran heads apart as named past the half. Stentor got to the fore soon after this, but Rey del Tierra held on gamely, being but a head behind at the head of the home stretch, Lost Girl two lengths off, third. Stentor assumed a lensth lead in the homestretch, but went to pieces about half-way down, Rey del Tierra coming along on the outside and winning cleverly by a length, Col. Wheeler, Don Clar- encio and Lost Girl finishing heads apart in the order named. Time, 1:43. Rey del Tierra was at 40 to 1, Col. Wheeler 7 to 5, Don Clarencio40, Stentor 3 to 2, others 60 to 150 to 1. The last race was at one [and one-half miles, hurdle. Thirteen lined up. Flashlight went right to the front and was never headed, winning by eight lengths from Tuxedo, who beat the driven-out Reddington as far. Three Forks. J. O. C, and Tortoni fell at tbe first jump, and it looked for a time as if Henoessy, rider of the first named, had been killed. He was only stunned, however, and no bDDes were broken. Wilkins., rider of Tortoni, was badly shaken up and 6aid to be irjured internally. Rob Roy and Silverado fell at the second fence, but their riders were not seriously irjured. The time was 2:19. Flashlight was at 7 to 5, Tuxedo 9 to 1, Reddington 4, Three Forks 4, others 15 to 100 to 1. SIXTY-FIRST DAY— THUBSDAY, 5IARCH 18. The first race, four and one-half furlongs, had seven start- ers. To a good send-off Blue Bell took a slight lead. At the half she and Billy Ayres were necks apart. There was little change in the run to the homestretch. Billy AyreB took a decided lead when they straightened away, but Sea Spray came like a shot from behind, and gaining at every stride, just missed winning, Billy Ayres getting the verdict by a nose, Gold Bug third, five lengths off. Time, l:10f. Billy Ayres was at 6 to 1, Sea Spray 2}, Gold Bug 10, Zamloch 2£, Monitor S (12 ence), Blue Bell 15 to 5. Spry Lark 60 to 1. The second was at six furlongs, for three-year-olds. Ten lined up, and all got away well except Nebula, who waB left. Rienzi, Fort Augustus and Mercutio ran in close order past the half. At the three quarters it was Rienzi first by half a length, Mercutio second, a head before St. Distafl, who led Fort AuguBtus and Altamax by a small margin. Aitamax got up to the leader over a sixteenth from home, and won driving from St. Distaff by baif a length, Rienzi third, four lengths off and a head in front of Mercutio. Time, 1:16}. Altamax was at 4 to 5, St. Distaff 12 to 1, Rienzi 8, Nebula 3£, others 8 to 100 to 1. In the third, one mile, all got away to a good start except Tar and Tartar, who had been acting badly. Baron went to the front, leading Leonvilte a small margin past the quarter and Una Colorado a head at the half, Leonville third, clrss up, at the latter point. Una Colorado had a head lead of Baron in ihe homestretch, but H. Martin put up a good ride on the latter, Spencer a poor one on Colorado, and Baron won, driving hard, by a head, Una Colorado four lengths bz- fore Peter the Second, who could never get any closer. Time, 1:44}. Baron was at 7 to 1, (10 at the opening), Una Colora- do S, Peter the Second 7 to 5, Devault 4, others 57 to 150 The fourth was at five and one-half furlongs, a Bplit of the first. Major Cook went right to the front, and at the half, and three-quarters was a length in front of Amelia Foubo, who led Miss Ross from one lo two lengths. Cook ex- perienced no trouble in winning by three lengths, while Candor came up and beat the quitting Amelia Fonso half a length. Time, 1:09$. Major Cook was at 13 to 10, Candor 12, Amelia Fooso 4, (hacked from 7), Toano 2i, Miss Ross 12 and Sir Richard 50 lo 1. Tbe fifth was at seven furlongs. Off to a good start, ex- cept Laura Burt, Grandezia showed in the lead for about a furlong, then Apto took up the running, leading Grandezia three lengths at the half and a little less than that at the final turn. Apto stopped badly and Joan, coming very strong, won eaeily by Bix lengths, Grandezia beating Claudi- ana half a length for place, Apto a poor fourth. Time, 1:30 Joan was at 3A to 1, Grandezia even money, Claudi- ana 6 to 1, others 7 to 100 to 1. The bookmakers' sheets were called for after the race. The last race of the day was at six and a half furlongs, selliog. Applause led Peril half a length around to the three-furlong pole. Here Peril fell back and Caliente moved up from fourth to Becood place. He could not catch Applause, however, the mare winning drivicg by two lengths, Caliente ten before Midlo, third. Time, 1:21$. Applause was at 7 to 10 (backed from even money), Caliente 2\ to 1 (3j once), Midlo 3, others 12 to 500 to 1. Among the foalB of 1897 whose pedigree is worthy of notice is a bay filly foaled March 14(h sired by Boodle, 2:12A first dam Viva Williams by Silver Bow, 2 16, second dam by Viva by Anlevola, 2:19A, third dam Lady Wilson, by Nut- word, 2:58}, fourth dam Rebel Daughter (grand dam of Lida W. 2:19, the dam of Nutwood Wilkes 2:16}) by Williamson's Belmont, fifth dam Dubois Mare, s. t. b. by Hamiltonian 10. This little Miss belongs to Geo. K. Hosteller & Co., the owner of Boodle 2:12j and proprietors of tbe San Martin Stcck Farm. They also own Viva the grand dam of this filly and she is also due to foal by Boodle. L. Rockman, secretary Fresno Jockey Club, writes: "Horsemen will get very low rates over the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad to Fresno for our meeting in April. Henry Schwartz will make a book there." Dates for Stake Races. The current number of the " Racing Calendar " contains the schedule of dates on which the Washington Jockey Jockey Club, the Westchester Racing Association and the Coney Island Jockey Club will run off their stake events. The Brooklyn Jockey Club will probably announce its dates next week. Brighton and Saratoga will probably not an- nounce their's until the racing season is well under way, as their meetings do not begin until well in July. It was originally intended to begin the Washington meet- ing on April 10th, and dates were accordingly allotted. The management, however, has wisely decided not to avail itself of all the dales allotted, because it would be almost impossible to have a sufficient number of horse3 ready so early in the season. The feature of the meeting, the Washington Handi- cap, will not be run off until the last day of the meeting, so^ as to give trainers every opportunity to thoroughly wind np their horses. The schedule is : April l"~The Arlington; halfa mile; for two-year-olds. A pril 1 9— The Federal; six and a bait furlongs; for three-year-olds. April 20 — Easier Steeplechase; two miles; tor four-year-oids and up- ward. April 21— The Mount Vernon; half a mile: for two-year-olds, April 24 — Washington Handicap; one mile; for three-year-olds and upward. Congressional; half a mile; for two-year-olds. The Westchester Racing Association will begin its meet- ing with its star event, the Metropolitan Handicap, which will be run off on May 8. Trainers, however, have ample time to get their horBes ready. Thus far no other declara- tion than that of Shakespeare II, has been received from the Metropolitan. The events are : ilay 8— The Juvenile; for two-year-olds; last five furlongs of tbe Eclipse course Metropoli tan Handicap; for three-year-olds and upward; tbe Withers mile, May 11 — The Oaiety; for two-year-old fillie ; last fjurand one-balf fur- long* ol the Eolipsecourse, First divi-ion of the Private Sweepstakes; for two-year-olds; last five furlongs of the Eclipse course. St Nicholas Hurdle Handicap; for four-y ear-olds and upward; one mile and a bait. May 13— Tbe Bouquet; for two-year-olds, last five furlongs of the Eclipse course. Toboggan Handicap; for three-year-olds and upward; Eclipse course. May 15— The Withers: for three-year-ol-ls; the Withers mile. Crotona Highweiyht Handicap; fjr three-year-jlds and upward; last six furlongs of the Withers mile. New York Steeplechase Handicap; for four-year-olds and upward; about two miles aud a half May 18— The Laureate; fur two-year-olds; last five furlong i oi the Eclipse course. Kuickeroocker Hurdle Handicap; for four-year-olds and upwards ; two miles May 20— Second division of the Private Sweepstakes; tor two-year-olds; Eclipse course. The Baychester; for three-year-olds: the Wiihers mile. May 22— The Ladies'; for three-year-oM fillies; the Withers mile. Claremont High weight Handicap; for three-year-olds aud upward; last six and a ball furionesot the Withers mile. International Steeplechase Haudicap; fjr (our-year-olds and upward; about three mi es. May 2-5— The Fashion; for twe -year-old fillies; last fourand a half fur- longs of the Eclipse course. Pocantic . Handicap; fur three-year-olds; the Withers mile. May 27— Tbe Belmont; for three-year-olds; one mile and three furlongs over tbe main course. Amateur Cup for gentlemen rideis; the Witners mile- Van CjurilandtHichwe'ght Haudicap; tor three-year-olds and upward; last seven furlongs of tbe Withers mile. The Suburban will of course be the bright particular event of the opening day at Sheepshead Bay and will, as npnal, atari: off" the meeting with a boom. The schedule in full is as follows : June 22— The Doable Event, first division; for two-year-Dlds; five and a half furlongs. The Suburban Handicap; for tbree-y ear-olds and upward; one mile ard a quarter. June 24— The Daisy; for two year-olds; five furlongs, on turf. The Swift; for three-year-olds; seven furloogs. June 25 — The Foam; for two-year-olds; five lurHngs. Tbe iirass Inaugural; tor three-year-olds and upward; six fuilongs, on turf. June 26— The Zephyr; for two-year-olds; Futurity co'irse. The Coney Island Haudicap; for three-year-olds and upward; six iur- longa. Tbe Stirrup Cup; for three-year-Dlds and upward; gentleman riders; ore mile aud a STxtepntb, on turf. June :"9— The Surf; for twr-year-nlds; five and a half Jurlongs. The Tidai; f-r ihree-year-olds; one mile. June 30— The Spring; lor two-year-oids; five and a half furloDgs. 'i he Bay Hurdle Race; for fjur-y ear-olds aud upward; two miles, over eight hurdhs, on turf. July 1— The Pansy; for two-year-olds; six furlongs, on turf. July 3— The June; for two-year-olds; Futurity course. The Sheepshead Bay Handicap; for three-year-olds and upwards; one mile. Tbe Grand National Stesplechase; for four-year-olds, and upward; full steeplechase c urse. July 7— The Vernal; for two-year-old fillies; five furlongs, July S— The Long Island Handicap; for three-year-olds and upward; one mile and a fuilo g. July 10— The Double Event, second division; for two-year-olds; Fuluritv cfurse. 'Ihe Realization; for three-year-olds; one mile and five furlongs. The Gravesend meeting will of course be started off with ihe Brooklyn Handicap. So far as Brighton's stakes are concerned, the only thing that is settled is that the rich BriLhton Cup, the Btar event of the meeting, will be run off ■m the last Saturday of tbe meeting. Foals of 1897. Editor Breeder and Spoktsman, San Francisco, Cal, Dear Sir : The fallowing foals were dropped at the different departments of the Palo Alto Sleek Farm during the month of February, 1897 : TBOTTING DEPARTMENT. Feh. 5— Ch cby Advertiser 17512— Wildrnont, 2:27!4, by Piedmont S0J. Feb. 9— Cb f by Dexter Prince 1136?— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond 1637. Feb. 20— B c, by Advertiser 17512— Sontag Dixie, by Toronto Sontajz 307. Feb. 22— B c by Dexter Prince 11S63— Lucyaeer, 2:27, by Electioneer 125. THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. Feb. 9— Br cby Imp Loyalist— R gliu. bv 'U-ngarry. Feh. IS— B c, by Racine— Rosebud, by Wlididle. Feb 19— Ch t by Flambeau— Fanny Lewis, bv Imp. Ruc^den. Feh. 21— B c by Racine— Minetiavby Duke of Montrose. Feb 27— Ch f by imp. Loyalist— imp Ceres, by Peregrine. Feb. 27— Ch c by Racine — Geneva, by imp. Cyrus. VINA RANCH. Jan. 31— Ch f bv Alta Vela 22449— Eila, bv SuHan or Del Sur. Feb. 6— Br f by Verbnostcblk (Russian)— Ringlet, by Will Crocker Feb. !'— B f bv Ouriadnik (Russian )— Kitty, by Exchequer 3551. Feb. 13— B c by VerLouslchlk (Russian;— Allteu Aroon, by Literty Sontag :«J79. Very respectfully, C. H. Dobbel, Clerk Allkgheny City, Oct. 22, 1896. Gentlemen : — I have used your Curine with the best of success, and I 6nd that it will do all that you claim for it. W. L Thubbon, Owner and driver of John L., 2:15, and Lady M., 2:21 \ If YO0 want a three-year-old filly, no record, that will pace in 2:10 this season, address F. S., this office, * Makoh 20, 1897] @%£ gr^ciScr cutD Ztpcxt&man* 179 SPilGIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIEN SIMPSON. San Mateo Stock Farm. — A very prominent place in harneeB horse history is occupied by the establishment which bears the aboye title. More appropriate now to call it the Burlingame, as it is a Dart of that gilt-edge town, the house, stables and paddocks only a few hundred yards from the handsome depot, and that being the postoffice address. Whatever the name, however, it is beyond successful con- tention that from San Francisco to San Jose it is the most attractive point on the bay, about the only place where th high land reaches the water edge in a bluff, bold bank, and consequently, high and dry land, every acre of the four hun- dred and odd available. The whole of this article could be used in describing the farm and its beauties, its adaptability for the purpose it was purchased for by Mr. Corbitt and the "improvements" he has made. A model breeding farm in every respect, and though the value has become too great to permit its being; used for so many barns, stables, paddocks, fields, training track and the other adjuncts of breeding, rearing and training horses, it seems "too bad" that so desirable a location should be di- verted to other uses. Still when stalely villas, handsome cottages, beautiful grounds, all that wealth and taste can accomplish to enhance the natural loveliness, comes, there should be no repinings over the dethronement of equine kiDg3 and queens. Some eight years ago Mr. Schultz, the very wealthy East- ern breeder of horses, offered Mr. Corbitt half a million of dollars for the farm and stock. Quite a handsome sum over the cost to Mr. Corbitt, but now the land alone is worth a greater sum and with a prospect of still larger appreciation. When the contemplated route around the hills in place of the present heavy grade is utilized there is little hazard in saying that Burlingame will be the most attractive suburb of San Francisco, and with an absolute certainty that the char- acter of its residents will ensure the very highest considera- tion. As Mr. Corbitt purchased it for a breeding farm, it is altogether unlikelv that the place would have been if he had not resolved to engage in that business, and hence if even there should be i margin on the wrong side when expense and receipts, immediately due to the horse, are brought into juxtaposition, the credit side in all will show a huge proBt. But even if the unprecedented " slump " in horse values has shown heavy losses for the past few years there are reasons, unnecessary to give, why the profits should have been far larger, the expenses much smaller. And now I anxiously hope that Mr. Corbitt will recon- sider his determination so far as to retain one stallion and a few of his colts, and in order to do away with the impression that he is "holding out" the best.sell all the mares, all of the colts excepting three foals of 1896 and the same number of 1897. Buy a few mares of the right breeding and form to take the place of those which have gained renown but untried (which seems like nonsensical advice, though as my object is to furnish recreation there will be the additional gratification of proving that the judgment was correct), though making a special point of beauty. Like myself, Mr. Corbitt is a little beyond the meridian of life. Too old at least to forego habits and pursuits which have become a " second nature," and, do as we may, there will be a void if the old routes are entirely forsaken. The stallion mast be taken out of any future sale catalogue and the announcement made that he is not to be disposed of, however tempting the offer. That is Oro Wilkes. The first time I saw him was Saturday last, and it may be possible that surprise caused over-estimation. I was aware that he was a great trotter, one of the im- proving sort, from 2:21£ as a two-year-old, 2:15 when three, a second heat in 2:11 when four, bang up the third and fourth in 2:10J aod 2:09£ with Azote and other good ones behind him, but was not prepared to see such a magnificent specimen of the "truly American horse" as this son of Sable Wilkes and Ellen Mayhew. I took copious notes of his con- 6guration from feet to withers, from muzzle to setting on of his tail, and his image is stamped on that convolution of the brain which has been allowed to these kindB of pictures. Thousands of impressions. Some that more bo deeply indented in the long, long ago that they are reproduced with startling distinctness, others of recent date, vague, shadows, ghosts of horseB like the streets of Ossian. Oro Wilkes is well worthy of being cherished as a fine specimen of the race, and his colts show that they have inherited their sire's form in a marked degree, and those I saw taking their first lesions by the side of saddle horse that they were also endowed with the right sort of action to ensure speed. The oldest are yearlings. Oro was mated with eight mares in 1895, all proved in toal, four of them sent to New York and the others at home. One included in the sale catalogue could not be sent owing to sickness, from which he has recovered, and having received some tuition before, it was reasonable to expect that he would do better than others which were taking their first instruc- tions. He is from Roseate, a bay with four white feet and white Btrip. He reminds one of Dexter, not onlv in appearance, his action being as nearly similar as could be expected from a baby. The sucklings by Oro are also a high type, and as his breeding combines the blood of George Wilkes, Dictator and Speculation, giving him three strains of Hambletonian, united with these. The Moor, Mambrino Patchen, American Star, Vermont Blackhawk etc. Combined with high form, such trotting speed and racehorse qualities, intelligence, great beauty, docility, handsome color, black, with coat as fine as a thoroughbred, there is no hazard in predicting a great career for him in the stud. Now that the attention of people are directed to the im- portance of breeding fine carriage horses, size, style, color atd action being the prime factors, the stallion Prince Airlie by Guy Wilkes, from Chantilly by Nutwood, should secure attention. A beautiful shade of bay without white, fully sixteen hands, immensely powerful, without coarseness, com- manding appearance whether at rest or in motion, and judging from what could be seen outside of a driving test, of such action that he should trot fast himself and his get trot fast. His colts indicate their Bire as distinctly as those of his Btable companion, in fact, after a little study, it would not be a difficult task to select the progeny of Guy, Sable, Oro or Prince Airlie as tbey run in fields or paddocks.without hints from their attendants. A decided likeneBs between the colts (sire, son3 and grandson), and yet different. A something which to a close observer reveals the parentage, though to a casual examiner all picked from the same bush. In connection with this it will be well to correct a false- hood which undoubtedly had an injurious effect on the sale of Guy Wilkes. It was authoritatively stated that he was impotent. That, owing to an iojury, he had not got a foal in two years, and his appearance in the sale ring, owing to the long and, to him, disastrous journey, corroborated the statement. There are thirty-four yearlings at Mr. Corbitt's place, fully half of them being by Guy. I saw several of his foals and mares in foal to him, even Sable (the dam of Sable Wilkes), though twenty-three years old, has every mark of beicg not far from foaling time. I doubt if Guy ever got better -looking colts than are now at San Mateo Stock Farm. Of the yearlings I saw a big strapping filly from Blaoche, by Arthurton, has all the rac- ing points; another big one is a sister to Prince Airlie, and as their dam, Chantilly, is by Nutwood, the fast trot should be in evidence. Then a bay filly from a mare by Del Sur, and colta from Susie Hunte-, Glenlite, Sproule and others are all 60 strongly made aa to prove that there was no lack of vigor in the sire. Mary Best has a foal by her side by Oro Wilkes, Mr. Corbitt has tried several experiments in the way of in-breed- ing, and judging from the present outlook the result will be successful. The parents in this case are of the right stamp, the dam not very far behind the Bire in conformation and still closer in speed, 2:11 and 2:12}. Both had a liberal endowment in the shape of Bpeed and endurance, and unless there is some accident to the offspring I shall be greatly disappointed iJ it does not prove of any high class. A closer case of inbreed- ing is the foal by Oro Wilkes from Lucina Wilkes, by Regal Wilkes, her dam by Guy Wilkes — three strains of Guy. The foal a strong, good-looking colt, and his dam an extra fine-looking mare. The wild oats on the sunny Bide of the farm which encloses the track were fully two feet high, and this succu- lent herbage and the other grasses, which grow so luxuriantly on the elevated plateau, will ensure plenty of milk for the foals. Mr. Corbitt has long been noted as a firm believer in the Yorkshire motto that "half the horse goes down his throat," and this has done its full share in producing the celebrities which have brought glory to the San Mateo Stock Farm. No Recall. — "Once the starter's flag haB fallen, the drum been tapped, or the starling-gate been raised, there shall be no recall." Good logic as well as good law in rule 102, California Jockey Club, from which the above sentence is copied, and the second quotation is warranted by the importance of the subject. The only question in relation thereto is shall the clause "or the starting gate been raised" be eliminated ? With the right to call it a start or not, after the elevation of the harrier, the great value of the " Australian system " is rendered nugatory. With a distinct understanding that the law shall govern, that under no circumstances will the mandate be disrgarded, the trouble is ended. Very true that there will be grum- bling and growling. Noisy losers, "squealing" over their losses, though the rigid observance of the rule will afford nj just room for complaint. Plainly stated. However stupid a person may be he can not fail to understand the words, and then disasters at the post are merely accidents, such as may occur at any period of the race, and which should be taken into consideration when investing on the contest. Impossible to divest racing of contingencies. Favorable and unfavorable. Bad luck to one side, the other benefits. Whether it be at the start or any yard of the course until the finish line is past it should have the same bearing. But there is still an important point to consider. Flag, drum, starting-gate or hybrid, such as the gate recall, which the best? Bettors are not the only people who are interested. An assurance of a "square race" under the rules and con- ditions cover that point. So long as speculators have full faith in the honesty of the officials, ani every care taken to prevent rascality, those who do not seek other than a "square deal" will wager under any of tie plans of starting. In all probability small difference in the amount on each race, but in the aggregate more when the starting-gate, unhampered, is the method, as that per- mits augmentation of the races run during day, week or meeting. The "general public" muBt be taken into con- sideration, and while I am aware that a large porportion of the attendance, now-a-days, wager, though by far the largest number will be better suited when there is little delay at the post. I have only been an occasional visitor to the races, though present a good many times since the gate was adopted, and there were few, indeed, when the start was not good. Far better than under the old systems, drum or flag. The worst start I eyer saw to the best of my recollection, was when gate and recall were conjoined. Two horses, eight recalls, nearly an hour at the poet, tWo horses left. The gravity of the issue warrants liberal discussion and, therefore, I do not apologize for frequently recurring to the subject. With the firm belief that the gate is by far the best method of starting, when properly handled, and that it would be a serious drawback to racing were it abolished, or its use- fullness impaired, there is eager anxiety to see all objections removed. "Left at the post" is the dominating bug-a-boo. There is little question in my mind that the jockeys are at fault, and whether it is designed to get the best of the start or not break or, for worse purpose, to have the horse beaten, when taught that punishment will surely follow, and that so severe as to more than counterbalance thelooked-for advantage,there will be rare instances of transgression. It may be well to punish a jockey who is left, whatever the excuse, modulating the penalty in accordance with the evidence- It may seem hard to correct for a misfortune, but if apparent that [the offender was not to blame, then a light fine would do. If through negligence, quite proper to impose a heavier mulct, if to em- barrass tbe starter and gain an undue advantage,still weight- ier, and should it be plainly apparent that it was a device to lose the race the extremity of punishment would be none too severe. On many occasions I have witnessed wonderfully good starts with the gate. Better than could possibly be given .under the old method when there were so many participants, eight or more not a neck apart. That the starting when I was present did not vary greatly from the usual course is verified by the S. F. Turf Guide, February 27th. The first week of the last Icgleside meeting 33 races were run. The Guide classifies them "good starts" 20. "poor starts" 5, fair starts 2, bad 1. The week preceding at Emeryville 35 races, 30 good starts, 3 fair and 2 bad. Open the book at random and it is long odds the page will give good starts from top to bottom. The week quoted at Emeryville the recall was in vogue. In order to make a test the book was opened with the week commencing December 19, 1896, when there was no recall. The testimony from the Guide shows that 33 races were run, good starts 29, perfect starts 3, fair 1. From this data it is certainly fair to argue that the recall edict was not necessary, and when compared with the old doings it is all on one side. In the olden time if a person had predicted that 33 races would be run with large fields to start, and rated as above, he might as well have preached that asses would beat thoroughbreds. The trouble is that one bad start, one horse left at the post, raises more of an outcry than a hundred good and perfeit starts can overcome. Jos. Caibn Simpson. Racing at San Bernardino. Between 400 and 500 were at the race track yesterday afternoon to attend the first race meeting held in nearly two years, and sport was enjoyed accordingly. Not since the race meeting in 1895 has anything in the racing line been at- tempted, but yesterday's program was a success, says the San Bernardino Sun of February 27th. The feature of the afternoon was the performance of Col- ton Maid, owned by Ed Roberts, in the second race. The mare was not in training, her owner having worked out a quarter only a few times, but notwithstanding this fact, her owner, who weighed 210 pounds, drove her to a heavy bike, and thus handicapped, she did a mile in 2:24}, and came under the wire lengths, not having been pushed a bit. And the time announced was half a minute slower than several watches marked. Horsemen who saw the performances says the Maid was easily good for a mile in 2:15. All things con- sidered, the performance was phenomenal. Colton Maid was sired by Maximilian, dam unknown, but she is low standard bred by her own performances. When the result of the race was announced, Mr. Roberts at once made known his intention to divide the purse which he won in the race, aod agreed to give half of it to Orphans' Home fund. The value of the purse will be announced later. The time in this race was much tbe best, but the one which followed it was a more exciting finish, although the time was much slower. The horses made a pretty spurt down the stretch, comirg in head.B apart. J. A. Cole acted as starter, while Ben Davis and Lester Shaw of Kedland officiated as judges. The summaries are as follows : SUMMABIKS. w. Bnnrke'sh g Dude 13 4 2 W. Sbay'sbf Irixie 2 2 2 3 J. Campbell's s fF-lisa 4 4 3 4 J.Kelley'a bt Topsv.. a 1 1 1 Time 2:41, 2:40, 2:39. R. F. Garner's s y Kenniston 2 2 2 H. H, HrH.nt*ss f Toney 3 3 3 J, S. Purdy's »> I Sir Uird _ 4 4 4 E. Roberta' bg Collim Maid, by Maximilian Ill Tlme,2:26,2:21M. J.Sedgwick's a g Santa Fe 3 2 2 F. Holmes' sg Jim JJudd 113 F. Jobnsan's s f ilistakeu „ 2 3 1 Time, 2:56, 2:50, Running. turee-etzhtb3 mile dash. Legal Tender, entered by JJ R- Dickey, won. Question, entered by Ben Smith, stcond. Time, 39 sec. J. B. Stimson, South Durham, Me., writes : I have used one bottle of your "Absorbine." I like it very much. Would like another right away. Enclosed find $2 for same. A. E L Emberton, Marshfield, Vt., writes : Please find enclosed $2, for which send me at once a bottle "Absorbine." The bottle I had from you has done good work. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBATJLT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE, Prepared exclusive- ly by J. 0. Gombault ex-Vetert nary Sur geon to tbe French Government Stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impossihle to produce any scar or blemish. Tbe Safest bent BLISTER overused. Takes tho place of annul- ments l or mild or eevere action. 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Reed 81;, " H.F. Muller 81 C.G.Young "8 H. Smyth 76'.. " H. Bat'tu T^! " E A. Mocker 76 " chas. Huvck ... 76 " J. P. Babcock 70 J. S. Turner 69 A. R. Crowell 68 A. B, Finch 68 Chas. Klein 65 R. Isenbruck 5J Event No. 2— Casting for distance and accuracy; rods uot to exceed 11 feet in length, nor g'o ounces in weight. sr g %° S3 S~ Name. g I BE. o| r.S g p I l| I" 50 00002 2 " '" W. D. Man-field 55 2 10 2 1 6 17 5 2-3 94 1-3 60 12 111 9 50 10 111 4 A. E. Lovett _... 55 12 0 2 1 6 19 G 1-3 93 2-3 60 113 3 1 9 50 2 0 10 1 4 J. P. Babcock 55 0 0 0 0 2 2 20 6 1-3 93 13 60 7 5 0 2 il 14 60 13 111 7 H.Smyth 55 10 2 2 2 7 26 S 2-3 911-3 60 3 0 6 0 3 12 5J 52203 12 F. H. Reed 5s 2 10 3 4 10 28-9 1-3 90 2-3 60 2 3 10 0 6 50 1110 0 3 Chas. Huvck 55 2 2 3 11 9 29 92-3 90 1-3 6J 2 3 2 4 6 17 50 0 112 0 4 J. Sp. Turner 55 2 3 2 11 9 30 10 90 6J 2 5 4 3 3 17 50 14 2 3 2 12 H. Battu 5i 2 10 2 0 5 3-3 112-3 88 13 6J 4 5 3 5 1 18 50 12 12 3 9 C. G. Young 5i 2 0 4 2 4 12 39 13 87 60 2 16 5 4 18 50 0 0 112 4 C.Klein 55 2 13 4 1 il 42 14 S6 60 3 5 7 7 2 24 59 5 12 6 2 19 F. M. Haight 55 14 2 12 10 43 111-3 86 2-3. 60 13 4 15 14 50 2 12 2 4 11 A. T. Vogelsang 55 4 2 2 6 6 20 47 15 2-3 84 1-3 60 3 3 2 3 5 16 50 3 2 1 10 3 19 E. A. Mocker 55 3 2 3 15 11 56 18 2-3 SI 1-3 60 4 3 6 5 5 23 50 1 S 1 2 1 16 A. B. Finch 55 4 2 3 1 6 16 57 19 SI 60 10 7 4 1 3 25 50 4 6 5 3 6 24 H. F. Mnller 55 3 3 2 2 1 It 5S 19 1-3 80 2-3 60 6 3 2 8 1 23 50 4 5 5 7 4 25 A. R. Crowell 55 0 5 4 2 4 15 59 19 2-3 801-3 60 6 5 3 2 3 19 50 4 1110 7 F. Dassonville 55 2 2 111 7 61 211-3 782-3 60 10 10 10 10 10 50 Event No. 3— Casting for accuracy aud delieacv. Dry iiy cas'.ing between bnoys; rods not to exceed 5% ounces in weight. ~ S as ~* © "" tt " i0!HJ01 iOOOtKH II 100101 11 oiiioooiuotioiomioiioiKiioonio.inaooiiioicou— ;i Clabrougb 0.0I1OOD01 011 10'n .01001 U01110HU1 HOUOUl IllOlOllOi lOMOioioonuooiouiioiooui loinooioio uoooiimi-o} Justins ... .IIIMIOIUUHIIOIIIUIH— 12 Webb llldlOililll iOiltllllOli J — il oolcber * loioiimiooiiiumi; no— 20 K. Vernon * _uiioi 11111:11001 11 lOioni-in Aiderton ■ inomiimuuoiooioiiii— a Naumao io uoouimuouiuoiioj— t tshaw uoiH'ioioionnimiooin— 1 O. Fischer 1"H0 MlO'UOiuOilllilli — 17 Eug Forster oouKioimnouiomoii— l 7 Karney iiiiuoioiiliuinooiiiiioii— l 7 Durst ouooiiomn'iomnmooi— 16 Bekeart loniiOiOllOGOlOlllllCOOl— 16 Edg Forster llOl'-luOlOOlllilHOOOllOl— 16 Smith i oiioi u oi loonoionoii iic— ie Ustrander Huoiiiioiuionoioio or— is f. Feudner Ohoor'ino aioiouoiouo— 15 Grimes 10001 1'llOOOUOOilUnllOOl— 13 C.Fischer OJOiUIOllOllOOOlilOOOOQl— 12 Olympic Gun Club. The first regular shoot of the Olympic Gun Club was held at the club's grounds at Ingleside last Sunday. Grant won the regular match with 22 out cf 25. The scores were as follows : Grant - 1111101111101101111111111—22 Webb oimoimioimioimiu— 21 HC Golcher JiillllllimillOloimiOl— 21 o Feudoer luotiiumi uiuoioiiO1— 20 Fanning OllIlllllOl 1)0111 Ullolll— l\i Nauman 1)11111 illiOUliOUuuiull— >0 W J Hoichor (■lilUlliillloMlOIOiOOO— 2) Scovern Ol 11011 U 111101 11101 10U1— iO F Fendner ..UIlKUOIllUOOilIlomOl — 13 Justins -101111 n liioooim loiou 1—19 Owens ouomioiiiuuiooOiiin— 19 Shaw _ jnouoiioioiuioiouom— is Haight 1 U lUOUf 01111100 lOUHl— is ROOS _11110lll001lllillll0110110— '8 FScbuitz uioiiomcioiimuoooii— is E AScbultz lOl'ilOllolIOOmillOlllil— 18 Murdock liiioioumouiionioiiO!— is Whitoey ooioi liiuoioi noi ion m— is siade lioioioiiiumuomiH'OO— 17 Vernoo F lllllllOlolCOllllOlOUOoi— 17 White i UlllOOulOUluoilllllllO — 17 SchllMz OmilUOOlOIOlOllOOlKlll— 16 Carrel llllinoilOOOllllolK 0311'— 16 H Vernon lOlOouOOOUlllOOlOliUU— 16 H Wacner ..110111 lUOOlOOlOOmOllOO— H AiieD oioiiooi'Odoiuoeomiiic— 13 Mattesoo JlulU "01 10IC0U1 101. 00001— 12 Randall OOOIOOIUUCIOI lOOullOOlOl— 12 Bert 011111 10 OlOOlli.OOluOl 10^—12 Weinmann OlOOlOOllOMlOOOOOlOOOm— y The Visalia Tournament. The principal winners at the Visalia tournament of tha 7th were Shiell, McVeagh, " Fox" and Chatlen. 2,500 birds were trapped. The scores were as follows : Number of Bibbs. 10 10 20 20 25 10 10 20 25 J W«biell - 8 E K McVeagh 7 E Downing - 6 Al Lovel-'ce 7 "Sensaboy" 6 T A Chatten - 4 J 0 Thomas ■'Fox" CT Buckman 5 Guy (sllmer 5 CB Simmons 2 J W Hughes 5 J B Simpson* 7 ML Weaver - 9 W E Wild 6 Will Ferrill 4 SVSheffer ■» Warner 3 E J Buckman H R Stephens John Mct'OUgh R A "Whitley - •- "vails" W M Humphrey Will Ferrill • John Suss R N Houeh J E Combs Will Fisher _,,.. Will Pratt... L Lacey "Woodcock" 16 IS 22 15 16 21 13 15 14 7 10 13 15 22 9 12 12 15 10 12 15 Game in Alaska. PART I. From the manuscript of tbe late Harrison K. ThorntoD, written at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska: DUCES AND DUCK SHOOTING IN ABCTIC ALASKA. The ducks are mainly of two kinds, the "metik" (native name), called by the sailors the eide-r duck, and the "ah- ahung-it," which we believe iB sometimes known as the " old equaw" duck. We are not certain whether the " metik " is really the eider duck or not. It is a large bird, weighing, when full grown, from five to six pounds. Its plumage jb very thick — a sort of mottled dark brown in color, and looks March 20, 1897] @%c gveebev mxtf gtv&ct&mixn. 185 something like a large "puddle" or ''domestic" duck, though its coloring is several shade3 darker. They come Dorth in great flocfcs in the month of May ; when they are brought down by the natives with slings made on the principle of the Patagonian " bola," and consisting of 6ve or six bone ot ivory cubes about an inch and a quarter in diameter, at- tached to pieces of thong or cords made of deerskin sinew thread, All the thongs are knotted together at one end, of course, and when thrown, wind around the birds and pre- vent their flight. Most of thesa eider ducks go farther north to breed — com- paratively few remaining in these parts throughout Ihe summer. They fly with exceeding swiftness, and it is no easy matter to bring them down as they pass overhead at an elevation of forty or fifty yards. These flocks generally fol- low each other in quick succession, apparently making it a point to keep each other in sight. The hunter hides behind some convenient ice-block on the edge of the shore, and fre- quently a boy is posted on some elevated poiDt to give warning of their approach. Sometimes all along the ice will be heard the cry, " Ki-woort ! Ki-woort !" with which those in front warn their fellow hunters of the approach of a flock. On the tundra in summer, one may have some very fair duck shooting if he is willing to wade through marsh-grass and water for it — a proceeding that is not very disagreeable if he wears native water-proof boots. There iB no cover, of course, but he can generally creap up near enough to get in both barrels as the ducks fly off. Some times we made a bag of fifteen or twenty in a morning in tbis way. Last summer we bagged a good many ducks in our front yard, so to speak. There are little poods all around the house at that season* fed by the melted snows from the mountain. In the morning we would hear one of the native boys at the window whispering " Mit Rut!" "Mit Rut 1 " "Ducks!" Hastily jumping up, rushing iuto a few clothes and seizing our guns standing ready loaded by our bedside, we would sally forth, rubbing the miBts of sleep from our eyes as we went. Peering thro' the morning fog we would creep upon the game. In a twinkling they would be ofl at a fifty mile rate. Bang I Bang I would go the guns, and we generally got two or three for our larder. One morning we bagged six this way before breakfast. The name "ah-hungit" is mimetic, being derived from the cry of the duck. It is a small bird, weighing only about two pounds, gray on the back, and white underneath. Its most remarkable peculiarity is its speed in flight. We are almost persuaded that it flies at the rate of one hundred miles an hour when in full career. If you shoot one flying over a pond it will ricochet on the water forty or fifty feet in several successive laps, and bound upon the bank perhaps stone dead. THE PTARMIGAN. The ptarmigan is one of the most beautiful of all game birds. It 1b thickly feathered to its very toes, and snowy white in winter, except its short bill and the under tail feathers, which are jet black; but the whole plumage has a beautiful pearly lustre whicn the adjective " snowwhite " but poorly indicates. There is something so indescribably suggestive of immaculate purity about its spotless plumage, that the heart of even a veteran sportsman smites him as he Bees one of theBe handsome birds iving at his feet. In sum- mer its plumage is a mottled brown, very much like that of its cousins, the quail and the ruffled grouse. As winter ap- proaches it turns white, until in October only a few brown feathers are left to simulate the brown heads of the marsh grass rising above the snow, and thus protect it from its enemies, the fox, the mink and the Great Snowy Owl. In keeping with the solemn silence of the snow-clad Bolitude in which it dwells, it gives forth no startling whirr when flushed, as do its noisy southern relatives. All at once the snow in front of the hunter seems to be filled with life and moving as the birds see tnat he is about to step on them. Looking more closely, he sees the black tail feathers spread out in their alarm and excitement. They run along in front of him a few seconds, and being a true sportsman he presses them to rise. All at once there is a great rustle, and the whole covey goes off, like so many snowwhite leaves scurrying before the wind in a storm. They fly Bwiftly and straight and he must be quick to get in both barrels. Being exactly like the snowy background in color, they are exceed- ingly difficult to mark down with accuracy, and we must confess that we have never been able to find again the few covies we were fortunate enough to flush. About the middle of May the ptarmigan begin to pair off and you may hear them calling to each other on the mountains. Like some other beautiful birds the male has an excreable voice. His notes sound very much as we im- agine those of Barnaby Rudge's raven did when he was "drawing corks," but he is a wonderfully handsome bird at that season. His head and neck are of a beautiful bur- nished coppery or red gold brown. The rest of his plum- age, except his black tail feathers, and his short black bill, Bnow white, and above each eye there rises a magnificent rose pink comb about three quarters of an inch long and one third of an inch high. Another exception to the prevailing sober colors among Arctic birds is the eider drake. In the breeding season he is one of the most beautiful birds in the world. The top of his head is dove color; in front of his eyes and on top of his bill iB a large circular fleshy protuberance of a brilliant lemon yellow. This is set off by a jet black border about an eighth of an inch wide. His eyes are jet black, and on each side of his head there is an olive green triangle, shading into the delicate salmon or fawn color of his neck on the upper part of his breast. Underneath his throat you will see black ornamental marking in the shape of an arrow- head, and the rest of his plumage is a tasteful combination of black and white. The colors of both these birds are underscribably fresh and brilliant, and yet combined with unexampled delicacy of taste. Beside them your gaudy parrot and paroquet and even the cardinal grossbeak of temperate climes would seem to be flaunting and meretricious. [To Be Continued.'] That prince of sportsmen Harvey McMurchy is among us again on his annual spring vtsit. F. W. King won the Coast 50 bird Record Medal last Sunday with 44 out of 50. He used Hazard Smokeless " Blue Ribbon " powder. If C. \. Haight keeps up his present gait at live-bird shooting he will hustle the champions. 24 out of 25 is good enough to win anywhere. The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Cali- fornia Inanimate Target Association will be held this even- ing at the Olympic Gun Club rooms at 1300 Van Ness ave. A match at live birds between Peter Murphy and Otto Feudner is talked of and would prove a verv interesting event. We would like to see this brought about. Friendly matches are always in order. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The 100 bird race between Downing and MoVeagh at Visalia on Ihe 14tb, resulted in a win for MeVeagb; score 88 to 84. McVeagh is shooting in great form this season. He has an average of 86.2 per cent out of 995 birds shot at. The Lincoln Gun Club will shoot to-morrow. This is the oldest club on the coast, but for some reason the interest seems to be dying. Come boys, rally around the old standard and keep the ball a rolling. No club on the coast has a better name and long may it live. W. H. Skinner, formerly with the "W. A." Powder Co., now with the California Powder Works, arrived in this city on Monday from a trip to El Paso, and the principal towns en route, in the interest of C. P. W. Smokeless. He will attend the practiceshoot of the Olympics on Sunday, and on Sunday evening leaves for the north. The Golden Gate Club's tournament at the Pacific Tourna- ment Association grounds at Alameda Junction was not very well attended. H. Battin of the EacinalB won the novice medal with 40 out of 50 straightaway birds, for the second time and it is now his property. Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Eis- feldt divided honors in the ladieB match with 3 out of 10 birds each. THE KENNfiL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Mar. 17-20— Kentucky Kennel Club's first annual bench show Louisville, Ky., J. A. Reaves, Secretary. Mar. 31-Apr. 1-3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Cbas. R. Harker. Secretary, San Jose, Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. Dr. A. C. Davenport, Secretary. April 14-17— Southern California Kennel Club'sninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal., R. B. Funk, Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. t*. W. Massamore, Secretary. The Olympics will hold a practice shoot at both live birds and blue rocks at their grounds at Ingleside to-morrow. The late snow on the mountains and storms have driven great numbers of wild pigeons into the valley surrounding Sa- linas. The Oakland Kennel C^ub. The Oakland fanciers met last Monday evening and or- ganized the Oakland Kennel Club. The following officers were elected : President, Judge Hecshaw; First Vice-PreBi- deot, Dr A Miles Taylor; Second Vice-President, Dr C M Selfridge ; Secretary, Fred Johns ; Treasurer, W V Witcher. A constitution wa9 adopted and application for membership in the American Kennel Club made at occe. The bench show committee and other arrangements will be made at the next meeting. Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : John Breitweiaer's (San Francieco) R C St. Bernard bitch Sierra Queen (Reglov — Victoria Alton) to Thos H. Browne's Ch Grand Master (Ch Hesper — Princess Grilda) March 11th. 1897. SALES. Chas Dresser (San Francisco) has sold three Great Dane pups by Caesar— Belle II to F. Talbot, San Leandro, also One dog pup, same litter, to A. NelBon, San Francisco, One dog pup, same litter, to Mr. Simpson, Berkeley, Cal., also One bull terrier bitch by J. D. Spreckels' Hector— Mazy to R. J. Braun, San Francisco. NAMES CLAIMED. Mrs. A. Rick, San Francisco claims the names King Menelik and Princess Sheherazade for St. Bernard puppies by Reglov — Empress Francis (California Alton — Tomah). Echo Cocker Kennels, Stockton, Cal., claims the name Red Echo for light red cocker spaniel dog puppy whelped Dec 15, 1896, by Bronta 17064 (Ch Brant 5856— Mollie)— Nellie E. (Woodland Jersey — Rosedale Romp). Echo Cocker Kennels, Stockton, Cal., claim the name Duke Echo for black cocker spaniel dog puppy whelped Dec. 4ih, 1896, by Woodland Jersey C 2511 (Jersey Obo— Woodland Queen)— Lady Etta 41488 (King Douglass- Jessie V). DOINGS IN DOGDOM. San Francisco Kennel Clubs' Advisory Board. The collection of curios known officially as the Pacific Advisory Board met ou Monday night and, obeying the orders of their mentor the " mischief maker," passed about as silly a resolution as was ever passed by any body of men outside of a lunatic asylum, namely : A resolution of censure upon the St. Bernard Club of Cal- ifornia for resolving not to show a dog at the San Francisco Kennel Club's show, arguing that the club is working against the best interests of the dog. Moreover in their arrogant assumption of authority that is not even invested in the A. K. C. itself, they presume to threaten that honorable body with disqualification by the A. K. C. if they do not retract. We knew that it was only a question of time. We knew that if their mentor were only given rope enough he would not only hang himself but bis whole clique with him, but we did not expect him to do it quite so quickly. His success in defeating the Olympic has so swelled his silly head that the little grain of sense he had has all evaporated. Those present at the meeting were : J. G. Barber, Seattle Kennel Club; F. W. D'Evelyn.Fox Terrier Club; J. W.Keene, Portland Kennel Club; H. T. Payne, Southern California Kennel Club; J. E. de Ruyter, San Francisco Kennel Club, and Dr. W. R. Cluness Jr., St. Bernard Club of California. The instigator (Payne) of the formation of the San Francis- co Kennel Club and four of its most prominent members against the one delegate from the St. Bernard Club, Dr. Cluness. The Advisory Board is the San Francisco Kennel Club and the San Francisco Kennel Club is the Advisory Board. The San Francisco Advisory Board realizing that their show will be very much crippled if the St. Bernards are conspic- uous by their absence think that they can frighten this lot of "babie3," the St. Bernard Club into showing their dogs. Had they schemed for a year they could not have strengthened the resolution of the club so effectively. Such matters as theBe are none of their business, nor do they concern the A K C Such a resolution brought before the A K C would only cause the delegates to wonder what sort of idiots the San Francisco Advisory Board was com- posed of. The next thing we may hear will be that the Advisory Board has recommended the disqualification of J B Martin, C A Haight, M C Allen and other members of clubs and non-members who. to the number of at least 200, decline to show their dogs under a club that wins recognition by fraud and misrepresentation. How long will it be before Messrs. Keene, De Ruyter and D'Evelyn will realize what foolish things this self-conceited unprincipled "mischief-maker" is leading them into, to serve his own ends and work out his spite against the writer of these paragraphs. The St. Bernard Club is accused of passing many resolu- tions that they never even dreamed of. The only resolution passed that bears upon the present subject is a resolution not to show at the coming San Francisco Kennel Club's show. The reason tor tbis resolution is that the club as a body of gentlemen cannot conscientiously support a club that won recognition by fraud and misrepresentation. We thought that we lived in a free country but it seems not. The Presidio officers have quit the barbarous practice of shooting the dogs that stray on the Presidio grounds. A J Salazars young smooth coat St Bernard bitch by Hector — Bianka II. cannot be found, supposedly shot. The San Francisco Kennel Club says : if you don't show your dogs at our show we will disqualify you, What rot ! How careful the (* mischief-maker" was not to print the resolutions passed by the Advisory Board. Even he is as- hamed of them. Whom the gods destroy they first make mad. A few more inBane resolutions like that of last Monday evening and the Pacific Advisory Board will cease to exist. No intelligent body of men will send a delegation to such a Board. Had the San Francisco Kennel Club desired to antagonize the whole kennel world of San Francisco they could not have gone about it in a more direct way than by electing the members that they hive, on the Board of Directors and then attempting to bulldoze and browbeat the St. Bernard Club into showing their dogs. Had they let well enough alone and gone about their business in a quite way they might have won over a few of the latter club's members in course of time, but a club of the strength and standing of the St. Ber- nard Club, a much stronger organization than the San Fran- cisco's, is not to ba driven about and frightened like a lot of children. The statements of reporters in the Examiner and Chronicle regarding the action of the St. Bernard Club are without foundation. Samuel F. Hughes has been giving the re- porters a "fill." *He would like things to be so and so, and in order to bring about his point he stoops to the same method of procedure that won his club admission. His efforts will fall as fiat as his club will, after the May show. There will not be two dogs belonging to the St. Bernard Club of Cali- fornia on the benches of the San Francisco Kennel Club's show. The club that wins by fraud and misrepresentation and whose Board of Directors contains such men ts form the mischief maker's clique will never receive the support of the dog lovers of this city. W. H. McFee Esq., one of our prominent fox terrier fan- ciers and who, before his departure for Kentucky two years ago, was in the foremost rank wi'h the breed, returned to this State about a year ago and located at Los Angeles. His love for the breed has not diminished during his absence and he has decided to establish a kennel, with the object in view of getting the best. He has just purchased from J. B. Mar- tin of this city, the bitch Blemton Spinaway, by Champion Blemton Victor II — Spinster. She is the dam of the sensa- tional winner of last year, Golden Flash II. He has also purchased from Mr. Martin two bitch pups by Warren Sage, out of Blemton Spinaway. It is also his intention to procure a suitable stud dog for these bitches. The Chicago show brought out 117S entries last week, as follows: Mastiffs 26 st Bernards H4 Blooihnunds 12 Ureat Danes 89 Newfoundlands _ 4 Borzois 6 Deerbounds 6 Greyhounds 11 Foxnounds 8 Pointers 53 English setter* 79 Irish setters - 39 Gordon setters _ 25 Ch tapeakes 1 Sponing ppanlels 85 Cullies - ....NO Old English sheepdogs 3 Poo lies 27 Dalmatians - 4 Bulldogs 23 Bull terriers 55 Boston terr.ers .15 Fox terriers 116 Dachshunde 43 Beagles 15 Irish terriers _ 18 Scottish 5 Black and tan terriers 23 Bedllngion terriers 2 Dandle JDini ont terrl rs 3 Kkye terriers 4 Yorkshire terriers _ 2 Other toy terriers 4 Pugs - 37 King Charles spaniels _ 4 Blenheim spaniels „ 5 Kuby spaniels „ 1 Japanese spaniels _ 1 Italian greyhounds 8 French bulldogs 2 Miscellaneous Total. . 186 dJije gr&efrer tmfc ^inrtemcm* [Maech 20, 18^7 When the Advisory Board's hteat freak resolution reaches the delegates to the A K C there will be a dull thud. Premium lists aod entry blanks for the Stockton Bhow can be obtained at this office. Ealries close March 31. D H Harris' collie dog B^z, famous for his marvelous performances as a trick dog died recently at San Antonio, Texas. A meeting of the Stockton Kennel Club wa3 held on the I7th, and from all accounts everything is boomiDg. Sacra- mento will send from ibirtv to thirty-rive dogs. One man alone has sent for two dozen entry blanks. The Stockton Kennel Club was not represented at the meeting of the Pacific Advisory Board that passed the in- famous resolutions quoted in these coiumns last week. Dr. A. C. Davenport represented the San Joaquin Valley Agri- cultural Association at that time. If the Advisory Board has the power to compel ihe St. Bernard club to show its dogs in San FrancUc3, it has the power to say that thev shall not show at Stockton, San Jose or Oakland. What U the use of any kennel clubs why not let the Advisorv Board attend to the whole business ? That seems to be their desire. The Stockton fancierB will send about fifteen dogs to the San Jose Show. -T. ;S. Ladd, and A. E. Mapes have pur- chased the foiterriers, Defiance aod Lathrop Kich. John E. Doak and D. Winders have each purchased a fine cocker spaniel in the East, and Mrs. Jas. Williams has purchased a astiS and a coilie to show at the Stockton show. The St. Louis show brought out 948 entries; 865 dogs were benched. A. P. Heywood Londsdale owner of the Ightfield kennels and the well-known patron of field trials, died at his home in Shropshire, England, on February 24th. A public office is a public trust. The Pacific Advisory Board when attending to its legitimate business may be of the greatest value to the kennel world, but when it begins to medal in matters in wnich it has no concern and gives itself authority that the A. K. C. does not possess, it is nothing on earth but a public nuisance. Its members are at present, or at least the majaritv of them, simply making a laughirg stock of the A. K C, and using their office for their own personal aggrandizement and to work out their own personal spite. The American Kennel Club should realize the fact that it is only recently that the Athletic Unions have split up; that the L. A. W. is about to split in halves. The great West is too large a country to be governed in New York by men who cannot possibly understand the needs of the fir west. The American Kernel Club receives considerable revenue and support from the Pacific Slope and all matters relating to ourselves alone must be handled with gloves or the A. K. C, will wake up some fine morning to find thai the Pacific Coast has a government of its own and no longer needs their recognition. This has got to come in time but why hasten the time of its coming. The meddlesome "bGsv-bodiesjj' that comprise the 33n Francisco Kennel Club's Pacific Advisory Board claim that the resolution of the St. Bernard Club is in direct conflict with the constitution of the Americio Kennel Club. As if anv individual or club could be forced to show a dog if they did not wish to. The matter is beyond the jurisdiction of the American Kennel Clnb, let alone the local Board. Among the duties of the Advisory Board are " to counsel harmony of action, good will and promote a friendly feeling and unity of action," etc. The five members of the Advisory Board that constitute the quorum are the organizers of the San Francisco Kennel Club.' Did they counsel harmony of action when they antagonized the entire kennel world ol this city by turning down the Olympics to give three or four of iheir owq number the power? Did they attempt to promote a friendly feeling when they said weeks ago that if the St. Bernard Club did not show they would disqualify them. Is threatening promoting uni'y of action ? If anyone deserves disqualification it is the Pacific Advisory Board, and if the American Kennel Club understood the situation in this city the Board would not exist for one minute after the next meeting of the club. The business of the Pacific Advisory Board is supposed to be sub rosa (such people prefer to work in the dark), but the resolution referred to several limes in these columns reached our ears from three different sources the next day after the meeting. The Board thought they Lad done so smart a thing they could not keep it to themselves. Consequently we give the public the news before the members of the club all know of it. The official notification of the same did not reach the secretary of the St. Bernard Club until after most of this matter was in type. The idea of excluding all re- porters from the mee ings of the B^ard originated with that arch srhemer the "mischief-maker," aed it never occurred to his bright satellites that to exclude all others while a would- be editor occupied the office of secretary, was anything but good diplomacy. I^T^T^TjTiTlTrTcT^Tr^^TT^^ OINNS 01NT FOR HORSES stands at the head of all veterinary remedies. Such troubles I as Spavins, Curbs, Windpuffs, Splints, Bunches have ro| terrors for a horse if the master keeps and applies Ouinu's Oiutment. All! j| ■well-known horsemen speak of it in the highest terms: mersof St. Bel, brother of late Bell Boy, write, "We hare :ccessand believe i. fulfills all claimed for it. We cheer- For Curbs, Splints, Spavins or Bandies, it has no equal. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail. CO., WHITEHALL, TV. Y. Miller ± Siblpv, of Franklin, Pa., ra Sensed Quion's Ointment with great £ folly recommend it to onrfrientLs.' .6 . ^ Price $1.50. EDDY <£ S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^m^^^mm^m^ FOR SAIE. Several two-jear-old eolts ana yearliDgs broke to 0 arneas. Sired by HAMB1ETOXIANWI1KES dams ANNA BELLE (3). 2:27%, dam of La Belle (2), 2:16, and other well-bred, speed-producing dams Also several good road horses. Apply GREEN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, NOW READY A mammoth work ol nearly 2000 pages, contain- lug valuable ir.furmmiou ol interest to alt sportsmen. In clo'h ( substantial binding »l 2 In H morocco 1 bandflomp il-nary edition) 10.26 In !i (fcngll&b) c«il (extra Que BJEi iTbe above I Delude postage. For Sale by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, S13 Bu»h Slrret, - • Sao Frnnr\«co, Cal / gentsWbr GOODWTN BROS, of New York. Or .f all principal newsdealers and pabllsben "anted— An Idea Who can think of some simple thing to patent? __, theT may bring you wealth. 5HH WEDDEKBt/RN & CO., Patent Attor- -asblngton, D. C.for their $1,600 pruto offer 1 of two hundred Lorontlons wonted. For Sale at a Bargain ZILOPHONE RECORD, 2:34; TRIAL, 2:29. Sired by the great ALTAMO>TT, Ihe greatest sire of extreme speed in the world, first dam BELLE PKICE, dam of Prlcemont,2;-:6 [sire of Bill Frazier, 2:14, Alaplemont, .:"21S> Zilophone, "2:^-1); Multnomah, 2:»SH (she of JeLin, 2:22!*); Malheur, 2:27 (sire of Moxie, 2:25); Ost co, 2:2a?j (siretf Deico, 2:2334); Daisy Q. (3 1, Z:3a!i.by Dob e. 2:2s. t-ou of Ericsson, by Ham - brinu Chit-f II; second dam by Geo. D. Pr-ntlce,son of Mambiino Chief il: third dam by Woodpecker (thor- oughbred), sire of the lour-mile race norse. Grey Eagle. ZILOPHONE is a bay hor=e wltb black points, stADds nearly 16 hands high and weighs liiO puunds, with plenty of style and action, and is just the sire that will produce the speed hose, the bu^gy horse or tbecarrlage horse. BELLE PKICE, the dam of Zilophone. is one of the greatest broooinares in the Noith Pacific. Her de -cvudn.nl s have always been kuown for Useir race, nurse qualities of gameness and endurance, having a double i< luslon ol Mambrino Chief blood, backed by tbe stout tuorougtibb'od blood ol Woodpecker. v\ bile Utamuul, the sire of Ziloph dp, has als • a double in- fusion of Mambrino Chief blood, backed by strong thoroughbred blood making Zilophone in li es of b'eeafog one ot the highest-bred stallions on ihe Pa- cltic Coast 1/j-day. ZILOPHONE was foaled in 1979, and is sound ; a v .in. in can drive bim. His progeny Is unsurpassed for style, ac iou. soundness, good disposition aim speed. A sure foal-getter. For further particulars address, \V. 8. SlOXr, Yreka, Cal. or, W. G. LWXU, "Breeder and Sportsman." This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:091-4, dam by Antevolo, 2:iyf2'; secoud dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. 2:27, etc. This is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son of Dexter Prince) out of lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Ludy w, 2:".0. bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:17Ji. Lady W. is by Opbir t-ou of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 :0r-J£, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in ihisstme. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices If applied for at once. Address. "F. P. T." this office. FOR SALE. Two-yeatold filly by the great ST. CARLO, out of JONuLEUSE. by ALARM; stcond dam IMP. PRESTO (dam of three winners), by PRETENDER, etc. This is one of the finest -looking fillies iu Amer- ica, aud her breeding Is unexcelled. She has never had a boy on her back, and will make a very fust mare. Bay mare, five years, by MAO BENTON, out of IDA, by DON VICTOR; seennd dam I DA BELLE (dam of Carlisle. •>:J2»4). by BAMBLETONIAN 10; third dam GODFREY marc, by AMERICAN STAR 14. etc, This mare is a trotter, and would, if trained, gef a mark of 2:15 this year. She Is an ex- ceptionally fine Individual. She muEi* be Jsold. Apply to "Im E. X.," this office.; PALO ALTO STOCK FARM SALE. The Annual Sale OF Standard-Bred Trotting and Roadster Geldings. Mares, (alliens and Road Teams BY SUCH STALLIONS AS THE FOLLOWING: ADVERTISER, 2:15}; ALBAN, 2:24; AMIGO, 2:161: AZMOOR, 2:20S; BERNAL, 2:17; BOXWOOD. DEXTER PRINCE, WILD BOY, PAOLA. 2:18; PIEDMONT. 2.17J; SPORT, 2:22|; ELECTIONEER, ELECTRICITY, 2:17|; GOOD GIFT, PALO ALTO, 2:08|; HUGO. 2:24; LANGTON, 2:212; NORR1S, 2:22}, and NOT WOOD, 2:',8|. WILL TAKE PLACE L .N" Tuesday, April 20, 1897, PALO ALTO STOCK FARM NEAR PALO ALTO, CAL, TakeS:l5 a. m. trail at Third and Townseod Streets. cao Francisco, for Palo Alto Slaiion, where vehicles will be in readiness to convey visitors to tne Farm. £a!e will take place immediately uiion arrival of passen- gers from tra n. Lunch will be served upon the giouod. KILLIP & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers, 11 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. 00 yOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised io the Breeder and SpoETaMAN, but have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the watch. I have earns that can go in 2:30; roadsters thai can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and prepare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do all I say. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write me at once, Corner of St. Charles Street ani Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cal. J. M. NELSON. NAPA RACE TRACK To Eictoie This, the best training track In California, will be placed In first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers of light-harness horses to work tbelr horses theron. Low price* for box-stalls. Hay and grain very reasonable. For further particulars apply to CRAB. 6COTT. Xapa Race Track, >'apa, I'al. Scott c£? MoOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN WaJSKHOTSK I STORAOK WABKMOt'SKS. 1ft and 61? bUlhgl., 1 I'J and 4.M Berry r t Near Brannan. I 439 and 151 Channel Branches— Oakland and Injcleslde Race Track. For large thoroughbred broodmires: Thorough- bred colts, unbroken, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years old. Address C. F , this office. THIS IS A SIRAIGrHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners KCENIG'S 122 KEARNY ST., 3. P Maboh 20, 1897] ®Jje gveeiiev atxir ^pixci»mmu 187 MONTANA KACtNG FOR 189?! 25 DAYS AT ANACONDA ANACONDA RACING ASSOCIATION i JUNE 26 TO JULY 24TH. 29 DAYS AT BUTTE WEST SIDE RACING ASSOCIATION JULY 27 TO AUGUST 28TH. THE COPPER CITY HANDICAP— SI, SCO. A handicap for alleges. Entrance £10; 850 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m of the day before the race. Guaranteed value 51,500, of which $250 to second and $150 to third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners after weights ars announced to carry 5 Its. penalty. To be run at Anaconda. \% Miles. THE ANACONDA HANDICAP— gl.COO A handicap for all ages. Entrance 510; £"-0 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p.m. of the dny before the race. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which 5200 to second and 5100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Anaconda. 1 Mile. THE S3IELTERMEN'S HANDICAP— $1 ,CC0 A handicap forthree-yei-r-oldsand upwards. En- trance $lfl; S30 additional for horses not declared by 5 p.m. of the day taefore the race. Guaranteed value 51.000, of which S200 to second and 3100 to third horse. Weights to he announced two d«5S before race. Winners after weight* are announced to carry5 lbs. penalty. Losers after weights are announced allowed 3 ibs. To be run at Anaconda. 7-3 Mile. THE OGDEN STAKES— >$ 1,000. For two-year-olds. Entrance -510; 530 additional to start. Guaranteed value $1,000, ot which $200 to secuud and 5100 to third horse. Winners of a state race of the value ofSl.OCO to carry 3 lbs.; two of any value, or one of 82. 000, 5 lbs.; three of any value 7 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 3 lbs.; beaten maidens, 5 lbs.; those that have started twice and not been placed, 7 lbs. To be run at Anaconda. 5-S Mile. THE DEER LODGE STAKES— 51.000. For two-; ear-olds. Entrance S10; S30 addilional to start, guaranteed value $1,000, of which $2u0 to sec- ond and $100 to tnird horse. Winners of a stake race of tue value of $1,000 to carry 3 lbs. extra; twoof any value, 5 lbs. extra; three of any value, 7 lbs. extra. Beaten maidens allowed 5 lbs ; those that have started and not been placed allowed 7 lbs.; those tbat have started twice at the Anaconda meeting and not been placed allowed 10 lbs. To be ron at Anaconda, i}4 Furlongs. THE RAVALLI STAKES— $1,000. For three-year-olds. Entrance 810; 530 additional to start. Guaranteed value Sl.OOO, of which $200 to second and 51C0 to third. Colts to carry 122 lbs., geldings 119 lbs., filiies 117 lbs. Those that have not won a three-year-old race allowed 3 lbs ; maid- ens, 5 lbs.; beaten maidens, 8 lbs.; maidens that have S'aried twice as three-year-olds and have not teen placed. 12 lbs. To be run at Anaconda. 1 1-8 Miles. THE BUTTE HANDICAP, 51. COO. A handicap for all ages. Entrance $10; 530 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value 51,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third horse. Weights to he announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. Starters after announcement of weights not running one, two, allowed 3 lbs. To be ran at Butte. 1 1-16 Miles. THE NORTH WESTERN HANDICAP. $1,000. A handicap for two-year-olds. Entrance 510; $30 additional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day of the race. Guaranteed value 51,000. of which $■200 to second and 8100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. Starters alter weights are announced that fail to be placed one. two, three, allowed 5 lbs. To be run at Butte. %Mile. THE SILVER CITY HANDICAP, $1,5C0. A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10; $50 additional for horses not declared by 5 p.m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value $1,500, of which 5250 to second and S150 to third horse. Weights to be announced three days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Butte. 1% Miles. THE WEST SIDE HANDICAP, 81,000. A handicap for all ages. Entrance 510; 530 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value 51,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Butte. 1% Miles. THE SILVER BOW STAKES, $1,000. For two-year-olds. Entrance $10; $30 additional for starters. Guaranteed valne $1 ,000, of which S200 to second and 5100 to third horse. Winners ot a stake, or winners of two races of any value, 3 lbs. extra ; of three races, 5 lbs. extra. Those not having won a stake allowed 5 lbs.; beaten maidens, 8 lbs.; maidens that have started at the Anaconda or Butte meetings and have not been placed, 10 lbs. To be run at Butte. 5}< Furlongs. THE YELLOWSTONE HANDICAP, $1,0C0. A handicap for three-year-olds and under. En- trance S10: 530 additional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of day before race. Guaranteed value $1,000. of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penaltv. To be run at Butte. One Mile. Entries Olc s s April 1, 1897, with Ed. A, Tipton, Manager, Anacondaj Montana. FOR H-A.^8.nVrE3!SJS I-IOIBFLOIESL ENTEIES CLOSE SATURDAY,} APRIL lObh. TBE MOUi\TAI\ A\« VALLVY 6 TAPES 81.500. For trotters eligible to the 2:Vl ria.ss. Entrance, 810 April 10th, 515 June 1st. and S50 addilional o Btart. Value, $1,500. of which $350 to second ai d 3150 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To le trotted at Anaconda). THK IXTBR-MOOTAIY STARES, $1,000. For trotters eligible to the 2:17 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, 510 June 1st. end $50 additional to start. Value. $1,000. of which S>C0 to second and $100 to third. Mite heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or mate a dead heat in three, to go to the stable. ( To be trotted at Butte.) THE MONTANA HOTEL PRIZE, 81 ,500. For trotters eligible to the 2:21 class. Entrance, 810 April 10th, $15 June 1st, and S50 additional to start. Value, $1,500, ot which $350 to second and $150 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse Jail- ing to win a heat or make n dead heat iu three to go to the stable. {To be trotted at Anaconda.) THE WASHINGTON STAKES. 81.000. For trotters eligible to the 2:27 class. Entrance, $10 Apri' 10th, $10 Jnne 1st. and S30 additional to start. Value, 81.CC0, of which S200 to secoad and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE GEEEN STAKES, 81.000. For trotters eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance, S10 April loth, $10 June 1st. and $30 additional to start Value, $1,000, of which 5200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE PROSPECTIVE STARES, 81.000. For trotters three years old and under, eligible to the 2:25 class. Entrance, 510 April 10th, $10 June 1st, and $.i0 additional to start. Value. 51,000. of which $200 to second and 5100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE CHINA SILK STARES. 81,000. For trotters, two years old. Entrance. $10 April 10th, S10 Jnne 1st. and $30 additional to start. Valne. $1,000, of which 5200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Anaconda.) THE HOT CORN STAKE* , 81.50O. For pacers eligible to the 2:07 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, $15 June 1st, and $50 addilional to start. Valne $l,-c00, of which 5350 to second and 5150 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). THE MINERS* STARES, 81,000. For pacers eligible to the 2:12 class. Entrance. 510 April 10th. 510 June 1st, and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Butte). THE BITTER ROOT STARES, 81,000. For pacers eligible to the 2:20 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th. $10 June 1st, and 530 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE OREGON STARES, 81.000. For pacers eligible to the 2:35 class. Entrance, 810 Anril 10th, 510 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, 51.000. of which $200 to second and 5100 tothird. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE APPRENTICE STAR' S, 81,000. For pacers, three-year-olds and under, eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance 810 April 10th, 510 June 1st, and$30 additional to start. Value, 51,000, of which $200 to second and $K0 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). CONDITIONS. Five to fill— and all races trotted under the rules of the National Trotting Association, of which the Anaconda and West Side Racing Associations are members. No rights reserved except to reject any entry these associations do not want. No entry liable for more than the amount paid in, or contracted for, but previous payments will be forfeited unless entries are declared in on dates upon which payments fall due. No return of any payment because of death, but the death of the nominator will not make void his entry. All entries must be named April 10th. Purse Races (four moneys) for all classes announced later. Send entries to and address for further information. ED. A. TIPTON, Manager Anaconda, Montana. HERE ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE Eligible to registration. Bay horse foaled in 1890; 15.2 hands; weight S T ONEWAY (PAC£R lOQOpounds: three-year-old reco d, 2:22%' (in hissecond race; be ) has never started but three times). Sired by a producer. Strath- way, out of a producer and a great brood mare, Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Easier, formerly Consola- tion, No- 01F0, record 2:20), by Bill Arp (pacer), second dam Mary, by "Warefield, son of Cracker, by Boston; third dam Jane, by the barr Horse, son of American Eclipse. Stoneway has shown halves in 1:06 in a race* He Is fast, game and as sound as the day he was toaled. H____ Eligible to registration Bay horse.foaledin 1890; 15 hand's; we'ght Q lYi E WV AY (TROTTER) 9(W pounds; two-year-old record ,2:50 (trials at two years.halves — — ^ ^ksskw i r ■ i : : o : could show a 2^18 gait at three years; never started but twice). By a producer, strath way. out uf a producer, Ida May. dam of Homeward, record 2:i3,y, by Grosve- nor; second dam Susie K, by A laric, son of imp. Hercuies; third dam Fashion. by Jack Hawkins, son of Bos- ton. Homeway is aosolutely sound and very fast and level-hi aded. Will make a great racehorse. — - wi— m n r*> i ^i^ — — _ Brown colt; large star; hind feet and 'legs white: foaled in DAV t BASLtn (PACER) i£S-»; lo.2 iiands; weight 950 pounds By Robert Basler (for- merly Consolation); dam Peerless Maid, by Strathway; second dam Susie K. by Alaric, son of imported Hercuies; third dam Fashion, by Jsck HawkiDS, son of Bos- ton. This colt is very fast and sound; could show a 2:30 gait bare-footed when a yearling. The above horses are for sale or lease for racing purposes. They wear light ahces, are evenly balanced, WEAR NO HOBBLES. They have been in careful hand), have been worked for speed every year, and have had good care. They are sound and ad right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No, 01S0, record (pacing), 2:20; brown horse; small star; coronet ot left hind foot white; foaled Id 1888, 16 1 hands high, weight 1,165 pounds. By a producer, Antevolo; four-year-old record 2:J9>4. Son of Electioneer; first dam thp great brodmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Busier record 2:20, and Stone way, three-year-old record 2:22 3j), by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefield, sou ot Cracker, by Boston: third Cam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son ot American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLER will makf- a pub lie season for mares the year 1>97. beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at HanforJ, in Kings County, Cal.; Wednesday in Visalia, n ulare County, Cal., the remainder of iheweekat the horse's home, the Cottonwcod Ranch, ten miles northeast of Visalia TERMS — ?25 the season, payable thelstot June, 1897. Mares keptat the Ranch for *l PEK MONTH. Thlshorsecan show as grand a lot of colts as anyhorsein the State. They are good-gaited, level-headed andfast. About fifty per cent are pacers Correspondence solicited. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KINO- OF ALL RACE HOR3ES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. Will Make tlie Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. As a Xine-Y ear-Old Stallion. McKinnev'a list Leads All Others In the World Tor Average Speed Jenny Mr, 3, 2:12; McZeas, 4, 2:13: Zombro, 3,2: 13: hurvey Mc. 3. 2: I * 1-4; Harvey Mp, 2,2:18; Julia D. , 3.2:16 1-4; Jenny Mc, 2.2:20 1-4; Sir Credir, 3, 2:25; Sola, 4. 2:25 3-4; Sola, 4, trial, 2:15 1-2; Oslo, 2, 2:30; Pat tooney, trial, i:19; Monte, S trial, 2. 2S 3-4 No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 2:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal. M-*iyBMI\ll™\/ * -- , . was ioaled June 12, 1SS7, sired by the great Alcyone (son C l\ I IN IN L Y 2:11 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare bv Mambrino Patchen), dam Rosa Sprague, bv Gov. Sprague, 2:2012'1 he by Rhode Island, 2:23Vj, out of Belle Brandon fdam of Amy, 2:20^, Gov. Sprague. 2:20};,, Wilmar, 2:2i"4,l. by Hambletonisn 10; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred); great grandam Worden mare, by Estou Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinney was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Registrv. Third dam J. I. Kennsy mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (sue of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief U. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). I\/l aI/ I M M TV A .. . _ ia 15.2K hands, weight 1140. and is one ot the most per- IVI C r\ I IN IN LT 2 111 1-4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handledfor speed bare demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. JSr* [n case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free nest season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is not. I will return one-halt the money paid. Mares shipoed to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive Drompt attention. The best care taken of mares, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CHAS. 1. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, r Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oai. 188 ©Ije Qxssbsx onto gtpoxt&mcau March 20. 1897 Breeders' Directory. VERBA BTRIVA JERSKYS-The best A J. C.C. registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals tor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon Graduate ol Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST.. 8. F. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 457 I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AXD STABLE: 605 Golden Gate Avenue. San Francisco. OFFICE HOURS : 7 to S ft. m. and 4 to 5 p. m PHONE 3651. M.R.C.V.&, F.E. V.M.a VETERINARY SURGEON, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical Society; Gradual e of the New Veterinary Surgeon to the S F. Kire Department; Live Stock In specior for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the p>rt of San Francisco: Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department Culversi'y of California: Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and office. San Francisco Veter inarv Hospital. 117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster Sl- Uoi Kraticisco: Telephone West 126. American Trotting; Easter PUBLIOATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK. Vol, XII, 1896, single copies, postpaid $t.00 Vol. XII, 1S96, lOormorecopies.eacb.f.o. b. 2 50 This great work will be ready for delivery, IWt^rolx 3, 1897, Vol. XI, 1895, single copies, postpaid S3 00 Vol. X, 1894 ■ •■ '• 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893 " " " 3.00 Vol. VIII, 189-' (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol. VII, 1891 (limited number, postpaid... 2.50 Vol. VI, 1890 " " " 2.50 Vol, V, 1889 " " " 2.F0 Vol. IV, 1888 •* " " 250 Vol. II, 1886 " " " 1.00 Year Booksfor 18S7 and 18S5 {out of print). Contains summaries of races, Tables ot 2:30 Trotters, 3:25 Pacers, 2:20 Trotters, 2:15 Pacers, Sires, Sires of Dams, Great Brood Mares, Champion Trotters, Fastest Records and Rejected Records. THE REGISTER- Vols, m to X11I, inclusive, in one order, f. o. b SiO.OO Single Volumes postpaid 5.00 Vols. I and II are oat of print. 'index digest. Postpaid _ .S7.50 This important adjunct contains all tbe standard animals in the first ten volumes, with numbers, initial pedieree, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS Will be sent free upon application. Monev must accompanvall orders. Address J. H. STEINER, Secretary American Tro'.ting Resister Association, CHICAGO, ILL- Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES \W\TKH.MKKTI\<;. 1S9K-97 MARCH 8th to 20th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Raclnjsr.Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OR SHINE FIVE OK MORKl RACES HAi'll DAY. VIES START AT MS O'CLOCK SHARP T*F?rry Boats leave San Francisco At 12 it. and 1:00, 1:30 and 2 F. u.. connect! ae with UieTracl .iinoe Train*. Fresno Jockey Club FRESNO CAD. SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST PAY-TCBSDAY. APRIL 27, 1S97. Parse. FIRST RAC0"— Running, Owners' Handicap.three- quarters of a mile _. _. $150 SE' OXD RACE — Running, one quarter mile ana repeatfValiador barred) 100 THIRD RACE— Running, five-elsbths of a mile... 100 £Ki 0.\D DAV-\VED\KSOAY, APRIL 28. FIRST RACE— Running, owner's Handicap, nine- sixteenths of a mile „ 150 SECON'-RaCE— Running. Ponies 1-1 .'^ hands high, top weight J 50 poonds, 8 pounds allowed for every iuch under; half mile _ 100 THIRD RA E— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat (.Valfador barred) 100 THIRD DAY— THURSDAY. APRIL 29. FIRST RACE— Running, seven eights of a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, half mile and repeat- 100 THIRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and one-sixteenth mil- s 150 FOCRTH DAY— FRIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low sca'e. _ 150 SEC ND RACE -Running, Owner's Handicap, five-eighths of a mile 150 THIRD RACE— Pony race, five-eighths of a mile 100 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY. MAY 1. 81,000 for Overnight Races. CONDITIONS. Weight for age unless otherwise specified. American Racing Rules to govern; jioentrance to all races: ?lo additional to sciatch. Entries close April 15, 1897. Entrance money must accompany all entties. No race will be declared off where there are four or more en- tries Money divided. SO per cent, to first and 20 per cent. io second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to L. ROCKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOX 11. Fresno. CaH. jSSJ* Coder same management there will be a FIVE DATS' MEETING at Bakersfield the week following. All purses guaran- teed. Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 BIRE OF PHfEBRWILKBg, winning race record, 3:0S 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 I Tommy Mcip), race record 2:11 1-4 Xew Era (4, p) .winning race rec. 4th heat, 2:13 Seville (3), race record „ 2:17 1-4 Grand tJeorce. iroitlng 2:20 1*4 Grand George, pacing ... .2: IS 3- 4 and 16 others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonian 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah chief. $50 THE SEASON. Canal Return Privilege,. R. I. MOOBHBAD & SON Santa Clara, Cal HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRRIETO REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT iMERIOAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS RITES' Ameriean Plan 82 to S2.SO per Day imi LO . European Plan 700 to *1.50 per Bay PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at |3 per month at J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal., 6 n.iles from Pet.luma. Good feed the year 'round and gO'-d care taken of Slock, but no responsibility assumed lor ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the -teamt-r Gold, which leaves every day exce, t Sunday from wharf between Washington and" Jackson Streets, Ban Francisco. Address, THOS. ROACH, Aeent, Lakeville. Sonoma Co., Cal. Business College, 24 Post St. 8AN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast. tt P.jTKALD, President 8. HAUO ^'oh. Disposition, Size, Speed, Soundness aod Style WELCOME, 2:10 1-2 This game and consistent stallion will make the SEASON OF 1897, ending July 1st, at TF. E. MEEK'S STABLE, near the Haywards Station, at SoO THE SEASON, "With usual return privileges. WELCOME was sired by Arthur Wilkes, 2:28*4, ont of Letty (dam of Waylaod W„ 2:12; Welcome (p) 2:10}^. trottiDg 2:27J£; Maud Singleton, '2;2*l£), by Wayland Forrest (son of Edwin Forrest 19 and a mare by Sir Charles, thoroughbred); second dam Marv (dam of Apes. 2:26; Sterling, sire of four and one sire of one.) Grace, dam of Creole. 2:15; Eagle, 2:19MK by Flaxtail 8132; third dam by Bright Eyes, son of Boanerges. Arthur Wilkes, 2:28'^, sire of Welcome, was sired by the mighty Guy Wilkes, 2:l£Ji, outof Graeie, by Arthurton 365; second dam OJd Lady, by David Hill Jr. "WELCOME comes from speed producing lines on both sides and his reputation as the "gamest race horse ever Andy McDowell handled" shows that he is far superior to many that have estreme speed, but are lacking iu courage. WELCOME is a bay horse, stands lfi hands, and is one oi the best- formed horses in California. He earned a trotting record of 2:27 J-* when a four-year-old, and was put to pacing last year, tie started in Montana without a record and won money in every race he started. He won some of the moat stubbornly-contested racesseen in 1896. Good pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. For other particulars, address, W. E. MEEK, Haywards, Cal. GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (E8TATE OF JAMES G. FAIE, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, XETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTURAGE S2.50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans- ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. 4S* For further particulars, address OHAS. S. NBAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. F Or, H. G. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma OoUnty.Oal. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251 the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OP CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bine Ribbon "Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, $5 per month; hay and grain, S10 per mouth. For terms tor other stallions and further particulars. address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Oontra Costa Co , Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116 RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W., 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4 He is the Sire of "IRVINGTON BELLE," 2:24 1-4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS . 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1S97, beginning February loth, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvingtou, Alameda County, until March 1st, and trom that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park. San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. All fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S5 per month, or grained for SIO per month. Stock well cared for, bnt no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. lie Only DIRECT Stall Slamlii ii to State! ARTHUR L, 3, 2:15 1-4 Will Make the Season of 1897 at DIRECT STABLES, &L&MEDI, GAL. TERMS— 50, With Usual Return Privileges. ARTHUR L.,2:15 1-4 (at three years of aee) was sired by DIRECT, 2:05 H, out of NELLIE BLY (dam ol Delia S , 2:21, and Toots), by GEO. fil. PATCH RN JR., 2:27; second dam ROSE AUSTIN (dam of Graves. 2:19). He is one of the finest y ou a g stallions In this State, and as it is the intention to prepare him for the fall races, he will be allowed to serveonly a limited number of mares. His recor ,2:15>4,is no market bis 4peed, as be has shown his ability to get a mark of 2:05. ARTHUR L. Is a coal black in color, stands 15.2 bands and weighs 1,000 pounds. He is perfectly level-headed and one of the best-gaited horses on earth. TArtTrt was sired by MONBAR3, 2:llM trotting, 2:16 pacing. His dam was NELLIE BEY i IV (dam of Arthur L , 2:15^', and Delia s.,2:21i; second dam ROSE AUSTIN (.dam of Graves I ■% 2:19.) TOOTS Is a handsome young horse, undevel ped, but has shown very fast in b's | Uv I \J short work, After the season ends be will be prepared for the races TOOTS is a black col". stands l-i.2s* hands, weighs l,07ipounds, aud Is without a weak spot anywhere. His breeding is of the best, his aire, MONBaR^. being by that great GEuRGE WILKES stallion, JAYBIRD, 2:31?.4, dam LADY MAUD,_2;1834. by GEN. KNOX. etc. WILL MAKE THE SEASON AT THE SAME PLACE AT S35, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. As an extra inducement to owners of good mares, I agree to break all horses to harness sired by ARTHUR L. and TOOTS, and present to theo.vner of any cult sired by either of the above horses the sum of ?100 tbat obtains a yearling record of 2:30 or better; also*200 to the owuer of a two-vetr-old tDat obtains a recoro of 2:20. Terms Cash, or Satisfactory Note at Time of Service. Good Pasturage at Reasonable Rates. S&~ The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further i arlicu arsaduress, LOUIS SCHAFFER, 476 Tenth Street, Oakland; or, HENRY A. CHAPMAN, Direct Stables, Arbor St., Cor. Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. The Standard-Bred Stallion RECORD, 2M4. M K Kl> BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; second dam MissTrabern. by Gen. McCIellen; third dam Belle Maho e igran-iam of Voucher), by Norfolk: fourth dam Maid ol Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros is a full br tber to Anteeo, 2:1632, Ante volo, 2:19^, etc., bei g by Electioneer, outof Columbine bv A. W Rich- mond. Anteros is theslrenf Antidote, 2-.10J4, Nelly F., 2:13^, and sevenieen others In 2:30 list. Nephew is the sireot t« enty-one in the list, and is considered one ot the strongest-bred sires ever brought to California. Gen. McClellan 141 sired D«.u Voorbees, 2:2'1M. St. Helena, 2:27 Hi 1 etc., aud the dam of Beaury Mc, 2:143^, etc. The res ol the ped'gree ot Dudley rests upon the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DK***H ll*TIO\— DUDLEY is a bay in color.black points, stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetrical ty-made h rses in Calif rula. He has the kindest disposition, is level -beaded, and as for bis speed, Ills well anowo that i.ls record of 2:14 is no mark of him. His progeny in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year -old called Trlibr, got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding Is unsurpassed. and with his individuality be should make a great name as a sire of hand- some, level-beaded Lories, fit either for track or road— hor-es that will sell 1) LI) LEV will make the Season of 1897 at mv place, Haywards, Alameda County. Terms— $50 the Season. 05J- Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at $3 PFR MONTH, The best ot care taken of mares, but no respo risibility assumed for acciients or escapes. Ftr iunher particu- lars address MLLO KNOX, Haywards, 190 &tjc gveebev tm$ gftttrrtemcm. [March 20, 1897 The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOURWILKES, 2:08i (REGISTERED 0232) WILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. Terms- $25 for the Season. SEYMOUR WILKES was sired by tht? Klagof the Wilkes family, Gny Wilkes, 2:1514, dam Early Bird, hy Play mail ( brother to Barney. 2:i5'.-f j; second dam Lucy, by OJd Fellow (son of Chloroform}; third dam by asoti of Williamson's Belmont: fourth dam by Biackhawk 767. Playmail was by Mike 3403 (he by Vermont 322, oat of The Peniger mare), oul of Kate McDouough tdam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam oi Saladin,2:05^). ^EYMOCR WILKE^ stands 16 hands hieb and weighs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown in color and 'n con- formation is one ol the most symmetrical of any in California. His qualities as a level-headed, game an i i-peedv raceh rse are known to all horsemen. He i* ihc fastest son oF th« miehtv Guy \% ilhes and en his maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an iron constitution, and allowuersot g od mares that want horses that will nave breeding, size, bone, quality, good disposition and extreme spped should not overlook this horse. His service fee is placed at a very low figure considering his merits. He never was bred but to a few mares and bis progeny are u-odels ot perfection. Forlurther particulars apply lo TH03. ROACH, Lakeville, Cal. B3J" Mares can be shipped direct to the ranch via Steamer Gold. The bent of care taken of them on the farm, bat no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage $3 per month. Simmocolon 2M3 3-4 SEASON 1897 Sybil wmes Kohlan King 28,295 m HERE 16 ROYAL BREEDINGS l.VDKED. Sired by that great race hoTse (SIWMlCOLO\. 2:13 3 4) that won nine out of 11 races, and second in the other two that he started in through tr,e Grand Circuit of the East, the season previous toe iterine thestud, and who is nowbecoming noted as a producer from the great performances of his first colls, being the sire of the phenomenal fast and game colt Dan Q-, three-year-old record 2:1134 last season, Meridian, 2:13. and sevn-al more m the 20 list. Bam SYBIL.. 2:27 1-2 (by Sidney, the greatest sire of his age) ; second dam MAUD K. , (bv Whipple's Hambletonianl, which alone should produce speed and race horses if tnere is anything in breed- ing, but to go farther, it will be found that Kohlan King has §lx crosses of old Hnmbletoniao 10. i hit produced (ieome \Vilke«, Meclioneer and most of our ^reat sires, which is nicely intermingled with the blood of Mambrino Palchen and Mambrino Chief (sire ot dam of Director) two treat sources ot speert, which are second to non*. and Simmons, sire ot Simmocolon, is for age the greatest producing sire of George Wilkes and noted as a sire that produces great race horses. hom.n' KI\U is a black horse, five years old. 15.3 hands high, weighs 1.159 pounds. and, according to critics, he Is not excelled as an individual, and having been allowed to mature without his vitality being rapped by training, he should be more sure to produce in keeping with his blood lines He is. however, very speedy and pur-gal ted, and now that he is wed matured it is the intention to campaign him the comiug summer after the season closes _ SEASON, $50. FK03I MARCH 1st TO JUNE 1st. WITH USUAL EETUBN PRIVILEGES, TO A LIMITED SDMBEE OF APFEOVED MAS S ONLY. Care taken, but noresponslbilityassumei. Pasiuraee, 85 per month. For further particulars address G. W. STIMPSON, V. S., 223 Twelfth. Street, Oakland. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11 ORO WILB.ER. black tnrse, iSH bands, weighs 1.100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without a blemish or weak point Asa four-year-old he got a record of 2:11. and was timed separately in races in 2:03. His win- nings as a two and three-year-old exceeded that of aoy other trotter at these ages He never was outside the monev, and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to none In America. He won the $25,000 Kentncky Futurity stake, and in tils f >ur-year-oM form, until he met the great Azote. 2:01^ (the aged campaigner), never was beaten, and in one of hi* race* with this horse he was at bU shoulder, being timei separately in 2:03. Sired by Sable Wilkes, 2 -.IS. dam Ellen May he v, 2:22. by Hi rector. 2:17; second dam Lady Ernest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hibbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:26^). Terms fur the season," S7 A. PRINCE AIRLIE, 28,045. PaiXPK Al si, IK 2K.O IS. bay stallion, foaled in 1S92, stands 16 hands aud weighs 1,200 pounds Helsa remarkably han.isome borao, stylish, evenly-proportioned, and is considered by all wbo have seen him to be perfection in everv respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has eutirelv recovered he w 11 be pulin training this year. As a yearling, wnen only panly broken, he trolteo quarters in 0:37»4. He is sired by nuy Wlllr.es, 2:lo'4, dam Chantilly Ural •2:23, last hall in 1:03), by 2%uiwoon, 2:lsij: second nam Crenoo (dam ot Love ace, 2:20, and Betsy Eritton, 2:20\j >, hy Princeps 536: third dam Crane Lisse fdam or Balzarlne, 2:27), by George Wilkes, 2:22; lourth dam the dam of Tarlelon, 2:31. Term, l\>r the season, 830 Kspecial attention is called to the progeny of these tv.-o stallions. Everyone who has seen them says they are models o perfection, having s ze and style, an.1 being beautifully proportioned. The speed tiey show is remarkabl , and it is only a qneslio-i of a few years until they will be noted campaigners. The few weanling* by Oro Wilkes consigned to the recent sale from my f-rm brought from $3C0 to 8110, and seme were resold shortly after the sile for a large advance. They Drought the highest prices of any weanlin.ssold ai this big sale. All other highly-bred on.s sold from $25 to S75. Anyone breeding to this horse can rest assured ttey v. ill feet horses that will bring high prices anywhere. Excellent care will be taken of all stock sent to the farm, but no liability assumed for aee'dents or escapes Mares may be shipped direct to me at Eurlt'g.me, San Mateo county. All bills are due at lime of service, and must be paid by August 1st. No stock allowed to leave tbe place until all bills are paid. reason commences February 1st and ends August 1, 1897. WM. CORBITT, - - - San Mateo Slock Farm. Burlingame, San Mateo County, Cal. Brcwo Celt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE IF AZOTE, ?:04 3 4, COBWEBS, 2:12, &HD SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE LIST FIRST DAM-JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM-LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two year old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM-LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22J), FOURTH DAM-LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm Kegent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rer, Yo Tambien, and Beveral other nigh-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have shown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hani- some combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in n.s yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right sort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, 6ne-looking horses which even in these times are in demand. For terms and further partiouare, Inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline St, Oakland, Cal. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION ST. CARLO Zamar II, RUINART Joan ff ill serve a limited number oF first-class mares for the SEASON OF 1S97, at the Menlo Stock Farm, at $100, With usual return privileges For further particulars apply to j'hes McDonnell, Superintendent Menlo JStock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number ot ap- proved mares for the season of 1S97, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT S50 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our pos session in 1898. In im Racs Tract TROTTING TRACK PICNIC GROUNDS BUSSING TRACK The beantifal, convenient and popular grounds known as AGRICULTURE L PARK, San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HA.BLE3, Who are putting ihe same la soiiahle condition for the accommodation ot picnics and other attractions, The attention ot horsemen is called to the fact that both the trot'iug an J running tracks will be kept in fire -class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort for horsemen, if good treatment, moderate charges and first-class accommodations are appreciated. Address,- C. F. BUXCH, Agricultural Park, Ban Jose. BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK ifi ACTION, ALWAYS READY FOR USE AND RELIABLE, Arenot a "cure all." Tbey are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are gnara n-(eed to care the most severe cases of Wind Colic A\'f> 1\F!,A«MA :IOX OF THE BOWELS, Or m^ney refunded. One trial is all that Is asked to convince yon. Price S'i per box. Ten capsules in each box Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 =i-a.

Er^ HOOD If., by Laddie— Fanny of Nesseldown, combines the blood of the leading champion collies. fee$20. Pupsforsale Address J. B. MARTIN, 13".!3 Page St., San Fraucisco. young and well bred. Address DR. C. L. WILSON, Klko, Nev. WAMTTfi A mounted specimen of the little black nflnir-U ra]1 Address ihis office. STOCKTON DOG SHOW — STOCKTON KENNEL CLUB — APRIL 7, 8, 9 and 10th ESTRIES CLOSE MAKCH 31. J. OTIS FELLOWS - - Judge Send for Premium List and enter yonr Doge. For further particulars address, DR A. O. DAVENPORT, Eeo. 314 Main Street, Stockton, Cal. SAN JOSE DOG SHOW Santa Clara Valley Ponlry M A.RCH 31st, APRIL 1st, 2d and 3d. Entries close Marcb 18lh at 9 p. in Send for Premium List, and get your Dogs KFADY FOK THE SAN JOSE SHOW. CHAS. R. HARK.ER. Seo'y MERCURY B'ld'g., San Jose, Cal. COLLIES Beach Hill Kennels SAN JOSE, CAL. PUPPIES whelped Fehruary 16, 1897, by UOI.DDCST II, 41,099, out of fel \ i Mll.\ K 39,736. AT 8TCD— 30LDDUST It 41,093, by OOLDDUST 29,213 (winner ot 28 First Special Prizes) out of STON&HURST LASSIE 31,319, she by the famous ROSLYN DANDY, -%^ FEE $25 -*. Apply to MISS DKLi.A BBACH. St, James Hotel, San Jose, Ca OAK GROVE KENNELS BLUE-BLOOOEB SCOTCH COLLIES. The finest kennel of COLLIES in California. Champions "SEFTON HERO," ''WELLES-BORN CHARLIE," "CHRISTOPHER" and "METCHLEY WONDER" blood. Three fine lliterson band. O. J. VI.BKK. Prop. Lawrence. Santa Clara County, Cal. Echo Cocker^ Kennels. FOR SALE Puppies, Grown Dogs and Bitches in Whelp AT STUD • H'.i.l.KMiE Hit OX r A 17,064. WOOOLAiYO JERSKY, C. K. C.,2511. BROOD BITCHES BESSIE R. 29.20H, 1st at Stockton. I.Ai»Y Kill 41.488, 1st and special, Stockton. MLU'K DUCHH£8. (J. K V. 277ft, by Blaci Duke 8491. A. «'. DAVENPORT, Propr. :i] ! Main Si.. Stockion, Cal. "HAUNTS OF WILD GAME" By Isaac M-Leixan, edit- d by C'ha . Babee i Bradford. A beautiful book oi iwo bundled pages in cloth and gold: approp'i- aieiy illustrated l ellsol the baun s of fur, tin and feather game, and the natural history of blrdB, fishes and wild mammalia. Invaluable to the angler, genile sportsman, bunttr guide, tourist, taxidermist, Daturalisl and book Price $1. Sent carefully wrapped to any address. Postage tree, by CHAS. BARKER, BKADFOttD, publisher, 487 Broadway, New York. IRISH SETTERS. At Stujj— The best bred Irish Setters in America. PIIVUI.AS JR., 31,189. BARRYMOHE. 31,802. ,If , voa w»Qt an Irish Setter that will hont, call t address tilEXMOHE KENNELS. West Berkeley, Cal. The owrer of four fine-looking, gentle and souDd mares, about 15 2 hands, one having a record below twenty; two can beat twenty, and another uot quite so fast, desires to rell tbem. They are at a country farm and will beahowo and tried to anybody desiring to purchase. One of them would be a great mare for the -10 class. 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And there are hundreds of other equally desirable articles full particulars of which will be found inGAMELAND, the monthly magazine of outdoor sport. Subscription price. $1 per year. SEND FOR A FREE SAMPLE COPY. Order blanks, for use in securing subscriptions, free of charge. Address, GAMELAND PUBLISHING CO., Incorporated, 63 Rutgers Slip, Ncrr Yt0 192 tS^je gvettosv cmlr §psxct$vn(ta* [March 20. 1897 RACE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS . JU3T RECEIVED BY . The prices are lower than ever before, while the; quality has been improved. J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal, Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 ■Warren Street, New York. COLT STAKES 1897 PACIFIC OO.A.ST Trotting Horse Breeders Ass'n ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 1, 1897. [ No. 4. WESTERN STAKES-For two-year- old pacers.S'iO each, the Association to add S2 50 | No. 5 CALIFORNIA STAKES— Free for all threevear-old pacers, §60 each, the Association to add S300. | No. 6. PACIFIC STAKES— For three-year- old pacers eligible to the 3:00 class, S50 each, the Association to add $300. So to nominate April 1, 1S97; $10, second nay- ; $25, final payment, to be made before 4 o'clock No. 1. PALO ALTO STAKES— For two year- old trotters,$50 each, the Association to add S2 50. No. 2. OARWOOD PARK STOCK FARM STAKES— Free ior all tbree-year-old trotters, S50 each, the Association to add S300. No. 3. PAXACE HOTEL STAKES — For three-year-old trotters eligible to the 3:00 class, SoO each, the Association to add S300. Entrance in the Above Stakes as Follows meot, June 1, 1*S7; 510, third payment, August 1, 169 p. m. the day before the race. CONDITIONS — Failure lo mak1 any payment forfeits all previous payments. Seven different subscribers required to fill. Money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. If but two starters, they will cuu- teet for the stake money, divided two-thirds and oue-third. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first and third money, but in no other case will a horse be entitled to more than one mooey. Stakes for Two-year-olds to be mile beats, best 2 in 3, for Three-year-olds, mile beats, best 3 in 5. No horse owned in the State of California by others than members of this Association is eligible to these stakes (bona fide ownership required), but horses owned outside of the State of California are eligi- ble thereto, regardless of membership. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.— Persons desirous of making entries in the above stakes, and who have not as vet joined the P. C. T. H. B. A. should make application for membership to the Secretary by April 1, 1&97. Membership fee S25, which covers annual dues for one year, emiiliu members to all privileges. Send all communications to F. W. K.EL.LEY, Secretary. B. P. HBALD, President. 22 1-2 Geary Street, San Francisco. EOfi SALE FROM THE ESTATE OE ISAAC DeTURK. ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, £k'^o."; , by LIVE iERO, No. 28.369 (Son o DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 1989. and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17, No. 2.000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 1S7, etc. ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kind disposition, is level-headed fast and game. He trotted a mile in his work last season dvera heavy track in 2:16; last quarter in 33 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of tbem are being handled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bay mare EVELINE, foaled 1SS3. by Nl'TWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER. 2:2% by ANTEEO, No. 7868: TIETAM, 2:19, No. 24,397. by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK RUSSELL filial 2:3" by SI' AS SKINNEP. No 10,f81 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS SKINNE No. 10,681, was broi -v 11 »nrt showed a quarter in 38 Eeconds when hardly bridlewise: ROE LET (pacer), by K( is, 370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit , 4, >n. Any person wantiDg a bjk^ . jan make no mistake in securiDg this one. Her get are always fas She has producedjK^ * from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28.370 For prices or fu articulars, address, W. H. LUMSDEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk. Santa Eosa. Cal. P. JAMIESON'S Harness Composition Is Impervious lo Wet, ami Produces a Brilliant Black Polish on Every Description of Leather. Beware of imitation. WE GUARANTEE every box sold HV by us to be Ibe GENUINE IMPORTED ARTICLE, made P. jAMlb&ON, only by P. Jamisson. the manofactckkk of Registered table 74,620 U. S. and Great Britain. Cd-Oli.rrn — \ullilD« lujurlou. to the Leather In Ilil- CompoHltloD. 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BOSSART !}\ Start and opened up four or fivt fjj| ^j lengths of daylight in the fmt fnrlong. Etta H. c'osed up fast, and at the half was but three lengths behind the leader. At the three-quarters it was Scotch Rose first by a length, Etta H. second, five lengths irom Osric. Scotch Rose stopped badly the last eighth and Osric, running gamely, headed Elta H. in the laBt stride, winning by a nose the latter half a dozen lengths before Scotch Rose. Time, 1:15. Cash Sloan boosted Osric $500, but he remained in the B. & W. stable for $805. Osric was at 11 to 5, Etta H. 11 to 5, Scotch Rose 5, Rey del JTierra 5, others 15 to 100 tol. In the third, four furlongs, for two-year-old?, there was a long break, a recall and a vexatious wait. Finally the bar r?er went up to a fair start ' gone three furlongs. The quartet passed the half on such even terms that they could not he separated. Miss Ruth drew to the front in the next furlong and led by about a length turning for home, the others bunched closely. Miss Ruth polled away until she was four lengths to the good and won easily by three, Benamela second, as far from Frank Jaubert. Time, 1:43. Miss Ruth was at 50 to 1 (100 for some time), Benamela 1 to 2, Frank Jaubert 20, Salisbury 8 to 5. The last race, five and one-half furlong?, brought ten sprinters to the post. To a good start Road Warmer, off third, at once got to the fore, leading Sallie Clicquot three parts of a length at [the half and a length into the homestretch. The pair drove it out, Road Warmer running gamely and winning by a goodhead in the good time of 1:08}. Sallie Clicquot, second, was eight lengths before MidaB, who beat Nervoso a length. Road Warmer was at 10 to 1 (20 at one time), Sallie Clicquot 3 to 5, Midas 25 to l,Peixotto 7, others 15 to 300to 1. SIXTY-THIRD DAT — SATURDAY, MARCH 20. In the first race, one mile, they got away to a strag- gling start. Thelma showed in front for a moment, but Nic Nac passed her near the quarter and led at the half by three parts of a length, Adam Andrew second, two lengths from Thelma. Adam Andrew passed to the front nearing the three-quarters and led in the homestretch THE ANACONDA RACE TRACK GRAND STAND. Hermosa and Roxey Murphy about a length, with Little Bob, Thelma ind Roselle follow- ing. Roselle passed Adam Andrew about eighty yards of the finish and won cleverly by one and a half lengths, Thelma second, a length from Adam Andrew. Time, 1:43. Roselle was at 10 to 1, Thelma 2 (opened at 4 to 5), Adam Andrew 11 to 5 (opened at 4 to 1), Devault 7, others 12 to 75 to 1- The second race was at six and a half furlongs, for three- ran close together to the homestretch, two lengthe in front of year-olds. After they had made two breaks without Nebula Ool. Dan. The latter showed to be a. race horse, passing the pair in front half-way down the homestretch and winning handily by two lengths, Los Prietos second, driving, one and a half lengths from the strong-finishing Charles Le Bel. Time, 0:49J. Col. Dan was at 8 to 5, Los Prietos 8 to 1, Charles Le Bel 20, Estro 9 to 5, others 10 to 150 to 1. There was a long delay before the barrier went up for good in the fourth race. True Blue set the pace, leading Hohenzollern nearly a length past the quarter and a head at the half. Imp. Amarioo third at both places, four lengths ofl. Hohenzollern and True Blue turned for home head and head. The former was hard-held most cf the way down the homestretch, and after bumping True Blue mildly a few times, won easily bv a neck, True Blue second, two and a half lengths before Don Clarencio, who came up strong at the end. Time. 1:29J. Hohenzollern was at 6 to 5 (9 to 5 once), True Blue 4 (backed from 5), [Don Clarencio 8, Stentor 13 to 5, others 10 to 300 to 1. The fifth was at a mile, selling. Salisbury broke best, but j vas headed by Miss Ruth and Benamela when they had the barrier went up to a fair start, Altanera showing first and Nebula second. Passing the half Altanera wa^ leading by a head, Nebula second, three lengths from Quantrell. Nebu- la's head was in front at the final turn, Altanera second, three lengths from Quantrell, on whom Rieozi was lapped. There was a drive nearly all the way down the homestretch, and Nebula landed a winner by a scant neck, Altanera second, two lengths from Quantrell, Principle fourth. Time, 1:23. Nebula was at 7 to 5, Altanera 18 to 5, Quantrell 100 to 1, Rienzi 3, Torpedo 6, Principle 40 and Haisey 200 to 1. A six-furlong race was third on the programme. After Logan had broken the barrier they got away to a fair start. Mainstay led past the half by two lengths, Miss Brummel BeconJ, lapped by Sallie Clicquot. At .the three quarters it was Mainstay first by one and a half lengths, Brummel and Clicquot still lapped. Mainstay was beaten half way down the homestretch and Miss Brummel came up in the last six- teenth and won cleverly by a length, Sallie Clicquot second, two lengths in front of Salvation. Time, 1:15. Miss Brum- mel was at 3 A to 1 (as good as 4), Sallie Clicquot 11 to 10 {backed from 7 to 5), Salvation 2h to 1, others 12 to 30 to 1. The Flying Stakes Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, came next. Th3 value of the stake was $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. They were away to a good Btart, Little T. G. first to show, Napamax second, Miss Rowenaf third. Miss Rowena lost no time in getting to the front',* and Martha rushed from last place into second. Miss Rowena led her a length into the homestretch, where Bergeu took it easy on Griffin's filly. Half-way down Little T. G. bumped .Napamax, who was coming like a shot. MLs Rowena lasted out to win by a head from Martha, who was as far from Napamax. Martha ought to have won. Time, 0:48^, Miss Rowena and Napamax (coupled) were at 4 to 5, Martha 7 to 1, Free Lady 13 to 5, Little T. G. 15 to 1. The fifth was the Rancho del Paso Handicap, one mile, value $1,250, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. To a good start Grandezia went out at a great clip and led Scarf Pin four lengths at the quarter. At the half it was Grandezia first by a length, The Rompn and Scarf Pin heads apart as named. The Roman assumed the lead neariog the three-quarters and was two lengths to the good in the home- stretch. He tired, however, and Scarf Pin came on and won easily by three lengths, Candelaria juBt managing to beat The Romau a scant head for place, Aquinas fourth. Time, 1:42. Scarf Pin was at 2£ to 1, Candelaria 8 to 5, The Ro- man 8. Good Times 5, Aquinas 8 and Grandezia 50 to 1. The sixth was at a mile, selling. To a good start for all but Lost Girl, Cabrillo went Jinto the lead, being one-half length to the good at the quarter, Palomacita second, a length in front of Judge Denny, Lost Girl going up fast. At the half it was Cabrillo first by half a leDgtb, San Marco second, a head from Lost Girl and Judge Denny. Cabrillo led by three lengths in the homestretch, but Judge Denny, second, caught him about eighty yards of the finish and beat bi'm out half a length, San Marco third, one and a half lengths further away. Time, 1:42}. ^^ Judge Denny was at 9 to 5, Ca- ll brillo 5 to 1, San Marco 20, Palc- ' ' raacita 3£, others 8 to 75 to 1. ■ The Flood Stakes, two miles, hurdle handicap, came last. Tbe stake was $1 000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Tortoni went to the front early in the action, and led Baby Bill byfrom _^==_^--=r"~ half a length to oneand a half _ — ^ ~ lengths for about seven furlongs, .-js^^f^: . - then Baby Bill took up the run- ning, drawing away two or three lengbts from Tortoni. J. O. O. took secend place about three furlongs from home. Then Esperance began his run, and catching Baby Bill half-way down the homestretch, won with ease at the end by six Itngthp, J. O. C. second, one and a half lengths before Baby Bill, Arundel a poor fourth. The latter was cut loose altogether too late. Time, 3:50 — a good race. Esperance was at 10 to 1 (12 once), J. O.J C. 5 to 1, Baby Bill 2, Arundel S to 5, Tortoni 8 and Herman 30 to 1. _ INGrLESIDE. A Fine Season of Sport Inaugurated at the P. O. J. C. Track— How the Races "Were Run. SIXTY-FOURTH DAY — MONDAY, MAFCH 22. It was a day of surprises and grand disappointments, this reopening at Ingleside, and the faces of the long-shot play, era wore seraphic smiles, while those of the form students lengthened materially and were sad b9yond compare. The attendance was in keeping with the fine weather, and the racing was interesting from first to last. Satsuma started the ball of agony a-rolling by winning the first race from the 1 to 5 favorite, Santa Bella, on whom Tod Sloan was clearl over-confident, not reckoning on Satsuma com- ng like a Hash in the homestretch. Scarborough 194 ©ij£ gveetoev ttnfc gtpcxt&tnan* [Maech 27, 1897 who could not beat Irmas, Jack Marlins and other bow-wows in his two starts here, suddenly became a race horse, winning from a fine field at a mile and a sixteenth in extra fast time. There was a difference in odds too. The otber time he was at 2 and 2i to 1, this afternoon as good as 30 to 1. That seems to act the same as a dose of morphine on some horses and incidentally disgusts people mightily with the game. Old roan Tim Murphy's win was a popular one, and he was an S to 1 shot. Martha won the Androus Stake in extra fast time (0:55 J), Purseus won the mile and a farloog handily and David, as good as ] 5 to 1 in the betting, took the last cleverly. Charley Thorpe again had on his riding clothes, piloting no less than four winners, a second and third ont of six mounts. In the first, six furlongs, imp. Santa Bella was an over- whelming favorite. To a fair start she was away absolutely last. Gold Bug set the pace, leading Logan by a small mar- gin past the half and to the three-quarters. T. Sloan had let Santa Bella take it easy, but at that she had ran up third, lapped on Logan. Satsuma, turning fourth, close to the inner rails, saved three or four lengths, and getting to the front over a sixteenth from homei won handily by two lengths from the vastly soperior Santa Bella, who was three from Logan. The latter beat Trappean a head in a drive. Time, 1:15}. Salsnma was at 4 to 1, Santa Bella 1 to 5, Logan 30 to 1, o'hers 50 to 200. The second race was for three-year-nlds, mile and a six- teenth. To a good start after a lot of cutting up and break- ing the barrier. Key del Tierra was sent to the front by Thorpe, he leading George Palmer a head at the quarter pole, Scarborough well up. Bey del Tierra, Palmer and St. Distaff ran lapped past the half. Tierra increased his ad- vantage to a leDgth going to the three quarters, St. Distaff and Scarborough head and head. Scarborough got to the front half-way down the stretch, and won off by four lengths, St. Distsff second, in a drive, a head before Rey del Tierra. Time, 1:43A — a fist race. The last time out Scarborough could not beat Irmas, Jack Matties and such, to-day he was a Hindoo. It is such racing that kills the game — where a horse is last or nearly last one day amongst dogs, and the next beats race horses at long odds and in fast time. Scar- borough was at 25 to 1, St. Distaff 5, Rey del Tierra 13 to 10 (played from 2 to 1), George Palmer 2k, others 10 to 70 tol. In the third, six furlongs, selling, they got away to a scat- tering start, Tim Murphy beating the gate and leading past the half by two lengths, Thelma, Meadow Lark and Joe K. bunched. The old roan was a length to the good at the three- auarters, Thelma and Meadow Lark head and head, two lengths from Mobalaska. Old Tim hung on, winning by half a length driving, Meadow Lark second, a head before the :fast-coming Mobalaska, Daylight a poor fourth. Time, 1:16 J. Tim Murphy was at 10 to 1, Meadow Lark 12, Mo- balaska 11 to 10, others 6 to 100 to 1, The fourth race was at four and a half furlorgs, (he An- drous Stakes, for two-year-olds, value $1,300, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. To a good start Martha was first to sbow, and leading Saimera half a length into the homestretch, woo handily by half a length from tbehustled- along Napamax, who beat her stable companion Thorpe, four lengths. Saimera was fourth. Time, 0:55}. Martha was at 8 to 5, NapaLnax and Thorpe (coupled) 8 to 5, Sai- mera 12 (30 once), olhars 15 to 60 to 1. A mile and an eighth race was fifth on the programme. To a good start PerseuB went right to the front, being closelv attended by Joe Terry past the stand, the quarter and half poles, Morte Fonse a distant third. At the three-quarter pole it was Perseus first by \wo lengths, Joe Terry second, as far from Morte Fonse. Perseus went on to a handy three- length victory, Mone FonEe second, six lengths from Joe Terry, Doyle a poor fourth. Time, 1:55}. Perseus was at 2 to 5, Morte Fonse 6 to 1, Joe Terry 30, Doyle 7, and Fore- most 8 to 1. The la6t race was at seven furlongs. To a good start Ho- henzollern went away from the bunch like a bhot, leading bv three lengths at the quarter, True Blue and Aquinas head and head. Trae Blue and Hohenzollern ran heads apart past the half-pole, three lengths in front of Aquinas. True Blue was still leading Hohenzollern a head at the final turn, and there was a general bunching up. Old David, fifth in the homestretch, went through the bunch as if they were tied up and woo clearly by a length, Aquinas beating Hohenzollern a head for the place. Cash Day wound up fourth, and this was the best position the favorite occupied during the race. Time, 1:29}. David was at 10 to 1 (as good as 15), Aquinas 3, Hohenzollern 4, Cash Day 6 to 5, others 30 to 100 to 1. SIXTY-FIFTfl DAT — TUESDAY, MABCH 23. year-olds. They were away to a good start, and Outlay went right to the front, leading Daisy ever a length into the home- stretch. Outlay was not headed, and won with ease by. two lengths, Recreation coming from fifth place and finishing up second, a head before The Professor, Daisy, fourth, another length away. Time, 0:44}. Outlay was at 8 to 5, Recreation 8 to 1, The Professor 20, Rosormonde 3, Los Prielos 4, others 15 to 1000 tol. In the second, six furlongs, they got aw3y to a bad start, Satyr, Easel, Reel and Roy Carruthers being practically leit. Miss Ro?s, off in front, led by three lengths at the half, Favory and Manchester head? apart, with Dolore at their heels. At the three-quarters it was Miss Ross first by two lengths, Favor?, Manchester and Cappy, lapped. Miss Ross was not beaded, and won driving by one and a half lengths, Cappy second, three lengths from Manchester, Favory a dis- tant fourth. Time, 1:154. Miss Ross was at 2 to 1, Cappy 15. Manchester 10, Salvr 6 (12 once), olhers 10 to 200 to 1. There was lots of excitement over the third event, one mile. After the barrier had been broken once they came up nicely, but the starter seemed to have forgotten where the lever was, tbe result beiog that three of the four went pell mell into the webbing, Tod Sloan, on Good Times, being caught and thrown backwards from tbe colt, shaking him op badly. The hordes were blanketed and sent back to the paddock. Slaughter substituted for Tod Sloan on Good Times, beta declared off and twenty minutes given for the making of a new book. They finally got away to a good Plart. Buckwa was sent right along, at the quarter leading Salvable one and a half lengths, Argentioa three lengths fur- ther away. At the half Buckwa had two lengths the best of Salvable, at tbe three-quarters three lengths, and Hennessy eased the leader up somewhat in tbe homestretch, letting him have his head the last sixteenth, Buckwa winning easily by three lengths1 Salvable second, handily, a length from Lin- coln, who be&L Argentina, driving, by a head. Good Times, who vent the overland route and was probably a shade "short," was a poor last. Time, L4H. Buckwa was at evens, Salvable 11 to 5, Lincoln 6 to 1, Argentina 8 (15 once), Good Times 12. In the fourth, six furlongs, selling, to a good start for all but Alazan, Gutta Percha got to the front without delay, being three lengths to the good at tbe half, Tempestuous second, a head from Bueno, on whom Russella was lapped. Gutta Percha's lead had been cot to a length by the lime the three-quarters was reached, Bueno second, a head before Russella. The latter, well-ridden, shot out of the bunch about a sixteenth from home, and won ridden out by half a length, Wyoming coming from fouith place and finishing a strong second, half a length in front of Tempestuous, who beat Cavallo two lengths. Time, 1:15}. Russella was at 12 to 1 (played from 30), Wyoming 12, Tempestuous 10, Bueno 2, Gutta Percha 5, Hazard 7, Chenille 8, others 15 to 100 to 1. The fifth was at one and a quarter miles, selling. Don Clarencio led by about a length for nearly six furlongs. Judge Denny then joined him, Morte Fonse being about two lengths off. Judge Denny and Morte Fonse were close to- gether turning for home. Morte Fonse passed Judge Denny in the last sixteenth and won cleverly by half a length, Judge Denny second, four lengths from Don Clarencio, who, driving, beat Can't Dance a short head. Time. 2:10}. Morte Fonse was at 6 to 5 (8 to 5 once), Judge Denny 3 to 1 (opened at 2), Don Clarencio 3J (played fsom 5), Can't Dance 5 to 1. The sixth event was a mile selling race. To a good secd- ofi Csbrillo got to the front, leading Damien by daylight past the quarter and half, The Roman lapped on Damien to the half. Damien now went after Cabrillo, and the pair entered the homestretch cloEe together, one and a half lengths in front of The Roman, on whom Tod Sloan made a close turn. The Roman got up to the front half-way down the stretch and won easily by three and a half lengths, Damien second easily, two and a half lengths before Cabrillo. Time, 1:42}. The Roman was at 2$ to 1 (opened at 8 to 5), Damien 3 to 5, Cabrillo 8 and McLight 15 to 1. In the last race, six furlongs, for tnree-year-old fillies, they were given an Indian file send-off Scarf Pin in front. Being the first anyhow and getting snch an advantage at the start, she galloped around from two to three lengths in front, as she willed, and won romping by three lengths, Etta H. in a hard drive beating Midligbt ont a neck for the place. Time, 1:15*. Scarf Pin was at 1 to 2, Etta H. 4 to 1 (8 once), Mid- light 5 (opened at 3) Nebula 25 to 1. SIXTY-SIXTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, MAECH 25. The first event was a six-furlong race. There were four- teen starters and they got a good send-off, The Iron Master, being first to show, Brametta second and Riot next. Perhaps and Franco, heads apart, were in front at the half, with Brametta a length off. Perhaps then pulled away from his field, leading by two lengths at the three quarters, Riot and Brametta bead and head. Brametta got to the fore the last sixteenth and won driving by a head, Perhaps second, half a length from Sea Spray, Edgemount fourth, a length away, lapped by Treachery. Time, l:16f. Brametta was at 20 to 1, Perhaps 30, Sea Spray 5. Treachery 8 to 5, The Iron Master 7 (opened at 7 to 5), Vera 8, others 12 to 100 to 1. In tbe second, six furlongs, they were off to an excellent start. Yemen, Fly and California ran heads apart as named past the half, California's head showed in front of Yemen's at the three-quarters, Fly three lengths off. Yemen was in front by a head in the homestretch, but a sixteenth from home California got up, out-gamed Yemen and won by three pans of a lengtb, Yemen second, ten lengths before Midlo, who beat Potentate aflength. Time, 1:13* — a cracking race. California was at evens (backed from 7 to 5), Yemen 2 to 1, Midlo 12, others 15 to 25 to 1. F. Brown ran California up $1,100, or to $1,700, Tolly Coulter retaining the mare with another $5 bid. A mile handicap came third. They were away to a good start, Lobengula showing first. Lobengula and Installator ran heads apart past the qoartar, one and a half lengths in front of Flashlight. At the half it was Lobengula first by a head, Installator second, a length from Salvation. Installa- tor, en the outside, was a bead to the good at the final turn, Lobengula second, Salvation a length off, hugging the rails. Installator made a wide turn, and Salvation saved two or three lengths. He got up to Installator about eighty yards of the finish, and, drawing away, won driving by a length, Installator second, ten lengths from Lobengula, who heat Flashlight as far. Time, 1:40J. Salvation was at 2h tol, Installator 7 to 10, Lobengula 7 and Flashlight 10 tol. In the fourth, one and one-sixteenth miles selling, Elmer F., went to the front at once and led McLight a head past the Btand and quarter, Doyle half a length at the half, Mc Light close up. At the three-quarters it was Elmer F., first by a head McLight second, a length before Doyle, on whom Adolph Spreckels was lapped. The latter improved his position all the way down. Elmer F. stopped badly, and Spreckels got up in about the last eighty yards and won driving by a length, McLight second, three lengths from tbe fast-coming Foremost, on whom Elmer F. was lapped. Time, 1:50}. George Berry "boosted" the winner $400. Mr. Corrigan retaining him with an additional $5 bid. Spreckels was at 3 to 1, McLight 7 (opened at 12), Foremost 15, Doyle 2 ^played from 3£), others 5 to 100 to 1. The mile and a quarter jump was run in a dense fog. St. Apollo went to the front early, leading past the stand by fifteen lengths, at the quarter by twenty and in tbe home- stretch, tiring, by three. He fell at the last jump, and Hy- man, third at the final turn, came into a handy, scant-length victory, Zaiagoza second, ten lengths in front of Herman, who beat Bedford two. No time taken. Hymen was at 20 to 1, Zangoza 3 to 2, Herman 2J to 1, Bedford 5, Brilliant 8, and St. Apollo 10 to 1. In the sixth, mile and a sixteenth, seliing, they got away well and Allamax, hugging the rails, was in front by two lengths when they went out of sight into the ftg bank. When they hove into view in the homestretch Rey del Tierra had the rail and was leading, Altamax three lengths away, rather toward the outside of the track. Thorpe did not sit down and ride the latter hard until they were about eighty yards of the finish, and though ihe Maxim colt was goine about twice as fast at the finish as Rey del Tierra, the latter won by a neck, Altamax second, two and a half lengths from Babe Morphy. Hazard was a distant fourth Time, 1:49*. Rey del Tierra was at 6 to 5, Altamax 11 to 5, Babe Morpby G to 1, others 5 to 40 to 1. The seventh race was also run in a dense fog. We are in- formed that the start was bad, Caesarian and Lady Diamond beating the ba Her. Bellicoso, the favorite, getting away seventh and last. C&iarian was not headed, and won by a length, driven out, Lady Diamond second, four lengths before Logan, who beat Bellicoso a head. Time, 1:14}. Caesarian was at 5 to 1 (opened at 2 ), Lady Diamond 2, Logan 8, Bellicoso 6 to 5, others 20 to 100 to 1. SIXTY-SEVENTH DAY — THOESDAY, MABCH 25. The first race, one mile, had fifteen starters. After Mi jave had broken the barrier and dragged Thad Williams about fifteen yards, they got away ta a good start, Tulare showing first, Treachery second, Minnie II third. Satyr was off last. Altivo, seventh away, led Tulare by a length at the quarter, Cappy third, close up. Altivo, Tulare and Cappy ran heads apart past the half, Taranto a gaod fourth. Tulare and Al- tivo were close together at the three quarters, Cappy half a length off. Tulare led by two lengths in the homestretch, and though Treachery and Satyr came strong, Tulare lasted long enough to win by a head, Treachery second, a neck before Satyr, he a head in front of Cappy. Time, 1:42J. Tulare and Treachery (couoled) were at 3 to 1, Satyr 4i, Cappy 3, Altivo 7, others 15 to 300. In the second, half a mile, they were away to a fair start, and Little T. G., fourth off, got to the front in a twinkling, leading Recreation five lengths at the three-quarters. The Spreckels filly tired the last sixteenth and Recreation came on and won easily by four lengths, Little T. G. in a drive beating Saimera, whipped out, a length. The rest were not in the hunt. Time, 0:49f. Recreation wa6 at 2£ to 1, Little T. G. 3, Saimera 2, others 7 to 100 to 1. The third was at a mile. Off" to a good start, imp. Trance soon got to tbe fore. She was attended closely by M. Clic- quot, at whose heels came Vinci tor, heading a bunch. Trance led up to the last sixteenth, where St. Distaff, who came from behind, got np and won cleverly by half a length, imp. Trance, whipped out, second four lengths before Vincitor, who needed a race. Time, 1:43}. St. Distaff was at 13 to 10, Trance 3* to 1 (30 once), Vincitor 2, M. Clicquot 15, others 25 to 40 to 1. A seven-forlong race for three-year-olds came fourth. They got an awful bad send-off. the chances of Scarborough and Good Times going glimmering with the raise of the barrier, Hohenzollern and Horatio racing eff in front, with Beroardillo for their closest attendant. At the half it was Hohenzollern first by a head, Horatio second, three lengths from True Blue. Hohenzollern led by a length at thethree- quartere, Horatio second, as far from Greyhurst. Horatio tired when over a sixteenth from home and Greyhurst moved up strong. He could not catch Hohenzollern, how- ever, Boots' colt winning with a bit left by half a length, Greyhurst second, three lengths in front of True Blue, on whom Good Times was lapped. Time, 1:30. Hohenzo lem was at 8 to 1, Greyhurst 5, True Blue 30, Good Times 11 to 10. Scarborough 4h, others 12 to 100 to 1. The fifth race, one mile, had seven starters. They got a good start. Miss Ruth led Wyoming half a length past the quarter-pole, Double Quick another length away. At the half Rnth wa3 a neck to the good, Wyoming two lengths from Double Quick. Wyoming passed Miss Ruth nearing the three-quarters and led in tbe homestretch by a small margin, Double Quick second. Double Quick came on when Clawson asked him and won with ease by a scant length, Wyoming second, two lengths from Miss Ruth, who was four from Roselle. Time, 1:43}. Double Quick was at 6 to 5 (3 to 2 once), Wyoming 2i to 1, Miss Ruth 30. Collins 5 (8 once), Seajper Lex 8, Roselle 15, Ingleside 150 tol. The sixth and last race was at six furlongs, with four starters. Buckwa beat the barrier, and tbe remaining three were strung out. Buckwa led Joan and Preston, together, two and a half lengths at the half, two lengths at tbe three-quarters, and won by eight lengths from Preston, who was eased up, Joan third, six lengths further away. Time, 1:15}. Buckwa was at 3 to 10, Preston 3 to 1, Joan 150 and Ramiro 150 to 1. The Almont Family. The current number of the Horse Review contains its an- nual table of statistics regarding the Almonts from which it appears that the year 1896 has been an important one in the annals cf the Almont family, the accessions to its ranks having been numerous and of high class. At the close of last season our annual table credited 1,603 descendants of Almont with standard records; the present one shows 1,850, a gain of 247. The number of 2:20 performers in the family is now 535, against 431 a year ago — a gain of 104, which shows the extreme speed inherent in the blocd. Almont's fastest descendant, trotting, is Fantasy, 4, 2:06; fastest pacing, Flying Jib, 2:04. As sires, the sons of Almont make a most wonderful show- ing. Gen Withers never trained nor raced his colts, bat found a market for them, and they were dispersed to all points of the compass, many of them eventually passing their lives in obscure — so far as trotting, breeding and de- velopment went — localities. But environment seemingly had no effect upon the marvelous potency of his blood, and he stands to-day as the sire of no less than one hundred pro- ducing sons — a number exceeded by Hambletonian alone. In the female line he has done equally well, and there are one hundred and seven 2:30 trotters and 2.25 pacers which claim his daughters as dams, in which respect he is fourth to Hambletonian, Mambrino Patchen and George Wilkes. These figures are impressive and abundant proof of the sur- passing greatness of Almont as a sire, while extra weight at- tends them from the fact that succeeding generations are, in their turn, looming up formidably. Tbe family of Almont is, beyond question, among tbe foremost ones in existence. Without doubt the greatest son cf Almont is Altarooi now owned in California Twenty five trotters and fourl pacers, which appear in the following list, are placed to credit : ALTAMONT 3600. Altao 2:09?i Leora Faunce 2:! Pearl Fisher 2:ls%- Oneco 2t. George Winthrop (r)2:!9% Coquets Canemah 2:19% " Lady Daphne 2:21% Viomont 2:21% Truemout 2:21% McMinville Maid. 3 2:22 Wallula _ 2:2 -.% Alta 2:23% Stemwinder. 2:25% Touebet p. 3 2:1a Pricemont 2:2G Klickitat Maid, p 2:1? Altena 2;26% Altaword. p 2:2 Lady Beach 2:2t>% Deceiver, p 23 Multnomah 2:2t>V^ Bessie Rankin, p 2:2 Tybalt „ 2:27' t Carrie S., p 2:2 Malheur 2:27% F. A. D., p 2:2 AHhaia 2 2:27% Altas. p 2:2" Almonette '...2:29% Island Maid.p 2:2 Alta A 2:26k' ♦ If you want a three-year-old filly, no record, that will pace in 2:10 this season, address F. S., this office. Mary A 2:3 Naviox :. 2:31 Chehalis. p i.rj 2:07 Del Norte, p 2:tf Ella T., p Doc. Sperry, p.. Pathmout, p.. March 27, 1897] ®Jje ^veeitev cute ^povtsxnan* 195 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITBD AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIRN SIMPSON. Hoi For Pleasanaon— However frequent the trips from San Francisco to the town, which is eo well known in the harness-horse world, it is always a pleasant jouney, especially when the day is as bright as that on Tuesday last. From the time when Fruitvale is reached to tbe end there is plenty to interest, albtit soon after leaving the last-named station the scene is not attractive. At least that part of it to the south of the railway where the old Alameda track was located, and where Thad SteveDB, Nell Flaherty, Henry, Mark L., Lot- tery and others went through the "grand preparation" for contests, two of which, after the lapse of twenty-three years, have not been beateD. There, too, Lucy met and defeated Occident, thousands of disappointed spectators sorrowing over the downfall of the "California Wonder." Lively then, desolate now, the house weather-beaten and dilapidated, stabling stands and outBide fences gone through the course with the railiDg3 which bordered it still up in places, and homestretch and turns yet plainly marked. Grand orchards, fine gardens, villages, rich plains, and nearing Niles the hills are close by, luxuriantly green from base to sum- mit, cosy nooks where canyons join the slope, sunny loca- tions for cottages embowered among trees and vines, and groupB of heavy-foliaged eucalyptus in relief to the lighter green of the grasa, breaking the undulating crests of the hills and dotting the sides. Sudden as a transformation scene in a theatre the change from plains and gentle slopes and rounded hills to the gorge through which Alameda creek fljws. As wild as the Tro- sachs, with scaurs, and rock-buttressed mountains and among the rocks and above them a dense growth of chapparal and trees, mostly evergreen, and the dun-colored water rushing along so furiously at the base. Sunol, surely a "happy val- ley," nestling among the hills which have again become rounded, and soon after the magnificent villa which Mrs. Hearst, with rare, good taste, has built on an elevation which commands the valley and is yet at the foot of the mountain, an imposing background. Verona, the name of the station as well as the title of the estate, left behind and the valley widens into a circilar plateau of large extent, encircled by mountains, Diablo to the northward, the Monarch, its sum- mit nearly four thousand feet above the octan, dominating the lesser elevations, though one to the southward bears a snow-covered crown to reflect the bright sunshine. Three training tracks, not far apart, in this section of the valley — the ^historical course, where eo many champions have been domiciled, close to tbe town and bearing its name, a couple of miles away that of James Sutherland, who has a well-deserved reputation as a careful educator of trotters and pacers, and Merriwa, in the boxes of which scores of trotters, many of them wearing championship honors, and at later date the best blood of the antipodes congregated in the stalls. At the Pleasonton track there are now a champion and an ex champion, and still a champion, as he is the only horse which ever compassed a mile, at a recognized harness gait, within the two-minute mark. What if there was a galloper to pull the major part of the load. I have seen Flying Jib pull a road wagon, not a light vehicle at that, a driver over two hundred pounds "bodily weight" and with the collar of mate nearer head than shoulders, a half-mile in 1:03 1-5, and and I am informed he beat that on another occasion. And that before he was put in regular training. Let the trio which have gone so close to a mile in one hundred and twenty seconds equal what Jib has accomplished and glory galore will be the reward. Three seconds is a big margin to overcome, though if may be that Gentry, Robert J. or Star Pointer can do the tries. AzDte : Mr. Salisbury was there and he stood at the door of the stall while I took a look at the champion gelding of the world. Looking strong and hearty, never batter in out- ward appearance, and his fore legs apparently sound and clean. The bandages on his hind legs forbade an expression of opinion, though lam told that he is jogging all right, and there is certainly better foundation for the assumption that there is another race in him than the confident assertion of the ex champion of the ring that there is still one good fight in his huge frame. A great pleasure tome should he face the starter in like condition to what be displayed when he gained the record. Andy McDowell told me that he could surely have driven him in 2:03 that day, but as Alix was a member of the string it would not do to lessen her prestige. Mr. Salisbury endorses that estimate, going farther, how- ever, by stating that had it not been for the accident he would have trotted in 2:02. The injury came from striking his head on the upper bar of the doorway of the car; he rushed back, caught his hind shoe, wrenched it off, a portion of the hoof also torn away and the leg sprained. The iron horse Director, the "little black rascal" Direct, the champion Directum, Alix, Flying Jib, Little Albert and others that he has had under his charge, are warmly cher- ished, but the big fellow with so many lovable qualities is undoubtedly nearest to the center of his heart. "There he stands Mr. Simpson. It may seem tremend- ously foolish," he said, "but if he were a stallion and I had the money that I once had he would be mine if it took a hundred thousand dollars to obtain ownorship if the times are hard. Without the money I would struggle hard to se- cure it, as never a horse which combined so many good qualities." What of Whips? I queried. "Iconoclast" asserts that not a single half-bred stallion has gained distinction in the stud, and the man who publishes his "matter" over that pen-name has been a careful student of the problems connected with breeding trotters. "Student be blessed," or a word more expressive in the place of the ooe recorded may have been used, "Whip3 for his opportunities may be called the greatest of all stallions. Never a horse which got the peer of Azote. Cobwebs, properly handled, can beat every horse now on the tracks. The chestnut gelding which Orrin HickoK took East could make that great mare Hulda appear slow, and I never saw a Whip3 that had not the action which, as a rule, only re- quires the right kind of handling to go fast." A great deal has been printed and more told, of Mr. Salisbury's severity in training horses, the major part of which from people who had little knowledge of what his methods were. I regard him as the most competent man who ever followed the business, and anyone who will consult the records, from the time he raced Director to the close of his last campaign, if at all fair-minded, must acknowledge that if success is a measure of merit, he is surely entitled to a high place in tbe profession. His endorsement of Whips is pecularly gratifying to me. I saw him when a few days old and was so well pleased with his looks that I urged Governor Stanford to call him Palo Alto. Too long a story to be told now. I had four by Whips, three fillies and one colt. One of the fillies, from a thoroughbred mare, hence three-quarters thoroughbred, I sold to my good friend John C. Bauer, publisher of The Horse Review. His paper has always been opposed to "near infusions" of thoroughbred blood, and I am quite anxious to mate this filly, which is still here, with the right stallion, and I have little hesitation in predicting that Mr. Bauer will be well pleased with the off- spring. While Mr. Salisbury and Iconoclast are so widely aparl in their estimates of the value of near strains of thorough- bred in fast harness borses, both are entitled to weiehty con- sideration. The purely practical man of the ability of Mr. 8. bases his views on what he has seen, is surely a competent arbitrator ; one who combines theory with practice may be inclined to give too much prominence to evidence which supports his theory, too little to that which runs counter thereto. An able advocate the person who has labored so valiantly to smash one of my pet images. That he has prac- tical knowledge is shown by his work, though one who has labored so long in the field could not fail to become more or less practical. I feel that I would know something about horses if I had never been the owner of one; having bred, reared, broken, educated, driven them in races, shod, rubbed, slept in their stables, watched them from birth through many stages of their career, studied their forms, disposition, physical and mental characteristics, my faith is still strong in the sound- ness cf the position which Iconoclast attacks, and when men like Governor Stanford, Monroe Salisbury and scores of others, men of capacity and knowledge, indorse the position, it is needless to state that gives me greater coufidence in the strength of the theory than personal observation and deduc- tions therefrom. I sincerely trust that my esteemed friend. Iconoclast, will forgive me for quoting a "retort courteous" which has a bearing on this question. He has given me hard knocks which were duly appreciated, and, severe though they were, never left a rancorous feeling. A writer in The American Horse Breeder, "Elder Dean" states, "Iconoclast calls my attention to the fact that a mare bv Homer, dam by imported Knight of St. George, was sold at the recent Brassafield sale for the small sum of $10 and from that fact he goes on to argue that had the same mare been by Nutwood dam by George Wilkes the price must have been up in the hundreds." * * * "To show the fallacy of such reasoning I need go no further back in horse history than to call attention to the recent Fasig sale, as published in The Breeder of March 9th where he will find that Lilly Young, sired by Young Fullerton, dam by the great thoroughbred Ten Broeck, brought $3,400 while at the same sale the four-year-old mare Rowan by Nutwood dam Rowena by Georga Wilkes brought $30. A blow such as wound up the Carson affair if Elder Dean is correct that the dam of Lilly Young was by the thorough- bred Ten Broeck, and if not still have a bearing on the ques- tion at issue, showing, as it does, that even a "giltedge" trotting pedigree will not ensure a good price. Mr. Salisbury is assisting in getting the Griffiths' horses ready for the campaign, which will be in the East if the members of that stable show the proper form. So far the showing is satisfactory, the youngsters being of great promise. The colt by Direct from Lily Stanley is Bure to go fast; he takes to either the pace or the trot very handily and has the action and shape to indicate plenty of speed. The three- year-old filly by Direct dam by Algona, grandam by Reavis' Blackbird, third dam by Belmont, can pace very fast when she feels in the humor, and everyone around the track has high praise for Jib Albert by Albert W. from the dam of Flying Jib. I saw Beuzetta work a couple of easy heats, McManus driv- ing her, and she certainly looks well, as all of Hickok's horse do. Two of McDowell's went a couple of heats to- gether, they vjill go to the races, and Keating, Murray and Mc- Bride are not without ,£ material." Before getting a detailed description, however, I will make another visit to Pleasanton, going in the afternoon so as to be there in tbe morning, By the 8:30 a. m. train the track is not reached until 11 a. ar. when many of the horses have done their work. * * * Long Ago. — Centuries before the Christian era, athletic games were held in high repute. Victors at the Olympian festival had honors piled upon them in heavy masses. Though the actual prize might be a garland, a sprig of pine or a branch of a palm tree, some of them became pensioners of the State, enjoying rich rewards and exempt from harassing du- ties. The most celebrated poets sang their praise in verses sublime; orators applauded] in] stately words, the most emi- nent sculptors cut marble into their shapes, and statues of bronze or brass erected in honor of their achievements. Cicero said that the Grecians held a victor at Olympia in higher estimation than the Romans did their consuls when that office was the crowning dignity cf the nation ; and in another oration that to conquer at Olympia was nearly as great and glorious as a triumph at Rome. Horace elevated the heroes of Elis still higher, saying "that it exalts the victor above human nature; they sere no longer men but gods." Who shall say that the festival at Carson is not a revival of the famous games of Ancient Greece, and as that may be termed the Olympian series, other places will follow the lead, and the Pythian, Nemaen and Isthmian come in regular rota- tion. There is one practice of the ancients which it will be well to adopt. The combatants were made to take an oath, that they would religiously observe the laws of each kind of combat. Fraud, artifice and excessive violence were abso- lutely prohibited, and the sophistry that it did not matter whether the opponent was conquered by deceit or superior prowess ignored. Quoting from the "records:" "The address of a combatant, expert in all the niceties of the art, who knows how to shift and ward dexterously, to put the change on his adversary with art and subtilty, and to improve the least advantage, must not be confounded here with the cowardly and knavish cunning of one who, without regard to the laws prescri bed, employs the most unfair means to vanquish his competitor." Very likely that my rosy anticipations over the result of the games at Carson are based on wishes, or rather that there is a proneness on my part to believe that with such a demonstration to establish the fact that glove-boxing, when properly conducted, is not the terrible affair which many think it is. Quite true that large assemblages of people are apt, nearly sure, to contain some that are disorderly and a proportion of them who are utterly bad, and it will devolve upon those in charge aud also the State and county consta- bulary to hold the unruly element in subjection, which was effectively managed. I cannot be accused of partiality for that kind of sport, never having witnessed d glove fight, and can add, in all sincerity, that I never want to see another when bare fists and London prize ring rules govern. * * * Not so Bad. Not nearly so bad as the first notices in the daily papers represented it to be the troubles in connection with the Pacific Jockey Club. Bad enough, the withdrawal from the presidency and di- lectory of Mr. A. B. Spreckles, if others of the California members (as stated at first) had followed his example it would have been a calamity. As I understand the situation the whole difficulty arjse from a purely business complica- tion, and that is a matter for the club to settle itself, and so long as it does not effect the racing interests a question which the papers can ignore. The outlook for racing hereafter in California is quite promising. The agreement between the P. C, J. C. and tbe C. J. C, has removed a load of apprehension. Racing at Ingleside and Emeryville restricted to alternate, biweekly meetings from May 15th to November 1st, and the absolute interdiction of foreign books is comprehensive and fair. This does not interfere with harness racing, and the determination to eliminate the worst feature attendant on racing will secure support from those who would be bitterly antagonistical if that pernicious practice had been condoned. Trustfully anxiously awaiting the appropriation bill be- coming a law, as that will insure a good season for trotters, pacers and the races which stay home, there is nothing more lacking for the seasons of 1897 and 1898. * * * Montana Meetings. — Mr. E. A. Tipton is now in the city, and those who are seeking information about the Mon- tana meetings may readily obtain it from the popular mana- ger. Every person who attended the Anaconda and Bu'.te meet- ings last year have signified their intention to again partici- pate, and this is the best possible recommendation. Good treatment is the rule, not the exception, and decidedly better than hospitable entertainment, good as that is, the chance to make money. The racing proper will be so arranged as to give everyona a show, distance, conditions, etc. being varied to meet the capacity of those which are present, and trotters and pacers that are fairly good in their classes will be very likely to "draw down" some of the money. There is one thing which can be fully assured, viz: that the rules will be enforced without fear or favor. The man who has only one entry given as much considera- tion as the owner of a big stable, and whether a person has ten dollars or ten millions tbe treatment will be the same. The driver of Marcus Daly's horses was promptly fined for an infraction of the rules and other prominent persons punished for violations of the code. There is likely to be a full delegation of racehorses in at- tendance,and it behooves the owners of harness horses to take a part if there is the least show for them to make expenses. Mr. Tipton is not very sanguine of securing Eastern horses, and it is of paramount importance to owners and breeders of our harness horses to sustain the prestige obtained at the meetings of last year. Fortunately the meetings at Anaconda and Butte will not interfere with those in California. Plenty of time after the close to reach the main meetings here, as it is unlikely that any of prominence will be held until that at Butte comes to a close. The stakes, running, trotting and pacing, appear in the advertisements and are so comprehensive and clear as to do away with the necessity for explanations, further than to urge the makiDg of nominations in the stakes which close for the runners April 1st, for harness horses April 10th. Jos. Caibn Simpson. Rohnerviile Notes. Robert Noble is roading Iora, 2:28, with a view of con* ditioning her for the early races below. Jack W, the monarch of the homestretch, will make the season in Eureka, in charge of Henry Haas. The dam of Lady Waldstein, known as the Niles mare, by Grand Moor, was shipped below and bred to Waldstein. Parties below are negotiating for the purchase of Trilby and Brice McNeil, both by Dudley out of Poscora mares. Vixen, dam Sister, 2d dam of Waldstein, at 18 yrs. old, for $500 at the Corbett sale and Sabledale 2:1S-V, her daughter, for $1000. The Waldstein mare owned by P. Hauck will be trained this year. She showed quarters two years ago in 33 seconds on the road and can go probably in 30 seconds. Johnny Quinn moved Arthur W. up not long ago and he seems ready any minute to beat his trial 2:24. He is a magnificent three-year-old and ought to take his share of the purses. Chas. Landergen drives a three-vear-old fillv by Anthem, dam by St. Cloud, that can go quarters in :37 now, and at race time will be in a three-year-old event against anything in the county. One of the finest bred stallions on his dam's side in the county is Expert. His second dam is the dam of Expres- sive, 2:12i, the greatest three-year old campaigner ever on the Grand Circuit. Eugene Hey wood of Ferndale, who surprised the rail birds, some years ago by driving Gold Rose a phenomenal quarter, was in Rohnerviile this week. He ownes Gertrude, by the Moor, the only great broodmare in Humboldt county. Mamie Scott, foaled on Table Bluff, surprised the talent not long ago by winning in a gallop at a 100 to 1 shot. She holds the 7£ furlong record of the world, and was siret1 that good horse Carry Scott, by Leinister ; he by im Australian. 196 (EJje gveeitev arte &pcxt&xwxn* [Maech 27, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. C. B. Wakefield, of Placerville, has bred bis Ben Frank- lin mare to Altamont. There is talk of building a speed track in Golden Gate Park — a circular course. Grand Moor is now owned by Davis Bros., Long; Island, X. Y., and is in fine condition. Remember entries to the harness races in Montana close Aprii 10. h. See advertisement. More good horses are to be seen in Golden Gate Park every afternoon than ever before. The California State Fair this year will be for only two weeks. Three weeks is too lcog for such a meeting. H. Helman is gathering a'nice lot of trotters at the Hol- liater track. He will be cut with them this season. Do not forget we have a number of Year Books for 1S96 for sale. Price $3. Every stock farm should have one. The Rural Spirit says Oregon and Washington have five green pacers that caD go into the 2:10 list this year. Xhev are all Altamonts. Carbonate, 2, 2:09, and Sulphide, 3, 2:09£, the two sons of Superior, 2:i7£, will be in the stable of Walter Cummings of Denver again this year. There is a pacer by Noms, out of a thoroughbred mare at Palo Alto, that is destined to be among the Joe Patchen — Flying Jib class this year. The question of the hour : Will Governor Budd antago- nize everyone in California this year by not signing the dis- trict fair appropriation bill ? There will be a scarcity of first-class trotting and pacing material in California this year. The cessation in breeding three years ago is beginning to be felt. Direction, by Director; Guy, by Shilob; Rubenstein, by Baron Wilkes, and Doc bperry, by Altamont, are the only pacers who have won a sixth heat in a race in 2:10 and bet- ter. The Xapa (rack, under Charles Scott's management, has been placed in first-class condition and will be used by a number of onr horsemen, for it is one of the best in Cali- fornia. The game pacing gelding Bernard, who won the 2:17 pacing race at Santa Ana last fall, making the fourth and sixth heats in 2:16}, is now owned by Mr. W. H. Smith of Pasadena. A large number of people have sent for catalogues of the Palo Alto sale which is to take place next month at the farm. There is plenty of good material there and it will be sold at low prices. Monboe Salisbury is taking quite an interest in the trotters at Pleasanton. His advice on shoeing, balancing and conditioning is received with delight by ail who have the pleasure of being near him. Yet Kent, who has charge of J. B. Iverson's horses near Salinas, will have some good ones out this year. Mr. Iver- son was a liberal buyer at our leading sales and used remark- ably good judgment in his selection, Yan B. DeLashmdtt, the Oregon horse breeder, has followed the example of Monroe Salisbury and quit the horse business and taken up mining and is now located in Spokane, Wash. We wish him success. Obrin A. Hickok has quite a good striog of horses at Pleasanton, but on account of the unsettled condition of the weatber he has been unable to give the horses the exercise they should have, but next week he will begin to give them hard work. That good game 6lallion Melvar 2:22 is making the season of 1897 at Brown's ranch, Chiles, Napa County, Cal. Melvar from bis breeding, individuality, disposition and speed, should make one of the be- 1 sires ever brought into Napa County. Yasto, 2:K»§, was taken from the Sonoma Stock Farm, Sonoma, Cal, last Wednesday by his new owner, Harry E. Wise, to his stock Farm near Gilroy, which he has named "Belles Arbres." Mr. Wise will try and have Vasto ready for the races this fall. "Seymour Wilkes transmits his great qualities — perfect form, nice disDOsition, size, color and speed — better than any horse I ever saw." This was the remark of a well-known horsemen who was lookii.g at a number of youngsters by this horse near San Jose last week. The new boulevard is the center of attraction among all who own good horses in San Francisco. The majority of the money subscribed to build it has been contributed bv them, while the bicycle men, who are always bowling for good roads, become as silent as the tomb when approached for a contribution. C. K. Larrabee, of Brook Nook 8tock Ranch, Montana reports Pearl Fisher, 2:181. in foal to his stallion Alaska, son of Electioneer. His other Altamont rnarrown and at once shipped him to Ingleside. Frank Brown, the trainer of Yemen, ran up California to $1,700, which was $1,100 above her entered price. Woodland Belle will recover from the kick she re- ceived at the poBt, but will never be able to race again. A half sister to the great Tenny was foaled at Castleton Thursday. It is a bay tiily by imp. Candlemas, out of Belle of May wood. Captain J. H. Rees Monday declined to accept the pois- tion at the Oakland track made vacant by the departure of Judge J. J. Burke. Pat Dunne will in all probability be represented in the Kentucky Derby with Green Jacket. He was a very prom- ising two-year old, but has been suffering with a bowed tendon. W. C. Vreeland ("San Juan") entertained several well- known JSew York newspaper men yesterday. The party visited Menlo Stock Farm, home of Ormonde, among other places. Burns & Waterhouse have entered both Mount McGregor and Salisburv in the Montauk Handicap, to be run at the Brooklyn meeting. H. H. Hunn has also entered Ferrier. Richard J. Havey will assume h5s duties as head trainer and driver at Paio Alto stock farm on April 1st. In the in- terim Mr. Havey will act as one of the official timers at Ingleside. The bay colt Kingstreet, by Kiog Thomas, dam Deception, is dead. He was owned by Burns & Waterhouse, and gave promise of being a great three-year-old, as he alwayB could beat Candelaria. George K. Rider's very fair bay gelding, George Rose by Tnree Cheers — Charity, died at Sacramento late last week- Pierre ("Hanger") Jones trained the horse, which won a num- ber of excellent races. Jockey Frank Coads has been reinstated by the C. J. C. officials. The chances are this popular rider will be very particular to inquire about the condition of any horse^he is asked to ride in future. Featherweight Jockey Tommy Butler 6ays there is nothing in the talk about his riding at the Indianilla track, City of Mexico; that he has not been a foot turtber from 'Frisco than San Jose. The first foal at Mr. James B. Ferguson's Kingston Stud was dropped last Tuesday. It is £ bay colt by imp. St. George, out of Fanfare; marks, long star, right hind leg white. — Thoroughbred Record. In the California Derby, to be run at Ingleside April 3, the probable starters are Hohenzollern, Viucitor, Osric II., Candelaria, Casper, Aquinas, Howard S., Lumina, Estaca, Lincoln, Greyhurst and Scarf Pin. Cerise (by imp. Moccasin), dam of the dead giant, Morello, foaled, on February 24th, a bay colt by Eon, brother to St. Saviour and Eole, and was bred back. Cerise is ihe properly of Charles W. Hardy, of Norfolk, Va. David Gideon, the New York turfman, returned home last night via Los Angeles and New Orleans. He was a heavy loser during his sojourn in California, but with "Skeets" Martin to ride for him he may win another Futurity. Cincinnati (Ohio), March 19. — Secretary J. Gratz Han- ley of the Queen City Jockey Club, announces that J. J. Burke would he the presiding judge at the Newport spring meeting. Burke has presided at all the Eastern tracks. H. H. Hunn will leave for New York at the close of the present Ingleside meeting with Ferrier and Formal. He has room for four or five other horses in his oar, and unless he purchases some in the meantime will lase outsiders to fill the vacant stalls. "Two Bits," who has lately acquired the name of Sey- mour Thompson, ran away from J. fi. Cushing and engaged with C. Van Meter. The Little Rock Executive Committee has suspended "Two Bits" for life. No action was taken against Van Meter. The Monmouth Park race track is to be sold at New York next April. This decision has been reached by the heirs of David Dunham Withers. Many famous races have taken place over this course, notably that between Longfellow and Henry Bassett in 1872. W. F. H., Santa Clara. — Will you please let me know who rode Lissak when he won that $10,000 stake at the old Bay District race track? It was in the year of 1S94, I be- lieve. Answer. — Jerry Chorn, ruled off in the Little Pete case, was Lissak's rider on that occasion. Margerine, property of Stanhope Bros., foaled last Sun- day a bay filly by Hanover. The filly is a full sister to The Commoner. Col. Milton Young had two bets on this event and lost both. One waB that the foal would be a colt and the other that it would be a chestnut in color. It is rumored that in future California Jockey Club pro- grammes will include no jumping races except the stakes that have already closed. The management is said to have arrived at this conclusion after Wednesday's hurdle handi- cap, which looked very bad from any point of view. Palomacita and Salisbury are to Be retired for the pres- ent season. Clarence Waterhouse lost on both these horses and will not give them a chance to again throw down the public. Salisbury has worked faster than ever before, but he will not run in hiB races for some reason or other. R* Stanley will ship six horses to the Indianilla track, near the City of Mexico, next Wednesday. The lot includes Kiley II., Reno, Lady Melbourne, Elsie and two two-year- olds. Mr: Stanley informs us he has room for about four more horses in the car, and his address is 1802 Mission street. The clubhouse at Ingleside was visited by a distinguished party Tuesday. August Belmont. President of The Jockey Club, with a number of friends, watched some of the races from the inclosure. With him were President T. H. Wil- liams Jr. of the C. J. C, Walter Hobart, Henry Crocker and others. B. C. Holly is in tough luck. He had two good mares, Minnie Elkins and Melaoie, on board the ferry-boat Sunol , and when the accident occurred Melanie went down with the ship. Minnie Elkins broke her halter and 1 started to swim to the Berkeley shore, but was picked up by a tugboat and is not seriously injured, barring the wettiDg. Both mares were believed to be in foal to Galea Brown's crack miler, Libertine. Melainie was the property of Tom Ryan, who left her in Holly's charge two years ago, when she was cut down in a race on the Bay District track. London, March 24 — The race for the Brockelsbv Stakes of 500 sovereigns, for two-year-olds, five furlongs, straight- away, was run at the Lincoln spring meeting to-day. The race was won by Leopold Rothschild's Gay Lothario. F. Jennings' Firearm was second and PriDce Soltykoff's Leont- don third. London, March 23.— J. C. Sullivan's Winkfield's Pride won the Lincolnshire handicap to-day. E. Courage's Funny Boat was second, Martin D. Tucker's Bridegroom third. Lorrillard's Diakka finished fifth from the last of the field, which numbered eighteen starters. The Lincolnshire handi- cap is for 1,000 sovereigns. Judge J. J. Burke has departed for Newport, Ky., to accept the position of presiding judge at the Queen City Jockey Club track, which is across the Ohio from Cincinnati. Capt. Rees succeeds Judge Burke in the Oakland stand, and this looks as if a very friendly feeling exists between the C. J. C. and P. C. J. C. management. Eugene Leigh, who has a big stock farm in Kentucky, received word Tuesday that Libbie L., the dam of Arezzo, has a brown colt by Kingston. As this youngster made his appearance on March 17th, Mr. Leigh is thinking about naming the colt Bob Fitzsimmons or The Champion, as the world's championship was decided on that day. Tampa won another race at Iron Hill, Md., on the 13th inst. This is the one all the fuss was made about — the al- leged big winning, etc. — but be is by Alexander (brother to Foxhall), from Lorilla, and waB bred at Rancho del Paso. He is a bay in color and ha3 been at Iron Hill all the time, while the bay mare Tampa was sick at Stockton, Cal. It was a story made out of whole cloth. Joseph J. Eakins, sporting editor of the New York World, is delighted with California. "I have seen more life and bustle in San Francisco than any place outside of New York," said Eakins Wednesday. "The racing in California is on a much more extensive scale than I had supposed. The tracks are first-class and the racing is very fair. It is the best winter sport that I have ever Been." Elkins goes Eist to-night. A. M. Allen, who succeeded Dick Havey as starter at Ingleside, did fair work with the gate Tuesday, not a |borse being left at the post and the delays not being long enough to vex the crowd. While a couple of the send-affs were not gilt-edged, we opine that he will make a good starter, for he 6eems to realize tbat horses are to be lined up against the webbing and should not be allowed to come at it "on the fly," in a few strides being lengths in front of a field. George Dinue, well known here and in San Jose and much liked by every one, died early this week of pneumo- nia and was buried in this city on Tuesday. He was for years a resident of San Jose, a brother to Jack Dinue, the ex-announcer at Ingleside, and since the meeting began tbere last fall George bad been a member of the Pinkerton force. His post was the main gate leading into the sad- ling paddock, between the rooms of the Secretary and en- try clerk. H. ("Skeets") Martin has made an agreement with David Gideon, the well-known New York tuifman, to ride until the close of the New York racing season. Martin, who is said to receive in the neighborhood of $4,000 for his services, will leave for the East in the middle of next month. His contract dates from April 8 to the close of the Eastern racing. He can ride at 101 lbs., and is the most improved boy we have ever seen. A year ago Henry was considered a very ordinary horse-pilot, and his .mounts were few and far between. The grand race horse Clifford is again in training at Morris Park, although at present he is going slow, says a New York paper. When he showed signs of lameness in the early part of September, at Sheepshead Bay, Rogers at once turned him out and he was taken to Middletown, N. J., where he remained until a few days ago. He was not a broken down horse when retired, but it was feared that another race at that time would be disastrous. His spring preparation will be of a very slow nature, and a special effort will be made with him for the Suburban. At the close of the present Ingleside meeting the Mac- donough two-year-olds, in charge of Amos White, will be offered at auction unless previously disposed of. Mr. Mac- donough has decided not to race until next season, when he will start out with four Ormonde two-year-olds. Santa Bella and Miss Brumrcell will be sent to the Menlo Stock Farm and mated with the mighty Ormonde. In view of the fact that the Ormondes are the proprietor's pets, he has decided to dispose of most of his mares, reserving only as many as his farm can carry, and will send up ten or twelve of the broodmares in foal to or with foals by St. Carlo, to be sold at the same time. The feeling prevails that there iB considerable in the rumor that A. B, Spreckels will build a race track in or near San Francisco, as it is well known that he haB the capital to do this if he takes a notion, and he iB fairly likely, in our opinion, to determine upon the this course, now tbat he is at loggerheads with the present controllers of the P. C. J. C. Another rumor was that he had joined forces with theC.J.C. Mr. Leake refused to discuss the matter yesterday, and this is taken by most folks to a mean suthin' " Mr. Spreckels Bays in regard to the subject that is interesting race-goers in this part of the world tbat whatever business he is tranBactine is of a strictly private natare. Should it eventually reach a stage that would make it a matter of public interest, he would go into details but for the present "mum" is the word. The breeders' bill has passed the Senate by a large major- ity in the Missouri Legislature, says the Chronicle. This news will be hailed with delight by everyone interested in legitimate racing, as it does away with night racing and re- stricts the sport ta the summer months. Barney Schreiber is responsible for getting this bill through the Legislature and is entitled to great credit for his efforts in crushing out the merry-go-rounds. He stated last night that a new track, similar to the one at Ingleside, will be constructed at St. LouiB in the near future and that racing will now advance with great strides in that part of the country. Russella, winner of the fourth race Tuesday, is by the famous sprinter of the Morrisses, Britannic, from Mamie Russell (sister to Charley Russell, Harry Russell, Eolite and Russell), by Eolu3 ; second dam Tillie Russell, by Scathelock; third dam Daisy, by Cracker; fourth dam Hymenia (dam of Virgil), by imp. Yorkshire, etc. Dan Honig, her owner, and also Jimmy Coffey, are trainers among trainers. They have horses "right" their first time out every time, and know how to keep their charges in condition. Zamar II. Magnet, Satsuma and Russella are iust a few among the many instances. That's one of the best tests known — fitting a horse to run for its life after it's had a long rest, and not running them into shape at the expense of the public. Col. Milton Young, of McGrathiana, has sold privately a bunch of Hanover yea*-lingB to the well-known trainer Lew Elmore, who now has a good string in training in the Esst. Col. Young gives this version of the sale: "I sold 13£ year- lings for $14,000." The part of a colt which he sold is of course one held in partnership. The New York Journal has ths following concerning the matter : '"Mr. W. J. Arkell of the Judge Publishing Company says that he personally had nothing to do with the recent purchase of fifteen yearlings from Mr. Milton Young, of the McGrathiana Stud, Lexing- ton, Ky. Mr. Arkell states that he has sold all his horses to Mr. Lew Elmore, who trailed last year for the firm of Trowbridge & Co., of which Mr. Arkell was a member." — Thoroughbred Record. E. L. H., Red Hill Ranch, Upper Lake, Lake County, Cal. — Having purchased a stallion by the name of Harry Peyton, and uot knowing his pedigree, I should be much obliged to you if you would publish fuli particulars as to age, description, performances, pedigree and progeny in your answers to correspondents column in next issue. Answer — Hany Peyton is a bay horse, foaled 1882, by Shannon, dam Miss Peyton, by imp. Glengarry; secood dam Romping Girl, by Jack Malone ; third dam Fannie McAllister by O'Meara, etc. He won the California Annual Stakes at Sacramento, one mile, as a two-year-old, and ran in two other races that year. Several years ago he started in a race won by his daughter, Mamie C. Peyton also sired Roiie P., a winner. An Oakland, Cal., dispatch of recent date was as follows: Sam Carter, a man employed at the race track, shot him- self in a Lower Broadway saloon this afternoon and died a few minutes later in his brother's arms. Carter had beta drinking heavily of late and this afternoon he went lo Schmidt & Fieberling/s saloon, where his brother Walter is a bartender. He took several drinks and then retired to a rear apartment. A minute later a shot was heard and Carter was found on the floor with a bullet wound over the heart. His brother picked him up, hot be soon expired. Carter was married, but his wife secured a divorce some years ago. She is now living with her child in this city. Carter has been employed at the race track and was a competent horseman, at one time being a jockey of some note. Recently he was discharged, and he took to drinkiDg. He has been despondent lately, though he never hinted at suicide. Before leaving the party at the bar be was as jovial as any. Charles P. Kerr, the big breeder of thoroughbreds from Bakersfield, attended the races at Ingleside Tuesday. He reports everything going along} nicely at Antrim Stock Farm. So far fourteen foals have made their appearance, and no deaths of mares or youngsters are to be chronicled. Mr. Kerr is breeding a number of mares to the good-looking bay Eng- lish horse, Piccolo, by Petrarch — Lady Grace, and also is mating imp. Calvados, Rio Bravo and Herald with some good stud matrons. The Rio Bravos are grand-lookers and Herald is such a big, fioe-looking horse that Mr. K. is firm in the belief that he will sire something extra good. The only one by Herald that has raced as yet is Viking, and he is from a very young mare, and Viking is a winner and very speedy at that, hence it can reasonably be expected that if Herald is given °ome real good mares he will sire some crackerjacks. As a two-year-old he ran the famous Yo Tambien such a close race that a snap shot of the finish had to be called into requisition before the winner was deter- mined upon. Lord Rosebery has again the early favorite for this year's Derby in Velasquez But the probable cause of the heavy and persistent run on this colt is the fact that Lord Adlington and Sir Frederick Johnstone, the joint owners of Vesuvian, an- other excellent horse, are both in precarious health, while the offner of Geltee More, the close second favorite, has been ill all the winter. It will be remembered that all entries for the race are disqualified by the death of the nominator. Lord Adlington's illness is of comparatively recent date, but Sir Frederick Johnstone (an intimate friend of Lord Rosebery and the Prince of Wales), has had for years to live on his beautiful villa, Le Nid, near Monte Carlo, and only comes to England for a few weeks in the height of the season. Lord William Beresford has been driving a good deal lately, but it is very doubtful whether he will ever mount a horse again. In his time he was probably the finest horseman in the country. Velasquez is by Dono- van, out of Vista, by Macaroni; second dam Verdure. King Tom. Vista is a full sister to imp. Judith, the the well-known stallion Julien. 198 ©ij* Qvszbev axib gtpoviemaxu LMahch 27, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LAYNG. EDITOR AND Peopeietoe. -*- The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. rKKMS— Our Year. S3 ; SLtMonlbs, 81.75 ; Three MonUlB, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wh. G. Latng, 313 BnshSt,, San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Franoisoo, Saturday, March 27, 1897. Stallions Advertised, ALBERT L , 2:loi.j L. Scbaffer, Oakland ALTAMONT, 2:26% Jay Beach, Alameda BOODLE. 2:l?is; G. K. Hostetter & Co , San Jose CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 Oatwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. 2:09^ Wm. Murry, Pieasantou DUDLEY. 2:11 Milo Knox, Haywards EL BENTON". 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GOSSIPER. 'J:U3i Sonoma Stock Farm. Sonoma HAMBLETON'IAX WILKES Green Meadow Farm. Santa Clara HART BOsWELL K. O'Gradv, San Mateo JAMES MADISON', 2:1754 J. M. Nelson. Alameda KOHLAN KING G. W. Stimpson. Oakland McKINNEY. 2:11!4 Chas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES, 2:16'?; Nutwood Stock Farm. Irviugton ORO WILKES, 2:11 „ Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo PRINCE AIRLIE Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo ROBERT BASLER. 2:20 R. O. Newman, Visalia SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:0s1.,' Thos. Roche, Lakeville STE'NWAY, 2:25% ■■ Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville ST. NICHOLAS Sulphur Spring Farm. Walnut Creek TOOTS _ _ L. Scbaffer, Oakland VIVA LA Maurice H. Lane, Oakland WALD3TEIN, 2:22^ H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. PATRIOT D. Dennison, Sacramento TRUE BRITON E. D. Ledgett, Sacramento FLAMBEAU Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park RACINE Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park IMP. MARINER Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park HACKNEVS. GREEN'S RCFUS K.O'Grady, San Mateo On Breeding Mares. There Dever was a more urgent need for breeding good-sized, well-bred trotting mares than the present, and never in the history of the trotting turf in California were their better opportunities to breed to first- class stallions than to-day. There is no denying the tact that good horses are getting scarcer every day. There are always enough common scrubs among the horses that come "out of the woods," or "off the plains" to keep up the supply of their kind, and even that field will be limited hereafter. In Eastern Oregon there were more horses of "nondescript" breeds destroyed by starva- tion, poison and the bullet this winter than ever before, and the warfare is to be kept up until the valleys and the hillsides are depleted of these hay-eating, grass- destroying animals that never were any use but, have always been considered "worse than useless." It is only a matter of a few years until they will be obliterated almost as completely from the face of the earth as the buffalo. Farmers and stock raisers there are replacing these wild, untamed steeds with good large trottiog- bred stock, but it will be many years before they will be able to enter into competition with the owners of good, carefully selected mares in the bay and valley counties of California, where it is only a day's journey to the places where the services of the choicest trotting-bred sires are obtainable. The observant breeder and the one who is gifted with foresight, will be quick to understand the situation and Bee that from this time on there will be a market for good trotting horses. He has observed enough of the dangers of "breeding without study" to give the subject mature deliberation, consequently, he is very careful to select a horse to breed to his mare. If he has more than one he does not forget that there is more than one Bire and acts accordingly. Hundreds of horses leave San Francisco every month and, in fact, from all our large cities ; some die, others meet with accidents and are sent to the country, per- bans -never to return, and many are shipped to the East oi to foreign ports. There is a constant moving of horses ii> and out of these cities and the statistician who would tempt to keep an account of it in California would id very little time to attend to other business. We are having driveways and boulevards made in all jur large cities. These would not be attempted if we heeded all the false stories about the "passing of the horse." He has not passed ; he is here to stay', and as the stump-speaker said : " We want more of him every day." How is this to be accomplished? By keeping our best mares barren, and should we want a horse we must send men all over the country to get an animal which we know "never could be as good as the one our favorite mare would have had, if she were bred to some of those horses advertised in the Breeder and Sportsman." We all have a "warm spot" in our hearts for that game old dame, and to see her have a lusty foal by some famous horse is a pleasure to antici- pate which none but those who have experienced can enjoy. What a future do we anticipate for the little one ! Will he be a fast trotter, as fast as Directum, or will he be a second Star Pointer ? He ought to be as good as either of them ; he is bred right and WE bred him; 'we had confidence enough in the future of the horse business when we sent the dam to be bred, and we are glad we did so. Let us have a little restoration of that confidence. There is no reason why we should not. We shall have racing, good roads, higher prices for horses and better times hereafter, then wby should we be afraid of the future ? We say, "Breed your good mares NOW." Do not breed any worthless ones that are affected with vices or ailments. The best thing to do with all such is to send them to the "glue factory ; " neither they, nor their kind, should have an opportunity to reproduce themselves. Breed good mares. If you own none but have a place to keep a few, buy them, but be sure to get good ones. They are cheap now ; they will not always be so. Breed them to the stallion whose breeding, conformation, color and style suits you and you believe will suit the mares. It will pay you a hun- dredfold, and when the produce is growing you can al- ways say: "Well, I can get a good price for them, for the people who should have been breeding that kind when I started in are at their wits' ends to get as good trotters as these are, and they are sorry they had not studied the subject of supply and demand a little closer." The Appropriation Bill. By next Thursday every anxious and patient breeder of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry; every farmer, orchardist, and viticulturist; every director of every agricultural society; every business man in every town of any size in California, as well as every agricultural implement and carriage manufacturer will know if Gov. James H. Budd has signed the appropriation bill for the State and District Agricultural Fairs. It passed the legislature with very little opposition, for every legisla- tor realized it was a popular measure and was intended to encourage the largest number of taxpayers of any other bill presented. Since 1S85 the sum of $100,000 has been expended yearly for these appropriations and the country thrived, for all the industries to which these moneys were paid were kept ever before the people. In 1895 and 1896 this money was (with the exception of the amounts given to the State Fair) not appropriated, and now a bill is presented asking for bnlj $62,000 a year. It has been a hardship on all associations in Califor- nia during the past two years of depression to borrow money to hold these fairs, but they cannot do it again. Many banks hold mortgages on our leading race tracks, yet all of them are satisfied to get the interest on their investments. They don't want these race courses; they would sooner see them kept by the associations and de voted to the objects for which many thousands of dollars of the shareholders' money have been expended, i. e., "the holding of annual fairs." Hence we ask : " Will Gov. Budd turn a deaf ear to every taxpayer in this State in regard to these fairs this time ?" For two years there has been grumbling loud and strong over his veto of the bill. The echo of that long-protracted howl is still remembered, for everyone who voted for Gov. Budd believed he would remember how hard th3y worked for his election, and how disappointed they were when he struck at the very root of the only bill they wanted to see kept in force. This is the opportunity of Gov. Budd's lifetime. Will he embrace it ? Will he be welcomed everywhere in California among the citizens, the hard-working tax paying farmers and breeders, their wives and families hereafter? He knows how strong the feeling is regarding these appropriation bills and realizes better than any one how deeply interested every one is in his action on this bill. Will he show his love for the people who have done so much to make California famous by making^this a law ? Montana's Great Meeting. It is a pleasure to talk to a live, progressive, wide awake manager of a racing association, and Ed. A. Tip- ton fills that bill to a dot. He has been here all week, creating an interest in the meeting that will not die out until the horsemen return from there. He has been sow- ing the seed, as it were, in places where it will do well, and already over twenty horse owners have signified their intention of going to Butte and Anaconda to get some of the money so liberally offered by the Montana Racing Association. There are twelve excellent stakes offered for the running horses, values running from $1,000 to $1,500, the conditions are most liberal and every owner of a good horse should do his best to have him ready to face the barrier when the starter takes his place. Entry blanks have been sent to a large number of horsemen at Ingleside and Oakland and all who have not obtained them can do so by sending at once to this office. Remem- ber entries close next Thursday, April 1st. For harness horses, twelve splendid stakes are also offered, ranging from $1,000 to $1,500, and the attention of all owners of trotters and pacers is called to the very liberal conditions offered. Opportunities for making big moneyat very small outlay like these are not offered light-harness horse owners and breeders in any other part of the United States. Many of our California horsemen can take their horses there and be back in time to race them at Sacramento, then on through the California Circuit. This is the programme to be fol- lowed by them. Special railroad rates may be obtained, and, judging by the glowing reports of all who visited the Montana Circuit last, year with their horses, there will be a good number take the trip this season. Ee- member entries close April 10th. We shall have blanks ready for distribution soon. Have you a promising colt or filly ? If so, do not forget it will pay you to send its name as an entry for the colt stakes of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, the advertisement of which ap- pears in another column. It is needless to point out the advantages of having entries in colt stakes, especially this year, when so many of our large stock farms have abandoned the idea of training colts and fillies. No- thing enhances the value of a two or three-year-old more than having him well entered in stakes, and such valuable ones as these should appeal to the breeder in a manner that will almost force him to acknowledge that "no better ones were ever offered" and now is the chance of a lifetime to take advantage of them. One of the best pacers in California, if not in the United States, is the gelding Loupe, 2:09}. He is of good size, very racy looking, and a pacer that with his age, soundness, disposition, frictionless gait and speed will get a mark of 2:03 this season. Loupe was used as a road horse for some time, and a nicer driving ani- mal was never handled. We understand several promi- nent Eastern horsemen are negotiating for him. Horses of his calibre are very rare, even in this age of extreme speed and we should hate to see him taken East. He is at Pleasanton and is moving smooth and well. The grandly-bred stallion Robin, that has been ad- vertised in the Breeder and Sportsman for sale, has been purchased from the estate of Isaac de Turk, Santa Rosa, by Mr. Julius Trescony, of San Lucas, Monterey county, on Thursday last. We congratulate Mr. Tres- cony on his purchase for there are few better-bred, bet- ter-formed or gamer-trotting stallions on this coast than he and his progeny in Sonoma county, reflect credit upon him as a sire. Robin will be a most valuable ac- quisition to the light-harness horse industry of Monterey county. Wm. B. Fasig, one of the leading old-time secretaries and at present a famous live-stock auctioneer, arrived here from New York last Wednesday. Mr. Fasig has concluded a very successful series of auction sales in the East this winter and will, no doubt, strive to get some of the California patronage for future sales. On Tuesday, April 20, the annual sale of Palo Alto horses will take place at the farm and many splendid individuals will be offered. F. J. Covey will be in Cali- fornia by that time and be on hand to tell all about the ones to be sold. Send at once to Messrs. Killip & Co., the famous live-stock auctioneers for catalogues. It will be noticed that the prices asked for Good- win's Annuals for 1896 are $1.20, $6.25 and $S,25. No horse owner's library is complete without a copy of this invaluable work. Maboh 27, 1897] ©Jjg fgreeXtsv cmx> &pwt&man* 199 J. K. Steinee, of Chicago, writes : "The annual meeting of the shareholders of the American Trotting Register Association for the election of ten directors to serve three years, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before it, will be held in Chicago on Wednesday, April 7, 1S97." We have filled orders for the San Francisco Turf Guide in nearly every large city in the United States- It is the best book of the kind ever published. Only a little account of the Palo Alto sale appeared in the telegraphic accounts, but next week we shall pub- lish a full description of it. There will be a sale of ten colts and ten mares from the Macdonough Stock Farm by Messrs. Killip & Co., at their salesyard, April Sth. Death of Alma Mater. The spring meeting at Overland Park, which com- mences in June, promises to be one of the best ever held there. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. New York, March 13, 1897. The price obtained for Star Pointer, $15,600, was more than was generally expected he would bring, and it would appear good horseB bring good prices. Star Pointer, 2:02£, is with Dave McClary at Bopiod, who drove him last season. His owner, James A. Murphy, it is said, will not show Robert J., 2:20£ this Beason. A serits of lectures on the horse with illustrations are being given evenings at the American Horse Exchange by Dr. R. S. Huidekoper. A majority of ihe horsemen East are in favor of the three in five races, all ending with the fifth heat, and reducing the distance to 80 and 100 yards. Mr. Tipton offered $5,000 for the coming; race made by Messrs. Harnman and Daly. Mr. Harrimao declined the offer. It will take place at Goshen, Orange County. The Union Advertising Company has secured a judgment for $1,182 against John and Marion Mason. Mrs. Clara M. Jaccard, grand daughter tf the late Laura Keeoe, died in poverty at Hillsdale, N. J. on Saturday, on May 25ih. She would have been twenty-one years old soon, and entitled to $12,000 from tbe late mother's estate. The Madison Square Garden Stockholders have adopted a resolution to bell the property, it is valued at about $3,000,- 000. Tbe rumor that A. M. Palmer has arranged a southern circuit for companies is denied by that gentlemen, also that he has resigned tbe presidency of the Actors' fund. ltBilly" birch once of the famous minstrel firm of Birch, ffambold and Backus was arrested on Wednesday for being intoxicated in the street. Poor "Billy" was called the "King of Negro Minstrels" in old days, and the firm it was esti- mated during the twenty years it existed made quite $1,000,- 000. He retired in 1884, and says he lost his money in Wall Street. He is supported by his faithful wife who takes lodgers in a top floor of a flat in Seventh Avenue. Thos. Q. Seabrooke is sick with the grippe. Senator Mullin has introduced a bill in the State Senate, making it a misdemeanor for any person to appear in public in tights. David L. Foutz once a celebrated base ball pitcher died at Baltimore Friday last. On Thursday the Yale crew while practicing in the harbor at New Haven, were struck by a squall when a quarter of a mile from land; their boat shipped a big sea and it was with great difficulty they reached land. The New York team of ball players have begun practice at Lakewood, N. J. The Vigilant has been purchased by Mr. Percy Chubb N. Y. Y. C. and is to be altered somewhat. At the Broadway Athletic Club on Saturday evening. "Bob" Armstrong, the colored giant from Chicago, defeated "Joe" Butler, of Philadelphia, in forty-five seconds fighting in the sixth round. At the fourth annual shoot of the Riverton Gun Club at Philadelphia on Friday, A. D. Williams of New York won with a score of 94. There were eight contestants. In shoot- ing his forty-ninth bird the gun of L. C. Smith burst, the pieces flying in all directions. He kept his nerve and shot forty-three out of the next fifty. J. O. M. Walnut Grove Stock Farm. Mr. J. Owen Moore, uf Washingtonville, N. Y., writes : "We have used Quinn's Ointment for Beveral years and do not hesitate to pronounce it equal to all that is claimed for it." Quinn's Ointment is endorsed by the leading breed- ers everywhere. .For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpuffs, and all Bunches try it. Pi ice $1 50 per package. For sale in San Francisco bv J. O'Kane and J. A. McKerron ; also, druggists in general. If cannot obtain, address W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. The grand looking stallion, St. There6e which Harry Agnew Bhipped to Honolulu, H . I, . on Tuesday, is one of the best bred and moBt promising young horses ever raised in Santa Clara county. He is by Sable Wilkes, 2:18, out of Lyla A., by Arthurton, second dam by Langford, etc. A full sister to this horse sold for $2,600. St. Therese is a deep bay in color well formed and a trotter. Mr. Agnew eays he will stand him in Honolulu this year. H. C. Hubbard, Hartford, Ct.. writes : I removed and cured a curb in ten days with your "Absorbine" without re- moving the hair or leaving a blemish. It removed the in- flammation at once. Cannot recommend it too highly. J. C. Gray, St. Johnsbury, Vt, writes: "AbsorbiLe" removed a wind spavin from my colt. C. Z. Hebert of Salinas, owner of Altoonita, 2:19.}, by Altoona, dam Dolly (dam of Bruno, 2:16}, and Cora D., 2:28), has sent her to Green Meadow Farm to be bred to Hambletonian Wilkes. A card with a deep, black border and bearing the inscrip- tion "Died, of old age, Alma Mater, 7:30 a. m., March 10, 1897, at Empire City Stud, Cuba, N. Y.," reached us just as we are about to go to press with this issue of the Re- view. So the great daughter of Mambrino Patcheo passes away to join the shades of Green Mountain Maid, Primrose, Minnehaha, Clara, Dolly, Dame Winnie— that small but mighty band of illustrious departed matrons of which she is of right one of the greatest members. The name and fame of Alma Mater are so much a part of the common lore of trotting history taat we hardly need at- tempt extended notice of her history here. She was a chestnut mare, foaled 1S72, bred by O. P. Beard, of Lexing- ton, Ky., and got by Mambrino Patcheo, out of the thoroug- bred Estella, by imp. Australian. Various stories are told of her lack of promise as a young thing, and when she passed into the hands of the late Dr. A. S. Talbert, when coming three years old, it was at a low valuation. George Wilkes was then but established in Kentucky as a stallion and without reputation as a sire; had he been famous and standing at a high fee Dr. Talbert would, perhaps, have bred bis new purchase to Borne other horse [in the spring of 1875 — and had he done so there would have been no Alcan- tara. It is thus that insignificant occurrences often become landmarks in after history. Alcantara was foaled in 1876, and the next year, having been bred back meaowhile to George Wilkes, she foaled Al- cyone. Unless it were Dexter and Dictator, we can recall no two equallv famous brothers. Alcantara s record of 2:23, at four years, then topped the list of colts at that age ; the current Year Book credits him as the sire of 68 standard trotters and 30 nacers, of 29 sons the sires of 58 trotters and 23 pacers, and 15 daughters the dams of 18 trotters and 6 pacers. Alcyone trotted to a record of 2:27. He is the sire of 48 trotters and 8 pacers, of 27 sons sires of 83 trotters and 21 pacers, and 9 daughters, dams of 9 trotters and 4 pacers, and extreme speed is a common inheritance cf the descend- ants of both brothers. Alcantara still lives ; Alcyone died at the age of 10 yearB, and careful judges, after weighing the facts, have often proclaimed him the greatest son of George Wilkes. In 1878, Arbiter was foaled by Alma Mater to the cover of Administrator ; he trotted in 2:22£, and is a sire of speed. Almeta, by Almont, foaled in 1879, trotted in 2:32} and was timed in a race in 2:23}. Aline, by Belmont, who came in 1880, trotted a trial in 2:25. Alicia, by George Wilkes, came in 1881, and has a record of 2:30. Allandorf, by Onward, came in 1883. He has a record of 2:19£ and is a very suc- cessful sire. Almater, by Hambrino, came in l£84, and took a record of 2:24}. Alfonso, by Baron Wilkes, came in 1886, has a record of 2:29& and is also a speed sire. Amami, foaled 1889, by Wilton, has a record of 2:285. This completes the list of Alma Mater's notable produce. She threw eight 2:30 trotters by five different sires — a record without parallel — and five sons that have got speed by three different sires. In all she had sixteen foals, the last being now a four-year-old. It is a fact to be deplored also that, almost invariably a regular breeder, she proved barren when bred to Dictator and again when bred to Electioneer. Dr. Talbert sold Alma Mater »o the late W. H. Hobart, of California for $15,000 — the biggest price ever paid for a brood mare — when eighteen years old. Two years later, after Mr. Hobart's death, she brought $4,500 at the dispersal sale of his horses, being purchased by H. Pierce, of Santa Rosa Slock Farm, Capt. Millen Griffith and Sam'l Gamble. She was bred to Wilton aod the filly she had was named Alma Wilton. When Alma Wilton was sold by these gentlemen this filiy was sold for $2000. Alma Mater was twenty-three when she was offered at auction, and, although not in foal, and despite her advanced age, her prestige brought $1,000 for her and Mr. William Simpson paid her purchaser an ad- vance on that sum in order to secure her for the Empire City Stud. Unfortunately, however, we believe that he did not succeed in getting a foal from her. Alma Mater is tbe ranking daughter of Mambrino Patcben the ranking brood-mare sire. Her place is among the few very greatest of trotting matrons, and with the onward march of the years her fame's increase will grow ever greater.— Horse Review. Our Gilroy Letter. Gilroy, March 25, 1897. Mirth and good cheer prevail among the horsemen a^ the Gilroy race track. Our genial supervisor Elmer Ray, and our staid business man Mr. Moore, and that prince of good fellows, Mr. James Sargent Jr., can be seen any morning er joying the sport of kings. It is a pleasure to see Mr. Van Bokkelen these beautiful mornings driving some good green ones. His stable consists of that game and all-day trotter Letter B , 2:17; and the sweet-gaited grand daughter, of Almont 33, May B. The next in line is Patchen WilkeB bv Guy Wilkes, dam Rose- dale by Sultan, second dam Inez by The Moor. This colt is a trotter sure, he is the property of Mr. Robert Orr, of Holister, who is very proud of him and he may well be ; black horse by Seven Oaks, another Loupe, bred by the Hon. Jas. Sargent ; a promising colt by An'inous the property of Mr. Sam Rea, also a gray filly by Antinous the property of Mr. Farmer. This mare with little work has shown ex- treme speed. He has four other green ones all bred in the purple. Across the way Scott Holbrook, trainer for Harry E. Wise of San Francieco, has a select stable consisting of that phenomenal green pacer Lena N., 2:13, by Sidney, out of Helen Benton, by Gen. Benton; Madera, by Dexter Prince that queen of road mares.that led the way for Bay Rum in a match race at Petaluma last fall. Barring accidents, Hol- brook says the horse that beats her will get a world's record. Next comes a beautiful filly by Prince Red, and a good green young horse by Jim Mulvenna. Mr. Wm. McManus has a public stable with some good ones in it. McGinty, that reliable pacer, is showing fast. No Trouble, by a son of George M. Patchen, is a fine looking black mare. She is the property of Mr. Henry Miller. Three other good ones comprise his string. Blue Gbass. Camma (dam of Jaeper Paulson, 2:16}, and Roleo, 2:23), has been booked again to Hambletonian Wilkes, she now being with foal to him. Entries Close April 1st. Don't forget that the entries to the colt stakes offered by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association, the advertisement of which appears on another page of this is- sue, close next Thursday, April 1st. If you have any two or three -year- old trotterB or pacers that you are thinking of racing this year, make your entries in time. The first pay- ment is only $5, and if you have a promising youngster it will pay you to take a chance. Even if you have not fully decided to train your colt at this time you may conclude to do bo later on, when you would be sure to regret not having entered in these valuable stakes. It always pays to have your good colts entered, as in caBe you want to sell them the fact that they are in stakes adds to their value. The Breeders Association will soon announce a programme of liberal purses for trotters and pacers for all classes, and also a series of futurity stakes. You can enter your celts now with tbe assurance that you will have plenty of races for your older horses. The week following the Stockton Fair has been Eelected for the meeting this year. It will be just in the height of the racing season, and it wtll be one of the best meetings ever held on this coast, The California and the Pacific Coast Jockey Clubs have generously offered them the use of their tracks for this meeting. On account of the danger of fogs, which frequently. prevail on tbe peninsula at that time of the year, tbe Oakland track will probably be the one selected. It is one of the finest tracks, in all its ap- pointments, in the United States. Horsemen who attend the meeting will be afforded every comfort and convenience both for themselves and horses. The prospects are better this year for a good circuit in California than they have been for several years past. With the State appropriations restored to the District Agricultural Associations they will all give fairs and the result will be a greater number of race meetings, larger purses and more prosperity for the horsemen. If you have a good colt your chances are better for winning this year than they were when the largest stock farms on this coast were training a great number of youngsters and enteied everything that promised well in hopes of getting a "world- beater." If you are not already a member of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association and you are interested in the prosperity of breeding and racing horses you should join. This association has done much to maintain the in- terests it represents during the dull times that have prevailed for several years paBt. It has distributed nearly $100,1*00 in purses and stakes for trotters and pacers since July, 1894. The membership fee to the Association is $25, and by a resolution passed at its last meeting no annual dues will be charged (he year for joining. Track Notes. Since the management of the San Jose race track has changed hands, and which is now under the immediate and experienced control of Mr. C. F. Bunch, the popular reins- man, and Mr. A. Hables of " Our Boy " fame, nothing but praise is heard from all of the many stables located here, comprising over one hundred horses ia active preparation for the season's battles. New fences are being put up, walks graded and graveled, and the old ramshackle stalls thoroughly repaired and reno- vated. Withal it looks like a revival of olden times. The latest arrival is Mr. Carter's string of ten, with many more expected. The track was never in better condition, and is cared for night and day. A plentiful supply of luscious green grass gives the horses that sleek and plump appearance which horsemen prize so much during the spring. We congratulate San Jose on this progressive step, which speaks volumes for the spirit of enterprise displayed by the new management. Mb. W. W. Whitney, the former owner, trainer and driver of Bernard and Sam H., has sold the latter, and he is now being driven over the streets of Pasadena. It is possible that Mr. Whitney and Bernard may be seen on the turf again next season, and if they are they will be a hard combination to beat. 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Send for descriptive circulars, If tlmoninls. etc Addross 1 3B LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, O. 200 ©Jjc gJreeber cmb gfttovtemaxu [Maboh 27, 189 THE GUN. Coming: Events. Mar. 28— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Mar. 2S— Empire Gun Clab, Alameda Point. Mar. 28— Ohmpic Gun Club (live bird), iDgleside. \pr. 4— Encinal Gun Club, Birds" Point, Alameda. Apr. 4— California Wing Snooting Club. Ingleside, CaL ' Apr. 4— Lincoln Gun Club, AlameJa Point. Iuj -bird match, and Apr. 4— Encinal Gon Club. Birds' Point, Al .meda. Apr. 4— Lincoln Gun L'luo, Alameia Point, regular club sboot and open lo all cash prize sboot. cash and prize sboot open to all. Apr. 11— Reliance Gun Club, Webster Si., Alameda. Apr. 11— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Apr. 11 — Jolden Gate Gon Club's open tournament, Pacific Tour- nament grounds, Alameda Junction. Apr 11— Olvmpic Gan Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. May 30-31— Fourth semi-aunual tournament of the Calilornia Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. Geo. P. Schaeler. Secretary, stocfeton, Cal. California Inanimate Target Association. The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Inanimate Target Association was held at the Olympic Gan Club on Saturday evening last. President M. C- Allen in the chair. The treasurer reported a balance of $199.61 on hand and $110 due from members. Preside n* Allen made his annual report stating briefly the history o the organization and recommending the Koses>stem or some sim'lar plan whereby all ties may divide at the nest tourna- ment. He also recommended that there be more events at a less number of birds. The Haaxhurst matter was settled. The association de- ciding that it h?d no further jurisdiction in the matter. The Encinal Gun Club of Alameda was elected to member- ship, making twenty-five clubs now upon the" roll. Frank Norton, in a very neatly turned speech, compli- mented President Allen on his management of afiairs and the unprecedented success of the Association and presented him with ao elegant gold watch and fob in the name of the mem- bers of the Association and the spo-lsmen of California. It was a complete surprise and for a moment Mr. Allen was completely carried away by his feelings. He s,on recovered, however, and expressed his gratitude in his usual fluent manner. The election of officers resulted as follows: President! M C Allen, Olympic Guu Club; Vire-Presidents, F B Norton, Reliance Gun Club; T E Barney, Alameda County Sports- men's Club; C Carr, Monterey Gun Club; Chas Van Yalfeen- bury, Los Angeles City Gun Gob, and C -T Haas, Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club. Secretary — Treasurer, L P Bolander, Golden Gate Gun Club. The offer of the Olympic Gun Club's rooms for head- quarters during the May tournament was accepted. A vote of thanks was tendered the retiring secretary and the Board of Governors. An informal discussion followed on the future division of purses. The concensus of opinion seemed to be in favor of a method by which all ties should divide at the termination of each event and that the division be made in such a man- ner that the non-expert may stand a show of winning a little something. The members of the new board that were present were : Lincoln Gun Jlub, R G Wen z el and D Daniels; Reliance Gun Club, Wm Marshall, Col S I Kellogg and F B Norton; Empire Gun Club, F W King and F L Judd; Olympic Gun Clab, H H White, M C Alleo and T R Barney ; Alameda County Sportsmen's Club, Geo E Perkins and T R Barney ; Encinal Gun Club, J H Walker, H A Hoyt and H Belten ; Golden Gale Gun Club, T Lewis, C M Wollam and L P Bolander. The tournament commi'tee will be appointed by the Pres- ident in a few days. Game Law Violations. At the American Handicap. The Fresno Republican of March 13 contains the follow- ing paragraph : "George Machen, the driver of fire engine No. 1, returned yesterday from a vacation of a few days spent in hunting iu the foothills in the vicinity of Toll House. At Sentinel he was joined by Henry and William Loper. On Black Mount- ain tbey succeeded in killing two deer." The Woodland Democrat of March 13 also contains a par. agraph of a similar nature, as follow? : "There is a young man in this city who boasts of the possession of a wonderful dog. Last week he killed a quail, which the dog retrieved. la returning with the bird he tripped over a log, fell and rolled over on his back. While in that position he pointed another quail and remained with all four feet pointed in the air until his master Bushed and killed the second quail." [Are the editors of these two papers ignorant of the fact that both of these parlies were hunting out of season. If the couDtry press is ignorant of the game Jaws, how can the country sportsmen be supposed to know when he is doing wrong? (Jne would think that there was no law at all, or at least no observance of the law in these two counties — Ed.] ♦■ At iDgleside. The Olympics held a practice shoo: at Ingleside last San- day and disposed of 15 dozen birds. There were only a few shooters but their enthusiasm made up for the lack of numbers. The shooting was confined to six bird matches. The scores were as follows : Event No 1— "Slade" 5, Petersen 5, Neustadtei 4, "Jones" 4, Vernon 4. Event No 2— Vernon G, "Jone" 5, Grant 5, Murphy 4, Fredericks 4, Petersen 3. Event No 3— Murphy 4, Sloan 3, "Jones" 3, Petersen 3, Brown 3, Neusladler 1. Event No 4— Petersen 6, William? 5, "SNde" 4, Neuslad- er 4, Wentworth 3, "Jones" 2, H. Vernoo 2. Event No 5— Sloan 6, "Jones" G, Jackson 6, Murphy 4, ->eustadter 4, Brown 3. Long Branch, N. J., March 23. — Two hundred or more crack pigeon shots from all parts of the country came to Elk- wood Park to-day and participated in two interesting matches. Tho Elkwood introductory handicap was started at 10 o'clock, There were seventy entries. Twenty-six killed seven straight and it was decided to shoot off the tie at ten birds each, miss to drop out. Twenty-one killed ten and divided the purse. They were : C. M. Powers, R. E. Melville, E. Bingham, H. Dannell, W. Dunnell, Ed Voris, Fred Gilbert, — Hamilton, J. G. Messner, — Dallas, C. A. May, — McPherson, J. Green, J. S. Fanning, A. W. Bray, L. W. Scover, Hank White, S. T. James, O. R. Dickey, — Keller, — Strong. The purse amounted to $350. Dr. Carver and R. O. Heikes went out on the ninth bird. Over 100 entered the Nitro-Powder Handicap at fifteen birds, $15 entrance. E'gbteen diyided first money, each man receiving a fraction over $58. The most interesting part of this match was the shoot-off for second money between those who killed fourteen birds. The conditions were miss and out. At the end of the fourteenth round only three re- mained. These were Moines, Browning and Gilbert. The latter missed his fifteenth bird, and Moines and Browning di- vided the money. The eighteen who divided first money were : Fanning, Coldren, Von Lengerke, Powers, Budd. Carver, Bingham, Fulford, King,Birtlett, Clayton, Glover, Ludwig, Wagner, Coyle, Greiff and Upson. The events declared off were the Branchport Sweepstakes at ten birds and the Sportsmen's Delight at seven birds. Long Branch, N. J., March 24. — The great American handicap commenced at 10 o'clock this morning with 146 entries. Eleven of the entries who paid their $25 entrance forfeited. The match could not be finished to-day on account of the darkne&s. Twenty-one rounds had been shot at 6 o'clock, when it was decided to discontinue and shoot off the remain- ing four rounds to-morrow morning. Dr. W. F. Carver, of Chicago, Tom Marshall and Henry Zee, of Newark, are tie with clean scores of 21 each. Over a dozen men are tie for second place. When the first squad of marksmen went to the traps this morning it was raining quite hard. Shortly before noon the sun came out, to the satisfaction and joy of all. Dorine the afternoon a brisk wind blew across the grounds. Irbv Bennet was the first to lose his bird, a right- driver. J. G- Messner, who was looked upon by many as a winner, had the same luck. The next to miss was G. E. Grieff, and after him came "Old Hoss" Hostetter of Pitts- burg. When the ninth round was finished thirty-five contestants had clean scores. In the next three rounds the number dropped to twenty-five. The greatest number of misses were made from the No. 2 trap. This faces exactly south and caught the full benefit of the wind. Connie Ferguson, the 15 year old son of Cornelius Fergu- son Jr. of Brooklyn, was the star attraction of the handicap uolil he was compelled to drop out in the seventh round. O. R. Dickey, the winner of last year's handicap, has twenty kills to his credit. His only miss was in the four- teenth rouud, when a left quarterer got away from him. With three tied for first money on the twenty-first round there is considerable speculation as to who will be the winner. Dr. Carver, on account of his past record, is thought to have the best chance, but Marshall and Z;e may surprise him. Following is a list of those who remained when shooting was discontinued to-day: Killed. Missed- W Dannell, Fox Lake, Wis 19 2 C M Grimm, Cleat Lake, la 19 2 J ri Fanning 19 2 N E Money, Oakland, N J 19 2 Dr vv F Carver, Chicago - 21 0 F D Alkirie, Woodlvnn, Ohio .. 20 1 P I Clarke, New York 19 2 H Zee, Newark 21 0 C W Budd, Des Moines, la 20 l C Ferguson Jr., Brooklyn 19 2 Dr Williamson, Milwaukee 20 1 F Van Dyke, Dayton 20 1 R W Welch, Philadelphia 20 1 Al ivins, Red Bank, N J „ 19 2 T Marshall, Keithsburg, Wis 21 0 Dr G V Hudson, New York 20 1 R P Hister, Brooklyn 19 2 F O Burkhardt. Buffalo 20 1 R R Merrill, Milwaukee ltf 2 F G Moore, New York 20 1 Ed Vons, Crawfordsville, Ind 20 1 "Arkansas Traveler," Hot Springs, Arkansas 19 2 G Cubberly, Yardsville 20 1 J von Lengerke, New York 19 2 Colonel Anthony. Charlotte, N C 20 1 H Coldren, Reading, Pa .19 2 O R Dickey, Boston 20 1 C F Arno, Syracuse 20 1 J E Applegate, South Amboy 20 1 W S King, Pittsburg „ 20 1 J Arlington, Brooklyn 19 2 Captain Jack Rrewer, who circulated a petition yesterday askiog the committee to allow him to enter the handicap, finding that the committee would not accept his entry, de- clared he would enter suit against the Interstate Association for heavy damages. Later the captain said he was anxious to arranse a match and would shoot any man in the world for $1,000 a side. A match between Dr. W. F. Carver ot Chicago, and Captain Brewer at 100 birds may be arranged. Reliance Gun Olub. The Lincoln Gun Club. On Sunday morning, March 28th, at 10 o'clock, the Re- liance Gun Club will hold ils first "open to all" shoot. The first event will be a ten-bird match. Pool divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent, entrance 50 cents. The second event will be at 20 birds. Pool divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, entrance $1. The third event will be the principal event of the day, the feature of which is the $20 added money, to be divided equally between four classes. 20 birds to be shot at. Pool divided 35. 30, 20 and 15 per cent, entrance $1. The fourth event will be at 20 birds. Pool divided 50, 30 anl 20 per cent, entrance 75 cents. Those not wishing to participate in the pools may shoot at the birds for practice. The regular semi monthly shoot of the Lincoln Gun Club was held at Alameda Point last Sunday. The regular club shoot brought out 31 entries, including three or four visitors. BrunB, Naumsn and Webb tied for first honors in the regular match. Bruns did not shoot off, but Nauman and Webb shot at 10 birds and Webb won the tie. The match was at 25 birds, known traps, unknown angles, for $150, to be divided at the end of the season in five classes. The scores were as follows : JH Bruns. _... 1111111111111111111110010—22 CNaumao 11 UUOIKIIIOI 16111111 1 1—22 A J Webb 1011111111111113011111011—22 J Kirney _ _U0ll lioi mil lltoi ill 101—21 Eug Forste.* OlllllOllOimilllOlIlIll— 21 WUolcner 101 ill loill"lllllll 111101—21 T R Rarney OUllllllllllllllOJlllOll— 21 S A Tucker OOOlllllllOllllUUHOlll— 21 B JBaum 001001)111011 1 ill 1 3113111—20 EdgForster .1100011001103111111111113—19 Weicei HI 1101^003111 1 1011111103— 19 Di>aniels liioiinoiiuiiooiiioioiii— is G Franzen HlOilllO! llioi (10011 1103 — IS P Bekeart 10111101 lOlOillOOlllllOll— 18 O Fischer llonoiOJlOloillillOiOlil— 17 G Alderton OlllOOUOlllll' 0)10101111— 17 . C Hftbuw OlliiaillltlOlOOOlllulOlO— IS I J H Poller 10101011 1 1001 11 lOlOilli'10— 16 w Price onoDoiioiiiiiiiioniioioi— 36 L D Owens 001 101010031101110111 101 J— 16 W H Skinner 10001131011111 10111100010—15 W F Aodrus, 1OO011 10130111)01 111 100110— 15 S A Pharp OOIMllllOOlllOlOUOKHOl— 15 C A Haigbt 011I0O1O1111 lOlllOOOiiJOU — 15 EKlevesahl OlOlOllli ■& 0 1 H li0.HH 111 — l-i C Wagoer ioioiou uiiiioioincoiiOO— u B. s weozel iiioiooiiroooiooiioiiioui— 13 estrander Olllloii'iooiiO: OdOOilllO— i.i Mergoire .oioioioomoioocoiiooicoi— 12 "Peerson" 00101( 03010101101 HilOUOO— 32 Schendei oooooooiooooiiiiioooioooi— 8 An open to all match for $100 purse divided in four classes. Contestants to be classified at the finish of the fifth shoot, 25 birds, $1 entrance, followed. The scores were as follows : Beckeart 1011111 illOOIlUlUOlllll 21 ...._ lOidlllllOl 1 11110111110—20 Kdg. Foreter imiOllll lilHOIl'illlil— 20 Karney l lliioniillllioo loilioi— 20 FranzeQ ... 01" Kiiiiiinuiiniiioili— 2) Haight.„ H 111 K.LI 1111 UOOlllllOll— 20 F. Feadner... llOHlloilOlliOOllOilllll— .9 BrU"S - .irO^lIuilOIllllliilliK — 19 gtpovtsman* 201 An amendment to the trap-shooting rales, offered by W. E. Gerber, was adopted, providing that the shooter may, on notifying the Judge, have the privilege of walking op three yards nearer the traps before calling "pull," on condition that he hold his gun below the elbow until the bird is on the wing. The third Sunday of each month was selected for the reg- ular medal shoots, and the officers of the club were author- ized to select a trophy for the season's competition. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The Healdsburg Gun Club is prospering this season. of Sacramento, broke 94 out of 100 Frank Ruhstaller Jr., blua rocks recently. The Stockton Gun Club opened its season on the 21st. The members will be divided in four classes. The South End Gun Club will shoot at Colma to-morrow. The event will be this club's first tournament. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Max. 31-Apr. 1-3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. K. Harker, Secretary, San Jose. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. Dr. A.'C. Davenport, Secretary. April 1 4-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal., R. E. Funk, Secretary. May 12-15— Oakland Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Fred Johns, Secretary. Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. 6. W. Hassamore, Secretary. Oakland Kennel Club. ROD- Coming Events. r=tSL1?^"Keg^l!r semi-monthly meeting of the Ban FTancisco Fly Francis Commission, Flood Building, San Mar 27-Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Bate Park Mar 28 -Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Clnb, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. The Reliance Gun Club annouce a third event for to mor- row, open to all, $20 added, divided in four classes. A. W. Bruner has presented the Los Angeles City Gun Club with the medal emblematic of the live bird champion- ship of Southern California. The Truckee Gun Club are practicing every Sunday, bat tbey complain of the difficulty in shooting, owing to the bright glare of the sun on the snow. The Olympic Gun Clab will hold its first regular live- bird shoot ot the season to-morrow at Ingleside. The at- tendance will unquestionably be very large. T, R. Barney will be chairman of the tournament commit- tee of the California inanimate Target Association this year. A better selection could not have been made. The Newcastle Gun Club is holding regular weekly prac- tice shoots, and the boys are improving rapidly. They should join the California Inanimate Target Association. The Empire Club will inaugurate a Magautrap event to- morrow. The match is open to all. $125 in prizes and a medal. This event will be called at 1 o'clock. The regular club match will be shot in the morning. The Oakland Kennel Club met on Monday evening and elected the following bench show committee : Hubert White Dr A Miles Taylor, Dr C M Selfridge, W V Witcher and A S McDonald. The Indoor Fly-Casting Tournament. In competitions in outdoor sports one will find few re- quiring a higher order of skill than casting the fly in tourna- ments. In onter Bports, as a rule, those articles to be used in competitions are not practical for actual use in the field, be- ing made and intended solely to win prizes. In fly-casting this does not apply so truly, because rods and tackle made for use in the tournaments are strong and durable. The sport has grown until throughout the union there are numerous clubs whose members have become adepts in this competitive practice. On the Pacific Coast fly-casting clubs and tournaments are seen and heard of almost every week in the fifty-two. The committee haying charge of the tournament at tbe At another meeting held on Tuesday evening the bench show committee claimed dates for their show May 12 15th. This is a wise move on their part, and will bring them an additional fifty entries. The dates are close enough for dogs to come from a distance and be shown at both the Oakland ' Sportsmen's Exposition at Madison Square Garden, N. Y. and San Francisco shows without having to lie over a week i composed of the following well known anglers • P Cooper or two between the shows. Again, if .the Oakland club se- Hewelt, Chairman; William C. Harris, Secretary- James L cures different judges they will get the majority of tne dogs Breese, H. C. de Rham, Edwin Clark, Robert B Law- that will be shown at San Francisco, whereas if they held rence, William Kent, Charles Bryan, Frederick Engle, their show after the San Francisco show they would only get • C. G. Levinson, John G. Heckscher, Nathaniel S Smith H- the winners. I W.de Forest, William B. Williams, P. Lorrillard Jr. 'w. " •■ , R. Garrison. Not Guilty. Following are the rules governing the contests: n. a n r> »j '■ IT! l i , , . , KQlel- The contests shall be governed by two judges and a referee Dr. A. C. Davenport denies the charge that he voted for In case of disagreement, the referee shall decide reieree. that infamous resolution of the Pacific Advisory Board that | c^^S^f^^t^XTmit^1^7 "" - 3. All persons competing for prizes shall pay an entrance fee "of S-' for one event, or So for three or more events. Post entries may be made, bnt no entry allowed alter contest commences. 'd. 1 upon by the The Pastime Gun Club of San Diego held its opening shoot on Sunday week. The following scores were made out of a possible 25. Edwards, 22; .Nichols, 18; Ruble, 18; Fano, 13; Morgan, 13; Titus, 10; Williamson, 9; Young, 2 A two-man team match will constitute a feature of the Olympic Gun Club blue rock shoots hereafter. This event will follow the regular club match, and will be at fifty* birds a man. Tbe winners in five shoots will receive cash prizes. Chas. Hallock, the veteran sportsman-journalist, has lost none of his vigor as an editorial writer on out-door recrea- tions. His notes and comments in the Western Field and Stream add greatly to ihe entertaining character of that journal. The Western Field and Stream gives the open season for deer shooting in California as July 15th to February 1st. Hold a bit, gentlemen. The season is from July loth to October 15th, and any general law that would lengthen the season four months would soon exterminate our deer. Does or fawns cannot be killed at any time. was in evidence at the last meeting of the A. K. C. He advises us that he was not present at any meeting of the Board when any such resolution was discussed. Consequently j t^^^^^^^^U^Siffi^^!S,SS^& neither the Stockton Kennel Club nor the San Joaquin Val- I JU?ESL ,„„,, ,, „ ■ i . ■ i. i . • .• v j ■■ ... i 5' The leader and fly in each contest must be intact at the time of ley Agricultural Association had anything at all to do with I record by the judges, this resolution. And any feeling of resentment that the ex- hibitors have against Dr. Davenport should be immediately dispelled. It has been understood on what was thought to be excel- lent authority that Dr. Davenport seconded this resolution, but he denies this statement and the " mischief-maker " is caught in another falsehood. The Stockton Show. A letter from John E. Doak received just as we are going to press announces that gold medals will be oflered in all the field trial classes. There will be no extra [charge for entry in these classes. Jno. Qoiggles' man-trailing bloodhound will give an ex- hibition of trailing a track six hours old. One of the features of the show will be fox terrier coursing. Entries positively close March 31st. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The Riverton Gun Club members made some splendid scores at live birds at their grounds at Riverton, N. J., on the 5th. The match was at 100 birds :*D A Upson, 29 yds, 91 ; R A Welch, 30 yds, 92; T T Duryea, 30 yds, 92; L Finletter, 30 yds, 92 ; G S McAlpin, 30 yds, 91 ; R Toland, 27 yds, 88 ; Count Langen, 26 yds. 86; T L Dando, 30 yds, 86. While measuring the height and velocity of clouds re- cently, Messrs. Clayton and Ferguson, of the Blue Hill Ob- servatory, observed a flight of ducks passing across their base line in the Neponaet River valley. With their theodo- lites they succeeded in measuring the height of the ducks above ground, 958 feet, and subsequent observations enabled them to calculate the velocity of flight of the birds, which was about 47.8 miles per hour. The San Luis Gun Club met on Sunday week and disposed of 500 blue rocks. The scores of the principle event, a 15 bird match were as follows : Thos Rhodes, 12; A Galew- sky, 2; Jas Beck, 6; Fred Knight, 6; Geo Badger, 10; Harry Knight, 11; O Mehlmann, 7; J F Van Schaick, 10; Bert Call 10; I 8 Gente, 3; C T Greenfield, 7; D Gaxiola, 9; A Vollmer, 8; Jas Cook, 7; W Fuller, 2; Jas Tracy, 7; C A Younglove, 14: Henry Klaucke, 4. The scores of the Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club on Sunday week out of a possible 25 were as follows : Mc- Coy 17, Winders 21, Nicol 23, Perron 18, C Merrill 16, Condy 17, Johnson 20, Lyons 17, Buttrick 12, Creanor 13, 8wain 18, Smith 15, Payne 11, Jessen 16, Gooddell 13, Nut- ter 11, Dudley 10, Atherton 17, G Newell 8, Schaefer 16, F Merrill 19, Wade 14, Folger 12, Salbach 18, Syd Newell 14 and Fyfe 4. The medal for the first class was'awarded to F D Nicol, the second to Carl Salbach and the third to Fred Buttrick. A. W. Bruner and Chas. Van Valkenburg shot for the championshsp of Southern California last Sunday at Los Angeles. The match was at 50 live birds per man for the championship medal and a Bide purse of $50 a side. The match .was exceedingly ;dose from start to finish. Van Valkenburg won with a score of 44 to Bruner's 43. The birds were an exceptional lot, only three refusing to fly out of 210 trapped during the afternoon. Bruner lost one bird dead out of bounds and Van Valkenburg three. A return match will probably take place next month. Both contest- ants used Dupont Smokeless. The diplomas and medals of the Southern California Ken- nel Club will be ready for the winners on May 1st. The entries to tho Stockton dog show close next Wednes- day, the 31st. Make your entries as early as possible. Mas-.erpiece, the collie puppv, that won all before him at New York, is dead. |fcle was ailing when he reached Chicago and died next day. The Stockton Kennel Club is growing in strength daily. At the last meeting T W Hummel, George McGuire, Ed Graham, C H Morey and A E Muenter. The entries at San Jose number 150. The largest classes are collies, 22, and St. Bernards, 20. Tbe local entries are conspicuous by their absence. The show will be very nicely arranged, and while the entry is not large the quality of the entries is excellent. The engravings of the winners at Chicago in the American Field of March ;20th are the work of Mr. George Ford Morris, the rising young artist, who worked for this paper for some time during his stay in San Francisco. His dog portraitures show the same careful and thorough study that has characterized his work in horses. The attention to de- tail and thorough knowledge of anatomy prove him to be one of the rising artists of the day. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Pastime Cocker Spaniel Kennels', Oakland (F E Miller , . proprietor), Polly Pastime to same owners Viscount 38 524 'an,. ' \he . f°rm" 1B aboBt 50 feet '°ng, and the latter 78. It (Ch Picpania— Tootsie). ' 1B hned wlth galvanized iron, the seams made waterproof. Jas. Moll's Eugene, St. Bernard bitch, Olive (Lord Hualpa ! T}e tank is 6 inches deep, and holds enough water to make —Bohemian Girl) to Dr. W. R. Cluness Jr.'s Reglov Jr. I the .w0. ?'. '.h.e anglerB seem natural. The further end is (Reglov — Victoria Alton.) March 21st. C. E. O'Neil's (San Francisco) English setter bitch Gladys (Antonio— Daisy Hunter) to T. J. Wattson's Star- light W. (Dan Gladstone — Miss Alice) on February 26. WHELPS. Pastime Cocker Spaniel Kennels', Oakland, (F E Miller, proprietor), black cocker spaniel bitch Prim Pastime (Ch Woodland Duke — Jessie M), whelped March 20th 8—4 doge, by same owners Viscount 38,524 (Ch Picpania — Tootsie). Also Victoria G (Ch Woodland Duke— Jessie M), 6—4 dogs, by Viscount 38,524 (Ch Picpania — Tootsie. Also Peg Woffingtou (Ch Red Roland— Jessie M), 6—3 dogs, by Ch Woodland Duke 29,323 (Ch Black Duke— Wood- land Jade. NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennel, A. C. Davenport proprietor, Stock- ton, Cal., claims the name Red Echo for bltck cocker spaniel dog puppy whelped December 15th, 1896, by Bronta 17064 (Ch Brant— Moller)— Nellie E. (Woodland Jersey— Rose- dale Romp). After the contestant has taken his place upon the stand the contestant says 'ready." The first cast thereafter shall count ' The longest cast during the five minutes succeeding shall he taken' as his record for distance. The rod most be held in one hand while casting. 8. The barb and point must be removed from atl'hook used 9. Trout flies of the usual Professor type, not smaller than No 12 or larger than No. S, shall be used in the contests, unless otherwise 10 Time will be allowed, in cases of accident, to make repairs at the discretion of the judges. *•«*.>, »<, 11. All other difficulties arising shall be decided by the judges. THE CONTESTS. 1. Single-handed long distance trout fly-casting The leader must be of single gut, and exceed 6 feet in length. One fly mn>t be mo d-„-Fl fl prlze' sold medal; 2d, silver medal; 3d, bronze medel 2. Single-handed long distance trout fly-casting The rod must not exceed 11 feet 6 inches in leugth. The leader must be ot -ingle gut, and exceed 9 feet in length. Straight forward and bick casting only allowed. One fly shall be used. First prize, gold medal- •>d silver medal: 3d, bronze medal. ' 3. Single-handed long distance trout fly-casting. Open to those who have never cast more than 75 feet in any contest ; other condi- tions and prizes same as No. 2. 4. Single-handed long distance trout fly-casting. Open to those who have never cast more than 60 feet in any contest ; other condi- tions and prizes same as No. 2. 5. Light rod, single-handed fly-casting contest for distance only Rod not to exceed ojj. ounces in weight. Leaders must he ot single gut. and exceed 9 feet in length. One fly only shall be used First prize, gold mejal; 2d. silver medal : 3d, bronze medal 6. Same as No. 5. Open to thuse who have never cast over 65 feet in any contest with a rod of 5% ounces or under. Three prizes 7. Bass fly-casting coutest lor dUtanee only. The leader shall ex- ceed 6 feet in length. One No. 1 fly shall be used, and will be fur- nished by the judges. First prize, gold medal; 2d, silver medal: 3d bronze medal. * 8. Same as No. 7. Open to contestants who have never made a record of over 70 feet in any contest. Three prizes. 9. Single-handed trout fly-casting contest lor accuracy only. After the contestant has signified his readiness, he shall make five consec- utive casts at a mark. The distance at which the flv drops from the mark at each east shall be noted, and the sum of all the=e distances in feet and inches added together shall be subtracted from 00 The contestant having the highest average shall be declared the winner Oue fly only shall be used. The leader shall exceed 6 feet in length' The distance in Class 1 shall be 65 feet ; in Class 2, 50 feet ilrei prize, gold medal; 2d, silver me dal: 3d, bronze medal 10. Switch casting contest for distance. An obstacle will be placed back of the contestant in a manner prescribed by the judges The leader must be of single gut, and exceed six feet in length One fly must be used. First prize, gold medal; 2d, silver medal ; 3d, bronze medal; 11. Obstacle casting for distance. A horizontal bar shall be placed in front of the contestant, at a distance of 30 feet, and 9 leetfrom the water level The leader must be of single gut. and exceed 6 feet in length. One fly must be used. First prize, gold medal; 2d, silver medal: 3d, bronze medal. Obstacle fly-casting contests for accuracy and delicacy. (Suggested,) Details of conditions and rules to be left to the judgeB. _ It is proposed to place on the left side of the tank (which is 10 feet wide) a bush overhanging the water 3 feet, and above the surface 3 feet, distance from the casting plat- form 30 feet; also another bush under like conditions on the right side of the tank, distant from the platform 40 feet. The contestant who places the fly most delicately and nearest the side of the tank to take first award. The fly-casters are located on the Twenty-sixth street side of the garden. Half way up the dress circle is a platform and marked with black paint, lines hiving been drawn across the bottom every five feet. At this end are two bullseyes, the centers black, with circles drawn every six inches to the sides. Across the center line, beginning at the 75-foot mark, every half foot is marked for several feet. This is to measure the length of the cast that is made in the distance competitions. The bullseyes will mark the accuracy of casts made for pre- cision alone. When one stands alongside the further circles and meas- ures the distance of the platform with his eye.itseems impos- sible that with fly rod and slender line one can cast an arti- ficial fly so far, but in the garden, where there is no wind or obstacles to interfere, some long casta will no doubt be made before the close of the tournament. Spectators have splen- did opportunities to witness these contests, for the tank is beneath and in the immediate vicinity of hundred of seats. From the floor of the garden one cannot watch the tourna- ment, because the tank is too high, nor from the seats oppo- site, which are too far away for a clear view, but from ail other seats in the galleries and boxes the viewisunobstruc^i — Shooting and Fishing. 202 ■ T [Maeoh 27, lWi Favorite Trout Streams. On next Thursday the followers of the gentle art of angling will be at liberty to practice that art. Many of them will find their favorite streams pretty well fished out, bat the larger of the smaller coast BtreamB have been high enough to take care of themselves. Unless heavy rains temporarily raiBe the creeks between now and Thursday the majority of those within easy reach of this city will be clear and in their normal condition. Undoubtedly the streams to the south will be in the best condition as they flow through a timbered country and clear np very rapidly. The Marin county streams are in good con dition and are unquestionably the easiest of access. The Nicasio is a good early stream. To reach its waters take the North Pacific CoaBt line to Nicasio, walk over the hills to the Dorth and fish down the stream to the Paper Mill. The upper portion of the NicaBio iB known as the Ban Ger- onimo! To fish this creek get off at San Geronimo station and commence fishing right at the station. Following the line of '.his road the San Anselmo is tbe next good early stream. To fish its water go to Fairfax, fish down stream several miles and take the return train at ban The next Btream is tbe LagunitaB, a beautiful body of water Leave the train at Lagunitas Btation, better known as the "Wood Pile," and fish down the Carson to the Laguni- tas and then either up stream or down to Camp Taylor; or go to San Rafael, take the Bolinas stage to Liberty, the bead- waters of the Lagunitas, and fish down stream to the "Wood Pile " where you can take the return trun. This is a ten- mile' walk and can be fished in a manner, but it will take two days to fish it properly. It is a small stream at Fairfax and somewhat busby, but is full of inviting pools and riffleB. Olema creek is one of the best early Beason streamB. lake the the train to Tocaloma, then stage two miles to Olema, or get off at Point Keves and fish up stream. There are several miles of good water before you reach the Country Club pre- On'e of the moBt popular fishing resorts on this line is Point Reyes. Paper Mill creek at this point furnishes the beBt of the sport, both early and late in the season. .Steel- heads and grilse may be caught at any time, and one should go prepared for large fish. There are two streams on this line known as balmon creek. The one near TomaleB is properly Mud creek. To reach this stream leave the train just after it crosses the trestle at TomaleB and fish up stream. Salmon creek proper is a beautiful stream that_ empties into the ocean and affords many miles of good fishing. Go to Bodega roads; it is but a short walk to the stream. To those who can spend two or three day's Duncan s^_ Mills provides an abundant choice of good streams. Austin 1 Mills provides an aouuuaui uuui^c u, euuu o,.^..^. *.-„..... creek oneTrriie-froTjr^e-Er^onilrtiote), is a very fine stream that clears np very quickly after the rain. There -| are plenty of native fish and 10,000 rainbow trout were planted there five years ago, and Beveral large rainbow trout were caught near the mouth of this stream last season. Kidd creek, a branch of tbe Auslin, four miles from Dun- can's is one that can be depended upon tor a nice lot of fish. Old Bridge Creek, another branch of the Austin, two miles from Duncan's is a nice little stream full of fish. Freezeoul, one quarter mile from Duncan's is good for a nice breakfast almost any lime. Willow creek, tbree miles aouth of Duncan's is one of the surest creeks for any season. Sheep House creek, which empties into the Russian River -i --" rthVcommon houBeflyi directly opposite Willow creek, is another good creek. How- \ Becoming trie common pouBeay ard's creek, three and a half miles north of Duncan 8 empties „ m ,.„, . „ info the Russian at Russian river station. This is another "- W.1W,,. W. A. Conner a excellent stream. Russian Gulch creek, eight miles north of Duncan's, empties into the ocean. This is a large stream that stands lots of fishing. Jennie Gulcb, four miles south of Dunean'fl empties into the Russian near its mouth. This is a good small creek, full of trout. AH of the streams of this section are accessible by county roads, and in most ol them Bteelheads of from two to four pounds weight should be caught on the first cf the season. Last year the trout ol this section were mostly very small, but they may be of bet- ter 6ize this year. . , , , . From Cazadero the upper Austin can be fished, and just above the town is Ward creek, one of its tributaries, an excel- lent early Btream. Tbe East Austin can be reached by a two mile walk to Watson's place. This is one of the very beststreams of that section. The little buallala, a six-mile drive from Cazadero, is a good early stream of fair size. _ Two young men took out over 1,000 trout in three days fishing in the Upper Austin last April. "Id Alameda county a good early stream is Alameda creek. Go to Uunol or Pleasanton and fish down stream. San Pablo creek ia another excellent early stream, but it is quickly fished out. On 8unday you can take the Calilor- nia and Nevada railway at Emery station and go to Bryants, Orinda Park and Laveagas, fish about four hours and return the same day, or go up one day and come back the next. Some excellent catches of good-sized fish were made in In is stream early last year. , There are many creeks and side streams that can he reached from Los Gatos, Guadaloup Mine creek, four miles from Lob Gatos, is a good early stream. Los Gatos creek, four miles fronj town, is another fine stream, as is also Sara- toga creek, four miles, and Stephens creek, eight miles distant. „ .. , , San Mateo county, from Spanishtown or Halfmoon bay to Pescadero. contains many small mountain streams that are always good at the first of the Beason. The Punssima is one of the best. To reach this stream go to San Mateo and ?tage to Spanishtown, then take a team to MrB. Dougherty s, if you go in the afternoon. If you go in the morning the stage will lake you ride through. The cuisine is unsurpassed at Mrs. Dougherty's and you will never regret a trip to this beautiful stream. ' To reach tbe San Gregorio, another excellent stream -go to Redwood City and drive over the hills to the creek. The La Honda, another favorite stream, is on tbe same road, further south are the LobitoB, Trinitas, Clear creek, Pompino, Pes- cadero, Burtano and Frijoles, all excellent early streams. Boulder creek is another good Btream. Take the narrow gauge to Felton, change at Felton for Boulder creek, near the head waters of the San Lorenzo river. Boulder creek is rather brushy, but is ore of the best of the early streams for Bmall fish. The San Lorenzo is quite a river, but generally runs clear early in the season. The Coyote was an excellent early stream last year. Go to Gilroy Hot Springs and fish down stream. The \ agaB and Llagas are also good. Go to Llagas station and drive four miles to "Nick's." , ' ._ _ The agents of the San Francisco and North Pacific K. K. reported the condition of the streams on Thursday as follows; - Cloverdale— Streams in this vicinity in good condition; fish large and plentiful. . '^Pieta— Too much water but clearing rapidly. With no more rain should be good by April 10th or 12th Vassar _£reek and Gillispie creek are quite clearnow; will be good on ~tbe 1st. These last two streams are reported full of trout. Glen Ellen— The water in the streams here ib somewhat milky, but all the Btreams are clearing rapidly. An excellent cast for opening day iB a March brown, red spinner and Benn's royal coachman. If the red spinner doeB not take try in its place the grey hackle, brown hackle or black gnat. Last year on the Lagunitas, during the mid- dle of the day, we had excellent luck with the Alexandra, a fly with peacock body and peacock hurl wings, closely re- The Fly CaBting Club. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club was held on Tuesday evening, The attendance was very good and considerable business was 8ccomplished. W W Foote, F S Butter and W E Dassonville were elected to membership. , , Scoring cf casts made on the land was discussed for some time and on motion it was resolved that hereafter in the long distance casting only Bu;h casts as are preceded by a retrieve from the water shall count. A bng discussion on what constitutes delicacy in casting followed! H Smyth, A E Lovett, W E Bachellei 'were ap- pointee a committee to formulate rules to govern the judges in the accuracy and delicacy event, the committee to report at the next meeliog. . . , F P Deering entertained the meeting for some time with a description of a trip to Kings river canyon and the trout of those waters. The new platform and buoys will be in readiness for practice casting this afternoon. Deputy Fish Commissioners J. H. Davis and Al Wilson have been very active of late. Davis arrested Clarence Green of St. Helena on the 20th for catching trout out of season He was fined $3. On the 18th he arrested Cha^ Howe of Napa for fishing out of seaBon in Milliken creek. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5. R C. Leonard made 100 feet and 4J inches with a 51- ounce rod at the indoor fly casting tournament at Madison Square Garden last week. Considering the weight of the rod this is a wonderful record even for indoor casting. Geo. Walker, W. A. Cooper and I. Phillipson were at the Shellville Rod and Gun Club house on Sunday. Walker ciught 31 trout from 6 to 11 inches in length at Embarcadero, and on Monday Phillipson caught 26, one of them a ten- pounder. E T Allen Co., and Clabrough, Golcher & Co., can furnish better tackle and a greater variety of patterns in flies, leaders and lures this year, than ever before. Examine their goods before purchasing elsewhere. The interest in the meeting and conteBts of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club is increasing rapidly- From thirty to fifty attend the regular meeting. What club of any kind can show a like interest. . The new system of buoys in use at the new platform of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club at Stow Lake promise to prove very satisfactory. The trout Beason in Southern California will practically be closed until April 15th or later owing to the muddy con- dition of the streams. If the iudgeB dialike to stand all day at the edge of the lake and lose their practice, why not have different judges for each event ? A V LaMotte says that the Ukiah hatchery will propa- gate' oniy cat throat trout (salmo— mykiss) the first year. The Best Blister. Chippewa Falls, Wis., March 10, 1895. The Lawrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, O — PleaBe send me at your earliest convenience one of your complete pamphlets regarding Gombault's Caustic Balsam. 1 think it is the nicest blister I ever saw or used. I inclose stamp and will be under obligations for special advice in mv case. E. E. -W DZZLE, De Hut's Balmoline is the best ointment for the cure of all the ailments for which it is made. Try it once and you will never be without it. finnnnnnuimiiiiniimnimiiiinniiiiiiiiiL'ninnnin, = Your stable is not complete -without Qmnn. s = Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- E nary horse afflictions. Follow the example p- set by the leading horsemen of the world and = your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of "Quinn's Ointment = A L Thomas. Sapt. Canton Farm, Joliet, 111., remarks, ^•'Ienciosejm'amr.untforsi.-.boUlosofQumn'sOmt.Mnt E After one sear's trial must confess it does all you claim for I it" For fjnfbs. Splints, Spavins, Windpnffs or Bunches. fclPritfe $i.5°- I Sold by all Druggists or sent by = mail. S W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. nmninnmiiiiiiiiiininniimi i^ NOW READY NAPA RAGE TRACK Tbli, the beat training track In California, will be placed In first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers ol Unlit-harness horses lo work their homes tbcron. Low price! for box-stalls. Hay and Kralo very reasonable, l-'or furilu-r particulars apply w ill vs. SCOTT. Nona Race Track, Napa, Cal. THIS IS A STRAIGHT TIP KCENIG'S $3 Shoes are Sure Winners KCENIG'S 122 KEARNY ST., S. F TO The owner nfifour fine-looking, ccntle and sound mares, about 15.2 ImndM.one bavliiK a record below twenty two can beui twenty-and nuutiier not quit* «ofaat,deslr.Bto tell them. Th.-y »re at a coiinm , ,,, Mid will be shown aud tried 10 miybndy defilrinj: 10 purchase. Oueofihem would be a great mare foi ihe -10 class. One cau show a two-n lmue gait for y •iuarur, and will go to the halt any time In 1:06. and ih other Is the gentlest lady's maro In the State - _ iilf>. Address. "BREKUKR." Scott c*3 McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN WARKH0U8K 1 HTOBAQK WABKHOUBES. til ft aud ttl 7 HUlhSt., Ill* •<"»?&» "rrrv B, Wear Braunan. 439 and 451 Channel FORjALE. Several two-year-old colts and yearlings broke to harness. Sired by HAJIBLETOSUH WHKES dams ANNA BELLE (3), 2:27%, dam of La Belle (2), 2:16, and other well-bred, speed-producing dams Also several good road horses. Apply GREEN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09^, dam by Antevolo, 2:191^; second dam by Geo. M. raten- en Jr. 'J :27, etc. 'ibis is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son of Dexter Prince) out of lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 12:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2-17;j£. Lady W. is by Opbirson of Altomont. "One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 :0cJ4, out of Lady W. Phis yearling is one of the nue»t and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. Branches— Oakland and Inaleslde Race Track* A mammoth work of nearly 2000 pngea, contain- log valuable lnlonnmioii ot luierest to all sportsmen. In clo*h(substanth>i binding) -;•,••■; *£■£( In 4 morocco (handsome Horary edition) B.« In % (EtfgllBll) uU (extra fine) B--° The above Include postage, For Sale by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 313 BuhIi Slreet, - • Son Francisco. Cnl. Agents for GOODWIN BROS, of New York. Or of all principal newsdealers anr1 ^nblishera FOR SALE. Two-vearold filly by the great ST. CAELO, out of JONHLEUSB. by ALAKMl second dam IMP. PRESTO (dam of three winners), by PRETfc.NUEK. etc Tbls is one of tbe nuest-lookiug fillies tu Amer- ica, aud her breeding is unexcelled. She has never had a boy on her back, and will make a very fast mare. Bay mare, five years, by MAC BENTON out of IDA by DON VICTOR; second dam IDABELLE dam of Carlisle. 3:22k,). by HAMBLETONIAN _10; third dam UODFREY mare, by AMERICAN STAR H etc This mare is a trotter, and would, u trained, get a mark of 2:lo this year. She is an ex- ceptionally fine individual. She muBt be sold. Apply to "L. E. X.f" this office. . Maboh 27, 1897] ©Jjs gveeliev onto gp&ct&mcm. 203 MONTANA ftAGWG FOR 189?! 25 DAYS AT ANACONDA ANACONDA RACING ASSOCIATION '' JUNE 26 TO JULY 24TH. 29 DAYS AT BUTTE WEST SIDE RACING ASSOCIATION JULY 27 TO AUGUST 28TH. THE COPPEK CITY HANDICAP— $1,500. A handicap for all ages. Entrance S10; S50 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of tbe day before tbe race." Guaranteed value 81,500, of which $.'50 to second and Slot) to third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners after weights ars announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Anaconda. !*■£ Miles, THE ANACONDA HANDICAP— 81,000. A handicap for all ages. Entrance 510; 530 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the d«y before the race. Guaranteed value SI. 000, of which $200 to second and 8100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Anaconda. 1 Mile. THE SMELTEKMEN'S HANDICAP— $1,000 A handicap forthree-yehx-oldsandupwards. En- trance Sin; $30 additional for horses not declared by 5 p, m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which 8200 to second and tflQO to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weight* are announced to carry 5 Ins. penalty. Losers after weight* are announced allowed^ lbs. To be run at Anaconda. 7-8 Mile. THE OGDEN STAKES— SI ,000. For two-year-olds. Entrance S10 ; $30 additional to start. Guaranteed value Sl.OOO, of which $200 to second and $100 tn third horse. Winners ot a stake race of the value of S1.0C0 to carry 3 lbs. ; two of any value, or one of 92,000, 5 lbs.; three of any value 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 3 lbs. ; beaten maidens, 5 lbs.; those that have started twice and not been placed, 7 lbs. To be run at Anaconda. 5-8 Mile. THE DEER LODGE STAKES— 81.000. For two-year-olds. Entrance S10;$30 additional to start. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which $2o0 to sec- ond and $100 to third horse. Winners of a stake race of tbe valueof 51,000 to carry 3 lbs. extra; twoof any value, u lbs. extra; three of any value, 7 lbs. extra. Beaten maidens allowed 5 lbs.; those that have started and not been placed allowed 7 lbs.; those that have started twice at the Anaconda meeting and not been placed allowed 10 lbs. To be run at Anaconda, A% Furlongs. THE RAVAIXI STAKES— $1,000. For three year-olds. Entrance $10; $30 additional to start. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which 3200 to second and 81C0 to third. Colts to carry 122 lbs., geldings 119 lbs., fillies 117 lbs. Those that have not won a three-year-old race allowed 3 lbs ; maid- ens, 5 lbs.; beateu maidens, 8 lbs.; maidens that have siaried twice as three-vear-olds and have not heen placed, 12 lbs. To be run at Anaconda. 1 1-8 Miles. THE BUTTE HANDICAP, 81.C0O. A handicap for all ages. Entrance $10; $30 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. Starters after announcement of weights not running one, two, allowed 3 lbs. To be run at Butte. 1 1-16 Miles. THE NORTH WESTERN HANDICAP. $1,000. A handicap for two-year-olds. Entrance $10; $30 addiiional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day of the race. Guaranteed value 81,000. of which $200 to second and 8100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. Starters alter weights are announced that fail to be placed one, two, three, allowed 5 lbs. To be run at Butte. % Mile. THE SILVER CITY HANDICAP, $1,500. A handicap for tbree-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10; $50 additional for horses not deeUred by 5 p.m. of tbe day before the race. Guaranteed value 81.500, of which $250 to second and 8150 to third horse. Weights to be announced three days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Butte. 1% Miles. THE WEST SIDE HANDICAP, 81,000. A handicap for all ages. Entrance 810; 830 ad- ditional for horses not declared by 5 p. m. of the day before the race. Guaranteed value 81,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third horse. Weights to be announced two days before race,. Winners after weights are announced to carry '5 lbs. penalty. To be run at Butte. 1^ Miles. ,,lJ ■ THE SILVER BOW STAKES, $1,000. * For two-year-olds. Entrance S10; $30 additional for starters. Guaranteed value Si ,000, of which $200 toseeondand 8100 to third horse. Winners oi.-a. stake, or winners of two races of any value, 3 lbs.- extra ; of three races, 5 lbs. extra. Those not having won a stake allowed 5 lbs ; beaten maidens, 8 lbs. ; maidens that have started at the Anaconda or Butte meetings and have not been placed, 10 lbs. To be run at Butte. 5Ja Furlong3. THE YELLOWSTONE HANDICAP, $1,0C0. A handicap for three-year-olds and under. En- trance 810: 830 additional for horses not declared by 5, p.m. of day before race. Guaranteed value $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced two days before race. Winners after weights are announced to carry 5 lbs. penaltv. To be run atButte. One Mile. Entries Close April 1, 1897, with Ed. A. Tipton, Manager, Anaconda, Montana. ENTRIES OLO E SATURDAY,* APRIL 10th. THE MOUNTAIN A\l> VALLRY STAKES eri.soo. For trotters eligible to the 2:12 class. Entrance, 810 April 10th, 815 June 1st. and ?50 additional to start. Value, $1,500, of which $350 to second and $150 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Anaconda). THB INTER-MOUNTAIN STAKES, SI ,000. For trotters eligible to the 2: 17 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th. 810 June 1st. and $50 additional to start. Value, Sl.OOO^of which S2U0 to second and 8100 tdthird. Mile heats, three in five, a horse tail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three, to go to the stable. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE MONTANA HOTEL PRIZE, SI, 500. For trotters eligible to the 2:21 class. Entrance, 810 April 10th, S15 june 1st, and Sip additional to start. Value, $1,500, ot which $350" to second and $150 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse tail- ing to win a heat or make u dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be trotted at Anaconda.) THE WASHINGTON STAKES. Sl.OOO. For trotters eligible to the -2:27 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, Stu June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, 81.C0O, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE 6EEEN STAKES, Sl.OOO. For trdtters eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance, $10 April ioih,$l0 June 1st. and 830 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which 8200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE PROSPEC11VE STAKES, Sl.OOO. For trotters three years old and under, eligible to the 2:2.') class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, $10 June 1st. and $s0 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and 8100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE CHINA SILK STAKES, Sl.OOO. For trotters, two years old. Entrance. $10 April 10th, 810 June 1st, and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which 8200 to second and 8100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Anaconda.) THE HOT CORN STAKE-, Si. 500. For pacers eligible to the 2:07 class. Entrance, S10 April JOLh, $15 June 1st, and $50 additional to start. Value $1,500, of which $350 to second and $150 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). THE MINERS' STAKES, Sl.OOO. For pacers eligible to the 2:12 class. Entrance, $10 April loth, $10 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000. of which S200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Butte). THE BITTER ROOT STAKES, Sl.OOO. For pacers eligible to the 2:20 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th , $10 J une 1st, and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE OREGON STAKES, Sl,<100. ., -For pacers eligible to'the 2:35 class. Entrance, 810 Anril 10th, $10 June 1st.' 'and $30 additional to start". Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE APPRENTICE STAKFS, Sl.OOO. For pacers, three -year-olds and under, eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance 810 April 10th, 810 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and S1C0 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). ooiKriDiTioias. Five to fill— and all races trotted under the rules ofthe National Trotting Association, of which the Anaconda and West Side Racing Associations are members. No rights reserved except to reject any entry' these associations do not want. No entry liable for more than the amount paid in, or contracted for, but previous payments will be forfeited unless entries are declared in on dates upon which payments fall due. No return of any payment because of death, but the death ofthe nominator will not make void his entry. All entries must be named April 10th. Purse Races (four moneys) for all classes announced later. Send entries to and address for further information, ED. A. TIPTON, Manager Anaconda, Montana. HERE ARE YOUR RACE HORSES FOR SALE OR LEASE STONEWAY Jpacer Eligible 10 registration. Bay horse foaled tn I8tt0; 15.2 hands; weight 1000 pounds; three-year-old record, 2:229-4 (in his Becond race; he has never started but three times). Sired by a producer. Strath' ■ a producer and a treat brnod -mare, Elizabeth Basler (dam of Pobert BaBler, formerly Consola- tion 'no 0180 record 2:20), byf Bill Arp (pacer), second dam Mary, by Warefleld, son ot Cracker, by Boston; third dam Jane, by the barr' Horse, son of American Eclipse. Stoneway has shown halves In 1:06 In a race- He is fast, game and as sound as the day he was loaled. . Eligible to registration Bayhorse,loaled in 1890; 15 hands;weigbt H O IUI E\A/AY (TiR OTTER) 90u pounds; two-yesr-old record, 2:50 (trials at two years.halves \* v "' *" ■ " * H — m 1:15; could show a 2:08 gait ai three years; never started but twice). By a producer, tStrtuh way, out i.f a producer, Ida May. dam of Homeward, record 2:13!4, by Grosve- nor; secoDd dam Susie K , by Alarlc, con of imp. Hercules: third dam Fashion, by Jack Hawkins, son of Bos ton. Homeway is absolutely sound and very fast and level-htaded. Will make a gTeat racehorse. _ _ __ _ _ _, . _. __ Brown colt; large star; hind feet and ilegs white; foaled In nAwE BASLlR (PACER) 1S9-*; 15-2 caods; weight 950 pounds By .Robert Basler (for- " — merly Consolation); dam Peerless Maid, by Strath way; EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING- OP ALL RACE HOR3E3 AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, second dam Susie K. by Alaric, son of imported Hercules; third dam Fashion, by Jsck HawklDB, son of Eos- ton. This colt is very "fast and sound; could show a 2:30 gait bare-footed when a yearling. The above horsesarefor sale or lease for racing purposes. They wear hghtshoes, are evenly balanced, WEAR NO HOBBLES. They have been in careful hands, bave been worked for speed every year, and have had good care. They are sound and ail right. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. 0180, record (pacing), 2.20; brown horse; small star; coronet of left hind foot white; foaled In 1888, 16 l hands high, weight 1,165 pnuods. By a producer,' Antevolo; lour-year-old record 2:19'4- Son ot Electioneer; firstdam th^ great or odmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Busier record 2:20. and Stone way, three-year-old record 2:22^), by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefleld, son ot Cracker, by Boston: tbird dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, sod ol American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLER. will make a pub he season for mares the year lf-97. beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at HanforJ. in Kings County, Cal ; Wednesday In Visalia, Tulare County, Cal., the remainder ot the week at the horse's home, tne Cottonwood Rancb. ten miles northeast of Visalia. TERMS— $25 the season, payable theiatot June, 1897. Mares keptat the Ranch for *l PEK MONTH. This horse can show as grand a lot of colts as aay borse in the State. They are good-gaited, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers Correspondence solicited. R. 0. NEWMAN, - - Box 271, Visalia, Cal. At $100 The Season. Ab a Mne-Yeor-OId Stallion, McHinnev'sWst Leads All Uthera in the World for Average Speed : Jenny Mr, 3. 2:12; McZeua, 4, 2:13; Zombro, 3, 2:13; Harvey Mc, 3, 2: t4 1-4; Harvey Mr. 2,2:iH; Julia D. , 3,2:16 1-4; Jenny Mc, 2, 3:20 1-4; Sir Credlr, 3, 2:20; Sola, 4, 2:2 5 3-4; Sola, 4, trial, 2:15 1-2; Osfio, 2, 2:30; Pat Cooney, trial, 2:19; Monte . 3 trial, 2.28 3-4 No stallion of his age and record lias such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1S96, 70 have proven with foalr * - ■ llil ^ A£ i IVI IVI CV rt jj i + was foaled June 12,1837, sired by the great Alcyone (sou IVIClXl IN IN L T £.\\\ 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare by Mambriuo Patchen), dam Rosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20'.,', he by Rhode Island, 2:231*2, out of Belie Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:2014, Gov. Sprague. 2:20,';,, VVilmar, 2:29^), by Hambletouifin 10; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred); great grandam Wordeu mare, by Eston Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinuey was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambriuo Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Registrv. Third dam J. I. Kennsy mare, dam of Gen. G-. H. Thomas (she of seven in 2:301 by Mambriuo Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). it ji -^ \jr I n I ri P" w » . . . is 15.2J£ hands, weight 1140. and is one ot the most per- IVI C l\ I IN IN EL T 4Z.\\\ 1-4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in iweuiy-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled. for Bpeed . have demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. 4Sr* [n case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free nest season if the horse is in my possession. In case be is not. I will return one-halt tbe money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive Drompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. GHAS. A. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland , 204 ©%£ Qveebsv emit &pcxtsxnaxu March 27, 1897 Breeders' Directory. \ERBA BCK.W JhUSKYS-Thebest A J. C.C, regisered prize herd is owned by HENBY PIERCE. Sao Francisco. Ani"lPlH lor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MAS0ER0 Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate of Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE Ko. 811 HOWARD ST., 8. F. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 45? I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OmCB AJTD STABLE : 606 Golden Gate Avenue. San Francisco. OFFICE HOTJBS: : to S a. m. and 4 to 5 p. m Telephone 3651. H- R. C V. 8., F. E. V. M. a VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Ediabnrg Veterinary Medical Society: Graduate of the New Veterinary Snr^eon to the S F. Fire Department; Live Stock In spectorlor Sew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the pjrl ot Sau Francisco; P1"* ssor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, T«t -rlnary Hepartment University of California: ix-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medic*. .Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and ufflce. San Francisco Veter inarv Hospital, 117 tiolden Gate Avenue, near Webster St.. ^"i Francisco: Telephone West 126. American Trotting Eeiister PDBLIOATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK. Vol, XII, 1896, single copies, postpaid S*.C0 Vol. XII, 1896,10ormorecopies,eacb, t. o. b. 2£G This great work will be ready lor delivery, Marcli5, 1897, Vol. XI, 1895, single copies, postpaid S3 00 Vol. X, 1894 •' " " 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893 " *' " 3.00 Vol. VIII, 1893 i two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol. VII, 1891 ilimited number, postpaid.. 2.50 Vol. VI, 1890 " " *' 2 60 Vol, V, 1889 " " " 2.50 Vol. IV, 1SSS " " " 2.50 Vol.11, 1886 " " " 1.00 Year Books for 1837 and 1SS5 (out of print). Contains summaries of races, Tables of 2:30 Trotters, 2:25 Pacers, 2:20 Trotters, 2:15 Pacers, Sires, Sires of Dams, Great Rrood Mares, Champion Trotters, Fastest Records and Rejected Records. THE REGISTER- Vols. Ill to XIII, inclusive, in one order, ■ f.o. b $50.00 Single Volumes, postpaid 5.00 Vols. I and 11 are out of print. ■INDEX DIGEST. Postpaid .57-50 This important adjunct contains all the standard animals in tbe first ten volumes, with numbers. Initial pedigree, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS Will be sent free upon application. Money must accompauy all orders. Address J. H. STEINEB, Secretary American Tro'tiDg Register Association, CHICAGO, ILL. Racing! Racing! Fresno Jockey Club FRESNO CAL. SPRING MEETING APRIL 27TH TO MAY 1ST, INCLUSIVE. FIRST PAY-TUESDAY. APRIL, 27, 189T. Purse. FIRST RACf— Running, Owners' Handicap.three- quarters of a mile _...$150 SE uXD RACE— Running, one-quarter mile ana repeat (Valiador barred) 100 THIRD RACE— Running, five-eighths of a mile... 100 hKi OM> DAY-\VED\ESDAY, APRIL 28. FIRST RACE— Running, Owner's Handicap, nine sixteenths of a mile _ _ Io0 SECOXi 'RaCE— Running. Ponies 143= hands high, top weight 150 pounds, 5 pounds allowed for every inch under; half mile _ - 100 THIRD RA1 E— Running, three-eighths mile and repeat (.Valiador barred) 100 THIRD DAY-THURSDAY. APRIL 29. FIRST RACE— RunniDg, seven eightsof a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— RunniDg, half mile and repeat- 100 THIRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and one-sixteenth mil-.s 150 FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low scale 150 SEC -ND RACE -Running, Owner's Handicap, five-eightbsof a mile ~ 150 THIRD RACE— Pony race, five-eighths of a mile 100 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY. MAY 1. 81,000 for Overnight Races. CONDITIONS. Weight for age unless otherwise specified. American Racing Rules to govern; Sioentranee to all races: ?io additional to scratch. Entries close April 15. 1897. Entrance money must accompany all entries. No race will be declared" ofi where there are four or more en- tries Money dividwl. 80 per cent, to first and 20 per cent, lo second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to L». ROCKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOX 11. Fresno, Cal. fi5f Under same management there will be a FIVE DAYS' MEETING at Bakersfield the week following. All purses guaran- teed. Green Meadow Farm HOME OP Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 6IRE OF PHfEBEWILRKB, winning race record, 2:0* 1-2 Rocker (p), race record _ 2: 1 1 Tommy Mc (p), race record 2:11 1-1 IVew Era (4,p),winningrace rec, 4th heat, 2:13 Savtlle (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand George, trotting 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing ... .2: IS 3-4 and 16 others in the 2:30 List. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— WAG LOCK, bv American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonian 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdaliab Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Canal Return Privilege... R. I. MOORHBAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. Leading Sire of 2ili Performers, HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P.GALLAGHER, PROPRRIETO REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES UIMHI MKKTlMi. 1896-97 APRIL 5th to 17th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Raoinp^Every Day in the^Week Except Sunday. rain or naiNE FIVK Oil MORKl RACES BACH DAY. races start at zms o'clock sharp oyFerry Boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and 12.30, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 p. M.. connecting wltb theTracl En trance Train* iMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS HAT PS1 American Plan 82 to 82.50 per Day nB I tO. European Plan 7 0c to 61. 60 per Day PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at |3 per mouth at J. H w hiu-'s Stock Farm, Lakevllle, Cal., 6 miles from Pet.luma. Good feed the year 'mund and go d care taken of Stock, bat no responsibility assumed lor ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the c learner Gold, which leaves every day exce ..t Sunday from wbarf between Washington and Jackson Streets, San Francisco. Address, TH06. ROACH, A gem, Lakevllle, Sonoma Co., Cal. Business College, 24 Post St. SAU FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast. K. P. HKALD, President, 8. HALK5 lend for Circular*. By Mint 33 Dam Sue Ford {dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 sire or Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EHaT., p 2:08J<, Doc Sperry. p 2:09 Pathmont, p GrOlP-.j Altso 2:09% Morooius, sire of Klamath 2:07"fc And 32 others. All race records. Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sireof 2:10 performers, beiDg the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. He has taken a leading position among the ioremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has beeu trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or from one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident— is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors — bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal. WALDSTHN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly W„ by Electioneer (fall sister to Albert W„ 2:20, sire of Little Albert, 2:10); seconc dam Sister, by John Nelson : third dam Lamott mare, dam of Aurora, 2:27, and Hazel, 2:28. WALDSTEIN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. He is one of the best producing sons of Director, and in conformation a grand individual; took first premium at State Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22, and Zombro, three year-old record 2 ilS^, He Holds the five-mile race record of the world, 13:05 1-2, and never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTEINissireof Lady Waldstein, 2: 15; Humboldt Maid, 2:17; Jack W„ 2:19^; Native Son. 2:29^; Swiftbird, 2:29V> (both three years old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce any in the 2:30 list. Come and see WALDSTEIN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) rusaal return privileges if I still own the horse. He will be kept a* Sacramento race track lire days and Woodland two days. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. The King of All Large Trotting Stallions JAMES MAlOl, 2:17 3-4 Trlal2:12,drlTenby \V. Maben. Sired by ANTBEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LU3YPATOHEN, by Geo. M. Patohen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, L9lia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (trial 2:21 3-4). JAMES MADISOX is sixteen hands high and weighs over 1,300 pounds. He is one of the best proportioned horses of his size living and his progeny have style, size, finish, perfect legs an] feet. Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purestgait imaginable. They are all speady. There never was a James Madison foaled that cannot show a 2 :30 clip, and they need little or no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. V-l Al. RETOK.> PR1YILESKB) J". 3VT.. NELSON, Alameda Race Track, Alameda, Cal. For further particulars, address DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 THE GHAMPIO FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN CALIFORNIA L I Sire, CH. AS. DERBY, 2: >0 (son of Stein * ay, 2:25^'. aud Katy O __ dam of 4 in 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay Efi Bee. 2:36^ as a yearling; Elf, 2:22l4, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed LaBerty, 2:16^, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Wilkes, 2: 13^', and Alarlc, sire of four in 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater): second dam B-arcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes, 2:135$), by Bayard (son ot Pilot Jr.); third dam Blaudlna (dam ot Swi- gert, King Kene and icor other producing sires), by Mambrino Chief 11: fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- lind, 2:21$J. and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot tsire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2*1), s m of Ben- wick's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well DIablo's colts have shown It is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed in 1S96. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 36 secoods; a two -year -old, one-quarter. 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, one-quarter, 38 seconds, and EI Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the seas n oi 1S97 at Pleasanton. Servi e fee, 850. Address. \VM. MURKY, Pleasanton. Cal. BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE HART DuSWELL - DEALERS IN - 612 to 516 Sacramento Street, S. F, No. 13,699. This splendidlv-formed trotting stallion wa sired bv ONWARD, 3:25 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES. 2:22, and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17. THORSDALE, 2:21. etc.), , H. G. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, C!al. TO BUY OR SELL ? I am prepared to deal in horses. I have sold all those I advertised in the Ereedek and ■portsman, bnt have a new lot of good ones which I will show under the walch. I have jams that can go in 2:30; roadsters that can show a 2:25 clip. I am prepared to handle and repare horses for the track. Call and see me, and you will be convinced that I can do all say. By the way, I have orders for horses with records. Who has any to sell ? Write le at once, iorner of St. Charles Street and Eagle Avenue, Alameda, Cal. J. M. NELSON. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon "Winners at the Horse Show of 1S96. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock | Pastnrage, So per month; hay and grain, 510 per Farm. Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. month. Best care gioen, but no liability assumed foracci- Forterras tor other stallions and further particulars. dents or escapes. j address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Dakville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116 RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LID& W., 2-181-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4 He is the Sire of "IETINGTOX BELLE," 2:24 -4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February loth, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvington, Alameda County, until March 1st, and from that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained sis of bis get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL RETUHN PRIVILEGES. All fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S5 per month, or grained for SIO per month. Stock well cared for, but no responsibility assumed for accidents. Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. Tli Only DIRECT Stallion Standing in lie State! ARTHUR L., 3, 2:15 1-4 Will Make the Season of 1897 at DIRECT STABLES, ALMEOJ, GAL. TERMS— 50, With Usual Return Privileges. ARTHUR L. . 2:15 1-4 (al three years of a?ei was sired by DIRECT, 2:05^, out of NELLIE BLY (dam ol Delia S . 2:21. and Toots), by GEO. M. PATCHRN JR., 2:27; second dam ROSE AUSTIN (dam of Graves, 2:19) He is one of the finest yon ug stallions in tbis Slate, and as it Is the iutenti'-n to prepare him lor the fall races, he will be allowed to serveonly a limited numopr nf mares. His recor ,2:1533, Is nomarkot bis apeed, as he has shown his ability to get a mark of 2:05. ARTHUR L. Is a coal black in color, stands 15.2 hands and weighs 1,000 pounds. He is perfectly level-headed and one of the best--aited horses on earth. TAftTft was sired by MONBAR5, 2:11 Ji trottiog, ?:1R pacing. His dam was NELLIE BLY , I % id am of Arthur L, 2:15!^. and Delias ,2:21); secon-1 dam ROSE AUSTIN (dam of Graves I ■% 2:19.) TOOTS is a handsome young hors», nndevel ped. but has shown very fast in h's | W I \J short work. After the season end« he will be prepared for Ibe races TOOTS is a black cob, stands 15. 21*. bards, weighs l,07ipounds, and is without a weak spot auy where. His breeding is of the best, his aire, ilONBARS, being by that great GEORGE WILKES stallion, JAYBIRD, 2:319£, dam LADY MAUD, 2:18}$, by GEN. KNOX, etc WILL MAKE THE SEASON AT THE SAME PLACE AT S35, WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. As au extra inducement to owners of good mares, I agree to break all horses to harness sired by ARTHUR L. and TOOTS, and present to th^ovner of any c It sired by eitberof the above horses the sum of ?100 that obtains a yearling record of 2:30 or better; also «200 to the owuer of a twc-ye*r-old [pat obtaiDS a recoro of 2:20. Terms Cash, or Satisfactory Note at Time of service. Good Poslnraae at Reasonable Rates. OS" The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further i articu'ars address, LOUIS SCHAFFER, 476 Tenth Street, Oakland; or, HENRY A. CHAPMAN, Direct Stables, Arbor St., Cor. Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SIEED BY ANTEROS6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; second dam MissTrahern, by Gen. McClellen: third dam Belle Maho e igraniam of Voucher), by Norfolk; fourth dam Maid ot Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros is a full br iher to Aoteeo, 2:1(1)2, Aotevolo, Z:19jl, etc., bei g by Electioneer, out of Columbine by A. w Rich- mond. Anterrs is tbesire of Antidote, 2:10!4, Nelly F., 2:13W, and seveneen others in 2:o0 list. Nephew is the sire of ta enty-one In the list, and Is consloered one of the strongest-bred sires ever brought t<> California, Gen. McClelian ll! sired Dau Voorhees, 2:23M, st. Helena, 2:27 !4. eic, and the dam of Beauty Mc, 2rl4J£, etc. The res of the ped'gree of Dudley rest3 upon the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DESIJH IPTIO\— DUDLEY is a bay in color, black point", stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetricaliy-made horses In Calif rata. He has the kindest dispos-itlon, is level-beaded, and a^ for his speed, [1 is well known that bis record of 2:14 Is no mark of htm. His progenv in Humboldt County are spoken ot as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trlibv. got a mark of 2:32 In a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding is unsurpassed. and with his individuality he should make a great name as a sire of hand- some, level-headed corses, fit either for track or road— bores that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season ot 1897 at mv place. Hay word*, Alameda Coaoty. Terms- $50 the Season. B^- Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at f3 PFR MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Fcr runner particu- lars address MLtiO KNOX, Haywards, Oal. 206 ©Ije gveebev cm& grpmtfsmott. [March 27, 1897 The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:08i (REGISTERED 0232) WHX MAKE THE SEASOX OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. Terms— $25 for the Season. SETMOCR WILKES was sired by the King of the Wilfces family, Guy Wilkes. 2 :15M. dam Early Bird, hy Play mail ( brother tn Barney. 2:25',j j; second dam Lucy, of OJd Fellow (son of Cbloroiorml; Vbird dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont; fourth dam by B:ackbawk 767. Playmail was by Mike 3403 {.he by V-rmont 322, out of The Perjiger mare), out of Kate McDonough (.dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and grand dam of Salad In. 2:05 W). SEYMOUR WILKE5 siands IS hands bisb and w*ishsl200 puonds. He is seal brown in color and 'n con- formaiion is oneol the most symmetrical of any in California. His qualities as a level-headed, game anl speed v raceb rse are known to ail horsemen, lie i- the fastest son of the mighty liny Wilkes and en bis maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an iron constitution, and all owuers o! g od mares that want horses that will nave breeding, size. bone, quality, good disposition and extreme speed sboold Dot overlook this horse. His service fee is placed at a very low figure cunsidering his merits. He never was bred but to a few mares and fcis progeny are models of perfection. Forlurther particulars apply to TH03. ROACH, Lakeville, Cal. gST" Mares can be shipped direct to the" ranch via Steamer Gold. The best of care taken of them on the farm, but no responsibility assumed for accideois or escapes. Pasturage S3 per month. Simmocolon SEASON 1897 Sybil SIDNEY !«s Kohlan King 28,295 HEBE 16 ROYAL BREEDl.\ti IXDKED. Sired by that great racehorse (6I»iMICfll.O\. 2:13 3 -J) that won nine out of 11 races, and second in the other two that he started in through tie Grand Circuit of the East, the season previous toe >tering thestud, and who is now becoming no'ea as a producer from tbe great performances of his first colts, being the sire of the phenomenal fast and game colt Dan Q_, th re e-y-ar-old record 2:11^' last season. Meridian. 2:13. and several more n the 20 list. Dam »YBII., 2: 27 1-2 iby Sidnet". ihe greatest sire of his age): second dam M4UD R., (bv Whipple's Bambletoniani, which alone should produce speed and race horses it mere is anything in breed- ing, but to go farther, it will be found that Kohlan King las six crosses of old Hambietonlau 1(». thm produced (Jeoree Wilkes. Mertioneer and most of on-- great sires, which is niceiv intermingled with the blood of Mambriao Pairhen and Mambrino «'hit-f (sire of dam of Director) two treat sources of speert, which are second to non*-, and Simmons, tire oi SimmcccloD, is forage the greatest producing sire ot George Wilkes ai d nr.ted as a sire that pro uces great race horses. HO Hi, \\ HI Mi is a black horse, bve years old. 15.3 bands high, weighs 1,150 pounds, and, according to critics,heis not excelled as an individual, and having been allowed to mature without bis vitality being sapped bv trainins, he should be more sure to produce in keeping witb his bioJd lines. He is. however, very speedy and por gaited, and now that he is wed matured it is the intention to campaign him the coming summer after the season closes _ SEASON, $50. FROM 3IAKCH 1st TO JUNE 1st. WITH TJSTJAI. BKTUBX PBTVILEGES, TO A LIMITED NTJMBEB OF APPROVED MAE: S ONXY. Care taken, but no responsibilityassumei. Pasinraae, $5 per month. For further particulars address G. TT.STI3IPSON, V. S., 222 Twelfth. Street, Oakland. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will b9 kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 for the Season with Usual Return Privileges. Payable on Removal ofMares. With a limited chance in tbe stud. True Briton has already shown himself to be a great sire. Bey del Ban- did os, from a no''-producing mare tnat had already bad five foals, holds the Paofic Coast record, &57M at 2'^ miles; Her Majesty (dead), won 11 out of U s'arts: Walter J., (.also out ot a non-profluceri, a horse wiin a great turn ot speed, nas finished outside the money but a very few times out of nearly one hundred starts. Virgie A. and Zeta. both winners, being the only other ones to represent this loyally-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf ibis year. From this showing there is but one inference to be drawn, and tbat is, that True Briton is a sure getter of winners: mares ih it have never thrown a winner to any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get winneis and class horses at that. B. D. LEDGETT, Agent. San Joss to Track: TBOTTrNGTKACK PICSIC GROUNDS BU.XNT KG TRACK The beautiful, convenient and popular grounds known as AGRICCLTUR iL PARK San Jose, has been leased by C. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES, Who are potting the same in sui;ahle-condition for the accommodation ot picnics and other attractions. The attention of horsemen Is called to the fact that both the trot'ing and running tracks will be kept in firs .-class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and. well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort lor horsemen, if good treatment,moderate charges and first-class accommodations are appreciated. Address, C. F. BCXCH, Agricultural Park, San Jose. ONLY $85 ONLY $85 "THE GREATEST TIMER EVER MADE" SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. OBO WILKES, black horse, 15^ hands, weighs 1.100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without a blemish or weak point As a fnur-year-oid he got a record of 2:11, and was timed separately In races in 2:0S. His win- nings as a two and tu re -^-year-old exceeied that of any otber trotter at these ages He never was outside the m mev, and earoel a reputation as a campaigner second to noTe in America. He won the £25.000 Kentucky Futurity -lake, and in tils i mr-year-oM form, until he met the great Azote. 2:01^ (the aged campaigner), never was beaten, and in one of hi* race* with this horse be was at hi* shoulder, being time ' separately in £08. sired bv Sable Wilkes. 2:18. dam Ellen Majbe v. 2:22. by Director, 2:17; secon i dam Lady Ernest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hibbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:26*j). Terms Tor the season, S75. PRINCE AIRLIE, 28,045. PRIXCR AtRME 2M.045, bay stallion, foaled in 1893, stands 1G hands and weighs 1,200 pounds. He Isa remarkably handsome horse, stylish, evenly-proportioned, aud is considered by all wiio have seen him to be perfection in everr respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has eutirelv recovered he w 11 be put in training this year. As a yenning, wnen only partly broken, lie trotted quarters in U:37J4. He is sired by (Juy Wilkes, 2:ISM. dam Cbantilly ftr al 2:23, last halt in irOS), by Xuiwood, 2:185S: second oam Creoon (dam of Love ace. 2:20, and B^tsy Briiton, 2:20 \j \ by Princeps 536; third dam Crane Lisse (dam ot Baizarioe, 2:27), by George Wilkes, 2:22; lourth dam the dam of T^rleton, 2:31. Term* fi»r tbe season, S50 Especial attention is called to the progeny of these two stallions. Evervone who has seen tbem says they are models o perfection, having s ze and style, an' being beautifully proportioned. The speed they show is remarkabl , and it is only a question of a few years until they will be noted campaigne's The few weanlings by Oro Wilkes consigned to the recent sale from my f rm brought from J300 to $110, and some were resold shortly atter tbe sile for a large advance. They Drought the highest prices of any weaniin.ssold ai this big Bale. Ail «Uhe hiehly-bre*i on-s sold from $2-5 to $75. Auyone breeding to this horse can rest assured they will get horses that will bring high piices anywhere. Excellent care will he taken of all si ck sent to the tann, but no liability assumed lor acc;dents or escapes. 3d ares may be shipped direct to me at Burli1 g-me, San Mateo connty. All huts are due at time of service, and must be paid by August 1st. No slock allowed to leave tbe place until all bills are paid. .-easou commences February 1st and ends August 1, 18^7. WE CORBITT, - San Mateo Stock Farm. Burlingame, San Mateo'County, Cal. Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, AND SEVERAL OTHERS J THE LIST FIRST DAM-JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers {dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two-year old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22£), FOURTH DAM—LADY LANCASTER,, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, tbe dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rev, Yo Tambien, and Beveral other high-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, aud the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have shown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is aixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when bis training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on tbe right sort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking horses which even in these limes are in demand. For terms and further particuars, inquire of mauriceSh.' lane. 2111 Adeline St., Oaklind.Cal. FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number of ap- proved mares for the season of 1S97, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT S50 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our po session in 1S9S. A. HIRSCHMAN, Mairaiacturing Jeweler and Watch Maker, hasjna received an Invoice of TIMERS' WATCHES I Which for the price are unexcelled by any higifc priced watch made. Open face. 14 caret, medium size, elegantly Bn ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement and split timed. This cratch is particularly constructed for the u» of horsemen and others who are inclined to use a watch roughly while riding. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benliam, Kav- elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE is the sire of Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazan, and Lovelight. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Hares) is the sire of Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main- stay, McFarlane, Mollie R., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, 55.00 per month ; hay and grain, £10 00 per month. For further particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm Menlo Park, San Mateo Cal. For Sale at a Bargain ZILOPHONE RECORD, 2:34; TRIAL, 2:29. Sired by the great ALTAMOST. thegreat€St sire ot extreme speed in tbe world, first dam BELLE PRICE, dam of Pricemont, 2:26 (sire of Bill Frazier, 2:14, Jlaplemoni, 2:21)£, Zilophone, 2:34); Multnomah. 2:26S (sire of leLln, 2:224); Malheur, 2:27 (sire of Moxie, 2:25); Osecot 2:293$ (Sire t>f Delco. 2:2tJ4); Daisy Q. (3j, 2:3s1*, by Dob e. 2:2$. ton of Ericsson, by aiam- brinu Chief 1 1 ; second dam by Geo. D. Prentice, son of Mambilno Chief II: third dam by Woodpecker (thor- oughbred), sire of the lour-mile race norse, Grey Eagle. ZILOPHONE is a bay horse with black points, stands nearly 16 hands high and weighs 1 150 pounds, with plenty of style and action, and is just tbe sire that will produce tue speed hoise, the buggy horse or the carriage horse. BELLE PKICE, the dam ol Zilophone. is one of the greatest broodmares in the Xoitb Pacific. Her de scendanls have always been kuowa tor their race, horse qualities of gameness aud endurance, having- a double illusion of SLamhrioo Chief blood, backed by the stout iboroughbl^nd blood of Woodpecker. \\ hile Aliamont, tbe sire of Zilophone, has als i a double in- fusion of Alambriuo Chief blood, backed by strong thoroughbred blood making Zilophone in ii ■■> of breeding one of the higbest-ored stallions on the Pa- cific Coast to-day. ZILOPHONE w.is foaled in 1S79, and is sound ; a woman can drive him. His progeny is unsurpassed lor style, ac Ion, soundness, good disposition tun speed. A sure foal-getter. For further particulars address, W. S. STOIVF. Yreka, Cal. or, \V. G. LW.VU, "Breeder and SporlMmnn." ESTABLISHED 1S63 THOS. MEHERIN AGF_\"T FOR CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO. GSASS, CLOVER, VEGETABLE, FLOWEK and TREE SEEDS. Price list mailed od application. Address, THOS. MEHERIN, P. O. Boi 2059. 616 Battery Street, 8. F rere\rmrRFR THE PLACE 10 POST ST.. ODER MASO.VIO TFMFLI BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUI[iK: IN ACTION, ALWAYS READY FOR USE AND RELIABLE,; Are'nol a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And ore guaranteed to cure ihe most sever cases of Wind Colic AXD IXFLAMMATIOX OF THB BOWELS. Or money refunded. One trial is all that is asked to convloce yon. Price 32 per box. Ten capsules in each box Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 Stale St., Albany. N. Y. 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"MODERN TRAINING AND HANDLING," By WATERS, gives the very essence of the art of Training, and is universally conceded to be, far and away, the best woek of the kind evee publish* d Price Bedueed to 82, Postpaid. Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMaN, 813 Bash Street, San Francisco FETCH AND CARRY A treatise on retrieving by B. Waters. With lis aid anyone can teach a dog to retrieve well. Price 81.00, postpaid. Address, "BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN," 313 Bosh Street, Sb" Fr 08 IS&je gveetosx cmfr t&poxt#mcca. [Mabch 27, 1897 RAGE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS . JUST RECEIVED BY . J- A. McKERROKT The prices are lower'than ever before, while the; quality has been improved. ______^ J. A. McKERRON, 03-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal, Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and £0 Warren Street, New York. COLT STAKES 1897 PACIFIC OO.A.ST Trotting Horse Breeders Ass'n ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 1, 1897. No. 1. PALO ALTO STAKES— For two year- ~ old trotters,?50 each, the Association to add S2 50. No. 2. OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM STAKES— Free tor all three-year-old trotters, 550 each, the Association to add S30O. No. 3. PALACE HOTEL STAKES — For three-year-old trotters eligible to the 3:00 class, $30 each, the Association to add S300. No. 4. WESTERN STAKES— For two-year- old pacers.S' 0 each, the Association to add $2 50 No. 5 CALIFORNIA STAKES— Free for all threevear-old pacers, $50 each, the Association to add S300. No. 6. PACIFIC STAKES— For three-year- old pacers eligible to the 3:00 class, S50 each, the Association to add S300. Entrance in the Above Stakes as Follows : So to nominate April 1, 1897; $10, second pay- ment, June 1, 1897; $10, third payment, August 1, 1897; $25, final payment, to be made before 4 o'clock p. m. the day before the race. CONDITIONS —Failure to mak-1 any payment forfeits all previous payments. Seven different subscribers required to fill. Money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. If bnt two starters, they will cuo- te=t for the 'take money divided two-thirds and one-third. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first and third money, but in no other case will a horse be entitled to more than one money. Stakes for Two-year-olds to be mile heats, best 2 in 3, for Three-year-olds, mile heats, best 3 in 5. No horse owned in the Stale of California by others than members of this Association is eligible to these stakes (bona fide ownership required), but horses owned outside of the State of California are eligi- ble thereto, regardless of membership. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.— Persons desirouB of making entries in the above stakes and who have not as vet joined the P. C. T. H. B. A. should make application for membership to the Secretary by April 1, 1S97." Membership fee $25, which covers annual dues for one year, entitlin members to all privileges. Send all communications to F. W. KELLEY, Secretary. E. P. HEALD, President. 22 1-2 Geary Street, San Francisco. FOE SALE FEOM THE ESTATE OF ISiLA,C IDoTTXIFLK.. ROBIN, 2:22 3-4, No. 28,370, IT^T™^\™1 DIRECTOR, 2:17, No. 1989. and NELLY GRANT, by SANTA CLAUS, 2:17. No. 2,000). First dam BESSIE, by NEPHEW, No. 1220; second dam NELLIE NELSON, by JOHN NELSON, No. 187, etc ROBIN is a stylish, attractive horse, has a kiud disposition, is level-headed fast and game. He trotted a mile in his work last season overa heavy track in 2:16; last quarter in 32 seconds. The 2:22 classes in which he was entered last season failed to fill and he was not started. He is a fine stock horse, and is a sure foal-getter. As yet his get are young, but a lew of them are being nandled in Santa Rosa and are very promising. Also, bavmare EVELINE, foaled 1883. by NUTWOOD, No. 600. EVELINE is the dam of MAUD FOWLER. 2:21^, by ANTEEO. No. 78^8; TIETAM. 2:19. No. 24,397, by ANTEEO No. 7868; NICK -ELL (trial 2:31 ),by SILAS SKINNER, No 10,681 ; OLEY, a good green colt, by SILAS bKINNE No. 10,631, waB broken last fall and showed a quarter in 38 seconds when hardly bridlewise: ROB #LET (pacer), by ROBIN, No. 28,370, has paced quarters in 32 seconds, and, barring accidents, will be seen on the circuit next season. Any person wanting a broodmare can make no mistake in securing this one. Her get are always fas She has produced fast ones from three different stallions and is now in foal to ROBIN, No. 28,370 For prices or further particulars, address, W. H. LUMSHEN, Executor of estate of I. DeTurk. Santa Rosa. Cal. Season of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill Room ENLARGED rO MEET THE EVER1NCREASIHC PATRONAGE. CHARGES MODERATE, CONSIDERING HICH DECREE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED IN SERVICE AND CUISINE. INDISPUTABLY AMERICA'S FIRST AND BEST GRILL FAVORITE RESORT OF VISITING HORSEMEN. De HUY'S balmoline A Healing Salve fo Man and Beast. fare Cnre for Cracked Heels, Scratches. Grease Heel, Pet-Fasts in >"e> k or Back. Sore Shoulders, Collar (Jallw.Old Standing Sores, Barb Wire < uls ■ n I \H Flt-.li Won- (1- SURE CURE FOR PILES. BALMOLIIVE Is endorsed by theleading horsemen of this country, such as Andy McDowell, of Pleasan- too> Cain vrho has successfully handled and g'ven records to some oi the fastest horses of the age, viz., Aiix, 2:039$, Azote, 2:04 &, Directly (2 yi^, 2:07J4, Cricket, (high wheel sulky), 2:10, Directum (king of the inrf). £05 Si etc. With the following excelent Indorsements, can you for a moment doubt that •• BALMOUNE " possesses true merit, and will do just as is hereby represented? A FEW TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT HORSEMEN WHO HATE USED IT. We, the undersigned, have used and seen used DeHuy's Balmoline for cracked heels, hobble chafes, cuts *ta, and found it perfectly satisfactory in every respect : Airdy McDowell, Ben Eennev (trainer and driver for Marcus Ualr, Hamilton, Mont.), W. H. Stlmson. Lee Sbaner; Ryan Bros., Miles City, Mont. ; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B.O. Van Bokkelen; J.H.Leonard, Butte, Mont.; H. W. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah; T. E. Keating: Wm. Short; Higgins Bros, and H. S. McGowan, Missoula, Mont ; Jas. Slevio, Aspen, Colo.; Ed Deary, Hawarden, Iowa; W. H, Davis, West Wllllamsfield, O.; J. W. McMasters, Bozeman, Mont; J. H. teteller, Denver, Colo.; F. W. Graffort, and other prominent horsemen I used DeHuy's Balmoline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommend It.— HABJ&y Fleming, Helena, Mont. FOR SALE BY WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS: Redington & Co., Langley & Michaels Co., San Francisco; W. A. Hover & Co., Denver, Colo.; D. M. .Newbio Drue Co., Butte City, Mont; J. E. O'Conner, Helena, Mont; Smith Drug Co., Anaconda, Mont., and the following HARNESS DEALERS: Jno. A McKerron, J. O'Kane, San Francisco. At all Drug Stores and Harness Shops, and by the Manufacturer, B. H. DeHuy, Ph. G.. at the Pioneer Pharmacy, 268 South Broadway (next to Postoffice Station A), Denver, Colo. Veterinary size flO "*nl« ; family, 2ft cents. PALO ALTO STOCK FARM SALE. The Annual Sale OF Standard-Bred Trotting and Roadster Geldings. Mares, Stallions and Road Teams BY SUCH STALLIONS AS THE FOLLOWING : ADVERTISER, 2:15}; ALBAN, 2:24; AMIGO, 2:16|; AZMOOR, 2:20i; BERNAL, 2:l7i BOXWOOD, DEXTER PRINCE, WILD BOY, PAOLA. 2:18; PIEDMONT. 2:17}; SPORT, 2:223; ELECTIONEER. ELECTRICITY, 2:17J; GOOD GIFT, PALO ALTO, 2:085; HUGO. 2:24; LANGTON, 2:21J; NORR1S, 2:22}, and NUTWOOD, 2:18|. WILL TAKE PLACE OS Tuesday, April 20, 1897, AT PALO ALTO STOCK FARM NEAR PALO ALTO, CAL, Take S:I5 a. m. traio at Third and Townsend Streets, San Francisco, for Palo Alto Station, where vehicles will be in readiness to convey visliors to tbe Farm. Sale will take place immediately ujjou arrival of passen- gers from tra n. Lunch will be served upon the grou od. KILLIP & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers, 11 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. THE KING OF THEM ALL. We Brown's Colratoil Newmarfcel Horse 3 o g w e-r- ci- p ty rr o a> c+ O O o 0 y FOF Solr by all gnddlery or HnrJ\,nr<«. or l,y P. HAYDEN, Newark, N. J. Write for Bpecial List, Manufacturer's Agent for the United States. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1801. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, National Horse Show, New York, 1893. Champion San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. and Winner of First Prize "Whenever Shown Since His T wo-Year-Oid Form . Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Sea:on at San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and further information address, K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, Sin Mateo. Cal'a. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal FilrC189j?'*8""e Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have i supply of it on hand- It improves and keepa l^opkintheplnkofcoD- dition. Manhattan Food Co. . , 8fln Mateo Ca Ask your grocer or dealers of It Vo!. XXX. No 14. No. 313 BUSH STKEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YFAH INGLESIDB RACES. Excellent Sport Witnessed by Fair-Sized Au- diences— Orackarjack Two-Tear-Olds Un- covered—The Events in Detail. SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY — FRIDAY, MARCH 26. Surprises were mighty plentiful thiB afternoon, and a dol- lar parlayed on the six winners at the best prices laid would have netted one $40,000 on the day's play. Of course that amount could be taken out of the local ring — I don't think — nit. But anyhow that's what $1 could be rolled into at odds of 20, 15, 4, 3 to 2, even money and 100 to 1. The champion surprise of the afternoon came in the last race, won by Mainstay at 100 to 1, Morellito was at 20 to 1 in the 6rst and Veragua at 15 to 1 in the second. Why Main- stay should have been at 100 to 1 is a mystery, in view of his well-known ability to pick up large weights and win in fast time. He had up 123 lbs. to day, and making all the run- ning, won by one and a half lengths in 1:41 J. Morellito's win was by a head after a bad start had been made, in which the red hot favorite, Rey el Salto, along with three others, was left at the post. Veragua led all the way in his race, one and one-eighth miles, and won by four lengths easily. Like his sire, Sinfax, his specialty is running well at the longer distances. Manchester got inly his old form, and of course there was nothing to it, Montgomery was an easy victor and was lost by Felix Carr, while The Roman beat Lincoln through getting a superior ride. The firBt race was for two-year olds, half a mile. After quite a wait a ridiculous start was made, Morellito showing first, Front d^e Bceuf second, The Professor next. Four were left, including Rey £1 Salto, the favorite, Front de Bceuf led by a head at the three-quarters, The Professor second, as far from Imperious. Barney Scbreiber now came with a rush from behind and led by three lengths half-way down the stretch, with Morellito second. The latter gained steadily and won on the post by half a head, Barney Schrieber second, a length from his stable companion, Michael, Col. Dan fourth. Time, 0:50. Morellito was at 20 to 1, Barnev Schrieber and Michael (coupled) 30, Rey El Salto 6 to 5, Col. Dan 11 to 5. others 10 to 200. A good start was effected in the second, mile and a fur- long, and Veragua, seventh away, got to the front quickly, leading Huntsman four lengths at the quarter. At the half he was five lengths to the good, Charles A. second, with De- vault at his heels. The order was the same clear into the homestretch, Veragua leading by three lengths and winning easily by four, Peter the Second second, four from Devault, at whose heels came Little Cripple. Time, 1:57$. Veragua was at 10 to 1, Peter the Second 3 (opened at 8 to 5), De- vault 6, Cripple 9 to 5, others 5 to 100. In the third, six furlongs, they got a fair start, except Jack Richelieu whose rider fell off, Model showing first, Perhaps second, Pecksniff third. Perhaps led by half a IeDgth past the half, with Pecksniff second, one and a half lengths before Candor. At the three quarters it was Perhaps first by a length, Candor second, lapped by Pecksniff. Perhaps led by two lengths, in the stretch, where Manchester fourth, made his ruD. He got up in the last sixteenth and won handily by two lengths, Candor beating Perhaps, half a length for place, the latter pulled up at the finish. Time, 1:164. Manchester was at 4 to 1, Candor 9 to 5, Perhaps 20 to 1, others 8 to 300. The fourth was at six furlongs, selling. Amelia Fonso broke about four lengths in front and led Montgomery three lengths at the half and one at the three-quarters. Montgom- ery caught the mare in the homestretch and won off by three lengths handily, Amelia Fonso second, bix from Lizzie H., on whom Potentate was lapped. Time, 1:154. W. P. Mar- grave,owner of Amelia Fonso, ran the winner up from $200 to $1,000 and got him at the latter figure. Montgomery was at 3 to 2, Amelia Fonso 8 to 1, Lizzie H. 30, Potentate 5, others 10 to 50 to 1. The fifth was at a mile, selling. To a good start Doyle was 6rst to show. Trappean fourth off. went to the front early and led by two lengths at the quarter, The Roman and Doyle lapped. At the half it was Trappean first by a length The Roman second, a head before Doyle, Lincoln two lengths further away, Trappean's lead was cut to half a length by the litne the three-quarters was reached. Doyle took command in the homestretch and looked exceedingly dangerous, but The Roman caught him over a sixteenth from home, and going on, won from the poorly-ridden Ltnroln by half a length, driving, Doyle third, one and one-half lengths further off Time, 1:421-. The Roman was at 9 to 10, Lincoln 6 to 5, Doyle 60, Trappean 20 and Olive 30 to 1. The last race, six furlongs, had eight Btarters. Mainstay broke best, leading Santa Bella two lengths at the half and three lengths into the homestretch, Sallie Clicquot lapped on Santa Bella at the latter point. Mainstay was not headed, winnirg driving by one and a half lengths, Sallie Clicquot second, half a length before Caliente, who finished strong, rime, 1:14$. Mainstay was at 100 to 1, Saliie Clicquot 6. Caliente 4 (backed from 6), Ladv Diamond 13 to 10, Logan 30, others 1,000 to 1. SIXTY-NINTH DAY — SATURDAY, MARCH 27. In the first eveot, one mile, Hazard, Mamie Scott, Maso- ero was the order to a bad start. Masoero led past the quarter by a length and past the half by the same distance, Mamie Scott second, two lengths from Hazard. Mamie Scott soon thereafter got to the fore and led McLight a length into the homestretch Marjorie third, lapped on Mac. Adolph .Spreckels was cut loose in the homestretch and won cleverly by half a length from Hazard, he six lengths from Mamie Scott, who tired badly the last part of it. Time, 1AZ\. Adolph Spreckels was at 4 to 1, Hazard 5, Mamie Scott 15, Morte Fonse 3, others 6 to 60 to 1. The second was at six furlongs, selling. Peril was off in front to a poor start, and Sir Richard was virtually left. Peril led by two lengths aL the half. Reel second, lapped by Perhaps. Peril was not quite two lengths to the good at the three-quarters, Perhaps second, with Reel at his bee b. Peril was not headed, and won rather handily by one and one-half lengths, Reel second, as far from Perhaps, he three from Chappie. Time, 1:15}. Peril was at evens, Reel 5 to 1 (8 once), Perhaps 34, others 9 to 15 to 1. In the third, six furlongs, after a lot of bad acting had been indulged in, Applause was first to show to a fair start. Yemen's head was in front at the half, Caesarian second, three lengths from Applause, on whom Etta H. was lapped. Oe sari an led by half a length at the three-quarters, Yemen second, six lengths from Etta H. Caesarian was not caught, winning handily by half a length, Yemen second, eight lengths in front of Etta H., who beat Applause a length. Time, 1:14J. Cse3arian was at 3 to 1, Yemen 2, Etta H. 8, Applause 2 and Adam Andrew 60 to 1. Fonn.h came the Oilman Stake, four and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, $1,000 to first, $200 to second and $100 to third- To a good start Aluminum showed first, The Cheat second and Outlay third. The Cheat and Imperious ran head and head to the three-quarters. The Cheat had a slight lead in the homestrtlcb, but was Joined by Recreation about a sixteenth from home. In a fierce drive Recreation won by a nose, The Cheat second, six lengths from Sir William, who just beat Imperious for the show. Time, 0:55 — equalling the track record. Recreation was at 6 to 5, The Cheat 3 to 1, Sir William 12, Imperious and Aluminum (coupled) 6, Outlay 4, and San Carlos 30. A mile and a half hurdle race next occupied the attention of the people. Arundel and Herman ran heads apart for a mile and a quarter, from four to eight lengths in front of Tuxedo. J. O. C. moved up fast three furlongs from home, and getting to the front at the last fence, won ridden out by three lengths, Arundel second, four from Herman, he ten in front of Tuxedo, who ran an unaccountably bad race. Time, 2:49J. J. O. C. was at 54 to 1, Arundel 6, Herman 25, Tuxedo 4 to 5, Auteuil 3, Silverado 20 to 1. The sixth, seven furlongs, brought seven three-year-olds to the post. Altivo, sixth away to a good setd-off, got to the front quickly, leading by a length past the quarter, George Palmer second, with Don Clarencio and Vincitor at his heels. There were many changes going to the half, where Altivo was one and one-half lengths to the good, George Palmer second, a bead in front of Elsie Smith, she as far from Vin- citor, Satyr another length away. Altivo began dying away nearing the three-quarters, and George Palmer got into the lead when they were straightened in the homestretch. Don Clarencio came like a shot the last furlong, but could not quite catch Palmer, who won bv half a length, driving, Dou Clarencio second, a head before Vincitor, Satyr fourth, another length away. Time, 1:31. George Palmer was at 6 to 1, Don Clarencio 8, Vincitor 2, Satyr, 6 to 5 (backed from 8 to 5), others 12 and 15 to 1. There was more interest shown in the concluding race, one mile, gentlemen riders, purse of $300 and a cup to the win- ner, than in any during the afternoon. Five horses lined up. iThe starter sent them off quickly to a fair go, and Frank Skinner soon got Flashlight going like a wild locomotive. At the quarter, half and'three-quarters he had fully fifteen lengths the best of it, Yankee Docdle second and Bonnie Doubt third. Skinner hugged the rails with Flashlight and took no chances, sending the horse in a winner by eight lengths. Alticus, fourth around to the homestretch, got up to Yankee Doodle in the finat sixteenth, and receiving a superior ride, beat Purser's colt out half a length. Daylight was a distant fourth. Time, l:47f. Flashlight was well ridden, and professional riders would win more races if they followed Mr. Skinner's plan of winning aB far off as possible and never looking around to see what the others were doing. Flashlight was at 4 to 5 (6 to 5 once), Atticus 12 (as good as 30), Yankee Doodle 9 to 5, Daylight 12 and Bonnie Doubt 30 to 1. SEVENTIETH DAY — MONDAY, MARCH 29. The first race, four furlongs, brought sixteen two year-olds to the post. They got a good start, Imperious showing first and Lord Marmion next. The latter led by a small margin for about three furlongs. At the three-quarters four were running in close order, Lord Marion in the lead. Michael came out of the bunch a little over half way down the home- stretch and won easily by two lengths from Imperious, who was as far from Front de Bceuf, he a head from Bliss Rucker. Time, 0:51^, Michael was at 4£ to 1, Imperious 3, Front de Bceuf 8,The Professor 5, Bliss Rucker 7, others 12 to 100 to 1 . The second race was for three-year olds, six furlongs. Off to a good start, Nonchalance showed first, Cavallo second, Torpedo next. Cavallo was a length in froc.t at the half, Russella, Dunboy and Sweet William heads apart. Sweet William soon thereafter got to the fore, leading by one and a half lengths at the three-quarters, Cavillo second, with Dan- boy and Chenille at his heels. Sweet William held hi* lead up to within eighty yards of the finish. Here Dunboy came through and won easily by a length, Sweet William second, two lengths from Russella, on whom Chenille was lapped. Time, 1:16£. Dunboy was at even money (6 to 5 for some time). Sweet William 4 to 1, Russella 5, Cavallo 7, others 12 to 100 to 1. Third on the programme was s mile race. The barrier was raised to a terrible start, Greyhurst being Uft and David just as good, he being about five leogths behind his nearest rival, Good Times, off none too well. Damien went to the front, leading Schiller by a head at the quarier, half a length at the half, David third, a couple of lengths awa\. Damien led by a head at the three-quarters, Schiller second, a length from David, Good Times anothei length off. Damien was first in the homestretch by three lengths and won easily by one and a half lengths, Good Times second, as far in front of David, who beat the tiring Schiller three. Time. 1:44J. Damien was at evens, Good Times 8 to 1, David 5, Grey- hurst 34, Schiller 15 and imp Disparity 30 to 1. The fourth race, 1 1-16 miles, selling, had six starters. Off to a good start Benamela led for about a furlong, then Double Quick took up the running, leading him a length at the quar'er, two lengths at the half and two and one-half lengths at the three-quarters, Can't Dance four and five lengths away. Benamela go\ up close in the last furlon*, but swerved all over the stretch, Double Quick winning easily by two lengths, Benamela second, driving, a length before Can't Dance. Time, 1:51}-. Double Quick was at 7 to 10 (played down from 6 to 5), Benamela 4 to 1, Can't Dance 4, Doyle 8, others 40 to 60 to 1 Another mile race followed. They got away to a good send-off and Coda led past the quarter by half a length Wyoming second, lapped by Preston. At the half it was, Coda first by a head, Wyoming second, just lapped by Pres- ton. Preston was cut loose three furlongs from home and got up close to Wyoming nearing the three quarters, Coda dropping back. Preston came on and won, about all out, by a head, Wyoming second, four lengths from imp. Trance who got a poor ride. Time, 1:43$. Preston was at 1 to 5, Wyoming 5 to 1, imp. Trance 15, Coda 60 to 1. The concluding race was at five furlongs. They were off quickly to a good start and The Sinner led past the half by a length, Iron Jacket second and Reel third. The Sinner led at the last turn by a small margin. Tempestuous and Horatio came fast in the homestre'ch, and Horatio won, all out, by a neck, Logan second, half a length before Tempestuous. Time, 1:04£. Horatio was at 14 to 5 (4 to 1 once), Logan 9 to 1, Tempestuous 12, The Sinner 8 to 6, others 5 to 30 to 1 210 f&\jz gvttbzv mxb ^pcvt^tncau [Apbzl 3, 1897 SEVENTY-FIRST DAT — TUESDAY, MABCH 30. The first race was for three-year-old maidens, six furlongs. To a good 6tart Elsie Smith at once shot lo the fore, leadiDg Altivo and Rosalbra four lengths at the half and three at the three-quarters, winning easily from the ridden-oat Rosalbra by four lengths, Altivo third, another length away and five lengths before Twinkle Twink. Time, 1:164. Elsie Smith was at 11 to 5, Rosalbro 4 to 1, Allivo5, others 12 to 100 to 1. The second race was at four and a half furlongs, for two- year-olds. To a fair start the order was Los Prietoe, Her- moso, Duke of York II. Hermoso went away from his rivalB ae if they were tied up and led by four lengths at the three- quarters and in the homestretch, Los Frielos second at the three-quarters, two lengths before Flu-hiuglon. Hermoso stopped badly the last part of it and Los Prietos looked a winner up to the last jump. Morellito, sixth turning for home, came like a shot on the outside, and fust got up and won in the last stride by a head, Los Prietos second, lapped by Hermoso, who in turn beat Flushington half a length. Time, 0:57J. Morellito was at 2$ to 1 (4 once), Los Prietos 3i, Hermoso 20, Niton 3 to 2 (opened at evens), ethers 15 to 200 to 1. A mile race, selling, was third on the programme. To a good start, except for Joan arid Crawford (latter left), Bueno was first to show, Camelia second, Rapido third. Little Scot and Rapido ran heads apart past the quarter, Model third, a length off. Hazard ran up very fast, and was first by half a length at the half, Rapido, Little Scot and Joan following heads apart, as named, Joan coming on the outside. Hazard led by two lengths at the three-quarters, Joan sec- ond, as far from Meadow Lark. Hazard was not headed and won by fonr lengths easily, Meadow Lark finishing second, two lengths from Bueno, v. ho just nipped Joan out of the show. Time, 1:43A. Hazard was at evens, Meadow Lark 12 to 1, Bueno 3 (opened 9 to 5), Joan 6 (backed from 15), others 15 to 20. The fmrth was at a mile and a quarter, selling. To a good Eend off Foremost and Lincoln ran in close order past the stand and quarter-pole, Morte Fonse third, four lengths off. Lincoln was first at the half by half a length. Fore- most second, a length in front of Morte Fonse. Lincoln pulled away and led by two lengths, at the three-quarters, Foremost and Judge Denny lapped, two lengths before Morte Fonse. Lincoln led by three length in the home- stretch aod won easily by that distance, Judge Denny second, as far from Collins, who beat Foremost three lengths. Time, 2:09. Lincoln was at evens, Judge Denny 2£ to 1, Collins 40, others 10 to 25 to 1. A mile race came hext. Babe Murphy went out in front to a good Etart, attended closest by Two Cheers, Manchester laying third. San Marco gradually improved bis position, and Babe Murphy tiring in the homestretch and Ewerving some, San Marco came on and won driving by a length, Babe Murphy finishing second, six lengths before Man- chester. Time, 1:42. San Marco was at 6 to 1 (8 once), Babe Murphy 2i, Manchester 3J, McLight 3 (played from 6), others 7 to 60 to 1. The last race was seven furlongs, for three-year-olds. To a rather ragged start True Blue went out and set the pace, leading Lumina half a length at the half. The Roman third, a length off. True Blue, Lumina and The Roman ran lapped at the three-quarters. The Roman got to ihe front in the last furlong and won driving by one and a half lengths, True |Blue second, a length before Scarborough, Lumina fourth,another half length away. Time,l:28i. The Roman was at 8 too, True Blue 8 to 1, Scarborough 10, Midlight 4(8 once), Lumina 4, Distaff 15 and M. Clicquot 75 to 1. SEVENTY-SECOND DAY — WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31. In the first, one mile, selling, Cappy, off fourth to a good start, led Logan by two lengths at the quarter and half, Yan- kee Doodle third, a length further away, at the latter point. Cappy increased her lead to three lengths in the next quar- ter, Logan second, six lengths from Doodle. Cappy was not headed, and won rather handily by a length from Logan, who beat Yankee Doodle twelve lengths. Time, 1:43. Cappy was at 8 to 1, Logan 2t, Yankee Doodle 3 to 5 (played from 4 to 5), others 20 to 500" to 1. The second race was at seven furlongs, selling. Schnitz broke from the bunch and quickly shot into the lead, being two lengths to the good at the quarter. At the half Schnitz was first two lengths, Addie Buchanan second by a head, Marjorie a head before Woodchopper. Schnitz led by two lengths at the three-quarters, Marjorie next, lapped by Favory, Addie Buchanan fourth. Schnitz held his lead up to the last sixteenth, where Marjorie came on, finished very strong, and woo by three lengths, Schnitz second, two from Miss Ruth, who came fast at the end. Time, 1:30}. Mar- jorie was at 3 to 2 (2 to 1 once), Schnitz 30, Miss Ruth 15, Mob a I ask a 21, Addie Buchanan 4 (played from 6), others 15 to 100 to 1, The third was a six-furlong handicap. To a good start Major Cook showed first, Sallie Clicquot second, Bellicoso third. At the half Sallie Clicquot was first by a length, Major ^ook second, lapped by Preston. Satsuma was last and Installator next to last. Clicquot led by one and a half lengths at the three quarters, Preston, Bellicoso and Cash Day head and head, with Pat Murphy at their heels. Pres- ton got to the front a sixteenth from home, but Satsuma and Installator, coming like a shot, got up in the last sixteenth, Preston quitting. In a red hot drive Satsuma landed a win- ner by a head, Installator second, a length from Preston, he two from Cash Day. Time, 1:15$. Satsuma was at 5 to 1, Installator 4], Preston 2, others 6 to 40 to 1. A mile and a quarter jump came next. To a good s art except for Veragua, Tortoni and Zaragoza ran lapped past the Bland, with Candor at their heels. Zaragoza showed first by a length at the quarter, with Candor Becond. Candor then went to the fore, haviag half a length the best of Zara- goza at tbe half, Herman third, four leogths off, and as far from Hyman, who moved up fast in the next quarter. Can- dor led Hyman a couple of lengths at the last obstacle and woo easily by a length, Hyman second, ten from Brilliant. Time. 2:23$. Candor was at 2i to 1. Hyman 6, Brilliant 100. Veragua 8 to 5. otbeis 7 to 25 to 1. The fifth was a mile and a sixteenth. Babe Murphy went to the front at once and was never beaded, winuing by four lengths galloping. Roselle and Japonica alternated in sec- ood place for half a mile, then Tulare, on the outside, went past all but the Babe aot! got the place driving by half a length, Roselle third. Time, 1:501. Babe Murphy was at 2 to 5, Tulare 7 to 1, Roselle 10, others 15 tol. The last race was at five furlongs. Yemen was left at the post, California and The Sinner ran close together past the half. California took a decided lead nearing the three- quarters, and, not headed, won easily by three lengths, Main- stay coming very fast and beating Horatio out two lengths for place. The Sinner dogged it badly. Time, 1:02J. Cal- ifornia was at 2 to 1, Mainstay 12, Horatio 10, Yemen 7 to 5, others lo 12 to 2,000 to 1. SEVENTY-THIRD DAY — THUBSDAY, APEIX 1. The first race was at half a mile, for two-year-olds. They were off to a fair start for all but Michael and Juan del Rico. Hermoso showed first and led by two lengths at the three-quarters, Flushington second, three from Imperious, The Cheat and Rey El Salto, heads apart. Hermoso held his advantage clear up to the last sixteenth, where Flushing- ton came fast and Rey El Salto extra fast, the latter getting the verdict in tbe last stride. Time, 0;51£. Rey El Salto and Juan del Rico (coupled) were at 8 to 5, Flushington 10 to la Hermoso 3, The Cheat 30, others 10 to 100. In the second, six furlongs, selling, weights twelve pouods above the scale, there was a long delay, occasioned by the bad acting of Peril, Potentate and Morven. Finally they were dispatched to a poor start, Peril and Morven being on the fly and soon opening up a g*p of six or eight lengths on their nearest rival, Elmer F. Peril and Morven ran head and head past the half, then Peril drew away, leading Mor- ven three lengths at the three-quarters, Elmer F. eight lengths further away. Morven caught Peril when a little over a sixteenth from home and beat her out a good head, driving, Elmer F. third, six lengths off. Time, l:19i. Mor- ven was at 13 to 5, Peril 4£, Elmer F. 3 (played from 4), Potentate 11 to 5, others 15 to 100 to 1. In the third, mile and a furlong, Salisbury went to the front early in the game and led by two and a half lengths past the stand and four lengths at the quarter, Damien sec- ond, lapped by Morte Fonse. At the half-pole Salisbury's le*d had been cut to a head, Damien second, a length before Scarborough, Lincoln another length away. Damien soon thereafter drew away, leading by a length at the three-quar- ters, Scarborough second, three lengths from Lincoln. Damien led in the homestretch by three lengtbs aod won with ease by one and a half lengths, Lincoln getting the place from Scarborough by half a length, the latter going towards the inner rails in the last seventy-five yards. Time, l:59i. Damien was at 3 to 5, Lincoln 2 to 1, Scarborough 7, others 30 to 1. The fourth race was at seven furlongs, selling. Sweet William went to the fore and led Chappie a length past the quarter ?.nd Caliente half a length at the half, Chappie a length further off. Caliente's head was in front at the three- quarters, Sweet William second, four lengths from Chappie and Russella, heads apart. Caliente pulled away in the homestretch and won galloping by four leogths, Russella get- ting up in the last eighty yards and beating Sweet William out a neck for the place. Chappie was a poor fourth. Time, 1:30J. Caliente was at 6 to 5, Russella 3 to 1, Sweet Wil- liam 9 to 5, others 50 to 1. A mile aod a furiong selling race came next. To a good start Addie Buchanan led Rey del Tierra a head past the stand and quarter-pole, "Little Cripple third at the latter point, three lengths off, Rey del Tierra now pulle-1 ahead, being a length in front ot Buchanan at the half. Foremost, interfered with at the start, third, two lengths off. Rey del Tierra led by three lengths at the three-quarter pole and won by that distance easily, Foremost just nipping the place from Addie Buchanan in the last stride. Time, 2:00£. The winner was run up $600 by B. C. Holly, Trainer Murry bid- ding the colt in at $805. Rey del Tierra was at 7 to 10, Fore- most 4 to 1, Addie Buchanan 30, others 7 to 200 to 1. In the last race, one mile, Lo/an led. Sallie Clicquot was cut off twice in the fir; t quarter, but ran around her field, she and Logan runniog head and head past quarter and half. Clicquot and Logan were still head and head at the three- quarters, four lengths from Wawona, coming fast. Clicquot dogged it the last furlong and Logan won, ridden out, by a length, Wawona second, a head before Treachery, Time, 1:45|. Logan was at 3 to 1, Wawona 6, Treachery b", Sallie Clicquot 9 to 10, others 25 to 300 to 1. At the "Willows Track. A busy Bcene is witnessed at our race track these mornings, Jimmy Sullivan has a large string of horses at hie stables and keeps a half-dozen men busy jogging and caring for his race stock. Our reporter took a look through his stalls recently and found sixteen head of very promising horBes, some old stand-bys and quite a number of young candidates under Jimmy's care. It is yet too early to make any speed predictions for many of them, as they have not been worked out yet, but if looks and breeding go for anything Sullivan will have some of the crack steppers of tbe State in his string. Following are some of tbe horses he is handling : Mamie Orinin. — Black mare owned by Park Henshaw, of Chico, with a record of 2:13. Last year she was one of the best mares in her class and won several hotly contested races. Chico — Bav gelding, owned by P. Henshaw, of Chico, with a record of 2:141- He is one of the old-reliable cam- paigners and is expected to lower his record this year Belle— Chestnut mare, a pacer, with a record of 2:11 owned by P. Henshaw. Maud P — Black mare, owned by P. Henshaw, with a record of 2:26A. Bessie H — Black mare, pacer, with a record , of 2:201, owned by A. B. Akins of Corning. Our Jack — Bay gelding, owned by W. J. Irwin. He is a promising horse, was bred at the Oakwood Park Stock Farm and is yet without a record, but shows Fpeed. W. M. Rempke has a two-year-old black filly and a three- year-old bay filly which are being trained and show consider- able speed. Palito Munger — Black filly three-year-old with a record of 2:50, owned by Prof. E. P. Heald of San Francisco. There is something handsome expected from this candidate this year. Pilot Medium — Chestnut gelding, five-year-old, owned by Prof. E. P. Heald of San Francisco. He is expected to make a low record. Dave_ Bay gelding, five-year-old, pacer, without a record. He will be a candidate in the green pacing classes this year. Owned by E. P. Heald of San Francisco. Ruby M. — Black mare, pacer, record 2:22J. Ruby was one of the star performers in her class in 1895, winning mo6t of the races in which she was entered. Owned by T. P. Marr Jr. of Colusa. Col. Fred Crawford has three very promising young colts on the track from which something fast is expected. One in particular is showing up well. — Willows Journal. Santa Pau*a Letter. Santa Paula, March 29, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman : — In reading your paper it is with pleasure and much satisfaction I notice many of your articles of encouragement to breeders of horseB for road, pleasure and speed pui poses The number of ad- vertisements that appear in its columns of well-bred stallions standing for service indicates ihe pulse of breeders and the steadily increasing demand as well as the advancing prices now being realized. I am located in a county where the breeding of good stock haB been somewhat limited, but a change is now taking place for the better. This is the locality or the last home of tbe gray stallion which my old friend, Jos. Cairn Simpson, brought to California many years ago, being one of the list of the many valuable ones that time has verified the good judgment of Mr. Simpson. It seems but a short time Bgo, as it happened I was &t the old Oakland race track when his horses were led from the cars to the stables at or near the track. He was then a stranger to California, as well as to me. I well recall the many slorring remarks made at that time by pretended horsemen and stable boys as his string of horses was being led by, and their condemnation of horses that were far be- yond their appreciation. I distinctly remember a sorrel stallion, that afterwards appeared at the Bay District track in the four mile aod repeat race where Wildidle and Grinstead started and the showing of speed and bottom that he displayed. And I also remember his son 8eacon=field that ran *igainEt John A., the son of Monday and the time that was made, 1:41 J. over the Sacramento race track. The race was not awarded to Beacon3field however, which was a disgrace to the Association in charge of the State Fair. Another one in the line a bay mare of fine form; Lady Amanda a great race mare of high breeding. She was sold to Gov. Stanford and taken |to Palo Alto; and Three Cheers, who became noted as a great producer of race horses; "Double Cross," thoroughbred, his name still lives; and a light bay mare sold to Mr. Winters of Sacramento. She proved to be Marion the mare to bring Norfolk, the son of Lexington, to the front ranks as a pro- ducer of speed being the dam of the Duke of Norfolk, the Prince of Norfolk, EI Rio Rey, etc. Also in the line was a large brown mare of fine form and breeding that was sold to Mr. Boggs, of Colusa, and a three year old filly, color brown that proved a producer of speed, she was followed by bay filly, the now famous brood mare Columbine, the dam of Anteeo, Antevolo, Anteros, Coral and others of note, proving to be one of the greatest brood mares that ever came to California. Nextin line came the grey stallion A.W.Rich- mond that was sold and his home was in Ventura County near the town of Santa Paula. He is now dead, but his foot- prints is not effaced — when you see a high-headed, stylish horse driven on the roads it is a Richmond. If a breeder has a mare he much admires, and expects big results it is a Richmond, Time, and rebults, prove the better judgement of a few horse men and their names become famous. I can assure owners and breeders that the horse business of Southern California is much improved the last twelve months having more calls for well bred road aod speed colts than ever before or since I established Ferndale Breeding Farm. The demand is not specially confined to Ventura County, but comes from Los Angele=, Santa Barbara and adjacent counties, as well as from the East. There has been a carload purchased specially for the Eastern market and will be shipped soon to Warren, Pa., and the chances are that others will follow soon. There is also quite a large call to breed good mares to speed-producing horses. My stallion, Longworih, will have all he can serve this season. In work Block the market is dull and prices very low. One peculiar feature noticeable is that pacing horses have the preference over the trotter. Fashions will change. Yours, A. C. Dietz. Nancy Lee, dam of Nancy Hanks and Hart Bos-well. To be the dam of as great a performer as Nancy Hanks, 2:04, is honor enough to come to one matron, and if per- chance Nancy Lee should never produce another foal of merit, she will occupy a position in trotting horse history which will be attained but by few. No performer that has ever appeared trotted as many raees as Nancy Hanks with- out losing a race. In all she started in fifteen races and, only lost one beat. Besides these raceB she ,'started twenty-tnree times against time, equaling or reducing the trotting record twelve times, and was queen of tbe turf for two years. Of the blood lines which go to make up the pedigree of Nancy Hanks little need be said. Her sire was Happy Medium 400, a sire that eojoys the distinction of being second in the long Hat of speed-siring sons of Hambletonian. It is to her dam, Nancy Lee, that the attention of the reader is called most directly. Of Nancy Lee's conformation little will have to be said. She is a little brown maee stfnJing scant 15 hands high, and it is doubtful if she will weigh 900 pounds. In temper- ament she seems to be rather nervous. She has a rather distrusting eye, and seems ready at any time to take advan- tage of her groom and get away. Her breeding is of the kind from which many of the greatest performers of tbe turf have come. She was sired by Dictator 113, her dam being Sophie, by Edwin Forrest 49. She is owned at the Clover- dell Farm, Colmar, Pa., and is being bred to the great race horse sire Director, 2:16. From this union it would 6eem as though another champion might come that would even sur- pass the performance of her celebrated daughter Nancy Hanks. ^ The Best Always in Demand. Seneca, Wis., May 1, 1S94. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: Please find draft for six bottles of your Gombault's Caustic Balsam. I find it to be the best liniment for bunches or blemishes. All my neighbors want it, but thev won't send for it. They come to me when they want a bottle. T. Cleaby. ♦ If you want a three-year-old filly, no record, that will pace in 2:10 this season, address F-. S-, this office. * Apbil 3, 1897] ®Jje greebev aab gtpoxistnatt* 211 SPaOI4L DEPARTMENT Edited and conducted solely by JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. "Half a Horse Goes Down His Throat." Three- qcabters of a horse goes down hls dam's throat — The first line is "the old Yorkshire axiom which I have oftentimes quoted; the other is a supplement which should obtain the same publicity. It is nearly a certainty, in fact it may be stated 'with just as much authority, that if the dam is starved during pregnancy the foal will always be weakly, at least far inferior to what it would have been under mote liberal treatment. This has been so generally admitted by writers that it can safely be said to be the universal opinion of tbe foremost breeders of the country, and the most emi- nent biologists have sanctioned the statement. Overfeeding will not do. as it is generally conceded that a mare which ia grosily fat will not produce as healthy and strong a foal as one in good flesh. During the period of pregnancy the dam should be kept in full strength, and thai on feed which will not produce an overplus of flesh, or rather a super-abundance of fat. After parturition there is less danger, and then the food which is abundant in nitrogen will be the proper sus- tenant. Oats have the required qualities in a higher degree than any other cereal, and it may be that the wild oats of California have more muscle-making constituents thaa the cultivated varietes. It has been proved that horses and oxen brought across the plains, and turned out, when the grain was in the dough, would recuperate so quickly that owners were troubled to recognize them after a few weeks had elapsed. But it must not be accepted that the young plants have this quality and those who depend upon the young herbage, whetner alfillerilla or wild oats, when the mares are carrying their foals will not be taking proper care of them. This kind of feed must be supplemented by rations of grain, oats being decidedly superior to barley, though the late John Hall of Alvarado, bred and raced some real good horses when the mares were fed on that grain, and the horses trained on it ontil leaving home. John Harper, who bred Longfellow, Littleton, Nantura, Fannv Holton, and manv others of high class, was partial to corn, and I have seen him throw in a big armful into the manger. But while corn may be a good thing for horses in training, in the old days hominy was thought to be an absolute neces- sity, it does not follow that it would be the proper food for broodmares, and I should certainly prefer oats to barley, though the last-named would be better than no grain. Cali- fornia hay, especially wheat hay, carries so much nutriment that mares running an good pasture would do very well with that added tocommisserat, though I should perefer that oats were alBo added to the bill of fare. I have little favoritism for bran. Our hay here having laxative tendency there is no necessity for using bran to correct constipation, though that quality is due to the sharp husks irritating the bowels, and tbe consequent watery exudation, while there is so little nutriment that it is taking up part of the storage room which can bs employed to greater advantage. Still heavier grains than oats might be used to a good pur- pose. Should the mare be one of the light-fleshed sort, corn, barley, or wheat might be a good addition to the menu. Wheat seems to have a good effect when mares are liable to abort, and a sovereign remedy in the old days for that trouble was sunflower seed. Flaxseed is also a valuable auxilliary and a gruel made of it has been found efficacious when there is a tendency to slip the foal. But whenever there is a case of abortion the mare should be removed from her companions as there is no doubt that sympathy has a potent effect in in- creasing the trouble. There is far less danger of abortion when mares are well kept and though the disease may be epidemical those which have proper care will be in a great measure exempt. When the dams are fed oati it will not be long to the foals on following the example. And then I much prefer whole oats to those which are crushed. The action of grinding excites a flow of saliva and that aids digestion. One important part of the equine nursery is to see that the teeth cut through the gums, and when retarded rubbing will usually bring them through, if that fails then it will be necessary to scarify. The first thing after birth is to see that there is a movement of the bowels, and should there be no signs of this relief than an injection. An injection of castile soap and warm water will usually bring about the de- sired result, and very many colts are lost which would have been Baved if the clyster had been given in time. Harness horses have an upward tendency in the language of the stock board, and those who have the right kind of stock and give them proper attention, will be the gainers. Eaces are often won by a few inches and it is more than likely that foal which had liberal treatment in his young days, will be feet, perheps yards, very likely rods, better than one which was not so well raised. Pleasonton. — Lively times now on the track which is known all over the harness-horse world. Lots of good horses, horses which will be heard of in the "near future." Murray, McDowell, Keating, McGuire, Hickok, McManus, Neal, and others with strings that should make their mark before the season comes to an end. Others, too, a big brown horse came by at a rate that was surely fast, and on inquir- ing of McDowell what he was he answered that he was a Rich- mond. That accounted for the sort of mental telegraphy that indicated some kind of a bond, but I am inclined to think he is by a son of Richmond, as the late Col. Thornton \>red him. So many that can go fast that it would seem as though there were altogether too much speed. Surely a nice place to have horses trained, and residents of San Francisco and Oakland can leave in tbe morning, see the horses worked, and come home by the middle of the af- ternoon. Then a pleasant place to spend the night or get a midday meal, the Rose hotel being a right comfortable host- lerie, with an extra good cook and other pleasant adjuncts. I was quite anxious to repeat the visit on Sunday last to see a horse work, but got a backset in the shape of a cold of such virulence that breathing was somewhat difficult. A little bit like the heaves and also a touch of distemper, bat as my intention is to make weekly visits hereafter, there will be a good opportunity to know more of the horses which are domiciled there. I was greatly taken with a bav colt by Diablo, which was the "runner up" of the Richmond, in fact, much impressed with the whole lot. So much taken with the plan that I would like to trade my Oakland property for some forty acres at the foot of the mountains to the west of the track, and will give any one who has tbat amount of realty "a good dicker." * Palo Alto. — Throughout the horse world, especially that portion of the human family interested in fast trolling horse?, the distinction is owing to the wonderful eclat obtained through the production of celebrities in that field of breeding. Far awav Russia became interested, and the mighty Czar sought an interchange desirous of securing the blood of Hambletonian, through Electioneer, in return forOrloffs. On the other side of the globe, Australasia, there was a like de- sire, and nearly every European country sought and secured animals bred within the borders of the famous estate. Few, if any, of the 8tata3 of the Union without representatives which were foaled on the banks of the San Francisquita, Scarcely a prominent breeding farm that has not some of the blood of Electioneer. While it is well-known that the largest vineyard in the world is at Vina, 3,850 acres of bearing vines, very few are aware that there is a wine cellar of half a million gallons at Palo Alto, and, owing to the more favorable climate, certain kinds of wines can be made of greater excellence than at the upper country place. Clarets, Sauterne, all of the "dry wines" are manufactured to better advantage. One hundred and sixty-five acres in the home vineyard, and that produce is augmented by shipments of grapes from Vina. With the protective duties embodied in the Dingley Bill, wine making will be one of the great industries here, and that is so completely a tax on a luxury tbat no one should grumble over the added cost. That the Palo Alto product is of great excellence is the verdict of *'experts,"and it does not require expert knowledge to agree with the estimate. Vina brandy has already secured world-wide celebrity, competent critics placing it on the same plane as the best of the French aqua vitas. * * * Higher Encomiums. — If Governor Budd realizes the credit he has gained by signing the bill 727, be should be one of the happiest men in California. A narrow-minded man might think he stultified himself by a change of action, a higher intellect would know that the change of belief was meritorious. Melancthon was taken to task for a change of views from those he had advo- cated forty years before. He replied that he had not lived forty years without acquiring knowledge. Sincere congratulations to our executive for signing the bill, and though it would have been still better if he had also signed that of two years ago, I tender many thanks for what he has done. * Disappointed. — I wroto the following after reading the Call of Thursday. The evening papers brought different in- telligence, and all I can say now is that California is ad- versely handicapped with an executive of so liitle capacity that whatever a lack of sense can do he has done. Like all men of small brain, he is obstinate. Determin- edly obstinate, inclined to go contrary to ninety-five per cent. of the people of California, and ready to sacrifice the interests of the State to his shallowness of conception. Humiliating to acknowledge that a person elected to the high position should prove snch an imbecile, but the best we can do is to eufier and hope for a change. *** Commendatory. — I have nothing but praise now for Gov. Budd. This, Thursday, morning, the paper was eagerly scanned for intelligence, and among tbe bills which received hi* aporoval was "Ho. 727," establishing Agricultural Dis- ricta. That means a renewal of the prosperity which pre- vailed when appropriations were made, the horse interests not the only good, as it will promote the general welfare. With the State Fair at Sacramento and a circuit of district fairs around that nucleus, there will be an activity in horse circles, quite safe to assert that it will be a reminder of the old days. When a person has learned that his former course has been wrong, it is greatly to his credit to change to another track, and there is scarcely a question that a very large pro- portion of the people of California will applaud the action of the Governor. It meanB a year of prosperity to the horse in- dustries of the State, and also a general revival of the pur- suits dependent upon fairs. It will be well for the various agricultural societies to publish programmes without delay, as that will induce larger entry lists than if delayed. Jos. Cairn Simpson. At the Santa Rosa Stock Farm there is a young stallion which is destined to become the best ever owned at this well appointed place. He is called L. W. Russell ; his sire is the mighty Stamboul, 2:07i, the fastest representative of the Moor and Hambletonian cross, and his dam is tbe perfectly formed broodmare Bye Bye, by Nutwood ; second dam Rapi- dan (dam of Capt. Mac, 2:29), by Dictator ; third dam Madame Headley (dam of Expert Prince, 2:13A), by Edwin Forrest 851, etc. Bye Bye is a full sister to the handsomest and speediest Nutwood stallion living, Lockheart, 2:08i. L. W. Russell has seven yearlings on the farm that are out of mares of every kind of breeding, but one would never think so to see them, for a more uniform lot for size, color, style, conformation and trotting action is hard to surpass anywhere. John Rogers, the young man who was first assis- tant to tbe late John A. Goldsmith, is busily engaged hand- ling a string of horses on this farm, and in an interview said : "1 like to walk over to the paddock and look at those colts. They will bring fame to this farm and money to their owners. L. W. Russell is the handsomest Stamboul I ever saw, and I think I have seen everyone that was foaled in California; and besides being handsome, he is destined to be the fastest." Kate Morgan or Kate McDonough. When a long line of speedy and valuable descendants prove the inherent worth of so meritorious a mare as Kate Mor- gan, or as she was known by many, as Kate McDonough, it is of little account whether carping critics are willing or not to admit that such a mare was beyond doubt a well-bred one. In 1854, before the days of trotting horse registers, or of our "Patent Right Stud Book Compilers," Kate Morgan was taken from Decatur County, Iowa (where she was said to have been bred by a Mr. Kellogg) across tbe plains, by John McDaniel. She was brought into Rogue River Valley, just when Sailor Diggings and Althouse Creek were paying their best, and sold by Mr. McDaniel to James McDonough of , Willow Springs, Jackson County, Oregon. She was a dark bay mare with rather a plain head, but a magnificent, bold- looking eye, and a neck almost faultless in its symmetry. Kate Morgan was really a bonanza, as has been proven by her descendants, but Mr. McDonough was not so fortunately situated as to be personally benefited thereby. He drew heavy freight wagons to Crescent City some years, and at other times to Red Bluff, and [this meritorious mare spent most of her best years in a six-horse team. When tbe snow on the "Coast Mountains" had ended hauling for the season Kate Morgan would be ploughing the fields at Willow Springs, or toiling along the road to Jacksonville with heavy loads of cord-wood. In 1860 she was bred to Black Satin (son of Shingletail by Old Lennox), owned by James Cluggage, and in 1861 pro- duced Young Kate. Kate Morgan was bred to Vermont, son of Independence, in 1865, and produced what Oregon and California horsemen generally concede was Ella Lewis, 2:27. Upon that point I insert the copy of a letter from James McDonough : Jacksonville, Oee., May 31, 1896: Ctrus Ltjkens, Esq. : Dear Sir: I bred Kate to Vermont, and in 1S66, she had a filly foal, and that summer or fall it was stolen or otherwise lost from my range. Several years later Ella Lewis appeared in California, and was claimed to be by Vermont, and bred in Josephine Co., near my farm. As there had been no other mare bred to Vermont that could fill the requirements and judging from the family resemblance, it began to be generally asserted that Ella Lewis was my colt. I have never seen her and do not know. Black Satin was owned here by James Cluggage. now deceased, and Satin was by Shingletail, son of Old Lennox, The dam of Black Satin was a running mare brought from Kentucky by a Dr. Brooks. Do not know her breeding. Very truly yoors, (Signed) Jailes McDonough. The produce of Kate Morgan (or McDonongh) appears to have been as follows : 1860, Satinet by Black Satin; 1861, Young Kate by Black Satin; 1862, Dixie by Black Satin; 1865, horse colt by Vermont, died; 1866. Ella Lewis by Ver- mont; 1867, Mountain Boy bv Vermont; 1868, Barnev (W.), 2:25, by Mike; 1869, Nellie by Mike; 1870, Plymail (sire of dam of Seymour Wilkes, 2:08£), by Mike, Tampoon by Mike. Kate Morgan died about 1881. The produce of Young Kate (foaled 1*61) was : 1865, Rib- bons by Vermont; 1866, Jake by Old Jake; 1867, Billy by McCIendon Horse; 1868, Dick by Mike; 1869,Selim by Mike; 1870, Msjor bv Mike; 1871, Bid by Black Pilot; 1V72, horse colt, dead; 1875, Maud by Mike; 1876, Mary bv Mike; 1877, Amanda by Scamperdown; 1878, Orphan by Scamperdown, son of the thoroughbred horse Norfolk. The produce of RibbonB (foaled 1865), was : 1868, Catch Colt; 1869, horse colt by Mike, died ; 1871, Black Dick by Black Pilot ; 1875, Nellv Kohler by Mike; 1878, Lady W. by Ophir; 1879, Sleepy Kate by Mike; 1880, Betsey Jane by Altamont; 1881, Lady Beach by Altamont; 1882, Susie Haw- kins by Altamont ; 1883, Aggie V. by Swadnote ; 1884, colt by Koscoe; 1885, colt by Roscoe. The Vermont mentioned above is No. 322 in Vol. 2, a son of Independence by Hill's Vermont Black Hawk. Mike is No. 340 i, a son of Vermont that was owned by David Per* ringer in Jackson Co., Oregon. Altamont is No. 3000. Ophir is the sire of Bob, the dam of Klamath, 2:07$. In the resume of tbe above we have Kate Morgan as the dam of Barney (W.) 2:25 J, at Oakland, Cal., November 9, 1878, and the acknowledged dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, who was the dam of the fast pacing wonder SaLdin 2:05|. Kate Morgan's daughter, Young Kate, produced Maud, dam of Alta, 2:23}, Salem, Ore., September 17, 1890, and Amanda, dam of Stemwinder, 2:25}, Salem, Ore., September 16, 18S9. Kate Morgan's granddaughter, Ribbons, produced Nelly Kohler, who won a public record of 2:33 at Yreka, Cal., October, 1890, and was the dam of Tybalt, record 2:27}, also produced Lady W. (by Ophir), record 2:33, at Yreka, Cal., and Sleepy Kate, dam of Altena, record 2:26J, Salem, Ore., Sept. 18,1889. The foregoing history, covering a period of more than forty years, proves once more the value of good breeding and should be convincing proof to those know-it-all, higher critics, who are always quoting some ca=e not to be found among tbe historical accounts of trotting horse history, which simply shows their conceited ignorance and proves nothing. Although the history of Kate Morgan is given to the pub- lic now only for the first time, there is no chance left for anyone to say that she was not a meritorious animal. That the came "Morgan '' came with her across the plain from Decatur Co., Iowa, to the RockyMouctain slope in 1854, makes it reasonable that she was a descendant from that fam- ily, the same as Mrs. Caudle was. Kate Morgan is herein shown to have been an important factor among speed pro- ducing animals, somewhat like that of the mare Mrs. Caudle, the dam of Ericsson and grandam of Clark Chief. — Cyrus Lckens in Trotter and Pacer. Right to the Point. Dr. P. M. Drain of Alexandria, Tenn., writes : "I removed two splints with a few applications of Quinn's Ointment, without leaving any scar or rough hair, I take pleasure in recommending it to horse owners for splints, puffs, etc." If you desire a first-class article use Quinn's Ointment; price $150 per package. If you cannot obtain from druegist or dealer, address W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. For sale in San Francisco, by J. A. McKerron, 203 Mason street, also of J. O'Kane, Market street. Don't fail to use it for a trial. * Cheyenne, Wyo., April 3, 1895. I used DeHuy'e Bamoline on a horse that had a set-fast in the neck. It took it out and healed the wound in ten days. Lot:. Mines. 212 ©ijc $$veei>ev arti> &p&vt$m.ccn* [April 3, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE STJLK.Y. Mru> Knox is hooking a number of fine mares to Dadley 2:14 in and around Haywards. Geo. Gray 13 handling abigstriogof trotters and pacers at Ibe Meek place, near Haywards. That grand looking mare Flora M., 2:15, by Richard's Elector, has been bred to Allamont. Dr. J. B. Orvis cf Stockton has a splendid filly by Silver Bow 2:16 out of Alma by Almont Rattler. Waff. Murray has a Diablo colt out of a mare by Stein- way, that will be in the front rank this year. King Altamont is one cf the very best green pacers in tbe north, and is by Altamont out of the dam of Klamath, 2:07J. Princew\.y, a fast youns trotter by Steinway, out of the dim of Derby Princess 2:111, will beoutin John Splan's staole this year. J. Malcxm Forbes ofiered a long price for Abdell, 2:23, tbe yearling champion trotter; but Mrs. Stanford refused to sell at any price. Wilton Gbecnway, the capable young trainer of Havre de Grace, Md., has in his stable a brother to Oro Wilkes, 2:11, by Sable Wilkes. Abyssinian, by Mambrino Wilkes, trie property of the Kamage Brothers, Havwards, has dropped a tine Diablo colt. The youngster is a grandly made one. F. D. Stout, of Dubuque, Iowa, who owned Nutwood, 2:18^, made a good purchase when the secured Express, by Advertiser, out of Estner, for $850, at tbe Palo Alto Bale. Horse business is booming at Pleasanton. Messrs. Salis- bury, Griffiths, McDowell, Hickok, Keating, Neal, Murray, McMauus, Sutherland and a few oltiers keep the track hot. Margaret Worth, 2:17}, and Fanadma, a four-year-old filly by Eros were taken from here to Napa last Saturday by Howard L. Franklin, who will handle both again this sea- son. J. W. Privett, of Portland, Or., is jogging his green pacer Greeting, by Sable Wilkes 2:18, out of Warwick Maid ^tbe dam of Prince Warwick, trial 2:15, Warwick Medium, 2:21* M. L. Howard will have his Waldstein four-year-old colt, out of the dam of Erice McNeil and Sadie Moor, worked this year. He was handled as a yearling and showed very fast speed. Det Bigelow is at Walnut Grove Stock Farm preparing a good string of trotters and pacers for this season's cam- paigning. He is prepared to handle a few more at a reason- able price. If the Appropriation Bill becomes a law, we advise all owners of good, well-bred trotters and pacers which they wish to dispose of, to advertise them in the Breeder and Sportsman. Adabel, by Advertiser — Beautiful" Bells, sold for $1,025; Elsinor, by Azmoor — Elsie, for $700, and Ela, by Altivo, out of Elaine, 2:20, sold for $500, the average of these three year- lings was $741. The average price received for the Palo Alto horses was $309. A number brought ridiculously low prices. Cause : market overstocked, buyers limited and the sale being held too late in the year. Do not forget the fact that entries for the Montana races will close next Saturday, April 10. See the splendid purses and liberal terms offered. Manager Tipton writes that six men will be allowed to each car. The Kentucky futurity stake for foals of 1897 to be trotted in 1899 and 19U0 closed March 16. Three hundred and nineteen entries had been received by the day of closing and ae many more were expected by tbe latter mails. There were over twenty youug trotters and pacers sold from tbe Oakwood Park Stock Farm since ihe last race meet- ing and the average price received for them was $360. The Steinways and Chas. Derbys are liked by all seekers after game race horses. La st year was the great season for the pacing brigade : John R. Gentry, 2:00J; Rjbert J., 2:ulJ; Star Pointer, 2:02$, were among the pbeooms, but tbe trotting record of Alix, 2:03$ and stallion record of Directum, 2:05}, stands un- approached in 1896. Charles Scott, superintendent in charge, 6ays he will begin next Monday putting the Napa race track in condition for the speed contests to be held this season. Among the horses now kept in the stable at the track is Billy G. who has a pacing record of 2:15. At Geo. H. Fox's farm, Clements, there is a four-year-old mare called Free Silver, that may be seen at tbe races this year. She is as handsome as all those which have Silver Bow 2:16 for a sire, and as for speed, Bhe is out of a sister to Iago, 2:11. That is sufficient to mention now. Ex pRFsrDENT Clevkland's fall brother to Azote, 2:04:), Hoes farm work in New York for his board. — Exchange. [There is another full brother at Palo Alto 8tock Farm that will never have to do farm work, but will make every con- testant he meets in a race work had to beat him] Henry K. Khone of Rhone, Mesa county, suggests the follow ng remedy for the heaves : "1 had two horses which got the heaves from eating musty hay. One wag very bad, I bought ten cents worth of powdered assafcetida and gave a tea*- tonful every morning in their oats. When it was all the horses were well and have not had a sign of it Major Jacob Downing, a prominent horse breeder city, Bays that two or three grains of assafcetida taken Uy in capsules will soon, care the worst case of grippe e human family. Robert Bonner Btates in his catalogue recently issued, that he has expended about $600,000 for horses, but that to those friends who have criticized him for having paid so much money, we may be pardoned for saying that he has given away a much larger sum than that for religious and benevolent purposes. Since A. B Spreckels resigned as President of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club he is taking a greater interest in his trot- ting stock. Should we have district fairs this year it would not surprise us if he made a number of entries from Mb ranks of Dexter Princes, Aptos Wilkes and Cupids. He has some crackerjacks among them. J. B. Iverson is the proud possessor of a fine filly, foaled Tuesday morning out cf Kentucky B^lle and 6ired by Eu- geneer. This mare is also the dam of Mr, Iverson's fast trotter, Prince Gift, sired by Good Gift, one of the stallions that the late Governor Stanford exchanged for Rus6ion Or- lcff trotters —Salinas Journal. The Vallejo Driving Park Association has decided to in- corporate. A committee consisting of James McCauley, John R. Whittaker, and W. D. Pennycook have been ap- pointed to complete the necessary details. There ia some talk of cutting up the track into one and five-acre lots and selling them. — Vallejo News. This office has been besieged all week by inquirers from all parts of California who seemed to have an idea that we knew Gov. Budd would sign the Appropriation Bill for District Fairs. Numeroui telegrams were sent from our most prominent citizens asking the Governor to make that bill a law every day this week. House & Lebie, of Portland, Or., have sold their Alta- mont stallion Alro, to W. R, Popperwell, of Fossil, Oregon. Alro is a black horse foaled in 1S90, sired by Altamont 3600 ; first dam by Rockwood 1467 ; second dam (dam of Pearl Fisher, 2:18}), by Kisbar 1273; third dam by Path- finder 10971; fourth dam (dam of Blackwood, 2:21), by Billy Jackson Horse. Mb. J. N. Stower, of Plattsburg, N. Y„ has a four-year- old filly, sired by Mazatlan, 2:26|, out of the gray mare Ar- row's Sister, by A. W, Richmond. This filly was broken to harness the past winter, and shows a beautiful gait and re- markable speed. Arrow's Sister is the dam of the black geld- ing Elance, by Lancelot, 2:23, that won such an enviable rep- utation in the ice races of this last winter. The trainers are taking up their quarters at the tracks of their choice. A successful one recently remarked : "The first thing I do after I am once located at the track is to get a veterinary dentist to examine the horses and see that their mouths are in good condition, as no horse with a bad mouth will act well." So far so good, but the trainer should select a duly qualified dentist such as Dr. I. Barker Dalziel whose advertisement appeals in this issue. Bowerman Bbos., of Lexington, Ky., have sold to Pat chen Wilkes Stock Farm the brown mare Scourine, 2:18}, at three years, foaled 1892, by Wilton, dam Mamie, by Star Almont. 6he will be bred to Onward. Also the following : Bay filly by Guy Wilkes, dam Eva, by Sultan; bay mare, six years old, by Guy Wilkes, dam Eva, by Sultan ; bay mare, five yeard old, by Guy Wilkes, dam Eva. All of the above will be bred to the Patchen Wilkes Farm stallions. The fastest pacer foaled in Humboldt county is Lady Waldstein, 2:15, by Waldstein; the faste°t trotter, Humboldt Maid, 2:17, by Waldstein; the fastest yearling. Samea, 2:41, by Ira, though Brice McNeil, by Dudley, has a yearling rec ord of 2:41 15; fastest pacing yearling, Trilby, one half mile in 1:15, by Dudley; fastest two-year-old in race, Swift Bird, 2:32$, by Waldstein ; fastest three-year-old, Humboldt Maid, 2:25; fastest four-year-old, Lady Mac, 2:lyj, by Ira. — Rohnerville Herald. A prominent breeder who lives in the San Joaquin val- ley says : "Diablo, 2:09}, in his three-year-old form, was bred to a few mares, but they were all of obscure breeding, and Mr. Murray, while proud to hear from them, felt that it would not pay to spend money on them. In his four year-old form Diablo was bred to some[fine mares, and the colts now three-year-olds are cdl good ; no one who owns a Diablo is disappointed, and I look for him to make a greater reputa- tion as a sire than any young horse in California." American Trotting Association, Secretary's OflBce, Chicago, 111., March 27, 1897 : Notice is hereby gipen that the next regular meeting of the Board of Appeals of the American Trotting Association will be held at the Audito- rium Hotel, Chicago, Tuesday, May 4, 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the transaction of such business as uiav prcp?rly be presented to the Board for its consideration. All new applications and written evidence must be received at this office not later than April 20, 1897 — J. H. Steiner, Secretary. Dr Dunn, of Oakland, was a visitor at Jas. Sutherland's farmjnear Pleasanlon to see a new arrival he was expecting His delight knew no bounds when, with Chas. A. Durfee, the youogster was 6een to be a filly and as near perfect as a foal could be. She was sired by McKinney 2:11}, out of Fonta- nita by Anievola 2:19}, second dam Fontana (dam of Silas Skinner 2:17 elc). It did not take long for this lover of a good horse to book the mare to McKinney again for this year. Mr. Durfee says he does not believe he ever saw a finer foal. Joe Rea, the Danville trainer, whoso saccessfully cam- paigned Lottie Lorine 2:05$ and Emma Oftiilt 2:11} in 1896 and who has a national reputation as trainer and driver, has signed a contract to handle the colts on Marcus Daly's Bitter Root Farm, at Hamilton, Montana, this season. He will also have in charge Ed Tipton's pair — the good colt Baronade, by Baron Wilkes, out of Lemonade, and Ettie Baron, by Baron Wilkes, dam Nannie Etticoat — that are most promising youngsters. Ben Kenney will have charge of a few of the Daly youngsters, which he will prepare over the Lexington track for a number of rich Blakes in which they are engaged. In addition to China Silk 2:16}, who J was last year a great two-year-old fillv, Kenney will train I Wilderness, brother to Practical (3) 2:19} beiog by Prodi- 1 gal, out of Fanny Witherspoon 2:16}; Red Tape, two-year- | old Bister to China Silk; Redivivia, a two-year-old filly by i Prodigal, out of Red Cherry 2:14$; Postmaster, two year- j old brother to Journeyman (2) 2:21$, and Limerick, a two- year-old by Prodigal, out of Annie Wilton, by Wilton. Wm. B. Faug and Samuel Gatnble have been visiting our i leading stock farms. They were at the Oakwood Park Stock j Farm last Saturday, and after inspecting the horses there had Mr. Bovd, the proprietor, place a price on fourteen head. It would not surprise us if they were sold to Mr. Fasig, for there are few better judges of conformation in America than he. Since bis arrival be has been kept busy. He will visit Pleasanton and Geo. H. Fox's farm near Clem- ents, where the handsome stallion, Silver Bow 2:16, and some grand-looking colts and fillies are. The well-bred pacing mare, California Maid, by Waldstein, owned by Underwood & Perrott of Rohnerville, Cal., foaled a fine colt March 13. This filly won two races and showed ability to pace in 2:20, and as the sire of the colt is Dudley, that it should be a side-wheeler is not strange. In fact its locomotion is always and entirely after the lateral fashion. The second dam is Gertrude, by the Moor; third dam Kate Tabor, by Mambrino Messenger ; fourth dam by Messenger. It will be seen by this that th*a youngster has a royal inheri- tance, being closely related to many of the greatest celebri- ties of the turf. The following is the tenor of a dispatch from Lexington dated the 15th: Capt. J. B. Treacy, the turfman and trot- ting horse breeder, was knocked senseless in the Circuit Court late this afternoon Iby Col. Robert A. Thornton, brother-in-law of Gen. W. F. Draper. Col. Thornton was arguing for his mother-in-law, Mrs. Preston, who is trying to dispossess Treacy of the Ashland Park Stock Farm. Treacy took offense at something Thornton said and started toward him in a threatening manner. Thornton grabbed a cane from another lawyer and struck Treacy a terrible blow on the head. Treacy was removed to his home. Both men were placed under $5,000 bonds to keep the peace. Mb. C. X. Larabee, of Fairhaven, Wash., and proprie- tor of Brooknook Stock Farm, Montana, spent a few days in Portland, Or., this week, and while here he purchased a pair of Altamont mares, which he will have senL to him at his home and will use them this season for a driving team, but they will eventually find their way to the breeding ranks of his stock farm, as they are both well-bred on their dam's side, and Mr. Larabee is a firm believer in the blood of Al- tamont. Mr. Larabee has recently returned from a visit East and thinks the outlook for good horses is very bright. He is potting 34 bead of five-years-olds in condition and will ship them to his agent in Vermont about the middle of May. He will have over 100 foals drop this spring, and from this time on will continue to increase that number. Manager Ed. A. Tipton, left for Montana last Satur- day. In a conversation previous to his departure, speaking of game horses, he said : "That horse Welcome is, to my mind, the most wonderful stallion I ever Baw. He had Andy Mc Dowell up behind him at Butte and W. H. Stimpson was driving Del Norte. From the three-quarter pole it was a case of which driver could whip the harder and which stallion would quit. Nose and nose the game horses came down within about ten yards of the wire when Andy began to lift and whip his horre and landed him a winner. Anyone would naturally think, now, that horse is done for, he will not race a little bit after tbat drive, but he did, he came out the next heat and raced even better; and every time Andy called upon him he responded. He surprised every- one in Montana and if he does not make a great sire I will be disappointed." There were nine sires who had twenty or more perform- ers credited with winning heats in standard time during 1896. Alcantara leads with twenty-eight; Onward and Gambetta Wilkes have each twenty-four ; Simmons and Sphinx each twenty-three ; Bourbon Wilkes and Pilot Me- dium each twenty two ; Baron Wilkes and Sidney each twenty. It will be noticed that six of the nine are sons of George Wilkes. This rs in marked contrast to the respec- tive positions of the leading sires the year previous. At the close of 1S95 there were but six sires with twenty or more performers with winning heats doring the year within the standard line. Bed Wilkes was in the lead with forty-one ; Onward in easy second position with thirty-eight ; Alcantara had twenty-eight ; Gambetta Wilkes twenty-six; Nutwood twenty-three, and Pilot Mediu-ja twenty-two. Red Wilkes and Nutwood were the ones to drop back, while five younger Bires, Sphinx, Simmonp, Bourbon Wilkes, Baron WilkeB and Sidney, stepped to tbe front. The local horsemen are anxious that the directors of the Marvsville Jockey Club call a meeting and fix the date for holding the spring meeting. There is a surplus from the laBt meeting and it will not be a difficult matter to raise a sufficient amount, which added to the money on hand, will give at least three days' good racing. Tbe horsemen have never been sv enthusiastic about holding a meeting as at the present time.for there are a number of horses in this district, which can be put into training at once, as they have wintered well. Biliy Hogoboom is working a large string for D. E. Knight, and Suel Harris has several from two years up. John McAlpin has a speedy three-year-old Don Lowell colt. There are several speedy youog Falones at exercise in the Linda track. They are beine looked after by a careful and experienced trainer. The fact that there may be a fall meet- ing this year should not prevent a spring meeting being held, as the money was subscribed for that purpose. The sooner the directors meet the better. — Marysville Appeal. In Volume II of the Year Book, the pacer Solano is cred- ited with a record of 2:25, but with an untraced pedigree In tbe Palo Alto catalogue for 1S97 Solano is credited to Elec- tioneer, and in the Year Book for 1896. Volume 12, he if credited lo Electioneer in the summary of a race paced at Vacaville. California. Inquiry of Superintendent Corey elicits the irformation that Solano is undoubtedly by Elec- tioneer, and a very well-bred pacer at tbat. His dam is Isroa. by General Benton, second dam Irene, by Mohawk Chief, third dam Laura Keene, by Hambletonian 10 So- lano was originally a trotter, but got a little sore in front and went to pacing of his own accord. He was then sold to a conductor on the Vacaville railroad and by him put 10 rac- ing in a small way. He took a record of 2:25, about which there is no dispute, and he sbouldsurely be credited to his Bire in the Year Book. Electioneeer has, therefore, two pacers in the list instead of one, but both were natural trot- terB tbat succumbed to the vicissitudes of training and took to pacing of their own accord as the best way out of a bad fix. AfRtL 8, 1897J e gree&^tr cmb gtportetttt**** 21a THE SADDLE. David has been entered' in the stake races in Montana. H. H. Hunn will go East next week with Ferrier and Formal. Maceo shows little signs of recovering from the rheuma- tism that attacked him last year. Walter ("Pop") Weayer will act as timer at Ingleside, vice R. J. Havey, reappointed starter. R. Van Beunt has sold his fast but unlucky horse Cabrillo to Pat Dunne. Consideration private. Tampa and Gold Dollar, California-bred, won races at Iron Hill on the 20th of March, and won easily too. Jockey Bob Isom leaves May 1st for Louisville, Ky. He expects to have a mount in the rich Kentucky Derby. Schnitz showed that his long let-up had done him a world of good. He led his field in the second race for over six fui longs. Winged Faiby, the full sister to Applegate and Winged Foot, who is to run in McCafierty's colors, is highly spoken of by turf critics. The story goes that the Applegate syndicate ia to add the Lexington track to its possessions through the settlement of the Green mortgage. The young Mo/ellos have won eight races since the season opened up. This is a wonderful showing for a sire thus early in the season. The Spreckels string will not go to Montana after all, and, in consequence, Galen Brown will not take Libertine to either Anaconda or Butte. J. C. Bsonneb, a genial young man who has made a host of friends here, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Pacific CoBBt Jockey Club. Charles M. Green of St. Louis, holder of $30,000 bonds of the Kentucky Racing Association, is seeking to enforce a lien on the association's costly property. Maj. B. G. Thomas, of Lexmgion, Ky., has lost a prom- ising tilly by Himyar — Madam Julie. She fell and broke her neck while playing in the uaddock. Clayton Raymond, a rider born in California, leaves for Sydney, N. 8. W., on tne Mariposa. He goes to accpt au engagement with an Australian turfman. Lovelight, the grandly-bred young mare by Racine, dam imp. Flirt, has a bay colt at the Hobart ranch by Blight Phoebus, the Realization winner. Theodore Winters, the famous breeder and turfman that owns £1 Rio Rey, Marlon and other equine celebrities, attended the races at ingleside Wednesday. The Burns & Waterhouse stable that will make the East- ern campaign is to be shipped East in the middle cf April. It will contain nothing but two and three-year. olds. David Gideon's horses, under Jack Joyner's care, win- tered at Morris Park, where Wasteful, by Henry of Navarre — Squander, is said to have shown remarkably well. The track record for seven furlongs at New Orleans is held by the California-bred horse, Duke of Milpitas. It was made in 1893, in 1:27 J, with 122 pounds in the saddle. Emperor, the stallion so long associated with Pierre Lo- rillard's Rancocas stud, has been "swapped" fir two brood- mares to F. D. Weir, ot the pleasant Valley Stock Farm, in New Jersey. Yankee Doodle is of no account these days. He blew up Wednesday when he had gone four and a half furlongs, and was beaten eleven lengths in 1:43 for the mile. Once Doodle could run a mile very close to 1:40. W. A. Keefer, the missing mining man. was a great lover of equine sports, and a little over a year ago purchased several high-priced yearlings, which he subsequently sold to W. 8. Hobart for just what he had paid for them. H. D. ("Curly") Brown is tc be the starter at Newport, Ky., where J. J. Burke officiates as presiding judge. It's dollars to doughnuts "Curly" will stir up a sensation of some sort for the newspaper boys before the meeting comes to an end. Col. Pate has shipped his recent purchases to the City of Mexico. We predict that in five years' time Mexico will be a Mecca for racing men. The government is establishing a stock farm and trying to put racing in that country on a good basis. In Marcus Daly's stable, from Bitter Root Farm, Mon- tana, are imp. Blaek Cap, the half-sister to last season's Futurity winner, Ogden, a black filly by Royal Hampton — Oriole, and the Tammany colls, Grand Sachem, Greenback II., Amazonian, Makallah and Open Doors. Col. Bob Pate has purchased thirteen horses to take to .ne City of Mexico to race, and his recent buys were 8epoy and Scimitar of '"Curley" Shields, Let Me See and Gamecock of Stanislaus county parties, Arno of Mrs. T. Butler, Bram- etta for $200 of D 10 Honig Raad Runner ought to be a good horse for that warm climate. The bookmakes and gamblers are making a bitter fight lo have the Breeders' bill, as it is called, voted by Governor Stephens. The bill provides that no track shall have races for more than ninety days during the year. It prohibits night racing and so defines legitimate tracks as to bar out the merry-go-round entirely. — St. Louis dispatch, March 31. New Orleans (La.), March 31.— The famous suit of Jockey Joe Scherrer against Dave Gideon, the well-known Eastern horseman, was to have come up for trial in the United States District Court to-day but before it was reached a compromise was effected between the parties, Gideon pay- ing to the injured jockey $900 in addition to assuming the costs of the case. The Sinner is one of the worst "dogs" our race-goerB have ever gazed upon If anything can just carry him a quarter of a mile at a good clip he'll bark, "Take it." Robt, I. Orb has one of the most promising colts so far develcped this year in this country. The little fellow is only a yearling and is now showing quarters in 47. He is by Pacheco Wilkes and Bob has several other good ones on his ranch. The colt referred to is entered in the two-year-old stakes at Salinas. — Hollister Bee. Recreation, the Morello-Picnic filly that won the Ull- man Slakes Saturday, is pronounced by good judges the best two-year-old that has thus far appeared in public in Califor- nia. She was really giving The Cheat four pounds, and got away sixth, he second. The time, 0:55 at four and a half furlongs, over a slow track, is good in any country. Fred Tabal will report for duty at Cape Charles next week, where Matt Byrnes is training the Marcus Daly string. Taral is in good condition, having ridden from ten to twenty miles nearly every day. He had a good saddle horse, but when he feels his liver needs shaking up he goes astride of an old trotter that bounces him about in the saddle a bit. Boanerges, a Spendthrift colt owned by W. and A. Mc- Guignan, won the Arkansas Derby, one mile, with ease yes- terday, Burlesque second, and Arlington third. Time, 1:46. It was the first day of the Little Rock races, and the track was very heavy. Two horses well known to our race goers ran there — >ligo, who finished second, and Ferris Hartman third. Pittsburg Phil (George E. Smith) bade his many friends here good-bye and left for New York on Saturday night. The famous plunger is about $15,000 loser in the past two weeks. Up to that time he was about even. The defeat of Iostallator by Salvation a few days ago cost "Phil" over $4,000, and be did not believe he could beat the game in San Francisco. Jcst before the first race Wednesday the jockeys assembled in the jodges' stand and presented Starter Dick Havey with a gold stop-vratch and chain, suitably inscribed. Captain Rees made the presentation speech on behalf of the jockeys. The starter thanked the jockeys for Iheir token of esteem and good will. The watch is an elegant one, and Dick should feel mighty proud. Jiaras McCormick is in splendid health. He is up about his home in Brooklyn. His mind is perfectly clear. In the light of such a siege of siceness his friends feared that his mind might be impaired. But all apprehension has been happily removed. Jimmy takes a rub-down every morning, and his appetite is first-rate. The climate is such that he baa to stay indoors yet. — Evening Bulletin. If breeding counts, La Maroma, a starter in the second race Thursday, Buould be almost invincible on the turf, she being by Emperor of Norfolk, king of the American turf, from Los Angelee, who divided the crown with Firenzi. However, the daughter of king and queen finished up fifth in a field of twelve. She is a good looker, and many a clinker has made a poor showing "first time out." With the reappointment of Dick Hsvey as starter confi- dence seems to have returned to the speculative division, and it would be another good hit for the P. C. J. C. folks to allow the use of a recall flag. Thousands of dollars were burned op Wednesday by not having a recall, Veragua and Yemen, favorites in their respective races, being left standing, to the consternation and disgust of their many backers. There were 6ix races at Iron Hill, Md., on the 24th inst , and no less than four of the winneis were California- bred, as follows : Te Ko (by Salvator — Electra), Gold Dollar (by Sir Modred— Trade Dollai), Juliet (by Sir Mcdred— Jewelry) and Gonzalez (by imp. Cheviot — Carrie C). Three of these were bred at Rancho del Paso, the other (Gonzalez) at the San Simeon rancho of the late Senator George Hearst. J. H. ("Curly") Shields has sold to Ed. Ryan, brother of Tom Ryan, owner of Tartarian et al., the brown three- year-old colt Howard S., by imp. Whistle Jacket — Z^lica, by Virgil. The consideration was not made public, but it must have been a good one, for the brown colt is considered to be about the best of his age here over a distance of ground and to have a royal chance to win the $5,000 California Derby next Saturday. A. Nickells has sold the record-breaker, Mamie Scott, to W. B. Knight, of Humbolt County, the man that originally had an interest in the mare. She will be bred. Mamie broke down in her 6tifle in last Saturday's race, in which she fin- ished up third. Mr. Nickells J.binks she would assuredly have won but for the break-down, for she was simply galloping out in front of her field. She held the seven and a half furlong record, 1:33}, made at Bay District track. The libel suit of Jockey Scherrer against David Gideon for $10,000 was compromised to-day, Gideon paving $950 and tbe cost. The suit grew out of the Valet-Campania races last winter on which Gideon lost heavily and openly charged Scherrer with pulling the horse on which he had bet. John W. Schorr arrived here to-day, bringing Meadow- thorpe, who i3 a certain starter in the Derby. — New Orleans dispatch to Daily Racing Form, March 25. The mare L'Abbesse de Joaarre, who w n the Oaks ie 18S9, recently died in England in giving birth to a colt by Isinglass. The colt died in foaling and the mare succumbed. The mare's win in the Oaks was a surprise to her owner, Lord Randolph Churchill, for so little did he think of her chances that he did not go to Epsom to see her run. The loss of the colt by Isinglass is a great one, for he would have been worth at least $10,000 had he lived. "Virginia" Bbadlet has parted with the star of his string, the great American trolly car, Sir John. He sold him on Saturday to Val Fisher for $400. Sir John passes out of Bradley's hands with a record. He started 44 times at the meeting, under all kinds of weights from 90 pounds to liO; over all distances from three-quarters of a mile to a mile and a quarter, and in all kinds of going, from flinty hardness to triple X mud. and he is still as sound as an iron gate po3t. Out of his 44 starts he won two races, one of them at 60 to 1 in the bettiog. Bradley's reason for selling him was — well — was the $400. — New Orleans Daily Item. Recreation ia another winner destined to keep the mem- ory of great Morello green. The coif is well-named, too. being from Picnic. The last-named was a more than ordi- nary racer by the dead imp. Mr. Pickwick, sire of Dobbins, Phoenix, Sligo, Picknicker and many other good ones. The Queen City Jockev Club (Newport, Ky ) meeting begins April 1st. Its stake dates hove been assigned by that excellent official, J. Gratz Hanly, as follows: Butterflies Stakes. April 1; Maiden Stakes, April 3; Domino Stakes, April 7; Queen City Oaks, April 10 ; Nelson Stakes, April 14; Kentucky Stakes, April 17; Ohio Valley Stakes, April 21; Wiedemann Brewing Stakes, April 24; Blue Ribbon Stakes, April 21; Ft. Thomas Handicap, May 1. Mobellito, winner of the 6econd race Tuesday, was bred by the Willman Bros., who have a ranch at Newman, Stan- islaus County. They own his dam, Mies Cromwell (son of Lodi and Annette, by Lexingtoo), and also the dam cf Rey del Bandidos (Emma Collier, by Duke of Norfolk). Though they did not see the brown colt win Tuesday, it is under- stood a good commission was placed for them. Matt Storn, trainer of Morellito, was confident of his success yesterday, and was naturally much pleased at the result, especially as the son of Morello was conceding weight to everything in the race. The Burns & Waterhouse colt,Candelnria, is credited with working out one and one fourth miles in 2:09 flat, which is the best showing thus far made by any of the California Derby candidates. It looks now as if the Derby field next Saturday would be made up as follows : Good Times, Howard S., Lincoln, Scarf Pin, Candelaria, Caspar.The Roman,Grey- hurst, Estaca and Lumina. Barney Schrieber Wednesday an- nounced that Aquinas would not be a starter, but he pur- chased Greyhurst from Tommy Griffin and will doubtless start the half brother to Braw Scot, if he can make satisfac- tory arrangements with Ab Stemler, who originally nomi- nated the colt for the Derby. Lumina came out of her last rase a little sore and theie is no certainty that she will start. Tbe need of a recall flag at Ingleside becomes more ap- parent every day, and we hope to see tLe directors, like sen- sible men, recede from their position and accede to the de- mands of the vast majority of race-goers, who are most cer- tainly in favor of the use of a recall flag in connection with the starting gate. Wednesday two favorites, played for thou- sands of dollars, were left standing at the post, their backers receiving no run for their money. It is the feeling that one is going to ''get a run for his money" that makes the sport popular. Uncertainly, lack of confidence, injures any sport or any business. A rumor that a bank is in a shaky condi- tion causes a run and often ruins the institution. While the recall flag may cause some delay at the post, it is better to wait a few minutes than to see your horse left standing at the post and have no "run for your money." Racing will begin across the State line in Indiana on Thursday, April loth. The programme of race conditions for the first week will be ready for distribution on or before April 1st. Owing to the loss of stabling by fire last summer the number of stalls about the course is less than 800, and horsemen are hereby notified that no assignments of space will be made except upon application accepted by the secre- tary. Tbe purses will be liberal, and judging from tbe class of owners who have already applied for stalls the meeting will open with sport of high class. Nest week the work of preparing the course for racing will begin, giving horse- men sufficient time for exercising over the track before the opening. Several of the leading California stables have an- nounced their coming with this meeting as the beginning of their spring campaign. This with southern shipments and the aprearance of local strings should furnish the basis of a successful season. The announcement of a special train ser- vice will be made in due time. — M. NATHiKSON, Sec'y, in Daily Racing Form. Following is a Dally Racing Form special from St. Louis, Mo., dated March 22 : The Missouri racing bill is cer- tain to become a law. It has passed both houses and is sure of Gov. Stephens' signature. It gives ninety days of racing to each track and prohibits foreign pooling and poolrooms. But it does not go into effect until ninety days after it is made complete by the Governor's signature. Consequently the Missouri poolrooms will run until the end of June. Tbe poolroom men think that in the light of recent decisions by the Missouri courts the bill is unconstitutional and will test it. The measure does away with night racing and prohibits over ninety days of racing at any one track. Bookmakers are to be licensed at the rate of $4 per day, and the entire regulation of the sport is placed in the control of a State Racing Commission to consist of the Governor, State Treas- urer and State Auditor. The latter is outhorized to appoint deputies to collect the tax from the bookmakers. There is already talk of another mile track being constructed in St, Louis, but nothing definite has developed in connection with the matter as yet. The California Derby, one and ooe-quarter miles, to be run next Saturday, is attracting considerable attention among race-goers, and as several entered are of high class, it will un- doubtedly be a close and exciting race and bring out a big crowd. Following is a list of those almost certain to start, the weight they will carry andjtbejackey liktly to have the mount: Estaca, 122 pounds, W, Martin; Candelaria, 122 pounds, Thorpe; Howard S., 122 pounds, H. Martin or P. Eoos ; Good Times, 122 pounds, Cash Sloan ; Scarf Pin, 117 pounds, Tod Sloan; Lincoln II., 122 pounds, Shields; Lumina, 117 pounds, Piggolt; Vincitor, l*z2 pounds, Hen- nessy ; Caspar, 122 pounds, E. Jones; Aquinas, 119 pounds, Slaughter. Of these Howard S. has already run the distance in a race in 2:07|. Lincoln likes tbe route and will surely be in the hunt. Estaca is a much improved col', and with such a rider as Willie Martin in tbe saddle should be a factor in the race. Good Times, too, likes a race of this son, and if Aquinas goes to the post fit and well he won't be out of it altogether, especially if the going be heavy. Caspar would cut a big figure over a slow or muddy track, though we fancy the distance is not to his liking. It looks, then, as if on a drv track the race should be between Howard S., Lincoln, Estaca and Good Times, in the mud between Caspar, Aquinas, Estaca and Good Times. Tbe stake ($5,000) is valuable enough, in all conscience, to make the race one "for blood," $4,000 going to the first, $500 to the second, $300 to the third and $200 to the owner of the fourth horse. This giving money to even the owner of the fourth animal in the race should have a good effect. 214 &\je gveeii&e anb ^txid&tnIontn», 81. STMCTLT IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Laynq, 313 Bnsb St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Franoisoo, Saturday, April 3, 1897. also tbe State Library are on a^par with his ideas of disseminating knowledge. A dredger appropriation, or a deficiency bill that has been fought in every session of the Legislature for years, receives his approval, but a bill that would not add one-fifth of one per cent to the State taxes for the maintenance of district fairs is killed by one fell stroke of his bold pen. Two years ago we showed him up in his true colors and aroused considerable opposition among his friends thereby, but today, thanks to him and his pen, they are all thinking as we do, and hereafter they will agree that his name shall be "mud." The Montana Raoes. Stallions Advertised. ALBERT L.. 2:1514 L. Schaffer, Oakland ALTAMONT, 2:26% Jay Beach, Alameda BOODLE, 2:12J^ G. K. Hostetter & Co., San Jose CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. 2:09^ Wm. Murry, Pieasantou DUDLEY, 2:14 Milo Knox, Haywards EL BENTON. 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville GOSSIPER, 2:14?.£ Sonoma Stock Farm, Sonoma HAMBLETONIAN WILKES Green Meadow Farm. Santa Clara HART BOSWELL K. O'Grady, San Mateo JAMES MADISON, 2:17% J. M. Nelson. Alameda KOHLAN KING G, W. Stimpson, Oakland McKINNEY, 2:11U Chas. Durfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES, 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, IrviDgton ORO WILKES, 2:11 Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo PRINCE AIRLIE Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo ROBERT BASLER, 2:20 R. O. Newman, Visalia SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:08W Thos. Roche, Lakeville STEIN WAY, 2:25K '. Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville TOOTS - L. Schaffer, Oakland VIVA LA Maurice H. Lane. Oakland WALDSTEIN, 2:22J^ H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. TRUE BRITON R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento FLAMBEAU Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park RACINE Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park IMP. MARINER Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park HACKNEYS. GREEN'S EUFUS K. O'Grady, San Mateo Budd Knocks Out the District Pairs. "Praise Budd, from whom all blessings flow," This is the song that will be heard at every gathering of political heelers and pot-house politicians in this city hereafter. He had no hesitancy in signing his name to a dredger bill of $300,000 that was a benefit to a few interested land-owners along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. But the owners of the dredger and their friends must have had a pull with this Buddhist fakir, who, pretending to conduct the highest office in the gilt of the people of the State with economy, caters to a few rich corporations and destroys all the hopes and prospects of thousands of Jfarmers, vineyardists, Btock -raisers, manufacturers and businessmen in Cali- fornia. There never was a "bud of promise" like this, and we earnestly trust his "withering" in the eyes of the people will continue until he is lost sight of and be- comes but a putrid memory. Any farmer who ex- tends to him the glad hand of friendship should be os- tracized by his neighbors, budd made a living among them, was elected to Congress by tbem and their friends, and was placed in the gubernational chair by their votes, but he forgets all this when an opportunity comes for him to place his signature to a measure calculated to do them and the State at large some good. The narrow-minded, self-Bufficiency of jimbudd in carrying his personality into every measure coming before him from the Legislature is enough to arouse the most severe condemnation of the public. A friend of the farmers? A friend of labor? As well might Satan profess to be a friend of our Maker. " Let the public be damned " is his motto, aB evidenced by his veto of the appropriations for the several district fairs, as provided by the Legislature. He has justly earned the contempt of every agriculturist and stock-raiser in the State. He will be whipped from public place and power by every sentiment of justice and condemnation which can arise in the bosoms of an outraged and insulted public. He may think, in his weak and impoverished mind, that he has finally destroyed all the industries in this country, and he can laugh at the discomfiture of the people he injured the most, " but he laughs best who laughs last." His fate is sealed and his name, like that of his god. Orover Cleveland, will be held up to ridicule hereafter, Langr ge almost fails to express the contempt with poor, insignificant fakir is held by all taz- ' is vetoing of the Printing office bill ; and Owners of trotters and pacers will consult their own interests by reading carefully the conditions of the stakes offered by the Montana Circuit of 1897. Tin campaign will last fifty-four days, and purses and stakes to the amount of $150,000 will be divided. The advance list of stakes is very liberal in its conditions, as the full entry fee is only 5 per cent, and that is so divided that the heaviest payment is the starting fee. In the $1,500 stakes, the first payment is $10 on April 10th, or two-thirds of 1 per cent. The second is $15 on June 1st, or 1 per cent, while $50 is not^ required till the start. In the $1,000 stakes the payments are $10, $20 and $30. Owners can thus enter for a very small initial payment. Several of the stakes will be decided in mile heats, and in those, which are three in five, horses not winning a heat in three or making a dead heat, will be sent to the barn. The Anaconda meeting commences on June 26th and closes July 24th. The Butte meetings begin on July 27 and concludes on Aug. 28. The stakes for the Anaconda meeting are as follows: The Mountain and Valley Stake of $1,500, for trotters eligible to the 2:12 class; the Montana Hotel Prize Stake of $1,500, for trotters of the 2:21 class ; the China Silk Stakes of $1,000 is for three-year-old trotters. The Bitter Eoot Stake of $1,000, and the Oregon Stake of $1,000, are for pacers eligible to the 2:20 and the 2:35 classes. The Stakes for Butte include the Inter- Mountain Stake of $1,000, for the 2:17 trotting class; the Washington Stake, for the 2:27 class; the Green Stake, for the 2:40 class, and the Prospective Stake for three-year-old trotters and under, eligible to the 2:25 class; the Miners' Stake and the Bitter Boot Stake are for pacers eligible to the 2:12 and 2:20 pacing classes, while the Apprentice Stake is for three-year old pacers and under, eligible to the 2:40 class. These stakes are all $1,000 each. There is also the Hot Corn Stake of $1,500 for pacers eligible to the 2:07 class. In the division of the money the winner of a $1,500 stake gets as much as he would in a $1,000 purse, while in the $1,000 stakes he gets $700. In the $1,500 stakes the winner gets $1,000, the second $350 and the third $150, while in the $1,000 stakes the winner gets $700, the second $200 and the third $100. Under this system thejwinner gets a far larger share of the purse at a much less cost than under the regulation plan. At a later date a strong list of regular class purse races will be an- nounced, so that owners of stables will have nine weeks' racing without any costs of shipment. Manager Tipton has never before, in his long and successful career as a trotting track manager, produced a series of stakes with such liberal conditions to horsemen. Last year the fields were small, and every horse that lasted through the circuit that had any pretensions to speed won money. For nine weeks there is practically no freight to pay. Owners who like to back their horses will find a lively market, as speculation is almost unlimited. Every stake deserves to fill well. The Coming Dog Show. The greatest kennel show ever held in San Francisco will occupy Mechanics Pavilion May 19th to 22d, in- clusive. There is every indication that it will be a suc- cess, for the directors are working night and day to create an interest in it. The preliminary announcement appears in this issue, and all people interested in dogs of every breed will be pleased to hear that the prizes offered will far surpass any heretofore given at any show in this city or State. On the 8th of April, next Thursday, a number of roy- ally bred horses, the property of W. O. B. Macdonough, will be sold at Killip & Co.'s salesyard, including the following: Charles LeBel, by St. Carlo— imported Maiden Belle (dam of imp. Santa Bella); St Philip (a winner), by St. Carlo or Ormonde — Bessie W.; Socialist, by St. Carlo — Anarchy; Count of Flanders, by St. Carlo — imp. Countess Lagden ; Lord Marmion, by St. Carlo — Lady Marion ; St. Cuthbert, by St. Carlo — Santa Cruz, by X. X. ; Valencienne, by St. Carlo— Lib- bertifiibbet, by Bullion ; Tiger Lily, by St. Carlo — imp. Wendflower, by Peter, and ch c by imp. Sir Modred — Geneva. All of these are heavily engaged in stakes. A number of grand brood mares also to be disposed of, in- cluding Carrie M. (dam of Dancing Girl), by Hyder Ali; Charlotte (dam of Dinero), almost a full sister to the great Reform; Cousin Peggy (dam of the record-breaker, beautiful Geraldine); imp. Mary Anderson, by The Drum- mer— Dolly Varden ; Franchise (mother of Suffrage), by Hindoo; Mother Hubbard (dam of the excellent steeplechaser, E-iperance), by Rutherford; ch m, by Hanover — Bud, by Glen More and Smilax (a winner), by imp. Saxon (sire of Saxony and Commission.) The leading industry of California is the horse indus- try, but Gov. jimbudd thinks different, in his mind. It is secondary to a mud dredger. He signed a bill ap - propriating $300,000 of the people's money for one of these machines and refuses to sign a bill appropriating $58,000 a year to help the farmers and breeders, and encourage them to persevere in improving their stock, If he had not signed his favorite dredger bill there would be enough money in the State Treasury to keep the fairs up for five years. What a travesty on justice ! The Coney Island Jockey Club intends to give a num- ber of important and very valuable stakes for foals of 1897 to be run when the youngsters are three years old, entries to close July 15, 1897. The advertisement will appear in these columns soon, as many owners of foals will be anxious to make entries when they learn that the stake is worth $20,000 to the winner. The Appropriation Bill for the State Fair amounting to $35,000 was not overlooked by Gov. jimbudd; he signed it without any comment. Buddl Budderll Buddhist Ml Notwithstanding the surprising news that Governor jimbudd has vetoed the District Agricultural Fair Bill, which, as everyone knows, passed both houses almost unanimously, we have received numerous messages from breeders, saying : "We never had better prospects for better times in California. Tbe horse interests never looked brighter and we will hold race meetings this year, Budd, or no Budd." The blow was a hard one to bear, but when we consider the condition of the thing who delivered it and the haste with which he wants to sneak out of the State, there is not much left to be wondered at. He can do no more harm. He never will be Governor again, that's certain, and it is a question if he could be elected pound-master. He might try to fill the position of a shyster in a police court or sell patent rheumatic medicine on the corner, which he is better fitted for, but to be Governor, or Senator, bah ! In the course of a few weeks we shall see what can ! be done towardB getting up a good circuit in California. The RIVERSIDE Ladies' POLO Challenge Cup Last Time. CLUB. is Won for the The race for the above was run off at Riverside on March 26th at the Polo Club race track. This cup was presented by the ladies of Riverside in 1893, and was for ponies, one mile over six hurdles, a triple winner to keep the cup. On this occasion it was won by Mr. Waring for the third aod last time, by the help of Santa Clara, the polo pony, who carried 152 pounds (including a ten pounds penalty for a previous win) in 2:13£ od a track about five seconds slow. The track is nine-sixteenths of a mile, and the ponies, therefore, went nearly twice around. There was an entry of five, and though there was hardly any betting, probably Lady Peach, with Mr. Bettner up, was a slight favorite She was first over the first hurdle and went out with a good lead, pursued by Santa Clara, Salvacion and Nelly being well behind. At the first hurdle Red Jacket came down heavily, but Juan Fuentes made a great recov- ery, got on again, and though the othere were ai eighth of a mile or more away, went in pursuit and actually eventually came in second, the pony jumping well after his fall. As he came round to the stand the first time Fuentes was cheered by the spectators. Lady Peach led toQtbe fourth hurdle, where Bhe began to compound, and at the fifth Santa Clara had her well beaten and came on fairly easily and won from that point. On the turn between the fifth and last hurdle Salvacion, who had been lagging behind, came at a tremendous pace passing Lady Peach. She made a fumble at the hurdle aod fell. If she had stood up she would have won. Red Jacket jumped the last hurdle next aod came in second, with Lady Peach a tired third. Mr. Langworthy rode an excellent race, and Santa Clara was the only one in the race that never touched a hurdle. Mr. Betlner also got his mount well over the course and it was not his fault that tbe mare could not stay. Juan Fuentes was the hero of the day with the crowd- Nellie was beaten off. Ladies Challenge Cup. For ponies. Ooe mile, over six hurdlps. G L. Waring's b m, Banta Clara, by Sacramento— Clara, by Rifleman, 1521bs J, D. Laogworlhy 1 G. L. Waring's bg, Red Jacket, by Red Jacket- by KltCnrson 158 lbs. Juan Fuentes 2 F. L. Fox's b m, Lady Peach, by Elmo, 15S lbs. (carried 163 lbs. R.L. Bettner 3 AlBO ran— Salvacion (Burmester), aud Nellie t« ebber.) WINNERS FROM COMMHNCEMKNT. 1893. G. h. Wariog'8 br g Honest Injun, 1G4 lbs H. T.Woods 1894. R. N. Allen'sd m. Baby. 161 lbs Webber 1895. O, L. Warlng'8 b m, Santa Clara, 142 lbs J. D, Laugworthy No contest G. L . Waring's b m, Santa Clara, 152 lbs... J. D. langworthy Apeil 3, 1897] fRlje fgvestoev onr* ^ponct&ntaru 21£ Our San Jose Letter. San Jose, Cal,, March 30, 1897. Though Governor Budd ia still withholdiog his valued sig • nature from the Appropriation Bill, everybody in our town is expectant of its final passage, and the hopeful work of pre- paring the winners is going on full blast. For the information of your many readers I will Bpecify some of our most prominent stables, taking them in rotation, according to their numbers. Ed Lafferty, the well-known old-time reinsman has Jeffe, 2:lSi, the wonderful speedy horse of last year. Having thor_ oughly recovered from his mishap of the past season, it iB safe to look to him as one of the winners. Little Wow, 2:21£, is as small as ever, but the way she steps about, it will be worth while to watch bet closely. Wand, a geldirg three years old by Guy Wilkes, 2:15}, and Wanda, 2:14£ If blood tells, he ought to be good enough. A bay four-year old gelding by Stambool, 2:07£, tfie best that Mr. Laflerty ever handled ; he is sized and gaited something like Slam B , 2:11}. Rossie Moore, by Ross S., 2:19}, is very speedv and a green one at that. These comprise the "pick," yet the others show up so well that they will develop into game and speedy horses. The Kutwocd Stock Farm string, under the watchful eye of Wm. Cecil, of the Peter Jackson fame, comprise? ten real good ones. .Nutwood *Vilkes 2:16k, heads the list, looking better than ever, the grand, game race horse that he is. Irviogton Belle (two-year-old, record 2:23}) is now 'hree- year-old and as speedy as ever. She has developed into a Bplendid individual. Georgie £., a green one, has shown quarters as a yearling in 33 seconds. She is now three-year- old and has not been handled since her yearling form. Her speed is yet phenomenal. W. J. Bryan, a three-year old gelding, will be surely dif- ferent from his namesake, for he is out for gold. ^Nothing else would satisfy a speedy youngster like him. They are all pacers. The trotters comprise Central Girl, a green mare, who was "around the ring" last season and promises well for the future. The baby trotter is a two-year-old colt called after the only "John A. Mclverron"aDd is not alone a beauty in finish and style but — "you ou.ht to see him move." The above five are all by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16'$, and are creditable to this gamest of game sires. Among the rest is Peter Jackson, as docile and qaiet as ever but we advise his competitors to look to their laurels when be meets thtm. Two Soudan's 2:27£, are aho green, but show speed enough to warrant the risk of a season's train- ing. The Veadoooe Stock Farm is third in order as far aB numbers are concerned but when we look over the individuals they come very nearly leading all otheis here. Boodle _:1'J'. is at the head of this popular stable and never looked better in his life. Thanks to the original ad- vertisement which was placed in your valuable paper, has brought him some exellent mares, the number daily increas- ing so that his book is about filled. His daughter, the great Ethel Downs, 2:13, is feeling and looking healthy and strone and will make her bow again this season before tbe public at the first "/ree for all" race. Our Boy 2:15 is improved wonderfully since last season and a mark of 2:07 or better is predicted for him. Iran Alto 2:19A, as a tbree-year-old ought to be better than ever if looks go for anything; and a full year's rest is any as- sistance to a horse to increase his vitality. Being tbe favorite of the honorable Jas. W. Rea, whose luck iB pro- verbial, we advise our friendB to lay a pool or two on him the first time be starts. His service is private. Lynette 2:22 trottirjg, the property of H. J. Agnew, is now set a pacing and has taken to the lateral gait quite handily. If her speed and gameness are as of yore she surely will be a hard one to beat. Claudius 2:26£, as a three-year-old, by Nutwood Wilkes, is a race horse sure enough, as all others from the loins of this voung sire are. This colt drove Palita, the Palo Alto filly, out in 2:16k fs a two-year-old. San Jose is expecting great things from him this season in his four year-old form. Spry Rutb, a three-year-old by Boodle 2:12n-, is a large filly, chestnut in color and very promising. Her dam is by Electioneer, and if that is not Bimon-pure breeding we would like to know what is. She is entered in tbe Futurity stake at Sacramento and Mr. 0. F. Bunch, her trainer, is confident to win it hands down. Bob Fitzsimmons, a three-year-old gelding, is also by the horse without a "but," Boodle 2:12}, out of a mare by Alta- mont 2:27£. In size he equals Azote 2:07J, and seems to possess all the gameness, toughness and cunning of his name- sake and will be ready to deliver the pui ch over the heart to any and all of his opponents. Dr. Frasse represents the " baby" of the barn. And for the nonce it is worth while to mention his "outre" breeding. Gold is not in it. Stars of the first magnitude outshine the golden edge of this youngster's pedigree. By Iran Alto 2:19J, who in turn is a son of Palo Alto 2:08$ and Elaine 2:20. He is out of Linda Oak by the mighty Guy Wilfees 2:15^; second dam Idrell by Nutwood 2:18^; third dam by George M. Patchen Jr. 2:27. This youngster moves like a race horse and ought to be one. The Belmont Stock Farm has engaged twelve stalls and is under the management of Mr. Clarence Day, who proved himself a most competent driver last season. The string in- cludes : Dictatus (better than ever), the horse that has gone halves in a minute ought to pick up a good deal of the ap- propriated State money; Dictessie (4), Decorous (3), Addicta (*), Dactatus (3) pacer, Daisy (3) pacer, all by Dictatus, the soq of the mighty Red Wilkes ; Blassiola (4), by Nutwood Wi\kea, dam by Bay Rose, 2:20i; a full sister to Strathmont, 2:14, and another by Col. K. R., 2:21*, dam byAltimont; a thrte-year-old filly by Hanford Medium, 2:1H, dam by Al- timontjand a two-year-old by DictatuB, out of Belle Medium, 2:20, dat^ of Stam B., 2:11}, which is all right. With such a large ahd royally-bred stable nothing but success awaits the Belmont Stock Farm. Mr. Day Jr. is quite capable to steer his ship over all the reefs and shoals which beset the con ditioner and trainer of modern times. The Green Meadow 8tock Farm, the home of Hambleton ian Wilkes, is under the watchful eye and competent care of that popular yourg trainer and owner, Mr. John Morehead At the head of his stable is Meridian, 2:16J, whose looks be- speak an excellent wintering and vitality enough to down some of the knowing ones again whose money he burnt up while he was a 15 to 1 shot in the very first race he started in last year; Maude Murray (2), a trotter of very high qual- ity and much promice. She is by Hambletonian Wilkes, out of Annabel, 2-27.}, dam of La Belle, 2:16, as a two-yeat- old. She is entered both in the Stanford and Occident stakes, and if her way of going is any criterion to go by, she ought to take those easily and become a sensation of the season like her half sister La Belle, 2:16, waB. Another two-year-old by the same sire out of a mare by Dashwood son of Nutwood and sire of the dam of Miss Jessie 2:14 and Jennie Mc 2:12. Mr. Morehead says she is a race- horse and no doubt. Yet another two-year-old by Hambletonian Wilkes whose dam is by the Moor, grandsire of Stamboul 2:07* and several others who, like the above are all green as yet but bred in the purple, ought to make it interesting to all who may compete with them. The veteran trainer Mr. John Gordon has six in his string. Silver Arrow by Silver Bow 2:16 out of Lady Wfeks by Nutwood 2:18J, the dam of Ethel Downs 2:13 and another one with a record of 2:29£. Great things are ex- pected of this racehorse bred younster. The bulldog tenacity of his ancestors will be to the fore when the bell taps for him. Mount Hope by Sable Wilkes 2:18 out of a full sister to Chancellor 2:16. He is owned by the genial R. D. Fox of San Jose and Mr. Gordon expects him to beat old Chancel- lor's mark of 2:16 quiet handily. F. W. a pacer who showed so much speed at the last year's Breeders spring meeting can be safely set down to obtain a very low mark this year. "Johnny Mine," by Antinous, 2.28*, dam by Johnny B„ by Nephew, sire of Beaury Mc, 2:14|, etc. Also a green mare by Memo, who is promising so well that Mr. Gordon thinks his time will not be wasted in preparing her for the coming campaign. Mr. Gordon expects a few more horses in a short time. C. C. Crippen has two in the Btable. One is a son of Leo Wilkes, 2:29|, who is a full t/rMber to Sable Wilkes, 2:18, and a two-year-old by Will Direct, by Director, 2:17, out of a mare by Sable Wilkes, 2:18. This is a v&ry fair youngster and so good that every time he moves many watches are sighted on him. His first dam was by 1.60 Wilkes . second dam by Whipple's Hambletonian, sire of the dam of Azote, 2:04|. Mr. Crippen expects two more good ones by the first of the month. Mr. Cox has three in his barn who comprise a six-year- old by Boxwood, son of Nutwood, 2:18f, dam by William- son's Belmont. He haB trotted many miles close to 2:20 in his work, and Mr. Cox thinks there is no horse that has any license to beat him in a four-mile race. A three-year-old by Antinous, 2:28*, dam by Speculation, a large, lusty colt who in size and conformation resembles John Beaury, 2:15|, a great deal, and much is expected of him. And the other is a Guy Wilkes colt, who is undergo- ing his preliminary preparation. 2&t. Goldswjrthy has Maud Francis G., by Argent, that showed so much extreme speed last year. Her unsteadiness that she was handicapped with during the past campaign seems to have left her and she will be a dangerous rival in any class she may enter. Childe Harold by Sid Roy 2:24}, dam Maud Francis G., by Argent. In this youngster (a three-year-old) all the speed of creation seems to be bottled up. We advise the gentlemen who enter against him to look when Mr. Goldsworthy pulls tbe cork. It is funny to watcn the countenance of Mr. Scott when Childe Harold is "doing his quarters," for Mr. Scott is the proud owner of Sid Roy the sire of this colt. If predic- tions and expectations go for anything, San Jose will have the three-year-old pacing mare sure. Mr. Scott also owns a two-year-old by Diablo 2:07}, out of the dam of Sid Roy. A beautiful youngster who is gaited very much like his sire. The runners are very busy, Burns & Waterhouse having some twenty head under preparation for tho Eastern races. Mr. Boots has some fifteen more also very busy and Mr. Cochran about eight. Mr. Orville Appleby has also quite a string. With all the bustle and hustle of so many horses in active preparation, with the sun shining brightly, with hopes in the fresh air for the coming purses that everybody wants but only the chosen receive, the track here presents a scene of animation which is doubly noticeable after the long and weary stagnation in the horse business. May Governor Budd hurry with that signature and thus make glad the heart of .every horseman in the State. Respectfully, San Jose. ORO WILKES. The Mo3t Remarkable Trotting Stallion of His Age in America. In looking through the records in search of facts regarding "Colt Trotters That Have Trained On," our attention was called to the wonderful performances of the handsome stallion Oro Wilkes, 2:11 nnw, standing for service at the San Mateo Stock Farm. His individuality has been so often praised that it is almost needless to refer to it here, but his friction- Jess gait, his bull-dog courage, and his level head has estab- lished a fame for him in the East that is not equaled by any Btallion standing for service there. A resume of his performances will form interesting reading to the lover of a good trotting horse, and, it will be noticed, he never in his three years' campaigning was "outside of the money." As a two-year-old he won his first race in Chicago three minute class; purne $1,000 getting a record of 2:28$. Second in the $5,000 stake at Independence beaten a nose in both heats by Silicon in 2:22} and 2:20}. Second to Antella io the $5,000 stake at Sturgis, Michigan, and winning the $1,000 stakes the following Saturday at the same meeting. At St. Joseph, Missouri, he won the $1,500 purse in straight heats. At Lexington, he got third money in the $1,000 purse being only beaten a neck in the second heat in 2:18i, in one of the hardest fought races ever Been on the turf. Three days after he came out in a stake race value $3,000 and got fourth money. In all he started in seven races and won money in every one. As a three-year-old, Oro Wilkes was taken East again by the late John A. Goldsmith, who idolized this race horse, and at Buffalo, New York, was second to Margrave in a race for a $2,000 purse. Time, 2:15J, 2:2l£, 2:16}. At Springfield, Mass., he won the $1,000 race, beating a field of four in straight heats. Time, 2:22}, 2:20£, 2:20. In Philadelpoia he had to trot five heats in the race for the 2:19 class to>in. Time, 2:15£, 2:18}, 2:15}, 2:19, 2:17£. At Boston, Mass., he won third money in a five-heat race, being only beaten a head in the sixth heat by Jay Hawker in 2:16. At Fleetwood, New York, he achieved another victory, winning the $1,500 purse in 2:20, 2:18}, and 2:17£, straight heats. At Lexington, Kentucky, October 7th. in that memorable representative stallion stake, valued at $25,000, he met Me- dio, The Conqueror, Georgia Lee, Baronmore, Avena, Wil- march, Madeline, Axle, Margrave and Mary Magdeline, and in one of the best-contested races ever seen in tbe Blue Grass region, captured the big race and stake. He was a close second to Medio in the first tjvo heats in 2:14f and 2:14£, and then won the last three in 2:15, 2:16} and 2:17}, stamp- ing him as one of the greatest and gamest three-year-olds ever seen on the circuit. At the same meeting he came in second to Eoline for the $1,500 purse. Time, 2:1*^ and 2:21. He finished his racing as a three-vear old, winning a $1,000 purse at Nashville in 2:16, 2:16 and 2:20. As a three-year-old he started in eight races and won money in every one. His reputation as a game campaigner was acknowledged by every one who saw him. As a four-year-old he was pitted against Azote, and in his first race for a $2,000 purse at Detroit, Mich., he was third to the great son of Whips in 2:092, 2:12}. At Cleveland, in the 2:15 class purse, $2,000, he was sec- ond to Azote again in 2:11$, 2:11 and 2:10. At Buffalo he met Azote again in the $5,000 purse race, and got third money. Time, 2:10}, 2:1H, ?:10J, being a length behind the leader, Azote, in the first heat, and two lengths in the other two. There were thirteen contestants in this race. Azote being the oldeBt campaigner there. At Chicago, in a race where there were fourteen starters; pi-rse $3,000, he wa3 second to" Trevillian in 2:11}, 2:11} and 2:13. At Hartford ha won s r«ce nurse. $1,000, in three straight heats in 2:13a, 2:15|, and 2:12$. He defeated Azote at Terre Haute being second to Trevil- lian in 2:09|, 2:11, 2:10i, 2:09£. It was a horse race from start to finish and tbe purse was $5,000. In the race for 2:14 class, purse $3000, at New York, Oro Wilkes won third money, although he was a close second in the last four heats. In the first , two heals Mits Lida won, while Fanny Wilcox was fifth and third, and then having this rest, won the succeeding three. Time 2:13|, 2:12$, 2:13, 2:14$ and 2:14}. Track heavy. His last race this year was at Philadelphia, which he won in straight heats in 2:16}, 2:19 and 2:16. By a singular coin- cidence he started only eight times in his four-year-old form, but he won money every time, never being further back than third place. He was retired from the turf after this hard three years' campaigning and riding thousands of miles in cars without a speck or a blemish on his clean, hard limbs, being absolutely perfect to-day in every way. His oldest colts are now yearliogs ; four of the eight he sired were sold at Mr. Corbitt's Bale in New York in Feb- ruary and the prices realized were 200 per cent more than the progeny of the Bame age from any Bire. These young- sters could have been Bold at a big advance at the same sale if they were offered again, they having size, Btyle, confoima- tion and speed such as was never witnessed before in Madison Square Garden. This may be the last opportunity owners of mares may have to breed to Oro Wilkes, and it is hoped they will take advantage of it. F. J. Leary, Trainer Fark Farm, Cranston, R. L, writes: I have given your Absorbine a thorough trial and think it a good thing to keep in training stables. Jno. Mathews, Tuxedo Park N. Y., writes : The effect on puffy hock is very satisfactory. The great advantage of the Absorbine is that the animal can be kept at work. According to a private telegram received here Thursday, there will be no racing at Ideal Park this season, as a bill has passed which prohibits speculating. There is little chance for any racing in Illinois, either. ♦ B. Ruff, T. Burns, Scherer, A. Barrett, Dorsey and Morse rode the most winners at the New Orleans meeting. Beau- cbamp, who made his start in this city, piloted thirteen win- ners and finished second nineteen times. Horse Owners Should Use G-OM3AXJXT'S Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. 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Apr, 10— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Apr. 1L— Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- Cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Apr. 13— Regular semi-monthly meeting of '.be dan Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. The Fly-CaBting Contests at Exposition. the Sportsmen's The indoor fly-casting tournament at the Sportsmen's Ex- position in New York last week drew a large attendance of anglers, and the entries to the various events included the Dames of the mo3t expert fly-casters in the East. The prizes offered in each of the different events were a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. The casting events took place during the afternoon and evening of each day, two events being on the programme for each day. On Monday the conditions for the afternoon event — single- handed, long-distance, trout fly-casting — open to all who had never cast over 75 fe&t in any contest, were : '' The rod must not exceed eleven feet six inches in leogth. The leader must be of single gut and exceed nine feet in length. Straightforward and back casting only allowed. Only one fly shall be used." In this event Wallace G. Levison won with a] cast of 57 feet; Dr. H. O'Brien, second, cast 49 feet ; J. Von Lengerke, third, 29 feet; Victor B. Grimwood, 25 feet. The evening event was a contest |for distance only, under the same conditions, but open to all who never had cast, over 60 ft.et in any ily-casting contest. The scores were : Henry S Wells, 6ti feet ; C M Koof, 67 feet ; Dr tf O'Brien, 53 feet W G Levison, 54 feet ' W C Spencer, 52 feet. The eveoiog judges were H Cde Roam and D T Kennedy- and Dr S i«i .Nash was referee. Tne afternoon j adgas were James L Breese and K C Leonard ; referee, William 0 Harris. Previous to the afternoon competition, \r. Cooper Hewitt, the chairman of the fly-casting committee, made some trial casts in his usual vigorous manner, during which he cast the full length of the tank, about 100 feet, giving a fine exhibi- tion of scientific angling for the benefit of tyros who cist in the events scheduled for that day. The event the next afternoon, Tuesday, was for distance only, open to all who had never cast over 65 feet in any con- test with a rod of 5} ounces or under. The judges were A. N. Cheney and G. P. Morosini. The referee was Thomas B. Steward. The distances were, in feet: C G Levison, 74£j Dr H L O'Brien, 66; C M Koof, 6S; N S Smith, 6S%; D T Kennedy, 61; D Brandreth, 65. The eveniog competition was an open event .under the same conditions and with the same weight rod, and the best contest of the week, so far, was seen. P. C. Hewitt was first, with a clean cast of 100 feet 5£ inches; R C Leonard, second, with 100 feet 3£ inches; Thomas B Mills, third, with 83£ feet; Hiram Hawes, 78 feet. The judges were Thomas B Stewart and C M Roof; referee R B Lawrence. On Wednesday, the event in the afternoon was bass fly- casting, for distance only, with leader exceeding six feet in length and iSTo. 4 fly, open to all who had never cast 70 feet in any contest. The judges were A N Cheney and T B Stewart, and the referee, R C Leonard. JE R Hewitt won at 79 feei; C H Mowry second, with 72 feet; D Brandreth, third, 68 feet 6 inches, and W C Spencer, 53 feet. The contest in the evening was bas3 fly-casting and under the same conditions, but open to all comers. The judges were T B Stewart and H O Stanley ; referee, C G Levison, R C Leonard won at 1014 feet ; P Jooper Hewitt, 95 feet ; Thomas B Mills, 92 feet; H N Hawes, 98 feet 3S inches; E R Hewitt, 754 feet. The contest of Thursday afternoon was single-handed trout fly-casting for accuracy only, with leader exceeding six feet in length, and had the largest entry of the week, the con- testants being divided into two classes. A red target, float- ing on the surface of the water, was the mark. The contest- ants had each five trials. The distance at which the fly dropped from the mark in each cast was noted. The sum of all these distances in feet and inches was added together, and the total subtracted from 100, the one having the highest percentage winning. No accuracy can be relied upon in switch casting, so all the competitors tried the overhead etyle. For the first class the mark was placed at a distance of 65 feet, for the second class at 50 feet. William C Harris was the referee, and the judge3 WS Allerton and T B Stewart. The percentages were : First Class— D T Kennedy, 93 5 ; R C Leonard, 92 ; H W Hawes, 91; E R Hewitt, 89 5; P Cooper Hewitt, 87 ; Thomas B Mills, 85.5; C G Leviton, 83.5. Second Class— D T Kennedy, 91 5; R C Leonard, 90.5 ; P C Hewitt, 90 ; C G Levison, 87.5 ; E R Hewitt, 87 5 ; D Brandreth, 89; W H Hammett, 85; H W Hawes, 81 5; C M Roof, 845. Thursday evening the casting was long-distance, siogle- handed, any style of casting, single leader over six feet in length. The results were as follows: R C Leonard, 106 feel; T B Mills, 91 feet; D T Kennedy, 76 feet; C G Lsvi- eon, 73 feet; C M Rjof, 72 feet. The judges were RM Parrish ana Dr 8 M NaBb; referee, Alfred Chassaud. Leon- ard's caBt was incorrectly given by the scorer as 102 feet, 5 inches, but he cast the distance of 106 feet, and the judges allowed his claim. On Friday a new feature was introduced in the shape of obstacle fly casting, with a single leader over Bix feet in length, the first on record. In the afternoon the judges were T B Stewart and D T Kennedy, aud R M Parrish was the ref- eree. Distance only was counted. A horizantal bar 30 feet from the stand and 9 feet above the water was placed across the tank, under which the contestants had to throw the fly. The result was : Erskine R Hewitt, 75 feel; R C Leonard, 74 feet 9 inches; H Hawes, 69 feet 6 inches; P Cooper Hewitt, 69 feet; D Brandreth, 60 feet 6 inches. Friday evening obstacle casting again was the programme. An account of the events says : It was a bold bluff at a re- production of the obstacles that confront the trout fisherman at a brooksidy. Two hemlock trees stood up in the water, close to opposite sides of the tank, one thirty and one forty feet from the stand. The lower branches were about eighteen inches above the water, and overhung floating targets. The distances of the casts from the targets were added up in feet and inches, the contestant making the highest percentage winning. Each man had ten casts, five at thirty and five at forty feet. The averages in inches were : P C Hewitt, 36.9; H Hawes, 45A; D Brandreth, 36 9; C M Roof, 24 9; E R Hewitt, 36; John T Landman, 37 7-8; R C Leonard, 39 3-8. C M Roof won the first award for accuracy. D Brandreth earned the highest honors for delicacy, although no award was offered. E R Hewitt was second for accuracy, and D Brandreth, third.'' Two events were on the Saturday rjrogramme,switch-cast- iag in the afternoon and long-distance casting, under the same conditions as Monday afternoon's event, in the evening. The former was won by R C Leonard, 91 i feet; P C Hewitt, 90; C H Mowry, 62i feet. _ The evening event was single-handed, long-distance trout fly -casting, the judges being R B Lawrence and Dr S M Nasb; referee, John L Livingston. The result waB as fol- lows: R C Leonard, 105 feet 9 inches; H Hawes, 98 feet 6 inches-; P C Hewitt, 95 feet 6 inches; T B Mills, 90 feet; J T Landman, S2 feet 6 inches; W S Smi'h, 78 feet. Mr Mills made the phenomenal cast of 110 feet 94 ioches, but as his fly had been snapped off the judges could not allow the cast under the rules, and thus Mr Mills lost the honor which otherwise would have. been his of making the record cast in the indoor tournament at the Sportsmen's Exposition of 1897. A contest not on the programme was a press contest, straight back and f jrward cist with results as follows: Samuel Crane, 54 feel; H L Fitzpatrick, 45 feet; A F Ald- ridge, 43 feet; A S Williams, 40 feet, and J S Watson, 40£ feet. Mr R C Leonard carried off the highest honors in long- distance casting and switch casting and thus established rec- ords for indoor casting. But indoor fly-casting and out-door casting, where the caster may be retarded in Ms work by the wind, or perhaps aided by it, are different events, and the angling readers of the Americs.ii Field know that President Mansfield of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club holds the outdoor record of 10BJ, made at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, on M-*rch 14th. Previous to biB cast another member of.tiuat Club, Mr H C Golcher, held the outdoor record of 103 feet, made at the same lake last summer during the club contests. The Chicago Fly Casting Club will give an open-to-the world tournament the coming summer, and it is to be hoped tha expert casters of the East, those of the Pacific Slope and the most skillful of Great Britain's fly casters will meet in Chicago and compete for the world's championship. The club can assure all comers of a hospitable welcome and the pleasure of casting upon an ideal sheet of water for the pur pose of scientific angling. Rather more than a year ago Mr. J. J. Hardy, of England (then the champion salmon fly-caster of the world), wrote me a letter, which I quoted in this journal, suggesting that the conditions under which fly-casting tournaments in Eng- land were held required to be changed materially to elimi- nate certain objectionable features, which we on this side characterize as fakes. He mentioned the black-leading of lines to prevent their sinking before they were recovered on the back cast, and that a fine and lighter line was spliced to and behind the casting line to enable the caster to shoot the casting line to a greater distance than if his line was all of the same size. At the time I said this was all new to casting tournaments on this side of the water. Particularly he mentioned that in the champion classes in England, in which rodmakers contested, rods were specially made for the contests, and were notsuch rods as were used in ordinary fish- ing. The tournament held in Madison Square Garden last week was the first fly-casting contest to be held in this country since I quoted from the letters of Messrs. Hardy and John Enright, the present world's champion salmon caster, and for the first time a black-leaded line was used in this country. It was, however, used but once, although the use of it was traceable to the information furnished by Mr. Hardy's letter, printed in Forest and Stream. As to the fine light line back of the casting line, it has never been used here to increase the length of the cast. It is true that in some cases rods have been specially made for casting tournaments, but in other cases ordinary fishing rods have been used in making record casts. The special construction consists in making the rod stiff enough to lift the heavy line used in the tournaments. In one instance in the recent contest a "C" line was used on a 5J- oz. rod, but usually a l,D'' line was used, whether the rod was 5|, 7 or 10 oz. in weight. The rod used by Mr. Hawes in his record salmon cast of 138 feet at Central Park some years ago was an ordinary fishing rod with which Mr. Hawes has killed salmon before and since the tournament. The rod with which Mr. Leonard made his champion cast of 106 feet was a rod of 10 oz. 11 feet long. It has an independent handle of maple, which makes the rod a little heavier than it other- wise would be. The rod used by Mr. Cooper Hewitt in his cast of 100 ft, 5£ in. was 10 ft. long and b\ oz. in weight. The cast was a switch cast. Mr. Leonard, who was second with an overhead cast of 100 ft. 3£ in., used a rod of 10 ft,, weighing 5$ oz. In giving weights of rods it should be stated, for purposes of comparison, whether the rods had solid plates or not; but some of them had solid plates and some had reel rings only. In a rod of about 5} oz. the solid reel plate weighs £ oz, more than the rings, and in heavier rods the dif- ference is 3 oz. There were no rods used at the tournament, and I think I handled them all or nearly all.that could not be used in ordinary fishing, although some of them were stifier than would be necessary if lines of smaller caliber were used on them, and the most of them were ordinary fishing rods made for fishing purposes only. To be sure, such rods were unduly strained when the heavy salmon lines were lifted again and again to be cast with all the power of the caster's arm. but I believe not a siogle rod was hroken. Any one reviewing the records found in this issue 'of Forest and Stream will notice that Borne wonderful casts were made and many records were smashed, and yet the reader may feel that there has been a falling off in form of some of the previous record makers. It must be remembered that this tournament was held early in the season, with little or no opportunity for practice, as the blistered hands of nearly every contestant testified, and it was held indoors for the first time under conditions which were novel. For in- stance, when Reuben Leonard was casting about 100ft. over- head, his fly would strike the flags decorating the balcony boxes behind him on his back cast nearly every cast, and he told me that when he made hi- record cast of 106ft. he felt his line going smoothly behind him, and concluded that his fly and leader had gone into one of the boxes. All the over- head casters had the same thing to contend with, and the switch casters had to contend with the spectators, who would get in the way and be caught in the loop of the line. Hiram Hawes has used in all his previous tournaments, and in fishing, a slow tapered rod; but in the dead air of the Garden he could not get his fly out as he could if he had had a quick tapered rod. I noted his castiog for him one day in practice and he cast 102ft. as clean and neat as possible with a rod of 7oz. On the other band, Leonard always used a medium tapered rod, and he had no difficulty, as his records show, in getting out his line when there was nothing in the way behind him. It will be noticed that when it came to accurate casting around and under obstacles the long-distance men got a shade the worst of it. Some of the cleanest, neatest casting done during the week was done in practice before the crowd gathered to almost lap over the edge of the tank. Mr. T. B. Mills' cast of 110ft 9£in. was a most wonderful perfarmaoce, and it is a matter of regret that he should have lost his fly and failed to score his world-beating cast ; but Mr. Leonard has cast 111ft. in practice, overhead, with single-handed rod ; and Mr. Cooper Rewiti has cast 112ft. in practice, so that it need not lie feared that record-breaking in fly-casting has come to an end, whether the next trial shall be made indoors or in the open air. When the next indoors tournament doe9 take place it is to be hoped that the rules will provide that switch-casting will not compete against overhead casting, for it is like matching a trottiDg horse against a side wheeler; and make the classes for rod mateio and tackle dealers separate from the classes for amateurs and fishermen pure and simple* In this latter suggestion I am glad to say oue of our best-known tackle dealers, who as a fly-caster is very near the top, fully agrees with me. Fly-casting tournaments can be made very popnlar, as witness the attendance at *the Garden, but give the club men and fishermen generally a chance to win with- out the risk of two or three champions walking all over them. — A. N. Cheney in Forest and Stream. Btrnhart Dayton of the Government fish hatchery on Red- wood creek, this county, arrived at Eureka on March 26ih. havihg in his care 150,000 eggs of steelhead salmon. One hundred thousand will be shipped to Oxford, Me , and the balance to Bozaman, Mont. Dayton reports that there are on hand at the hatchery 300,000 small salmon and 400,000. eggs. For the information of our Eastern readers we wish to state that the black-leaded line with lighter silk line on the spindle is used by the San Francisco Fly Casting Club in its long distance contests. Mr. Cheney is mistaken. The Woodland Democrat Bays : Fishing is good in the creek and pike are more plentiful than ahy other of the finny tribe. They are quite large. The catch of one weighing fifteen pounds was reported a few days ago. The Saturday and Sunday meetings of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club were both postponed on account of rain. Catfish are very plentiful in Butte Slough and the Colusa fisherman are having considerable sport with them. Newton Nickels caught a 15-pound pike near Moore's dam in the vicinity of Woodland on the 19th ult. THE GUN. Coming Events. Apr. 4— California Wing Snooting Club, Ingleside, Cal. Apr. 4— Lincoln Gun club, Alameda Point, 10J-bird match, aud cash and prize shoot open to all. Apr. 4— Enciual Gun Club. Birds' Point, Al 2;— 8 H White I121U1UI111 — II ROxnard 11021*02U02— & AH Whitney 112I221UH22— 11 A Roos *02l210»1101— 7 "Edwards" 2*2112111212—11 F Grant 101U2H02010— 7 '•Slade'" 0112.0 11222—10 "Fredericks" 001222202001— 7 JR Carroll 1201 22121110— 10 F Neustadter 220OC602OO1O— 5 C McMahon 2l0102;i>Hll— 9 H Black 0U 0210< 0020— 4 CH shaw 0221*2121220— 9 P Murphy 2200*220222w Wm Murdock 111201021220— 9 J Barnett 12001102002* The next event was a six bird pool. The scores were aB follows : Fendner 112212—6 Neustadter 211100—4 w J Golcher 1 11212—6 H u Golcber 122020—4 Roos 201121—5 Joe Barnett 122100—1 Waener 121120—5 PeterMurphy 201020—3 Vernon 111101— 5 Clabrough 020001—2 Fredercks 122210—5 Carroll 20w Haight 111110—5 McMahnn 0w Whitney 021111—5 "Edwards" 0w The Fresno Sportsmen's Olub. The Fresno Sportsmen's club met on the 16th in Justice St. John'B office and organized for the season. The interest manifested waB good assurance for the success of the club. The following new members were elected : W W McCurdy, A D FergusoD, Mr Downing, Harry Chamberlin and George Stone. It was stated that several others were desirous of joining. The following constitute the membership of the club from last year: H V Armitage, C 8 Angel, D A Cowen, George CoBgrove, J M Collier, D Dismukes, F P Fannirg, Lee L Gray, G M Henshaw, J F Hixaon, J A Hogue, W C Ken- nedy, Thomas K Lynch, Arthur Machen, W McDougal, Carl McLaughlin, F S Markarian, G Naher, Al Kiley, 8 C St John, Dr Frank Z Smith, F J Stone, Sam Thompson, A. U. Warnekros, T H Warrington, E I Wolcott, W L Whip- ley, C W Wood, George A Jennings, T E Norris and E E Pedlar of Los Banos, The club has received a challenge from the Merced gun club tor a match shoot. It was decided to accept the chal- lenge, providing the terms conld be modified. The local sportsmen want to shoot for $50 a Bide, ten men in each team. Reliance Gun Olub. The free for all matches at the Reliance Club on Sunday last brought out a very fair entry. The scoreB in the four events were as follows: First Event— Lake 7, "Coffin" 7, "Ingalls" 8, "Trombone" 7, Olson 8, Young2,McClure 6, Nauman 9, Webb 7, Klever- sahl 6, Dusing 6, Feudner 8, Kleiobroich 5, Bekeart 5. Second Event— "Lake" 12, "Coffin" 13, Olson 14. "Trom- bone" 12, Young 4, Bekeart 13, Klevesahl 15, Nauman 16, Webb 18, McMurcby 14, McClure 9, Feudner 15, Dusing 14, "Ingalls" 10, ForBter 16, Young 9, Kleinbroich 11. Third Event— "Lake" 9, McClure 10, Nauman 13, Webb 13, ForBter 11, Bekeart 9, Feudner 14, Olson 15, "Ingalls" 15, "Trombone" 10, Young 10, Klevesahl 16, DuBiDg 13, Sands 15, McMurchy 19, Justins 14, Brims 10. Fourth Event — "Lake" 18, Young 9, Olson 15, "Trom- bone" 17, Nauman 14, Webb 15, Lewis 3, Sands 11, "IngallB" 13, Dusing 12, Young 13. Trap Shooting at Seattle. The second medal shoot at the Seattle Rod and Gun Club took place at West Seattle on the 21st, The attendance was fair and the weather was fine, the traps worked in good shape, and consequently a good day's sport was enjoyed. The feature of the day was the shooting of H.F. Norton, who won the handicap medal, after a most exciting contest. Mr. Norton was not half so pleased over the affair as his little daughter. Two weeks ago, when Mr. Norton returned from the shoot, she met him at the door and said: "Well, papa, did you win that medal?" "No," replied Mr. Norton, "I did not come anywhere near it." "Oh, papa," said the disappointed child, "you're no good." Yesterday afternoon when Mr. Norton went home with the handsome gold medal on his breast he was greeted with a perfect avalanche of caresses. "Billy" Morton gave Norton a great chase, and wanted only one bird to tie. That one he could not get. The pump gun men fell before their avowed foes, the double-barreled advocates, but the Bcore was so close that the defeated party claims it was a "chance" bird. The next Bhoot will take place in two weeks, when the handicaps will be changed. The score of the Handicap Medal Shoot follows: H. Total. v Ellis looiimmoioiooiii NSteele... Stevens tardy.. N0001i OOlOl— 6 Botjart 01010; OOOOlGln]. OMKX0100— 6 Delalr OOllOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOllOllO— 5 C. H. R CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The True Sportsmen's Club is the came of a new organiza- tion at Yallejo. Wild geese are very plentiful now at San Jacinto and Elsinore Lakes. Some fine bags of wild pigeons were made near Wheatland the lirsl of the week. John Gerber won the Pelican Gun Club's shoot of the 21st with 17 out of 20 birds. Twelve men killed 338 jack rabbits in one days huLting near Madera a couple of weeks ago. Chas. M. Grimm has accepted John L. Winston's chal- lenge to shoot 100 live birds and 100 blue rocks. C W Budd has challenged John L. Winston for the Du Pont Smokeless Powder Championship Trophy. Wild pigeons are still plentiful at San Juan, and in the hills back of Pleasanton they have been more plentiful than for many years. The best score at the last shoot of the Newcastle Wing Shooting Club's last regular weekly shoot was T. H. Mitch- ell's 20 out of 30. The Marysville Gun Club are in evidence this year. E B Horming, J A Maben and F H Greely have been making some excellent scores at wild pigeons- Sacramento is to have mammoth pleasure grounds at Oak Park. Wm. H. Eckhardt has arranged for a trap shooting annex to the grounds and the riflemen will have a 250 yard range. A gun club was formed in Hay wards last week. Some of the members are ■ Frank Hoefiing, L Powell Jr, A E Fisher, C Allen, B Rose, L Peterson, F O'Neill, Geo Obermuller, S Simons, J Obermuller, J Rose and Frank Trout. The actual number of contestants in the Grand American Handicap was 139. The winner was Thomas Marshall, for twelve years mayor of Keithsburg, 111. J. S. Fanning, the popular agent of Gold Dust powder, shot a good race but landed just outside the money. The second tournament of the Eastern Interstate Associa- tion will be held at Baltimore, Md., on April 14-16. Elec- tric traps and the Magautrap will be used, and the Rose sys- tem, four moneyB at the ratio of five, three and two to one. $4^0 will be added to the purses. The scores at the Stockton Gun Club's opening shoot on the 21st were as follows, at 20 birds: LoDJers 18, Winders 16, Nicol 15, W Ditz 14, Condy 14, A Blaine 13, G Ditz 12, Pepper 12, Easy 12, Etmere 12, Ralph 11, Crown 11, Rex 10, Keys 10, White 10, Knight 10, Musto9, Crane 9, Rich 9, Barnet 8, Tinkham ;8, Lastilto 8, Bonetrom 8, Umlaut 6, Jackson 6, Bidwell 3, Gall 15. The second match was a twenty-bird handicap for a handsome sole leather guncase, which H. LoDJers won with a Bcore of 18. There were sev- eral pool shoots, in which the honors were divided between Winders, Ralph, George Ditz and LoDJers. The Grass Valley Union of the 23d contains the following item which should serve as a warning to the hoodlum hunter : John R. Oates sod William H. Bigelow. who were arrested for hunting an the enclosed lands of another with- out first having obtained permission, were last night fined $20 each by Justice Paynter. The case came up in couit last Saturday and both men plead guilty. The law on this point is very explicit, but it seems to be disregarded by hunters to a certain extent. The penalty attached for the violation of its provisions is very severe, and it behooves sportsmen to carefully read the following, taken from the Statutes of 1874-76, page 725 : Section 3 — Every person who wilfully enters upon the en- closed lands of another for the purpose of hunting, or who discharges fire-arms, or lights camp-fires thereon, without first having obtained permission of the owner or occupant of said land, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 6 provides that every person found guilty of any of the misdemeanors herein mentioned shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $50, and shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such fine be satisfied, not exceeding one day forevery two dollars thereof. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Mar. 31-Apr. 1-3— Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club's bench show at San Jose, Cal.; Chas. R. Harber, Secretary, San Jose, Cal. April 7-10— Stockton Kennel Club's bench show, Stockton, Cal. Dr. A.'C. Davenport, Secretary. April 14-17— Southern California Kennel Club's ninth annual bench show, Los Angeles, Cal.. R. B. Funk, Secretary. May 12-15— Oakland Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Fred Johns. Secretary. May 19-22— San Francisco Kennel Club's inaugural bench show. H. H. Carlton, Secretary. Entries close May 9th.; Nov. 23-26— Baltimore Kennel Association's second annual bench how, Baltimore, Md., Dr. Q. W. Maasamore, Secretary. The San Francisco Show. The premium list of the San Francisco Kennel Club's in- augural bench show will be isBued either to-day or the first of the week. Cash prizes of $10, $5 and $2 will be given in the principle classes, and $5, $3 and diploma in the smaller classes. The handler showing the largest string will receive $25, second largest string, $10. The handler showing the largest string from outside of this Stale will receive $20, and the handler from this State outside of San Francisco and Alameda counties, $20. There are twelve or more elegant silver cups that will be ofiered for the best California-bred specimens of the princi- ple breeds, fifteen special gold medals valued at from $20 to $50 each, and the club offers gold medals for the best of breeds in all the larger classes, and silver medals for second best. Field Trial classes will be provided in addition to the reg- ular classes. Entries close May 9th. E. M. Oldham will superintend, and Spratt's Patent will bench and feed. This is the first time that Spratt's Patent has been used on this coast, and to say that it is a great im- provement over the old form of benching is putting it mildly. E. M. Oldham and Major J. M. Taylor of New York City and J. Otis Fellows have been secured as judges, and G. L. Waring of Riverside has been invited to jsdge fox-terriers.. Mr. Oldham will judge spaniels, Maj. Taylor the sporting classes, J. Otis Fellows greyhounds and pugs. The other classes will be arranged later. The office of the club is at 224 Montgomery, next to the Mills building. E M. Oldham is expected on the 15th. D. J. Sinclair ib clerk. The cups that are allotted at present writing are: The Spreckles cup to St. Bernards, the Shreve cup to the fox- terriers, the Crocker cup to spaniels, the Verona kennel cup to the best California-bred English setter, the Crocker cup ( No. 2) to the best greyhound, the Heller cup to the best pug, the De Rayter cup to the smallest dog in the show. There will also be a silver cup to the best Yorkshire terrier. Her- mann Oelrichs gives five gold medals. Jackson's Napa Soda gives one gold medal. Medals are also given by E.f. Allen & Co. and Clabrough, Golcher & Co. Oakland Kennel Olub. The Oakland Kennel Club are booming their coming show and expect to get out the premium list to-day. The list will be a good one. Medals will be given in all classes. The judge will be decided upon this week, and the office will be opened shortly at 460 Ninth street, Oakland. DOINGS IN DOG-DOM. Entries to the Oakland show close May 5th. The entries at Chicago numbered 1192. Dogs benched 904. Entries to the San Francisco Kennel Club's show close May 9th. The catalogue of the San Francisco dog show will be a work of art. If you have not ofiered a special prize at Oakland, now is the time to do bo. A big coursing park will soon be built at Anaconda, Mont. There are said to be 200 good greyhounds in Butte alone. The Glenmore Kennels are to be moved to Oakland in a few days and Mr. Campbeil is offering some grandly-bred puppies for Bale by Finglas Jr. — Lady Josie, Barrymore — Maid of Glenmore and Barrymore — Elchos Maid. Prices exceptionally low, to make room. The winning of first prizes in the Challenge Class at San Jose by J. R. Martin's fox terrier bitch Golden Jewel gives her the necessary number of wins to the privilege of the title of champion. She is the first one of her breed produced on the Pacific Coast to be awarded that honor. Even the Chinamen have entered their dogs in the Stock- ton Bhow. W. L. Dudley Jr. has sent East for a puff. Wm. Dolan has purchased another new cocker and Oscar Groves has purchased a collie dog of Wm. Allen of Mulliken, Michigan. They will all be shown at the coming show. Tbe St. Bernard Club of California and a committee from the San Francisco Kennel Club met on Sunday last and all differences were adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned. The clubs met each other half-way, and by both yielding a point the bitterest quarael on record in California was set- tled in twenty minutes. The St. Bernard Club is now in good standing with the A. K. C. and will show at Pan Fran- cisco if the San Francisco Kennel Club lives up to its part of the contract. The particulars of the St. Bernard Club of California-Pa- cific Advisory Board-American Kennel Club-San Francisco Kennel Club muddle that has kept the doggy world agog and the wires hot for the past ten days, would unquestionably in- terest our readerr, but it would take a page of our space to explain it all, and possibly would only tend to stir up more strife. We will say, however, that the St. Bernard Club stood out for a principle and won. The San Francisco Ken* nel Club acted the part of gentlemanly sportsmen, and the Advisory Board comes out of the mess with fingers pretty well besmirched. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Mr. D. Shannon's (San Francisco, Cal.) foxterrier bitch Stilette (Blemton Reefer— Judy) to J. B. Merlin's Warren Saee (Champion Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty), March 26-28, 1897. R. J.- Braun's bull terrier bitch Maud (Hector — Mazy Ho imported Woodcote Venus March 21-23. SALES. Chas. Dresser (Sao Francisco) sold a Great Dane male pup by Cajon Bell II to F. W. Farnsworth, of Sycamore, Colusa County, Cal. on March 24ih. Chas. Dresser (San Francisco) sold bull terrier dog J. D. Spreckels (Hector— Mazy) to R.J. Braun, San Francisco. 218 HRje gvzBbev tmi* &p&xi8tnaxu [April 3, 189r The San Jose Show. San Jose, March 31.— The inaugural bench show of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club opened to day at Turn Verein hall. The show is qnite centrally located, the hall well lighted, well ventilated, beautifully decorated and exceedingly well arranged. The entries number about 200 and the dogs benched 184. The quality of the dogs is equal to that of any entry of a like number ever seen in this State. Collies, St. Bernards and English setters are the larges' and best classes. The display of collies is by far the best in quality ever shown on the Coast. It rained heavily to-night, but the attendance was very good, and with fair [weather the balance of the week the show is bound to be a success. J. Otis Fellows judged all classes, and with very few ex- ceptions he pleased both critics and exhibitors. The judging of the regular classes was, thanks to well-served rings, fin- ished on the first night, for the first time in the history of California shows. Mastiffs — Dogs: No entries. Open bitches: Mr D Garratt's Bess II, the winner, we have often described. She was beaten by Mrs J P Norman's Lola at Oakla nd, but this time "Uncle Dick" reversed their positions. Mrs Norman's Juan Montez, the novice winner, is a bit long in muzzle and lack* ing in depth below the eye, mask extended to crown, other- wise good. Stewart's Tudas, the novice bitch winner, is light in mask. R C St Bernards — Thos H Browne's Ch Grand Master won at challenge class. He was in fine condition. Chas K .Bark- er's Alta Berna, first in challenge bitches, is far and away the best bitch that ever came to California. She has a magnificent head, well marked and shaded, well-defined step, good length of muzzle, good depth below the eye, good eyes, good expression, nice-sized ears, well carried, fine body, good color and coat and excellent bizb, bone superb, bat she is not straight, either before or behind, and a bit roach- backed. Dr J M Taylor's Roxie Savage Taylor won first in open dogs. He has greatly improved in head, and filled out in chest, but is stilt light in loin and flat in ribs. Dr W R Cluness Jr's Reglov Jr, second, is the best pup of the year. He is better below the eye than Roxie, but needs filling out in skull. He is well marked, has good bone, coat, color and character. Age will improve him greatly. J Tonrounet's Tell, third, a son of Hector of Hauenstein, is the biggest dog in the show. He has a nice type of head, massive skull, good muzzle, great depth of body and good bone. His feet are fiat, and he is straight in stifles and lacks markings. Her- bert Kullman's Reginald K., V H C, was outclassed. The open bitches were also a good lot, the winner, Hum- boldt Kennel's Florence, is well-known; she was shown in verv good condition and was rightly placed. Miss Maye Taber's Victoria Alton, second, is also well-known. C R Barker's Nellie Queen of Wasatch, ditto. E P Scbell's Lady Bernardo, V H C, is better marked and shaded, but Js fiat in feet, long in muzzle and shown in bad condition. Reglov Jr. had an easy win in Novice dogs. Humboldt Kennel's Bream, second, has a black mask, is shallow in body and his hocks are in bad shape. C R Barker's Golden Levin, third, is dish-faced and mismarked.but has good skull, good bone and coat, and might well have been placed second. Mrs W G Alexander's Nero, V H C, was extremely lucky. Chas R Barker's Golden Lady won in Novice bitches. She is rather small but is prettily marked; has good shading and good expression. Ears a bit large. Bumboldt Kennel's Liura Alton, second, is a bit long in muzzle and lacking in stop but is very good in body and haB fair bone. H D Corlette's Doris, third, is shallow in muzzle and light in bone ; coat fai/. She bIbo won first in bitch puppies. C R Barker's Lady Winslow, V H C, is not a good one; much too light and snipey in muzzle. J E Lutrell's Orion, the winner in dog pups, is too young to iudge. He lacks in stop and is peahed in skull at present. 8 C St Bernards— Chas R Barker's Ch Melrose, did not compete for regular or special prizes. His head is a study for the fanciers of smooth coats, well nigh perfect. He is otherwise in poor condition. F H Bushoell'a La Prince Jr won in open and novice classes. He has improved greatly but is still long in muzzle and lacking in stop. Collies— Verona Kennel's St Clair Laddie won in Chal- lenge dogs. He seems to have grown coarse in head and was in poor condition of coat. la open dogs, the judge, in our estimation, made a great mistake. Mrs C H Jouett'B Capsule . first, is a catchy black and white dog with a most excellent ', coat, his head is fair, but might be longer to advantage, bis skull is too full over the eyes, his ears are much too large ; and not well carried and he is much too light in bone and I frail in appearance. Verona Kennel's Hadfield Don and I O J Albee's Alto Clifton simply smother him in head, ex- : pression and ears. They are both stronger and more sy metrical in build and are inferior to him only in coat. Don, second, is too full in eye, and Alto Clifton third lacks I undercoat. 0 J Albee's Major Welton reserve, is well known, Verona Kennel's Crags.lV H C, recently described, is rather short in head and carries one ear poorly. Beach Hill Kennel's Gold Dust II, equal third with Alto Clifton is a , bit short in coat, but is much above the average. He has a good length of bead, good expression and fair frill, but carries his tail too gaily and is a bit low on the leg. Fred Hess Jr's. Highland Scot, V H C. is an undeveloped pup shown much too fat. He is a little short in face, but has nice ears and expression, the best of feet and legs, and the best coat in the whole class. Beach Hill Kennel's Juanita won first in bitches, she has very good expression, good head and ears, and is a little short of coat. O. J. Albee's Baby Due, second, has been ofteD described. Her worst fault is too large eyes. Stewart & Son's Iris has a very fair head but is short of coat and a poor mover. In Novice dogs, Capsule won with Gold Dust II, second, and J. C. Berret's Bonnie Duke and Beach Hill Kennel's Doe equal third. Doe is coarse in head and Duke haB bad feet. In Novice bitches the judge reversed his judgment by placing Iris first and Juanita second. Stewart & Son's Sheeta, third, has a good length of head, but is short of coat and has flat feet O. J. Albee's Fly V H C is much too coarse in head. Capsule won again in dog puppies with Highland Scot sec- ond and W. deB. Lopez's Ormskirk Jock third. Jock has the best head in tbe class, good ears and expression, but lacks coat. F. A. Campbell's Saody, V H C, is much too large in ear and slopes off behind, the hins being much lower than the shoulders. W de B Lopez's Ormskirk Jean won in bitch puppies. She is a sweet-faced bitch, best in head, good ears and expression, bat not as good in coat as her little sister. F Hess Jr's Lot- tie B second. The latter was shown too fat and showed poorly in the ring, but the winner is the better bitch. English Betters — S F Hughes' Silverplate was alone in challenge class, Countess Noble not competing. In open dogs B.'T. Paynes' Count Barold won. He has little but his head to recommend him and that might be greatly improved upon. Geo W Tibbett's Charm won second. This is in our estimation the best bench show English setter dog that has been exhibited in California since 1890; best in head, body, legs, feet, carriage, style and character. H G Edward's Nimrod we all know is a grand field dog, but he is not a bench show dog. Be has excellent body, legs and feet, but he is too large and course for a bench show winner and his head is not of the proper type, too coarse and too thick in skull. Be should have been fourth and T J Fish's Bird Catcher, VflC, should have been third. Bird Catcher has a very fair head, good body and good Btyle and character. H T Pnyne's Queen of Counts won in open bitch class. This is a very good one, nearly the equal of her dam Count- ess Noble. W M Fitzmaurice's Queen Bess has a domed skull and is light and snipey in muzzle, otherwise very good. W A Menefies' Qiieen M, first in Novice class, is a very neat little bitch, rather small but with good body, feet and legs, and fair head. Irish setters — C M Barker's Chief Jr is a new face in these parts. Be is a fine, upstanding dog, full of character and life, with good skull and profile, nice coat, color and condi- tion, good feet, possibly a bit high on the leg and not suffici- ently bent in stifle. A B Truman's Mike T II and Geo B M Gray's Lad of Glenmore divided second. We could see no occasion for this. Mike T II should have been second, and Lad third. Lad is too leggy and not as g->od behind as Mike. M D Garrett's Glenmore Sultan has floe coat and color, and good legs and feet, but is too coarse in head. In bitches, Miss Ethel C Creagh's Queen of Kildare won over A B Truman's Lightning Maid. Queen showed splen- didly. She is best in head and hind quarters. Maid is best in coat and color, but is light in second thighs and plenty high enough on the leg. The comments on th« balance of the classes, and the awards in full, will be published in our next week's issue. Peace Among the Dog; Men. The dog fanciers of the city say their war is over. The St. Bernard Club, acting under an understanding with the San Francisco Kennel Club, held a special meeting Thursday evening and rescinded the objectionable resolution, which was to the effect that the club members would not exhibit their dogs at any bench show in San Francisco except that giyen by the Olympic Gun Club. On account of [the resolu- tion the St. Bernard Club was suspended on Saturday last by the American Kennel Club, but when war seemed inevitable a compromise was effected. The St. Bernard Club was to rescind its resolution and the San Francisco Kennel Club was to influence the Pacific Advisory Board to rescind its resolution declaring the Olym- pic Gun Club to be "Id disrepute and distrust." J. G. Barker of the San Francisco Kennel Club, who is persona grata to the St. Bernard Club, was to resign as director and member of the bench committee. The St. Bernard men carried out their agreement. The San Francisco Kennel Club met Wednesday evening and passed a resolution to the effect that the resolution of the Pacific advisory board was misleading and not justified by facts, but they went no further. Barker handed in his resig- nation as director, but the club refused to accept it on account of the work he had done to build up the San Fran- cisco Kennel Club. The matter rests at this, and as on Tuesday last the Pacific advisory board lifted the suspension of the St. Bernard Club, all its members will exhibit at the coming bench show and especially at the show of the San Francisco Kennel Club on May 19 to 22d in this city. — Chronicle. There are three bookmaking firms now transacting busi- ness here that we are reliably informed stand over $15,000 winner on the meeting, but these are the only ones with such balances on the right side of the ledger. B. Hoffman & Co. acknowledged being $30,000 to the good over two weeks ago, Frank Eckert is reported to have the best of it to tbe extent of at least $20,000 and Joe Rose & Co. are over $15,000 win- ner. George Rose little more than held his own, it is said, Abe Levy is a loser, also Johnny Coleman and Johnny Humphrey. Sam Summerfield is a bit ahead of the g*me, Elie Perles has won and lost and many could be mentioned that have turned their slates toward the wall. Judge J. J. Burke was a epectator at the New Orleans races on March 23d. 2MSraOTJSZMi JAY-EYE-SEE Mr. J. I. Cask, (Hickory Grove Farm, home I Of Jay-Eye-See) Racine, Wis., says : "After try- § Ing every known remedy, I removed a larger Bunch oftwo years standing from a 3-year-old I filly, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment. | It is the best preparation I have everused orheard |1 of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen.' We have hundreds of such testimonials, 50 per Package. I The does not keep It we Price Ask «our Druggist for it, _ will send prepaid on receipt of price. Address" W.B. EDDY& CO., Whitehall, N. Y. NAPA RAGE TRACK Tola, the best training track in California, will be placed In first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers ol light-barn ess horses to work their borees tberon. Low price* for box-B tails. Bay and grain very reasonable. For further particular*! apply to CHAS. SCOTT. Napn Race Track, Anpn, Cal. The owner ofifour Jlno-looking, gentle and sound mares, about 16 2 hands, one bavlng a record below twenty; two can beat twenty, und another not quit* so fast, destns to tell them. They are at a country farm and will he shown and tried to anybody desiring to purchase. Oueoftbem would be a great mare for tbe 40 class, One can abow a two-n Inute gall for a quarter, and will go to tbe half any time In hOfl.and the other la the gentlest lady's mare In the State ot California. Bred lu the purple. Address, "BRKKOKR." 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Apply GBEBN MEADOW FARM, Santa Clara, Cal, This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09*1, 3am by Antevolo, 2:19VJ; second dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. 2:27, etc. TMs is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son oi Dexter Prince) out of Lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madiso* 2:17%, Lady W. is by Ophirson of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2:0.^2. out of Lady W. Phis yearling is one of the fisest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be seld at extremely low prices If applied for at ouce_._ tddress, 'F. P. TV* tliis oJBce. THE WASP Was o^cially declared by the State Boar'* of Harbor Commissioners on Ko^mber 7, 1895, to be the tian Fptnciaco weekly journal having the Urgest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing tie bids on the new depot. 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APRIL it, 1897.^ FIRST RAC^-Runnlng, Owners' Handicap.three-^ SE.qONDSi^KnnnlDgone-quarler mile ana raSD^SSKa^wSOBBr-fraE: s SEI 0.\D DAY-WEDNESDAY. APRIL 28. FIRST R ACE- Rnnnlng, owner's Handicap, nine- ^ SE ttp weight 150 pounds, 3 Pounds allowed for ^ repeat (.Vallador barred) THIRD DAY-THCR8DAY, APRIL 29. scale, one and one-sizteenlh milts ™ FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY, APRIL SO. FIRST RACE-Rnnnlng.one mile, 5 pounds be- ^ SEC0Nr.KRACE-Rnnnlng,'owner'sHandicap, iso TBIiRr^Acl-paon3yl^ce;!i-ve- a. l r ^ additional to scratch. Entries Close ' *B Norace Entrance money must accompany all emnes^ will he declared off where there are four or^ ^ ^ Sn, ,oMSecoenydmVAddd^ess anentries and applicadons for stalls and other particulars to L ROCKMAN, Secretary, PC. BOX 11. Fresno, cm the week following. All purses guaran- teed. B! MlM 33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4445. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES credit. Be has taken a leading position among [the l°re™ost g°£ n s A very Emau proportion of his pr ditions that phenomenal ability a'™* bw ^ved bim lrom th£e : by competent men. As a partial idj geny has been trained, and an extremely small number ot mese , s ■• ■ ^ ^ frQm a paoing.DK fmtion of his meagre advantages, it may be ^^f^%Sb^c^A with a descendant of Geo* mare, or trom one with a fast record J>orbas pn?D fver & ' and Washington have produced sew Wilkes Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter F nnce ureg«.u M0 formers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALT AM ONTS ^ is in the full vigor of. I A1TAMONT is a horse of iron constitution ?n^ prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except lor his blindness . tne «*" ynB or blactSi He ia m ue has never sired'a sorrel, all of his colts having Men solid ^colors- j , a^& ^ c located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables , on Sherm en^ *™£?^ wltWn tw0 blocks of stable, a Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San « g aoors from stabie. Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. iv<=» Del Norte, p 2:08 I EllaT., p 2:08V,i DocSperry, p 2:09 I Pathmont, p 2:09V,il AltBO -:0S9f'! I Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07VJj And 32 others. All race records. H I Bay Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, O Green Meadow Farm HOME OF S3 00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 5.00 2.50 2.60 2.60 2.50 1.00 ..S50.00 .. 5.00 MarcH 5, 1»0*7» Vol XI 1895, single copies, postpaid voiix, 189* ■;, » ■• :::.: vS:^' iISS :, '•:. :: Vol. IV, 1888 Vol II. 1»86 . ■ « Year Books for 1887 and 1885 (ont of print). Contains summaries ^ of ^ces, Tables^. 3130 Trotters, 2:2c. P?cer9of i,ams> Great EecordB and Rejected Recoras. THE REGISTER- Vols. HI to XIII, inclusive, in one order ^^^fifar^ontoliiut: a 'index digest. 875o PZp^if?~^!nen^S fnTa^edU^aud're^rerce to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS Will be sent free upon application Money most accompany all orders. Address J. H. STEINER, Secretary American Trotting Resiater Association, CHICAGO, ILL- ladngTlacingr Hambletonian Wilkes 1679 BIRE OF PHfEBE WILRB8, winning race record, 1:08 1-8 Rocker (P), race record 8.1 Tommy Mc IP), race record •■■•!:• ' * " NewEra(l,rt.wlnnlngracerec..4thheat,8:13 ^ Saville (3), race record <•■"• Brand Ueorge, ironing ■*■ Grand George, pacing *■ and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First ?r» O LOOB^ by^merican8«.r m ^ TSSddaniDiDan^Dhi;rIo."o?sbIbdal,ah chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. B. I. MOORHEA.D & SON, Santa Clara, Cal iWALDSTEIN, 12,59 Breeding unexcelled. Siredhy K-^M^ ^ M^BSSSf flSJfM W.. 2lor,eseireDof Li«le Albert 2: 10); second dam £, e^by^ohn Ne. dams are aU producers He ctfThr^^8dtc,Bn^ni5-D^o» l'^rSSrahcegrre:c„rro^\\eD^ w f i wtfin is sire of Lady Waldstein, 2: 15 ; Hnmboldt Maid, 2.1 - , ^e^ - *d'id tbey ever pn x§^i^^^^^^^*°^ booking yoai maie3 else" USC. uome auu, Dso .."- - TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) . ^ „ m« will be bent at Sacramento race trac PasnalremmprivUeges if Istill »^«^hfwoodUnd i" odaV^. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodlani HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellia and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRRIETO The Eing of All Large Trotting Stallic j s M 34 CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES WISiTKR .MEETING. 1896-97 APRIL 5th to 17th Inclusive, REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT iMEBICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS PASTU_RAGE mmMmm cldeuts or escapes. Stock cat ^ oe e,.lSunday J.o^na^'be.w^vVSmnpo^and^acksonStree.B, •^an FraocLsco. Address, TH08. ROACH. Agent, Lakevllle^Sonoma Co.. Cal. Trial 3 'IS, driven by W. Maben. Sired o, ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out o, Ln=H^ ^ second dam Fanny Branham by £>°™™ \ 2:20 ^ Bet I by Lance. He sired Addison 2.18 1 ^^ ^ ul 2:21 a son 230 Emma Nevada (trial .i.iej, l>o"* JiME, MADISO. , sixteen -^^ ^^^:^^^ horses of his size living and his progeny have style size Jin p ^^ ^ ^ ^ James Madlrl TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL RETUUN PRIVILEGES) For further particulars, address j^ j^_ jVjHJjtlSON',1 Alameda Race Track, Alameda, I -AT- l DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 Oakland Race Track RaclnKiEvery Day in thelWeek Except Sunday. BAIN OR rialNE „,VE OB MORBI RACES BA.H DAV. BKES STMT IT 2:15 O'CLOCK SH1RP .^STi^^^^conSrwltn'tL-rrlc? Business CoUege, 24 Post St, BAN FRANOTSOO. The moat popular school on the Coast. B. P. HEALD, Prealdent, 8. HALK-S THE CHtWPIO FtUR-YEfcR-PLD IH Ct^ " ,re, CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 l-not Steln.a^^ dam of 1 in 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BER-H l — — — — " , ,,„. rrrt Iftffprtv. 2:164, trial '-:l''.aisler llnd, 2:2>«. "od Donald. ..-V. J ed mare. To show how well Diablo s wick's Copperbot»m, and o0„, a mooug^ ^^ ,a)f. Fol.o»lnga« tt-r*» J necessary to say that ave« ere ^ Beconds; a two-year-old. w« tM quarter, 36 seconds; a two jear^a, « o. ^ Q^aaIt „ seconds .an. B lu Qnarter.aSBecon^s awo^^. n o, IS9, at pleasanton. gervl e fee, 850- WM. J1D«I'Y' Pleosan"" ,nrt for CSmolar*. No. 13,699. ^-^ftXe^^ Bired bv ONWARD, i-s„'V, 2:17. THORN. BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE DEALEBS in HART BOSWELL HieHilS 2:30 iist). by ^™^$S^&&%£&°» I sires Aorian W Ikes and I Ira «""»„>„ o{ American Mike Wilkes. 2:15«. ."» " ^ " „ F t ^lB;iSh»?Ora«»: -f fashionable breeding ; in c ^ forspeed. HI i of American Jii-"K.-'- , au(j pUre iromuis - ; rhTacme of fashionably ^^^,^^^ ^B^^^T^ SI^L^5*»^^SSl?d ^"rr^^RADY.Lanrel Creeh Farm.S ttru * ™J T.„„ .arm fm- tne » Br»^~^»-llSS5S^s= April 3 1S971 ©iyc §veebs>v anfr Qpovtsmtm* THE HOESE WITHOUT A "BET." (Oakwood 221 Boodle 5829, Bee, 2:12 ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25. 8gree?,Lpt rilm:ne;rr„\nssD{ot;tir me;its of.r.^e •"««■■' t>^ ADOther had a fast record was we bred Ha I * A pr°ducer- \ut b° »>*i no record. Another had nearly al the n'elssarvLalifi'catinnt Sw.lflT' uW' he wa8 t0° 8maI1- possessed many rare qnalifirS? '«' hi ™ J£ * nad °Urb,s and bad feet- Anoth" asked the otheV, "wVito^^^'B^rP^JP," a "&»*£ «n.Hy one hv.og or dead, possessed o« the qnaHnoa^^^^rlrd'd^L'fhan^^trE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SIZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1,150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse— "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12}, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAMENESS. A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse neyer lived. PROhHC^' WhilehJeha8°n|ytb™i°'°e Hst, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that „»„« h„„n . • ™ „ transmits all his perfect qualifications to bis progeny His ancestors \r?ni?A? ^ iron constitutions; many of them, notably GoldsmUh Maid 214 we™ Z * °' ",?,r records at a time in life when ^i*w,lj£m<^i£lh^«^Z!' SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) I K. HOSTETTER & CO., Owners, San Jose. c- *•■ BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. 'ill Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON '"""i'S UUiiS.l:M '-2' M'SS JESS,E'2:1<' KTII01. 2:15 3-4, and Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:251 the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUrSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS) EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. MaF«™b°niJ ^ Bb'PP0M„to Oakwood Park Stock iw „ ?■ D?nT11'e- Per S. P. E. R., via Martinez PaS'onaf ' m *" m°ath; hv and 8»ta. SlfPet F°addr™s8 f°r °'her StaUion5 and further Particular., — "■-■ address, ™i~"™>" Oakwood Park Stock FARaUUHm,^^ NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116 RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2 Sired by GUV WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W., 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600 218 3-4 ■ -irvington be™,. 3:24 .4 a8 a two.year.old> an'd 'mAmim He is the Sire of ISTURAGE S3. 50 PEK MONTH. Mares left with ... i„ e ported to and from the far rn fee of ctr' No *"™n°i8.c" " iU '^ '™«- assumed for accidents or fsc'apfs" ""P"""""1'** «- For further particulars, address H O SINPT atr t », -uHtS- S- NEAL' 23° Montgomery St., S. F M. U-. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Oal. MURINE! CURIN<£I CURINFI Tbe Most Powerful and Best Preparation in the World I WILL GUARANTEE MY CURINE which local medication Is indlca.ed.such as ' Spavins, Curbs, Ringbones, Sprung Knees Dapped Hocks and Knees, Saddle Galls' Rheumatism, Shoulder Lameness, Wind Puffs, Navicular Disease, Joint Lame- ness, Fistulae, Shoe Boils, fjuittor, Tu- mors, Muscle Soreness, Splints, Thor- oughpins, Sprung Tendons, Enlarged and Suppurated Glands, Soft Bunches Bony Growths, Etc., Etc. W. A. W. TURNBULL, V. M. D., Formerly resilient surgeon in chareeof the v»i o3rf^P«^"™u&t'Ve' »e°eta"^ ^ antiseptic, and is the only preparation capable „, in used wE Xno!"3 Ta' "'hile m'ms tnis marvelous paint. - nd Caoat^i-1- "5S-J5 S»H* and ,n the k^ing ^",-d nionln^les.n the Hnlted -:26 1-3 as a three-year-old. j-iS^ SSm*^8?^^. 2^tVSTi^ifi?I;»dBgssaK.\6,S' f* .^ ™™00d stock WMf ncar Agricultural Park, San Jose Santa Clara County K. hf JT '2 the tDd of tbe se»soo, June is? at campaign. Witb him will be trained s5 of Sis get W'" Unders0 Ws Preparation for the coming Jl^iffiie ^e'ue^^d ^Tia^Tp'leo^h^Ce'u' " "* *"?' »' conformation to the reputation of any stallion. speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honor He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS" $50 for the SEASON. .„, ,, ^ USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. All fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for v „„,. «. per mouth. StocK well eared for, but 00^0^1^=1 VSZSZ Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter Propr Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. P Tin Oily BISECT Slain Standing in k Stale! ARTHUR L, 3, 2:15 1-4 Will Make the Season of (897 at DIRECT STABLES, ALAMEDA, CAL. TEKMS-50, With Usual Return Privileges (darn?Sua\L2:2^1?d^o,otS"byraE3eaK PATCH™ 'rif ,bf-DIEEC^ 2:°5*. out of NELLrE BLY Graves. 2:19, Hels one of tbe dnest vouni' sSilloni iln?hl'f=!^' J Se?°"tl dam E'»E AUSTIN (damof tbe fall races, he will be allowed to seryJ lonly « I I ffiS J,'t Sta ',e' and as " la ,he Inlentl..n !o prepare blm lor jpeed, as be has shown his ability to get a mark of "of Sn.T?1 H"; recor ' 2: 13»" » ■><> mark o? h°s and weighs l.OOOpouuds. He is perleltly ^^jL^ht&X£%£l£S!%£!»' ^ ^ brewing ,S of tbe aft^U^Sr^^^^^'^w&a 2:3I«, dam LADY MAUD, 2:18M. by UEN KNOX etc! """Sreat QEOBQE WILKES stallion, JAY BIR"£ WII.I. MAKE THE SEASON AT THE SAME PLACE AT S35, WITH USUAL . . , RETURN PRIVILEGES. obtains a yearling record of 2:30 or better- a?ii ™n ,ni*l* T eitberof the above borspa the sum of S10C I that X.™. ,Ca.h, or Sa,la,ae.oryber^ StfZVIl^. "S^Ll^StSZ^lS** ^ fnrther1antaSld.rreS8°are3'bUt n° "SP0D">>»"7 assumed for .accidents or escapes. For' g^^^APMAN^reet^^ or. vesThr'afe'S-S-^^ BY OWNERS SUCH AS: Lesh Stock Farm, owner of Online, 2-04 5?a" «_Laird, owner of Rubenstein, 2:(6M ForbesFarm, iwner ol Arion,2-07y C. W. Williams, owner of Allerton, 2-09« Calumet Stock Farm, owners ol Rov Wilkpq 9-oriz Bob Stewart, owner of Ryland w!°2:07J< . ' h ' Farm.owueroitrp Nelson, owner of SpiMn/aSi S RECOMMENDED •emlin, 2:07 Si. Ajers, owner of M,™ti Ms* Holt 4 Co., forme!AwSU John R. gentry »■ Taylor, owner of Joef atchen, 2:01. • MARVIN, JOHN SPL4NTRAINER?*ND D"'VERS SUCH AS il y wnolesale dros or turf goods house east of the Rocky Mountains anclsco Cal -J o'K I«*A(;|FIC SOLE AGKIVT8 amasoo', l al'.-Reddl^n A*^ eLS'™e' I Los Angeles, Cal.-F. W. Braun & Co., W Drues >n,Cal._H. H. Moorf& Sons w lii.if S°3 laud. Ore— Woodard Clarke 4Co w DruS I»-r-1 ^ ~^6° ' Por,laD(i. °re-Suell, Heltabu & Woodkrd C?/JfDrugP am , rlce> S3.00 -pox* Sottle ^rs?H&°8m Boe8liSRrr£on.?LT«erXVpa*eiy.n,i?'iAS.tat<:a "ld ^nada.lirL agents „ the The Standard-Bred Stallion RECORD, 2.14. ATJT- T> SIRED BY dam Belle Mabo,"e igranC , of vtS^J^oAffk^ZX^^'r?^1!^ b7 Gen- McClelleu : third is a full br ther to Anteeo, 2: Wi. AnteVolo 2-11. , l?i „S I '5 9l? Maid "' 0aks- b-v Ja<,|i Hawkins. Anteros mond. Anterosiathe9ireotAnt]do%2?loi\velvp'^L?byPleotloncer. out of Columbine by • moud iuie7osT8rbVSTre^-tI,H',d„%e2n,0O,\'-':x;!,veVC'^3,SbrrtEleCtione":m tffr!?',^ enty-<""> 1" lie list, and is cons "fed one ot the s mnSe.,*^' ,e° 0,"<-r9Jn 2:M <"'■ Nephew is the McClellan 141 sired Dan Voorbees, 2-2SM " Helena I 71 2 !l? . 5rf," sIrM ever broughi t„ California. Gen. D>™'.r!!Sr„ v D^% ""* °p"° ibe ^^ssa Si fboVo'ngl^nne? Beaury Mc- -"«• cK- "» ?ymme,rica.".m„,le hnrSs^ clllf "rnTa7 lHe"1aar.he"u,dPe,l°d?' 8tapdS °TC, '6 ,haDn face 14 caret, medium size, elegantly I 0pe ished and mechanism perfect. Adjusted movement and split tuned. ' This watch Is particularly constructed for the nf hnreemen and others who are inclined, ° to u™a watch roughly while rising. EEMEMBER THE PLACB O POST ST.. UMDEB MA80M10 TFMP1 FLAMBEAU is the sire or RACINE Sly DAM Sybil 2:27 1-2 _j the sire of Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazan, aud loveliglit. BOTTS' Veterinary Capsule I QUICK II MSTIOH, ALWAYS READY FOR' I AND RELIABLE,, Are not a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ON And are guaranteed to cnrethe mo.t .eve cases ot Simmocolon | SEASON 1897 STohlan King 28,295!! tne other two that he sorted in tbrougl a fro_ „ eat perrormances oi h^s hrel coHs K g ^^ S? ptenre^Sp^rfuVar ,« ^^JZ^^£^^^™^ Smerafter the season closes. gg-^QN, $50. .•ROM JIAECH 1st TO JUNE 1st. _. _,„ . iniHED \-imbs8 or ArrBovm «*E' » omr. with -SUA- naxtra^ parvinKGES. ™*™™°^™ mouth. For further particulars address CareUken,butnoresponslbllltyaSsnm^.^Pa9mra^ *^ _^___ Twelfth. Street, Oakland iivip. marine Wind Colic _„„:-_ -.—-I " * '..;„.tii,i m THB B0W1 (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire ot T»„- flarillo. Mermaid, Marionette, Main- stay McFarlane, Mollie R., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, S5.00 per month ; hay and grain, 810 00 ^For runner particulars address. Palo Alto MENLO PARK Stock Farm SAN MATEO CAL. AKD l" LAMMATIO-J OF THB BOW) Or money refunded One trial is all that i. asked to convince* Price 8- per box. Ten capsules in each t Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTT 119 Stale St.. Albany. * n u tW,i. d in 1892 Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. „KSS!Sh«w ««i m» » « «. FIRST DAM-JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM-LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed 8 whin a two-year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM-LADY AMANDA, by i»P- H«r»h (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- m"KT:^m7^oI TER imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm FOURTH DAM-LADY LAN CAbl ll£ °y ^ dam of Emperor of Nor- Kegent, Ontario and several other »»»" * high-class race horses, ie by Mai- folk, El Rio Key, Yo Tamb.en and »™r»' olrBecronlb?ned with BtrainB of thorough- ffi'^^^A^" tr0ttiDB aCti0D' i9 D0" RreaUy f8D" cied by intelligent breeders. - - ' - i. -.!« hi.h a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- VTVA LA is sixteen h"^'«h'/w™.0d q„.Hty in an eminent degree. He was tra.ned some, combining muscular Power ana q y „, j_p-OTi_- rapldly when a little in his yearling form an 1 showec a .t R aort of mareB tQ f t ^&™£^^™«™t°> *°°M fiDe-l0°kiDg h0r8CS ^^ even in' these times are in demand. For terms and further partiouars, inquire of For Sale at a Bargain ZILOPHONE RECORD, 2:3_; 1 RIAL. 2 29. Sired by the f^A™^ ^a<"< Sfll extreme speed in i the worm, r r» frazier, PRICE, dam of Pncemon -Ws re o mabi 2:14, ManlemontaaiK.znopnon^. ,. of Sbb;ed°sibreol'{betol-m"eracenorseP,Qrey Eagle. :i^^o«B^iitS S2 ^i,;froCdfucer,,neasnpdeedC,lio"se?«be bigy horse or the carriage horse. BELLE PRICE. *«. ""J "^Wpadflc H° r de greatest broo.im»r«, in <^ f-» J Padflc^^e^ SSgbo^.bib°e\lgheksl-oered stll.lo.s on ,be Pa A MARVELOUS DISCOVER _____ positively -emt BONE SFA.V Ringbone, Spl or Curtt, IN 48 HOU1 Without Pal $500 Rew For Failure ■ Slightest lujl This is the Gre Wonder of the Century, asto ins, as it does entire Veterli world. Circulars a Sworn Proofs , ed Free. iDr. Guy Chi No. 3T8 Canal Sew-ork SPjftJiMCUBf pmLLIPS&SMTl , * PRINTERS i % QP0RT1NG PR'NTINQI/TIO (J|j ofjO ot all descriptions "IUIU HOBSE PEDIGREES | SAN FRAI ~_ SPECIALTY or, W. G. LAVXU. W. 8. 81'OfSK. Yreka. Cal. 'Breeder aDd 8porlsman. ESTABLISHED 1S63 MAURICE^H. LANE. 2111 Adeline 81., Oakland, Cal. THOS. MEHERIN . ifiV\-T FOB GRASS. CLOVBK, TKGETAB1E, FLOWER and TREE SEEDS. Price list mailed on application. Address, THOS. MEHERIN, p. 0. Box 2059. 516 Battery Street, 8. F THEBEAB^OTHEBS BUl„„„a that are so veil and favorably - SPOUTS lEIBU edited _nd conduc.ed «• ^^ , .ponden^s, coverin0 a« bi > ODd en, a .rripr^l-Peryea, Sample 3 8tom? Sports Afield Publish CHJCAGC April 3, 1897"! ©%u REMINGTON BICYCLE improvements, Z&Tt^£i£*£™> ^"^ ™ ™>d.l. and their many eIcIlI8ive &veebev , DEB 'blood. Three fine litters on hand. O. J. ALBKK. Prop. J-aTence, Santa Clara, County, cal. Clabrough, Golcher S ae mo"' 150 EXQUISITE MLF-TOME P1TUBES "HAUNTS OF WILD GAME" ByrS4iCBMcLmi'A>'' «i""I by CHA . BiEKEs BBADFOED. A beautiful book ot iwo hundred pages In cloth and gold- anDronri o^'KnTeaSefemfSi Inyalnable to the angler, gentle sportsman, hunter guide tou3,t lover." " ""Wermlst, naturarSt and ^^ book Po^tsge'free^by "cHAS7 BA^^n'0 =^y Md"^ publisher Hi Byroauw^N?w Y?r|B' BKADfO"I>. MMt-lIDY hesetmy Capsules are super" CURE IN 48 H0UR$("W ) the same diseases vvith-^ — - ' out inconvenience. JRBf&sr — book on — W^ Bog Diseases AND H°w to Feed. I BMrrlt ?ee '° a?T addresa b7 the author I H. Clay Glover, D. V 8 12qq b„,j " ' I New York. ' ' Srf wosdway, | WE GIVE LIBERAL PREMIUMS for dnos LddS?:,;berS\ Her? are »■»=: Moore Bicycle saddle for 5 subscript ons. Search Light Lantern fisMng ro?SrK°d£ (loadr?d) '" 6. irulol"^ n»ning rod for 9. Comet Camera for 0 Si! 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TOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS » " " ^^ _ mOT RECEIVED BY J Season of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill R001* charges mm^mm^^m&jummjzm^ RFRVJTirAHD CUISINE. 0ID!SPy!MWMKMiMIML»!!OBO^ FAVORITE RESORT OF yjSITJHCHOJSEMEH. TOST RECEIVED BY M DEHUYS BALMOLINE Z'JZl. «- »Z over be.or.. «•*. -CQ-W h» b66nimpro'6d' fTlioKHBBON. 208-206 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal „ „, " ,-in 120 Chambers and 50 Eastern A*ents-J. Newton Van Ness Co., Warren Street, New Yorte- PALO ALTO STOCK FARM SALE. The Annual Sale OF Standard-Bred Trotting and Roadster Geldings. Mares, Stallions and Road Teams "SB • »«™& HSS Soracixi. Wtj mod 217); SPOBT.a-323; ELECTiOM.iK LARGTON, &21J; WILL TAKE PLACE ON Tuesday, April 20, 1897, _ AT AT PALO ALTO STOCK FARM Healing Salve for Man and Beast. •J..I Bet. Fasti in >e-H or Bock. Sore ^SJTSSSiri ^^Barb Wire Co, an. A„ Flesh »-- SURE CURE FOR PILES. ton, cal* wOo.to.s^Mjsfull^baoCleo^ana^^^ ^.^ ^^ !• hancSdTnd Vve"n "records *> dom of Tariei0n, £81. eru. 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Height tttWW '-100 lbf" For keep of mares, and further information address, fjgl'a K 0'(JRADY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, San Mateo. Vol. XXX. No 15. No. 313 BUSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897 INGLESIDE RACES. Closing Days of a Very Eventful Meeting— The Various Races Carefully Described. SEVENTY-FOURTH DAT— FRIDAY, APRIL 2. An excellent card of races was provided yesterday, and the sport was interesting throughout- The track was what the talent terms "dead," though the sun shone cheerfully all day. Only a fair-sized audience was in attendance, but the. betting was spirited and the bookies handled all the money thoy cared to. Salmera, daughter of Salvation and Chimera, led all the way in the first, and won by four lengths from La Maromr (Los Angeles' daughter), who ran out. Port Au- gustus, as good as 50 to 1, took the second race in clever style, after making all the running. California was given the third on a foul and Suisun disqualified, and California in turn ought to have been disqualified for fouling Etta H. It was a good deal worse than California got from Suisun San Marco and Hazard had a regular duel in the fourthi running head and head for over half a mile, the former staggering in a winner by by half a head. Wyoming, stead- ily improving, beat Caliente a length in the next. Caliente bad started ami won on the previous dap, and it was askinga good deal of him to beat a hor=e that had made such a clinker as Preston stretch his neck a few days before. Vin- citor ran around his.'field in the last and won a good race. Tulare was pace-maker clear around to the homestretch. The opening event waB a four-furlong race between ten two-year-olds. To a good start Salmera, fourth away, led by a length at the three quarters, La Maroma and Rosormonde heads apart, Lona Marie another length away. Shaw took no chances with 8almera, and riding her out, she won bv fo'ir lengths, La Maroma (who ran out and finished near the judges' stand) second, a length from Torsida, who had im- proved her position steadily. Rosormonde was a poor fourth Time, 0:50. Salmera was 4 to 5 (7 to5 once), La Maroma 6 (played from S), Torsida 6, Rosormonde 4, others 20 to 100 tol. In the second, a mile and a sixteenth for three-year-olds, Fort Augustus, third at the start, which was good, led Santa Clara half a length at the quarter, Don Clarencio third, two lengths ofi. At the half it was Fort Augustus first by a length, Santa Clara, Soniro and Don Clarencio lapped. At the three-quarters Fort Augustus, Don Clarencio and Soniro were running heads apart in the order named, two lengths from Personne, Fort Augustus came away in the last few yards like a race horse, winning by a length, Don Clarencio second, as far from Soniro, Personne a distant fourth. Time, 1:61}. Forth Augustus was at 40 to 1, Don Clarencio 3 to 5. Soniro 2 to 1, Personne 9, Philip H. 40 and Santa Clara 150 to 1. The third race was at six furlongs. To a good send-ofl, Suisun went to :he front early, leading California by a head at the half, Midlight four lengths off, David last and his rider taking it easy. Suisun and California ran heads apart into the homestretch, three lengths from Etta H.. who was coming fast. 8uisun swerved in a bit iD the last furlong, but did not injure California's chances. Etta H. was cut off when sbe tried to come through, however. Suisun went on aod won driving by a good head, California second, a length before Etta H- H. Martin, California's rider, claimed his mount to have been fouled by Suisun, and the judges, after questioning the riders, allowed the claim, placiDg California first, Etta H. second, Midlight third. Time, 1:15}. Cali- fornia was at 9 to 10 (7 to 5 once), Etta H. 7 to 1, Midlight 10, David 3 and Suisun 8 to 1. The fourth was a mile selling race. San Marco, Hazard and Oakland ran in close order past the quarter. At the half 8an Marco was leading Hazard a neck. At the three- quarters it was San Marco and Hazard head and head, three lengths from Morte Fonse. San Marco and Hazard drove it out, the former winning by a short head, Hazard second, two lengths from Morte Fonse. Time, 1:44J. San Marco was at 11 to 10, Hazard 11 to 5,Morte Fonse 15 to 1, Oakland 4}, otbers 10 to 100. The fifth was a seven-furlong selling aflair. To a good send-off Midlo got to the fore in the first sixteenth and led Wyoming by about two lengths at the quarter and half, Cali- StTRSCRrPTION THREE DOILABS A TEAK ente close up to Wyoming at the latter point. Midlo led Caliente. a length at the three-quarters, Wvoming a head further away. Caliente assumed the lead half-way down the stre'ch. but tired and Wyoming won driving by a tength, Caliente second, six lengths from Doyle, who beat Man- chester two. Time, 1:29}. Ed Corrigan ran the winner up from $500 to $1,000 and secured him at the latter figure Wyoming was at 4 to 1 (played from 6), Caliente 2 to 5 Doyle 80 to 1, others 10 to 40 to 1. The last race was at a mile. A good send-ofl was effected. Minnie II led by a head at the quarter, Tulare second, a head from Eoselle. Tulare then went to the fore, piloting his field around to the homestretch, first by a length. Vin- citor gradually improved his position, and getting up to Tulare in the last furlong, won handily by a length, Tulare second, half a length before Horatio who finished strong Time, 1:44}. Vincitor was at 9 to 5, Tulare 12, Horatio 4, St. Distaff 2, others 10 to 200. SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY, APRIL 3. Fourteen two-vear-olds came to the gate in the first, four and a half furlongs. After Outlay had cut up a lot he beat the gate by about four lengths and was eased up, Moringa getting up to his saddle at the three-quarters, Los Prietos third, a length oft. Outlay waB never headed and won easily by two lengths, Los Prietos, Miss Kemsen and Moringa fol- lowing in the order named, heads apart. Time, 0:58. Out- lay was at 11 to 5, Lob Prietos 3i to 1, Miss Remsen 4.5, others 12 to 400 to 1. Id the second, six furlongs, Amelia Fonso broke in front, running, and Toroedo, Perhaps and Mike Rice were left Amelia Fonso led Montallade by half a length past the half and three-quarter poles, Miss Ross at their beels. Montal- lade drew up on even terms with Amelia Fonso the last six- teenth, and out-gaming her, won by a neck. Willie Martin, on Amelia Fooso, seeing he was beaten, gave the mare a quick yank in the last twenty yards, a trick threadbare and so ancient that people wondered at his having the nerve to attempt it. Both jockeys were called to the stand and, to the disguBt of about all those not haviog tickets on Amelia Fonso, the race was given to the latter, Montallade disquali- fied. Mis6 Ross placed second and Coda third. The time was 1:16}. Amelia Fonso was at 6 to 5. Miss Ross 3 to 1, Coda 'ib, Perhaps 6, others 10 to 100. People marveled at the action of the officials, and the general concensus of opin- ion was thai it was dead wrong. It is our idea that not onlv should Amelia Fonso not have been given the race, but Willie Martin ought to have been fined about $250 for his '"cheeky" claim of foul. In the third Chenille broke in front and was not beaded. Sbe led by three lengths at the half and the same distance into the homestretch. She ran out the last sixteenth, and careening against Pat Murphy, carried the roan gelding out, finally beating him a head, Manchester third, lapped on Murphv, Lizzie H. fourth, six lengths off. Time, 1:15J. Hennessy, rider of Murphy, claimed a foul, but it was not allowed. Chenille was at 6 to 1 (8 once), Pat Murphy 12, Manchester 25, Lizzie H 7 lo 5, others 6 to 50 to 1. The much-lalked-of $5,000 California Derby came next, '"•'ine lined up, after a delay of less than two minutes were dispatched to a start about which no fault could be found. Scarborough showed first. Joe Ullman, on the outside, and fightiog for his head, led by a very small margin past the Btaod, Scarf Pin, Candelaria and Good Times following, saddle-skirts separating each. Cash Sloan now took Joe Ullman back aod his brother sent Scarf Pin along. The filly's bead and shoulders were in front at the quarter, Candelaria second, Good TimeB at his saddle. There was no change worth noting in the run of the next quarter or to the half- mile mark. There was a quickeriDg of pace now, and the race was on in dead earnest. Scarborough, fourth, was cut loose, and was 6urelv making great headway. Shouts went up for the son of El Rio Rev ere the three-quarter pole was reached. At that point Scarf Pin's head just showed in ihe lead, Scarborough was second, and Good Times, being ridden hard, was thiid, a length awav,with Howard S. at his saddle, he lapped by Candelaria. As Ihey straightened in the home- stretch it was apparent that Good Times was not equal to the task, and Willie Martin eased the colt up half way down,and Howard S., who had gone the overland, soon thereafter threw out signals of distress, Altamax began moving through the bunch behind when less than a furlong from borne, but the race had narrowed down to the pair tbat were running so close together in front(Scarburough and Scarf Pin),for the former had headed Springbok's daughter. Tod Sloan was reserving 8carf Pin for that final rush which he hoped would land for hiB employer the large portion of the $5,000 stake. But Scarborough, strapping son of race horse among race horses,' had some speed in reserve too. and a jockey be- strode him that waB possessed of a level head in which lurked no foolish notions of drawing finishes fine. So, while Scarf Pin came again as gamely as any one could expect, Scar- borough, long-striding giant that he is, lasted out to win by a head amid great excitement. Four length away was Alta- max with Howard S., at his saddle, and three lengths further off was Lincoln, followed by Candelaria, Good Times Vincitor and Joe Ullman, in the order named. Time 211} From a time standpoint the race waB not a good one, but the track had been deeply harrowed and a strong wind was prevalent. The showing of both Howard S., and Good Times was both surprising and very disaDpointing. Coady rode a good race on the winner, and the victory was a rather popular one, for the crowd that attends on Saturdays and holidays likes long shots. To Tommy Lottridge a great amount of credit is due, for he trained the animals that were out in front fighting for the coin at the finish. The superior condition they showed attests his abilitv as a trainer more than any words of tongue or pen. Scarborough, named after the town in Yorkshire, England where Jack Atkin first saw the light, is a bay colt standing over sixteen hands, and was purchased by Jack Atkin as a J™'"?'' the. Winters sale of 1895, the price paid being $800. 1 he writer thought him thelbest-looking youngster at that sale and tried to get a friend to buy him. He is bred in "staying" lines, his sire, El Rio Rev, being an own brother to Emperor of Norfolk, winner of the American Derby, from a mare by Fonso, winner of the Kentucky Derby. Norfolk sire of El Rio Rey, woo the Jersey Derby in 1864, hence it will be observed that Scarborough comes from a family of Derby-winners. His pedigree is as follows • o f a? (Norfolk (never beaten). a K j (Jersey Derby) — LMarion _ .... I « (Dam of 11 winners) a /"Fonso S | (Kentuckp Derby) r Lexington, by Boston (.Novice, by imp. Glencoe ("Malcolm, by Imp. Bonnie Scotland (Maggie Mitchell, by imp. Yorkshire ("King Alfonso, by imp. Phaeton (imp. Weatberwitch, by Weatherbit LaaTa T ( Lelaps, by imp. Leamington Ishelah, by Red Eye (by Boston) Fourth dam, Sympathy by Imp. Scythian; Bilh dam, Pmnella bv imp. Glenooe; auth dam by imp Hecgewood: seventh dam by Ber- Sonifpa^le?1 byCllerokee: "'""" °am by Bellair; tenthVam by The fifth was a mile and a half hurdle race. Hyman and Brilliant alternated in the lead for a mile and a quarter then Tuxedo (who could not head a prize-winning pig at a fat stock show last Saturday, when an odds-on favorite) came on and won driving by a head from Arundel, who beat J. O. C. fifteen lengths. Time. 2:52J. Tuxedo was at 7 to 1 to-day (4 to 5 last Saturday), Arundel 2 to 1, J. O. C. 7, Hyman 4, others S to 30 to 1. We commented on Tuxedo's queer run of last Saturday, and his somersault this afternoon, when the odds were good, shows plainly that he can run well if the price offered suits those that control him. If the logleeide officials can stand this Bort of thing the public can- not, and the chances are, if put to a vote, there would be an overwhelming majority againBt ever having another jumping race in California. The last race was a gift to Salvable, who led throughout and won galloping bv half a length from the driven-out Treachery, who beat Leonville four leDgtbs. Time, 1:30J Salvsble was at 1 to 6, Treachery 5 to 1, Leonville 50, and Joe K. SO to 1. OAKLAND RACES. An Increase in Attendance at the Emeryville Track— How the Races 'Were Run. SIXTY-FOURTH DAY— MONDAY, APKIL 5. A good card of races and a fast track had the effect of drawing a crowd of about 2,000 to Oakland track this after- noon. The racing was excellent, from a time standpoint, and in the last the people witnessed the running of a dead heat between Dunboy and Lnst Girl. The sensation of the afternoon was Devault's win of the fifth event at odds of 15 to 1, with Del Paso, a 100 to 1 shot, in the place. Buckwa 226 ®Jj$ $vttb&; tmb $p&xt*mixxu [Apbii, 10, 1897 took up 109 lbs. and ran a mile and an eighth in 1:54}, eased np, aod the general opinion was that he could have the route at least a second faster. Favorites woo four races aod one ran a dead heat io another. The remaining races were taken by horses at 4i to 1 and 15 to 1. H. Martin rode two winners, E. Jones, Clawsoo, Heonessv, J. Shields and W. Martin one apiece In the first race, for three-year-olds, five aod a half fur- longs. Receive was withdrawn at tbe last moment and the horses were dispatched to a good start. Elsie Smith at once »ent to the front, and Keel showed second for a few seconds. Elsie ^mith led Grandezia by three lengths past the half and two fnto tbe homestretch, winning with ease b? two lengths, Graodezia second, one and a half lengths before Cavallo, who beat the interfered-witn Reel a head. Time, L09L Elsie Smith was at 4 to 5 (even once), Grandezia 9, Cavallo ■H, Keel 7, others 15 to 100 to 1. After one recall in the second, a mile selling race, Osric got away in the lead, butjwas passed by Apto when a quar- ter had been run, tbe rilly leading by eight lengths at the half, Osric second, three from Charlemagne. Nearing the three quarters, Osric and Don Clarencio passed Apto and ran io close order for a furlong. Don Clarencio then drew away and won handily bv three lengths, Osric second, half a dozen lengihs before Charlemagne. Time, 1:42}. Don Clarencio w.is at 4$ to 1, Osric II. 7 to 10, Charlemagne 20 (played from 50), Arnette 8, others 20 to 100 to 1 In the two-year-old race, half a mile, they got a good start, and Hermoso opened up three lengths of daylight on Michael, leading by nearly that distance into the home- stretch, where Michael, going to the inner rails, drew up on utid& 50 (SOU one*-), ; Yerba Bueno 5 (backed from 12), Widow Junta 6, others 8 to 1U0 to 1. SIXTY-SIXTH UAY-WEDNi£DAY, APHIL 7. In the tirst, six furlongs. Monitor ai d Tbelma showed first , and second. Monitor led pasi. the half by three lengths, Dr. McAllister end Nervoso close tugether, Thelma three lengths further away. Dr. McAllister led bv a head at the three- quarters, Monitor second, PerhapB third. Dr. McAllister assumed quite a lead in the homestrelc *, but Little Scot and Nervos ■ came very fast, the .trio 6nishing short headB apart, Dr. McAllister first, Nervoso second, Little Scot third. Thel ma was a poor fourth. Time. 1:16}. Dr. McAllister was at 6 to 1, NervoBo 10, Little Scot 8, Thelma aod Sea Spray 4£, others 10 to 50. The second race was at half a mile, for Iwo-vear-olds. After a long delay and a breakage in the barrier thev got off to a fair start for all but Ray Heath. Duke of York, off first, fell back like a houBe afire. Bliss Rucker leading into tbe home- stretch by two lengths, Hertha second, lapped by Flushing- ton. Torsida came like a shot from the rear ic the home- stretch, but could not catch Bliss Rucker, who won hand- ridden by half a length, Torsida second, three lengths from Flusbingtoo. Time, 0:49}. Bliss Rocker was at 13 to 5, Torsida 4 (played from 7), Floshington 3 to 2, Dick 7, others 30 to 100. A six-furlong selling race came next. To a fair start Pat Murphy soon showed in front and led Toano for about a six- teenth. Madrone ran up very fast and led by a head past the i half. Pat Murphy second, a neck from Toano. Pat Murphy | led Madrone over a length into the homestretch. He began , to slop badly and Mobalasca, bounding along, passed one after another, getting up in the last stride and winning by a short head in the last stride, Pat Murphy second, three lengihs from Addie Buchanan, third. Time, 1:15J. Moba i lasca was at 5J to 1, Pat Murphy 9 to 10, Addie Buchanan ! 8 to 1. Toano 6, others 15 to 200 to 1. The General Arthur Cigar Stakes, for two year-olde, came fourth. The stake was of a value of $1,250, of which $200 ! to second and $100 to third. They were ofl* to a fair start, Miss Rowena showing Bret, Gypceiver next, Michael third. ' At the three quarters Miss Rowena was first by three lengths, ! Gvpceiver second, lapped by Michael, at whose heels came Recreation Miss Rowena was done for over a sixteenth I from home, and Michael shot by her, looking all over a ■ winner. Thorpe then set to work with Recreation, and she responded in gallant style, winning io the last stride by a ; nose, Michael second, three lengths from Gypceiver. Time, : 0:55 — a great race with 120 lbs. up. Recreation and Miss Rowena (coupled) were at 3 to 5, Michael 7 to 1, Gypceiver 16 to 5, Imperious 20 and Roxey Murphy 30 to 1. o the mile and a furloEg the got away to a good start, and Mamie R. ran into the lead at once, being a length in front [ at the quarter, Del Paso, Ike L. and Treachery following i heads apart. At tbe half it was Mamie R. and Del Paso lapped. Treachery two leogths off, heading a bunch. Del Paso led in tbe bomeBtretch by over a length, but Treachery came gamely, getting up and winning by half a length, Del Paso second, three lengths befoie Peter II., who had been \ interfered wiib. Time, 1:55|. Treachery was at 13 to 10, Del Paso 17 to 10 (backed from 3 to 1), Peter II. 5, others 15 to 100 to 1. Tbe last race wat at seven furlongs, for three-year-olds. | Oaric and Suisun ran bead and head in front clear into the homestretch, where Tulare was third, three lengths off. Sui- , ton had t >=ric hearen when about a sixteenth from home, but ' Tulare came with a great burtt of speed at the fiLJBh, win- , Dint; cleverly by a neck, Suisun second, as far from Osriu. Time, 1:28. Tulare was at 25 to 1, Suisun 7 to 5, Oiric 4 to ' 5. Soniro 30. others 100 to 1 Pat Dunne ran up the winner | $40U, getting him at $800. SIXTY NINTH DAY — THURSDAY, APRIL 8. In the first, six furlongs, there was a delay of about twenty- i five minutes, and the barrier was broken into smithereens. Finally a fiir start was effected, and Billy Ayere snowed momentarily in the lead. Peril and Veragua ran lapped past i be balf. three lengths in front of a bunch. Peril drew away gra^uall- and led by two lengths into the homestretch, Vera- gua st-cond, Gold Bug a good third. Peril was not beaded, winning driven out bv a length from the fast-coming Vera- gua, who was fnur from Logan. Time, 1:16$. Peril was 4A ■ to 1, Veragua 8, L">gan S to 5, others 4 to 60 to 1. Tbe second race was at six furlongs, selling. To a good , start Gutta Percha got quickly to the fore, made all the run- : niog. and won handily by one and a hall lengthsfrom Trap- j peao, who came fast the last part of it. Nebula was third, also finishing strong. She was lapped on Trappean Lost Girl showed some speed for about half a mile. Time, 1:16— : a poor race. Gutta Percha was at 15 to 1, Trappean 4 (backed from 8). Nebula 15, Col. Wheeler 3 io 2, Lost Girl ' 3A, Montallsde 4$, others 50 to 80. Col. Wheeler ran a bad race. H*1 recently forced Applause to run in 1:14, but was ' beaten r ff in 1:16 to-day. The excuse made by Jones, the , Colonel's rider, was that he was hit in the eye with a small stone and pulled up The third, half a mile, brought eleven to the post. To a l good start Mir*glen was first to show, then Irrigator, but I Front de Bceuf ran rings around his field, and passing Irri- j tator in the homestretch, won handily bv (our lengths, Els- | more second, as far from Rey Salazar The rest were not in it Time, 0:50. Front de Ba-uf was at 9 to 10 (evenB once), | Elsmore 8, Rey Salazar 3A. others 12 to 100 to 1. in the fourth, seven furloogn, Sallie Clicquot got the best of a poor start and was never headed, winning off by three lengihs. Redskin second half a length from the faBt coming I Lady Diamond. Imp. Dispirit? ran second around to tbe j homestretch. Time, 1:89 — a poor race. Sallie Clicquot was at 31 to 1 (4 once). Red-kin S to 5, Lady Diamond 11 to 5 others 12 to 200 to 1. In the fifth, one mile, after breaking the barrier they got away to a good start. Cabrillo, led by half a length at the quarter, by a length at the half, May R. second, lapped by Grandezia. Cabrillo drew ahead stilt further io the next quarter, leadiog into the homestretch by two lengths. May R. and Grandezia heads apart, Devault fourth (he had been in that position all the way), Don Clarencio was cut loose at the head of the homestretch, aod, cut off a couple cf timer, was a fast-coming second to Cabrillo at the finish. May R. third, two lengths off, and a head before Dovle. Cabrillo was at 7 to 10 (backed from evens), Don Clarencio 4 to 1 (2$ at opening), May R. 40, others 12 to 100 to 1. The last race of the day was at six furlongs, for three-year- old fillies. An excellent start was effected, and Shasta Water- led by a head passing the half, Chenille, Fanny S. and Etta H. saddle skirtB apart. There was no change worth mentiou- iog in the run to the homestretch. Here Etta H. moved up stc^nd,and taking command in the last sixteenh,won handily by a scant length from Shasta Water, who beat Midligbi half a dozen lengths. Snider rode a well-judged race on Etta H. The time was 1:15 flat. Etta H. waB at 4 to 5 (6 to 5 once), Shasta Water 4 to 1, Midlight 2$, Chenille 10, others 300 to 1000 tol. Our New York Letter. New Yobk, April 3, 1897. Tbe Coney Island Jockey Club announces an Annual Champion stake of $25,000, beginning in 1900. Very much anxiety is manifested East in regard to Mr. Spreckels' resignation. It is to be hoped he will not sever his connection with home interests for a very long period. John F. Purdy, so long identified with the race track, died on the :29th. He was at one time a partner of D. D. Withers, and owned the famous Kentucky when he was a two-year-old. His father rode Eclipse against Henry in the great four-mile heat race on Long Island in 1823. Eclipse represented the North, and Henry the South. Eclipse lost the first heat and tbe crowd demanded a change of rider. Samuel Purdy was substituted and won the race. Mr. John F. Purdy was 88 years old. The outlook for trotting East and West is more encourag- ing than in years before. There is no doubt that this fall's meeting at Fleetwood will be the end of that historical race ground. They give a spring meeting. Over four hundred bon-es have been named for the meeting this fall. The Palo Alto Farm stock looked in floe condition at the sale, and, aB a consequence, brought good prices. Queen's county is going to have a horse show May 21 and 22. The proceeds go to the Nassau Hospital. A cab owned and driven by Miss Lillian Russell, a few years ago, was 3old yesterday for $60 to a peddler. A "motor cab" company has been incorporated and has commenced business in this city. According to the ethics which prevail in the circles of the trades people, I presume the livery stables should burn up these'encroachmentson their business. The Charter Oak Park, Hartford, oflered $6,000 for a race between Gentry and Star Pointer. The following table is of interest to horsemen : 1S92— Horses exported 3,226 ; value $61 1,188. 1893— Horses exported 2,967 ; value $/18 607. 1»94— Hor&es exported 5.246 ; value $1,:08.995. 1895— HorseB exported 13 984 ; value $2,209,298. 1896— Horses exported 25,126 ; value $3,530,703. The claim that tbe late Nelson Wheatcroft bad another family in England at the time of his death created profound surprise here, as he was regarded a model man in that re- spect. The case appears clear, although the American wife, Adeline Stanhope, refuses to believe or recognize it. She was granted letters testemantary March 13, at which time Bhe swore that her husband died intestate. Henry E. Dickey who has been playing the leading role in "Gayest Manhattan" at Koster & Bial's, gave a rather re- markable performance on Wednesday evening. His first entrance was a very unsteady one, and he executed some very peculiar rotary movements that would hardly pass for a dance. After becoming stationary he sang a 60og, tuat is in his mind, as it wa? net audible to tbe audience, after which be wandered from the stage and waB not seen again on the stage. It is useless to add be was not applauded by his many admirers present. It appears he was quite a large winner on tbe late Corbett-Fitzsimmons battle, and has been celebrating the victory ever since. Judgment for $395 has been obtained against Sibyl John- ston,who was the original model in " The Clemenceau Cste" and appeared in the altogether. Sally Chew, once a noted soubrette, is now supporting her- self and two children by selling newspapers at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Her husbacd deserted her ten years ago. Very many of the Legislatures of the EsBlern and some of the Western States have introduced bills making it a mis- demeanor to give es bibiiions of prizefights or boxing con- tests. This is a drive at the Corbitt-Fitzsimmons kinetoscope pictures. On Wednesday tbe Judiciarv Committee at Wash- ington in tbe Senate, reported favorably on a bill to prevent the exhibition of prize fighting by kioetoscopic pictures in the District of Columbia and the territories. Large crowds witnessed the annual parade of Barnum & Bailey's Circus Thursday evening. In the evening they gave the initial performance at Madison Square Garden, which ran smoothly; tbe only mishap was one of tbe acro- bats injured bv falling over an elephant. A feature is a dog that plavs fool-ball. j. o. M. G C. Stead, perhaps New Zealand's largest breederof , race horses, tbe gentleman that sold imp. Maxim to J. B. ' Hagein a few years ago for a reported price of $21,000, is at the Occidental Hotel, on his way to London, England, on business. Through the marke3" excellence of the gallopers Mr. Stead has raised he has sold bis stock for large sums, and is as well-known as any man in the business — at least in New Zealand and Australia. Tbainkk W. M. Murky, has been exonerated from all blame in conneclioo with the running of Ed Purser's good colt, Perseus. Dr. Rowell informed the judges that Perseus was a sick horse, which accounted for his bad showing last time out, London, April 8. — Hudson, tbe jockey, was thrown and killed in a Bteeple-chase at Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, to-day. If you want a three-year-old filly, no record, that will pace in 2:10 this season, address F. 8., this office. * Apeh. 10, 1897] ®J}£ $veei>ev ani> Sfpovi&mtxin, 227 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT BDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. Fairs and Kaces — The appropriations, vetoed by Gov- I ernor Budd, were restricted to the premium list, not a single \ dollar that could be used for other purposes. It may appear, therefore, that it was no iojury to the light- j harness-horse interests by the action of the executive, but i there is a feature which is not generally understood. It is absolute necessity to have California fairs what is required for them to be, that they should be on the same s:ale as has been their characteristic in previous years. Liberal premium lists and premiums covering all the various products of farm, orchards, vineyards and gardens, as well as the implements used in agriculture. Under the present condition of affairs it cannot be expected that all the item? of former premium lists should be incor- porated. In all probability premiums for all grades of stock will be sufficient wtien there are no appropriations, leaving out the pavilion display of former years. There is scarcely a doubt that the owners of trotters and pacers will do every- thing in their power to enhance the interest in the fairs. In one respect it is essential for them to do so. While the "speed department" of the fairs has been self-sustaining, little required outside of entrance fees to pay the purses, vet it has to be coupled with an exhibition to bring the people. They would come to a fair when they would not attend the races. And then again there is a double attrac- tion. The morning occupied with visits to stalls and pens, afternoons at the races, and when fortunate enough to pro- vide for a pavilion display a pleasant evening in perspective. Under the terms mentioned in another article, viz , what may be termed a partnership compact, fairs and races may be combined with profit to all the partners. Associations mav hesitate to offer purses under the usual conditions when the winners are realy to take an equal share of the risks. Of course there are draw- backs. In the first place an innovation, and sticklers for old practices arp not grati8ed when changes are insti- tuted. But when it means that there must be meetings under the new conditions or none, then it does not require a great deal of acumen to understand that there cannot be gain in one a chance for reasonable remuneration in the other. Sincerely trusting that it will not be necessary to follow another coarse than that which practice has commanded, and that California associations will be, that nothwithstand- ing the adverse circumstances, which now prevail, there is a chance for successful meetings, but in case that it should appear hazardous to take the risk then the other plan might be adopted. There is little hazard, if any, in predicting that horse owners will do all in their power to assist in making the fairs successful. Willing to make entries in such numbers as to guarantee against loss, and accept whatever condi- tions that promise to be benefinial. * * * Fairs at all Evsnts. — There is a strong inclination on the part of breeders for a series of fairs and the joint efforts accomplish more than was anticipated after the first feeling of disgust over the veto. It certainly seem that the P. C. T. H. B. A. can hold one successful meeting at the time agreed upon viz., the week after the Stockton fair. The California Jockey Club will grant the use of its splendid track and grounds, and with that freely offered the main thing to do is to take initiatory steps. Surely if the C. J. C. can devote the use of its properties with all the advan- tages pertaining thereto, so many of them it would seem as if there were tio risks. What risks there are must be shared by all the parties interested. Horse owners must be satisfied with smaller parses, snould the scaling down be necessary to hold meetiogs, and evervone interested do all in his power to make the meetiogs succesfful. There is one scheme which assuredly has a practical look. That is to share in the risks and profits- In place of a defi- nite sum in the purse let it be understood that the amount will depend on the receipts Thus when the aggregate is reached there will be a basis for decisioo. Let us go on the proposition that there should be classes where the purse would $1,000, others not more than ¥300. Then when the receipts ;ire all in it may be that there will be larger sums, perhaps lower. The entrance fees would be a part of the receipts and if tea per cent entrance swelled the purse above anticipations a lower fee would be in order. Taking it for granted and without positive knowledge, I am inclined to the belief that the C. J. C. will donate the track, with no further expense than to keep it in order, then entrance fees, "gate monev," betting privileges, etc., will be available to cover indebtedness. Let us suppose that a meeting of six days is contemplated, opening on Saturday of one week closing on Saturday of the following. Three races on each day, perhaps four. Twentv purses from $300 to $1,000. Now when the receipts are all in, ex- penses subtracted, there may be augmentation or reduction. It is a fair proposition that owners should benefit by one, lose by the other. "I will not so far underrate the sense of my readers as to occapy"space"by arguments entirely unnecessary to show that what ever profit is made on a meeting it should inure to the benefit of owners. The whole -profit, uader the liberal proposi- tion of the California Jockey Club, will be to the credit of owners, and it does seem that meetings at Oakland should pay a handsome profit. Other places as well, but I have not the least hesitation in recording the prophesy that the meeting under the auspices of the P. C T. H. B. A., on the Emeryville track.will be si decided snccess. Other places, too, that can obtain the same advantages. To come back to the subhead, "Fairs at all events," and by reciprocal aad ardent work there will be rifts in the clouds. Excitement — A person would be justified in the thought that the reporters would not become greatly interested in races, when day after day, and for six months at a stretch* they had to be in attendance, and before "tired -Nature's re- storer— balmy sleep *' could be enjoved "stories" had to be ground out with moootooous regularity. It would certainly seem as though there would be little excitement displayed in the press stand, and however close the contest, however im- minent the slaughter of favorite*, these knights of the pencil would be free from sharing in the jubilation of the grand stand folks, or taking part in the noisy demonstrations of the crowd on the esplanade. Xot so noisy as either wing of the racing army, not so enthusiastic apparently in their wel- comes to the winner, and yet withal enjoying the situation when it looks as though the race were going in the way they had predicted, heartily disgusted when an outsider caught their view, "first across the score." Quite a commodious apartmeut the California Jockey Club has provided for the scribes, the only objection being that the judges' stand interferes with the view of the finisb. Rather a narrow parallelogram, it is true, but everyone in I it is anxious to give even visitors a chance to be comfortable, and in the interval when pencils are not busy many a good joke, and many stories told which have a decidedly sporting flavor. While my work does not demand the close attention to de- tails as that of the men who have to furnish daily matter, and many points of view, equally as good or better than the press stand affords, the races would not be nearly so heartily enjoyed in any other quarters, and it is a safe inference that when the youngsters who now wield the reportorial pencil are watching the races thirty, forty or fifty years from now thev will feel more at home when surrounded by the active scribes of the future. It may be that with the increase of knowledge and the capacity to determine the exact " form " of the horses en- gaged, the prognostics of the prophets will be fulfilled so frequently that there will be no gloomy countenance, the lugubrious visages being confined to the metallicians who have thought otherwise. In that case racing will have lost it's chief attraction. Little need, however, to worry over that, and the "glorious uncertainty" be undisturbed for a century at least. Ev€n after the era when form can be pre- dicted with tolerable certainty, there will be causes which will upset the most carefully studied vaticination. Never a man yet have I met who could authoritatively state when a horse is in condition, and with contestants only a few pnunds apart accident has a good deal to do with the decision of the race. Reporters are now of necessity prophets, and one who does not give a list of "probable winners" unfit for the posi- tion. No wonder then that they are interested and excited when a few seconds more will decide whether they are true or false prophets. Jos. Cairn Simpson. The Palo Alto Sale. F. W, Covey superintendent of the Palo Alto Stock Farm arrived from the East last Monday, and says all his horses were landed in New York in good shape. Following is a list of those which sold for $200 and over. Tiny 2:28!~. br m, 8. by Electioneer— Telie, by General Benton; Bernard Roodwin, New York —f l.OOu Jlajora. b f, 2, by Truman— May Day, bv Wlssahlckon ; J W Holt, VIneland.N. J 233 ilonemosyne. b f , 2, by Dexter Prince — Momint Ulory, by Elec- tioneer; J. W. Holt. Vaneland.N. J 240 Ellene. blk t, -J, by Electrlcitv— Lady Ellen, by Can's Mambrino D, T. Kniffeo.Trentor. N. J -J0O Adelle. blk f, 3. by Advertiser— Lady Elle i, by Carr's Mambrino: James lioldau, Boat o _ _ 20o Nina Whips b f. 4, by Whips— Nina, by Piedmont; C. F. Schlfler- bacber, Albany 350 Donchka, 2:21, b m, 7, by Wild Boy — Moniqoe, by Fallls; James Barrei t, Syracuse 910 Doncellica, b f , 2, by Adverti-er — Donchka, by Wild Biy;A. W. Bcoville, Hartford 370 Conaola, br 1, 3, by Panola— Consolation, by Dictator; C. E. Dun- ham, New York _ 5-50 Eipresso. brc.2,by Advertiser — Esther.by Express; F. D. Stout. Dubuque 850 Advotina, cb f, 3. by Advance— Plotlua, by Dextt-r Prince; Henry Selzer, Pittsburg, Pa - 260 Tirana, b f. 2. by Azmoor— Tlrzah, by Dexter Prince; J. L. Gardi- ner, Sprioga, X, Y _ 2t0 Lydar, ch t, 2, by Dexter PriDce — Lulu Wilkes, by ueorge w ilkes; James Golden 200 Parlon, b c, 4, by Palo Alto — ilanette, by Nutwood; D. Ashley. Paterson.N. J 210 Adabel, br i, 2,iby Advertiser— Beautiful Bells, by The Moor; G. W Leavitt, Boston - 1,025 Amarillento, ch i, 2, by Advertiser— Amrab, by Nutwo d; T. R. McNeil, New York — 230 Elsidor, b f, 2, by Azmoor— Elsie, by General Bauton: James W, Daly, Mt. Kisco 700 Ela, b f, 1, b_v Altivo — Elaine, by Messenger Duroc; James Golden 725 Colma, 2:25%, g m, 11, by Electioneer— Sontag Mohawk, by Mo- hawk Chiei: **. Renseno 'New Y< rk 5C0 McGrayn, b c, 2, by Dexter Prince — Maiden, by Electioneer; C. L. McCoy, Soweto, Va 210 Flowretta, b f. 2, by Dexter Prince— Wild flower, by Eh ctioneer; D. Mahoney, agent, Portsmouth, N. H 230 Lucrative, b f, 2, by Dexter Prince — Lucyneer. by Electionet-r; P. Donahue, Hartford _. 210 Zeller.br g, 4, by Norris— Lorinne, by General Benton; Daniel Mahaney 450 Yzenez, b f, 2, by Advertiser— Nettie Nutwood; P. H. Powers, Brooklyn 200 Hunyadi. 2:26V, b c. 4, by Hugo — Orphan Girl, by Piedmont; John Driscoll.Parkville 6C0 Palomerico. b c, 4, by Palo Alto — American Girl, by Toronto Son- tag; D Jones, Harrisbure, Pa 250 Bellar, o f. 4, by Lent— Gertie, by Baird's Hambletonian Prince, W. Brown. Newark, N. J 310 Spinner, b 8, 3. by Lottery— Molly Cobb, by General Benton; J. J. Williams, Brooklyn 280 Salinas Race Track. The track reporter for the Salinas J", urnal furnishes the following : The Salinas race track has a lively appearance these fine mornings The trainers are beginning to let out their charges a link or two. The track is in excellent condition* having been plowed up during the winter and worked back into fine shape with the help of the receot rains. It is now fast and safe, and the trainers are delighted with it- Henry Delaney has in his charge the bay mare Anita, 2:17, by Junio, dam Anita G., by Falis. She has wintered well, is lookiog in fine fettle and going smooth and fast under the handling of her new trainer. Mr. Delanev has in his stable, also, Wilkesmoor, a good looker that should make a fast one. He has also a fine looking black filly, the property of J. D Oarr. She is bred right and should go some, being by Ham- bletonian Wilkes, out of Bertha, bv Carr's Mambrino. The bay stallion by Boxwood, a son of Nutwood, the property of G. J. Kasliog, is fine looking and should not be overlooked in the green class when the bell taps. James Dwain, lessee of the track, has in his charge the following : C. Z. Hebert's Bruuo, 2:16}, by Juoio, dam D)lly, by Mo- zirt. Bruno is miking and will be trained later on. Same owner's brown mare, Lira D , 2:23iJ, bv Altoona 8,850-, dam Dnlly. Same owner's bay filly, two years old, picer, by Dictatus, dam Dolly. Same owner's bay filly, two years old, by Bruno, dam Maggie by D«n Voorheep, 2:23$. Same owner's hrown filly, three years old, by Bruno, dam Topsey hy ^tarr King (thoroughbred) J. D. Carr's hay colt by Electricity, 2 17i£, dam Lucky Girl by Cart's Mambrino Same owner's black gelding Uproar, by Sidney, 2:19$, dam Surprise, bv Abbotlsford, 2:19A All these horses in Mr. Drain's stable are looking well and doing well, and i heir trainer expects great things of tbem during the coming campaign Cavel Rodriguez, the well-known trainer and driver, is handling Charles B. Diwson'r* handsome and smooth gaited Boodle colt (two years), out of a mare bv Carr's Mambrino, second dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont. The colt is moving nicely and so well do his owner and trainer think of him that he has entered him in the events on the Montana I circuit. The colt is also entered in the district two-year-old ' Make here, and if appearance snd gait count for anything, | he ought to have the stake at his mercy. Quick in Results and Safe New Ulm, Minn., Oct. 29, 1896. Regardirg the merits of your Balsam I purchased, can say mv picing mare strained her suspensorv ligament so badly that she could hardly walk. This was in the middle of June and ever? horseman expresied his fear that she would not be /•hit* m race a»aio this seasoD. I gave her a f-tiS hliater with Caustic B«Uam, repeated it 10 hours later, ?ind left her in the barn for two weeke. July 4'h I ci»ried her in a half mi'e r"f> and won. best time, 1:20. From August 28th to Sept 18ih I started h»r five times and never was behind the money, being second four times, and third once. Fred Sfoekhasb. The Macdonough Sale. Following are the amounts received at the sale of Mac- donough thoroughbreds on Thursday evening, at Killip & Co.'s saleayard : Chas. LeBel, b c, by St Carlo— imp. Maiden Belle; J. O. Beis...g 650 St. Philip, b c, bv St. Carlo or Ormonde— Bessie W., by imp. Darebin; J. O. Reis 375 Socialist, b g, by St. Carlo— Anarchy-, by imp. Sir Modred; H. Henry „ 250 Count of Flanders, b c, by St. Carlo— imp. Countess Langden ; C. Lynd „ 600 Lord Mannion, br c, by St. Carlo— Lady Marion; A. A. Wheeler 27u St. Cuthbert, ch g, by St. Carlo— Santa Crnz; H. Henry 200 Malakoff, b g, by Sunarrow— Lizzie Mack; E. L. Atkinson IGo Valencieune, ch f, by St Carlo— Li bbertiflibbett : W L Stanfield 70 Chestnut colt by Sir Modred— Geneva; E L Atkinson 220 BROODMAHES. Carrie M, by HyderAli— Vivien; Dr Posey 55 Charlotte, by Littleton— Imp Stolen Kisses; R P Ashe 30 Cousin Peggy, by Woodburn— Peggy Ringgold; R P Ashe 25 Italia, bv Enquirer— Elondina; F Barrett 50 Imp Mary Anderson, by The Drummer— Dolly Vt.rden:Ira Ramsdell - 55 Franchise, by Hindoo — Countess Gisela: A A Wheeler 50 Miss Annie, by Himyar— Lena Oliver; F Barrett - 30 Mother Hubbard, by Rutherford— Fannie D; C E Farnham 40 Chestnut filly, by Hanover— Bud; Ira Ramsdell "5 smilas, by imp. Saxon — Perfection: F Barrett... , 80 Strathway, 2:19. This justly celebrated sire is making a season at Hapford in charge of Mr. J. T. Baker, the pioneer druggist of that thriving town. Mr. Baker is one of the besi-knowo horse- men in the great San Joaquin Valley, having been a leading breeder of trotting horses for the past twenty years. He is genial and popalar with all classes, hence no better man could be found to bring this famous sire to the front. 8trathway as a producer of extreme speed earned a great reputation in 1896, and this year his book will be well filled. He is a fine-looking horse and his gait is the poetry of mo- tion. His breeding is superb, being by the great Steinway, 2:25}, out of Countess, the dam of Dawn, 2:1 8|. His progeny are considered among the best in California, and include Toggles, 2:12^; Homeward, 2:13J; Strathtnoot, 2:14; Stone- way (3),2:23|, Annie Roonev; 2:24£. etc. All of these are capable of reducing their records, and we predict that the season of 1897 will bring great honor to the Strathways. Mr. Henby Stdll, the famous artist, was highly grati- fied yesterdav at receiving a telegram from La Belle Stud, Taroallloo, Ky., that his mare. Afterglow, had just foaled a fine chestnut colt b? the great sire Bramble, who has Clifford, Linoln II and others to his credit. Afterglow is a young mare by thp great sire, Hanover, ont of Gleam by Glenelg. This is a combination of winning blood indeed, and the progress of this youngster ''bred in the purple" will be watched with great interest. Afterglow will be bred to Kingstoo, whose first crop of sucklings are reported as extra fine lookers. For *he finest of pasture we take pleasure in recommend- ing hor' ~wners lo send their stock to the Brentwood Farm, near ^T-tioih. Ed Conigao had his horses there and he is more baa pleased with the care ihey received and the way t.bey Improved on the alfalfa and rye grass there. * Waxana dam of Sunol 2:08}, dropoed a bay filly by Ad- vertiser 2:12} March 31st. This is the first filly Waxana has had since Sunol. The newcomer resembles her famous half sister a great deal. Elaine 2 20 dam of Norlaine, (1) 2:31*, Palatine, (3) 2:18, Iran Alto (3) 2:19i, etc., foaled a brown colt by Allivo 2:181, mill bro:her"to P?lo Alto2:08J) April 1st. ExPRtssivE (3) 2:12i foaled a fine brown colt by Boodle 2:12*, March 10ib. She will be bred to McKinney 2:11} this season. Qdinn's Ointm:ent is one of the most essential article necessary in every horse-owner's medicine chest. 228 t&\je gve&ttv mt& &pcvt*matu [Apbtl 10, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Every Dew McKinney heard from lately is either a black or a brown. The Ohio mare LUliao S. George Starr's stable. 2:14}, by Sidney, will be in Th£ entries to the colt stakes show that the interest in hoe horses is growing. It is reported that Robert Bonner thinks Maud S. is at last in foal to Starkirk. There were 837 entries to Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Futurity Slakes. We shall have better race meetings in California this rear than we have had for years. Central Tri?st is the name George Starr has bestowed on his $4,500 Director — Winifred colt. M. Henry, Haywards, has booked two mares, one by Di- rector and one by Decorator, son of Director, to Altamont. Remember the sale of standard bred trotters at the Palo Alto Slock Farm takes place on the farm, Tuesday, April 20tb. S. Seymour has a splendid filly by his stallion Seymour Wilkes 2:08$ out of a mare by iS'ephew that is a credit to both sire end dam. A meeting will soon be called of representatives for the various District Associations wherein races have heretofore been given in California. Balance Ai*l, D. E Knight's favorite mare, made ber proud owner happy by presenting him with a beautiful black McKinney filly last week. Marvin expects Katrina Bel, by St. Bel, to prove a star this year. She took a three-year- old record of 2:16} in 1895 and was not raced in 1896. Six of the eight light harness stallions advertised in the Rural Spirit, Portlano, are by AUamont, and four of these six have records belter than 2:10. "Bockboard Jim," in his official judgment, has no use for people who try lo improve their breeds of live stock. Wonder if he is disgusted with himself, and why ? Dr. Clark, Darant, 1. T. has a good bred yoang stallion in Eppo, by Epoch (son of Sultan and Rosebud, by Gen. Washington], dam Fay, by Regnl Wilkes, 2:111, second dam Vixen. Mokkis J. Joses, Red Oak, la., has sold to Denver parties ihe pacing stallion Norvard, 2:13$, by Norval, and his sister, the green mare Norvaletie, who paced a trial well down in the leens last season. A California horseman writes East that Gilbert Judd, to whom tbe late Thomas Raymond bequeathed Klamath, 2:07i, will go East with that horse this year and partici- pate in the free-for-alls with him. Sisce it is definitely known that there will be no appro- priations for district lairs, there is a determination on the part of horse-owners and trainers in California to hold a number of race meetings this year. A. B. Stkeckels is so well pleased with the youogslers by his Sidney stallion, Cupid, 2:18, that he has decided to . breed most of his mares lo tbis great campaigner this year. Perhaps the list will include Hulda, 2:08A. There are about thirty-five horses at the Gilroy Track. Vasto 2:16} is one of the finest looking horses ever seen at this place. Last Sunday his owner Harry Wise was delighted with the condition Scott Holbrook has the horse. There seems to he a mutual agreement among all farmers and stock-raisers to pass Gov. jimbodd without noticing him. He has reason to feel that his action toward these taxpayers has not been forgotten for he has bseo "snubbed" every- where. Allie Cbesco, 2:13; a black mare by Washington, be- longing to I. L Borden ; a Nutwood mare belonging to W. L. Dingee ; a mare belonging to O. Luning of Oakland, another, tbe property of W. J. Sweeny, were bred to McKin- ney lately. 8end in your subscription for tbe Breeder and Sports- man. Remember all subscriptions expire next month. We need tbe money and trust that this reminder will Dot be overlooked. Remit by P. O. money order, or Wells, Fargo Express. Sind^lia, by Stamboul, 2:07i, dam Linda, the dam of Linda Stanford, 2:201, by Electioneer, moved very fine over tbe snow at Goshen, and will probably be selected to repre- sent Arden Farms in the twc-year-old Daiy-Harriman sweepstakes. Linda. Oak, daughter of Guy Wilkes, and dam of Doctor Frasse, James W. Rea't promising two-year-old, dropped a colt to irau Alto, 2:19};, and will be bred to Boodle, 2:12A. If this colt is as promising in speed as he is in looks he ought to be a "g>od one.1' Wm. B. Fasig, tbe famous auctioneer, has been looking around for good material to take East, and on the Oakwodd Park Stock Farm be selected ten youngsters, whose names we have not learned, and has been closing arrangements with owners abouleeveral olher- Thk Gossipers that are making their appearance this year are all marvels of beauty. They have the same lofty carriage, the same perfection of form and that pure trolling gait which made bo maoy admirers of the sire, who is the only son of Simmons in ibis part of California. Wk are anxious, very anxion?, to ge» the names of all owners and trainers who are handling horses at the various tracks in California and the names, pedigrees and records (if honee bave any), as this information will be used at a meeting of prominent horsemen to be held in this city soon. Wk would be pleased to receive a copy of a daily or weekly paper published in California that has printed a single para graph in favor of jtmbodd 6ince he sent in his last bunch of , bills. We except the Examiner and Chronicle in this prop- osition, for they are his organs. The Buffalo papers announce that William Simpson has i decided to have Andrews campaign Bouncer, 2:10}, this season. This mare was not as good as had been expected last year, but there is reason to believe that 9he will be more like the Bouncer of 1895 tbis year, and if she is, there is nothing to keep her out of the free-for-all division. L. E. Clawson of tbis city has, in his black mare Mia Loaise by Steinway 2:25| out of Addie Ash, one of the finest gaited and most stylish pacers in California. She wears neither hopples nor boots and can go as fast as one wants to ride. What a mate she would make for Loupe 2:09]! Gaited alike, and can trot in 2:40 and pace a 2:00 clip. Any- body can drive them. The black mare that ex-Sheriff G. Y. Bollinger of San Jose is justly proud of dropped a very fine colt to the horse without a '* but," Boodle 2:12£. It is a strong and lusty fel- low of exceptional fine proportions and Mr. Bollinger is so well pleased with him that the mare will be bred back to Boodle again. Tbis step is well taken, as the mare is al- ready a producer of no mean speed) being the dam of Our Boy, 2:15. The stockholders of the Napa Agricultural Association elected the following Board of Directors Saturday : E. H. kinship (Pres.), F". W. Loeber (Vice Pres.J, JE. S. Bell (Sec'y), C. L. LaRue, John Even. Chas. Scott, Z. W. Gar- field, Sherwood Bird and W. H.'Graham. J. F. Zollner was elected Treasurer. The Associotion will claim the first week after the Breeders' meeting,, which will be some time in Sep- tember for their meeting. In a communication to a contemporary Hark Comstock says: "Electioneer has a greater number of trotters in the 2:15 list than any other sire excepting Guy Wilkes," which we beg to correct. Both horses mentioned have eleven 2:15 trotters to their credit, and of these Truman, by Electioneer, and Regal Wilkes, by Gay Wilkes, have rejected records, their best official marks are slower than 2:15. Meanwhile Robert McGregor has sired eleven trotters, all with official records of 2:15 or better. — Boston Globe. The farmer who breeds it, a small way, says three or four mares a season cannot afford to produce valueless animals in hope of sometime breeding a really good trotter. The chances are against him, for he has not the facilities nor the knowl- edge required to breed and develop such horses. How much better it is for such men to go in for half-bred draft horses that will pull anything and leave the production of trotters to the 6tock farms and breeding establishments. Instead of one good colt out of ten the proportion of the big farms is more likely to be one bad one in ten, and such breeding operations become a source of income instead of a lottery. For. liberal purses and liberal conditions the associations at Anaconda and Butte, Mont., are away in tbe lead Their slakes for the June 26- July 24 and July 27-Aug. 28 meet- ings are worth $1,000 to $1,500, and three entries and two starters will fill anv class and make a race. The entry fee is much less than 5 per cent, and the entry and starting fees combined are but 5 per cent. The classes ought to be satis- factory to all horsemen, and there sHould be such an entry list as will guarantee patrons of these two progressive asso- ciations racing of tbe highest order. The advertisement on another page of tbis issue gives classes, stakes, conditions, payments dates and all needed information. Remember that tbe date of closing is to-day, April 10. Mr. Wm. Simpson, of New York, former owner of John R. Gentry, has sent six mares to be bred to Brown Hal. They are: Achieve, by Buuimer, out of Appaline, by Sid- ney; Abbend, by Albert W., out of Mabel, by The Moor, next dam Minnehaha; Thrill, by Hummer, out of Tessie Combat; GreWing, by Lord Russell, out of Novelet, by Bel- mont, and Nominatee, by Nominee, 2:17J, out of Net Medium, by Happy Medium. In sending them Mr. Simp- son wrote: "While I am satisfied '.hat my stallion Hum- mer (Electioneer — George Wilkes), has no superior as a sire, I am now tempted to send a few of the right kind of mares to Brown Hal, and to prove the experiment I send a half dozen daughters of Hummer out of great mares." The determination on the part of farmers and stock -raisers to have their horses trained this year, give race meetings and thus make their horses more valuable is one we cannot praise too highly. The Bkeedeb and Sportsman is with them and wiil work harder than ever to 6how its lovalty to the struggling farmers who are looking ahead for gocd prices for their stock, which they will get. We hope to present their side so strongly that every candidate for the gubernatorial office will be pledged to support the cause of everv taxpayer in California. It is needless to add: "There's a little hook-nosed, curly-headed fraud, who was known as ''Buck- board [Jim" durirjg the last campaign who will not be no- ticed. He will never get a chance to make a pledge again. It's a case of "scat," with him hereafter, wherever he chances to be. In & horse breeding country, said Mr. Burdett-Coutts, in his testimony before tbe Irish Committee on Horse Breeding, it is economically wrong to exclude from the purview of breeders tbe production of harness horses. Harness horses are wanted all over the world, and for the best and most fashionable types very high prices are given. The harness horse requires only to be taken up from grass at three, conditioned for a few weeks in a louse box, and if he has good shape and fine action there will be plenty of dealers to buy him. This does not, of course, apply to tbe condition of the hoise to be put in the market for the general public. Great numbers of hackneys, bad and good, have gone on the continent and ccme to America, and Mr. Burdett-Coutts be- lieves they have contributed to one disastrous result to Eng- lish breeders, viz: That whereas twenty years ago England supplied herself with harness horses, there is now a great import of harness horses from abroad. In other words, Logland has been exporting the raw material, which is sent back to her in tbe form of manufactured articles of trade. There is no part of England where tbe returns of the horse breeder have te?n io anywise comparable to those derived by tbe farmers of Yorkshire and the eastern counties, through the demand for harness horses. A new pneumatic tire haB recently been patented in Canada aod other conntries by a St. Thomas, Ont., inventor, which has attracted considerable interest amongst light harness men. It is of original pattern and promises to revolutionize horse racing. The inventor is Thos. Blassford. One racing man says, "it will knock Beconds off the time records." fhe tire is composed of steel springs, encased in a shield, is not inflated, and is non-punclurable. It is firmly held on the wheel rim by a small boil passing through ihe rim where tbe valve of a pneumatic tire is placed. The resistance of the tire is equal to that of a pneumatic and the weight about the same. Stam B , 2:11}, is liable to give tbe Eistern members of the 2:12 class any amount of trouble. His campaign in Cali- fornia last year was a notable one. He was bot four years old, yet he went against not only all aged horses but against toe cracks of the free-for-all division. He suffered but three defeats during the year, twice by Ottinger and once by Klamath, and 'here is no denying that the horse who could beat either of them *»as good enough to trot with the open class in the grand circuit. The smallest division of money that Stam B. secured during tbe year was when he was third at Stockton, Cal., September 25th. In that race he drove lago out the first mile in 2:11J, and was then given an easy mile while Ottinger and lago fought out the second heat in 2:09|. Stam B. then went after the Nephhw gelding and forced him out of the two succeeding heats in 2:10} and 2:09|. Stam B. is entered in the 2:12 class at the Fleetwood meeting, which apparently means that he will be taken through the grand circuit. If Stam B. carries out the promise of former campaigns this year Stamboul, 2:07£, his sire, will be the first 2:10 trotter to become the sire of a 2:10 trotter. At the present time Keeler. 2:14}, is the fastest trotter to have a representative in the extreme trotting list. The dam of Stam B. had a trotting record of 2:20. There is no question of the fact that Joe Neal learned well the lessons he had a chance to study while with Mooroe Salisbury and euch expert drivers as Andy McDowell, Geo. Starr, John Kelly and others. Everybody at the famous Pleasanton track, Andy McDowell, Tom Keating, M. Mc- Manus, Chauncey Kane, Bill Murray, Jim Leonard, Dick Benson, J. M. Alviso and Jim Maguire, all who have horses there and whose opinion have weight from experience, all say that Joe haB the best string ever seen on the track, lhat they a^e in the very best of condition and can show more speed than any string in the State at present. Joe is a hard worker, at it all the time, knows it from one end to the other, and can drive with the very best of them, Azote is doing so well that they expect to trot him this fall, and if nothing goes wroogsome of the other horses will make great names for themselves in the Eastern Grand Circuit this year. One green one in particular has shown enough that 2:10 looks to be within his capabilities this season. A three- year-old trotting quarters in thirty-three seconds don't want to be overlooked either, especially as he is by Direct cut of a mare that has a race record to a high wheel sulky of 2:17}. Joe developed both of these, and they alone, leaving out the .,iber probabilities, are enough to 6how that he has kept hie eyes open in years gone by. Salt Lake may Eecure a week of high-class horse racing this summer. The opportunity is ofJered in the eighteen days' intermission between the Denver and Anaconda meet- ing, for at lea?i a week of which the horsemen en route from the Colorado to tbe Montana tracks would stop off here, if sufficient inducements were ofiered. Several leading local horsemen are considering the organization of a jockey club, or a gentlemen's driving club, similar to the one in Denver, and some day this week a canvass will be made of those who may be willing to contribute to the enterprise. It is intended to secure at least six names of responsible persons, who will deposit $500 each, to secure the payment of all purses to be offered at the races. The sum of $3,000, it is believed, would be sufficient to guarantee Lhat there would be no shortage in the purses. If the meeting is successful it will be made an annual event in Salt Lake. There are now ninety high-class horses wintering in Denver, and after I be meeting there, which ends June 10th, about 200 runners, troiterB and pacers will go to Montana. Many of the ani- mals are famous on ihe Western turf, and their meeting here would be far ahead of anything in Utah's spoiling experi- ence. If the plans of the horsemen succeed, it is intended to give two harness races and three running events each day. and one of the running races will be a short dash, which will admit Utah "brush" horses. — Salt Lake Tribune. The New York Tribune has this to say of Robert Bon- ner's horses : "It is to Robert Bonner that the turfmen of this country, of all classes and grades, are indebted for the es- tablishment of a market for horses of American breeding. It is safe to say that the trotter is distinctively an American horse, and is the result of years of careful study of blood lines and crosses. It is to the genius and liberality of Mr. Bonner that much of the success of the American light har- ness horse is due. When Mr. Bonner began to establish high prices of trotters, through the purchase of Pocahontas, Joe Elliott, Startle, Dexter, Rarus, May Bird, Maud S., Sunol and other famous trotters, he aroused the ambitions of every intelligent American farmer to raise the champion trotter by assuring them that a second chipped off the trotting rec- ord meant a comfortable fortune for the fortunate possessor of the horse capable of making a new record. Moreover, Mr. Bonner's purchases caused many of the foremost men of af- fairs in this country to advocate tbe healthful sport deriyed from driving fast horses. At his farm in Tarry to vn A nsel, 2:20, a son of Electioneer, out of Annette, by the ever faoious thoroughbred racer and sire, Lexington is at the head of the stud, while other royally bred stal- lions of the most approved pedigreeB are associated with him. Among the matrons are such equine stars as Rosella, own sister to Maud S.; Daybreak, by Harold (sire of Maud S.) dam Midnight (dam of Jay Eve See); Margarite (sister to Margaret S., four-year-old record 2:12s); Jessica, by Ansel, dam Jessie Kirk (dam of Msjolica, 2:15); Miss Majolica, 2:24£; Eldridge (sire of Cartridge, 2:14J), and Mambrino Starlle (sire of Mambrino Maid, 2:15^); Alviola, by Palo Alto. 2:08$, dam Viola, by Gen. Benton (sire of tbe dam of Sunol. 2:0^i) second dam by Electioneer; Morning, by Ansel, dam Daybreak, and others. Robert Bonner haB done much for horses of all classes, owing lo the intelligent attention he has paid to the methods of shoeing employed by the average blacksmith. His valuable experiments bave elevated the blacksmith's calling and improved methods of horeesboers throughout this coontry, which the noble trotter would joy- ously praise if able to speak. April 10, 1897] Gttye gvesbev ttnfc *&p&vt&m*tu 229 THE SADDLE. Pat Donne has purchased the splendid colt Good Times of Eugene Leigh. The entries of Alvarado will be refused iu fu:ure at the California Jockey Club track. Starter Havey leaves to day for Palto Alto, where he will take charge of the trotters at the big ranch. Pat Dunne will not leave until Ingleside close: down. Jockey W. Martin will stay here until -Mr. Dunne leaves. M. F. DwrER has second call on Charley Thorpe this season. Burns & Waterhouse did have it, but released it to the New York turfman. H. T. Griffin will only take East Martha, The Dragon and Harold Lindsay. Benamela, Cappy and David will be shipped East on the same car. Little Tom (whose dam, Florence A , is now owned by Theodore Winters)' ran a dead heat with Otho in a mile and a half race at New Orleans on April 3d. Burns & Watkrhodse have entered Napamax, Miss Bowena and Recreation in the Amazon stake at half a mile, to be ran at the Brook. yn Jockey Club meeting. Cockade, a bay gelding by Fresno — Rosette, won a six furlong race at Singerly, Md., April 1st, beating a field of eight. Helena Belle won another race on the same date. Mike Hennessy has signed to ride for BurnB & Water- house. He will go East with the stable. It is hinted that Eddie Jones will be released at the expiration of his contract. James Smith, father of the well-known horseman, Al Smith, cashier for Frank Eckert, died Tuesday in this city, aged fifty-four years. Mr. Smith wai one of San Francisco's best known and most popular police officers, and his host of friends will bear of his death with great regret Arthur Barrett, who did such good work in the saddle at New Orleans, is to ride Gotham, Dorian, Gleomoyne, Counter Tenor and other cracks of the Foster stable this year. Basquil (T. J McHale's good colt) and King Elm ran a dead heat in a six-furlong race at Little Rock, Ark , Mon- day, and Play Boy ran third to Whistaway and Salidora at six farlongs. At Little Rock, Ark., last Saturday, 8iegfried won a five- furlong race and Basquil was second. This sounds sort of natural. It's not so long ago that both were running around San Francisco. Buck Massie haB been assigaed top weight in the Inaug- ural handicap, to be run on the opening day of the St. Louis meeting, with 128 poundB, and Magnet is second on the list with 124 pounds. A. B. Spreckels yesterday sold $30,000 worth of stock in the P. C. J. C. to Henry J. Crocker at 80 cents on the dol- lar. Mr. Spreckels still retains a small interest — enough to keep his name an the books. The race for the Liverpool Spring Cup was run at Liver- pool Saturday, March 27, and was won by A. Cohen's brown six-year-old horse Green Lawn, (by Kendal — Buda). St. Jarlath was second and Amphidamas third. Charlie Boots will at the end of the racing here take a select lot of two-year-olds and about enough of bis older horses to make up a carload and go straight to headquarters, doing most of the racing aroond New York. W. 8eagram, owner of the Waterloo stables, has decided not to enter Saragossa in any laces this year. The hard campaign of 1895 left the pride of the Seagram string in rather poor shape. He has been fired and blistered. Although the Darebins are not noted for their stamina and staying qualities, still Emma C, a California-bred mare by Darebin, holds the two mile track record of the Brighton track with a mark of 3:29. The world's record for this dis- tance is 3:27J. Melvin Bdrnham'3 sire, imp. Joe Norwood, is by imp. Westcombe from Haloween, bv Carnival or Macaroni ; sec- ond dam AuBtrey, by Harkaway ; third dam, Zeita, by Emil- ius; fourth dam, My Lady, by ComuB ; fifth dam, The Colonel's dam. Dave Gideon's colt, Eakin, who was thought to be able to win the Futurity of 1896, is trainine well this spring. He is by Iroquois — Carlotta C , cost Gideon $26,000 or so, and is likely to be a real good race borse when he can stand racing action. — Racing Form. Silver Fox, the Rancho del Paso-bred sire of Sly Fox, ib now at Wyndham Walden's Middleburg farm, in Maryland, says an excnange. By St. Blaise, out of Maud Hamgton (dam of Ban Fox), this young stallion bids fair to make a name for himself at the stud. Del Paso, the 100 to 1 shot that ran second in the fifth event Monday, is an own brother to Ludwig and B. & W., and, like his brothers, is a giant. He was conceding every- thing in the race weight Monday, and came from sixth to second place in the homestretch. Superintendent John Magkey, of Rancho del Paso says that imp. Star Ruby will be the fashionable sire in a couple of years. His colts are very promising, and as he is by Hamptor out of a sister to Ormonde, they should race as well as their sire and distinguished relatives. Jockeys Henry Martin and Charley Thorpe will leave on Saturday or Sunday for New York. Martin will ride for Dave Gideon this season, while Thorpe is under contract to Judge Arkell. Both jockeys will probably be seen in the saddle at the Washington meeting. Eosormonde, winner of the fourth race, is the first Or- mondf to win in America. She's from the great stud matron, imp. Fairy Ro^e (dam of Fairy, Racine and Flint), by Kisber, wiener of the Derby; second dam Hippolyta, by King Tom; third dam Daughter of the Star, by Kremlin. The most satisfactory reports of Requital come from Red Bank. The crack son of Eothen is doing everything Jmmy Rowe asks bim, and if nothing happens in the meaotime he will be seen at the post for the Metropolitan. Henry Griffin, who arrived recently from California, is with the Brookdale string and will have the leg up on the top weight in hiB races. — New York Sun. Simmons won for Cella & Sippy at Little Rock April 2d. Ferris Hartman was second in the race, six furlongs, which was run io 1:161. The firm mentioned above had awful luck out here. Simmons was the only one of a good-sized bunch that won a race all winter, and that win did not come until March. Richard J., a bay colt by Morello — Bonnie Leaf, won a half mile race at Newport, Ky., April 3d, in 0:49 flu, carry- ing 105 ponnds, winning in a gallop by two lengths and de- feating a field of nine. He's the property of C. W. Singerly, cf Philadelphia, and, it is he, we believe, wao claimed to own Morello out-and-out up to the time of his death. The Newport (Ky.) meeting opened April 2d with a fair attendance. The telegram from that point says "seven boob- makers were kept reasonably busy and they and the public broke about even in the aggregate on the favorites.1' J. J. Burke is the presiding judge. The track must be a fast one. Claret Cup ran four furlongs in 0:49i, Kallitan seven fur- longs in 1:28}. London, April 7. — The American hGrse Diakka, owned by the Beresford and Lorillard stables, ran third in the race for the Doveriage stake at the Derby spring meeting to-day. The Do /eridge stake is worth 1,000 sovereigns. It is for three-year-olds and upwards, the second horse to receive 50 sovereigns ; course, the straight mile. Clorane won and Villiers was second. Helena Belle won a six-furlong race at Singerly, Md., March 29th. She is by Don Carlos, a Prince Charlie horse that came down from Montana and made a season here a few years ago. On the same date Wexford, by imp. Midlo- thian— Patty, won a three-quarter mile race, while Nihilist and Oracle, sons of imp. Order, now at Rancho del Paso, were also successful. Recreation's performance Wednesday (four and one-half furlongs in 0:55 with 120 lbs. up) stamps her the fastest filly and the best weight-carrier we have seen in California in a long time, if indeed the Golden Staters have ever Been her superior. 8he's a credit to a great race horse and sire, Morello, and many a sigh has gone up that the famous son of EoIub and Cerise is no more. Dock Turbeville, who is doing the riding for John Huffman, is rolling in winter's fat. He expects to get down to 105 pounds in the next two weeks. He was at 118 pounds last Monday, but managed to get off four pounds by yeBter- day. " This is the first time I have ridden in this vicinity for two years," said Dock. "I am glad to get back. Cincin- nati is one of my favorite races points." — Cincinnati paper. To Tommy Lottbidge belongs the credit of having trained the tlyerB that finished one-two in the $5,000 Calfor- nia Derby (Scarborough and Scarf Pin). If Don Clarencio had won instead of running second on Friday, it is safe to say tbe firm of Atkin & Lottridge would have taken at least $30,000 out of the ring on Scarborough's victory Saturday. As it was, they are credited with winning $14,000 on the race. The Sloan brothers are to leave in a few days for the far East, and it is said Willie Martin will not remain much longer. The same can be said of Henry Martin, who goes to New York to till his engagement with David Gideon. Charley Thorpe is booked to leave about the middle of this month. Eddie Jones, Slaughter and Coady will probably be in great demand after the celebrities mentioned above shake the dust of California from their feet. Manifesto, winner of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool this year, carried 157 lbs. This was his third start in \be big jumping event. He is an aged bav gelding, bred in Ireland, by Man of War (son of Ben Battle, sire of Bendigo) from Vae Victis, by King Victor (son of Fazzo- letto), second dam by Ion, and third dam Rhedycinia, by Wintonian. Out of fourteen starts he has won six times and been second once. His victories include the Irish Champion Steeplechase and Lincolnshire Handicap Steeplechase. Tod and Cash Sloan departed for the far East last night. The former will probably ride at the coming Washington meeting, managed by H. G. Crickmore. Tod has done Bome good riding here, but then we have long kuown that he web a more than ordinary rider. From tbe East last year, how- ever, came reports that made one think he had developed into a second Archer. While he improved some and had, if anything, a little more confidence in himself, he was not head and shoulders the best borse pilot, like the lamented Fred. The $5,000 California Derby, down for decision to-day at Ingleside, bidB fair to be one of the best races of a long racing season. The three-year-olds eure to line up are Howard S., Scarf Pin, Good Times.LincoIn II, Scarborough, Candelaria, Altamax and Joe Ullman. Ab Stemler will start either Lumina or Lodestar. Charles Boots has not de- cided whether he would have a starter, but expressed the opinion that if he was represented that Vincitor would doubtless be selected. Tbis will appear injudicious to many students of form, as The Roman has shown much belter in his recent races. Pat Dunne has concluded not to start Estaca, bat there is every reason to believe that he will to- day purchase Good Times from Eugene Leigh to carrv his colors. In this event, W. Martin would ride Good Times instead of Joe Ullman, a maiden in the Corrigan stable, There is a dispute over the services of Jockey Tod Slnan. Purser thinks that he haB been engaged to ride Scarf Pin, while Ab Stemler holds that he is under engagement to ride either Lumina or Lodestar. Thorpe is to have the mount on Candelaria and " 8keets " Martin on Howards. Cash Sloan will ride Good Times if he does not change hands. H Shields has been secured to pilot Lincoln II. Burns & Waterhouse expect to ride Mike Hennessy on Altamax, but Tom Lottridge claims that he secured the services of that jockey for Scarborough over two months ago. Captain Rees Btated last night that Greyhurst was not eligible. As there will be (en starters to a certainty, tbe race should be one of the star three-year-old events of 1897, and io years to come be second in point of interest to very few races for three- year-olds in America. A fonnt story is told on Tod Sloan. In tbe fast mile race won by Salvation at Inglesidefthe one in 1:40|), little H. Brown, of color, hugged the rails all the way on Salvation. Tod was on Iostallator, Eddie Jones on Lobengula, who was well up for over six furlorgs, ''Shut off that little nig- ger! Don't let bim get ihrcugh that holt!" shouled the mid- get man to Eddie. Brown had been going along in t-ie un- even soprano of bis way, and the Bhout acted as an electric battery on a shockingly nervous man. Up went the brown boy's arm and down came the catgut oo the Salvator horse's flanks. It was the finest tip in the world — that yell of Tod's — and when Salvation had shot through and ranged along- side Iostallator little Brown said, loud enough for Toddy to hear plainly : "'The little niggah got through dat hole. I'm 'bliged to yah, Mars. Tod.'1 The Australian Cup, the great two miles and a quarter race of the Australasian turf, was won by Coil in 4:04i. The winner is a three-year-old by Abercorn, and carried 112 pounds. Preston fiijisbed second. Among the starters was a horse named Damien, who Unded in fourth place. Blood- shot, the four-year old Maxim colt, finished fifth. He carried the top weight of 135 pounJs. The St. Leger re- sulted in the sensational defeat of Newhaven by The Officer, a colt by Robinson Crusoe. The St. Leger distance of one mile and three-quarters was run in 3:06J Coil also captured the Essendon stakes, one mile and a half, in 2:42. Newhaven redeemed herself on the last day of the autumn meeting by beating a grand field in the Champion stakes, at three miles, with 110 pounds up. The Officer finished second, with Coil third. No pace was set in the first part of tbe race, consequently the race was won in slow time. New York, April 6 — August Belmont, President of the Jockey Club, jusc returned from his Western trip, said: *'While in the West I had pleasant interviews with some gentlemen interested in racing, aod, like myself, desirouB that there should be re-established reciprocal relations be- tween the governing turf bodies of the East and West. It was natural the subject should be discussed, but it was only in an informal manuer. I believe, however, that an arrange- ment satisfactory to all is a matter of but a little lime and ol an exchange of Fentiment. As a matter of fact, there has been at no time any straining of relations between the Jockey Club and the American Turf Congress of the character gen- erally assumed. That i?, there has been no attack of one body upon tbe other. I am sure the Jockey Club, in no rulioe it made, sought to discriminate against the governing body of the West, and tbe Jockey Club has been at all times free to concede tbat it h^d no idea that the rules made by the Turf Congress was any other than, in the opinion of that body, expedient or necessary for the government or ex- istence of racing in the territory within its jurisdiction." Charley Thorpe and his wife will start East Saturday night. He was due in New York the first of the month, but Mr. Waterhouse induced him to stay and ride in tbe handi- cap. Charley will stop over in Iowa and visit his parents a few days. From there he will go direct to Gravesend, where Mr. Arkell's stable is. He will not attend the Washington meeting at all. Few jockeys have met with the success on the coast Thorpe has. He came here a stranger, save to the few visitors. The public had heard about him, aod so had it about other riderB who came here with records, but who never did anything remarkable. Griffin was one. Thorpe began to ride in earnest, and inside of a week hiB name wa3 on every lip. Patrons back Thorpe, mattering little what horse be is astride. Thsv like his riding. His persever ance catches the multitude. If beaten, they feel that they have a hard ride for their money. During Tnorpe's stay in California his riding has been above suspicion. Other jockevs' methods have be=;n questioned; his never. Thorpe has frequently men'ioned that he liked the game and people here and regretted that he did oot come long before. If he rides next winter it certainlv will be in California. — Even- ing Bulletin. The following weights have been issued by Official Handi- capper Brooks for the entries in the Bums handicap, $10,0l10, to be decided on to-dav : Damien, 122 ; Mount McGregor II, 120; Captive, 120; Vioctor, 120; Salvation, 120; Libertine, 120; Don Carillo, 120; Cash D*y, 118; St. Lee, 118 ; Wheel of Fortune, 117; Ramiro, 117; Ruinart, 117; Sister Mary, 115; Rey del BaDdidos, 115 ; Schiller, 113; Lucky Dog, 112; Installator, 112; Argentina, 112; Sweet Faverdale, 110; Caesarian, 110; Redskin, 110; Yankee Doodle, 110; Cabrillo, 110; Semper Lex. 108; Lobengula, 107; Won't Dance, 107; Sir Play, 107; All Over, 107; Strathmeath, 106; Judge Denny, 106; Can't Dance, 106; Applause, 106; Service, 106; Nebuchadnezzar, 105; Peter the Second, 105 ; Fortuna, 105 ; Thornhill, 105 ; The Roman, 104; Marcel, 104 ; Fair Faith, 304 ; Foremost, 104 ; Salis- bury II, 102; Walter J, 102; Grady, 102; Lovdal, 102; Senator Grady, 102; Good Times, 102; Candelaria, 102; Altamax, 100 ; Casper, 99 ; Aquinas, 96 ; lndio. 98 ; Arnette, 98 ; Hoheczollern, 96; Osric II, 96; Vincitor, 96 ; Trappean, 96; Instigator, 96; Abalanzar, *6 ; Arrezzo, 94; Imp. Hard- tack, 93 ; Abe Morris, 96 ; B. & W., 92; Joe Ullman, 92; Una Colo-ado, 92; General Arthur, 90; Mollie R., 90 : Tor- toni, 90; Zylpha. 90. The San Jose train smashed into the second Ingleside race train at 5:44 p. jr. on tbe Ingleside switch, and it is really miraculous that no one was killed. About half a dozen on the San Jose train were reported injured, one, Julius Bor- den, of San Francisco, seriously. The telegraph operator, whose duty it is to attend to the switch spoken of above, had neglected to turn the same, so that the San Jose train went on the Ingleside switch, down grade, at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The engineer saw the mistake, and applied the air brakes. Seeing that a collision was sure to occur, eogineers and Bremen on both trains jumped for their lives, getting out without anv broken limbs. The race train was moving along very slowly, waiting for the San Jose train to go along, and had it not been for this another railroad hor- ror would have been added to the list. The engine of tbe race train was badly demoralized, tbe tender telescoped, and a blind baggage car, immediately behind it, was smashed into kindling-wood. The San Jose passenger train's engine was mashed considerably, but nothing like the one pulling the race train. The Ingleside passengers were forced to foot it to tbe San Mateo electric line, a distance of about a mile and a quarter, but considering the lucky escape they had hi tbe walk was made good-naturedly. 230 f&ije Qveebev mth ^poviemcm* [April 10, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LAYNQ. Editor aot» Peopeietob. The Turf sod Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast. No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN PRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. IKKHS-Oui- Year. S3 : Six Monlba. S 1 . 7 5 ; Three Monui., g l . STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. .Money should be seat by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Bush St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and ..ddress. not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of yood faith. San Franoisoo, Saturday, April 10, 1897. StalliODS Advertised. ALBERT I. . 2:151ft L. Schaffer, Oakland ALTAMONT, 2:26M Jay Beach, Alameda BOODLE. 2:12>^ G. K. Hostetter & Co., San Jose ■JHAS. DERBY, 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO. 2:09^ Wm. Murry. Pieasanton DUDLEY, 2:H Milo Knox, Haywards EL BENTON. 2:23 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GOS9IPER, 2:14?X Sonoma Stock Farm, Sonoma HAMBLETONIAN WILKES Green Meadow Farm, Santa Clara HART BOSWELL K. O'Grady, San Mateo JAMES MADISON. 2:17% J. M. Nelson. Alameda McKINNEY. 2:11U _ Chas. Darfee, Oakland NUTWOOD WILKES, 2:16% Nutwood Stock Farm. Irrington ORO WILKES. 2:11 Wm. Corbitt, San Mateo PRINCE AIRLIE Wm. Corbitt, Ban Mateo ROBERT BASLER. 2:20 R. O. Newman, Visalia SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:0s1.,' Thos. Roche, Lakeville STE1NWAY, 2:24Ji Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville TOOTS L. Schaffer, Oakland VIVA LA Maurice H. Lane, Oakland WALD3TEIN, 2:22>£ H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento THOROUGHBREDS. TRUE BRITON R. D. Ledgett, Sacramento FLAMBEAU Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park RACINE Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park IMP. MARINER Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo Park HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS K. O'Grady, San Mateo Trotting and Pacing in California, Season 1897 As predicted last week in these columns, we will soon begin to make arrangements for holding race meetings. The number of visitors to this office who have manifest- ed their desire to have racing in California, "Budd, or no Budd," is self evident that they are keenly sensitive regarding the injustice inflicted on district fairs and the great necessity of race meetings to enhance the value of light harness horses. F. W. Covey, Superintendent of the Palo Alto Stock Farm, who has recently returned from New York, voices his sentiments in the following language, and we heartily concur with him and again urge our readers to put their shoulders to the wheel and move the great industry out of the rut it was apparently toppling into : "While it is to be regretted that Governor Budd has vetoed the appropriations to the district fairs, it should not be construed as an action that will seriously cripple trotting and pacing throughout California this year. The money that has been appropriated in the past by the State, has been used exclusively to pay premiums for exhibits, and in many cases the amount of money received has not been sufficient to meet the expendi- tures of the exhibition. The secretaries of many asso- ciations have stated that their pavilion displays have usually been carried on at a loss. The success of trotting and pacing in California this year depends on the interest taken by the different asso- ciations, and not on the appropriation scare. The breeders and owners of trotters stand ready to assist the associations by giving a large list of entries wherever reasonable inducements are offered. Let the diflerent associations advertise their pro- grammes immediately. Liberal purses and stakes will receive the support of horsemen throughout the State. There are more horses in training to-day in California then there have been for several years, an evidence of this being the large entry list in the colt stakes given by the P. C. T. H. B. A., that closed April 1st. A com- parison of the stakes closed in 1890, and those just closed for 1897, shows such a decided increase in numbers that the different associations must recognize that breeders and owners of trotters and pacers are doing all in their pow ;r to advance the horse interests in California, and they should meet a hearty response from the different associations in the way of liberal purses and stakes. In 1896 the Breeders Association advertised six stakes for colts, trotting and pacing, but two of these filled, the two-year-old trot received seven entries, the three-year- old trot the Bame. This year the Breeders Association gave six stakes, four of which filled, the two-year-old trot received twenty-one entries, the three-year-old pace, received twelve entries, and the three-year-old, thirteen; a total of sixty-seven entries for 1897 as against fourteen for 1896. This shows that there are plenty of horses being de- veloped, and purses and stakes well advertised will re- ceive liberal support. I say to the officers of the different associations, rise up from the slumber that has dulled your energy in the past two years, forget you ever had an appropriation from the State, advertise your meeting for 1897, do it immediately, give liberal inducements to breeders and owners, and the season of 1897 will be a profitable one to you. The prospects for the future of the harness horse never looked brighter than they do at the present time. Harmonious action between associations, breeders and owners will hasten the progress of the harness horse, an industry that has made California famous in all climes." The Montana Bices. This day, Saturday, April 10th, should not be over- looked, for entries to the harness races which are to take place in Montana will close, and we wish to call the at- tention to the conditions of these races as published in our business columns. Ed. A. Tipton, manager of the circuit there, writes : " It is more than likely that with horses shipped from California to the Montana meetings the railroads will allow six men to each car of twelve horses, or one man to each two horses when less than twelve horses are shipped in a car, but where more than twelve horses occupy a car only six men will be allowed. This is quite a concession, inasmuch as last year our patrons had to pay the regular tariff on every man, ex- cept one man to each car of horses, they brought along. This, together with the same rate on horses which we secured last year, will greatly cheapen the shipping ex- penses to the Montana meetings and enables us to bid on equal terms with the Eas'ern tracks for the California horses." So don't forget Montana ! 'Jimmy de Budd." The indignation expressed throughout California re- garding Buckboard Jim's exercise of the veto power is having the desired effect. He is trying to explain his action, but the more he talks the firmer becomes the be- lief among his hearers he is rapidly approaching imbe- cility. He has lost his grip, and when he received "snubs" from those whom he always considered his friends, his feelings became almost indescribable. Every newspaper of any standing in California has editorials almost as strong as the ones we published in thesa col- umns last week, and, by some means, these articles are shown him. He is trying to get away from California and the people he has wronged, but it seems to be an utter impossibility. He sees a storm arising and he knows what its result will be. He is fascinated by the conviction that he has seen his best days ; he can- not hide from his consciousness the fact that his acts have met the disapproval of all taxpayers and their families. He can never face an audience again without being hissed ; he can never receive a welcome among the farmers or their friends; he must be contented hereafter by being called "Jim," "plain, ordinary Jim;" having forfeited all right to the respect of the people and the title of "Governor." The Japanese Government is sending Commissioners to America, France, England, Germany, Russia, Scot- land, Ireland, etc., to purchase horses of all breeds to replenish their stock. Several thoroughbreds have been sent from California, but the prices paid for them $150 to $250 did not secure animals that would be a fair criterion of the class bred here. They may have been extraordinary finely bred individuals but lacking in speed and stamina, or they may not have been, but for those figures, first-class horses in this or any other country cannot be obtained. We earnestly hope that the Com- missioners will have the power and money to purchase only the very best horses America can produce. Then when these animals are compared with those from other lands they will not suffer by comparison. The result of such a test would turn the tide in favor of America as a place from whence the very best horses can and must be obtained. Remember, subscriptions to the Breeder and Sportsman are now due, and as it costs a large amount of money to conduct a paper of this size, we earnestly hope that everyone owing us $3.00 for subscription from May 6, 1896 to May (i, 1S97, will forward the same at once. There ought to be two meetings given by the P. C T. H. B. Association this year. In a conversation re. cently with a number of members a favorable opinion on this subject prevailed. Attention is called to the advertisement of the colt stakes to be decided at the State Agricultural Fair, Sacramento. Entries close May 1st. One of the finest catalogues printed has been issued by M. W. Dunham, of Wayne, Du Page county, IllinoiB It contains half-tone pictures of many of his prize win- ning French coach horses and tabulated pedigrees and descriptions of the same. Mr. Dunham has for years been noted as the largest importer of European horses. Percherons, Normans, Belgians and French coaches. For over twenty years Oaklawn has been recognized as the Palo Alto among all heavy and carriage horse breeding farms. From its paddocks have been led more prize- winning stock than from any ten other farms in America. The attention of our readers is called to the first in- stallment of newspaper clippings about Jimmv de Budd. The Sentiment of Santa Olara Valley Horse Men in Regard to Buckboard Jim's Actions. Editor Breeder and Sporsman — The incalculable hardships which the vetoeing of the district fair appropriation bill has worked upon the horse- men of our valley, have called forth some comments from all connected with the horse industry, both collectively and individually. I herewith submit them to you and yonr many readers in all parts of our State, hoping they may have the desired effect in giving the quietus to all further aspirations of Buckboard Jim, that unspeakable idiot whose infamous selfishness insults the State, and whose name will hereafter be uttered with execrations. Meekly, yet glibly, he pleaded his cause before election. But once elected he became the Pooh Bah of the situation; the great "I am." One of his first official acts wis to cut off the district fair appropriations; the disastrous effect of which was immedi- ately felt throughout the State. With this practical lesson before him he yet vetoes it again, because, forsooth, he is the Governor by the sufferance of a patient people and the devil. And vetoes it after practically acknowledging to the Ways and Means Committee and several prominent horse- men of the State, that he would pass it. All courtesy and honor bestowed upon and shown this thrifty politician by these gentlemen was like casting the proverbial pearls before swine; they had forgotten to take into consideration the thickness of bis ample and calloused hide which is proof against all such overtures, for common sense and reason are as foreign to him as are all of the other attributes that go to make up the gentleman. Two vears ago, when "the" Budd was only a sprout and had again emerged from the hot -house sewer of slimy poli- tics, with the collar and cuffs newly branded npon him by ward heelers and bouncers whose chosen flower he had be- come, I had the distasteful experience to smell this blossom at the \uditorium in San Jose. I also heard him deliver- ing himself mouthwise with the customary shameless affron- tory peculiar to the genus shyster politicus. The revered word patriotism was repeated as liberally as he has bestowed offices upon his uncles and aunts since, until the atmosphere was heavily weighted with his utterances. Honor and economy were delivered as readily as if he knew all about them, and as if he had not plainly demonstrated that both words wfre stricken from the Budd vocabulary since. All of this I found out too late We are all prone to err, I am un- like our preseot Governor, willing to acknowledge my error, I voted for Budd — and may God have mercy on my soul I I say it fervently, for Budd has stolen that from me which he can nevei return nor ever steal again — my confidence. As I may be deemed in error, biased or spiteful it is well to refer to some of the more prominent acts ot this incom- parable goose headed thing. I desist mercifully from using the entire evidence in hand against him lest there may accur an uprising of the people. During his canvassing tour in this State for political preformont one of his pet promises was this: "The poor csn rap at the door of the Capital and Jim will let them in." How "Jim" has fulfilled this promise to the Door they will asEert in 1899 by rapping at the door of the Capital and letting "Jim" out. And letting him out for good and aye. He forsooth, was the poor man's friend and to carry the deception into practical illustration he rode around the State in a buckboard. He has, Grover like, repudiated his own party which, in turn, repudiates him. He has curtailed (?) expenses by ap- propriating $300,000 for a dredger to dredge a part of the Sacramento river, and his withering hand has caused the green lawn of the Slate Capital to become a dried-up desert- looking patch without flowers or Bhrubs, without the laughter of innocent children and without the song of birds. A fitting emblem of the administration of " Buckboard Jim. " To lop all, he has attempted, with heartless thrift aod sel- fish design, to ruin the horse industry of California. One of the most lucrative,interesting and noble callings in the State. When on the Day of Judgment the recording angel shall come to the passage in which the above is registered he will spit upon the page and close the book forever. San Jose, April 5, 1897. E. W. Orloff. The jockeys that will ride the various contestants in the $10,000 Burns Hancicap to day are now known, and as matters stand the field will be composed of Salvation (Shaw, 120 pounds), Wheel of -Fortune (H. Martin, 117 pounds), Ruinart (M. Bergen, 116 pounds), Schiller (Slaugh- ter, 113 pounds), Argentina (Shields, 112 pounds), Installator (Coady, 112 pounds), Lobengula (W. Marlin, 107 pounds), Judge Denny (E Jones, 106 pounds), The Roman (G. Sni- der, 105 pounds!, Grady ( , 102 pounds), Candelaria (C. Thorpe, 102 pounds), Altamax (Hennessy, 100 pounds). There will have to be qute a bit of reducing done in the cases of Thorpe and Hennessy to make the weights on Candelaria and Altamax respectively. The fact that Eddie Jones is booked to pilot Judge Denny in the race shows that he is no longer under contract to BurnB & .Waterhouse. In a long list of opinions on which horse will win the rich event, printed in the Chrooicle this morning, the mBJority seem to favor Installator, who, by the way, worked out the distance yesterday with his weight up in 2:08!, Nebuchadnezzar car- rying him along for six furlongs. Observant horsemen say the Brutus horse could have gone a second faster. AP8IL 10, 1897] CKi}£ gveeXtev anx> ^povtsma^ 233 _ - »«._=. »««,,—. _. -^ -^ -^. B ^_ -^.^— - -. _^ -/oxhounds— Open dogs — let, W LPrather Jr.'s Sport, by ENTRIES TO COL STAKFS P iZ T"t— Tinnie; 2d, same owner's Jim. Open bitcbes-lst, S^ B ,*flB-w ■ V^ Wl, ■ oJ ■ nr\UW, l~, \^. 'LPrather Jr.'s:Bell, by Sport-Nellie; 2d, AH Merrill's . — _ ippy# Following is a list of entries to the colt stakes which closed April 1st, and no better evidence is needed to prove Pointers— Open bitches, over 50 pounds— 1st, Mrs Hugh of light-harness horses here thun this list of grandly-bed youngsters : PALO ALTO 6TAKE8-TWO-YEAR-OLD 1ROTTBRS. Name or Horses. Color and Sex Dam. (J RAND IRE. Entered By. *lbyl S bl i Hamblet'n WilkesBertha Carr's Mambrloo-J. D. Carr Prlocfl Ansel be tt-xter Prince Woodflower Ansel Walnut Grove S F I L B cb c Diablo Alice Bell Washington I.L. Borden t. i lrect Direct Franctsca \lmont D. E. Fortin Valjntlne br c Boodle By Carr's Mambrino..C. Rodriguez Maud Murray st Hamblet'n WilkesAijoa Belle Dawn Green Meadow Farm Dr Frasse..: bl c Iran Alto Lyna Oak t-Juy Wilkes Vendome Stock Farm Corintbe Dillman h f o-eo. Dexter To-day Noonday River View Stock Farm bl c Wil. Direct.. Leonet L.eo Wilkes. C.C. Crlppen Eo{?eny ...org Euaeneer Clarisse J. B. Iverson Fairway ch t Steinwuy _ Magsle McHregorKobt. McGregor.. Oak wood Parks. F. bi g Chat. Derby Lucy E Black Walnut *■ '■ Lyhond b g Lynmont Kntglitbood.... .... Br gadier D. E. Knight Dos Mlnutos btf Melvar Altuorene.. Elmore Whips Jr chc Whips Marion Piedmont Palo Alto Slock Farm Lillian May. ....br t Advertiser Lany Nutwood ■' •■ Dollys bf Sidney Dillon iiolly Electioneer Santa Rosa Stock Farm Au Revoir bf Guy Wilkes By- By Nutwood " " be Chaa. Derby Altavola Ante olo Jos. C. Simpson Knlebt Templar be Knight Mabel The Moor S. C. Tryon Nightingale bi f " by Dicta or " Maud b f George Wasbing'nby McDonald Chi f...Thos. Smith PiLACh HOTHl, grARES-THREE-VEAR-OLD TROTTKRS 3 :(M> LL\88. McNally bre; McKiuney- By Alcazar _S. H. Hoy Lorneer 0 c Alfred Loraneer Electioneer Walnut Grove Sl'k F'm Lady Benton ch ra Colonel Benton Queen Prince P. L: Nash Hank bg Vasto p. c. Lynch Spry Ruth h t Boodle Nina B Electioneer -Vendome Stock Farm . Fraulieu Dexter bf George Dexter Amber -Monroe Chi f.. .... River ViewStock Farm Wand -be Guy Wilkes Wanda Fros ..La Siesta Ranch b f Daly 1.. Jessie Button Alexander WO Rose Dale Farm Ivor.per b m Kugeneer Salinas Belle Vermont 3i2 J. b. Iverson William M. Lent bl g Cuarl-s Derby Dlrpctres* „ Director • aka ood Park St'k F'm Nellie Emmett b f El Beuton Lady Emmett Charl s Derby 'nex Sweepstakes....... " James Madison Betsey Trotwood ..Abbotsford ...A. C Severance Lynmont Daisy Friday M'CrackenD. E. Knight Lynmont Balance All -Brigadier " Name of Horses. Color and Sex Oakwood Belle ..br t Uncle James Day mom b g Lynall b g cCracken's Juno H, by Duke of Vernon — Sally Brass II; i,* George T Allender's Jill, by Duke of Vernon— Vera. PALAcOpen bitches, under 50 pounds — 1st, W E Chute's Patti oxteth C, by Upton of Bly the— Cricket Croxteth. Novice Sl)gs and bitches— Ut, W E Chute's Pattie Croxteth C; 2d, H Freeman's Beauty, by Sport — Gris, Dog puppies— let, Morocco b g EiectrichH Freeman's Beauty. "Bitch puppies— lBt, E J Duffield's PU^ttHnngar'.'.!!!r.'r.'.".'..'brCf Pi?ofpriady Glenbeigh, by Glenbeigh— Nellie Bly. Bonny Boyd bi c cna- De English setters — Challenge bitches — 1st, Sam F HugheB' Sam b™:::;;;;.;;".:::;.:.".".V.brg §ab\et0\\il™rplate, by Fred W— Countess Noble. Open dogs— 1st, Joe Shelby..".!.'......... .".....b g Don l...[ T Payne's Count Harold, by Harold — Ch Countess Noble; L G W Tiflbitt's Charm, bv Rover H— Dottie Lee ; 3d, H WESTERN ^Edwards' Nimrod E. by Sportsman— Stephanie ; v h c, T Sabie La Gnmde brc Sabie wii^ish's Birdcatcher, by Rover H — Spot. Open bitches — Diawood cb c r>iabio . H T Payne'B Queen of Counts, by Harold— Ch Countess orama bt Hamblet ■ , „, 1JT .„ ,",., _•)/-» t> xt i -. . Eva Waidstein bi u'aidetei°Dle ; 2d, W M fcilzmaurice s Queen Bess. Novice bitches Mcatay be McKinn-lst, W A Menefee's Queen M, by Grouse F — Snowdrop. Sn B:.„..:;:™::;.::::::;.:".bc liable*6.!™1* setters— Challenge dogs— 1st, A B Truman'B Nemo Dictatress '.'.""".'" "...a m t Dictatus!, by Emmett — Ch Lightning T. Open dogs — 1st, C M Sataw\T.:V:"'\':::::;.":;brce sSn'wa^rker,a Chief Jr» by Champion Chief— Bizreena ; equal 2d, Beiie KnignV.V.". '.!.".!...'.".'".'bf Knlsrbt,' B M Gray'B Lad of Glenmore, by Barrymore — Belle C, c- r-T sre Prince hd A B Truman's Mike T II, by Mike T— Lady Elcho T ; P4CIF1C 8TAKB6 '' ^ ^ Garrett's Glenmore Sultan, by Finglas — Ch Lady Daie. Open bitches— Miss Ethel G Creagh's Queen of Kil- Tyana bl m Charles ire.by Ch Kildare — Red Rose ; 2d, A B Truman's Lightning Trilby... . . .ch t Dn iiey ;aj,ica b c bf Search Light brc Stanl y W brs ■narlt Spring Race Meeting at Sacramento. Horsemen and other admirers of racing are just now mani- festing deep interest in the spring racing meeting to be held in this city the latter part of May or early part of June. It will probably open on the 24th of May and continue six days< but the actual date has not yet been definitely determined. Tin officers of the Capital City Driving Association, under the auspices of which body the meeting will be beld, are: Daniel Flint, President ; Wilber F. Smith, Secretary ; Willard Gardner, Treasurer; M. N. Winans, Business Mana- ger. They are all quite enthusiastic over the prospects of an excellent meeting, and have started out with the purpose of giving a programme of events that can hardly fail to at- tract a big crow of visitors from the interior. It will be an- nounced during the week. There will be running and harness races on alternate days. The association has decided on a new method this year of advertising its meeting. This will be done by taking space in the various country newspapers, instead of paying out all, or nearly all, they will hare to spare tor that purpose to San Francisco j ournals. The officers say they expect most of their patronage — both in entries and attendance — from Sacramento and other counties in this part of the State, and are convinced that better results will be attained by securing the aid of the interior papers. Special days will be set apart during the meeting for certain localities. For instance, there will be a Sacramento day, a Marysville day, a Woodland day, a Chico day, etc. Sacramento day will fall on Friday of the racing we°k, when the merchants will be asked to close their places of business and make it one of the greatest days in the history of racing events in this city. Negotiations are already under way for excursion trains from several of the larger interior cities and towns, on which reduced rates of fare will be given those who wish to visit the races and do their trading with merchants. A committee of association members is now engaged in 'Canvassing among business men for subscriptions to the fund for advertising and kindred expenses, and it is expected that (merchants and others will respond liberally. It is expected the excursions, with special rates of fare, ■will bring large numbers of people from the country each day, and many of them will improve the opportunity to trade here. There are many young horses now in training in the in- terior, and it is believed that the comiog spring meeting will he the best ever held here. The San Francisco racing clubs will close their tracks about the middle of May, and many of vhe horses now running there will be brought here to contest for the p'irses. —Sacramento Record Union. Good Roads for the Pacific Coast. A committee on good roads and good Btreets held a meet- ing at the rooms of the California State Board of Trade, 16 Post street, laBt Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of per- fecting the organization of a branch of the National League, the object of which is to obtain good roads throughout the .country. The committee, which was composed of delegates from all ipar£s of the Pacific Coast, decided that action should be ■ta>kfcn to secure the co-nperation of various organizations in Nero York, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans, St. Loui s 'Chict^o, Lob Angeles.'and elsewhere, with a view lo im- >mediaiy Laurelwood — Country Girl. Poodles — Open bitches: 2d, G A New hall's Franchette, >y Marshal McMahon — Babette. Field Spaniels— Open dogs : 1st, F Gifford's Rex G, by Brownie — Daisy, Cocker Spaniels — Challenge dogs, (black) : 1st, PaBtime Cocker Kennels' Viscount, by Ch Picpania — Tootsie. Challenge dogs, (other than black) ; 1st, J E Doak's Royal Dandy, by Bronta — Bessie E. Open dogs, (black): 1st, D WiDders' Pittsburg Tommy, by Hornell Fascination — Mary Arthurs; equal 2d, Oakland Cocker Kennels' Woodland Jersey, by Jersey Obo — tVoodland Queen, and F W Hen- shaw's Sing Sing, by Woodland Duke^ — Reah S ; 3d, E EpliDg'B Duffy, by Woodland Don — Marionette. Open bitches, (black) : 1st, Dr A C Davenport'B Lady Etta, by King Douglas — Jessie V; 2d, F W Henshaw's Judy Pas- time, by Woodland Duke — ReahS. Open dogs, (other than black) : 1st, I D Holden's Knight of Los Angeles, by Royal Dandy— Bessie T; 2d, A H Merritt's Woodland Patchie, Woodland Duke Jr — Brentwood Nieta, Open bitches, (other than black} : 1st, Thornhill Kennels' Reah S, by Bronta — Black Nellie. Novice dogs : 1st, D Winder's Pittsburg Tommy. Dog puppies: 1st, Pittsburg Tommy. Dachshunds — Open bitches : 1st, W H Anderson's Queenie. Beatles — Open dogs: 1st, J E Doak'e Roy F, by Champ Royal Krueger — Hornell Ruby. Open bitches : J E Doak's Lena B, same breeding. Irish terriers — Open dogs : 1st, J E Doak's Doctor K, by by Ch Crib — Limerick Lass. Open bitches: 1st, same owner's Josie McMahon, same breeding. Fox terriers — Challenge bitches : 1st, J B Martin's Golden Jewel, by Blemton Reefer — Ch Blemton Brilliant. Open dogs : 1st, T S Casey's Beverwyck Cavalier, by Starden's King — Moonshine ; 2d, Mrs G T Allender's Umbila, by Blemton Reefer — Blemton Spinaway. Open bitches : 1st, Mrs E M Simpson's Golden Restless, by Warren Sage — Golden Jewel. Novice dogs: 1st, W B Godfrey's Golden Dirk, by Warren Sage — Siiletto. Novice bitches : 1st, Golden Restless. Bitch puppies: 1st, Golden Restless. Black and tan terriers — Open bitches : 1st, J Baumgart- ner's Flossie. Skye terriers — Open dogs : 1st, G Napier's Snyder. Pugs— Open doss: 1st, Dr R E Freeman's Winkle. Open bitches. 1st, Mrs S B Huskin's Judy H, by Tasso — Dottie. Novice dogs : 1st, Winkle. Dog puppies : 1st, Winkle. SPECIAL PRIZES. Handlers' prizes, $20 and $10, divided between G T Al- lender and Edwards, each having 15 dogs. Largest number of entries, O J Albee, first; C R Harker, second. 234 Cirs ^veebev mtir gtpovt&ntixxu [Apbu, 10, 18ffi Best kennel in sbow, Cbas R Harker's St Bernards. Second best, O J Albee's collies. Largest dog, John Tourounet's St Bernard Tell. Smallest dog, J Baumgartner's black and tan terrier Flos- 816. Largest nomber shown by a lady, Mrs A Roncovieri's Great Danes. Dog ia best sbow condition, Dave Winder's Cocker Pitts- burgh fommv. Best mastiff, Mrs J P Norman's Juan Montez. Best pair, Jaan Montez and Lola. Best kennel of 8t Bernards, Cbas R Harker's. Best St Bernard in challenge class divided between F H Browne's Champion Grand Masier and C R Harker's Alta Berna. .--»•- BeBt R C dog in open class, Dr A M Taylor's Roxie Sav- age Taylor. Best R C bitch in Bhow, Alta Berna. Best S C dog, F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr (Ch Melrose not competing) Best St tieroard pup and best owned in Santa Clara County, J E Liltrell's Orion. Best California-bred St Bernard in Bhow, Dr W R Cluness Jr's Reglov Jr. Best St Bernard in novice class, F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr. St Bernard club medal for best R or S C dog in open class divided between F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr and Dr A Miles Taylor's Roxie Savage Taylor. St Bernard Club medal for best R or S C bitch in open clasB, Humboldt Kennel's Florence. Best St Bernard bitch, Alta Berna. Best kennel of Great Danes. MrB A Roncovieri's Best Great Dane outside of Santa Clara county and bestin open dogs, Mrs A Roncovieri's Rex R. Best in Novice class, same owner's La Fiesta. Best pup, same owner's King R. Best foxhound dog, W L Prather Jr's Spore. Best bitch, same owner's Bell. Best pointer in show and best bitch, Mrs McCrackeo's Juoo H. Best owned in Santa Clara county and best pup, E H Freeman's Beauty. Best in Novice class, W E Chute's Patli Croxteth C ; second best in open class, G T Allender's Jil1- Best kennel English setters, H T Payne Best outside Santa Clara county, H T Payne's Ch Countess Noble. Sec- ond best in open class, H T Payne's Count Harold. Best in Novice class and best in Santa Clara county, W A Menefer's Qaeen M. , Beet Irish setter in show and best bitch, Miss Ethel C Creagh's Queen of Kildare. Best in Santa Clara county and second best in open class, C ftl Barker's Chief Jr. Best Gordon setter, open class, H Longer's Sport II. Best dog, J W & H W Orear's Dick II. Best bitch, Cbas DaoJevv's Queeo Bess. Best Irish Water spaniel bitch, W H William's Nora W. Beat collie, Verona Kennel's"8t. Olair Laddie. Best in novice class and best puppy, Mrs C H Joueti's Capsule. Best bitch, best owned in Santa Clara county and best'in n ivice class in Santa Clara county, Miss Delia Beach's Juanita. Best keDDel, O J Albee's; second best, Beach Hill Kennels. Best ana homeliest bulldog, Thos Knowles'.Cocqueror. Btsi bull terrier in the show, E R Folger's Fly.^ Best in Santa Clara county and best pup. Jas M Lamb's Major Jr. Best greyhound, E. Portal's Laurelwood II. Best poodle, G A Newhall's Franchette. Best field spaniel, F C Gilford's Rex G. Best cocker spaniel, J E Dnak'e Royal Dandy. Best cocker puppy, D Winder'6 Pitttburg Tommy. Best kennel, Thornbill Kennels. Best dachshund and best bitch, W H Anderson's Queenie. Best ft x terrier in open class, best in novice and best pup, Mrs E M Simpson's Golden Restless. Best bitch and beBt California-bred, J B Martin's Golden Jewel. Beet black and tan terrier. John Baumgartner'B Flossie. Best Skye terrier, Gej Napier's Snyder. Best pug in show, MrB S B Huskin's Judy H. Best pug in Santa Clara county and best pug pup, Dr R E Freeman's Winkle. The Stockton Show. Stockton, April 7. — The Inaugural Bench Show of the Stockton KeDnel Club opeoed to-day. The entries number 174, with but few abseDlees. The benching is a new idea. All of the dogs except about a dozea of the toys are beached od the floor ia very roomy stalls without partitioos. The large dogB and the sporting classes shotv ofl to good advan- tage, but the smaller dogB, such as cockers aud fox terrierp, would look belter if raised a couple of feet from the floor. J. Otis Fellows judged all classes, and as far as he has gone has given excellent satisfaction. The judging commenced at 8 p. M. and continued until 10;30. The awards placed to- night were as follows: Mastiff* — Dog puppies: 1st, Louise W Dohrman's Cbaun- cey, by Bob — Babe ; 2d, Mrs J L Williams' Bruno. Open doga : None. Opeo bitches: 1st, D M Garratt's Bess II, by Dod — Bess II ; 2d, Mrs. J. P. Norman's Lola by Ingleside Crown Prince— Lomita Hilda ; 3d, f P Clark's Sybil C. 8t Bernards — R C dog puppies: let, Jos Moll's Prince Oscar II, by Reglov— Olive ; 2d, J E Littrell's Orion, by Roxie Savage Taylor — Lola. R C bitch puppies : 1st, Jos Moll's Lorene, by Reglov — Olive ; 2d, August Munler's Queen of the San Joaquio, by Reglov — Empress Juno. Novice dogs : 1st, F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr, by Le Prince— Judith's Rachel. Open R C dogs: 1st, Dr A Miles Taylor's Roxie Savage Taylor, by Bosco of the Rockies — Nellie Queen of Wasa'ch; 2d, H Kullman's Reginald K. Open R (J bitches: 1st, HumboldtKennel's Florence, by Jim Blaine — Princess Hespei; 2d, FA Jacobs' Trixie Lodge, by Ch California Bernardo— Nellie Bland. Challenge R 0 dogs: 1st, T H Browne's Ch Grand Master, by Ch Hesper — Prjncehs Gilda. Local S C bitches — 1st, A E Muuter's Queeo of the S&d Joaquin. Open S C dogs: 1st, F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr. Bloodhounds— Challenge dogs : 1st, Mt Shasta Kenoel'B Buckshot II, by Buchaneer— Vigilant. Open doga— lnt, John Quiggle's Brigadier, by Jack Shepard — Mnjorie. Great Danes — Bitch puppies; 1st, W F Williamson's Tosca, by Junio— Queen. Open dogs ; 1st, Mrs A Ron- covieri's Rex R., by Prince— Queen ; 2d, J L Cunningham's Juan, by Strohm — Queen C. Open bitches ; 1st, Mrs A Roncovieri's Queen R.,by Caspar — Hazar ;2d,MrsC J Lu'sen's Trixie, by Jumbo — Belle; 3d, W E Lovdal's Ora, bv Prince — Ulmall; reserve, J L Cunningham'a Queen C, by Bis- mark — Fanny ; v h c, O M Tupper's Blue. Newfoundlands — 1st, C V Salyx's Carlo, by Royal Louis— Constat ce ; 2d, H C Palmer's Nero P. Greyhounds— Open dogs; lst,S E Portals' Laurelwood II, by Laurelwood — Country Girl. Open bitches; 1st, W Dee- gan's Stella D., by Red Jim — May Belle. American Foxhounds — Open dogs ; 1st, W L Prather Jr's Sport, by Sport — Tinnie ; 2d, same owner's Jim. Open bitches; 1st, W L Prather Jr's Bell, by Sport— Nellie; 2d, A N Merritl's Happy. Pointers — Dog pnppies : lat, L D Owens' Glenbeigh III, by Glenbeigh— Jill; 2d, L D Smith's Point; 3d. G B Sherry's Rum, by Ohlman — Rags. Bitch pupDies : l«t, E J Duffield's Lady Glenbeigh, by Glenbeigh — Nellie Blythe. Novice bitches: l*f, F W Perkins' Glenelleo, by Glenbeigh — Rice's Grace. Open dogs, over 55 lbs: 1st. H A Mohr's Jack, bv Donald — Lady Spec. Open dogs, under 55 lb«: 1st, Mrs W B Mitter's Jack, by Rush F— Belle. Open bitches, under 50 lbs : 1st, W E Chute's Pattie Croxteth C, by Upton of Blithe— Cricket Croxteth ; 2d, C E Rich's Bride R, by Dashing Dan— Belle 8 ; 3d, G B Sperry's Rags, by Count Dick — Drab. Challenge dogs: 1st, J H Keifer's BalHv, by Idstone Bang — Vashti. Local bitches: lat, C E Rich's Bride R. English Setters — Dog puppies : 1st, E R Payton's Prince. Novice dogs and bitches. 1st, D. Lorigan's Spread, by Caza- dor— Nadley ; 2d, W T Keyes' Queen Bee, by Cazador — Kitty R; 3d, Mrs A M Benjamin's Yep; reserve, M E Reyoolds' Jackjv h c, M Verran's Farm. Open dogs: let, H T Payne's Couot Harold, by Harold — CouDtess Noble ; 2d, G W Tibbett's Charm, by Rover H— Dottie Lee; 3d, H G Edward's Nimrod E , by Sportsman — Stephanie; reserve, W O Harlan's Midas, by Mercury — Johanna; v h c, E D Adam's Duke of Danbury, by Pen — Nellie; v h c, F M Bamett's Rod B, by Cazador— Kitty R. Open bitches : Equal 1st, R K Gardner's Peach Mark, by Mercury — Betsy Mark, and H T Payne's Queen of Counts, by Harold — Countess Noble; 2d, D Winder's Kitty R, by Gath's Hope— Lady Lit; 3d, Mrs F P Clarke's Lassie C, by Cazador. Challange bitches: 1st, S F Hughes' Silverplate, bv Fred W — Countess Noble. Local bitches : 1st, W T Keyes' Queen Bee, by Cazador— Kitty R; 2d, Mrs F P Clark's Lassie 0. Irish Setters — Open dogs: 1st, C M Barker's Chief Jr, by Ch Chief— Bizreena ; Equal 2d, G B M Gray's Lad of Glenmo/e, by Barrymore — Belle C, and M D Garratt's Glen- more Sultan, by Finglas Jr — Lady Josie; 3d, L F Salbach's McKinley. Open bitches: 1st, MisB Ethel C Crengh's Queeo of Kildare, by Ch Kildare — Red Rise. Novice dogs: 1st, F H Chase's Jack Chase, by Seminole II — Fraokie. Gordon 8etters — Opeo dogs : 1st, Henry Loujer's Sport II, by Sport — Nellie ; 2d, J S Dunham's Beppo, by Sport — Nellie; 3d, C W Mclntyre's Roxy. OpeD bitches : 1st, C E S Dunlevy's Queeo Bee ; 2d. 0 M Owens' Beauty Owens, by Bruce— Tootsie. Challenge dogs: .J Wand H W Oreir's Dick II, by Whip— Nanon. Local dogs: 1st, J S Dun- ham's Beppo. Chesai eakes — Open dogs : 1st, Geo' Ellis' County, by Bar- num— Tide. O. The Oakland Bench Show. The inaugural bench show of the Oaklaod Kennel Club will be held at the Tabernacle on May 12—15. The Oakland fanciers are sparing neither pains nor money to make their Bhow the best ever given od the coast. They have engaged the best judge in America — Mr Jas Mortimer, their bench- ing will be made of dressed piDe lumber with heavy wire netting partitions, the neatest ever used in California. Gold medals for first prize, silver for second and diplomas for third will be given in the principle classes. Diplomas will be given in Novice and Puppy classes. The St. Bernard Club of California offer the following gold and silver medals at this show : Best St Bernard dog, gold medal. Second best St Bernard dog, silver medal. Best St Bernard bitch, gold medal. Second best St Bernard bitch, silver medal. Best R C St Bernard dog in open class, gold medal. Second best RC St Bernard dog in open class, silver medal. Beat R C St Bernard bitch in open class, gold medal. Second best R C St Bernard bitch, in open class, silver medal. Best S C St Bernard dog in open class, gold medal. Second best S C St Bernard dog in open class, silver medal. Best 8 C St Bernard bitch in open class, gold medal. Second best S C St Bernard bitch in open class, silver medal. Best California-bred St. Bernard dog, gold medal. Best California-bred St. Bernard biich, gold medal. The merchandise prizes will be numerous and valuable. Entries positively close May 2d. The bench shown committee consist of Dr A Miles Taylor, H White, W V Witcher, A S MacDonald and F A Webster, Address all communications to Fred Johns, secretary 460 Ninth Btreet, Oakland. Premium lists will be issued to-day. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. We are agaio prepared to supply fanciers with the radial pedigree blaoks in aoy deBired quaotity. The regular monthly meeting of the St. Bernard Club of California will be held at this office on Wednesday evening next. The Glen more Kennels have been moved from West Berkeley to 2041 Linden street, Oakland, betweeu 30ib and 3 '2d streets. Take San Pablo aveoue cars to 32d Btreet. The Verona Kennels will cost MrB. Pboebe Hurst $5,900. The tpecificattons ioclude baths, drying room, quaraDtine quarters, breeding quarters, feed rooms and individual stalls The kennels will be situated near Pleasanton. J. W. and H. W. Orear's promising young Gordon bilch Kate, by Dick II — Bijou, was poisoned laet Saturday morn- ing and lived but an hour or two. She was just about one year old and promised to be a bench sbow winner and a good field dog. This makes eight dogs poisoned in the neighbor- hood of Liberty and 21st streets during the last few months. What a pity the scoundrel cannot be caught. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published tu ihla column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. J R Kelly's (San Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Queen (Rex — Queen Bedivire) to Thos H Browne's Ch Grand Master (Oh HeBper— Princess Gilda) on April 2d. H. A. Wegener's (San Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Ramona W (Ch California Bernardo — Lady Delight) to T H Browne's Ch Grand Master (Ch Hesper — Princess Gilda) April 5. WHELPS. C Sargent's, Oakland, Irish setter bitch Belle Baya (Sagas Tearaway — Elcho's Maid), whelped April 2d, 13— 4 dogs to Glenmore Kennel's Finglas Jr 31189 (Ch Finglas— Ch Ruby Glenmore). Mt. Shasta Kennel's, Fruitvale, Eagiish bloodhound Lsdy Gertrude 33,743 (Imported Broagh— Countess of Scarbor- ough). 14 — 4 dogs, April 1st, by same owners' Buckshot II 37,777 (Buccaneer— Vigilant). NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennel, Dr A C Davenport proprietor, claims the name Babe Echo for black cocker spaniel bitch puppy whelped Dec 15th by Bronta 17064— Nellie E (Wood- land Jersey — Rosedale Romp). Transportation of Horses. Talking of the transpsuatiou of horses a veteran hand at the business recently said : "The percentage of accidents and sickness incurred by shipping has been greatly reduced, owing to keen observation of horses in transit. Years of ex- perience have developed the fact that geldings are the most susceptible to illness. Mares come next anl stallions are almost entirely exempt from serious attacks. Overheated cars and improper ventilation cause many horses to have fits while in transit. Such horses attempt to lie, down, but are unable to do so in the cramped stalls in which they are placed. The intelligent shipper at once removes the horse so attacked from the stall and places him in the open space reserved between the rows of stalls. Unless especially con- structed for the purpose the average express car will hold twelve horses comfortably, although ten would ship better and safer. When fourteen or sixteen horses are crowded into a car the chances of loss by accsdent or sickness are materially increased. Ocean voyages of horses are not so dangerous as many persons believe. In railroad travel the horses are closely confined in substantially constructed stalls so as to prevent their being knocked about in speeding around curves and made for the amount of space occupied. On board ship stalls may be constructed with sliding par* tilions that can be easily removed, so that horses can be closely confined in rough weather and the removal of the parti- lion permits them to lie down when the sea is smooth. In these days of bilge Keels the rolling of the average freight' steamer that carries horses and cattle is greatly diminished. The sea manger is so constructed and padded that it can be secured inside the stall, bo that the horse's breast is pressed against it and the horse is relieved from the rolling or pitch- ing of the ship to a marked degree. As a rule, horses are shipped athwartBhip, hence the rolling gives them a length- wise motion — heads up, tails up, with an occasional relief by a side motion when the ship pitches forward when mounting or cutting through the billows. In some instances the horses stand fore and aft, with their heads facing the bow of the ship. It i& only on the fast liners, where it is difficult to ob- tain passage for the horses and where space is scarce, that horses are shipped in this manner. On lines where large numbers of horses are shipped a competent veterinarian sails on each snip. Horses sutler from seasickness, but recover in a few days. If the attendants remain with them they are quiet, but get greatly excited when left alone. In a etorm, when the ship rolls, pitches and tosses, horses take a firm hold of the manger with their teeth, their eyes protrude and they make every effort to brace themselves in a secure posi- tion. It requires about three days for a horse to get his sea legs. The first two days of the voyage and the laBt two dayB are 'he worst on both the horses and their attendants. Di- omed, the 6rst winner of the English Derby, was five weekB on board the ship that carried him to this country. Now it is possible to ship a horse across the Atlantic in a little more than five days." A Chicago dispatch of April S (last night) was as follows; "Now that the Ideal Park race track haB been closed by the passage of the Wylie bill in the Wisconsin Legislature, the outlook for racing in Chicago the coming season is not a flattering one. Of course, the two tracks in lodiana are available for fifteen days' racing out ot.everv forty-five, but it is not believed that many horsemen will be willing to lie idle thirty days in order to race fifteen. Neither can they be expected to ship to the Hoosier tracks frnm a distance for auch a short period of purse offerings. Friends of horse- racing in Chicago are hoping for some favorable legislation from the Legislature at Springfield ; but, of course, there is no telling what that body will do. A bill has been prepared and probably will be introduced in a few days. It will al- low fifteen days' racing on each track between the first of May and the first of November, pools to be sold on the events occurring on the tracks, at>d specifically barring foreign pools. This measure is said to have the approval of the Northwestern Horse Breeders' Association, and a strong effort will be made to put it through the General Assembly. Unless this bill or some similar measure is pasBed, horse- racing in and around Chicago will become a thing of the past. The following came from Madison, ( Wis.), last night : The Wylie Anti Pooling bill will become a law and betting on the horse races becomes a thing of the past in Wisconsin. Id the Senate to-day Senator Burke's motion to reconsider the vote by which the hill was concurred in was lost. The measure, having already passed the Assembly, now goes to . the Goyernor for sigoature. It is conceded that he will ap- prove the bill. The famous old racer, Rye Straw, for several years cared for on General John F. Miller's ranch on Klamath river, a few miles below Klamath Falls, is dead. The horse was twentv-six years old. Rye Straw was a Ions-distance runner, and at one time the fastest on the Coast. — Portland (Or.) dispatch, April 6th, Ajril 10, 1897] ©Jj* gvee&ev onto gfttartemrttu 235 $ ^V S\ CURBS, SPLINT5, SPAVINS, WSMDPUFFS,?. * jQ?% jgr- ^XjL* x —and all en lavements, absolutely removed by — || enlargements, absolutely removed u QUINM'S II luxs the unqualified endorsement of out lead' i ing horsemen and veterinarians. Me. C. E. Dixehart, Cashier Slate Bank, Slavton. Minn., says : "One bottle cured a very bad case of blood spavin I on a mare for which I have since been offered $:00. \ I would not be without it if it cost §5.00 a bottle." We have hundreds of such testimonials. Price $1.50 per Package. Ask yonr Dru^rcist for it. If he does not keep it we will send prepaid on 3 receipt of price. Address W. B. EDDY & CO.,TVhitehall, N.Y. 1 Celebrated Newmarket Toilet Clipper a X) * o ►1 c 0 n CD tv B> o ►1 o cr c o p. o i-J en 0) P U.S. de huy-s f=f BALMOLINE A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. 8nrr Cure for Cracked Heels, Scratches, Ureaae Heel, Set-FastM Id >'e> k or Bach. Sure Shoulders, Collar (Jails. Old Standing Sores, Barb Wire Cuts: and All Flesh Wouudn. SURE CURE FOR PILES. BALMOLINE Is endorsed by the leading horsemen of tbiaconntry, such as Andy McDowell, of Pleasan- toi>iCaV.who has successfully bandied and g'ven records to some ot tie fastest horses of tbe age, viz., Aljx. 2:034(, Azote, 2-M%, Directly is yrO, 2:07^, Cricket, i Lady W. is by Ophir son ofAltamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 >V2 out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in tbisstate. „,,.,_ ,„„ _„„«, These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. NAPA RACE TRACK This, the best training track In California, wlU be placed in first-class conditioned every facility af- forded trainers .1 light- harness horses to work their borees tberon. Low price- for box-stalls. Bay and grain very reasonable, For further particulars apply lo Cll *8. SCOTT, Napa Race Track, Napa, C«'. *•£' OXD DAY-WEDNESDAY FIRST RACE— Running, *-wuer's Handicap, line- sixteenths ofamile -- J50 SELON RaCE— Running, Ponies 14*£ handshlgh, top weight ion puunds, 8 pounds allowed for every iiicb under: half mile - 10Q THIRD RA E— Running, thnre-eighths mile and repeat (.VatJador barred) 10° THIRD DAY— THURSDAY, *PRIL 29. FIRST RACE— Running, seven eights of a mile... 150 SECOND RACE— Running, balTmile and repeat. 100 THJRD RACE— Hurdle race, 20 pounds below scale, one and i-ne-^lxteenth mil s 150 FOURTH DAY-FHIDAY, APRIL 30. FIRST RACE— Running, one mile, 5 pounds be- low sea e --;■ "* SEC Nl> RACE -Running, Owner's Handicap, five-flgh'ibsof a mile - ■■■■ ]M THIRU RACE— Poui race, five-eighths of a mile luu FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, MAY 1. $ 1,000 for OverDifiht Races. CONDITIONS. Weight for age unie=s otherwise apeclfierl. American Racing Rules to govern; SlO entrance to all races: ?1_u additional to sciatch. Eulries close April 15, 189/. Entrance money must accompany all entries. Nor.ce wlil be declared ofl where tbere are four or more en- tries Money dlvid-d. 80 per ceDt. to first and .0 uer cent, to second. Address all entries and applications for stalls and other particulars to L. ROCKMAN, Secretary, P. O. BOX U. Fresno, Cal. CSr* Coder same manaeement there will be a FIVE DAY»' MEEl'INU at Bakersfield tbe week following. All purses guaran- Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambe Ionian Wilkes 1679 BIRE OF PHOSBEWILRKS, winning race record, 2:OS 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 1 rummy Mc ip), race record 2:11 1-4 iVew Era (■), p),winnine;race rec. 4th heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grandlieorge, to ting 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing 2: 18 3- 4 and 16 others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAO LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambietontan 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Remrn Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal By Almont 33 I Dam Sne Ford (dam Id f three producing sods), by Brown Chief 1445. Second dam by Imp, Hootoo. Third dam by Ber- jtrand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 sire or Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EUaT., p 2:0814 Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:0rrt, AltBO 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 82 others. All race records Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USDAL EETTJEN PRIVILEGES. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, beiDg the only horse living or dead with six to Mb credit He has taken a leading position among the loremosc trotting sires or the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of bis pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it mav be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or from ooe with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenlant ol George Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced Beven 2:10 performers, and EVfcRY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except (or his blindness— the result of an accidents without blemish. He has never tired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, brownB or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stablea, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bay Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, OaJ. WALDSTEIN, 12,597 Breeding unexcelled. Sired by Director, first dam Nelly w.. by Electioneer (foil sister to Albert W 2 "osi?e of Little Albert. 2:10); second dam Sister, by John NelBon ; third dam Lamott mare^ dam of Aurora 2 -'7 and Hazel 2 "s WALDSTEIN'S first, second and third dams are all producers. Heisone onhebaVp^^^ conformation a grand individual ; took first premium at "late Fair over such great horses as Knight. 2:22. and Zombro, three year-old record 2:1^. He hold. rhe five-mile racl record of the world, 13:05 1-2, and never sired a colt that was not speedy. WALDSTJOrr is sire of Ladv Waldstein, 2: 15 ; Bumholdt Maid, 2:17: Jack VV 2:1 9V, ; Native Son .^29% Swiftbira 2« (both three rears old). The dams of all these have no records nor did they ever produce any in the 2:30 list. Come > and see ValD3TEIN'S colts go before booking your mares elsewhere. TERMS, $50 FOR THE SEASON (SEASON CLOSES JULY 1st.) PaanalretornpriTilegea ir Istill ow» the horse. He will be kept at Sacramento race toMk St. days and Woodland two days. H. S. HOG0B00M, Owner, Sacramento and Woodland. The owrer of foor fine-looking. geDtle and sonnd m»res ahnul 15 2 hand!., one navlog a record oel"« twe"':tw..can beat twenty, aod another not quite re fas deslrTto .ell tnem. They are at a count" fkrm «n° wll besl.own and tried to anyb dy desiring Spo'chue. One of them would be a great mare for the (OciaS One can snow a two- . lnu.e gal .for a n,,,rn-rTni will g - to the halt any time In 1:06 and ■ heoTher"". the g-ntl.a. lady's mare 1;**^ P.llfornla. Bre In 1 be nrple. Ad'ress.-BRli.l'.UKK Racing! Racing! PASTURAGE First-Class Pasturage at $3 per month at J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal , 6 n lies from Het luma. Oood f«ed the year 'round and go d care akeu of SlocVt, but no rfppoDbibility assumed lor ac- cidents or escape*. Suxk can be sent direct by the team^r Gold, which leaves every duy exce t Sunday torn wnarf between Washington and Jackson Sireets, San Francisco. Address, TH08. ROACH, Asent, Lakeville. Sonoma Co., Cal. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P.GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES WIVTBR.MBETIXO. 1806-97 APRIL 5th to 17th Inclusive, AT Oakland Race Track Racing Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OR HUINE P1VK OB MORS RACBB BACH DAV. BWES STMT AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP tar Ferry Boats leave San Francisco at 12 u and 12.80, 1:0,1,1:80 and 2 p. m.. connecting with the lracr ICntmnoe Train. iMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS QITCQ- American Plan 82 lo 82.50 per Day tin I LO . Kuroppan Pl»n 1ftrloftl.HO per l»av The King of All Large Trotting Stallions ES MiSl, 2:17 3-4 Trial 2 :12, driven by \V. Maben. Sired by ANTEEO, 2:16 1-4, out of LTJJ7PAT3HEN, by Q-eo. M. Patohen second dam Fanny Branham, by American Boy Jr.: third dam Puss; by Lance. He sired Addison, 2:18 1-4, Lelia S., 2:20 1-2, Bet Madi- son, 2:30, Emma Nevada (trial 2:18), Dolly Madison (tri il 2:21 3-4). JAME* MADlSONlssliteenhandshighandweighsover l,300pounds. He Is one of the beat proportioned horses of his s'ze llvlog and his progeny have style, size, flnlsn. perfect leg! aoa feet. Iron constitutions, splendid dispositions and the purest gait Imaginable. They are all speedy. There never was . James Madison toaled that cannot show a 2 :30 clip, and they need Utile nr no boots. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50. (USUAL RETCRi\ PR1VILEU86) For further particulars, address Tjjr SrELSOHT Alameda Kace Track, Alameda, Cal. TIIARI (1 9'flQ | A THE CHAHPIO FOUR-yEAR-OLP IH CtLlFCRNIi | J JH wLUd LlVV III I sire, CH AS. DEKBY, 2:20 (son olStelnAay,2:253i.andKatyG. ' I dam of i in 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay msm Business College, 24 Post St. SAN FRANOISOO. The most popular school on the Coast. E. P. HEALD, President «. HALSTY ft— ngnn for ITlrmjlaT^ lay irn Ree 2-S6W as a yearlln?; Eir, 2:22!.. trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Latterly, 2:16!,, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard wiike, 2- 13V and Alaric, sire of four In 2:80, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wllkea and Alma Mater); second dam Bsrceua '(datn ot Bayard Wilkes, 2:13* I, by Bayard (sou ol Pilot Jr.) ; third dam Blandlna (dam ot 8w|. «rT King Bene and four other producing sires), by Bfambrlno Chief 11 : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Roaa- Hn,!2-2|fti and Donald 2-27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2.-M), son of Ren- wick's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Dlsblo's colts have shown It Is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed In 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one ouTrter 36 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-balf , 1:09; a yearling, one- onarter' 85 seconds; a two-year-old. six weeks' work, ouequarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:21. DIABLO will make the seas, not 1897 at Pleasanton. Bervl e fee. 850. Address, WM. Ml" Kit V, Plea.anton.C.l. BLAKE, M0FFITT & TOWNE - DEALEBS IN - 512 to 616 Sacramento Street, S. F, HART BOSWELL No 13,699. This splendidly-formed trotting stallion Tra sired bv ONWARD, 2:25 1-4 (son of GEO. W1LKE9, 2:22. and DOLLY, dam of DIRE'TTOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21, etc) sire of 113 in 2:30 list: dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS. 2:01. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of six in o-tnllsl) bv Dictator- second dam SOPHY (grandamof Mike Wilkes. 2:15Jj. Ira Wilkes, 2g% and the , ?i;i.V, iyVil- Is end Ira Wllkesi bv Edwin Forresl 49: third dam Sopbronla. by Brown Pilot; fourth dan. b BeSra. d flftb dam by Lan'cefson of American Eclipse; sixth damby Gray Dnugannnn Tbta tt Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in any manner owners may desire. April 10, 1897] ©;tj£ gveeitev axxfr &povt8maxu kOi THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Oakwood Park Stock Farm Boodle 5829, Roc, 2:12 STALLION SEASON, 1897- ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON. 2:15; MERLE M, 2 25. STEINWAY, 2.251, the S8aS0Il, $100 Two prominent horsenjfeo were discuasiDg ihe relative merits of notable stallions. They ! agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but" he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, "but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessarv qualifications, "but" he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qu«lifications, "but" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion. living or dead, poesessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unesctlled. 8end for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal browD, blsck points, no while. SIZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 pounds. DISPOSITION) gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horee— "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound sb he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12J, in a hard-fought baitle, which he won. GAM EN ESS. A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can mafce a better showing, considering tne number of his progen* that have been trained He transmits all his perfect qualifications to bis progeny. His ancestors are n led for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinfein? uf dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETTEB & CO., Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. ORO WILKES, black norse, 1S)$ hands, weighs 1. 100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without & blemish or weak point Asa four-year-old he guta r'co'd i.f 2:11, and was timed separately in races in 2:08. His win- nings as a two and three-year-old exceeded thai of any other trotier at these ages He never was outside the moDeT, aDd earned a reputatton as a campaigner second to no efnAm»rica. He won ilie 825.000 Kentucky Futurity -take as a thret-vear-old. and in his four-year-old form, ud til he met Azote, 2:013$ (the aged cam- paigner), never was beaten, and in one of bit races with this hnr?e he was at bin shoulder, being timed sep- arately In 2:03. Sired by Sable Wilkes. 2 :1ft, dam Ellen Mftjbew, 2;22; by Director. 2:17; secun dam .Lady Ernest, bv Speculation 928; tbirJ dam Lady Hlbbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:265f). Terms for the season, 87ft. PRIIMCEAIRLIE, 28,045. PHINT-K A! it UK 2N.045, bay stallion, foaled in 1892. stands 16 hands and weighs 1,200 pounds He is a remarkably han<'3ome borar-, stylish, evenly-proportioned, and is considered by ail wiio have seen him to be perfection In ever? respect. Owing to aD accident he has not been trained, but as be has entirely recveird he will be pat in training this year, is a yearling, when only panly broken, he troiieo quarters In 0:o">£. He is sired bv Guy Wilkes, 2:l5ij. dam Cbantllly ftral 2:23, last halt in 1:08), by Nutwood, 2:18 Sf ; second nam CrenonVdam of Love ace. 2:20, and Betsy Brtttou, 2:20\j , hy Princeps i3t>; third dam Crasie Lisse (dam ot Balzarine, 2:27), by George Wilkes, 2:22; lourtb dam the dam of Tarleton, 2:31. Term* for the season, gaO Especial attention Is called to the progeny of these two slallions. Evervoue who has seen them says tbey are models of perfection, having s ze and style, an" being beautifully proportioned. The speed tbey show is remarkable, and it is only a question of a few years until ibey will be noted campaigners The few weanling-t by Oro Wilkes consigned tu the recent sale lrorrMny f rm brought tn>m $3'0 to 8110, and s< me were resold shortly alter the s*le tor a large advance. Tbey oroueht the highest prices of any weaursa. uudevel ped, but ht3 stiown ver\ fast In bs short work, Aft *r the season etrls be will beprenartd tor the laces TOOTS Is a black col', stand* l-i.2ij hai'da. Wf-fehs 1,07 .pounds, and la ? ith"ut a weak spot a>j where. Hie breeding isoF the best, his sire, M-ONRAR*!: beine, by that great «Ei RUE WILKES stallion, JAYBIRD 2:31&, dam LADY MATJD, 2:1834. °y UEN. KNOX, etc. WfLL MAKE THE SEASON AT THE SAME PLACE AT S25, WITH USUAJL RETURN PRIVILEGES. As an extra Inducement to owners of eond mares, T agree to break all horses to harness s'red by A RTHTJE L. and TOOT -t, and present to th* o A-o^r of any c It sled by eitberof the ahove borst-s thesum of 5100 t' at obtains a yearling record ■ f 2:30' >r better: also -200 to the owner of a two-* e ir-old coat nhla ns a recor of 2:20 Terms Cash, or SatMdCtory Note at Time of ■inrvice. Good Pattturasn at Heasoueble Rates. 0^- TheheRtof care taken ot tiares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further iartieularsadiiress, LOUIS SCHAFFER, 476 Tenth Street, Oakland; or, HENRY A. CHAPMAN, Direct Stables, Arbor St., Cor. Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SrSED BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LTLY LiWTRT, bv Nephew; s- conrl dam JflssTrtibern, by Oen. McClellen: third dam Belle-Maho e 'gran am of Voucher), oy Norfolk: fourth dati iVfaid nt Oaks, by Jack Hawkins Acteroe Is a full be Iber to Anteeo, 2:^i4, *otevoin, 2:19&', etc., bel g by Electioneer, out of Cilumbl 2, etc. The res of the ped'gree of Dudley re-taupon the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DES<:»tII*TIO\— DTJDLPiY Is a hay in color, black point*, stands over 16 hands, aDd is one of the most symmeirlcaliy-made h'-rsps In Calif rula. Hebas the kindest filaposltion, is levei-rieid^d, and as for his speed, 1. Is well Known that i Ls record of 2:14 Is no -nark of hina. Sis progenv in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trlibv. got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times, His breeding Is unsurpassptl.ancl with his individually be should makea great name as a sire ol hand some, level-headed Lories, fit either for track or road— bor es that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at mv place. Hay war-do, Alameda Coanty. Terms- $50 the Season. fl®- Only a limited number ot mares taken. Good pasturage at J3 PFR MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further particu- lars address MILO KNOX, Hay wards, Oe>> 238 &X)& gvee&ev cms gpavteman. [April 10, 1897 EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. "Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. Aa a IVIne-Year-Old Stallion, McRfnnev'n I 1st Lends All Others in the World for Average Speed Jenny Me, 3- 2:12; McZcub, 4, 2:13; Zumbrn, 3, 2: 13; tinrvey Mc, 3. 2: 14 1-4; Harvey Mr. 2.2:i»; Julia D., 3.2:16 1-4; Jenny Mc, 2. 2:20 1-4; Sir Credit, 3, 2:25; Sola, 4. 2:23 3-4; Sola, 4, trial, 2:15 l-2;Osho, 2,2:30; Fat < coney, trial. 2:19; Monte, 3 trial, 2- 2S 3-4- No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal. M-fc|/'|IV||VirV^\^-i^ m was foaled June 12, 18W, sired by tbe great Alcyone (son C l\ I IN IN C T ^111 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alraa Mater, the famous brood- re by Mamtjrino 1'fttcben), dam Rosa Spra^ue, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20I->, he by Rhode Island, 2I231*!, out of Belle Brandon fdam of Amy, 2:20^, Gov. Snrague. 2:201,', Wilmar, 2:2914), by Hambletonifin 10; grandam Jeuny, by Young Baa-bus (ihoroughbred); great grandam Worden mare, by Eston Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinney was Rose Keoney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of tbe stron pest- bred MesseDger studs in the Registrv. Third dam J. I. Kenn=v mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (sire of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). MaI/IMMTV O a a a a >8l5-2*2 bands, weight 1140, and is one ot the most per- O Ix I IN IN L_ I ^.1l 1-4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and suostauce. fcfe started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire tbe few of his progeny that have been handled, for speed ha^e demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. Sf$~ In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if tbe horse is in my possession. In case he is nnt. I will return ODe-hall the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station. Oakland, will receive Drompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 85 per month. For further particulars apply to CHAS. A. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Ca P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:08^ (REGISTERED 0232) Will. MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. Terms— $25 for the Season. SEYMnTjR WTLKES was sired by the King of the Wilkes family, Guy Wilkes, 2:15J4» dam Early Bird, by Playmaii (brother to Earner. 2:J514j: second dam Lucy, be Odd Fellow (son of Cb.loro.orm,; third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont: fourth dam toy Biackbawk 767. Playmaii was by Mike 3403 i,he by V-rmont 322, out of The Peoiger mare), out of Kate McDonough tdam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam of Salad In, 2:0o!4)- sEYMOOR WILKES stands lfi hands bleb and weiebs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown In color and 'n con- formmion is ooeol the most symmetrical of any la California. His qualities as a level-headed, game an i speedy raceh rse are Known to all horsemen. He i* ibn fastest sou of tlm miahtv Uuy Wilkes and en his maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an iron constitution, and all owuers ol g od mares that want horses that will have breeding, Bize. bone, quaity, good disposition and est rem e speed should not overlook this hmse. His service fee is placed at a very law figure considering his merits. He never was bred but to a few mares and his progeny are models oi perfection. For lurther particulars apply to THOS. ROACH, Lakeville, Oal. iHj" Mares can be shipped direct to the ranch via Steamer Gold. Tbe beat of care taken ot them on toe larm, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 83 per mon h. True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will be kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privileges. Payable on Removal of Mare*. With a limited chance In tbe stud. True Briton has already shown h mself to be a great sire. Rev del Ban- didos, from a do< -producing mare tbat had already had five foals, holds the Pacific Coast record, 3:5714 at 2Jj| miles; Her Majesty tdead), won 11 out of H starts: Walter J., (also out ot a non-prooucer), a horse whh a great turn ot speed, nas finished outside the money but a very few times out of nearly one hundred starts. Virgie A. and Zeta. *oth winners, being the ouly other ones to represen t this i oyally-bred stallion on the rac- ing turf this year. From this showing there is but one Inference lo be drawn, and that is, that True Briton Is a sure getter of winners: mares that have never thrown a winner to any other stallion, bred to True Briton, get winners and class hotses at tbat. R. D. LEDGETT, Agent. Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, AND SEVERAL OTHERS N TH LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Joe Hookar. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two-year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22J), FOURTH DAM— LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rey, Yo Tambien, and several other high-class race horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have shown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA i& sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly wheD his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on tbe right sort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking horses which even in these times are in demand. For terms and further partiouars, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline St., Oakhnd, Cal. RED BALL BRAND. Vwnrded Gold Medal At California State Fair 1893. 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For trotters eligible to the 2:17 class. Entrance, S10 April 10th. $10 June 1st. and S30 additional to start. Value, 81,000, of which S200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse tail- ing to wiu a heat or mate a dead heat in three, to go to the stable. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE MONTANA HOTEL PRIZE, £ I ,500. For trotters eligible to the 2:21 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, $15 June 1st. and SiO additional to start. Value, £1.500, ot which S350to second and S150 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to wiu a heat or make u. dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be irotted at Anaconda.) THE WASHINGTON STAKES. Si. OOO. For trotters eligible to the 2:27 class. Entrance, S10 April 10th, Sio Jnne 1st. and S30 additional to start. Value, 51,000, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Mile heats, three in five. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE GEBEN STAKES, Si, OOO. For trotters eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th, S10 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which S200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE PROSPECTIVE STAKES, 81,000. For trotters three years old and under, eligible to the 2:2* class. Entrance, SIO April 10th, SIO June 1st. and $10 additional to start. Value, Sl.OOO, of which $200 to second and 8100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Butte.) THE CHINA SILK STAKES, Sl.OOO. For trotters, two years old. Entrance, $10 April 10th, S10 June 1st, and $30 additional to start. Value, Sl.OOO, of which S200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be trotted at Anaconda.) THE HOT CORN STAKES, 81.50O. For pacers eligible to the 2:07 class. Entrance, SIO April 10th, $15 June 1st, and $50 additional to start. Value SI ,500, of which S350 to second and S150 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). THE MINERS1 STARK*. 81.000. For pacers eligible to the 2:12 class. Entrance, SIO April 10th, S10 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which $200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fail- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Butte). THE BITTER ROOT STAKES, Sl.OOO. For pacers eligible to the 2:20 class. Entrance, $10 April 10th. $10 June 1st, and S30 additional to start. Value, $1,000, of which |200 to second and S100 to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE OREGON STAKES, SI. con. For pacers eligible to the 2: 35 class. Entrance, S10 ADril 10th, 810 June 1st. and $30 additional to start. Value, Sl.OOO, of which S200 to second and 8100 to third. Mile heats, three in five, a horse fall- ing to win a heat or make a dead heat in three to go to the stable. (To be paced at Anaconda.) THE APPRENTICE STAR* S, Sl.OOO. For pacers, three-year-olds and under, eligible to the 2:40 class. Entrance, 810 April 10th. 310 June 1st, and $30 additional to start. Value Sl.OOO. of which S200 to second andSlOO to third. Mile heats, two in three. (To be paced at Butte). CONDITIONS. Five to fill— and all races trotted uoder the rules of the National Trotting Association, of which the Anaconda and West Side Racing Associations are members. No rights reserved except to reject any cutrv these associations do not want. No entrv liable for more than the amount paid in. or contracted for, but previous payments will be forfeited unless entries are declared in on dates upon which payments fall due. No return of any payment because of death, but the death of the nominator will not make void his entry. All entries must be named April 10th. Parse Races (four moneys) for all classes announced later. Send entries to and address for further information. ED. A. TIPTON, Manager Anaconda, Montana. OFFICERS. A. B.SPRECKELS, Pkesidbnt. J,B. ukRUVTKR, FXttST Vicb-Pbk edskt. H J.CROCKKR, BECOND Vice Peksidknt. BMLCABXtTON, 9» B1TABY. F. W.TALLANT, Tp.k^tkkr. INAUGURAL DOG SHOW OF THE CUPS. Handsome Silver Cups for the Foil iwlog Breeds : St Bernards, Greyhounds, Foxhounds, PoiDters, English Setters, Collies, Cocker Pp .uiels. Bull Terriers, Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers, Pugs etc., and also for the best dog or bitch with a Field Trial Record. SAN FRANCISCO KENNEL CLUB At Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, Cal. MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 1897. Entries Close May 9, 1897 fMAJ. .7. M. TAYLOR, .MIDGES-' E. m. OLDHAM. Suporlntoudent, E. M. OLDHAM; Clork, D. J, SINCLAIR. 1.7. OTIS FELLOWS. MEDALS. Gold MwdalB will b»* awarded to till tx I aactl breed. Th^se medals range lu value from J6 to 850, ami are very rich In design, bearing on one side the neal ot ai rlub. Office, 224 Montgomery St., S. F. PRIZES. The Cash Prizes will be $10,|5and & lu allthe uriuclpa classes, and $6, |2 and diploma In all others. Hand some cash prizes tor handlers will be one ot the lead Ing features ot the show. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLAES A YEAH OAKLAND RACES. Conclusion of a Meeting Wherein There Were Many Memorable Contests — Ruinart's Great Victories and Other Inter- esting Events Described. SEVENTY-THIRD DAY — THUB8DAY, APRIL 15. Three long shots, two favorites and a 5 to l'er got home in front at Oakland to-day. The attendance was as good aB it has been, which is saying a good deal, and the races were exciting enough to suit even those with torpid livers and little enthusiasm in their make-ups. In the first Billy Ayers was the best one in a bad bunch, but as good as 10 to 1 was to be had against the half-brotber of Oregon Eclipse. Popinjay, a 100 to 1 shot, was second, ridden by little Johnny WooJs, who also piloted the 20 to l'er May R., to victory in the fifth. Parthamax took the second by a neck in a hard drive, Kussella second. Charlemagne, as good as 5 to 1, was a hand/ winner of the third, Miss Rowena captured the two-vear-old event without much trouble, with a 40 to 1 chance Barney Schreiber, in the place. Then came May R.'s win from such a good one as Alvarado. A sixteenth from home Alvarado looked a 1 to 5 shot, but the filly was game and her little rider as determined as his mount, and at the finish the three-year old's head and neck showed in front of the four-year-old's. Major Cook, with top weight up, 115 pounds, annexed the last in his old-time style, Mobalasca turning another flip-flap and winding up a head before the favorite, Bunboy. Frank Coady had but two mounts, and piloted both to victory. la the first, six furlong?, selling, to a good start Red Will went to the fore.but was soon joined by Senator Mahoney,the pair running close together past the half, three lengths be- fore Sooladain, first to shov?. About a sixteenth farther on Ingleside, close to the inner rails, fell with H. Brown, break- ing his shoulder and shaking up the boy. Into the homestretch it was Senator Maboney first by a head, Red Will next, two lengths from Billy Ayres. The latter caine very fast, and a sixteenth from home was leading by three lengths. He won ridden out by two lengths, Popinjay in a drive beating Fannie E. a head for place. Time, 1:17$. Billy Ayres was at 8 to 1, Popinjay 100, Fannie E. 10, Senator Mahoney 9 to 5, Ingleside 18 to 5. others 12 to 60 to 1. The second race, one mile, was for three-year-olds. To a fair start, except James Porteous, Parthamax went into the lead, being one and a half lengths from Claudiana at the quarter, a length at the half,Sly lapped on the latter. Partha- max led Claudiana a length at the three-quarters, Sly still at Clandiana's saddle, a length before Russella. The last- named came very fast in the homestretch, forcing Parthamax to drive hard to beat her out a neck, Sly third, four lengths off, Claudiana another half length off. Time, 1:42}. Par- thamax was at 1 to 3, Russella 5 to 1, Sly 15, others 20 to 600 tol. The third race was a selling affair, six furlongs. Roltaire went right to the fore and led Gold Bug by five lengths at the half and Charlemagne two into the homestretch, Tem- pestuous lapped on the latter. Roltaire quit when he had gone about five furlongs and Charlemagne came on and won ridden out by two lengths. Tempestuous second, just lasting loop enough to beat the fast-coming Ru'alba a nose, Roltaire fourth, three lengths further off. Time, 1:16. Charlemagne was at 5 to 1. Tempestuous 2 to 1, Rufalba 6, Roltaire 3, others 12 to 60 to 1. The fourth race, half a mile, for two-year-olds, brought eleven to the post. To a quick, good start Hermoso showed first and led for over a furlong, when Miss Rowena passed him and was not thereafter headed, winning easily by two lengths. Barney Schreiber finished up second, one and one- half lengths before Flushington, who was ridden out. Jones did not persevere with Hermoso. Time, 0:49. Miss Rowena was at 11 to 20, Baroey Schreiber 30 to 1, Flushington 15 Hermoso 3, others 20 to 200. The fifth was a mile selling race. To a good, quick start Alvarado soon got into the lead, being two lengths to the good at the quarter, 8an Marco and May R. heads apart as named. May R. now ran up fast and was second, lapped on Alvarado. at the half. Alvarado led at the final turn by a length, May R. second, four lengths from San Marco. Al- varado appeared to have May R. beaten a sixteenth from home, but the filly came again, and out-gaming him, won all out by half a length, Alvarado second, three lengths from San Marco. Time 1:42. Mav R. was at 15 to 1 (30 once), Alvarado 7 to 10, San Marco 6 to 1, Babe Murphy 3A, Olive 30 and Velox 80 to 1. The concluding race, six furlongs, was fully as large a surprise party as May R.'s victory. Refugee and Jim Boze- man ran almost as a team past the half and three-quarters, Salisbury third. Major Cook, fifth away, came very fast from the three quarter mark, and getting to the frout about half-way down the stretch, drew away and won handily by two lengths, Mobalaeca, coming like a shot, second, a head before Dunboy, on whom Santa Paula was lapped. Refugee was "short." The odds were : Major Cook 15 to 1, Moba- lasca 7, Dunboy 2, Salisbury and Refugee 5 (latter 8 ODce), others 10 to 50 to 1. SEVENTY- FOURTH DAY — FRIDAY, APRIL 16. In the first race, six furlongs, selling, they all got away well except Howard. Quicksilver went out in front like a shot, leading Peril by two lengths at the half, Roadwarmer four lengths away, heading a bunch. Peril got within a length of Quicksilver on the final turn, and collaring him in the final sixteenth, won easily by five lengths, Quicksilver second, a length before Pat Murphy, who beat Amelia Fonso a head. Time, 1:16|. Peril was at 15 to 1, Quicksilver 10, Pat Murphy 5, Howard 15 to 5, others 7 to 100 to 1. The second was for two-year-olds, four furlongs, selling. The start was good. Roxey Murphy, Delia M., Extempore was the order. Malka, sixth away, rushed into the lead nearing the three-quarters and was a length to the good on the final turn, Roxey Murphy second, as far from Dalion. About a sixteenth of a mile from home Delia M. came through like a shot from the rear and won cleverly by a length, Twinkler finishing up veay strong second, a head be- fore Roxey Murphy, who beat Malka two lengths. Time, 0:50J. Delia M. was at 12 to 5, Twinkler 10 to 1, Roxey Murphy 11 to 5, Uncle True, 7, others 10 to 100 to 1. In the mile, third on the programme, they got a good start. Lena went to the front, leading Ezekiel by three lengths at the quarter and O'Fleta four at the half and three quarters, Ezekiel a head behind O'Fleta, theree lengths from Halsey. Lena was not headed, and won handily by three lengths, O'Fleta second, four from the fast-coming Little Bob, on whom Cheridah was lapped. Time, 1:43|. Lena was at 18 to 5, O'Fleta 15 tol, Little Bob 16 to 5 (opened at 2 to 1), Mollie R. 5 (played from 7), Ezekiel Is to 5, others 20 to 60 to 1. The fourth race was at four furlongs, for two-year-olds. Duke of York was off first to a fair start, and led by a bead at the three-quarters, Miss Remsen second, with Miss Divi- dend at her saddle. Torsida got to the front half-way down the homestretch, and The Cheat came very fast. Bozeman did not give him a very strong ride, however, and Torsida won by two lengths, The Cheat second, half a length before Miss Dividend. Time, 0:49|. Torsida was at 4 to 5 (backed from 6 to 5), The Cheat 3 to 1 (opened at 7 to 5), Miss Dividend 40, others from 10 to 100 to 1. It looked as if The Cheat could gallop over the top of Torsida in the home- tretch. Besides, ha went back in the betting from 7 to 5 to 3 to 1. A mile and a furlong selling race came next. To a good send-off Judge Denny and Veragua ran as a team past the stand and to the quarter, Hazard third. Judge Denny had half a length the best of it at the half, Perseus second, lapped by Veragua, Addie Buchan well up. Judge Denny and Perseus entered the homestretch heads apart, two lengths from the fast-coming Morte Fonse. Perseus dropped back in the homestretch, Judge Denny and Morte Fonse driving it out, the former winning by [& neck, Morte Fonae, four lengths from Addie Buchanan, who just beat Perseus a short head. Time, 1:54£. Judge Denny was at 4 to 1, Morte Fonse 16 to 5 (opened at 2$ to 1), Addie Buchanan 8, Per- seus 8 to 5 (backed down from 2 to 1), others 30 to 500 to 1. The concludiug event was a race for three-year-olds at six furlongs. Alma was the pace-setter, and led Lost Girl a length paBt the half and Fortunate by the same distance into the homestretch, Widow Jones, Lost Girl and Mercutio following in the order named, a length separating each. Alma coughed it np in the last sixteenth and Lost Girl ap- peared to be winning. However, Mercutio came with a great rush and won by half a length in the last few strides, Lost Girl second, as far from Fortunate. Time, 1:16$. Mer- cutio was at 8 to 1, Lost Girl 5 (went back from 2i), For- tunate 15, Alma 2, Santa Paula 4*, others 7 to 100 to 1. SEVENTY -FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY, APRIL 17. Io the first, one mile to a fair start, Ostler Joe went to the front, and with Vinctor for his nearest attendant, led around to the homestretch by a length, Bernardillo third, another length away. Vinctor died away fn the home- stretch and Ostler Joe won easily by 3 lengths, Bernardillo besting the poorly managed Grady a nose for the place through having "the nod" on him. Time, 1:42. Ostler Joe was at 6 to 5, Bernardillo 4£ to 1, Grady 7, Vinctor 3, imp. Disparity, 100, and Mirambo 200 to 1. The Athenian Club Handicap Hurdle, two and a half miles, came next. The stake was $1,500, of which $250 to second, $150 to third. Everything wbb under restraint the first half, which was run in 1:02, first quarter in 0:31. Hunts- man went into the lead and remained a couple of lengths in front of Baby Bill for about one and a half miles, when Montalvo and J. O. C. (who hsd been under restraint) moved up. Huntsman fell back beaten three furlongs from home and Arundel came very fast. Baby Bill led at the last fence by less than a length, Montalvo second, a couple of lengths from J. O. C. Montalvo got up to Baby Bill's neck, but that was the best he could do, Baby Bill winning by a scant neck, Montalvo Becond six lengths from J. O. C. Time, 4:23^. Baby Bill was at 6 to 1, Montalvo even money, J. O. C. 4 to 1, others 8 and 10. A two-mile selling race, second on the programme, was a most interesting affair. To a good start Collins, off fourth, went into the lead at once, Tuxedo running a close second at the half, with Gov. Budd at hiB heels. At the end of a mile Collins was first by one and a half lengths, Gov. Budd and Tuxedo heads apart as named, two lengths before Oakland, under a pull, Unity also under restraint, two lengths further away. When they had gone one and a half miles Collins had a length the best of it, Tuxedo second, now lapped by the badly-managed Frank Jaubert, on whom Oakland was lapped. Peter the Second, fifth, began to looked dangerous. At i he final turn it was Collins first by a length still, Frank Jaubert aod Tuxedo head and head, three parts of a length before Oakland, he lapped by Peter the Second, at whoBe heels came Unity. The last-named was now cut loose, and ridden with wonderful skill for bo young a pilot, he cut one after another down, and getting up to Collins in the last ninety yards, won a good race by a scant length, Collins second, three parts of a length before Oakland. Time, 3:32. Unity was at 2 to 1, Collins 6, Oakland 4, others 7 to 50. The Candelaria Handicap, five furlongs, brought nine two- year-olds to the post. The stake was of a $1,500 value, of which $250 to second and $100 to third. To a good start Recreation showed firBt, Hermoso second, Rosormonde third. Hermoso led Rosormonde a length at the half, but the latter soon passed to the fore and led at the final turn by two lengths, MisB Rowena second, lapped by Hermoso. Rosor- monde was not caught, winning handily by a length, Recrea- tion coming from fifth place and finishing second, one and a half lengths before The Cheat, who beat Front de Bceuf a neck. Time, 1:02^. Rosormonde was at 25 to 1 (100 once), Recreation and Miss Rowena (coupled) 7 to 10, The Cheat 15, otherB 4£ to 150 to 1. The fifth race was the event of the afternoon, it being the Palace Stakes, $2,000, of which $250 to second and $150 to third, the distance a mile and a furlong. To a good, quick start, the top-weighter Buckwa, as is his wont, sailed to the fore, leading past the stand by a length, at the quarter by the same distance, Installator taking second place and being lapped by Wheel of Fortune, at whose heels came The Ro- man. Going the next quarter Buckwa increased his advan- tage about half a length, Installator, the Wheel and Redskin running closely bunched, The Roman, Candelaria and Ruin- art forming another group, the latter on the outside and clearly goi&g easily. The positions remained unchanged in the run to the homestretch. Buckwa looked a suri winner halfway down, but Ruinart was coming on with those long strides of his, paesing his rivals as if borne along by a hurri- cane. Sixty yards of home he was at Buckwa's saddle, in another couple of strides was on even terms, and shot in a clever winner by half a length, Buckwa second, a length be- fore Candelaria, who in turn beat The Roman half a length. The time, 1:53J, caused a roar of applause, but it was insig- nificant in comparison to the cheering that greeted Marty Bergen and the great brown colt upon their return to the stand. Ruiuart had for the second time within eight days defeated the flower of the California racing flock with good weight on his young back upon each occasion, and estab- lishing a coast record at one and a quarter miles and coming close to the record at a mile and a furlong. Ruinart was at 258 ®d* $xssb&e tmir *§pavi&mcm+ [April 24, 1897 9 to 1, Euckwa 16 to 5. Candelaria 8 to I, the Boota pair 2£, Wheel of Fortune 6, Redskin 6, Schiller 15 to 1. The last race of this meeting was at five and one-half fur- long-. Off to a good start Sallie Clicquot showed first and led Zamar a head past the ha!f, Ccesarian two lengths off. Zamar got to the front in the next sixteenth and led Cse3ar- ian by one and one-half lengths into the homstretch. A little over a sixteenth from home Caesarian passed Zamar and beat him out a length handily, California third one and one-half lengths further awav. Time, 1:08, Cse3arian was 2A- to 7, Zimar 3, California 2h, Celoso and Torsina 7, others 100 to 300 to 1. " INGLESIDE RACES. Re-opening Under Auspicious Circumstances — Six Favorites Defeated the First Day — All the Events Care- fully Described. SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY — MOND1T, APBIL 19. The gates of Iogleside reopened '.his afternoon, and a large crowd went through. A chilly wind blew throughout the afternoon, and though the track was in prime order, no fast time was made except in one race. It was an awful afternoon for form-players, and one they will not hurriedly forget. Not a favorite won out of six attempts, and but one first choice finished as good as second. Manchester, at 10 to 1, captured the first race, his margin at the finish being six lengths. Lady Diamond, the favorite, was troubled with "the slows," and Grady, probably the best horse, got a vile ride. Old Tim Murphy, the roan hero of many a hard-fought sprint, won the second by a nose from the pace-setter, Perhaps, Lizzie H. (the favorite) a poor fourth. Michael won the Corrigan Stakes for W. M. Murry in fast time, but JRosormonde, who wound up second, got a villainous ride at the hands of Claw- Bon. Getting away well i "is Oniii; till/, he entered the homestretch about four lengths to the good, then eased her up and gradually took her to the outside (when he had the rail), the result being that Michael slipped up on the in- side and won by a head. J. Naglee Burk, who has leased Rosormonde's running qualities, was naturally incensed at this tossing away of a good stake, to sav nothing of the honor attached to the winning, and went to the judges about the matter. Clawsoo put up another bad ride on Rey del Tierra in the very next race, and The Bachelor, at 6 to l.won. Caliente took the fifth after bumping Pat Murphy out of the race, and Pat in turn careening against Refugee, while Ber- nardillo beat the good thing, Lode Star, a head in the last after a long, hard drive. In the opening race, seven furlongs, after a lot of bad act- ing they got away to a fair start. Blue Bell led Manchester naif a length past the quarter, half and three-quarter poles, Logan close up. Manchester shot to the front as they straightened awav in the homestretch and won off by six lengths, Blue Bell, Lady Diamond and the queerly ridden Grady finishing half lengths apart in the order named. Time, 1:28|. Manchester was at 10 to 1, Blue Bell 30 (100 once). Lady Diamond 6 to 5 (opened at 4 to 5), Grady 3$ (openel at 4), others 10 to 200 to 1. The second event was a Bix-furlong selling race. To a fair start Perhaps, off first, led by two lengths passing the half, Tim Murphy, Duchess and Myrtle H. running half lengths apart as named. Perhaps led by a length at the three-quarters, Tim Murphy and Emma D. head and head, a length before Duchess. Tim Murphy joined Perhaps in the final furlong and in a hard drive won by a head, Perhaps second, four lengths before Mollie R. Time, 1:15}. Tim Murphy waB at 15 to 1, Perhaps 30, Mollie R. 10, Lizzie H. 2§, Snowdown and Schnitz 5, Emma D. 8, others 15 to 200 to 1. The Corrigaj StakeB, $1,300, five furlongs, for two-year- olds, came next. To a good start Rosormonde was first to show, Aluminum second and Louise Hooker third. Rosor- monde and Louise Hooker ran in close order paBt the half, then Clawson let the favorite have her head and she drew away unlil ehe was four lengths to the good at the three- quarters, Louise Hooker, Front de Boeuf and The Cheat close together. Clawson eased Rosormonde up in the homestretch and let her veer out, the ride he made being deemed frightful- ly bad by bad good judges. The result was that Michael, hugging the rails, won by a head, Rosormonde second, with Froot de Boeuf half a length away. Time, 1:01 f, Michael was at 3* to 1, Rosormonde 8 to 5, Front de Boeuf 15 to 1, others 6 to 100 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth race was fourth on the programme. Rey del Tierra wa° last away to a fair start, San Marco first. 8an Marco led at the quarter by two lengths, Rey del Tierra second, with Addie Buchanan at his saddle, Rey del Tierra got to the front in the next furlong and led San Marco by two lengths past the half and three quarters, Babe Murphy third at the latter point. Clawson agaio took it easy as they straightened awav, and when he Baw San Marco and the Bachelor coming up got rattled. The Bachelor won by a head from San Marco, who beat Rey del Tierra three lengths. Time 1:20. The Bachelor was at 6 to 1, San Marco 12, Rvj del Tierra 11 to 20, Addie Buchanan 6, Babe Murphy 15. The fifth event was a six-furlong selling race. KowalBky, first away to a good start, led by half a length past the half, Pat Murphy second, lapped by Potentate. The latter led into the homestretch by a length, Kowalsky second, as far from Pat Murphy. Potentate led by three lengths half-way down. Caliente, in coming through, bumped Pat Murphy, who, in turn, bumped Refugee. Caliente came on and won driving by a length, Majorie in a hot drive beating Refugee a bead for place, Potentate another half a length ofl. Time, 1:15}. A claim of foul made by Pat Murphy against Caliente was not allowed. Caliente was at 4 to 1, Marjorie 12, Refugee 2* (3J once), Major Cook 3A, others 10 to 40 to 1. The concluding race was for three-year-olds, one mile. Berrtardillo and Lode Star ran beads apart as named clear around to the bome'tretch, Vincitor running third to the half, PerBonoe third at the three-quarters. Piggott eased Bernardillo up a trifle in the straight, Baying him for a final effort, with the result that in a very exciting finish Ber- nardillo won by half a head, Lode Star second, ten lengths before the favorite, Good Times. Time, 1:43$. Bernardillo waB at 2i to 1, Lode Star 10, Good Times even money, Vin- citor 8, Personne 10 and James Porteous 500 to 1. SEVENTY-SEVENTH DA.Y — TUESDAY, APRIL 20. A half-mile dash for two-year-olds waB first on the pro- gramme. To a good start Miss Dividend showed first, Little T. G. second. Little T. G. and Miss Dividend ran heads apart past the three quarter mark, three lengths from Mar- velous. MiBS Dividend led in the homestretch by a length and appeared to be going easy, but Willie Martin, on Tor- sida, slipped up against the inner rails and won driving bv a neck, Miss Dividend second, with Little T. G. at her saddle, Marvelous fourth, another length off Time, 0:50£. Torsida was at 11 to 10, Miss Dividend 10 to 1, Little T. G. 5, others S to 200 to 1. In the second, six furlongs, for three-year-olds, Santa Paula went into the lead and was never headed, Adam An- drew coming fast at the end and being beaten but a head, Reel third, two lengths away and two from Queen Nubia, the favorite, who ran a bad race. Time, 1:17J-. Santa Paula waB at 3* to 1, Adam Andrew 7, Reel 40, Queen Nubia 7 to 10, others J0 to 100 tol. The third race was at five and one-half furlongs, selling. To a good start Myrtle H. led passing the half by a length, Blue Bell and William Pinkertoo heads apart, a length from Peixotto. The latter got a very strange ride, being under a sturdy pull until half way down the homestretch, where Redding'on headed the leader, Pinkerton. and crossed in front of him, though clear. Reddingtou went on and won by one and one-half lengths haodi!y, Peixotto second and coming faBt, three lengths before Encino, who beat Pinker- ton a length. Time 1:11. Reddington waB at 9 to 5, Peixotto 11 to 5, Encino 15, William Pinkerton 4i, Blue Bell 7, others 150 to 500 to 1. The fourth race was one of a mile and a quarter. Tuxedo led Leonville a head past the stand and quarter. Hazard was sent along when they had gone five furlongs and led by ahead passing the half, Leonville, Tuxedo, Can't Dance and Morte Fonse running lapped in the order named. Hazard led into the homestretch by a length, but was passed by Can't Dance. Morte Fonse came fast and gamely on the in- side, however, and collaring Can't Dance a little less than a sixteenth from home, won by half a length, Can't Dance sec- ond, two leogthB from the tiring Hazard, Leonville a bad fourth. Time, 2:12*. Morte Fonse was at 1 to 2, Can't Dance 5 to 1, Hazard" 7, others 10 to 200 to 1. In the fifth race, selling, six furlongs, for three-year-olds, Loulou R. and Nebula ran heads apart past the half and three-quarter poles, Tulare third, three lengths off. Loulou R. had eneugh when she had gone five furlongs and Tulare joined Nebula in the final sixteenth, beating her out a head in a drive, Nebula three lengths before Mercutio, who fin- ished strong. Time, 1:16, Tulare was at 11 to 10, Nebula Zk, Mercutio 6, others 15 to 150 to 1. In the last, se^en furlongs, Celoso led past the quarter and half. Howard S. led at the three-quarters by two lengths and won easily by two lengths from Wheel of Fortune, who beat imp. Trance a length. Celoso died away in the home- stretch. Tbe time was 1:29J, Howard 8. was at 16 to 5, Wheel of Fortune 7 to 10, Trance 50 to 1, Celoso 5, Vinctor 15, others 600 to 1,000 to 1. SEVENTY-EIGHTH DAY — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. In the first race, four and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, fifteen lined up. Elsmore was first to show to a good start, and leading Flushington half a length at the three-quarters, drew awav in the homestretch and won handily by a length, Rey Salazar, tenth off, second, five lengths before Flushing- ton, who was lapped by the favorite, Imperious. Time, 0:56i. Elsmore was at 8 to 1, Rey Salazar 33-, Flushington 5, Imperious 3, Hermoso 5, others 10 to 200 to 1. A mile and a furlong selling race brought seven to the post. The send-ofi was all right. Examiner led Grady by half a length passing the stand, but at the seven-furlong pole Grady passed to the fore, leading by two lengtbB at the quar- ter and half, Earl Cochran second, a length before Peter IL At the three quarters Grady was still two lengths to the good, and St. Aignon had run up second, a head before Redskin. Grady was not headed, and getting a fairly good ride, won driving by half a length from Peter II, who was as far from Earl Cochran. St. Aignon was fourth, lapped by Redskin. Time, 1:58. Grady was at 5 to 1, Peter II 20, Earl Cochran 12, Redskin 1 to 2, St. Aignon 6, others 600 to 1. In the third, seven furlongs, handicap, they got a fair start, except California, who was virtually left. Double Quick and SalHe^Clicquot ran close together past the quar- ter Then Double Quick drew off and led her a length at the half and into the homestretch, and, not headed, won handily by three lengths, Salvable, eased up a bit in the last eighth, second, half a length from Nebuchadnezzar, Sallie Clicquot a poor fourth. Time, 1:28 J. Double Quick was at 6 to 1, Salvable 9 to 10, Nebuchadnezzar 7 to 1, California 5, Sallie Clicquot 8, Miss Ruth 4 to 1. In the fourth, one and one-eighth miles hurdle, handicap, St. Apollo led Flashlight half a length past the stand, Snowdown another half a length ofl. Snowdown then went to the fore, and Dick O'Malley fell at the Becond fence throwing Allen, but running on, interfering with Flashlight. Snowdown led St. Apollo half a length at the quarter, Flash- light by the same distance, at the half and Huntsman by that distance at the three-quarters, O'Mally bumping and cutting off Flashlight. Snowdown was not headed, winning easily by two lengths. Huntsman second, hall a length before Tuxedo, who beat Flashlight four lengths. Time, 2:06£. Snowdown was at 3 to 1, Huntsman 12, Tuxedo 7, Flashlight at evenB, others 12 to 100 to 1. A mile race was fifth on the programme. To a good start, Encino, fourth away, shot to the fore, leading by five lengths past the quarter, La Mascota second, a head before Tenacity, on whom Gov. Budd was lapped. There was no changr in the positions of those mentioned in the run to the half or three-quarters, and Encino galloped in a wionor by four lengths, Tom Elmore, sixth in the homestretch, finishing up second, five lengths before Tenacity, on whom La Mas- cota was lapped. Time, 1:44. Eocino was at 10 to 1, Tom Elmore 8 (backed from 12), Tenacity 7, La MaBCOta 13 to 5, Bueno 4, Mollie R 6, others 15 to 200 to 1. The last race was at 6ve furlongs. After breaking the barrier they got away to a flying start and Clare N. led Scotch Rose by a length past the half, Ge;arian four lengths off. Ciesarian rushed up like a shot in the next furlong, but was interfered with in a terrible manner by Scotch Rose, knocking him back four or five lengths, this costing him the race. George Miller assumed the lead as they straightened in the stretch, and thongh Caesarian ran up fast, George Miller lasted to win by a head, Rufalbra third, ten lengths off'. Time, 1:03};. Shields' left boot was badly cut, caused by Scotch Rose's interference. George Miller was at 6h to 1, Csesarian 9 to 20, Rufalbra 80 to 1, Scotch Rose 4, Florunel 25, others 350 to 1,000 to 1. SEVENTY -NINTH DAY— THDBSDAY, APRIL 22. The first race, five furlongs, for two-year-olds, had ten starters. They got a good send-off after Outlay had delayed matters at the post. Malka led Santa Maria half a length past the half, Sadie Schwartz and Malka ran heads apart into the homestretch, two lengths before Cima, at whose heels was The Cheat. The Cheat got up to Malka a little over half-way down, and Outlay moved up fast. The Cheat went on anJ won handily by half a length, Outlay second, six lengths before Sadie Schwartz, who just beat Malka a head. Time, 1:03}. The Cheat was at 4 to 5, Outlay 7 to 1, Sadie Schwartz 10, Salabar 4, others 15 to 200 to 1. In the second, six furlongs, selling, Pat Murphy showed first to a bad start, Kowalsky left. Pat Jed Nervoso a head at the half, Mobalasca four lengths ofl. At the three-quar- ters the roan was one and a half lengths to the good, Ner- voso second, two from Mobalasca. Murphy drew away even further in the homestretch and won handily by four lengths, Mobalasca second, two lengthB from Palmerston. Midlo showed none of the speed for which he is noted, and this oc- casioned lots of talk. Time, 1:151. Pat Murphy waB at 2 to 1. A mile and a sixteenth race came third. Benham led by a length past the stand and half a length at the quarter. Una Colorado second. Una Colorado and Benham ran heads apart past the half, one and a half lengths before Pepper, who was a head before Marcel. Una Colorado now drew away and led by three lengths into the homestretch, Benham second, lapped by Marcel. Vinctor collared Una Colorado near the finish and won cleverly by a head, Una Colorado six lengthB from Marcel, Bhe half a length from Benham. Time, 1;51J. Vinctor was at 9 to 5, Una Colorado 4 to 1, Marcel 15, Pepper 11 to 5 (4 to 1 once), Santuzza 12 and Benham 25 to 1. The fourth race was at a mile, selling. To a good send-off Charlemagne went to the front, and leading all the way by from a length to two and one-half lengths, won handily by a length from Two Cheers, who beat Velox half a length, Coda fourth, another half length awuy, Joe K. was prominent at the half and three-quarters. Time, 1:43. Charlemagne was at 2i to 1; Two Cheers 5 to 1, Velox 8 to 5 (opened at 2 to 1), others 8 to 100 tol. The fifth was at a mile. After quite a delay, occasioned principally by Refugee's bad actions, they got a fair send-off and Addie Buchanan led by half a length at the quarter, Nebula (who had run around her field after getting away badly) second, a head before Don Clarencio and Daylight, close together. Nebula led by a length at the half, Addie Buchanan and Mercutio heads apart. Nebula's lead was bat half a length at the three-quarters. Mercutio second, two lengths before Addie Buchanan, who was going easy. Nebula held command up the last sixteenth, when several came like a shot from behind, Addie Buchanan winning handily by a length, Joe Terry, Daylight, San Marco, Mercutio, Don Clarencio and Nebula finishing so close together that it was bard to separate them. The concluding race, seven furlongs, for three-year-olds, had twelve starterB. They got a good start, and Lou Lou R., ninth away, was first by a head by the time the quarter pole was reached, Sly second, three lengthB from Rienzi. Lou Lou R. increased her lead to a length going to the half and Adam Andrew improved his position somewhat. At the three-quarters it was Lou Lou R first by two lengths, 8Iy second, Adam Andrew third and coming like a shot on the outside. He assumed a slight lead in the homestretch, but Lou Lou R., who had been 6aved for a finish by Slaughter, came again and won cleverly by a head, Adam Andrew second, half a length before Claudiana.who was as far from Vincitor, Time, 1:30. Lou Lou R. was at 10 to 1, Adam Andrew 4. Claudiana and Vincitor (coupled) 4, Sly 2\, Alma 5 (10 once) others 15 to 200. Pao Alto Foals, 1897. The following foals dropped at the different departments of Palo Alto Stock Farm during the month of March 1897. TROTTING DKPABTMENT. March 1, b c bv Advertiser 17542 — Mano, by Piedmont 904. March 3, br f by Wildnut 13482— Rebecca, by General Benton 175-5. March 6, b c by .Advertiser 17542 — Perita, by Piedmont 904. March 10, br c by Boodle 5929— Expressive 2:l2'j. by Electioneer 125, Marcu 10, ch c bv Dexter Prince 1U63— Manzanila 2:16, by Electioneer 125. March 13, ch t by Adveriiser 17542— Plotina. by Dexter Princf* 11363. March 14, br f by Dexter Prince 11363— Addie W . by Whips 13407. March 19 b c by Monaco 2:19^ — Rowena 2:17, by Azmoor 13467. March 20, b f by Mon-co 2:19'*— Esther, bv Express March 20, br f by Wl'dout 13472— Carrie C. 2:24, bv Electioneer 125, March 22, blk f by Dexter Prince 11363— Elden 2:19^, by Nephew 1220. March 22, b f by Wildoui 13472— Sonnet -2:25 4 by Beutonlan 5324. March 24, b f by Altivo 19812— Jennie Benton, by General Benton 1756. March 24, b f by Wildnut 13472— Miss Naude 2:29^. by Elect nneer 125. Match 25, b c by Dexter Princ- 11363— Clari-m 2:25^', by Ansel 7091. March 27, br t by Wildnut 13472— Ladywell 2:164, by Electioneer, Ui. March 2S, b c by Dexter Prince 11363— Moraine Glory, by Electioneer 125. March 31, bf by Advertiser 17512— Waxana, by General Benton 1755. THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. March 2, cb c hy imp. Loyalist — Aurelia II. by Wildidle. March 3, br c byuscar— Imp. Amelia, by Lowlander. March 6. ch f by Racine — Hhcebe, by Grlnstead. March 11, ch f by imp. Loyalist — Levana, by Argyle. March 21, be ideadj by Oscar— Imp, Flirt, by imp. Hermit. March 29, ch c by Flambeau— Charm, by imp. Cheviot. VINA KANCH. March 13, b c by Ouriadink ( Russian)— Theressa, bv Don Victor. March 23, b i by imp. Loyalist— Belle D , bv Bel ■ ont. March 24, ch c by Flambeau— Bonalr, by Buchanan. March 31, b f by Boxwood, 2 :S5ij— Rosalind v, hips, by Whips 13407. Very Respectfully. C. H. Dobbel, Clerk. Racing- In Los Angeles. Senator Samuel N. Androns of Pomona, was in the city recently on his way to San Francisco. He left on the morn- ing train. He goes north to arrange as president of the Pa- cific Coast Jockey clnb for a regular fall and spring racing meet to be held each year in Los Angeles. Should he suc- ceed in his mission, and he is certain that he will, all of the big horse features which have made the Ingleside track fam- ous will be duplicated at Agricultural Park. This means that several hundred of the beBt horses in the world will be seen here twice each year, for fifteen days at a time. Senator Androus will be back in Los Angeles with all of his plans complete, by May 1. — Los Angeles Times. Apbil 24, 1897] ©tr« gLveebev antf gtjwrtemcm. 259 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AMD CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIEN SIMPSON. Opening the Circuit.— Inasmuch as the resolution to open the circuit with a meeting on the Emeryville track was offered by me, there is little necessity for stating that I am heartily in favor of the prcjsct. Harness racing interests demand that, under the untoward conditions which now pre- vail, every effort must be made to overcome the obstacle, and the resolution to take the initiatory step will encourage other associations to follow the example. It is a token that, dis- astrous as the action of the dogmatic vetoist has been that enough can be accomplished to keep up the sport of harness racing through the gloomy days, so that when better times come it will not be entirely moribund. In fact, if at the meeting of the delegates from the various associations to be held on the 27th iost., there should be a general adoption of a like resolution, the season of 1897 will be superior to that of 1896, and though far from approach- ing what it would be with the co-operation of all the district fairs, will give the opportunity for 'paying expenses" at least, and make resumption in the future much easier. Should the training of trotters and pacers come to an end, or even such a partial suspension as would be the result if there were only the State Fair, Los Angeles and the September meeting of the Breeders to induce "working" horses, even with appropriations in 1899, material of the right kind would be scarce. The proposed opening meeting, however, will unquestionably prove important in another direction. Not only stimulating associations to give meetings, but also inducing people to train horses which would have been turned out had this prospect not been in sight. This will in- sure more entries to the purees offered in other places, and I have the fullest confidence that when it is known that there will be a series of meetings prior to the State Fair, training will be quite active throughout the State. Again, and without any hesitancy, I^'make this assertion, that the opening meeting will be successful. From various points of view; pecuniarly successful so that the Association will be benefited; satisfactory to the spectators, advantageous to owners. The plea has been entered that owing to the absence of a large number of horses, which will go to Mon- tana, there will be a scarcity of contestants. While there is no questioning the claim that very many California horses will be among the mountains cf Montana when the meetings precede the State Fair are held, seme good will result ; per- haps the benefit being greater than the disadvantage. Horses will be out of the way which would deter] many others from being oamed, and however large the exodus of horses plenty will be left to fill the various classes. Those who stay at home, and endeavor to promote home sports, are surely worthy of commendation and equally as much entitled to a more solid reward than words of praise. Quite proper for the crusaders to carry the banner of California into the lists in which will be met noted knights of the sulky, their spirit 1b commendable and I sincerely hope that they will obtain a full share of the prizes in the tournament. And yet with all my anxiety to have "our horses" gloriously successful abroad still more so that the home guard be given a chance to have a "fling for fame and fortune." When the two divisions of the grand army come together at the State Fair and subsequent meetinge.the interest will be intensified. Unless greatly mistaken, however fast the records gained at Anaconda and Butte, the horses which have been greeted with inspiriting cheers in the land of the gnomes, they will find antagonists which will try their speed and endurance on California battle grounds. The races here will afford a chance to put the finishing touches to the " grand prepara- tions" and then, too, the long journeys which the adventur- ers will have to make will be in favor of those who are not subjected to such an ordeal. There was a heated discussion at the meeting of the Board on Monday last over the question, > When shall the entries close for the September meeting of the breeders? The date was fixed at June 1st without any qualifications. Thus eli- gibility will be measured from that date, and this will be ad- vantageous to the opening meeting and also to those which will fill the gap between that and the State fair. The great bugaboo heretofore has been the fear of records, and with that hideous genie banished all fear of that kind will be dis- pelled. Last week I had a little to say regarding the track which the president of the California Jockey Club has so generously given the use of, and^that work could be extended to several columns without doing justice to the subject. In brief, it can be stated, and that well within the bounds of truthful description, that so far as my knowledge extends not another track in the whole country which presents so many advan- tages for a trotting meeting. Contiguous to population of over half-a -million of people, and in direct railway com- munication with all parts of the State. Unequaled trans- portation facilities, competent to handle thousands, with little discomforts when even the crowds are immense, and the trip from the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, made inside of forty minutes. Horses unloaded at the gate of the track, stabling first class, everything, in fact, in the way of adjuncts to a racecourse, the very best. The climate is admitted to be superior to any point in the vicinity of the metropolis and it has always been favorite grounds with the trainers of har- ness horses. Everything favorable, not a single drawback so far as track and all connected with the track are concerned, and if anyone can discover reasons for not anticipating a success- ful meeting it is beyond my view. In passing the resolution it was understood that in ad- dition to the regular programme there will be novel features which will be the subject of another article. • •■» Novelties. —When the proposition was made that The Breeders give two meetings, and in addition to that already fixed upon which is to be held during September, there should be anolher to open the circuit, the editor of the Breeder and Sportsman suggested that novelties could be incorporated in the programme with decided advantage. Mr. Layng proposed that races for four-in-hands, tandems, hackneys in spider carts, Shetland ponies, road horses with- PBDIGrREE OF M'KINNBY, 2:111-4. [Alcyone 732 j Record 2:27 Sire of I Martha Wilkes. ..2:08 j Harrietta 2:09% Alcyo 2:11 1 Mckiniiey 2'-i*% I Queechy 2:12}^ ! Jones Ordway 2:13% I Medeyone z;i3l4 i Bush... 2:13^ I Alcyone, Jr 2:14% '• Alcryon 2:15 I Ion a 2:17^ I and 45 others in 2:30 list. The greatest sou of Geo. Wilkes. fGeo. Wilkes 519 Record 2:22 Sire of Harry Wilkes 2:13^ Guy Wilkes 2:15% Wilcox 2:16 79 others in 2:30 list. The founder of the Wilkes family. Hnmbletonian 10. Sire of 40 in 2:30 and has 7500 in 2:30 list f Abdallah 1 Sire of 4 in 2:30 (.Chas. Kent, mare g. d. of Bashaw 2:35 ( Henry Clay 8 Dolly Spanker ... I, Telegraph . friambrlno Chief (.Alma Mater Dam of Alcantara 2:23 Sire of no in the list Alcyone 2:27, sire of .Estella 56 in the list Almater 2:29^ Arbiter 2:30 and 3 others in list. Mambr'110 Patchen : 58, Sire of 14 in 2:30 list and the greatest sire of brood mares that ever lived Rodes mare D. of Lady Thome. 2:18^ [Imp. Australian.. Rosa Sprague Dam of McKiuney 2:II& Sire of Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 McZeus, 4 2:13 Zombro, 3 2:13 Harvey Mc, 3 2:14^ Harvey file, 2 2:18 Julia D., 3 ;i:i6J£ Jenny Mu, 2 2:203^ Sir Credit, 3 2:25 Sola, 4 2:25^ Sola, 4, trial 2:1%% Osito, 2 2:30 Pat Cooney, trial. 2:19 Monte, 3, trial 2:28^ Gov. Sprague 444 Record 2:2oJ£ Sire of Charley. P 2:115^ SpragueGolddust2:i5$£ I, Linda Sprague ...2:175a Kate Sprague 2:18 Mary Sprague 2:21 and 35 others in 2:30 He left 84 descendents in 2:30 list. RHode Island 267. Record 2:23 J£ Sire of 3 in 2:30 list and 6 sires of 40 in the list [Fanny Q third dam of Palo Alto 2:oSj£ (Whitehall Sire of < Dams of 2 in 2:30 Two sons have 6 in 2:30 triag Taylor Belle Brantlou Dam of Amy 2:20^ Gov. Sprague 2:205™ Wilmar 2:29}^ g. d. ofClay King 2:27^ Alainbrino Messeu. Ser, Sire of Messenger Chief 1825 Geo. H. Thomas I Rose Kenney -{and the dams of a num- Dam of ber of great sires Messenger Chief 1825 Sire of Maud Messenger2:i6# J. S. Kenney mare. Katherine S 2:17% Dam of and 4 other trotters Gen. Geo. H. Thomas 530 and 2 pacers sire of 8 trotters f Hambletonian 10 Sire of ( Electioneer, Geo. Wilkes, Dictator, etc. [Jenny Granddain of 3 in 2 =30 list Manibrinorayms'r Sire of Mambrino Chief and Goliah 2:33 {.Lady Messenger f Mambrino Chief 11.. Sire of 6 in 2:30 27 sons have 90 in 2:30 list Jessie Bryan mare.. /Mambrino (Amazonia f Imp. Bellfounder (One Eye e Andrew Jackson 4 (Surrey (Highlander (Baker's) (Clark Phillips Mare f Mambrino Paymaster (Eldridge rGano by American Eclipse (By Sir William H. c West Australian (Emily Imp. M (Lancess, by Lance, etc. { North American (Stone Mare (dam of 2 In list) c Davy Crockett (By Bald Hornet f Abdallah 1 (Chas. Kent Mare fYoung Bacchus < (thoroughbred) (Warden mare by Eston Eclipse 1 Mambrino lAzariah Arnold mare (Messenger (Coffin's) (By Old Childers (thoroughbred) f Mambrino Paymaster (Eldridge mare flmp. Napoleon < (thoroughbred) (By Tempest (thoroughbred) out records, owners to drive, double teams, and races under saddle, for 2:30 trotters and 2:30 pacers be added to the pro- gramme. The idea was favorably considered and after a short discussion received unanimous approval. There is little doubt that if owners take kindly to the proposition, and do their part by making entries the in- creased attendance will also be an endorsement of the de- parture from the old system of conducting harness-racing meetings. Not absolutely novel as a somewhat analagous meeting was held at Dexter Park, Chicago, September 1867, though the lapse of thirty years may be accepted as giying the one that is contemplated the flavor of orginality. A "great success" that which was held on the course which bore the name of the king regnant. For the first time in the history of harness racing $20,000 was hung up in premiums, and with twenty races to be divided in five days, it was necessary to utilize the forenoons on which were trotted the minor races, and the show premiums awarded. I quote the opening lines of a report sent to a New York journal : "Yesterday opened with the inauguration of the Dexter Park Horse Fair. For several days this great metrop- olis of the northwest has been in a blaze of excitement. The cars and boats have been hourly pouring into the city repre- sentatives of the turf from every section of the country. CrowdB of notabilities, civil and military, too numerous for individual designation,lmight be seen participating in the sports of the day with a degree of zest and enjoyment calcu- lated to make them forget for the moment the grave pursuits of every day life." It is reasonable to anticipate the same result here. The name has an influence, "fair" attracting many that "races" would repel. While the paramount attrac- tion is contests of speed the name is an excuse for their pres- ence. The question hap been asked what bearing will it have on the Horse Show proper ? Certainly an advantage. The in- terference imaginery, the benefit palpable. The more op- portunitses oflered to see horses and vehicles, which have a prominent place in the Horse Show, the greater the interest, and the proposed outdoor display, in lieu of militating against that which will be restricted to a limited arena, in- duce people to attend who previously had not been interested. Four-in-hands at speed encircling the course will be a beau- tiful spectacle, and while the hackneys are not expected to rival the oelerity of the American trotter, their adaptability for the road will be exemplified. It may be that the committee which will have this de- partment in charge will combine characteristics, or rather qualities, speed so many points, form regarded, action con- sidered, and tout ensemble being a prominent factor in making awards. To the best of my recollection Mr. James Stinson drove a four-in-hand at the Dexter Park Horse fair in 2:56, which was the record then, and the same gentleman has since lowered it a big bunch of seconds. If not at that meet- ing, at a subsequent one, held at Dexter Park, and as I was present it must have been at least a quarter of a century ago. That, of course, was to a skeleton wagon, and the later trials, undoubtedly to a light skeleton equipped with pneumatic tires and other modern improvements. " The record " to heavier vehicles may be established at the coming meeting. *** Palo Alto Sale. —The superb breeding farm never looked better than it did on the sunshiny day when tbe sale came off. That is , the natural beauties were at their best, and though there were sad thoughts, which gave a somber tinge, whenever memory recalled the past, there were moments when the attractive scenes partially dispelled the gloom and one could not forego admiration over the pictures presented. Mr. Covey had made capital arrangements for the sale. The rostrum of the auctioneer was built under the huge live- oak, the favorite place of "The Governor" when the horses were at exercise. In fact it was the same platform and the remembrance of the many happy hours spent there was still grateful if even accompaioed by poignant regrets. A picture of Electioneer was hung over the entrance and some of the stallions and the most noted broodmares passed in procession before the spectators, Greatly admired: Ad- vertiser, Adbell, Dexter Prince, Azmoor, Nazote and Gov. Pacheco. It would be singular, indeed, if any kind of crowd that a sale of horses attracted could fail to appreciate such a collection. The broodmares. Is there another place on either hemi- sphere which could equal the showing? Beautiful Bells, about ready to present her twentieth consecutive foal, and as it will be by Monaco I shall look for a fitting relative to the many champions which antedate the expected prince or princess. Her daughter Eosemont, already secure of a high place in the table of great broodmares. Lula Wilkes, the dam of Advertiser, etc. Sontag Mohawk, eight in the list ; Josie, the dam of Azote ; Manette, the dam of Arion ; Laura C, the dam of Laurel 2:13i and Langton 2:2] :j ; Elaine, a quondam champion and dam of three as well as the cham- pion yearling of the day. Wonderfully unlucky, too, as all her other foals died. Through her daughter Elsie she has four in, her daughter Palita, 2:16 at two years old, and her son Rio Alto, 2:16& at three. Elaine has a very handsome foal at her foot by Altivo, and Elsie a first class one by McKinney, Waxana, dam of Sunol, has an extra filly foal by Advertiser the first of that sex since Sunol came eleven years ago. Esther, dam of Ex- pressive, without question the greatest racing three-year-old filly, Express 2:21 and Elwina two-years 2:27 has a magnifi- cent foal by Monaco and that should surely prove the "right trick." The sale proper I shall merely touch upon, the scarcity of money was abundantly exemplified, colts and young horses "dirt cheap," though there was an illustration of the present time favoritism for pacers, as the top price for the colts, $200 was paid for Wild Glory, and $165 for May Norris both of them showing a good deal of speed led by the side of a saddle horse. O. A. Winehip to Go East. Ed. Breeder and Sportsman — :I have finally con- cluded to take my stable East instead of to Montana. Should have preferred the Montana circuit, but their pro- gramme was badly araanged for my horses;,- this induced my change of plan. Will cut my stable down to seven : Ottin- ger, Aster, Gazelle and Hazei Kinney ; Agitato, Lady Wald- stein and Beechwood. Had I gone north would taken several others. I shall ship to Denver May 9th passenger sarvice Santa Fe route. Have leased a specially fitted Bur- tin car, painted white (mp eolors), for the season and my route will be: Denver, Lincoln, St. Joseph, Galesburg, Peoria, Detroit and Cleveland. Have engaged a good black- smith for the season. I will also take one man whoae only work will be the care of my sulkieB and carts. A groom for every two horses will complete the outfit. An expensive campaign ahead, and in the best of company, but if the horses keep good I expect fair results. Very truly youre, Chas. A. Winship. — ♦ We desire to call the attention of our readers to the new live stock auc'ioneering firm, Street & Cresswell. These gentlemen enjoy a splendid reputation as auctioneers and haue opened one of the largest and finest horse maats in the United States. It is known as " Tattersalls," and is sitaated ou Howard street near Fourth. They are prepared to handle sales of live stock, carriages, harnesses, etc., and as the place is centrally located and every facility will be afforded own- ers who send consignments there a large business will 1 doubt be soon established. See advertisement. 260 acer, by Democrat. John TlLDEH, of Red Oak. Iowa, writes enthusiastically of the prospects of Touchet, 2:15, and Tentno, 2:33$. Both are bv Altamont, out of Tecora, and are therefore brother and sister to Chehalis, 2:07 A and Del Norte, 2:08. Either of them can step as fast as anything on the Red Oak track, Tenino being a trotier. Balance Axl, 2:23£, and her full 6ister, Knighthood, owned by Hon. D. E. Knight, Marysville, have foaled a pair of fine fillies by McKinney, one a trotter the other a pacer. The mares have been sent lo Alameda to be bred to Altamont It is the steady, even-goiog breeder who comes out best in the end. It is not a good plan to rush out of the horse busi- ness when prices are going down and then jump in again when values are sky high. There are a large number of spasmodic breeders who do this very thing, and they invari- bly get their fingers burnt. It is said that Buckboard Jim is sure of election as Sena- tor, to succeed Steve White. His bump of self-epteem always was large — it must be as big as Mt. Diablo. This bud will never blossom in Washington. Nothing can be thought of in the way of a Bpray that will give it a healthy growth. It has withered on the stem of public opinion. The governors of Missouri and Wisconsin each respec- tively attached his signature to a bill which thereby became a law governing racing and pool selling in these states. In Missouri race meetings are limited to ninety days and pools may be sold at the track where the races are in progress. In Wisconsin pool selling is absolutely prohibited. While some of the recent sales have not been particularly encouraging to breeders, the price ($4,500) received for Cephas 2:11^ in New York the past week, shows that money winners are stilt in demand. Cephas is now owned by James Bnller of New York city, and will doubtless be cam- paigned this season. The price he brought would certainly indicate that he had entirely recovered from the accident re- ceived at Combination Park last fall. Geo. Pebrott, of Rohnerville, who piloted Brice McNeil to his yearly record of 2:41 1-5 and drove Humboldt Maid in 2:18, naturally pins his faith to the WaldsteinB and Dudleys and will handle B-ice and a Waldstein five-year-old, out of the same dam, that has shown well, and will no doubt be a formidable green horse. The dam of these two got Sadie Moor, which showed much bptter than her three-year-old record of 2:29. The question of holding an old-time county fair, with stock exhibits and horseracing, this fall is being considered by the Bo.ird of Trade of San Jose. It is believed such a fair could be made a success, and A. C. Darby, J. P. Fay and W. T. Adel have been appointed to ascertain the possibility of hav- ing races and stock exhibits in connection with a horticul- tural and viticnltural fair. Last year the Agricultural Asso- ciation was unable to fill the entries for toe races and they were declared ofi. A new horse shoe has been invented in Berlin that pos- sesses several advantages over the old system. It is made from sheets of paper saturated with oil or essence of turpen- tine to make it waterproof, each sheet is stuck together by a special glue made from essence of turpentine; clay, linseed oil, and other substances. The nail holes are made whilst the paper is wet, and then the shoe is subjected to a strong pressure by a hydraulic press, when perfectly dry, the shoe can be trimmed and filed as if of iron. The pacer, Jordan, 2:11J, is now in Sweden and has, ac- cording to European advices, been rendering a good account of himself. In a race of 3000 metres on the ice near Chris- tiana he won from Lady Director and Fanny Lambert, the time being 5:00, but in a handicap, same distance (almost two miles), in which he started from the scratch. Lady Director receiving an allowance of 120 metres, beat him by four-fifths of a second; time 5:34 1-5. The American-bred Blallioo, Shadeland Norvo, by Normaneer — Daisy Wilkes, is also owned in Sweden. The veterinary department of the University o*" Califorcia held its final examinations Tuesday at the college, Post ard Fillmore streets. Of a class of fourteen only three graduated. The successful ones are James J. Summer field, Joseph Welch and Lewis Hoffman. The graduating exercises will be held at Berkeley the latter part of May. The Faculty, which constituted the Examining Board of the Veterinary Department, consists of Professor S. F. Fraser, M. D; W. F. Egan, M. R. C. V. S.; K. O. Steers, V. S.; Dr. Frank SUife, Dr. Kugeler and Dr. F. F. Knorp. F. W. Covpy, Superintendent of Palo Alto, writes : There was foaled at Palo Alto, April 20tb, at midnight, a bay colt by Altivo, 2:18£, out of Novelist (2), 2:27, that when seven and one-half hours old showed so much speed trotting alongside of his mother that the onlookers were not only as- tonished, but were electrified with amazement. His speed is wonderful, and he is undoubtedly the fastest colt trutter of his age ever seen. Messrs. Robinson. Hale, McEldowney and Dinuesay that his performance was the most remark- able exhibition they had ever witnessed, and 1 agree with them. Regarding an allusion in this column to his inbreeding theory, Fred Bier, the well-known Vancouver horseman, writes as follows : "I have never advocated inbreeding simply to be inbreeding, but would not let the fact of near relationship stand in the way of breeding to a superior indi- vidual. If you want to see the alleged ' injurious effects ' of breediog relations, take a look at Manmont, the Oneco colt that Mr. P. J. Maon, of Portland is driving with Altao. If there is a bigger, finer-looking colt than he, I would like to know where he is to be found. He is by a son of Altamont. out of Venitia, a daughter of Almont, 6ire of Altamont." Cope Stinson's good campaigner Geneva, 2:lli, died last week on the voyage to England, whither he was shipped a short time ago in charge of Ted Shepherd. At the time of his death the chestnut stallion belonged to William Crint, of Liverpool, who bought him in Canada to campaign on the continent. Geneva was foaled at Stonv Ford in 1887 and was got bv Leland, the son of Rysdvk's Hambletonian, out of Bessie Forrest, by Alexander's Edwin Forrest, grandam Diana, by Pilot, Jr. Although Cope StiDSon and his son Harry drove the 6tallion in most of his race^, George Starr was in the sulky when Geneva gained his record of 2:lli at Saginaw in 1895. If George Misner takes all of the horses he is now jog- ging at Irvington to Montana, he will have far and away the finest string of trotters and pacers that ever left the State, and good accounts may be looked for from tbem. The list includes Pathmont, 2:09}, Frazier 2:14, Hamrock 2:17}, Atlas 2:25, and Vevo, a six-year-old Altamont mare, a full sister to Lady Daphne. This animal has only been worked a few days, and is faster than the wind. Misner also has a green trotter, by McClelland Jr., out of a Jobn Nelson mare. He moves under the misleading name, Sleepy Tom, but if all accounts of his speed are true, it will not be safe to bet on the name having any particular significance. The short crop of colts for the last few years will begin lo tell on us soon. In s »me localities there are only five per cent of the regular crop of colts raised, and in no place more than ten per cent has been foaled for the last three years. The visible supply of nor es in 1894 was 16,000,000; in 18y6, 15,000.000, and it is predicted by good authority that before the close of the year 1897 the visible supply will be near the1 14,000,000 mark, and judging from every indication, there is a great horse famine close at hand, for, with returning pros- perity, which is sure to come, and with it a great increase in demand, and as ihe law of supply and demand governs all prices, an increasing demand with a short supply means that before horses can be bred and produced for the market they will be extremely high. Harry Stinson has four very choice youngsters at the Cleveland Driving Park, which he will prepare for their heavy engagements of 1898. One which will impress horse- men lb the two-year-old colt Gaudaur. He is a black fellow by Guy Wilkes, dam by Le Grande. As a yearling this colt stepped a quarter for Stinson in thirty-seven seconds. The others are yearlings. A racy looking colt, and one which Cope Stinson is very fond of, is a youngster by Oro Wilkes, dam by Sable Wilkes. He was led an eighth as a weanling in 19 A- seconds. While Mr. Stinson paid onlv a few hundred for him, he would not accept less than $2,000 to-day. A colt by Geneva 2:11 J, and out of Florence S., two-year old record 2:23}, is a good prospect. The only filly in the lot is a shapely made one by Oro Wilkes, dam by Director. On Tuesday last a prominent Democrat in speaking of Gov. Bndd, as the latter was riding in the same car with him to San Jose, said: "I was always friendly to him until I saw that he aspired to be greater than the people 2nd more powerful than the Legislature. He vetoed 120 bills (many of them excellent ones) at the adjournment of the Legisla- ture. Whoever heard of such wholesale work ? I cannot see what is the use of the people of California electing Legis- lators when they are compelled to select candidates for Gov- ernor, who are light-headed, and yet are living monuments of the virtues of egotism. California has had many simple- minded Governors, but this man Budd must be considered the biggest ninny for his own and the State's welfare, we have ever had. As a politician he is to be classed with Dr. O'Don- nell, of San Francisco." It looks now as though Nutwood at twenty years of age would equal his great-grandsire, Rysdvk's Hambletonian, in the number of 2:30 trotters to his credit. Seven new per- formers this season, Frank, pacer, 2:20, Antelope, 2:23^, Nina D .,2:26i, Redwood, 2:27, Nutgall, 2:29, Wilkeswood, 2:20£, and Atwood, 2:29£, have swelled his roll of honor to a total of thirty-one. which is but nine less than are credited to the "Hero of Chester." Nutwood is breeding on with the potency which would natnrally be looked for in a fast son of such great parents as Belmont and Miss Russell- Five of his sods and daughters htve witbin the last two seasons pro- duced seven trotters with records ranging from 2:19 to 2:30 — a showing in the second generation which has been equaled by very few of our greatest sires at Nutwood's aee. When a stallion comes from great producing parents, and is himself a positive sire of speed, there is never any doubt that his fam- j'y will, with opporiunity, breed on. The records at the close of 1896 show that the Belmont familv has passed itB close rivals the Almonts. The Belmont family now numbers 2015 members against 1850 for Almont. At the close of the 1895 Almont had a lead of 61; Belmont has not only overcome this, but has gained 104 additional performing descendants. At the close of 1S90 AlmonL had thirty-eight 2:20 descendants and Belmont thirty-seven. In 1891 Belmont led with fifty-seven, against Almonl's fiftv- five, and in 1892 he had 114 and Almoot 109. In 1893 Belmont retained the pride of place with 188, against Almont's 186, but in 1894, Almont was back in the lead with 297, while Belmont had 282. In 1895 Almont made another stride to the fore with 431, while Belmont's 371 showed him to be 60 behind. During ihe past year, although losing the lead in respect to number of standard performers, Almont still remained first as a progenitor of 2:20 speed, his present total being 535. Belmont, however, cut down almost half of his lead of the year before, and now has 501. Instantaneous photography was responsible for the com- plete overthrow of the old ideas of just how a horse stepped when at 6peed on a trot or pace, and inventor Thomas A. Edison's latest triumph in photographic apoliances, the vita- scope, is likely to still further enlighten horsemen regarding the actual gait of a really fast horse. Arrangements have been made to have a corps of experts from Edison's labora- tory at Glens Falls on the day that John R. Gentry starts against time, for the purpose of making a series of photo- graphs nf the king of pacers bb he appears at the finish of tbe mile. The photographs are laken instantaneously, and one after another with such rapidity that they can be repro- duced on canvas, on the plan of the old magic lantern, and make what looks like a continuous moving picture. By means of the vita-scope tbe Empire State express, the fastest train in the world, running at 60 miles an hour, has been re- produced bv reflection on canvas, sOthat those who witnessed it could actually believe tLey were watching the train itself as it went by. If the experiment in the case of Gentry is successful, and a good series of pictures of him can be ob- ■ tained, showing his every movement during the last eighth of a fast mile, the pictures would be a great study for horse- men, as they could be reproduced at a much slower clip than that at which John R. Gentry was going at the time, and by so doing enable those who study the science of producing an absolutely frictionless gait to see just how and where a pa- cer, moviog at a two-minute clip, puts his feet, something which no human eye is quick enough to calch from the horse actually in motion. It is natural to 6oppose that a series of such pictures would be an attractive feature at va- riety theatres, and wonld be advantageous to tbe harness horse interests, as those who had never witnessed any fast work on the track would have a desire to do so after seeing it reproduced by the vitascope. April 24, 1897] ffijjs gvceltev anfc &p0vt$m&*u 261 THE SADDLE. Derfargilla has been mated with Magnet, the speedy soa of St. Blaise. Elsmore, winner of the first race Wednesday, is well- earned, beiDg by Morello — Elsie S. Nicholas, by Alexander — Aunt Betsy, won a six-furlong race at Memphis, Term., Wednesday. The Spreckels Cup, to be decided to-day, should be one of the most attractive races of the season. Parson won another race at Newport Tuesday. He by imp. Paramatta, now owned by Santa Barbara parties. Beauchamp, the boy taken East last season by Atkins & Lottridge, rode two winners at Newport, Ky., April 13th. Simon W. won the Ohio Valley Stakes at Newport, Ky., Wednesday, the mile and a furlong being run in 1:55$ — very fast. L. W. Benson, owner of David, and J. F. Fogg, Bename- la's new owner, have arrived at the St. Louis Fair Grounds track. Uncle Jim Gray, the veteran Missouri breeder, will make his appearance on the turf this season as trainer for J. D. Patton. Empress Josephine, successful at Memphis on the 15th inBt., is the first of the get of Tenny to Btart. She was an easy winner in a field of eleven. C. F. McMeekin, of Applegate & McMeekin, bought from J. B. & H. H. Stanhope, Margerine, with filly foal (full sister to The Commoner) by her side by Hanover. Jockey John Lamley, who was a keen rider of the " hurry up " school before 1895, but lately lost his form, has signed to ride for the Keene ttable this year. Johnny Weber, the well-known heavy-weight rider, is now in the employ of Barney Schreiber. Weber is without an equal in getting horses away from the post. Plungers Riley Gbanna^ and Charley Quins have gone East. The former was a big loser, estimated at $30,000, the latter is said to have dropped at least $10,000. John Sullivan, by Salvator — Mabel, won a mile race at Newport, Ky., April 12th, over a heavy track. Hermes, by Ejlian — Lita, won a mile and fifty-yard race on the same date. Model, the once-speedy daughter of Sir Modred, will never race again. ''Frisco" Hoag saya he intends to breed her to Ducat, a horse that Ed Uorrigan once gave $10,000 for. The Bums & Waterhouse stable will ship the best of their horses East early next week. Ben Timmons will prob- ably stay here and Jimmy McCormick take charge of the Eastern string. P. Dunne won a mile race at Newport, Ky., Tuesday in 1:41 flit and Clara Van was victorious in 0:4SA for half a mile. Parson's win at seven and one-half furlongs was in l;35i, which is very good. Dr. Jim won the Federal Stakes, six and one-half fur- longs, at Washington Monday, Hi Daddy second and Miss Lillian third. Hi Daddy is by imp. Sir Modred from the dam of Artist (Hirondelle). Old Gtjnwad, a fair horse early and an erratic selling plater for the last four or five years, died at Koby a few days ago. He was ten years old. Hailstone, a fair race horse, also died at Windsor, Ont., Tuesday. Typhoon, one of the very best two-year-olds out in 1896. and from whom much was expected this season, ran second to Linda in the Chickasaw Handicap at Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, the mile and a sixteenth being run in 1:48. At Forsyth, Iod., Wednesday, California-bred horses ran 1-2-3 in a six and ooe-half furlong race, run in 1:21. Sim- mons (by imp. Sir Modred) was first, Dorian (by imp. Sir Modred) Becond, Senator Morrill (by imp. Midlothian third. Senator S. N. Androus, President of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club states that besides the regular local meeting in Los Angeles there will in future be a 6pring and fall meeting of thirty days under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club. Superintendent Brush, of the Gravesend track, has posted a notice that bad-acting horses and " green " boys will not be allowed on the course during the busy hours of the day. Here is a lip for all superintendents of race tracks which followed will save manv broken bones for jockey and horse. Bosormonde won the Candelaiia Handicap handily, and the victory of the daughter of Ormonde and Fairy Rcse was very popular. Rosormonde is perhaps the most fashionably- bred filly in America. W. O'B. Macdonough gave $150,01jO for her unbeaten sire, the late Senator Stanford refused $30,- OOOforher dam. The New York Herald says: Albert Cooper has a two- year-old in training, the property of James R. Keene, named Come Quick, which has shown about aa well as any young- ster at Sheepshead. She is by Tournament — Orchis, and very recently outran Set Fast for three furlongs, leaving the latter many lengths in the rear. Great foreign evenls of 1897 : Great Metropolitan, April 27; City and Suburban, April 28. Two Thousand Guineas; May 4; French Derby, May 27; English Derby, June 2; English Oaks, June 4; Grand Prize of Paris, June 13; Ascot Week, June 15 to 18; Goodwood Stakes, July 28; Doncasier St. Leger, Sept. 8; Cesarewiich, Oct. 13; Cambridgeshire, Oct. 27; Manchester November Handicap Nov. 27. Ornament won a mile and a furlong race over the slow Memphis track on Saturday in 1:54| — a remarkable per* formance. Buckvidere was second, and Robert Latta third. Howland, the crack colt, won a four-furlong race in 0:49|. The Ardell Stake was captured by Nightgown in 0:50}, show- ing that Howland is a fast one. Louisville, April 20.— All bookmakers will be per- mitted, as usual, to start in at the spring meeting at Louis- ville, Latonia and Oakley. This announcement is made officially, and is intended as a contradiction of the rumor that each association wou'd put in its own books in connec- tion with the mutuel system of betting. It is almost a sure thing that Louisville will not attempt to put on the mutuel this year. Many of our race-goers believe Ruinart has proven the best race horse in California, but there are several who will dissent from this opinion. It is our idea that the association ofJering $2,000 for a race at a mile and a furlong between Ruinart, Buckwa, Salvation and Magnet, all to carry weight forage, would just coin money. The attendance record would be broken and the championship of the Pacific Coast decided. The Roman might be added for good measure. Jockey Mike Hennessy was Wednesday fined $50,and suspended indefinitely from taking any outside mounts. In the first race he took the inside position instead of eighth place, and getting off in front, won all the way. In the last race he was up on Scotch Rose, and takiag to the inner rails when Ge3arian tried to come through, nearly threw the favorite over the fence and injured his riders foot quite seriously. Foul riders should be punished severely. Abe Cahn is the owner of Buckvidere, the Derby candi- date, and a large stable of racers, while his brother, Lou Cahn, owns Typhoon II., also an aspirant for Derby honors. This week Abe said to Lou : " Brother, you know that on Saturday ihe races begin, and then all brotherly love and friendship ceases. I may not beat you, but I'll make it very uncomfortable for you, and if I should win don't think hard of me." All is fair in love and war. — [Memphis Commer- cial Appeal]. Buckvidere won it. The Santa Anita-bred horses sold by Killip & Co. at Oak land track on Saturday brought the following prices : Rey Salazar, $495, J. Smith ; Juan del Rio, $260, W. P. Fine; Cima, $150, F. Eckert ; Chapultepsc, $55, G. T. Bert ; 8an Carlo. $105, G. T. Bert ; Los Prietos, $1:000, J. O. Reis ; Al- tivo, $105, Gaston Ash ; Naranja, $180, H.Henry ; Altanera, $250, E. Blazer. Several were passed on account of no bids being secured. Altanera was a great bargain at $250 and Naranja also at $180. Clarence Waterhouse selected the following horses to represent the Burns & Waterhouse stable in the East this season: B. and W., Shasta Water, Parthemax and Cande- lsria, three-year-olds; Recreation, Napamax, Miss Rowena, Colonel Dan, Bliss Rucker, San Dimas and Thorpe, two-year olds. Dan Stone, who has been training part of the stable this winter, will leave for Westchester, N. Y., to-day in charge of the string, which will be managed by Jimmy McCormick. Hennessy will leave at the close of the racing here and do most of the riding for the stable. R. Porter Ashe, Horace Chase of Napa, and Edgar Mizuer, the agent for Ruinart champagne who is now in Alaska), are expected to have a hot fight over the great four-year-old, Ruinart- The three lay claim to the Burns Handicap winner and the case is a very mixed-up affair that will take the best efforts of clear-headed lawyers and judges to untangle. It appears that Messrs. Chase and Mizner have bills of sale for the brown colt, given when Mr. Ashe was in financial difficulties and fighting Tom Williams for his fa- mous Geraldine. The outcome will be watch°d with interest, for many consider the bone of contention the best race horse in this part of the world. It looks very much as if the suggestion contained in the Breeder and Sportsman Monday would be carried out by the P. J. C. — the offering of a substantial stake for a race at a mile and a furlong between Ruinart, Buckwa, Salvation, Magnet and possibly The Roman. The owners of the first three are anxious to enter their horses. Billy Randall, owner of Salvation, is willing to make it a sweepstakes, $500 to $5,000 a corner, provided the race is run at Ingleside. The distance is probably too great for Magnet. The directors propose that four-year-olds and upward shall carry 120 pounds. They will determine upon the size of the purse and the date at an early day. Such a race will in all like- lihood, attract the largest crowd ever seen on a California course. For the winter meeting proper at New Orleans, which closed Saturday, March 27, the leading winning stables, with the amounts won, are as follows: G, C. Bennett, $6,441; E. S. Gardner & Son, $5,204; H. McCarren, $3,693; F. Reagan, $3,878; J. E. Madden, $2,984; F. F. Wood, $2,935; Cezar Young, $2,570; F. H. Hickok, $2,416; Shamrock Stable, $2,405; Lily Mead Stable, $2,591; T. Lecazzi, $2,580; G. W. Poole, $2,228; Springfield Stable. $2,182; W. J. Spiers, $2,- 180; J. M. Stewart, $2,135; C. Fleischmann & Son, $2,035; R. Bradley, $2,021; B. A.Smith, $2,197. It was nip and tuck between three jockeys for first honors, 8cherrer taking the lead. The figures stand ; Scherrer, 58 winning mounts; T. Burns and C. Reiff, 57 each ; A. Barrett, 46 ; Dorsey 48; Morse, 41 ; Clay, 32 ; Songer, 30 ; Hirsch, 29 ; Caywood, 22; Combs. 39; Powers, IS; Garner and Beauchamp, 14 each ; Hill, 13, Hart and Wilhite, 10 each. The Capitol City Driving Association's Spring Meeting will commence at Sacramento on May 24th and close on the 20. h. There will be three days of running races and three of trotting and pacing. The trotting and pacing programme will be as follows : First Day, May 24th — 2:27 class, trot- ting, $200; 2:30 class, trotting, three-year olds, $200; 2:35 class, pacing, $200. Third Day, May 26th — Two-year-old Dacing stake, closed with seven entries; 2:21 class, trotting and pacing, mixed, $300; 2:40 class, trotting, $200. Fifth Day, May 28th — Two-vear-old trotting stake, closed with fourteen entries; 2:25 class, pacing, $200; 2:30 class, pacing, three-year-olds, $200. The conditions are thus named : Trotting and pacing purses will be divided into three moneys, 60, 30 and 10 per cent. All harness races are three in five, except two year-old pacing stake and two-year-old trotting stake, which are colt races and will be two in three. Entries close April 30th, with Wilber Field Smith, Secretary, 615 Nineteenth street, Sacramento. Among the winners at Memphis, Tenn., Friday were the cracks, Typhoon II. (the colt that beat Ogden) and Macev, the first-named being victorious at a mile in 1:43 (fast for Memphis) and Macey at seven furlongs in 1:30, which is also very good. The Tennessee Derby, value $5,000, was won at Mont- gomery Park, Memphis, Tenn., Monday by A. Cahn's chestnut colt Buckvidere, by Belvidere out of Elkhorn Lass. Typhoon II finished second, with Algol third. There were only three starters. The attendance was 8,000 The Derby was third on the programme. Algol opened at even money and was backed to 4 to 5. The small bettors put their faith in Buckvidere at 5 to 1 throughout. Just before the race there was a plunge on Typhoon, and the betting closed with Typhoon and Algol even money. The start was good- Passiog the stand Algol was a neck in front cf Typhoon, with Buckvidere two lengths away. A*, the first turn Algol showed ao open length ahead of Typhoon. Algol faltered on the far turn, and on the straightaway Williams let out Buckvidere, who drew away, winning well in hand by two lengths from Typhoon II, with Algol pulled up, three lengths back, hopelessly beaten. Dr. J. D. Neet, one of the most successful of the younger breeders, claims the name of the Kindergarten Stud, for his breeding establishment near Versailles, in Woodford County. The name is selected for the reason that race horses are given only their first lessons at this place. While this stud is a comparatively small one, the mares are a remaakably choice lot. They are as follows: loop. Cinderella (dam of Foreigner, Ferrier, Handsome and Hastings), by Tomahawk or Blue Ruin, out of Manna, by Brown Bread ; Imp. Taran- tella (dam of Fontanella, La Creole and Penury), by Peter, ont of Gentle Zitella, bv Blair Athol ; Illisee (dam of St. Cyr) by BadeD Baden, out of Lotta C , by imp. Glenelg ; Auster- ity (Jam of Fanny Hunt), by Reform, out of Auslrailnd, by imp. Australian ; Guile (half-sister to Badge), by imp. De ceiver, out of The Baroness, by Kentucky ; Florence W.. by Eolus, out of Esmeralda, by imp. Mortimer ; Laoa, by Leon- atus, out of Fantinitza, by Foster (son of Lexington) ; La Creole, by Spendthrift, out of imp. Tarantella; Annie G. (sister to Mabel A. and Capstone), by imp. Charaxus, out of Elite, by Eolus; imp. Message, by Londesborougb, out of Queen's Speech, by Albert Victor. Weights for the Ingleside stakes, at four miles, to be run on the last day of the Ingleside meeting, were announced Wednesday, and are as follows: Lucrezia Borgia 92,',Kavy Blue 95, Libertine 120, Hazard 9S, Crescendo 12^. Lovdal 109, Burmah 10 », Montalvo 104, G. B. Morris 110, Junius 105, Can't Dance 102, Won't Dance 98. Tbe Bachelor 104, Redskin 110, Captive 110, Damieo 114, Yangadene 90, Kamain 105, Pepper 114, Little Bob 100, Collins 106, Ful- lerton Lass 95, Sir Vasser 105, Wheel of Fortune 114, Fair Faith 105, All Over 108, St. Lee 114, Cicero 100, Grannan 114, Thornhill 112, St. Jacob 102, Judge Denny 105, Semper Lex 105, Lobengula 109, Rey del Bandidos 110, Lake Shore 116, Perseus 109, Salvation 124,Deerslayer 122, Schiller 122, Billy McCloskey 90, Marcel 109, Foremost 103, Flamrmfer 90, The Winner 122, Reform 90, Wawona 104. The Chron- icle says this morning: The handicap is anything but a just one, and several horses have certainly been discriminated against. Why Marcel, who has shown such very bad form this season, should be asked to pack 109 pounds, except that she belongs to A. B Spreckels, is hard to explain. No handicapper who bas^s his calculations on public form would have given Marcel more than 100 pounds, and it is high time that the public was informed who is handicapping the horses at Ingleside. William E. Johns of this city has a hard-luck story. He won $460 at the poolrooms of George K. Rider in Sacra- mento, on April 2d, but is still waiting for his caent_to Mr. Fasig from Oak- wood Park Stock Farm. Mr. Fasig also secured that grandlv bred and speedy pacer. Ed Lafferty, 2:16} from T. J. Crowley of this city. Ed Lafferty is a full brother to Diablo, 2:09}, Jay Eff Bee, 2:26, (as a yearling), and a half brother to Elf 2:22, that has been converted to the pacing gait, and rumor says will be a 2:10 performer this year; sired by Chas. Derby 2:20 (son of Stein- way, 2:253-, and Katy G.), one of the greatest producing daughters of the immortal Electioneer, having four in the 2:30 list to her credit), dam Bertha (dam of four) by Alcantara; second dam Barcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes 2:13} etc.) third dam Blandina (dam of six sires, Mambrino Chief 11; fourth dam that famous matron The Burch Mare by Parkers Brown Pilot. Ed Lafferty is a dark bay horse and resembles his famous dam more than any of the others of this illustri- ous family. Mr. Crowlev also sent Madcap full sister to Al- gregor, 2:11 and W. W. Foote 2:15} East with Mr. Fasig. Besides these,that good game perfect -gaited trotting gelding Iago, 2:11} was also purchased by Mr. Fasig, and as he is in better condition and can go faster to-day than he ever could, we look for him to get a mark of 2:04 or better this year, if he gets in the hands of a good driver. In the same car were two fine looking mare3 from Wm. Meese's farm, Danville, Contra Costa county. We have every reason to believe that this is only the be- ginning of a number of shipments which Mr. Fasig will make from California. Ii we have many races this season we can expect him here next December to make up two car- loads of 2:30 performers, and for these he will pay good prices. He says the scarcity for first-class trotting material is becoming scarcer every year. Santa Rosa Stock Farm Notes. The Santa Rosa Stock farm, owned by Pierce Bros., is the scene of great activity at present. The race track, under the supervision of "Doc" Cozad, has been put into condition second to none in the State. Eight men and several teams have been at work for three weeks. The track has been ploughed, covered with clay, rolled and surfaced. It is a mile track and eighty feet in width. Five choicely bred stallions will make the season there. L. W. Russell, bay. foaled in 1892, is a fast line trotter with unapproachable blood lines; by Stamboul out of By-By by Nutwood. Vallotta, bay, foaled in 1893. is a fa3t trotter and will be worked for speed this year. He is by George Norval out of Charlotta Wilkes. Bean Brummel, black, foaled 1892; Bired by Wildnut, dam Nettie Benton. Bay Roa?, 2:20}, by Sultan, out of Madame Baldwin by The Moor. Sidney Dillon, brother of Adonis, 2:11}, sired by Sidney. There are a number of other promising colts that will be worked this season : Bay colt out cf dam of Alcona Jr., by L. W. Russell, who is by Stamboul oFit of By-By. Colt by Beau Brummel, dam Fabiola, by Silver Thread, out of Minnehaha. Colt by Russell out of full sister to Niles Beauty, with a record of 2:19}. The above are all yearlings. Two-year-old filly by Sidney Dillon out of Daly, 2:15. Four-year-old Bonsaline, sired by Stamboul, dam Bonbon. Three-year-old filly by Paola, same blood as Palo Alto. Very promising two-vear-old tilly by Guy Wilkes, out of By-By. Two-year-old filly by Guy Wilkes, dam Biscars by Direc- tor, second dam by Harold, dam of five in the list. Three-year old by Dictatus, dam full sister to Bay Rose. Ira Pierce i?as at the track superintending his workmen. He took time to say : ''The outlook is better than since '94. There is a much greater demand for two-year-olds than laBt year. Very few horses were bred the past season. Yet, the prospects are very encouraging. There are inquiries all over the country. If we exert ourselves we can have races this fall. I believe the Pacific Coast Horse Breeders' association can be induced to come. 1 have assurance of assistance from the "powers that be" in this matter. — Santa RoBa Republic. Legacy for Col. M. Lewis Clark. John Churchill, owner of Churchill Downs, at Louisville, and uncle of Col. M. Lewis Clark, died at his residence in Louisville recently. Hie property is estimated at $750,000. He left to Col. Clark and the latter's three children a tract of land valued at $100,000. This clause in the will is as fol- lows : "Third — I hereby devise to my nephew, M. Lewis Clark, and his three children, Churchill Clark, Caroline Clark and Mary B. Clark, forty-Bix acres of ground out of a tract of ground belonging to me near to and south of the corporate limits of the city of Louisville — being the same, apart of which is now occupied by the Jockey Club. The forty-six acres herein devised is not to include any part of the land now rented to or occupied by the Jockey Club, but is to be laid off in a square adjoining such Jockey <~Uub grounds, at the place that may be designated by the said M. Lewis Clark; or, if he be dead at the place designated by his three children or their guardian. ■'The said M. Lewis Clark and each of his children is to have one-fourth part in the said forty-six acres, but the part coming to my nephew, M. Lewis Clark, I devise to bim for life with remainder to his children, but with full power and authority in the said M. Lewis Clark to sell the said one- fourth part and invest the proceeds in snch securities or real estate as shall seem to him discreet, using the income during bis life for himself, with remainder as to the capital to his children; but with power to him to divide the same among his children by will, in such proportions as may seem to him fit." Almost Performed Miracles.. Salisbury; Texas, Oct. 30, 1894. The Lawrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, O : The bottle of Gombauli's Caustic Balsam 1 ordered some three months ago cam^ all right. I am liable to order al- most any time for I am rnnning a 2,000 acre horse ranch here, and a 4S0-acre horse farm id Cass Co., Iowa, where I was when I ordered my first trial bottle. My first bottle al- most performeo miracles. It took a hard calloused leg down in five and six applications. The lump was nearly as large as tbe horse's knee, and I put him in races afterward and he didn't show any lameness. H. A. Bcrton. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 18, 1896. I have used Absorbine on Addison, 2:18}, and have had marvelous success with it. I would not be without a bottle of it in my stable for any amount of money, and advise all horsemen to use it. J. M. Nelson. Quinn's Ointment still stands at tbe bead of all others. It is universally recommended and is in use in all the large and small cities, and stock farms in the world. De Hot's Balmoline is the best ointment for the cure of all the ailments for which it is made. Try it once and you will never be without it. "Woodland Fair. Is Woodland going to have a fair this year ? This is a question that is being discussed by a number of prominent horsemen and citizens. Of course, no financial aid will be received from the State, on account of the Governor having pocketed the agricultural bill; consequently, if Woodland desires to hold a fair this year, its citizens and business men muBt expect _ to be called upon to donate liberal financial aid. Last year $800 was raised by subscription and the associa- tion ran behind about $150. It is therefore hardly probable that the directors would take any steps towards holding a meet this vear unless the people pledged themselves for at least $1,000. It has been Btated by certain parties that tbe foreclosure proceedings recently brought against the association would interfere with the holding of a fair the coming season. Such is not the case, as tbe late Legislature extended the time of redemption of property sold under foreclosure to one year, which will allow the association to be in possession of the premises for that length of time after the mortgaged premises are sold. A Democrat representative interviewed a prominent horseman this rooming, as to his opinion of the chances of Woodland holding a fair this year, and he said : " Well, I think we may be able to give a meet this year, but, of course, it is a rather uncertain proposition in a finan- cial way. We may come out even if 81,000 is raised by out- siders, or we may run behind all the way from $100 to $1,000. It has been suggested that if it should be decided to have a fair that tbe same cfficials be placed in the jadges' stand as acted last year, so that there would be a repetition of the close and exciting finishes and then enough money could be realized from the kinetoscope privileges to pay all expenses." # So far as we can learn the prevailing opinion among busi- ness men is that we should have a fair. — Mail. Rohnerville Horse Items. John Quinn says that the yearling Wayland-Moor, full brother to Arthur W-, is a very promising chap, in fact in- dications point to fully as good a horse as the big brother, as the little fellow shows up as well as did Arthur at the Bame age. Waldstetn combines very superior brood-mare strains, and the produce of Waldetein mares are highly prized in Hum- boldt county as they contain the bed rock of speed and nerve force. Dan East's Waldstein'a mare, second dam by Blackburn, has a Dudley colt, and Dan will give the young, ster and mare the advantage of the fine pasture along Eel river. Geo. Perrott who piloted Brice McNeil to his yearly record of 2:41 1-5 and drove Humboldt Maid in 2:18, natur- ally pins his faith to the Waldstein3 and Dudleys and will handle Brice and a Waldstein five-year-old, out of the same dam, that has shown well, and no doubt will be a formidable green horse. The dam of these two, got S^die Moor, which showed much better than her three-year-old record of 2:29. Humboldt has been peculiarly favored in stock improve- ment. Though very few good mare3 were here originally, the stallions brought have been better than falls to the lot of every county, especially in the brood mare-breeding up qualities. Poscora Hay ward, Grand Moor and Idaho Patchen got a Bound, good limbed and nervy class of mares. These crossed with Mustapha, Ira, Wayland W., Dudley, Anthem, Expect, Gossip and others, not the least of which is Wald- stein and his sons Jack W. and Beecher, will advance the breeding materially, but etill we are not up to the status of many of the lower counties. For instance Dudley is now at Haywards and will be mated to the following very high class of mares : Mare by Abdol, 2:28, dam by John Nelson; by Steinwa7, 2:25|; iby Roy Wilkes, 2:08, by Sidney, with a record of 2:20; by Diablo. We cannot compare with the gilt edged breeding above but we ought to have mentioned some excellent mares that have been imported into the county, and in a future issue something will be said obout these. On the *vhole Humboldt is in a fair way to compete with the best in the show ring and on the track. — Rohnerville Herald. Horse Owners Should. "Cse G-OMBATJLT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J- B- Gombanlft ex-Vetert nary 8uT geon co the French Borenunent Stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The Safest WE GUARANTEE SJfuSSio^XEK&'-iS produce more actual resuit3 tlian a. v;holo boctie oS ajiy liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam eoldia Warrant ted to tnve satisfaction, l'nce g 1 .50 per bottle, Soldi \jy Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, xrith full di-ectiona for it" use. Seud for descriptive circulars, if Cimonial3. etc jjddrfjss '. 3K LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO.. Cleveland. O. 264 ©h* gtveeiiev cmb gpovtsmixn. [Apbil 24, 189? THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. May 12-15— Oakland Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Fred Johns, Secretary. Entries close May 2d. May 19-22— San Francisco Kennel Club's inaugural bench show. H. H. Carlton, Secretary. Entries close Mav 10th. Dec. 1-4— State Poultry and Kennel Club's second bench show, Sacramento; Matt. Coffey, secretary. The Los Angeles Show. The Ninth Annual Bench Show of the Southern California Kennel Club held at Los Angeles last week brought out 178 entries with few absentees. J. Otis Fellows judged all classes. The awards were placed as follows : Mastiffs— Challenge bitches : 1st, M D Garratt's Bess II, by Don — Bess. Open dogs: 1st, Lotnita Kennel's Lomita Rex, by Ingleside Crown Prince — Lomita Hilda ; 2d F E Beebe's Bismark, by Rex — Athella C. St. Bernards — Open dogs : 1st, Dr A Miles Taylor's Roxie Savage Taylor, by Bosco of the Rockies — Nellie Queen of Wasatch; 2d, W R Murphy's Orangedale Prince, by Prince — Queen Vera ; equal 3d, Mark G Jones' Duke D, by C»3ar H — Erica of Hauenstein, and W Greek's Czar, by Lord Hualpa — Lola ; reserve, John B Miller's Fra Bernardo, by Scottish Leader — Sola ; vhc, Herbert Kullman's Reginald K; v b c, W R Murphy's Melrose II, by Cb Melrose — Fin- dern Grace, and R S Barnhart's Prince Leo B, by Emmett —Sir Bedivere's May; h c, George D Eiston's Bernardo, by Cb California Bernardo — Nellie Bland, and B D Newton's Rover, by Grover Cleveland — Bohemian Girl. Open bitches: 1st, W R Murphy's Lady Bute H, by Reglov— Lady Bute; 2d, Humboldt Kennel's Florence, by Jim Blaine — Princess Hesper; 3d, D Sammann's Princess Flora by Prince Regent — Elma ; reserve, Mark Jones' Lady B, by Csesar H — Erica of Haueostein. Dog puppiee : 1st, John Miller's Fra Bernardo ; 2d, John Clancy's Rex, by Champion Grand Master — Lady Bute II; 3d, C A Hender- son's Selim, by Melrose II — Lady Thornton; reserve, B A Benjamin's Colonel, by Melrose II— Lady Thornton. Bitch Puppies: 1st, John Q Tuft's Buff, by Melrose II — Lady Thornton; 2d, J W Hendee's Alice, by Melrose II — Lady Thornton; 3d, T Lorraine's Lorelei, by Champion Grand Master— Lady Bute II; reserve, Mrs W H McFee's Princess Louise M, by MelroBe II — Lady Thornton. Smooth Coats — Open DogB: 1st. F L Starkey's California Chief, by Lord Hualpa — Bohemian Girl. Open bitches : 1st, Mrs C A Shel- drick's Lady Thornton, by Sir Herbert — Tabitha. Dog Puppies: 1st, Mrs L E Asher's Melrose III, by Melrose II — Lady Thornton. Bitch puppies : 1st, Charles Pletz's Queen, by Melrose II — Lady Thornton. Great Danes — Challenge Dogs: J L Cunningham's Jua- nita, by Strohm— Queen C. Open Dogs: 1st, Mrs A Ron- covieri's Rex R, by Prince — Queen R; 2d and 3d, J L Cun- ningham's Ivan and Juan, by Strohm — Queen C. Open Bitches : 1st, Mrs S Tyler's Mioyon, by Ribaud — Marget; equal 2d, Mrs A Roncovieri's Queen R, by Cse3ar — Hagar, and J L Cunningham's Queen C, by Bismarck — Fanny. American Foxhounds — Open Dogs: 1st, S V Child's Rock, by Bravo — ArtoiB. Open Bitches: 1st, A H Merritt's Happy; 2d,S V Child's Leahless, by Star— Miss May. Greyhounds — Open Dogs: 1st, Chas W Winston's Henry Ward Beecher, by Midnight — Peasant Girl. Bitches : 1st, Chas W Winston's Oak Glenn Victre&s, by Falcon — Pronto. Borzois — Open Dogs: 1st, E P Hoyle'B Saladin, by Labit — Czarina. Open Bitches : 1st, E P Hoyle's Naska. Chesapeakes— Open Dogj: 1st, J A Peebles' Bob, by Trout — Bess. Pointers — Challenge dogs (over 55 pounds) : 1st, A P Kerckhcifs Champion Jap, by Kan Koo — Amaryllis. Challenge dogs (under 55 pounds)^ 1st, J H Keifer's Baldy, by Idestone Bang — Vashti. Open dogs (over 55 pounds) : 1st, D J Desmond's Bob, by Ah Sing — Amaryllis; 2d, J A Farrell's Salvo, by Grover— Bell; 3d, E L Blanchard's Bob B, by Bruner's Nig — Meo; reserved, E W Hopperstead's Hopp, bv Bob — Beauty. Open dogs (under 55 pounds) : 1st, C W Leffiogwell's Bow, by Dan — Gypsy. Open bitches (under 50 pounds) : 1st, T E Walker's Lassie K. by Sargent Kent — Amaryllis; 2d, Homer Lapp's Gypsy, bv Baldy — Lady Alice; 3d, W E Chute's Patti Croxteth C," by Upton of Blytbe— Cricket of Croxteth. Novice dogs: 1st, C W Lef- fiogwell's Bow. Dog puppies: 1st, L D Owen's Glenbeigh III, by Glenbeigh — Jill; 2d, B H Heinemann's Prince, by Bob— Delia II. Bitch puppies: 1st, E J Duffield's Lady Glenbeigh, by Glenbeigh — Nellie BIy. English Setters — Challenge bitches: 1st, H T Payne's Ch Countess Noble, by Stanford — Lily C. Open dogs: 1st, H Payne's Count Harold, by Harold — Ch Countess Noble ; 2d, G W Tibbitta' Charm, by Rover H— Dottie Lee ; 3d, H G Edwards' Nirarod E, by Sportsman — Stephanie; reserve, i¥ Garmes' Hector, by Dan R — DianarG ; v h c, H W Keller's Duke K, by Harold — Ch Countess Noble; John Schumacher's Valiente, by Eugene T — Maiden Mine ; and H W Keller's Fandango, by Eugene T — Gloster's Girl ; h c, W E Lester's Hidalgo, by Eugene T — Esther, Open bitches : Equal 1st, H T Payne's Queen of Counts, by Harold — Ch Countess Noble, and R K Gardiner's Peach Mark, by Mercury — Betsy Mark ; 2d, John Schumacher's Rowena, by Harold — Enid; 3d, W Garmes' Diana G, by Roy T— Lily C; rtserve, A C Jones' Alicia, by Eugene T — Beryla. Dog puppies: 1st, W E Wing's Sir Franklin, by Kingston — Toptonia. Irish Setters. — Open dogs : 1st, M D Garrett's Glenmore Sultan, by Finglas— Lady Josie; 2d, J H Varley's Billy Col- eraine, by Beau Brummel — Coleraine; 3d, H C Brombey's Lord Kilkarney, by Chief Jr — Xora Hunt; reserve, C O McDowell's McD, by Finglas Jr — Queen of Kildare. Open bitches: 1st, G C Brown's Lady Tipperary, by Ctoief Jr — Nora Hunt; 2d, August Wagniere's Flora, by Max — Nellie. Dog puppiee: 1st, L Nordlenger'e Punch Coleraine, by Billy Coleraine — Lady Tipperary; 2d, E Hopperstead's Herbert, by Sport — Mollie; 3d, J A Peebles' Prince Coler- aine, by Billy Coleraine — Lady Tipperary, Gordon Setters. — Challenge dogs : IbI, J W and H W Orear's Dick II. by Whip-Nanon. Open bitches : l^t, Chas E S Dunlevy's Queen Bess. Field Spaniels— Open dogs: 1st, Dr E C Truetdell's Col Edwards, by Woodland Dan— Osceola Queen; 2d, F D Black's Duke; 3d, F A Manric'io's Sport. Cocker Bpaniels — Challenge dogs: 1st, J E Doak's Royal Dandy, by Ch Bronta — Bessie E. Open dogs (black): let, Howland & Tyler's Oak Glen Raven, by Hotnell Fascination — Mary Arthur ; 2d, Oakland Cocker Kennels' Woodland Jersey, by Jersey Obo — Woodland Queen ; 3d, H B Shep- pard's Boliver, by Middy — Hamilton Dinah. Open bitches (black) : 1st, Rowland & Ryler's Bonita, by Farrow Obo III — Rosedale Jet ; 2d, same owner's Oak Glen Clytie, same breeding ; 3d, Mrs C A Adair's Lassie Jean, by Tige — Bessie W. Open dogs (any other color) : 1st, I D Holden's Knight of Los Angeles, by Royal Dandy — Bessie T; 2d, A H Mer- ritt's Woodland Patchie, by Woodland Duke Jr — Brentwood Nieta. Open bitches (any other color) : 1st, J H Varley's Jessie V, by Ch Bronta — Cherry; 2d, Mrs J B Arnold's Daisy Belle, by Ch Bronta — Little Nell. Dog puppies : 1st, Oak Glen Ravet. Novice dogs — 1st, Oak Glen Raven. Novice bitches — 1st, Charles Spiker's Lilly S. Irish Water Spaniels — Challenge bitches : 1st, WH Wil- liams' Nora W, by King Marsh — Nora P. Open bitches: 1st, W H Williams' Belle Marsh, bv Handy Andy — Nora W. Beagles — Open dogs: 1st, J E Doak's Rov F, by Ch Royal Kruegar — Hornell Ruby. Open bitches: 1st, J E Doak's Lena B, same breeding. Dachshunde — Open bitches: 1st, Joe Singer's ADgelita, by Jockel — Marjule; 2d, W H Anderson's Queenie, Poodles — Open dogs: 1st. A Desmaret's Negus, by Turco — Fosca. Collies — Challenge dogs : 1st, Verona Kennel's St. Clair Laddie, by St, Clair Prince I — St. Clair Hilda. Open dogs: 1st, W B Frue's Mascot, by Jeanot — Juanita; 2d, F A Avery's Seattle, by Rob Roy McGregor — Blinkberry. Open bitches: 1st, F A Avery's Tacoma, by Persian Guard — Jen- nie DeaD. Bull Dogs— Open dogs: 1st, Thomas Knowles' Conqueror, by Smart's Punch — Goldmine. Bull Terriers — Challenge dogs : 1st, John I Sparrow's Harper Whisky, by Billy Bulger — Nellie Harper. Open dogs : 1st, John King's Sam, by Ch Crisp ; 2d, 8 Christensen's Woodcote Venom, by Amphion II — Kit; 3d, J E Hov's The Colonel, by Ch Crisp — Greta; reserve, W R Waid's San Predo, by Ch Crisp — Greta. Open bitches: 1st E R Folger's Fly, by Adonis— Twilight. Fox Terriers — Challenge dogs: 1st, C A Sumner's Ch Raby KaFper, by Drone — Miscreant. Open dogs (smooth): 1st, J B Martin's Golden Flash II, by Blemton Reefer— Blemton Spinawav ; 2d, T S Casey's Beverwyck Cavalier, by Starden's King — Moonshine; 2d, John Schumacher's Bonnie Banjo, by Raby Rasper — Bonnie Belle ; reserve, S Tyler's Oak Glen Rex, by Blemton Reefer — Seacroft Myrtle; vhc, J F Francis' Bonnie Bobby, by Raby Rasper — Bonnie Bell. Open bitches (smooth) : 1st, C A Sumner's Bonnie Bride, by Raby Rasper— Bonnie Blot ; 2d, Lomita Kennels' Lomita Winifreda, by Tory — Aphrodite ; 3d, Lomita Kennels' Lo- mita Nettle, by Blemton Volunteer — Lomita Winifreda ; re- serve, T S Casey's Sunset Spunk, by Bonnie Brush — Frisky Viola ; v b c, John Kicg's Pansy, and Thad Lowe's Pinky, by Ford Veni— TiBby. Novice does (Bmooth) : 1st, John Schumacher's Bonnie Banjo ; equal 2d, C A Sumner's Bonnie Boss, by Blemton Reefer — Richmond Reason, and Lomita Kennels' Lomita Venio, by Lomita Jack — Lomita Wini- freda ; 3d, R Thomas' Doctor, by Fly — Woodbatch Nettle; res, F M Wood's Duke ; v h c, B N Smith's Friday, by Blemton Volunteer — Golden Patch. Novice bitches, smooth : 1st, T S Casey's Angeleno Queen, by Beverwyck Sharper — Bever- wyck Blondaze: 2d, C A Sumner's Bonnie Ballard, by Blem- ton Reefer — Richmond Reason; 3d, Ralph B Funk's Pudge- Dog puppies (smooth) : 1st, John Heffernan's Midlight, by Warren Sage— Stiletto ; 2d, S Tyler's Oak Glen Rex; equal 3d, C A Sumner's Bonnie ! Boss, and Lomita Kennels' Lo- mita Veniro; reserve C Hamper's Tony, by Jock — Tes3. Bitch puppies (smooth) : 1st, C A Sumner's Bonnie Ballard ; 2d, R B Funk's Pudge; 3d, E D Neff's Midget, by Brandy— Tisby; reserve, Lomita Kennels' Lomita Pepper, by Lomita Nick — Maggie May, Open dogs (wire-haired) : 1st, Mrs R Thomas' British Bounty, by Doctor — Woodbatch Nettle ; 2d, T H Dudley's Foiler II, by Foiler — Jess. Open bitcheB (wire-haired): 1st, Mrs M H Annan's Speckle, by Beelzebub — Diana. Dog puppies (wire-haired): 1st, Mrs R Thomas' British Bounty. Irish Terriers — Open dogs: 1st, J E Doak's Doctor K, by Ch Crib — Limerick Lass. Black and Tan Terriers — 1st, Mrs Greenough's Beauty, by Dan— Tiny. Skye Terriers— 3d, Will Salter's Topsy. Pugs — let, Mrs F Nasby's Sport, by Judy — Tricksey. Japanese Spaniels — 1st, S GerBOn's Winnie, by Ki To— Dot. Miscellaneous — DogB: Equal 1st, H. Kearney's boarhound Thaw Jr; Fred Walter's Pomeranian, Spitz; Fred Hoppes' sUghound Bismark, and J H Keifer's retreiver Don. BitcheB. Equal 1st, H Kearney's boarhound Judy and J. H. Keifer's retreiver Porter. The specials were awarded as follows: Best MaBtiff— Lomita Rex. St. Bernards — Best in open and best in Bhow : Roxie Savage Taylor. Best puppy sired by Melrose II : Melrose III. Beat dog in Los Angeles County : Orangedale Prince. BeBt bitch in show Lady Bute H. Great Danes — Best in show : Mrs. Roncovieri'B Rex R. Fox Hounds —Best in show : Happy ; best in Los Angeles Leahlass. Greyhounds — Best in Los Angeles County : Oak Glen VictresB Barzois — Beat in show : Saladin. Pointers — Best in challenge class: Baldy. Best in show, best bitch in show and best in open class : Lassie K. English Setters — Best in open class, and second best in show : Queen of Counts. Best in show : Countess Noble. Best ever started in a field trial and owned in Los Angeles County, Rowena. Irish Setters— Best in show: Glenmore Sultan; second best: Billy Coleraine. Gordon 8etters — Best in Bhow : Dick II. Cocker Spaniels— Best bitch : JesBie V; second best : Daisy Bell. Best cocker : Royal Dandy; second beBt : Jessie V. Irish Water Spaniels — BeBt in Bhow : Belle Marsh. CoilieB — Best in show: St. Clair Laddie. Bull Terriers—Best in challenge class : Champion Crisp; BeBt in show : Uncle Sam. Fox Terriers—Best California bred bitch : Bonnie Bride. Third best fox terrier: Bonnie Banjo. Oakland Bench Show. The premium lists of the Oakland Kennel Club's inaug- urral bench show were issued last week after we went to press. The show will be held in the Exposition building, corner Twelfth and Webster streets on May 12-15th. The building has been enlarged and greatly improved since the last show, and the dcgs will jbe benched much better this year than formerly. The premium list provides for 228 classes. The club offers a gold medal for the best specimen of each breed, a silver medal for first prize, a bronze medal for second prize and a diploma for third prize in each class except puppy and novice cla&ses, in which classes diplomas will be given. In addition to the medals offered by the club, individual friends of the club and the specialty clubs offer fourteen gold medals, nine silver medals, several cups and cash prizes and over 100 merchandise articles. Jas. Mortimer of Hempstead, L. I., will judge all classes. This tact alone will insure a splendid entry. The Oakland fanciers have held aloof from the local kennel fight, they have no axes to grind, they have given two shows which have been financial failures and this year the fanciers and dog owners of the State have determined to'help tbem out with a rousing big entry. Entries close May 2d. Entry blanks and premium lists may be obtained by addressing the secre- tary, Fred Johns, at 460 Ninth street, Oakland, or at this office. ^. — 'The San Francisco Show. Preparations for the San Francisco Bhow are progressing finely. Mr. Oldham was expected to arrive yesterday and take charge of affairs. He has had several years' experience in managing some of the largest eastern shows and will in- troduce many innovations that will greatly improve the ap- pearance of the show. Mr. Oldham has bred and owned cockers and field spaniels for many years and is at present the president of the Ameri- can Spaniel Club, is oue of its authorized judges and has judged these classes at the principal shows of America. He will judge all specials at the coming show and should draw a good entry. Major J. M. Taylor, the judge of sporting classes has made English setters his special study. Has judged them at several large shows and is considered by held trial men to be authority in that breed. His hobby is what he considers held trial form, and he will consequently bring out a good entry. He is equally at home with the foxhound classes, and should be a good judge of all sporting dogs. The bench show committee desire us to state that J. Otis Fellows would have bean given some of the larger clasaeB but for the fact that he has judged the last seven shows here, and that a new man would unquestionably draw a much larger entry. He will judge Russian terriers, Irish Water Spaniels, retreivers, Dalmatians, poodles, Pomeranians, black and tan terriers, Skye terriers, Scotch terriers, toy terriers, Japanese spaniels, Italian greyhounds and miscel- laneous claBses. G. L. Waring will judge fox terrierB. The bench show committee are contemplating increasing the prize money in some of the minor classes that promise an unusually large entry, and special effort will be made to draw a large entry of greyhounds. Entries close May 10th at 224 Montgomery street. Special Notice to Owners of Greyhounds. As you are no doubt aware we are going to hold a Bench Show next month and as greyhounds are the most numerous of any breed of dogs on this Coast we desire to make this class the largest. It will increase the interest of the general public in coursing. At present there is a large proportion of our population who are entirely ignorant of this interest- ing sport. We ask you to help us by making entries and in- ducing all friends of the greyhound to do the same and let us show the general public a grand display of fine dogs. We have as good performers among our greyhounds as can be found anywhere, then why not increase the interest in them by exhibiting and place the sport in its proper sphere. We have promises of entries of some fine dogs and trust you will try and carry off the first prize. As you will see from the premium list, mailed to you, we offer great inducements in the way of prizes which it will be a great honor to possess. Spratt's patent benching will be used at this show. In order to keep the dogs in running condition, the manage- ment have made the concession to allow owners who take their dogs home each evening, to return them before 1 1 o'clock noon next day instead of 9 o'clock as in the case of the other classes, this applies to greyhounds that are in training, notice of which must be made to the management at time of entry. H. H. Carlton, Secretary San Francisco Kennel Club. California Collie Club. At a meeting of the California Collie Club held at the St. James Hotel, San Jose, on the 17th it was decided to offer two gold medals to be competed for by members only at the Oakland show of May 12-15. One for best California bred Collie dog and one for best California bred Collie bitch. The design was decided upon and the Secretary Miss Delia Beach writes us that they will be very pretty medals. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. EntrieB to the Oakland show close one week from today. The English Fox Terrier Club has $4,000 in bank, and a big membership. Volume XIII of the American Kennel Club's Stud Book waB issued last week. The Oakland show promises to exceed its last entry by more than one hundred. The St. Bernard Club of America and the American Mas- tiff Club have both disbanded. E. M. Oldham is in town and will enter upon his duties as superintendent of the San Froncisco show at once. Owney, the Post Office dog and celebrated tramp, was shot by a policeman at Cleveland, Ohio, last Saturday. April 24, 1897] &tye gveeitex rati* §:pj?rtemcm. 2oo An interstate coursing meeting is talked of for Salt Lake. It will be called the "Utah Jubilee Coursicg Meet." It is reported that Dr W. G. Kendall of Boston recently Bold his Boston terrier Squanto to a prominent Philadelpia lawyer for $2,000. T E. Walker's pointer bitch Lassie K. by Sergent's Kent — Amaryllis beat Keifer's Champion Baldy for the special at Los Angeles last week. The American Field states that an English fancier has a St. Bernard named Lord Brassey that weighs two hundred and thirty-eight pounds. It will surprise many of our readers to learn that there is in this city a kennel of fourteen French corded poodles. They are owned by Mrs. Marceau. The dog poisoner was abroad in Pasadena one day last week. A Gordon setter, a collie and four family pets met an untimely end through some villain's wanton malice. The secretaries of both the Oakland and San Francisco shows request all parties intending: to enter dogs at their shows to send them photos of their dogs for publication in the daily papers. The officers of the Collie Club of California are : Norman G. Stewart, President; Mtb. O. J. Albee, Vice-President; Miss Delia Beach, Secretary; J. C. Berrett, Treasurer; Ex- ecutive Committee, O. J. Albee, W. de B. Lopez and J. C. Berrett. Initial fee, $2. Annual dues, $3. It was incorrectly stated IaBt week that the additional St. Bernard Club medals would be offered for best bitch pups at Oakland. Two medals were offered. One for best rough or smooth-coated St. Bernard bitch pup, bred in California. Competition open to members of the club only. J. B. Martin's winnings this year with bis fox terriers are something to be pnud of. His Golden Flash II and Golden Jewel have won special prize for best fox terrier in the show at Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton and Los Angelee this year. Both of these terriers were bred by Mr. Martin and are con- sequently California bred. The State Poultry and Kennel Club met at the Russ House recently and elected the followiog officers: President, E A Noyes, Butte; Vice-President, William French of San Joaquin; Treasurer, C W Hanson, San Mateo; Secretary, Matt Coffey, 8acramento; Directors: F P Lowell and L W MatthiaB of Sacramento, C J Cox of Kern, W E Ladd of San Joaquin, O J Albee and Thcs Morrison of Santa Clara, H Anderson of Solano, Geo H Croley and H F Whiteman of Alameda and J H Schofield of San Benito. The next bench show will be held in Sacramento during the first week in December. In the ranks of the merry-makers at Barnum & Bailey's circus this year is a bulldog whose specialty is said to be playing foothill, cr, rather, headbalt. It is fawn-colored and wears a huge fluted collar of white calico, which gives it a comical appearance. There is nothing on the programme to indicate what is coming. Two clowns walk into the ring carrying a light rubber ball nearly two feet in diameter. One of them butts it skyward, and as it'falls the other catches it upon his head and sends it up again. The two butt it to and fro skillfully in this fashion for a minute, while the dog looks on unconcernedly. Suddenly one clown apparently bl tinders and fails to butt the ball, and it falls to the ground. This is the cue for the bulldog, and he seizes it with avidity. The instant the ball strikes the ground he rushes at it, and, as it rebounds, springs clear of the ground and strikes it with his head. The blow is so hard that the ball is tossed sometimes twenty feet into the air. The dog watches it and when it strikes the ground races after it frantically and sends it flying again. The pursuit and the play are fast and furi- ous. The dog follows the ball blindly, and, whenever be fails to knock it into the air, chases after it, Dushing it on with bis nose, until a slight rebound gives him a chance to knock it upward again. It is impossible to tell how comical this blind chase is. Fox sometimes dashes against the wall of the arena ; again he bumps up against human performers in the rings ; and occasionally he collides with bars and posts and is knocked heels over head. Nothing stops him, how- ever, in his mad pursuit of the red and yellow ball. He dashes hither and thither all over the huge arena, while the spectators are shouting with laughter. The uproar appar- ently makes the bulldog keener than ever in his efforts to butt the ball into the air. Every other minute the ball is knocked over the wall of the arena and up among the tiers of spectators. At such times the bulldog crouches, and, with open mouth, waits impatiently for the return of the ball. Then he leaps into the air again, catches it on his head on the rebound, and sends it flying upward. The game is kept going with dizzy rapidity for ten or twelve minutes, at the end of which a clown puts an end to it by catching the ball in his hands and calling " game " Then the dog, licking his chops, trots off, while the audience applauds. — American Field. _ Kennel .Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published, in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : SAXES. Chas. Dresser, San Francisco, has sold a bull terrier bitch pup by J. D. Spreckels' Hector — Mazy to Leon S. Greene- baum, San Francisco. WHELPS. F. H. Moody's collie bitch Vina, by Wellesbonrne Charlie — Violet, whelped April 19 6-5 dogs to same owner's Rags by Jeannot. May 9— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. May 16— Eucinal Gun Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. May 16— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. May 30-31— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. L. Ph. Bolauder. Secretary XOTICE TO SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun clubs will send us the full scores of their regu- ar monthly shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must eceive the copy on Wednesday to insure its insertion that week. Lincoln Gun CJub. The regular semi-monthly shoot of the Lincoln Gun Club held at the club's grounds at Alameda Point last Sunday was well attended and the boys had a very enjoyable time. The club shoot for members only, at 25 birds was won by Karney with 23. The scores were as follows: Karney 111111X111110111111111101—23 Wenzel 1111111111011111011011111 22 Nauman HOlilililOUliililliilOl— 22 Ed Forster lOUlllillllOOlllOil 11111-21 Brans uunioioioi ion I110U u— 20 Alderton lOlllimoilOQlllllllOUi— 20 HaigDt llllOUlllOULlOfiOl 110111— 19 Cate loooiiiniiiioiuui 10101—19 Franzen .1101111111111111001001011—19 Potter oiiioiioioooiiiiiiioiim—18 Sbaw oiooiiiiiioiioixiiiiooui— is Clark UOIIIOIOOIXIOOXIIXK'IOXI— 17 McRae I OllOlUIOIOOlIOil 10011110— 16 Eng. Forster lioiiooiiiiiiooiuiir 0000—15 •Cute looioioionoi looioiouoi i— 14 'McBae OllOUOOOOOOOOUUOIlllll— 14 Price llOOllllOOOlllOUlOOOOl 10—14 Cabrough 010101110n000101001rousn OXOOOllOOUOllUOllOlOCOO— 12 E. Klevesahl lllllllOOOOOlOOOOOIOOlOll— 12 OsiraDder OOllllflOOllllOOOOlOOlOllO— 12 Mergulre OOOOOlOOllllOOllOOiOl 1010—12 Scheodel oiioooooiotioniooiioouio— u Untied 1001100000101010010100101— 10 Shrimp OllOOOOOOlOlOlllOJIOOOlCX— 10 *Cnfred 0000X00011000000010000000—13 * Back scores. The $100 grand prize shoot was called after lunch and brought out a good entry. The scores were as follows : Brans lllllll 1101101111 10010110—19 Shaw 1111111111100111101110100—19 Baum 11001 1 1X1111100100111 llul— 19 Chestnut .lmiiiiioiuooimoiuon— 19 Edg Fots-ei 01011111 1 11111 II 111100000—18 Nauman lOllllOOlOOlllllllOlOlOll— 18 Sharp 01011 111 11101 UtOllOlOlll— 18 Franzen lulOOOH 1 101 ttn 1 1 1011111 1 — 16 Mcllae .10111 lOHOOuIlOlll ll 11011—18 Wenzel llOUllOltOlllOllOiUlUOl — 18 Poller 0110011111 1 I0UU10101001— 17 Alderton1 lllouioiiOOilllOtlouoon— 16 Karney...' uioooiioiiiioioouioiiio— 16 Klevesahl O1O1U1001O100I 1001 111110— 15 Halght 00110O1111OI llOOOIOtl 1 101— 14 I'ate OOIOOIOjOIOOIUOIOI 111111—14 Price * 1111U 10010100011 10100001—14 TJofred .10101010100011 ion lOnoiOO— 12 ciabrougn liiiiooooumoiinnouoooo— ii •United lOOOlOOOnOOOl 101 101 1 10001—10 Swift 0101010110I0000010110J100— 10 •Back score. A team shoot followed the second event. As soon as the first equad was called the boys began to 'josh" each other, and from then until the finish spectators and shooters did not stop laughing. The match was for $25, Forster's team win- ning with a good margin. The scores were as follows : FOBSTEB'S TEAU, Haicht 1 1111 1001001! llllllOmil— 20 Kleveraabl Oliliiiuiiiii lOiiooiOOiil -18 Bruns 1 101 11 UiilUioiooii 10001—18 Eug Foiater :oioiiii)OtUiiuiioiimoi— is Edg Forster nOiuiloillllllOlOlliOlOO— 17 Sharp oioniioinuioioioouiiii— n Baum llOOiOllllOUIll'lOK.llOO— 16 Wenzel IIOllOlOOllltUluOQUlllO— 16 Potter 10001 UOIOOlOlOllllOlOlU— 16 Alderton 0101Q001U01I110010001IOO-X2 Mergulre 00)1010111110011(100110010—12 Untred 00 1003010 1000001000001 10 1— 7 187 KAENTSY'STEAM". JS'aumam lOOllOlllOIOIlOlHOllllll— 18 McRao lUOlOlOllllIUOlOllUlOui— 17 Shaw ltlOlllKlOOUlOUOlOUllO— 17 Cale 1 1 1 lOOlOluOllll 1 110000111 — 16 Karnes .looioiioiooomiiuoiioio— 15 Lake OlOlllllooooooillilOullll— 15 Franzen 00100010110110101011110)1—14 All-n OllOOUOlOlOtlOllUlOOniD— 14 Swift .100X01010010100X1X01100X0—12 Battersby 1001 110103010000100011101—11 Cbes nut OllQOOlMOlllllOlOOOOOlOO— ll Cla-orougli XOOOQlOOOOlOtJOjXlUOOlOIOO— 7 167 The Encinals Tournament. THE GUN. Coming Events. Apr. 25 — Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. Apr. 25— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. Apr. 25— Olympic Gun Club (live bird), Ingleside. May 2— California Wing Shooting Club, Ingleside. May 'z — Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 100-Mrd match. May 2 — Encinal Guu Club. Birds' Point, Alameda. May 2 — The Golcher Handicap at Pacific Tournament Association's grounds, Alameda Junction. Mayy— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. May 9— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. May 9 — Golden Gate Gun Club Pacific Touraameau grounds, Ala- meda Junction. The second tournament of the Encinal Gun Club at Bird's Point, Alameda was held on Sunday last. The attendance was very fair and all of the scheduled events were shot : The scores were as follows : First event 10 birds, two moneys — H A Hoyt 3, Little 8, Dunshee H, Fisher 7, Kerrison 6, F Feudner 5, Vernon 6, H C Golcher 9, Neustadter 8, Dupont 7, Belteu 9, Ough 5, Crawford 5, Thiebault 4, Wulzen 8, Paul 9, Fingler 1, King 7, Andrus 8, Hoyt 6, Walker. Second event, 15 birds, three moneys $5 added — Fisher 8, Kerrison 11, EL Dunshee 6, King 12, Andrus 12, Neu- stadter 9, Golcher 11, Vernon 8, Little 8, Crawford 8, Eetten 9, Walker 6, Dupont 8, Feudner 12, Wulzen 13, Ough 11, Paul 4, Cummings 9. Third event, 10 birds, two moneys — Little 6, Neustadter 7, King 6, Dunshee 3, Andrus 9, Fisher 8, Kerrison 6, Du- pont 10, Golcher 7, Vernon 8, Crawford 4, Wulzen 7, Betten 6, Feudner 9, Ough 4, Sears 6, Mitchell 3, Tellerson 6. Fourth event, 15 birds novelty rules, three moneys — King 11, Neustadter 8, Mitchell 6, Crawford 4, Feudner 7, Fisher 9, Vernon 8, Golcher 8, Sears 11, Andrus 11, Dunshee 17, Betten 11. Fifth event, 15 birds, four moneys — Crawford 9, Vernon 10, Golcher 12, Mitchell 9, Fisher 8, Dupont 12, Neustadter 7, Andrus 11, Kerrison 9, Wulzen 7, Feudner 12, Betten 11, Hoyt 7, Sears 12, Tellerson 12, Thorn 9, Fingler 4, King 8. Sixth event, 20 birds, four moneys. $10 added — Betten 16, Neustadter 13, King 16, Crawford 10, Fisher 18, Colt 5, Wulzen 11, Mitchell 11, Ough 13. Andrus 17, Thorn 12, Dupont 16, Vernon 13, Golcher 12. Sears 15, Walker 11, Feudner 12, Smith 8, Tellerson 7. Seventh event, 10 birds, two moneys — Dupont 10, Vernon 9, Mitchell 9, Betten 8, Kerrison 8, King 8, 8ears7, Thorn 7, Andrus 6, H Golcher 5, Neustadter 5. The Los Angeles Tournament. The fourth semi-annual tournament of the Los Angeles Gun Club, held at Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday last, was a decided success. The management was excellent, the trapping was prompt, squads were ready as soon as the pre- ceding squad was through shooting, and everything worked like clockwork. There were three judges at all times. Everyone got fair play and everyone seemed to be satisfied. Fourteen thousand birds were trapped in the two days from one set of traps — ample evidence of the efficiency of the management. The high average was won by M. Chick with 91 per cent. E. Mason second with 88 per cent. M. O. Feudner came next in rank with 87 per cent. The best average under 75 per cent, was made by Menasco, Damon second. Longest run of consecutive breaks, Chick 52. The Bcores were as follows : TIEST DAY. FirBt Event— 10 birds, entrance 50 cents, $5 added- -Fish 10, Hallowell 9, Feudner 9, Webb 9, Van Valkenburg 9, Alexander 9, Packard 9, Sheill 9, " Fox " 9, Levton 9, Breer 9, Woodbury 9, Mason 9, Chick 8, Ecker 8, Ralphs 8, Damon 8, Bruner 8, Blodes 9, Tufts 7. Menasco 7, Preuss 7, Parker 7, Kolb 6, Allen 6, Black 6, Potter 6, Schank 4, Ellis 4, Ed- wards 4. Second event — 15 birds, entrance $1, $10 added — Feudner 15, Edwards 15, "Fox" 14, Leighton 14, Blodes 14, Chick 13, Fish 13, Menasco 13, Mason 13, Hallowell 12, Webb 12, Ralphs 11, Van 12, Tufts 12, Damon 12, Shiell 12, Preuss 12, Parker 12, Alexander 12, Hclbrook 11, Bruner 11, Kolb 11, Packard 11, Allen 11, Breer 11, Ecker 10, Ellis 10, Woodbury 10, Beadley 10, Hauerwaas 10, Singer 9, Black 9, Schank 9, Potter 9, Morehouse 6, * Third event — 15 singles, entrance $1, $10 added— "Fox" 15, Parker 15, Van 13, Chick 13, Webb 13, Ralphs 13, Damon 13, Packard 13, Breer 13, Preuss 13, Mason 13, Brad- ley 13, Blanchard 12, Feudner 12, Edwards 12, Ecker 12, Fish 12, Shiell 12, Hollowell 11, Tufts, Bruner 11, Men- asco 11, Allen 11, Holbrook 11, Singer 11, Leizhton 10, Alexander 9, Blodes 9, Ellis 9, Scbanck 9, Black 9, More- house 9, Hauerwaas 8, Kolb 7, Woodbury 6, Potter 6. Fourth event — 15 birds, entrance $1, $10 added, four moneys — Blodes 15, Chick 14, Feudner 14, Webb 14, Fish 13, Tufts 13, Shiell 13, Black 13, Parker 13, Edwards 12, Alexander 12, Packard 12, Menasco 12, Hauerwaas 12, Blanchard 12 Bruner 11, Mason 11, Bchanck 11, Breer 11, Ellis 11, Kolb 11, Van 11, Ralphs 11, Ecker 10, Allen 10, Preuss 10, Beadley 10, Woodburv9, Damon 9, Morehouse 9, Singer 8, Fox 8. Fifth event, 20 birds, $1.50 entrance, $15 added, four moneys— FiBh 19, Hollowell 18, Van 18, Alexander 18, Leighton 18, Breer 18, Blanchard 18, Chick 17, Shiell 17, Fox 17, Mason 17, Parker 17, Feudner 16, Webb 16, Ralphs 16, Tufts 16 Kolb 16, Blodes 16, Preuss 15, Hauerwass 15, Ellis 14, Holbrook 14, Singer 13, Morehouse 13, Black 13, Scharck 13, Allen 13, Bruner 13, Damon 13, Edwards 12, Ecker 12, Menasco 12, Bradley 12. Sixth event, 20 birds, $1.50 entrance, $10 added, four moneys— Fish 20, Blodes 20, Variel 19, Preuss 19, Chick 18, Fox 18, Breer 18, Schank 18, Parker 18, Blanchard 17, Maeon 17, Menasco 17, Packard 17, Ralphs 17, Alexander 16, Shiell 16, Holbrook 16, Feudner 15, Van 15, Tufts 15, Block 15, Hallowell 14, Edwards 14, Ecker 14, Bradley 14, Morehouse 14, Damon 13, Kolb 13, Ellis 13, Webb 12, Leigh ton 12, Bruner 12, Hauerwass 12, Taber 12, Woodburv 11, Singer 11, Barnett 10. Seventh event— 30 birds, $1.50 entrance, $150 added, four moneys — Feudner, 20; Chick, 20; Parker, 19; Alexander, 19; Variel, 19; Mason, 18; Schank, 18; Shiell, 18; Fish, 18; Kolb. 17; Packard, 17; Blodes, 17; Ecker, 16; Damon, 16; Allen, 16; Bradley, 16; Burnett, 15; Singer, 15; Fox, 15; Bruner, 15; Webb, 15; Van, 14, Ellis, 14; Breer, 14; Taber, 14; Ralphs, 13; Menasco, 13; Leighton, 13; Blanchard, lijj Morehouse, 13; Holbrook, 12; Tufts, 11; Woodbury, 11. Eighth event— 25 birds, $2.00 entrance, $20 added, four moneys — The best scores were : Parker, 25; Ecker, 23; Bruner, 23; Mason, 23; Blanchard, 22; Breer, 22; Fox, 22; Van, 22; Chick, 22; Feudner, 21; Hallowell, 21; Shiell, 21; Menasco, 21; Rhodes, 21; Taber, 21; Preuss, 21; Webb, 20; Alexander, 20; Packard, 20; Leighton, 20; Ellis, 20; Variel, 20. SECOND DAY. First event — Two-men championship team race for "E. C." cup, 25 Birds per man, $2 entrance, birds extra, Second team, $10; third team, $5. Bruner 22 Fish 21 Packard 23—45 Black 16—37 Hallowell 25 Damon 17 Ecker 19—44 Kolb 19—36 Menasco 23 Parker 16 Preuss .20—43 Mason 20—36 Chick 21 Van 20 1 eighton 21 — 42 Alexander 16—36 Webb 22 Breer 22 Feudner_ 20—42 Tufts 13—35 "Fox" 19 Ralphs 17 Shiell 23—12 Matfield 17—34 Smith 20 Hauerwaas 12 Ellis 22—42 Keifer 10—12 Brain 19 Schank 19—38 Second event — Five-men championship team race for Los Angeles Gun Club trophy — 25 birds per man, $7.50 entrance per team, entrance money, less price of birds, to holders of trophy : Shiell, 23; Fox, 22; Feudner, 21; Webb, 20; Hollowell, 20 Total, 106. Black, 23; Alexander, 21; Fish, 21; Ralphs, 21; Matfield, 18. Total. 104. Ecker, 25; Bruner, 21; Smith, 19; Packard, 18; Taber, 16. Total, 99. Parker, 22; Chick, 21; Mason, 18; Leighton, 17; Van Valkenberg, 17. Total, 95. Kolb, 20; Bruner, 18; Tufts, 18; Damon, 16; Menasco, 13. Total, 85. Hauerwaas, 19; Brain, 16; Taber, 16; Preuss, 11; Keifer, ,0. Total, 72. Third event — Merchandise shoot, 25 birds per man. High guns to win; 25 prizes— Mason 24, Chick 23, Van 23, Webb 23, Feudner 23, Preuss 23, Blodes 22, Packard 22,Bruner 22, "Fox" 22, Hallowell 21, Black 21, Ralphs 21, Breer 21, Tufts 21, Fintry 21, Taber 21, 8inger 21, Matfield 20, Alex- ander 19, Shiell 19, Kolb 16, Menasco 19 Fish 19, Brain IP. 266 ©%e gveebev cttxb &ps$vi&mcm* [Apbtl 24, 189t Woodbury 19, C. Fiotry 19, Savage 18, Voora 18, Schanck 18, Leighton 18, Parker 18, Ecker 17, Damon 17, Hauerwaas 17, Ellis 16, Pulitzer 15, Allen 14, Variel 13, Keifer 12, Edwprds 11, Morse 8. Fourth event — Individual championship diamoLd medal match, 50 birds per man, $1 entrance, birds extra — Chick 48, Preuss 46, Mason 45, Hollowell 45, Parker 44, Webb 44, Ecker 44, Blodfs 44, "Fox" 43, Shiell 43. Feudner 43, Mat- field 43, VaD 42, Fish 42, Leighton 40, Alexander 40, Men aso 39. Singer 38, Packard 38, Bruner 38, Ralphs 37, Hauer- waas 37, Black 36, Damon 34. Several other impromptu events were shot but we have not space to run the scores. The Association Committees. President M. C. Allen of the California Inanimate Target Association has appointed the following committees to hold office for the ensuing year : Tournament Committee — Thomas K. Barney, Olympic Gun Club, Chairman; George Ditz Jr., Stockton Gun Club; 8. E. Knowles, Alameda County Sportsmen's Club; J. H. Walker, Encinal Gun Club; H. MendenhUI, Empire Gun Club; William Kemfree, Antioch Gun Club; F. D. Nichol, Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club; E. Werner, Elk- horn Gun Club of Watsonville; Charles Carr, Monterey Wing-shooting Club; William Marshall, Reliance Gun Club; Charles Van Valkenberg, Los Angeles City Gun Club; Thomas L. Lewis, Golden Gate Gud Club; D. Daniels, Lin- coln Gun Club; O. M. Judy, San Joaquin Valley Gun Club; G. L. Roberts, Eureka Gun Club; L. S. Upson, Capital City Bluerock Club; F. H. Holmes, Garden City Cyclers' Gun Clnb. Appeals and Grievances — W S George, Antioch Gun Club, Chairman; E E Mason, Los Angeles City Gun Club; S I Keliogg, Reliance Gun Club; F W King, Empire Gun Club; Charles Cate, Lincoln Gun Club. Membership Committee — R G Wenzel, Lincoln Gun Club, Chairman; A H Wright, Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club; L Durham, Antioch Gun Club; A M Barker, Garden City Cyclers Gun Club. Auditing and Finance — George E Perkins, Alameda County Sportsmen's Club, Chairman; H H White, Olympic Gan Club; W J Varien. Monterey Wing-Shooting Club. Committee on Records — E E McVeagh, San Joaquin Val- ley Gun Club, Chairman; L P Bolander, Golden Gate Gun Club; D S Crane, Stockton Gun Club; W E Cook, Eureka Gun Club; H A Hoyt, Encinal Gun Club. Ths Santa Barbara Gun Club. The Santa Barbara sportsmen are about to organize a gun club oo broad sportsmanlike lines. The idea is to enrole all the botanists, geologists, hunters, anglers and lovers of nature and thu9 obtain a determined body of people, bound by common ties, that will be sufficiently powerful to aid the game warden in the proper discharge of his duties and Bee that he performes his duties. The dues will be small and it is thought that 1,000 men will join the club. Trap shooting, rifle and pistol shooting aLd archery will be important features. • iMountain climbing and all out-door sports will be encour* aged and a club bouse, camps and lodges built. The Pelican Gun Club. Th» regular monthly live bird shoot of the Pelican Gun Club held at Sacramento last Sunday was won by E A Nicholaus. The scores were : Nicholaus 17, Russ Flint 16, H Gerber 15, F B AdamB 14, F Ruhstaller Sr. 13, F Ruh- staller Jr. 12, E D Adams 11, L S Upson 11, F C York 9. "Washington Bluerock Club. The regular weekly 6hoot of the Washington Bluerock Club held last Sunday resulted as follows: Twenty-five birds per man: Roberts 18, Soule 17, Woods 16, Peek 16, Chapman 16, Steigler 15, Strader 12, Moffitt 10, Lee 8, Wil- son 5. —■ Caught in the Act. While Deputy Fish Commissioner Al Wilson and a friend, were strolling through the woods near the Russian River at Russian River Station laBt Sunday they 6aw a map,, and, a woman running through the woods talking excitedly,,. At first they thought that some child had fallen into, the river, but hearing a couple of rifle shots, immediately after they surmised that someone had shot a deer and hastening in the direction of the reports they came iipon Melvin Man- ning with a freshly killed doe upon his hack, heavy with twin fawn. As soon as ManniDg saw Wilson they recognized each other, and Manning dropped the doe and made good his es- cape in the woods. Wilson secured the head of the doe as evidence and proceeding to Santa Rosa swore out a warrant for Manning's arrest and placedjt in the bands of a con- stable. Manning has made tracks and at present writing is not to be found, but it is only a question of time wben he will be captured, and we sincerely trust that he will be given the full penally of the law. The penalty for killing a doe is a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $500, or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than 150 days. The killing of bucks for food out of season is bad enough but killing a doe heavy with fawn is a crime than cannot be excused by the bitterest opponent to the game laws. This man has been caught in the act and every Bportsman of So- noma county should interest himself in this case and secure his conviction and punishment to the full extent of the law. Patents Relating to the Sporting Interests. The following list of United States Patents, relating to the sporting interest0, granted April 6th and April 13th, 1897, is reported for this paper, by Jamss Sangster, Patent Attorney, i.'.uffalo.N. Y. Temporary Cartridge Holder — Thomas C. Johnson, New 'laven, Coin., assignor to the Winchester Repeating Arms ..ompany, same place. Fishing-Reel— Andrew B. Hendryx, New Haven, Conn., assignor to the A. B. Hendryx Company, same place. Fishing Reel— Elbert D. William, Colorado, Tex. Safety Gas-Vent for Bolt Guns— Paul Hauser, Oberndorf, Germany, assignor to the Wafienfabrik Hauser, same place. Hollow Pnjectile or Shell for Ordnance— Robert Low, London, England. Punching-Bag— Horace B. Frazier, Chicago, 111., assignor to the E. C. Cook & Brother, same place. Animal Trap— William C. Hooker and Knox R. Marks, Abingdon, 111. Breakdown Firearm— Charles E. Whilden, Charleston, B.C. Animal Trap— John Killefer, Los Angeles, Gal., assignor one-half to Edwin Densmore, same place. Magazine Gun — William H. Davenport, Norwich, Conn. Oar for Row Boats— Joseph Barron, Jackmantown, Me. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The Redlands Gun Club has leased a magautrap. The Martinez Gun Club now has fifteen members. The Butte Rod and Gun Club have leased a magautrap. The Pomona Gun Club will celebrate May Day with a shoot. The Exeter Gun Club will shoot every other Saturday this BeaBon. ^^^^^__ The Empire Gun Club will shoot at Alameda Point to- morrow. Two hunters bagged ninety wild pigeons near Chico on the 10th. The latest new club is the Washington Blue Rock Club of Woodland. Trap shooting is rapidly increasing in popularity in Australia. The Olympics will hold their regular /monthly live bird shoot at logltside tomorrow . Frank Robinson and Jos. Cmtchfield killed an otter near Chico on last fcunday weak. The Empire Gun Club will arrange a programme of special events for May 23d, the day of the learn shoot. Have you attended a shoot this season where U. M. C. shells did not win the majority of the prizes ? The Reliance Gun Club will shoot at Webster street, Ala- meda, to-morrow. The regular semi-monthly event. The ''tall sycamore" of RuBsian river valley — J. B. Mc- Cutchan was strictly in it at the Healdsburg tournament. 'Dick Swiveler," has, an excellent article in the Western Field and Stream on Turkey shooting in the middle West. The shooters of San Luis Ob'iBpo, Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles will have a big shoot at San Luis Obispo on May Day, The Golcher Handicap promises to rival the tournament in point of entries. Shooters are coming from all over the State. Trap shooters and field shots all agree that there is no better gun for the money ib.au the new Remington hammer- less. Why have the club team, events been omitted this year ? Last year these- inter-club matches were the most interesting events of the season. The blue rock clubs of San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Paso Robles will compe'.e for a handsome silver cup on May 2d at San Luis Obispo. John L. Winston will shoot C. W. Buddi at John WatBon's grounds, Chicago, on May 1st, tor the Du P-ont Trophy. The match is at 100 live bixas per man. The Pacific Tournament Association has commenced work on the grounda 'tn preparation for ±he tournament. The bulkheads -will bii extended and many improvements made. The South San Francisco Gun Club has secured permission from the supervisors to conduct trap shooting on the land of Thomas Fanning. This land iB a five-acre tract one and a halt miles north of the county line and two miles east of the Mission road. The Empire Gun Club are practicing diligently for the coming tournaments and team matches. The Garden City's will shoot the Empires a ten men team race on May 23d at the Empire grounds. This is a return match. Last year the Empires were quite badly whipped at San Jose, and this year they propose to turn the tables on the San Jose team. The Santa Rosa Gun Club held its first regular meeting on Wednesday evening of last week. The following officers were elected : L W Juilliard, President ; Key Donovan. Vice-President; John Striening, Secretary; C, E. Haven, Treasurer; Wm Murphy, Field Captain; J R Leppo, L W Burris, Dr W Finlaw, A P McGregor, David Ford, J W Keegan, Directors. If the State live bird shoot were held about three days be- fore the semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association, it would be a good thing for both shoots, The double event would bring up the shooters from the south and a few days rest between would give the shooters a chance to recuperate and get ready for the more arduous task of shooting blue rocks. The Mt. Eden Blue Rock Club's team of six men beat the Haywards Gun Club team of a like number on Sunday last, to the tune of 64 to 57. The scores were: Haywards— Madsen 14, Hesse 14, Simmons 10, Hoefling 9, Obermuller 7, Fischer 3. Total 57. Mt. Eden— Junge 14, Owen 12, Lund 11, Petermann 10, Kuck 9, DenniB 8. Total 64. The Willows Gun Club re-organized on Tuesday evening of last week, with twenty-four members. Following are the officers of the club: Captain J H Porter, President; Wm Winter, Vice-President; Frank Burgi, Secretary; Chas Bran- ham, Treasurer; Geo Q Hoag, Captain. The club will hold monthly shoots, and the winner will be awarded with a gold medal, to be worn until it is won from him. The authorities of Suisun have been notified that certain parlies in Rio Vista township are suspected of poisoning geese in that vicinity. If the report is true the enormity of the offense is appalling, and an investigation should be made regarding the affair. On the other hand if the report was circulated to prevent hunters from visiting that section of the country, those guilty of the same are deserving of an ex- posure for their reprehensible conduct. The matter is a serious one and should be thoroughly sifted. "Jack" Fanning's return East has been a source of pleasure to the friends he made during his first trip a year ago, the boys recognize in him one of the best shots they meet, and tbey find it hard to keep Gold Dust scores down when handled by Jack. It iB a gratification to all to know that he is here for the season. Good humor beams from bis face no matter how the scores read, but "Jack's" are among the top ones always, says the American Field. We notice that he is quite often in the money at the principle eastern events. A covey of quail, numberiog about fifty birds, arose from North island the other .lay and attempted a flight across the bay. At the time a fishing smack was beating about mid- stream, when the birds began to light on the masthead, the boom and in fact wherever footing could be found. Two alighted on the fisherman's shoulders. The birds had evi- dently attempted more than their strength warranted, and they chose the first available point of rest. Seven were cap- tured alive, and as the boat neared Ballast point, the re- mainder, having rested, flew ashore.— San Diego Sun. KQD- Coming Events. the San Fran- the San Fran- At the tournament at Fresno last Sunday ti eek the Fresno team — ten men beat the Merced team easily . Score 194 to 163. Armitage, Fax, Dismukes, Stone and -Hoag were the principle winners. Skin hunters are still plentiful in Soutlien i Oregon and the sportBmen of vhat state should form clubs and insist on the laws being enforced or they will Boon, .have to go to Alaska for big game. The Truckee Gun Club is setting a good) example in watching for violation's of the game laws. If sib ey would go down to Boca and watch the Indians next July tbey would accomplish a great deal. The Pastime Gun Club of San Diego elected! tfc-e following officers on the J4lh : F J Barnes, President; C 16 Edwards, First Vice-Pr-tsidenl; Geo ttuble, Second Viet- President; N D Nichols, Secretary and Treasurer. The one hundred and forty-six entries in tbe- American Handicap is the recoi d for live bird shooting im America. It looks as though the Golcher Handicap would naa ke a new record lor a single match at blue rocks, tor Calif&r-ni a. Francisco Fly Building, San Francisco Fly Francisco Fly Apr 21— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of Cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Apr. 25— Regular semi-monthly Suuday contest of Cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. Apr 27— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the lian Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Francisco. r . _ May 1— Postponed Saturday contest No. 4 of the San Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. May 2— Postponed Sunday contest No. 4 of the San Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. NOTICE TO ANGLEKS. Every angler is invited to drop us a line occasionally, telling us of the condition of the streams they have visited and the killing lure; of the number and size of the fish caught, or any other item of nterestto anglers. Shark Fishing. Capt. Charles R. Crittenden was fined $40 last week by Judge Maynard for "exhibiting a deadly weapai in a threatening manner " on December 17th last, while a ttempt- ing to drive a couple of trespassers from the TealClu b's pre- serve. Bluerock shooter* all over the State are prsrelis.ii >g for the Golcher Handicap. Two hammer'iess guns, two rifles, 500 cartridges, Dupon t and Gold Dust powder and sevt nteen other prizes in ten cl asses. Inducements enough for any- one. A party of boyB were sitting on the sand one day at Cata- lina Island catching dog fish sharks, when a dark, sharp fin appeared, cutting the water in the centre of the bay. " A man-eater 1" cried Will Reed. " If we can catch him it will equal a dozen of these little fellows." A few moments later the fin disappeared, and off went one of the lines with a rush, sending Will, who held it, sprawl- ing upon the sand and dragging him head-first into the water, amid the laughter of the others, and the next moment the line was broken before anything could be done. One of the boys ran up to the camp for a'rope line and a chain hook, and soon a large bait was lying on the bottom all pre- pared for the big shark. They did not have to wait long ; the big fellow was hun- gry ; and it was but a short time before the line began to run Blow'ly out after the fashion of sharks when biting. The boys let it go for a few feet, then all took hold, held it till it wastaut, then JBrked hard all together. There was no mis- take about the response, as the next second the fishermen were all jerked on to their knees and pulled >ver the pebbles at a rate that suggested a large fish. When they reached the water they were forced fo let go, the shark jerking the rope from theii hands as though they were not holding it. Away it went, thirty, fifty, one hundred feet, and there was not much more in the coil'when an inspiration seized Guy Barton, and be shouted : "Jump into the boatl" Apeil 24, 1897] f&ije gLve&zv onfr g^iwtemmu 2&i A little flat bottomed skiff was lying on the sands, and into this the boy scrambled, tying the rope to the bow just as the end came. The boat flew around, and they were off, having secured the line, which was as stout as a whipcord, all took hold. The boat was rushing along, as though towed by a steamer, the bow dangerously low and a wave rolling away on either side. "Keep her steady," cried Will, who generally took the lead. "I will keep the line in the notch while you boys haul." This was done, and at the fiist pull the fish gave a terrible lunge to one side, so that several bucketfuls of water were shipped. Fortunately the boat was headed up a little false bay, instead of the open channel, and the water was not more than four or Ave feet deep. On they went, flying by the shore without the slightest evidence of their steed giving up. They had gained about twenty feet, and the boys were breathing hard with excite- ment when suddenly the line slakened. "He's off I" exclaimed Guy. "The line's broken." "No, he's not; look out !" cried Will. Whizz came the line. In a second it waB jerked from the bow over the side, and before they could leap to the other rail the water was pouring into the boat, and the boys found themselves swamped and the shark towing the boat in the opposite direction. It had suddenly turned, finding it was not in the right channel, with this disastrous result. Two of the fishermen bad lodt their hold of the plunging craft and were soon left behind to wade ashore, while the otheis clung to the side of the boat and were towed away half under water by ihe frightened fish. John Ryder and Will Reed watched their companions from the beach for a few moments, then espying a boat hauled up near them, shoved it into the water and started in pursuit. This was an easy matter, as the boat filled with water was a heavy load, and a few sturdy strokes brought them along- side, when the two boys climbed aboard. The shark was still swimming, but the heavy strain was telling, and, securing the line, the boys braced back and pulled hard, now gaining rapidly. Occasionally the shark would dash away, tearing the line through their fingers, but they slowly gained on it, and finally a great gray fish surged into view. With a shout the boys bent upon the line and hauled it alongside. "A hammerhead !" exclaimed Will, "and a savage fellow at that," he added, as at that moment he lifted the fish so that its extraordinary head came out of the water, and it fas- tened its sharp teeth upon the edge of the boat and chewed it until it cracked. The line was made fast, and the big shark finally reduced to submission, when it was Blowly towed to the beach, hauled up and found to be nine feet in length. With it were sev- eral pilots or remorajjthe latter clinging to it by their euck- ing disks. In the course of the season a large number of sharks of all sizes were caught by the young campers, who claimed, and perhaps quite justly, to be the first boy sharkers. — Charles Frederick Holder in Oakland Tribune. Sportsmen's Clubs Wanted The Lompoc Record says the steelhead trout are making unusual run to the head waters — Yes. Well, we wonder if they have taken their nets and screens out of the mouth of the river. We hope bo. The last five or six years there has not been in the month of July a trout to be caught as long as your finger east of the Santa Ynez. And you can see any day (when the water is clear enough for .fishing) any amount of fishermen with spears, pitchforks and guns, taking the large fish which have escaped the nets below, and have come up to spawn. Now we think it time that something be done about this reckless slaughtering of breeding fish. We know of one party on the Santa Ynez river, who, it is claimed, has taken three hundred pounds of the fish that were just ready to spawn. See how many thousand eggs are destroyed bv this one man, and there are a great many others who have taken more or less. Santa Barbara County has more. trout streams, better cover, feed for small and large game and less protection for the quantities of game and tiah we might have than any county in Southern California, and I could truthfully say more ex- tensively advertised. Show me, if you can, a resort of note where fine fishing and hunting is not the first thing men- tioned. Then comes climate, fruit and flowers, etc., etc. What we want, and want badly, is gun clubs in every town, that will enforce the present laws. There is every reason to anticipate this year a greater num ber of trout along the line of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway than has been known for years. The stock- ing of the streams steadily pursued for years is beginning to reap its full benefit. The tributaries of the Pluton are fur- nishing excellent fishing and the upper portion of the PlutoD, where the geysers are located, must now be ju<>t right for first-class fly-fishing. R. H. Curry, manager of the GeyBer Hotel at the Geysers, writes under the date of the 20th as follows : C. Vassar was out last Sunday and caught 150 trout of very flue size in less than three hours and he did not cover more than a quarter of a mile. On Wednesday he fished about one hour just in front of the hotel and caught 70 nice ones and to-day he was fishing one and a half hours and caught 90 nice ones, one 20 inches long. They are rising to the fly very readily. The roads are now open and in good The preservation of the fishing grounds at Mammoth and elsewhere in Long Valley should engage the attention of the officers of Mono this year. It Bhould also be looked after by summer residents at the grounds. The spirit of wanton waste which seems to especially possess visitors from across the mountains, the setting of fish traps, running deleterious substances into the streams, and killing quantities of fish while the small inlets are full of them in spawning season, have all been done vigorously, not by a few particularly but by many, until what were the finest kinc1 of fishing grounds are rapidly becoming very inferior. Unless those who are interested do something to protect the fish against this merci- less slaughter, within a very few years Mammoth will take a back seat as a summer camp, and sportsmen will stay away from there.— Bishop Register. We noticed a reel at E. T. Allen's this week that every bait-caBter should examine. The spool works on jeweled pivots independent of the handle. When sufficient line has run off it can be stopped instantly by a slight pressure of the thumb. This firm has also just received some elegant tapered tournament lines, in sizes F, C and D. Dr. Chas. H. Gilbert will deliver hiB lecture on " FreBh Water Fish of California" before the members of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club at the rooms of the State Board of Fish Commissioners in the Flood Building on Tuesday evening, April 27th, at 8:30 o'clock. The new rules forjudging delicacy will be used this after- noon at the fly-casting contest. They will be thoroughly explained and illustrated, to the members. The first event will be called at 2:30 prompt, and the programme will be run off as quickly as possible. H. E Plummer has been the wonder of San Jose for some time. Never mind how swollen or muddy the streams were he always returned with a creel full of trout. On the 16th he pleaded guilty to the charge of fishing with dynamite and was promptly fined $100. That well-known sportsman angler, J. Beach, says that trout fishing at Fort Klamath is just as good as it was before a white man ever set foot on the banks of that stream. An account of the fishing in that region will appear in these columns shortly. Some'very fair catches were make in Sonoma, Fowler, Hooker and Rogers creeks in Sonoma County, last Sunday. In May and June, when the waters have fallen, some excel- lent catches will be made in the pools and on the riffles of these streams. John Gallagher, the veteran Oakland angler is fishing at Shovel creek. He reports a great abundance of good-sized trout and as evidence sent to John Butler a box of thirteen on Friday of last week that measured from 14 to 18 inches each. The Carmel is still high, but clear, and the fishing is good, The Big and Little Sur are in very fair condition. One party of two from Salinas caught 400 trout in one day in the Little Sur. A black gnat in the morning, brown hackle in the after- noon up two o'clock and then the coachman, grey hackle and miller moth are the flies recommended for Sonoma creek. The Bishop Register says that the fishermen of that local- ity have met with poor success thus far this season. The warm weather has raised the river and creeks. The Santa Cruz Sentinel Bays that Chas. Hathaway caught a nine pound rainbow in Branciforte creek recently. More likely it was a steelhead. Several members of the Mira Monte Club tried their luck in San Antone creek last Sunday, but met with little or no success. Harvey McMurchy was a guest of the Capazoni Club last Sunday. They caught 35 lbs. of rock cod, surf perch and eels. Frank Dolliver and Chas. Precht were the lucky ones at Point Reyes Sunday. They caught two large steelheads. John Milnes fished Stony Brook last Sunday. He reports the water high and clear. Very few fish were caught. The San Francisco Fly Casting Club will hold its regular semi-monthly meeting on Tuesday evening next. The San Francisco Fly Casting Club will cast at Stow Lake this afternoon and to-morrow morning. Louis Baylard caught 200 trout in one day in Harper creek, Suisun Valley, some ten days ago. It is stated that three tons of barracuda were caught in one day at Newport Beach recently. Fishing in the tributaries of the Russian river near Dun- cans Mills is reported good. Soquel creek, Santa Cruz county, is providing its share of sport for rod And reel. •*. . A six pound catfish was caught near the ferry landing at Mare Island last week. Lake Lagunitas was opened to those who obtained per mils', on the 15th. ♦ ' George Klink caught a fine mess of trout near Guerne- ville last Sunday. — ^ — Steelheads are quite plentiful near the mouth of the San Lorenzo. Somp excellent catches have been made in Lake Lagunitas this season. Austin and Porter creeks have furnished very fair sport this week. F. H. Reed caught 22 small trout from the Purissima last Sunday. The run of Salmon in the Sacramento is the best in years. San Pablo creek is not clear enough yet for fishing. Salmon are running again in Monterey Bay. The San Jose Fair. The troublesome question of paying its debts is in a fair way of being solved by the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society, at least there is a prospect of some definite action soon being taken with the acomplishment of that end in view. Secretary F. J. Brandon was engaged yesterday in sending notices to the cretitors of the society to attend a meeting at the Garden City Bank at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. The object of this meeting is the consideration of a plan by which it is hoped the creditors may assist the society out of its present dilemma, and, what is more important to them, se- cure the money due them. The debts of the society aggregate about $12,000, of which about $6,300 is in miscellaneous claims and $7,000 in notes given by the Directors at various times to secure claims. The society has no money, but it has a valuable track of land comprising Agricultural Park with a large frontage on the best part of the Alameda. If a portion of this land could be sold the society could easly pay off its creditors and place itself on a sound financial footing, but there has been a ques- tion of its tight to sell any part of its real estate under the terms of us charter, The question has been under investigation for some time by Judge Archer and James R. Lowe, who were appointed as a com- mittee for the purpose at a meeting of the life members of the society. They have formulated a plan by which it is hoped all difficulties will be swept away through an action in the courts. The proposal is for the creditors to select an attorney to represent them. This attorney will then confer with the attorneys of the society and they will agree upon the details of a friendly suit, which will be brought in the Suporior Court and by which will be determined the right of the society to sell or mortgage any of itB property. If the decision is favorable the money will be raised as soon as pos- sible and the creditors will all be paid in full. The creditors will doubtless all be represented at the meeting and take prompt action in order that there will be as little delay as possible in getting the matter definitely settled. The Directors of the society will hold a meeting at the office of T. 8. Montgomery at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Their action will depend upon what is done at the meeting of creditors. It is probable, however, the matter of holding a fair in the fall will be discussed, as it is likely that a com- mittee from the Board of Trade will call upon them for the purpose of advocating a fair. Some of the Directors are not favorably inclined toward a fair owing to the deplorable state of the society's finances and the further fact that the public has of late years shown an almost utter lack of appre- ciation of the splendid speed programme gotten up by the Directors. As the society gets no aid from the State they bold it is impossible to give premiums for stock and other displays. It is possible, however, that arrangements may be made for a fair similar to that of last year in connection with the Board of Trade, at which there was a most excellent display of the products of the county, although no cash prizks were given, and it may be that if sufficient interest is shown by horsemen and others the Directors will feel justified in giv- ing daily racing programmes in connection with the pav'lion show. Death of Sprite. On Monday, April 19th, the celebrated broodmare Sprite died at Palo Alto, the cause rupture of a blood vessel. Sprite was a chestnut mare, 16 hands, few white hairs on inside of near hind leg, foaled 1872. Bred by A. J. Alex- ander, Woodbarn, Kentucky. Sired by Belmont 64, son of Abdallah 15. First dam the great broodmare Waterwitch by Pilot Jr. 12. Second dam Fanny, by St. Lawrence (Kin- kead's). Third dam Brenda, s t b by Oliver, thoroughbred. Sprite ranked as one of the great broodmares. She has pro- duced twelve foals : 1881— Ch c, by Imp. Kelpie (Australian) . 1882— B g, Spry 2:2SHi, by General Beaton. 1883— B c, Sphinx 2:^0Ji, by Electioneer. 1881— B f, died en route East '96, by Electioneer. 1885— B c, Egotiat 2:22}£, by Electioneer. 1886— B f, Slight 2:28^ , by Electioneer. 1888— B c, Electrite, by Electioneer. 1890— B c. Sketch, bv Azmoor. 1891— Ch f, Palo Alto Sprite, by Palo Alto. 1892— Cn c, Eblis, by Advertiser. 1893— Ch c. Sparta, by Paola. 1896— Ch f, Esperita, by Monaco. The produce of Sprite have been recognized as having su- perior qualities in producing speed. Her son, Sphinx, is the sire of Sphinxetta, 2:08£; Sandy Boy, 2:12£; Baker, 2:14|; Valley Queen, 2:15.1, and thirtv-seven others better than 2:30. Sphinx ranks as one of the greatest of youDg aires. Egotist, another son of Sprite, is proving himself a sire of, speed, having got such good ones as The Conqueror, 2:12^3 Lovelace, (3), 2:20; Betsy Britton, 2:20|, and fifteen other in the list. Still another son, Electrite, is showing that he is a sire of early Bpeed. The good two-year-old colt Electrophei, 2:21-5, Elrod, the fast pacing colt, and four other fast ones surely entitle him to well-earned recognition. Slight, the daughter of Sprite, is owned by the Oakwood Park Stock Farm, California, and her foal by Dexter Prince shows well enough to predict that the daughter of Sprite will make a good broodmare. The only foal of Sprite re- tained by Palo Alto is the chestnut filly Esperita, by Mon- aco, 2:19£, son of Electioneer. This filly is a very fine indi- vidual and will be kept at Palo Alto as a representative of the great broodmare daughter of Belmont and Waterwithch. Rio Alto. It is now almost a certainty that no race track will be built at San Rafael in order to have a race meeting this sum- mer, says this morning's Chronicle. George Rose, who in- tended to put Borne money in such an enterprise, staled Thurs- day that the right kind of people could not be interested in the scheme and that he had given up the idea. "I would like to see racing continued for another month, however," said Rose, " in order to give the poorer owners a chance un- til they can go somewhere. Many are badly tied up at present, and an extra month would help out quite a number who have had bad luck this season." 268 ffijju gveebsv mtii &p&vt&mcm* April 24, IS97 $mniinnniiinijiiiiiiirn.'iimiiiiiiniiiiiiinL.iiiniiiiiii^ ys2m£&t> Your stable is not complete without Quinn's Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- nary horse afflictions. Follow the example set by the leading horsemen of the world and = your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment z A. L. Thomas, Snpt. Canton Farm, Joliet, 111., remarks, £ "1 enclose you amount for six bottles of Quinn's Ointment. = After one year's trial mnst confess it does all yon claim for £ it." ForCoruB, Splints, Spavins, Windpalfs or Bunches, I Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by £ mail. I W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. MiitniiiiiiiMniiiimii inuiniiimimimiiiiiirr Leading Sire of 2:10 Performers! BJ AM 33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH TJSOAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Of Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08^ DocSperry. p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:091i!i Altao 2:09% Morookus, aire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records, LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- ALTAMONT is the champion sireof 2:10performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. Be has taken a leading position among the ioremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. Asa partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it mav be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pactng-bred mare, or (rom oue with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenlant ot George Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, Hidnev or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVfcKY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except lor his blindness— the result of an accident — is without blemish. He has never hired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors — bays, brownB or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal. - - PASTURAGE- - BRENTWOOD FARM Near ANTIOOH, Contra Ooetra Co., California. ALFALFA Id abundance. CLIMATE mild. SPECIAL CAKE taken of HORSES. SEPARATE ALFALFA FIELDS if desired. FINEST of PADDOCKS for STALLIONS. FOR RATES. APPLY TO H. DUTARD, OWNER. 125-127-129 DAVIS STREET - - SAN FRANCISCO on to FRANK NUGENT MANAGER. Antioch.Cal. "WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. 0180, record (pacing), 2: "20; brown horse; small star; coronet ot left hind foot whlie; foaled lo 1R88, 16 I bands high, weight 1,165 pounds. By a producer, Anlevolo; tour-year-old record 2:19^. son ot .Electioneer; flrstdam th- ereat br odmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert B»sler record 2:20, and Stone way, ihree-year-'ild record 2:224a), by Bill a rp (pacer) ; second dam Mary, by Warefleld, son ot Cracker, by Boston: third « am Jane, by the Barr Horse, son ot American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLEK will make a pub He season for mares the year lt>97, beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at HaofurJ. In Rings County, (Jul ; Wednesday In Vlsatla, 1 ulare County, Cal.T the remainder ot the week at the horse's home, tne Gottouwcod Ranch, ten miles northeast of Vlsaila TERMS— $25 the season, payable the 1st ot June, 1897. Mares keptat the Ranch for ft PEK MONTH. This horse can show as grand a lot of colt as any horse in the State. They are good-gaited, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers Correapond«nce solicited. R 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalla, Cal. I1IARI fl 9'I.Q I A THE CHflMPIQB FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN CALIFORNIA | UlnULUj *'WV ll~ I Sire, CH AS. DERBY, 2:20 (son ot Stelnway, 2:25ij,and Knty G a. dam of i In 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay En Bee, 2:26^ as a yearling Elf, 2:22'^, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed LaHerty, 2:16!^, trial 2:10), Bister to Bayard Wilkes, 2; my, and Alarlc, sire of four In 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Barcena (dam ot Bayard Wilkes, 2: J3&), by Bayard (son ot Pilot Jr.); third dam Blandina (dam ot Swl- prert, King Rene and lour other producing sires), by Mambrlno Chief ll : fourth dam Birch mare (dam ot Rosa- lind, 2:2I*i, and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (.sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), son of Ren- wlck's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Dlablo's colts have shown It Is only necessary to Bay that five were handled for speed In 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 30 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-halt, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 secondH; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, one-quarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:2-1. DIABLO will make the season of 1897 at Pleasanton. Bervl e fee, **0O. Address, WIH, MCHRY, Flensanton.Cnl. HART BOSWELL No. 13,099. This splendidly-formed trotting stallion wa sired bv ONWARD. 3:35 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES, 2:22 and DOLLY, dam of DIRE',TOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21, etc.), Mre of 118 lo 2:30 list; dam NANCY )LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS, 2:01. and DICTATOR WILK ES. sire of six in •1 30 11st). by Dictator; second rtnm SOPHY (grandam or Mike Wilkes. 2:15^, Ira WilkeB. 2:22%, and the in h Adrian Wilkes and lm WllkeBj by Edwin Forrest 40; third dam Sopbrouia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam bv Be.'lrand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixlh dam by Gray Dungannon. This is he acme of Fashionable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART 10 v ELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed "I very promising, and are conceded bycompe'entjndgis to he the finest-formed youngsters iu Callfor- 'iVrniH 950 for the season. Address K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Farin, San Mateo. i lendid pasturage, and mares kept In any manner owners may desire. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BUENA JERSEYB-The best A. J. C.C, registered prize herd Is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals lor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon Graduate of Royal Veterinary College, Turin. CNFIRMARY AND RESIDBNLl No. 811 HOWARD ST.. 8. P. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone Vn. in', I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND BTABLB: 305 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco. OFFICE ROUES : 7 to 8 a. m. and 4 to 5 p. n TELEPHONE 3651. M. R. C. V. a, F. E. V. M. S. VETERINARY BURGEON, Member of the Royal College ot Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Edlaburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate ot the New Veterinary Surgeon to theS. F. Fire Department; Live Stock In spectorfor New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port ot San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office. Ban Francisco Veter Inary Hospital, 1117 Golden Gate Avenue.near Webster St-. SaotFrancisco: Telephone West 126. Green Meadow Farm HOME OP Hambetonian Wilkes 1679 6IRE OF PHffiBEWILRKB, winning race record, 2 :OH 1-3 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1. 1 Tommy Mc (.p), race record 3:11 1-4 New Era (4, p), winning race rec, 4th heat, 3:13 Savllle (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand Georee, iroiting 2 :20 1 -4 Grand George, pacing .3: 18 3-4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. ) First dam— HAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Ham ble ton Ian 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:0954, dam by Antevolo, 2:19^21 second dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. '2:27. etc. ThlB is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son ot Dexter Prince) ont of Lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:17%. Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2:0:^, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. NAPA RAGE TRACK This, the best training track in California, will be placed in first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers of light-harness horses to work their horses tberon. Low price* for box-stalls. Hay and grain very reasonable. For further particulars apply to CHAS. 8COTT, Napa Race Track, Napa, Cal. To Seekers After Goofl Horses The owner ofifour fine-looking, gentle and sound mares, about 15 2 bands, one having a record below twenty; two can beat tweoty, and another not quite so fast, desirfs to t-ell them. They are at a country farm and wilt be sbnwn and tried to anybody desiring to purchase. Oneofthem would be a great mare for the 40 class. One can show a two-n inute gait for a quarter, and will go to the halt any time In 1:06. and the other Is the gentlest lady's mare in the State ot California. Bred inthej urple. Address,"BREEDER." Racing! Racing! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES HI VI'KIt MKKTINO. 1896-97 MAY 3d to 15th Inclusive, Oakland Race Track Racing Every Day in the Week Except Sunday. RAIN OR saiNE- KIVK OH MORE RACES BACH DAV. RACES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP OS-Ferry Boats leave San Franc scu at 12 m. and 12.80, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 p. u.. connectlu with theTrad' Entrance Train* BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK IH ACTION, ALWAYS READY FOR USE, AND RELIABLE, Are not a "cure all." Tbev are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed to cure the most severe cases ot Wind Colic AND INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS, Or money refunded. Oue trial is all that is asked to convince you. Price 82 per box. Ten capsules In each box Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany. N. Y. ^==^j A Bad Hitter may not be wholly To Blame for his Bunches and Bruises Absorbine will remove the inflamation and bunch. §2.00 per bot- tle, delivered. TV. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., No. 34 Amherst St., Springfield, Um. PASTURAGE Z First-Class Pasturage at " ?3 per month ar J. H white's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal., 6 miles from Pet a lu ma. Good feed the year'rnund and go d care taken of Stock, but no responsibility assumed tor ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the i-teamer Gold, which leaves every day exce. t Sunday from wbarf between Washington and Jackson Streets, 8an Francisco. Address, THOS. ROACH, A (rent. Lakeville,;Sonoma;Co., Cal. Business College, 24 Post St- SAN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast, 8. HAJjHTS E. F. tttt.at.Ti, President, »«f-8end for Circulars. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P.GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT UIERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS BJTPQ- American Plan 82 to 82.90 per Day nnlLO, European Plan 75cto$1.50 per Dav April 24, 1897] ©Jj* gveebsv mifcr ^ptxciemaxu '269 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 5829, Rec. 2:12 ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13 SIRE OF THOMPSON. 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25. Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but!' be had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, ''but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "but" he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, "but" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE 0 QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SIZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1.150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse — "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12£, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAMEN ESS . A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) fG. K. HOSTETTEK & CO.. Owners, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. ORO WILK ES. black norse, 15J£ bands, weighs 1 .100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without a blemish or weak point Asa four-year-oid he got a rpcord of 2:11, and was timed separately In races In 2:08. His win- nings as a two and three- yea r-old exceeded that of any other trotter at these ages. He never was outside tbe m'»nev, and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to none In America. He won the $25,000 Kentucky Futurity (-take as a three-year-old. and in his four-year-old form, until he met Azote. 2:Oi9f (the aged cam- paigner), never was beaten, and In one of his races with this horse he was at bis shoulder, being timed sep- arately In "-':0S. Sired by Sable Wilkes. 2:18. dam Ellen Marnew, 2:22. by Director, 2:17; seconn dam Lady Ernest, by Speculation 92S; third dam Lady Hlbbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:26%). Terms for tbe season. 87a. PRINCE AIRLIE, 28,045. PRINCE AIRI..IE 2K.04 5, bay stallion, foaled in 1892, stands 16 hands and weighs 1,200 poundB. He Is a remarkably handsome norst, stylish, evenly-proportioned, and is considered by all who have seen him to be perfection In everv respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has entirely recovered he will be put In training this year. As a yearling, when only partly broken, he trotted quarters In 0:37,^. He is sired bv Guy Wiltces, 2:15!4. dam Chantilly (tr al 2:23, last half In 1:08), by Nutwood, 2:18$i : second dam Crenon'(dara of Love ace. 2:20, and Betsy Britton, 2:20^'i, by Princep3 536; third dam Crane LIsse (dam of Baizariue, 2:17), by George Wilkes, 2:22; lourth dam the dam of Tarleion, 2:31. Term* for the season, $30 Especial attention is called to the progeny of these two stallions. Evervone who has seen them savs they are models of perfection, having s ze and style, an^i being beautifully proportioned. The speed they show Is remarkable, and it is only a question of a few years until they will be noted campaigners The few weanlings by Oro Wiike-A consigned to tbe recent sale from my f rm brought from $3(io to $110, and some were resold shortly after the Sile for a large advance. They brought the highest prices of any weanlin.s sold at this big sale. All othe. highly-bred on s sold from $2-5 to §75. Auyone breeding to this horse can rest assured they will gel horses that will bring high prices anywhere. Excellent care will he taken of all st'Ck sent to the farm, but no liability assumed for accidents or escapes. Blares may be shipped direct to m* at Burli-g.me, San Mateo connty. All bills are due at time of service, and must be paid by August 1st Nn stock allowed to leave the place until all bills are paid. Panturaee @o per month. Hay and grain @10 per month. treason commences February 1st and ends August 1, 1897. WM. CORBITT, - - - San Mateo Stock Farm. Burlingame, San Mateo'County, Cal. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION GREEN'S RUFUS S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. A. H Foaled 1891. Junior Champion, National Horse Show, New York, 1893. Champion San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. and Winner of First Prize "Whenever Shown Since His Two-Tear-Old Form. Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Season at San Mateo, Gal, SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and farther information address, K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, San Mateo. Cal'a. GOSSIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, XETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTURAGE S3. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assnmed for accidents or escapes. S3- For further particulars, address OHAS. S. NBAL, 230 Montgomery St., 8. P Or, H. G. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Cal, Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:25|, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bine Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1S96. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock I Pasturage, So per mouth; hay and grain, §10 per Farm, Danville, per 3. P. R. R., via Martinez. month. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- Forterras lor otherstallionsand further particulars dents or escapes. | address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Dahville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116 RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W., 2-i8 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4 He is the Sire of "IRVINGTON BEIXE," 3:34 -4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS 3:26 1-3 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February 15th, at tbe NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvington, Alameda County, until March 1st, and from that date to tbe end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beauty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do bono) to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS- $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. All fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S5 per month, or grained fo SIO per month. Stock well cared for, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SIRED BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; second dam MissTrabern, by Gen. McCiellen; third dam Belle Maho .e tgramam of Voucher), by Norfolk: fourth dam Maid ot Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Aoteros Is a full br ther to Anteeo, 2;lfi}£, Antevolo, 2:19'4, etc., bel g by Electioneer, out of Columbine, bv A. W. Rich- mond. Anteros is tbeslre of Antidote, 2:10W, Nelly F., 2:1314, and seventeen others In 2:30 list. Nephew Is the sire of tw enty-ODe In the list, and is consloereri one ot tbe strongest-bred sires ever brought to California, Gen. McClellan Hi sired Dan Voorbees, 22V4, wt. Helena, 2:'1~%, eic, and the dam of Beaury Mc, -:lV,i, etc. The resi of the pedigree of Dndley rests upon the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DE^I'H IPTIOX — DUDLEY is a bay in color, black point", stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetrically-made horses In Calif rnia. He has tbe kindest disposition, is level-headed, and as for bis speed , II is well known that his record of 2: 14- Is no mark of him. His progenv In Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trliby, got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding Is unsurpassed. and with bis individuality he should make a great name as a sire of hand Borne, level-beaded horses, fit either for track or road— hordes that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at my place, Haywardu, Alameda County: Terms- $50 the Season. OSf Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at f 3 PER M ONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accHents or escapes. For further particu- lars address MLL.O KNOX, Haywards, OaL The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:081? (REGISTERED 0232) WELL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, GAL. Terms— $25 for the Season. SEYMOUR WILKES was sired by the King of the Wilkes family, Guy Wilkes, 2:1524, dam Early Bird, by Playmall (brother to Barney. 2-:25'4); second dam Lucy, hr Odd Fellow (son of Chloroform); tbtrd dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont: fourth dam by Blackhawk 767. Playmail was by Mike 3403 i. he by Vermont 322, out of The Peoiger mare), out of Kate McDonough (dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam of SEYMOUR WILKES stands 1G bands high and weighs 1200 pounds. He Is seal brown in color and 'n con- formation is oneol the most symmetrical of any In California. His qualities as a level-headed, game and epeedy raceh>rse are known to all horsemen. He is the fastest hod of lb* mtehtv Uay Wllkea and en his maternal side traces to the very best of Biresand dams. He has an iron constitution, and all owuers of Bund mares that want horses that will have breeding, size, bone, quality, good disposition and extreme speed should not overlook this horse. His service fee Is placed at a very low figure considering his merits. H? never was bred but to a few mares and his progeny are models ot perfection. For iurther particulars apply to THOS. ROACH, Lakevlllt o»" Mares can be shipped direct to the'ranch via"8teamer Gold. Tbe best of care taken of them on lie farm, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 83 per mon b 270 ©ty? gveebev ottfr §v$vtstnan* [ApEtL 24, 1897 EXTREME SPEED AND RAOE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RAOE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, AT $100 The Season. As a Xine-Vear-OId Stallion, McKlnnev's List Leads All Others in the World for Average Speed : Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 Harvey Mo, 2 2:18 Sola, 4 -2:25 3-4 McZnna, 4 2:13 Julia D. . 3 2:16 1-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 Zombro,3 2:13 Jenny Mc, 2 3:20 1-4 ObKo, 2 2:30 r.arvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 -.2:25 Pat I'ooney, trial -2:19 No stallion of liis age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 2:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal. IVil *% Lf i IVI IVI r\/ *-* * a m m was foaled June 12, 1887, sired by the great Alcyone (son IVI C r\ I IN IN C. T 2 1 1 1 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare by Mambrino Patcben), dam Rosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20J-£, he by Rhode Island, 2:23^, out of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:20^. Gov. Sprague. 2:20^, Wilmar, 2:29^), by Hambletonisn 10; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred) ; great grandam Worden mare, by Exton Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKlnney was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strong est- bred Messenger studs in the Registry. Third dam J. I. Kennsv mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (site of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). Mr* \Jt I IVI IVI F V *~\ a* a a is 15-2H °ands» weight 1140. and is one oi the most per- O r\ I IN IN EL T ^ .11 1 -4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handledifor speed taaee demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. 8&~ [n case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is not. I will return one-half the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive Drompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month. For farther particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CMS. 1. DURFEE, Ranlelt's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Cal True Briton Imported TRUE BRITON will be kept for public service AT SACRAMENTO, AT THE LOW FEE OF $75 For the Season with Usual Return Privileges. Payable on Removal of Mares. With a limited chance In tbe stud, True Briton has already shown h mself to be a great sire. Rev del Ban- dldos, frt. Tbe bestpusllcatlou ol Its class lo tbe United states. Ably idited and conducted. An excellent score of corre spondeots, covering all branches of Held sporis. Beau- tllully illustrated. Always attractive nnd entertaining Subscription price, #1.20 per year. Sample copy for a ■tamp. Sports Afield Publishing Go. CHICAGO, ILL. Scott do McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. UATJT WABEHOURK I STORAGE WAREHOUSES. il ft nnd 617 Sixth Hi. , 449 and I ft l Berry St Near BruaaD. | 4S9 sod 4S1 Channel 8 ranches— Oakland and Ineleslde Race Track. PHILLIPS 4 SMYTH • PRINTERS * SPORTING PRINTING I Fjn ni pi ot all descriptions M (jjfl blfly 01. HORSE PEDIGREES » 8PECIA 8AN FRANCISCO FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number oi ap- proved mares for the Beason of 1897, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT 850 EACH, Uaual return privilege, if stallions are in our po session in 1898. THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY HAS OPENED THE FOLLOWING OOLT STATfP.S FOB TEOTTERS AND PACERS. FOR TROTTERS. No. 1— For Two-Year Olds (2:10 Class); S50 en- trance, of which 610 must accompany nomination; $15 payable July 1st, and the remaining $25 payable August 10, 1897, £300 added by the Society. No. 2— For Three-Year-Olds and Under (2:25 Class) $100 entrance, of which S25 must accompany nomi nation; S25 payable July 1st, and the remaining £50 payable August 10, 1897, 81C0 added by the Society FOR PACERS. No. 3— For Two-Year-Olds (2:30 Class). Conditions as to payments and added money same as for No. 1 . No. 4— For Three-Year-Olds and Under (2:20 Class). Conditions aa to paymentsand added mones* same as No. 2. STANFORD STAKES 1899. For FoalB of 1895, To be trotted in 1899. Mile heals, 3 in 5; entrance. $50, with $300 added for three or more starters. Payments : S5 to accompany nomination May 1,1897; $i January 1, 1898; $10 January 1,1899; $10 payable July 1, 1899, and 820 on the tenth day before the first advertised day of the meeting at which the race is to take place. Entry Blanks Containing the Special Con- ditions Relating to All of the above Stakes Will Be Fop.waeded Upon application. Entries to Close With. EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary, at O trice in Sacramento, May 1, 1897. FLAMBEAU is the sire of CreBcendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Rav- elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE is the sire ot Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazau: and Lovelight. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire ot Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main stay, McFarlane, Mollie R., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, 35.00 per month ; hay and grain, 810,00 per month. For further particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm MENLO PARK, SAN MATEO CAL. C. 31. CHASE, Pres. EDWK F. SMITH, Sec'y- l\\ Joss Sacs Wl TROTTING track picnic gkouxds sunning trace Tbe beautiful, convenient and popular gruondR- known as AGRICULTURAL PAB San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES, Who are putting the same in suitahle condition for the accommodation of picnics and other attractions, Tbe attention ot horsemen is called to the fact that both the trotting and running tracks will be kept in flrs.-cl&ss order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and] well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort for horsemen, if good treatment,moderate charges and first-class accommodations are appreciated. Address, C. F. BUNCH, Agricultural Park, San Jose. NOW READY GOOD ONES FOR SALE. FRED MASON, eight years old, record 3:10 in a race, last half 1:09. No better or faster road horse in San Francisco. Also, BROWN GELDING, sixyears, record 2:18, very stylish and one of tbe finest road hoises in the State; weighs 1150 pounds. Address, P. O. BOX 97, Turlock, Cal. This Will Hot Appear Again ! ! FOH SALE. DUX, obestnut gelding, four yeara old, 15% hands, bred by Prof. E P. Heald. He was sired by PILOT PRINCE, bis dam a sister to BESSIE THORNE (2:22%), by HAWTHORNE. JOS. CAIKN SIMPSON, 2111 Adeline St., Oakland, Cal. FOR SALE. The handsome trotting mare WISTERIA can pull a bike in 34 seconds now, and is bred and galled to go any numher of beats. No finer looking inare was ever driven. She Is bv ANTKEO. 2:16*4 . out of a mare by MILTON MEDIUM. For price and further particu- lars, address A. B. HODMAN. Woodland. Cal. WANTED. Position as Superintend ent nf a Stock Farm, or will handle a number of trot tecs. The very best refer- ences can be given. More tb an forty years' experience. Address"A. C," Hub office. OFFICIAL 'Torf Guide FOR 1896. A mammoth work of,p early 3000 pages, contain- ing valuable information oi interest ^^.aj'tf to all sportsmen. 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Addreac BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 813 Bush Street. San Franctsco THE WASP Was officially declared by the State Board of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1S95, to be the San Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on the new depot. As an Advertising Medium THE WASP is unrivaled. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEAXEB3 IN - 612 to 510 Sacramento Stree 272 fEfys Qxestoev tmt* Qvovtsmccn. [Apbil 24.. 1897 RACE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS . JUST RECEIVED BY . The prices are lower than ever before, while the quality has been improved. J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Oal Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. PEHurs ff BALMOLINE A Healing Salve forMan and Beast. Sare Cnre for Cracked Heels, Scratches. 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Lee Shaner^ Ryan Bros., Miles City, Mont. ; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B. O. Van Bokkelen; J. H. Leonard, Butte, Mont.; H. W. Brown, Salt Lake Citv, Utah; T. E. Keating; Wm. Short; Hipgins Bros, and H. S. McGowan, Missoula, Mont; J as. Slevln, Aspen, Colo; Ed Dealy, Kawarden, iowa; W. H Davis, West Wlliiamsfield.O.; J. W. MeMAstera, Bozeman, Mont ; J K bteller, Deover, Colo.; F. W. Grafiort, aodother prominent horsemen I used DeHuy's Balmoline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommend St.— Hae=c7 Fl.h3j ing, Helena, Mont. FOR SALE BY WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS : Redinglon . At all Drug Stores and Harness Shops, and hy tbe manufacturer, P H. De Huy, Ph. tf./at the Pioneer Pharmacy, 26S- Such Broadway {next to Postofflce Station A), Denver, Colo. ■\reterluaryi:slze aOceoLt: family, »ft cent*. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal At California Statt- Falr 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a supply ot it on hand It improves and keeps stock in tbe pink of con- dition. Manhattan Food Co. San Mateo f3a Ask your grocer or dealers of it SUTTER ST. BEST IN THE CITY. HAMMAM BATH& •-«'•'«-• DR. ZIMMERMAN. CHIROPODIST 41 5 SUTTER ST., Between Stockton and Powell Season of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill Room ENLARGED TO MEET THE EVER-INCREASING PATRONAGE. CHARCES MODERATE. CONSIDERING HIGH DECREE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED IN SERVICE AND CUISINE. INDISPUTABLY AMERICA'S FIRST AND BEST CRILL FAVORITE RESORT OF VISITING HORSEMEN. THE Overland Racing Association (LESSEES OVERLAND PARK) Offers tlie Following Classes for the Seven-Bay Meeting at Denver, Colorado. JUNE 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1897. First-class mile track for the harness horses and a These clacses will be programmed so as to allow a seven-elghlhs ofa mile inside track for the run- horse to start two or more times during the meet- ners. Purses for the runners will average $200 ing. We will give two or more ruonlDg races each. daily. ENTRIES NAME AND CLOSE MAY 10 TROTTING Po r«e. 1-FreeFor All 8SOO 2— 3:10 Class - - 800 3— X:1S Class - 700 4— 2: 19 Class 700 5—2:23 Class 7IIU 6— 2:2tt class 700 7— 2: 30 • lass 700 8-2:3* Class - 700 9— 2:10 Ciasa 700 10-3:00 Class- 700 11— Two-Year-Old. 2:40 ClaBS -100 12— Three-Year-Old, 2:35 Class 500 PACIIVGS. -Free For All -'..„. -2:10 Class -2:15 Class -2 : 1 » Class -2:22 Class -2:25 Class -2:29 Class -2:35 ClasM -2:40 Class -3:00 Class -Two- Year-Old. 2:411 Class... -Three-Year-Old, 2:35 Class.. Purse. . 880O ... 800 .-.. 700 .. 7IIO .. 700 .-. 700 .. 700 ... 700 ... 700 .... 700 ... 400 ... SOU REMEMBER ENTRIES TO ABOVE CLA88KS SA1IE U"(l CLOSE MAY 10. CONDITIONS. Tn closing these classes before programming tbem, we do so, believing: three or four ot them will not fill, wnich would necessitate a change aiter tbe entries were in. However, should they all fill, we will give an eight-day meeting instead ot seven, begioniog on the -1th instead of 5th. We will program tbe classes as soon as the entries are all in. and arrange them in order that a horse may start two or more times during the meet- ing, eiving ample time between each race. Entrance 5 per cent., and 5 pur cent, additional from money -winners. Customary division of purses, viz.: 50, 35, 15 and 10 percent, _ a horse distancing the field will receive but one money only, and under no circums'ances will an agree- menito waive distance be recognized. Nominations to classes not filling will be allowed to je-enterin next eligible class. All rac s mile heats, 3 in 5, except two-year-old classes, which will be mile hea's, 2 in 3. Races will be gov- erned by the rules of the National Trotting Association. Entries received under conditions printed on hntry Blank. ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND MONTANA CIRCUIT. Colorado Springs, Colo. , May 29 to June 2. Denver, Colo., June ft to 13. Send entries and address communications to Anaconda, Mont. , June. 26 to July 24. Butte, Mont , July 27 to August 28. Beide &, Herdic, Pool-Sellers. T. J. FRAZIER, Secy. Lock Box 627, Denver, Colo THE KING OF THEM ALL. 12! 0 3 rorliice more actual results tbau a whole bottle ot aaj liuimcnt or spavin cure mixi are ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warren- ttdtocivesatisfacnuii. I'.u-e gl.SOPer bottle. Sold tv ltniffcisis. or sent by express, r/iarpes paid, with full fractions ror >t- us& Send lor descriptlvo cl-Milaia, iB'LAWUKSPrc-WHJJAMa CO-* Clevelapd, O. May 1, 1897] ®tye $veei>ev cutb gtpxttrtsfmott* 275 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIRN SIMPSON. The Circuit.- — Elsewhere in thiB paper appears a report of the doings of ibe Convention held Tuesday last, and also the action of the Hoard of Directors of the P. C. T. H. B. A. on Wednesday. A circuit which will cover thirteen or four- teen weeks, ending by the first of November, was arranged. The most peculiar feature is that in addition to the two regular meetings of the Breeders two others, perhaps three, will be under its management. This became necessary in order to insure an unbroken circuit from the opening the first of AuguBt, or a week earlier, to the State Fair. After the State Fair there is no trouble, but it was highly import- ant that there should be meetings enough before tbe State exposition to induce owners to have their horses trained. The impression prevailed that when the horses from Mon- tana returned there would be small opportunities to " make expenses,'1 and while this view had apparent justification it does not absolutely follow that the horses which contend at Anaconda and Butte, or rather those which will return to California, will have any tbe best of the fray. The fastest have engagements still further East, and it is not already settled that those who will be raced at homp are inferior. The opportunity to trot in races before meeting the returned Crusaders will prove vastly beneficial, aB it is an accepted maxim in training circles that actual racing is by far the best preparation tor success; one race, perhaps, doing more to advance the pupil than a month's training. The delegates frcm Chico and Wiilows explained the sit- uation, and gave ihe reasons for tbe Associations at these places refusing to hold fairs without State aid. The direc- tors) at both places are not breeders of light harness horses or in any way interested in them. The bulk of the people, however, are anxiouB that a meeting should be held and will contribute a liberal sum towards obtaining their desire. The amount named, and other concessions will, so far as can be told from previous experience, be a guarantee against loss, and as The Breeders Association was organized to pro- mote the interests of those connected with trotters and pacers, whether breeders, owners or traioerB it is eminently proper that the association should do all in its power to overcome the obstacles which are in the way. It may seem singular to those who have not given much attention to the subject, that an institution with its head- quarters in San Francisco should be able to make a success where the home folk refuse to accept the venture. A very little consideration will correct that impression. Oae is thoroughly organized, its members in all parts of the 8tate, and confidence established. The directors of the local associations have neither the knowledge possessed by the larger body or the influence and hence the races are likely to be conducted with greater ability, and owners induced to make entries that would have refrained from doing so under the other conditions. Then again, it is altogether probable that there will be larger sub- scriptions by the residents of the two places named when tbe races are to be handled by The Breeders, than if the home people were in charge. "Home Talent" might be as bright and effective as that from a distance, and yet a decided preference for the im- ported article. This is human nature apotheosizing foreign stare, underating those which are a part of their daily life. There is one thing in connection with the track at Chico which I will be greatly pleased to see tried. It has been sown to wheat, and in place of waiting until after the crop is harvested, when a foot or fifteen inches high and still green plow it under, care taken, of course, to set a uniform depth of soil over the vegetation. This was the plan followed at the Lexington, Ky., race course years ago. Rye was sowed in the fall, plowed under in the spring, horses assigned to the inner track to|exercise until a short time before the races and then the galloping of a hundred or more horseB, and tbe harrows keeping the top ve'vety, a fast and Bafe track was in- sured.JEven after the crop is harvested plowing under a high stubble will be an improvement,and it is quite^within bounds to state that, fast as the Chico track was conceded to be, it will be still faster in 1897. And far more important to owners and trainers the elas- ticity, which either plan will scure, will render it easier on feet and legs, and with these essential adjuncts to speed and endurance being all right there is little to fear from other ailments. * * * Unequaled.— It is quite safe to assert that there is as much, if not more, speed in the way of trotting and pacing on the Pleasanton track than can be found on any other har- ness-horse racecourse in the country. Two that hold the championship : Flying Jib, the only horse in the world that dropped one-aod-a-half seconds inside of the two-minute mark at a harness gait, and the grandest of all geldings, Azote. That adjective is certainly appropriate for the son of Whips ; size, form, breeding, action, speed, and in addition to these kindliest disposition ; bountifully endowed, too, with all of these qualities. But the SDeed at Pleasanton is not confined to those which have a world-wide reputation, and in this class is Beuzetta, and I have Dot the least hesitation in prophesying; that the Beuzetta of 1897 will be a big improvement over the one of 1896. She could not look belter and the loog work that was deemed necessary in order to correct faults in her first winter on the Pacific Coast has been changed, so that it is reason- able to anticipate that the promises of her younger days will be fulfilled. Plenty of others on the noted track that have passed the " crucial test," i. c.; that of actual races, winning in good company, that are under the charge of noted professors of the art of educating trotters and pacers and as capable as any in piloting them when the battle is waged with all the best skill and generalship obtainable. Some of them going so well that, fast as their records are now, there is more than a likelihood of reducing them, and this is quite a comfortable situation when so many are no longer able to win money in their classes. . „ Good, however, as the prospects are for theolder division if I am not greatly mistaken the youngsters will come in for a full share of the honors of the track. Directs, Diablos, DirectumB, and some of Eastern breeding which are sure to earn brackets, and again I will risk the assertion that if there are no visitations of bad-luck the winner of the Ken- tucky Futurity is now in the famous valley of Livermore. First and second, perhaps, the placing in the big three- year-old event, and there is no breach of confidence in stating that the tutor of one of them is confident that if his colt is beaten, the record for that age will to be lowered. As was expected, the winter plowing of the track has worked beneficially. More than that, as heretofore it was considered two or three seconds Blower than the best of the California tracks and now it will rank as high as any. Formerly it cupped, now the top is firm, perfectly smooth, and, as a matter of course, the depth it was plowed gives it elasticity. An ideal training ground this celebrated curriculum. Nothing lacking unless the scarcity of stabling may count as an unfilled want, though in the contiguous^ lots there are several stables occupied by trainers. The climate is all that can be desired, grass in plenty and of the most succulent varieties, and water as pure as that of mountain streams. There mav be a "nipping and eager air" along the shores of the bay, bland, prubably a warm temperature at Pleasanton. It is well known that "condition" is more easily acquired when there is warmth enough to induce a free flow of per- spiration, and when heat in the day time is followed by cool eights you have climatic perfection when the object is to fit horses for great deeds, speed and endurance being the test. Now that the track is better than it ever was, the great re- sults of the paBt may be exceeded "in the near future." "Great Expectations" It may be that I am over sanguine and that my anticipations, regarding the propesed meeting of the Breeders at the opening of circuit, are too high. Still those who have been consulted, at least a large majority of them, have agreed that with activity and proper management there are good grounds for predicting a "gran -} success." The answers received to a letter from Mr. Layng requesting information regarding the number of horses in training, and whether they would go to Montana or not, show that there are planty of horses to insure good meetings in this State. Enough of them to fill all the classes and present series of races that will please the public. Then the divergency from the usual harness-racing programme in the way of races for four-in-hands, hackney?, and the other events which will be embraced in the bill, will ensure larger numbers of spectators than would otherwise be present. The meeting will come off either the last of July or first of August the date depending on a meeting being held at Santa Rosa, in that case the earlier date will be the one fixed upon. I have heretofore mentioned the great advant- agesthat the Emeryville course presejts, and mere chapters devoted to recounting them the whole would not be told. Altogether it seems to me that never before in the history of the P, C. T. H. B. A. has there been as good prospects for a pecuniary return. Everything favorable. Even the absence of so many California horses in Montana and the Estst will not be a very great drawback when the reports show the home division to be so strong. It can be taken for granted that trotters and pacers will be well represented and with the exhibition department— a3 it maybe termed— such as it can be made the open air Borse Fair will be a bright mark in the harness-horse history of 1897. Pacific Rural Press, Alfred Holman Editor, San Franciscot Col May 1, 1S97. ^ Dear Sir : — Your name has been given us by Mr. F. W. Kelley, Secretary of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breed- ers' Association, with the suggestion that you ought to be a regular reader of the Pacific Rural Press ; and the object of this letter is to invite you to become a subscriber. The Rural Press, as you probably know, is the leading journal of live. stock and agricultural interests on the Pacific Coast, and it gives particular attention to legitimate horse interests. It aims to be thoroughly genuine and wholesome and faithfully serve those to whom it appeals for business. While the Rural Press is not distinctively a "horBe paper** it, neverthe- less giyes much attention to the subjects for which the Trot- ting Horse Breeders' Association was organized, and it is a faithful defender of the interests connected with the horse- breeding in this State. Yours Truly, The Pacific Rural Press, Alfred Holman, Editor. The persons to whom the above and a similar cireular was addressed kindly sent them to the office on the day re- eel ved. While I cheerfully recognize the right of every publisher to obtain subscribers so long as legitimate methods are pur- sued, in this case there is such a huge discrepancy between the former course of the Rural Press and the statements in the circular that to reconcile the utterances of two yeirs ago and those now presented is utterlv impossible. _ The first paragraph of the circular is what I desire to call attention particularly to; the) second paragraph being a fer- vent appeal for silver quarters, the envelope containing a de- vice which makeB the transmission by mail very handy. A circular opening in a card to hold the coin a mucilage- coated flap to make all secure and a parallelogram with in- structions to " cover with a two-cent Btamp," the address printed- I do not object to the appeal, in fact, that and the contriv- ance to carry the coin being well worthy of commendation, but as the same editor signs the circular that was in charge of the Rural Press when a violent editorial appeared attack- ing those who criticized, adversely, the 1895 veto of Gover- nor Budd, the opening paragroph has some little resemblance to obtaining money under false pretenses. That I will not charge, inasmuch as the editor may have changed his views in the two years that have elapsed since the editorial was published, and should that be tbe case, and that his paper has given or now " gives much attentiou to the subjects for which the Trotting Horse Breeders' Association was organ- ized, and is a faithful defender of the interests connected with horse-breeding in this State." I will be heartily pleased to "suggest" that, every horseman on the Coast " ought to be a regular reader of the Pacific Rural PreBS." Still I cannot vouch for others adopting the suggestion. The injury can scarcely be condoned when repentance has been delayed so long that tbe evil cannot be counteracted. The editorial In the Rural Press was copied by the Exami- ner, applauded and endorsed, and there are good reasons for the belief that the last veto of District Fairs was, in a great measure, due to the false impressions conveyed that the farmers upheld him in his former arbitrary action, and would do so again. I intended to give a copy of the editorial but inadvertently left the Rural Press containing it at the office of Secretary Kelly and his room being closed when I went there Thurs- day afternoon, that will delay its publication for another week. Ie waB read before the Board of Directors of the P' O. T. H. B. Association on Wednesday last, and an idea can be got of its tenor when a resolution was adopted, without a dissecting vote, that hereafter advestisements of that associa- tion should be withheld from the Rural Press. * ♦ * " Wait and Win " has, in all probability, won more races than " take the track and keep it." These together con- dense the many instructions given to jockeys as one or the other will cover nearly all the varying shades of commands to riders before the races are begun. 8hort and conciBe the> orders given by "Uncle" John Harper in his successful career on the turf and oftener quoted, as "run from eend to eend," has been printed, said and chanted so many times as to be beyond computation. "Waiting orders" have oftentimes proved disastrous to backer* of horses and many instances could be cited when defeat was entirely due to fol- lowing them. The most accomplished jockey of his day, Samuel Chifoey, unquestionably lost many races he should have won had he been less partial to practicing the "waiting game." Chifney in his book quaintly named "Genius Genuine," however, gives directions that are contrarv to the usual method of riding a waiting race stating: "He (the horse) should be enticed to ease himself an inch a time as his situation will allow. This should be done as if you had a silken rein as fine as a hair, and that you were afraid of breaking it. This is the most true way a horse ehonld be held fast in his run- ning." A noted English writer thus describes the two methods: "We should here explain that which is called 'breaking running * iB practiced with a horse distinguished for his stoutness and powers of endurance. With such a borse the iockey's best plan is to run the race from end tojend (this was written before Uncle Jobn'B day bo that the only original part of the expression is adding an e to end), so that by cut- ting up the horses opposed to him by severe ' play' hewins the race." * * * " When speed, not stoutness, is the best of a horse, tbe jockey plays a waiting game; that is, he carefully nurses him through the race, so as not to distress him by overpacing him ; as the finiBh approaches, he creeps up to his horses by degrees, but does not quit them to go in front till he sees that the pace has made them ( safe,' when he sets loose and wins." * * " When the distance iB short, as lin the half-mile race, the jockey must be_ on the qui vive not to loBe any ground at starting, but catching fast hold of bis horses' head, and sticking both spurs into his sides he is off the moment the signal is given, endeavoring to eet his horse into speed as soon a s_ possible." "In races of a longer distance this is not necessary. In these, the jockev may start last ; taking care, however, not to be loo far out of his ground.'' The discussion still goes on in relation to the riding in the Burns Handicap. All the old turfmen I have conversed with on the subject agree with me, that Tbe Roman should surely have been the winner had less ground been lost in the first quarter. Eight lengths to the bad, and tenth io a fieid of ten horses was certainly " too far," and the most stubborn advocate of the waiting game, if at all conversant with racing, could not sanction it in a race of five quarters. Jos. Cairn Simpson. ■♦ San Fbancisco, Cal., Dec. 23, 1896. My driving mare on being taken up from pasture had a large bard bunch on the outside of the cannon bone of the fore leg. It was as large as a hazel nut and very close to the knee. I used Absorbine on it and the lump haB entirely dis- appeared. The effect of this preparation is magical. I take pleasure in recommending it to all who own or drive horseB. John Layng, 617 Fell street. ENDORSED . B Y LEADING MB SEMEN JAY-EYE-SEE Mr. J. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, home ] of Jay-Eye-See) Racine, Wiz., says: "AfLertry-E ill-? every known remedy, I removed a large e Bunch of two years standing from a 3-year-old c filly, with three applications of « Quinn's Ointment.! rfSio^ W.B.EDDY & CO WHITEHALL. NEW YORK U. S. A. I It is the best preparation I have everused orheard jj of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen." We have hundreds of such testimonials. % Price SlT50 per Facka&e- Ask "bur Urui,'Kist fur iu If be does not keep It we will send prepaid on receipt of price. Address W, B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT. 276 ffijje gvesfosv tttOi *fiptrvt*mmu [May 1, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Havb yoa noticed the dates claimed for the California circuit? Association's should arrange and publish their pro- grammes at once. Fibe destroyed part of the grand stand at Agricultural Park, Sacramento, Tuesday last. Monroe Salisbury may take Boodle, 2:12A Eabt. He will hare him to Pleasanton soon. Hazel H., 2:12J has been bred to Dictatus. Stella C. dam of £ ina R. 2:13 has also been bred to ibis horse. H. Hft.vas has leased the race crack at Hollister, San Benito county and is handling a large string of horses. The consensus of opinion among the district associations in this Stale this year is against bookmaking at the tracks. \\ . T. Radir, Portland, Oregon, has sent the grandly- bred mare, Debutante, to Alameda to be bred to Altamout. Rcmexees entries to the Colt Stakes State Agricultural Society close to-day. It will pay you well to make entries. The Capital City Driving Association of Sacramento will give a race meeting at Agricultural Park, May 24th to 29lh inclusive. " We will have races in California, Budd or no Eudd." This prediction will be verified, much to Euckboard Jim's discomfiture. Harry E. Wise of this city has bred his fine broodmare Julia (Ham of Julia G., 2:13 and the pacer Switzer) to Gossiper, 2:14f. Barney Simpson has taken several promising sons and daughters of Arthur Wilkes, 2:2S, from Chico, to the race track at Pleasanton. The Ohio stallion J. C. Simpson 2:27£, brother of Anleeo 2:16$ and Antevolo 2:19^, by Electioneer, will be raced this year, and is booked for a mark equaling that of his fastest brother. After the Montana meeting eods a large number of East- ern and Montana horsemen who have entered their horses there will bring them to California and race and winter them here. Joseph Kampz will ship the pacing mare Brilliantioe to Kew York City during the early part of May, having sold her to some one there. It is hardly likely she will ever appear on a race track again. Nascx W., by Jim Molvenna, dam Di Vernon by Specu- lation; second dam Lady Vernon; being one of the fastest green trotters in California has been bred to Altamax. Nancy W. belongs to Harry E. Wise. Paul Rossi, who for many years has been on the Valen- sin Stock Farm, and previous to that time was employed at the Madrone Vineyard, has been engaged by Mr. Rudolph Spreekels at the Santa Rosa Farm. On May 7th (next Friday) all subscribers to the Breeder and Sportsman will notice that the new subscription year begins, and if thev have not paid their $3 00 for the year it will be most acceptable at this time. There are approximately 100 pacers and 2:20 trotters in training in California this year, nearly twice as many as in 1895 and 1896. Associations need have no fear, therefore, that they will not get enough entries. By a fire which occurred in the bindery all of the copies of this paper of July 13, 1896, were destroyed. We will be under great obligations to any of our readers who will send us copies of this issue, as we wish to complete our files. Fifteen young trotters owned by Miller & Sibley, and sired by Electric Bell and Belsire, were recently snipped from Kentucky to Prospect Hill Farm, Franklin, Pa., where Charles Marvin will sift some stake winners from the lot. Are you in arrears for subscription to the Breeder and Sportsmas ? If so, please forward the amount at once. It costs money, and plenty of it, to conduct a first-class journal that is devoted to your best interests. Year ends next Friday. Frisk Frazier writes that his stable of horses has wintered well and are in good condition, though a little short of fast work. He says Chehalis never looked so well in his life and that be is getting all the mares he can serve of a good class. All bis hordes are entered in Montana. The many fiiends of Trainer Ed Geers will regret to hear that in Selma, Ala., on April 10th, he had his arm broken. A pneumatic tire in a cart burst and the horse became frightened. Geers was thrown out, breaking his left arm. He expects to be in working shape in about six weeks. Splas 6avs there never was a lime in the history of the horse business when a horseman could make more money than to-day. He says any man ought to go out and pick up a few prospects and make money on them. During the boom days the prospects cost more than the real article. The public will he glad to learn that Robert T. Kneebs was released from prison at Berlin, Germany, April 8th. Justice has been fully vindicated, and it will be a long time before any unprincipled horseman bas again the audacity to attempt a " ringing " tour in Germany. Kneebs has paid the fall penalty of the crime. 3lobe, the celebrated trotting horse, owned by A. Fenne- man, died at Baltimore this week. TbiB horse holds a world's record. He was fourteen years old. He had a 6in- c e mark of 2:14}, doable mark 2:12, and fid. Geers drove ■to, Belle Hamlin and Justina to the present world's record ree abreast, of 2:14, at Cleveland, July, 1891, Just how far inbreeding to the Wilkes family can be car- ried with safety is problematical, but statistics show that some of our very best racehorses and sires have two and sometimes three crosses to the pony son Hambletonian. There are numerous cures for galls, cracked heels, etc, but the best one I have ever tried, says an experienced trainer, is : "Take one ounce of pulverized alum, half-ounce tannin, one drahm carbolic acid and one quart soft water, mix and dampen the heels every night and morning." It is also a splendid remedy for hopple galls, as it heals and toughens. Horses cannot race that are not in condition nor will they race well if in condition and in the hand of a poor man. More good horses are handicapped with poor men than are good men handicapped with poor horses. The best way to make success in the horse business is to get good horses, then secure the best honest men that can be found to manage them. The Portland, Oregon, Chronicle says : It looks as though Poitland will soon rank next to San Francisco as a horse-racing city. Several well-known and wealthy Port- land gentlemen are interesting themselves in this matter and already are making arrangements to secure a long lease on the Irvington track which they intend to repair and put into first-class condition. Lewis Thorse, the able secretary of the Los Angeles Agricultural Association, came to this city to attend the meeting of the delegates from the various associations. He says the old fence around the track has been replaced by a new one, and it is contemplated to put a deep layer of good soil over the entire racecourse. A monster meeting will be held there this fall. Have you any horses in training ? Has your neighbor, or do you know of any in your vicinity that are being han- dled for this season's campaign in C-ilifornia ? If so, if you will kindly furnish ns the information we will gladly publish the same. In the hurry to send out circulars last Friday from this office relating to this subject, your name and ad- dress may have been overlooked. A prominent horseman made this suggestion to help the industry for this Coast. "Let us have a pacing race free for all $10,000 purse which will draw all the pacers in the United States. Let it be held at the fall meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. Association. We want to see an old time race no less than five to siart. Make the entrance four per cent and six per cent from money winners." The pacing mare, Miss Jennings 2:0S|, by McEwen. has ioined W. H. McCarthy's training stable at Fleetwood Park. It is reported that " Knapsack " will have the two Califor- nia-bred flyers, Monte, by Guy Wilkes, and Dan M., by Prodigal, controlled by William Cullinan, of White Plains. Dan M. paced a trial in 2;161ast year and Monte has trotted about as fast. Both are eligible to the 3:00 class. 'At Yreka, Cal., Wm. Clark has Tybault, 2:27$, Mollie Nurse, 2:25. Klamath Maid, three year-old pacer, by Wood- man, 2:28$, dam by Ophir; Rosemont, 3, by Roscoe, dam by Altamont; Miss Ackley, 5, by Roscoe, and others. Mr. Wall- bridge will soon start up Peter W., 2:24, Trainer Swan will work Zephyr, 2:27J, Georgia Woodthorpe, 2:20$, and a few colts. Al Heller is working Wm. Clark's seven-year-old by Major Mono. The breeding mare must be watched closely now. More than any other animal, unless it is a stallion, she needs exer- cise. If Bhe is worked lightly every day, so long as she is not required to pull heavy loads, it will be better than to have a lack of exercise. Care must be had in feeding the mare so the colt will be strong. Plenty of clover hay and wheat bran is a necessity if ynn expect a strong colt. A weak colt is a great bother and chances are that it will die. The rules governing the registration of horses were not changed at the meeting of the Ameriean Trotting Register Association at Chicago last week. Oa motion the considera- tion of the proposed change was postponed for one year. In the meantime those who have horses to register will do well to attend to it. The matter for a new volume— the 14th — will soon be put in the hands of the printer, and those who have horses to register should lose no time in sending their pedigrees to J. H. Sleiner, Ellsworth Building, Chicago. Nearly a thousand horses have died near Hutchinson, Kansas, this winter from blind staggers or something much resembling that disease. The animals droop, refuse to eat and seem to have no idea of distance. They will throw their heads against the stalls, and in getting their mouths into their feed boxes will strike their teeth violently against the bottom of the box. A post mortem examination shows that the brain has turned to a mass of corruption. Very few recover under treatment. Impure food is supposed to be the cause of the trouble. The big mining boom now on the Pacific Northwest has lifted many prominent horsemen from povertv to wealth. Spokane is reaping the greatest benefits from this sudden ac- quisition of wealth, and a number of her prominent horse- men have organized a gentlemen's driving club. The first meeting was held last Monday, and it was decided to make the capital stock $10,000. Nearly half this amount was sob- scribed at the first meeting, and as soon as the balance is se- cured arrangements will be made for a spring meeting which will be held a short time before the Montana circuit opens. The leading spirits of the enterprise are Col. W. D. Turner, W. J. Harris, Felix Pugh, Harold Peel, D B. Stewart. A. J Rosr, J. Wilson, Thomas S. Griffith, H. Stimmel and Van DeLashmatt. Notwithstanding the fact that the late Thomas W. Ray- mond made it a part of his last will and testament that Kla math should never be raced again, it is probable that the 'little bay demon" may again be seen in many a hot finish. It is stated in Santa Ana that the horee has already been entered in a number of races in Colorado and farther East, and that it is the intention of Mr. Judd to campaign him this season. Klamath is in good condition now, and almost any dav can go out on the track and pass the quarter post in 30 or 31 seconds. Mr. Judd could not be seen, but the fact that the horse has been entered in the Eist is considered evidence that it is the intention of his owner to race him. It is claimed now that Judd has a bill of sple for Klamath and that this instrument was filed with the County Recorder of Orange County many months before the last will and testament of Raymond was made. The Petaluma Courier sayB: "S. Seymour, San Francisco, has the famous stallion Seymour Wilkes, 2:08$, at the White ranch, at Lakeville,in care of Thomas Roche, and the beauti- ful brown horse attracts great attention on our streets when driven to town. He is by the famous Guy Wilkes. 2:15}, out of the noted Early Bird, one of the best roadsters in San Francisco. Wilkes will soon be put in training, and Mr. Seymour is confident that he will clip four seconds off his record. The animal ib in prime condition. At the While ranch there are now a large number of famous runners and trotters. Marty Bergen has a big string of horses turned oat there." H. B. Miller has sold his pacing stallion Pathmont, 2:09}, to the Portland Stable. Pathmont is a brown stallion, foaled in 1890, sired by Altamont 3600, dam Sally M. (dam of Altao, 2:09|), by Oregon Pathfinder. He has been raced two seasons, staning out in the green classes in 1S95. He raced very successfully through the California circuit, under the management of Winship & Keating, securing a record of 2:09}. Bnt two horses starting in the green classes beat this record in 1895, Rachael, 2:08}, and Bright Regent, 2:08}, both made on Eastern tracks, which are supposed to be at least from t ^poxtsman* 279 or fourteen weeks of continuous racing, the horsemen will have a chance to make some money and the associations be put once more on a sound financial basis. Breeders Meeting— A meeling of the Board of Directors was held Wednesday afternoon to consider the offer presented by the representatives of Chico and Willows to induce the Breeders' Association to give race meetings at these places. The following was presented by Mr Simpson : Whereas: Inasmuch as meetings will not be held at Chico and Willows this year without said meetings are held under the management of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association. Therefore be it Resolved: That this Association will hold meetings at these places on a guaranty of $1,000 in cash and free use of the tracks and all privileges being conceded ; the tracks to be put and kept in order free of expense to this Asso- ciation. Mr. Simpson's resolution was adopted. On motioD, J. A. McKerron was added to the Executive Committee appointed at the last meeting of the Board, to take an active part in assisting the Horse Show Association this year. It was stated that a race meeting might be given in Santa Rosa this year, and Robt. S. Brown was appointed a com- mittee to see the proprietors of the Santa Rosa Track re- lative to their intentions in regard to giving a meeting. Should it be decided to hold a meeting in Santa Rosa, the dale of the Summer Meeting of the Breeders Association will be moved foward one week. There is ample time before the State Fair to give as many race meetings as may be desired. Associations contemplating giving meetings before the State Fair can expect a good entry list, as there are a great many horses in training whose owners are anxious to make entrieB. The crackerjacks that will be sent East will not cut so mach of a figure in reducing the number of entries by their going away as might be expected, as many horsee would be entered that might not be if they were forced to compete with such strings aB Salisbury, Winship, McDowell and Keating will have. ■WORK FOR OUR ASSOCIATIONS. A Splendid Showing Made by Horsemen "Who Intend to Remain in California This Year "With Their Horses— They All Desire a Racing Circuit and "Will Make Liberal Entries. A large number of people have claimed that the number of horses in training this spring was much lees than at any time in the history of trotting and pacing in California The Breeder and Sportsman has always contended that this idea was erroneous, and the time is rapidly approaching for associations to wake up to the fact that if they declare their intention of holding meetings, and advertise the same they will receive entries enoueh to insure a fioancial success. There will be no race meetings for thoroughbreds after the 15th of June, and with this knowledge the editor sent circu- lars to a number of owner and trainers and received the following replies. Some valuable information, which will be used hereafter, was embodied in the letters from the deep- thinking knights of the sulky : H. S. Hogoboom, Sacramento, writes: Waldstein, 2:22i; Faro Bank, 2:22, and many trotters and pacers are here that will be entered throughout the California circuit. F. H. Burke, San Jose, writes : I have now in training and propose to campaign the following trotters: Jeffe, 2:18i; Wow, 2:22S; Garrett (4), (no record), by Eros; Wand (4), by Guy Wilkes; pacers: Marguerite (pedigreee un- known), 2:26$; Cantinka by Abbottsford. Ed Lafferty, trainer. Alex Brown, Walnut Grove : Majella (p), 2:29; Lorneer by Alfred, no record; Sable Frances by Sable Wilkes, no record; Sable Le Grande (2), no record, pacer, and several other green ones. Det Bigelow, trainer. Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose: Ethel Downs and Boodle for the 2:13 class ; Our Boy, 2:15 class, pace ; Iran Alto, 2:20 class, trot; Lynette, green pacer; Claudius. 2:27 class, trot ; Ned W. green trotter; Spry Ruth, three-year- old, and Dr. Frasse, two-year-old. C. F. Bunch, trainer. J. B. Iverson, Salinas : Prince Gift, 2:20.V ; Uncle Johnny (5), by Whips ; Iveneer, by Eugeneer; pacer (5), by Valfleet ; two-year-old gelding by Eugeneer ; two-year-old filly and two yearlings entered in the Monterey Colt Stakes. S. E. Kent, trainer. At Marvsville Race Track : Wm. Hogoboom has Lyn- mont, 2:23£ ; King of the Ring, 2:21J ; Daymont (3), no record ; Lyndall (3), no record ; Dos Minuto" (2), no record; Cora S. (p), 2:20, and Patti Rosa, 2:37. Dan Morgan has a trotter with record of 2:28£. Suel Harris has two, a three- year-old and a two-year-old without records. JohD Stevenson has Alicia S., 2:16£. Chas. Helm has Moses 8., 2:19£. Young Harkey has a pacer, record 2:44. Mr. Eager also has one, record 2:39. Mr. Burn has four good ones without records in his stable. Sandy Ooyett has two with records of 2:34, and one with a mark of 2:30, besides several other good ones without records. P. J. Williams, Milpitas, writes : " The following classes would suit my horses: A green class, a 2:30 class, a 2:25 class, a 2:20 class, a 2.14 class, and one free-for-all trotters. I will have entries for all of them. Give us a chance to start our horses here." Thos. Smith, Vallejo, writes: The following is a list of horses-at the track : G. Washington, 2:16i; Columbus S, 2:19$; Stella, 2:15^; Dollican, 2:24$; I. Selby (3), no record ; Corn- plainer (2) no record. He hopes the Associations will give races for horses in the 2:15 and 2:16 classes, four seconds (2:17 to 2:13), as selected by the P. C. T. H. B. Association, ib too much of a breach. Joe Edge has Auditor, 2:19$; Delia H , 2:46; Hank (3), no record; Miss Rowena (3), no record ; Susie (4), no record. There are ten other green trotters and pacers at this track. J. Rose, Rio Vista, has Palatina (p), 2:22i, and Lady Rose (3), pacer, no record. Stockton Race Track : Dan Leininger has Frank L., 2:14£, and Adele, 2:19£, both pacers. C. Whitehead has a trotter, Baby W., 2:35|. W. H. Parker has Derby Ash, pacer, no record. Lodi Race Track : Free Haney has Prince H. and three other green pacers that will be ready when the bell rings. Willows Race Track, J. 8ullivan writes : Would prtfer to remain in California ; have made a few entries in Montana. I have the following: Trotters — Mamie Griffin (8), 2:14; Chico (8), 2:14$; Maud P. (5), 2:26$; Our Jack (5), no record ; Palita Munger, (3), no record ; Pilot McClellan (4), no record, and Fred Crawford (3), no record. Pacers — Belle (9), 2:11 ; Ruby M. (8), 2:12| ; Bess H. (10), 2:20£ ; Dave Ryan (5), no record, and Dave, no record. Hope you will arrange a circuit for at least ten meetings. E. C. Peart writes : "We have the following at Colusa Race Track, Colusa, Cal.: .Tilton B , 2:24; Dr. J., no record ; Duke, 2:28; E. C. Wilkes, no record ; Daisy A., 2:45; Colusa Boy, Colusa Bell, Sutter, Judy, Hobo, Moose, Arrow, Edina and Mirza, all without records ; Maud, 2:24; Bird, 2:28; Billy S., 2:40; Ludwig, 2:45 and Morsingo, 2:37 A, all trotters. Rosedale Stock Farm, Santa Rosa, four green trotters, all sired by Daly, 2:15. C. Z. Hebert, Salinas, has for the 2:17 and next faster classes, Bruno and Anita; 2:23 class, Lara D„ Uproar, Wilkesmoor and Sea Breeze, without records. There are at present on the Salinas track, so Joe Dwain, the trainer, writes, "ten two-year*old trotters and four two-year-old pacers and we will make as many entries as any other on the circuit." Eureka, Cal. P. H. Quinn has a green two-year-old pacer besides a good trotter by Wayland W,, R. Noble has Dora, 2:28; Ruby N., 2:31, by Ira. E. L. Hunt has Timothy B. and a good filly by Wayland W. H. C. Haas is driving Jack W., 2:19$ ; Eureka, 2:46 ; Pearl K., a three-year-old, Expect, by Wildnut and a green filly by Ira. Pierce Bros., 8anta Rosa Stock Farm. J. T. Rodgers, the tra:ner, writes : "I have a trotter record, 2:18^, two green trotters, and two three-year-olds, all trotters. There is one outsider, a green mare, here, and three good trotters which belong to some Santa Rosa people. All horses doing well." Willard H. Stimson, Los Angeles, writes : "I have a 2:15 class trotter, a 2:17 class pacer, also a green three-year-old pacer. If we have racing here I will get a 2:17 trotter and a 2:25 pacer. Besides the horses going to the Eist and to Montana there is, at this time, the following na the track : A 2:13 pacer, a 2:15 pacer, a 2:15 trotter, a 2:17 trotter, a 2:14 trotter and a number of excellent green ones (trotters and pacers). Let ub have the programmes published and we will enter liberally. Petaluma Race Track, Petaluma, Cal., D. R, Mizoer has Plunkett, 2.14J pacer; Butcher Boy (p), 2:21; Aleck (p), 2:22; Pascal (p), 2:22, and Senator (p), no record. I expect a trotter with record of 2:22 and several others. W. Oyer- holser had Bay Rum (trotter), 2:19$; Annie Rooney (p), 2:24$, and Marguerite (p), 2:29$ ; besides a green pacer no record. Nutwood Stock Farm, Wm. M. Cecil trainer, writes : We will hace for California Circuit: Nutwood Wilkes, 2:17; Irivington Belle (3), 2;2o pacing; Georgie B. (3), pacer; John A. McKerron (2), trotter; Central Girl (3), trotter ; Peter Jackson (aged), trotter. W. Goldsworthy, San Jose, has Maude Frances G., trotter and Childe Harold (3), pacer, no records. L. A. Richards, Grayson, Cal. "Two trotters, will enter them liberally." Harry E. Wise, San Francisco, Scott Holbrook, trainer, writes: "I have Lenna N.,2:13£; Vasto, 2:16}; Madera, by Dexter Prince ; Patsy, by Director, 2:17, and several others in training." Dennis Gannon, Emery ville, writes : "I have Twilight, 2:19, and Clay 8., 2:19| ; two green trotters and one green pacer." H. W. Meeks' Race Track, Haywards, Cal., Geo. Gray trainer, writes: "Expect to have out six or seven at least, have at present Fallacy, 2:17$ ; Edwina, 2:21$, and Lustre, 2:22$ ; all trotterB, Welcome, 2:10$ ; Alika (4), and Wm. Harold (4), and a three-year-old filly, these are pacers. Will stay in California if we have races," Wildflower Stock Farm, Wildflower, Cal.— L. H. Heil- broa writes: "We have two three-year olds in training: Lottie Lilac, 2:32, and Diamond Whips, by Whips. They are be- ing handled by C. E. Clark, of Fresno." J.M.Nelson, Alameda, has Ethel C. 2:19; Alias, 2:19}; Silver Bee, 2:27, a fast Derby colt (pacer); Susie L. (pacer), Bay wood, 2:10$; Addison, 2:18}; James Monroe and Dolly Madison, both by James Madison; Nick o' Time(p), 2:27; a Dexter Prince colt, a Guy Wilkes colt, a Dictatus filly, a very likely green mare by a son of Abbottsford, out of a mare bv Echo, Estelle Wilkes, 2:17, and a colt by Prince Red. S. H. Hoy, Winters, Cal., writes : "I have Hanford Me- dium (p), 2:11}; Monroe S., 2:20$; Lizzie E. (p), 2:33$; a green trotter, Bayswater Wilkes, by Sable Wilkes; a three- year-old colt by McKinney, 2:il}, called McNally; a two- year-old by Bayswater Wilkes; a green mare by Falone, and several others; will enter at least seven, throughout the Cal- ifornia circuit. There are at least eight splendid horses be ing worked on the Dixon race track." J. H. Neal, Pleasanton, writes : "The drivers here, who, I believe, will race in this State are A. McDowell, W. Mc- Manus, J. Maguire, Thos. Keating, W. Murray and J. Crow. J. Sutherland will have some good ones out, also." Palo Alto Stock Farm — F. W. Covey writes : "We have in training at present: Helena, 2:12£; Peko, 2:24; Alia, 2:2U; Local, 2:194; Adbell, 2:23; Bertonica (3), green pacer; Whips Jr. (3), Galeno (3), Nordeau {3).Anselor (3), Morocco (3) and Pasonte, all trotters." Sacramento Race Track, E. W. Callendine, writes: " O. J. Homes has Laurel, 2:13; Ethel, 2:20; a two-year-old trotter by Truman ; a gray pacer by Brigadier ; Nettie, by Easter Wilkes; Annie, by Easter Wilkes: Diawood (2), pacer, by Diablo ; Faro Bank, 2:22. H. S. Hogoboom has Waldstein, 2:22$ ; Humboldt Maid, 2:17 ; Hi Hogoboom, 2:33; Eva Waldstein, pacer; Sacramento Belle (2), pacer; New Dress (2), trotter Buckman and Carriger have in Ed Bennett's care Fraulein Dexter (3) ; Telephone (3), pacer; four-year-old Don Marvin, trotter; a two-year-old trotter by Geo. Dexter, and a two-year-old pacer hy Sidmore. John Callendine has four good ones here ; they were sired by Al- tamont and Sidney. Chris Jorgensen has a four-year-old pacer by James Madison, a trotter by Berlin, 2:25, and a trotter by Echo. Willard Gardner has a green Directum coll, a two-year-old trotter by Knight, a three-year-old pacer by Knight, and others. Dr. Weldon has a very good pacer by Falrose." W. H. Vioget, Lawrence, writes : I shall not go to Mon- tana. I have two horses for the green classes. B. O. Van Bokkelen, Gilroy, writes: I herewith 3end you list of horses I am handling which, if races are given will undoubtedly be entered: Letter B., 2:17i ; May B., 2:27$: Sola, 2:25| ; Pacheco (4). Belle Rea (4), Sam D. (3) and Holiday (3), UI trotters ; Peek-a-Boo (4), sorrel filly (3), pacers. Hollister Race Track, H. Hellooan writes: The following are training at this track : P. L. Nash has three in his string, viz : Col. Benton, 2:15 ; Menlo Belle, 2:27$, and a three-year- old Col. Benton filly. My stable consists of all new material but one : Robert Wilkes (4), by Sable Wilkes; High Tariff (3), by Silver Bow . Msjor Wilkes (2), by Hambletonian Wilkes ; Hazel Sidney (1), by Hazel Prince; Prince Wilkes (2), by Prince Nutwood, 2:11}; Lulu H. (3), by Dawn, and the old reliable Benton Boy, 2:16. Rancho del Paso, Sacramento, John Mackey writes : We have eight horses here that will be available for the fall cir- cuit. They range from yearlings to four-year olds and in- clude trotters and pacers, all without records. Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Ben Chaboya, trainer : Jave- lin, 2:14 cUss, pacing ; Klatawah (2), pacer, no record ; Owyhee, 2:24 class trotting; Oakwood Prince (2), trotter, no record ; El Benton, 2:23 class, and several other green trot- ters. W. G. Durfee, of Los Angeles, writes: "At present I am preparing five for the races, and expect additions ; have Juliet D., 2:16}, pacer; Osito, (2), 2:30; Ludania, 2:45 (both trotters); McStay, (2), pacer, and a green pacer. There are quite a number of others being prepared here, all hoping for a California circuit, viz : Mr. Jno. Pender's Roan Wilkes, 2:12$, pacer and a green trotter; Walter Maben's Native State, 2:14$, and a green trotter, Bobby, also Galette, 2:16 ; Mr. Willard Stinison's Challenger Chief, 2:15 ; Muskegon, green pacer by McKinney ; El Diablo (3), green trotter; Sophia R., 2:16, pacer; Mrs. Severance's Bet Madison, 2:30; Uncle Jim (3), green trotter, a green trotting mare by Sid- ney ; Don Roberto, 2:25, and in the stable is a green three- year-old pacer by Waldstein. Mr. Jas. Vance has charge of the lot. Mr. Chas. Thayer has Rex Gifford, 2:14, and Red Dick, green pacer (candidates;. 1 had a talk with Mr. Baker, of Santa Ana, today and judging from the number of bigh-classers in training at that place quite a number of entries might be expected for the various classes. There are quite a number of horses around Los Angeles that will be put into training as the California circuit be- comes a certainty. Silver Bow Stock Farm, Sam Casto writes: Mr. Fox had one of the most promising strings of trotiers and pacers for this season's compaign, but they have now heen turned out on account of Jimbudd. [Mr. Fox may change his mind re- garding the meetings, but 1 hope he will not in regard to Jimmy de Budd— Ed. B. & S.] The following is a recapitulation of the above: Pacing. Trotting. 4 ■1 6 3 i'i 3 1 6 1 3 2:14 Class Pacing. .... 3 Trotting 3 2:12 Class 1 2:21 Class Three-year-olds 10 tNo record) Two-year-olds „lo (No record) Aged horses 22 (WUhuui record) Total 77 30 2:19 Class ... 2:18 Class . . '...'."'.'. i 75 178 Besides these, no returns have been received from the fol- lowing. At the stock farms and race tracks named there are more trotters and pacers in training than ever before, while all trainers and owners whose names are mentioned are pre- paring their horses for the California campaign - Green Meadow, Santa Clara Aptos, Aptos, Cal Viueland.St Helena Belm"nt, Belmont J H White's, Lakevllle Glen wood. Grass "Valley Fresno, Fresno Xapa, Napa Chico, Chico Ked Bluff, Red Bluff OWJfB Jay Beach, Alameda G Lapham, Alameda C. A. Durfee, Oakaud Mllo Knox, Haywards C. C. Mclver, Irviugtou Jasper Paulson, Palo Alto fed Lafferty, san Jose C. A. Hug. Sa i Francisco H P. Perkins, Vlsaiia E, JoDes, Petrolia P. Farrell.San Francisco E. C. Topham, Milpitas STOCK FARMS. Laurel Creek, San Mateo Sonoma, Souoma Chico. Chico Sulphur Springs, Walnut Creek tanta Paula. Santa Paula HACE THACKS. Santa Ana, Santa Ana Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Hueneme, Hueneme Ferndale, Humboldt Co AND DBIVEBS. J, Cairn Simpson, Oakland T.J.Crowley, ^an Francisco J. Gordon, San Jo^e R. Jourdao, Sao Francisco R. i >. Kewman, Visalia J. McCny, Hupneme J. C. Kirkpatrick, San Francisco Jno E egs, Princeton L. E. C.awson, San Francisco J Curley, fan Francisco J. Rojd. Milpitas *.j. Marchand Always Used With Success. Altoona, la., Dec, 5, 1894. The Lawrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, O. We have used Gombault'a Caustic Balsam for years and in all cases where a Bevere blister was necessary, with success. We have removed curbs, bunches caused bv kicks, and strained tendonB by repeated applications of your remedy and have never had a failure, when used according to directions. Combs & Crawford. Death of Altao. Portland, Or., April 29, 1897, Editor Breeder and Sportsman :— Altao, 2:09|, the fastest trotting descendant of the great Altamont, died here to-dav after an hour's attack of acute indigestion. The stallion was foaled here ten yearr ago and commenced racing as a three year-old, being known all over the prominent tracks on the Coast. He was one of the star performers ot Salisbury's string on the grand circuit in 1895, and at Detroit took two of the fastest heats and was a contending horse in the fastest eight heat race ever trotted. He made a recerd mile at Te*re Haute in August, 1895, covering the middle half in 1:02£, and 6nished in a jog. He was the favorite in the $25,000 Transylvania Stake at Lex- ington in 1895, and his failure to win was charged by Salis- bury to the driviog of McDowell, the two men parting com- pany Boon after that meeting. He returned from the East in the fall of 1895 and was trotted in California and Montana in the fall of 1896. Since then he has been driven as a road horse by his owner, P. J. Mann, a prominent capitatlst of this city. DdHuVs Balmoline is selling well because itdoes r-.] is claimed for it. 280 ©Jj.e gveebev emir *&pcKi&mmu [May 1, 1897 ROD- Coming Events. May i— Postponed Saturday contest No. 4 of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake. Golden Gate Park. May 2— Postponed Sunday contest No. 4 of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. MavS— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake. Golden Gate Park. jlav 9 —Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. May l"l— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. NOTICE TO ANGLERS. Every angler is invited to drop us a line occasionally, telling us of the condition of the streams they have visited and the killing luxe; of the number and size of the fish caught, or any other item of interest to anglers. _ Sonoma County Fishing. The mountain region of northern Sonoma County, em bracing the Hogback, Pine and Cobb mountains and the Geyser Peaks, is one of the finest places for the tired mer- chant or the overworked employee of a large city to spend a week or two, seeing the wonders of the Geysers, viewing the palisade on Little Pluton, stirring up the rattlesnakes in their home on the Devil's Ben creek, making the bears growl on Geyser Peak or the timid deer scamper away, or enjoying the sudden electric quiver of the line as the speck- led beauties make a mad effort to escape, after a successful cast of the fly. Devil's Den creeE is so steep and rocky that it can only be fished down stream, by those who are active and not easily scared, as it has many large rattlesnakes; but there are many very fine trout and it will repay ths extra labor and risk. Two of our young sports were badly scared at this creek a short time ago. Having a ratchet reel which mattes a rasping noise when the line runs out, one of them made a cast. A large trout seized the hook, the reel made a rasping noise, and the other, thinking he heard a rattlesnake, gave the alarm, and they both dropped their poles and ran. They soon discovered their mistake and resumed their fish- ing. The big Plutoo, or Big Sulphur creek, rises on the south- east slope of Cobb mountain, ffows west, circles the Hogback mountain, and then flowing southwest enters Kussian river two miles above Cloverdale. Its most northern tributary near the head waters, is Garden Valley creek, which rises on the south side of Cobb mountain and flows into Big Pinion. Next west is Cobb creek, which rises on the west of Cobb mountain and flows south into the main creek. Four miles down stream^are the Little Geysers, where nature seems to have exhausted herself in furnishing samples of hot and cold water, ins, paint, sulphur and other kinds of springs, and all the surroundings are so weird and appalling that the trout fisher seems to have a taste in advance of what he will get if be fails to tell the truth about the number and size of the fish he caught. Four miles further down are the Big Geysers. Next is Squaw creek, which rises on the north side of Cobb mountain, flows west and then south into Pluton. Furtner west comes Boggs' creek, which flows south and en- ters the Big Pluton six miles from Cloverdale. The Little Pluton rises on the north of Pine Flat, flows west along the north side of Black Mountain, passes through the palisades, turns a little north through McElarney's fiats and empties into the Big Pluton, giving fifteen miles of fish- ing. Devel's Den Creek heads on the west of the Hog-back, flows southwest, receiving Devil's half-acre creek and emp- ties into the Little Pluton sis miles from Cloverdale. All of the above country is within twenty miles of Healds* burg, and oar liverymen are prepared to take camping par- ties out at a very small price. Very good camping can be had at the Litile Geysers, or two miles west at R. K. Truitt's ranch on the Hog-back mountain. Mr. Truitt t el lis a yarn about the largest rattlesnake in Devil's Den Creek that can swallow a two year-old deer. — Warlock in Santa Rosa Farmer. The Fly Casting Club. The sixth regular Saturday and Sunday contests of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club, while not quite as well at- tended as usual, were the most enjoyable contests ever held by the club. The members were all intensely interested in the new rules for judging delicacy — to our minds the most in- teresting and most practical event of them all. The new rule works very well. It may not be absolutely perfect, but it is at least a movement in the right direction, and has created a new interest in the delicacy and accuracy event. By the new method ot judging delicacy, every essential portion of each cast is scored. The manner in which the fly alights on the water is scored. If it alights lightly the judge doeB not mark anything. If it alights with a splash the judge marks a stroke of the pencil across the portion of the score card marked fly. If the line does not touch the water until after the leader no mark is made, but if the line 'ouches first the judge makes a mark in the space marked line. If the fly is lifted from the water lightly in the retrieve, no mark is made; if it is switched out of the water the judge makes a mark in the space marked retreive. The fourth mark is style. This includes the manner in which the casting is performed, the back cast and general style of of the contestant, and is scored in the same manner as the other portions. These marks multiplied by five give the to- tal demerits at each buoy, ani the percentage is figured in the same way as in the accuracy casting. On Saturday the judges of the long distance aod distance and accuracy casting were : H fi Skinner and C G Young; delicacy and accuracy, Dr E N Lowry, H E Skinner and W D Mansfield. On Sunday the judges of the long distance and distance and .ccuracy casting were : C G Young, "Emery" and A E Lovitt; delicacy and accuracy, C G Young. Dr E N Lowry and "Emery." The scores were as fol'ows : 'unlay Contest No. 5, held at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. 1 24, 1897. No. 1— Casting for distance; rods not to exceed 11 leet In unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestants. Longest Cast. Dr. E. N. Lowry S9J4 " W. E. Bacheller 87^ " W. D. Mansfield (h'd'p 5k) 83 " F. H. Reed 83 ■■ H. Smyth 77^' " A. E. Lovett 77 " C G. Young „ 73K " E. A. Mocker 70^ " A. R. Crowell 66)4 " H. Battu 65 Event No. 2— Casting for distance andaccnracy; rodsnot to exceed 11 feet in length, nor SJg ounces in weight. Name. bE W. D. Mansfield 50 . . 55 60 2 C 1 10 1 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 6 5 8 19 61-3 932-3 C. G. Young 50 55 60 0 2 4 2 3 3 1 J 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 6 6 12 24 8 92 H. E. Skinner, 50 H 55 60 2 2 1 10 2 2 3 1 12 4 2 3 3 11 11 29 9 2-3 90 1-3 W. E. Bacheller 50 55 60 6 0 2 1 0 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 16 5 9 30 10 90 Dr. E. N. Lowry. 50 60 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 10 10 10 30 10 90 K. Smyth 50 60 0 4 5 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 11 14 32 10 2-3 891-3 F. H. Eeed 50 55 60 1 1 1 3 0 4 2 2 6 3 2 3 1 3 0 9 13 10 32 10 2-3 S91-3 50 1 2 3 0 2 3 0 16 111 510 10 8 31 46 15 1-3 S4 2-3 60 50 60 0 5 8 3 2 3 0 0 10 12 3 9 7 6 13 13 33 59 19 2-3 80 1-3 A. E. Crowell 50 55 60 8 1 3 8 2 5 2 2 1 21010 5 1 9 28 7 31 69 23 77 A. E. Lovett 50 55 60 2 10 1 110 1 Fly lost 1 3 Event No. 3— Casting for accuracy and delicacy. Dry fly casting between buoys; rods not to exceed b\i ounces in weight. Name. H. Smyth O c a 0 35 3 40 2 45 0 3 5 2 1 0 10 0 1 2 1 1 0 a 3 £ 12 8 11 ~ = BE a 31 T3 t:> T_ T3 ra M 0 a © O 0 ""o "*" "£ "2 as 0= 0— o© it^ .3 on a>% c§ eg ag u r; p-s r>< r 10 1-3 89 2-3 83 1-3 86 1-2 Dr. E. N. Lowry. 35 3 . JO 2 45 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 11 21 7 93 711-4 83 5-8 C. G. Young 35 S 40 3 45 8 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 12 12 13 37 12 1-3 8 2-3 76 2-3 82 1-6 F. H. Eeed 35 4 40 1 45 1 4 0 2 0 2 5 1 1 5 1 0 2 10 9 10 29 9 2-3 90 1-3 72 1-2 811-2 H. E. Skinner.... 35 1 40 1 45 3 4 4 1 5 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 6 15 11 32 10 2-3 89 1-3 70 79 2-3 H. Battu 35 5 40 1 45 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 5 10 5 17 32 10 2-3 89 1-3 70 79 2-3 W. E. Bacheller.. 35 2 . 40 10 45 9 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 4 1 0 1 11 18 15 44 14 2-3 85 1-3 73 1-t 791-3 A. E Crowell 35 10 40 2 45 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 5 8 2 1 17 20 12 49 16 1-3 83 2-3 75 791-6 35 10 40 8 45 10 5 0 5 1 910 1 1 2 2 8 8 17 18 45 SO 26 2-3 73 1-3 77 1-5 E. A. Mocker 35 9 40 3 45 10 5 2 5 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 9 0 26 15 27 681 2 2-3 77 1-3 71 2-3 741-2 W. D. Mansfield.. 35 8 40 4 45 8 8 4 3 2 4 0 1 5 1 3 4 8 24 16 23 63 21 79 67 1-2 731-1 Sundav Contest No. 6. held at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park Apr. 25, 1897. Event No. 1— Casting for distance; rods not to exceed 11 feet in length; unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestant. Longest Cast. W. D. Mansfield (h'd'p. 5>6) 97 feet Dr. E. N. Lowry 90}£ '■ F. H. Eeed 85 W. Emery 84% " A. E. Lovett 80% " H. F. Muller 75 J. P. Babcock 70%, ■' H. Smyth 70 C. G. Young _ _.._ 69 A. E. Crowell 67ifc " H. Battu 67 Chas. Klein „ 66 Event No. 2 — Casting for distance and accuracy; rods not- to exceed 11 feet in length, nor 8% ounces in weight. s s »a so sjz Name. * 1 BE o§ c.$ 50 J. P. Babcock 55 60 50 Dr. E. N. Lowry 55 60 50 C. G.Young 55 60 50 H. Smyth 55 60 50 H. Battu 55 60 50 W.Emery 65 60 50 w. D. Mansfield 55 50 . 55 60 50 . 55 50 A. E. Lovett 55 60 50 H. F. Muller. 55 60 50 A. K. Crowell 55 60 2 3 4 3 5 5 2 2 2 12 2 1 1 2 8 1010 3 4 3 8 10 6 4 3 4 4 2 1 5 7 2 6 12 11 10 14 13 7 21 9 11 16 12 5 7 30 7 6 29 13 20 10 7 9 29 16 15 18 12 9 28 29 20 6 2-3 93 1-3 23 7 2-3 92 1-3 37 121-3 87 2-3 37 12 1-3 S7 2-3 39 13 87 42 14 86 42 14 86 43 14 1-3 85 2-3 4> 15 S5 49 16 1-3 83 2-3 49 16 1-3 53 2-3 69 23 77 Event No. 3— Casting for accuracy and delicacy. Dry fiy casting between buoys; rods not to exceed 5% ounces in weight. Name. 35 A. E. Lovett 40 45 35 F. H.Eeed 40 45 35 W.1 Emery 40 45 35 C. G. Young 40 45 B 1= 12 o t3 2. ol e£ Qs U gs 4 30 10 90 72 1-2 81 1-1 Dr. E. N. Lowry.. H. Smyth.. H. F. Muller W. D. Mansfield. 40 45 35 . 40 45 35 . 40 45 35 41 14 2-3 S5 1-3 74 1-6 79 3-4 2S 9 1-3 90 2-3 68 1-3 79 1-1 111 9 25 8 1-3 91 2-3 65 5-6 78 3-4 A. R. Crowell 40 Chas. Klein 40 45 3 4 6 810 8 11 13 38 14 17 12 39 10 10 14 42 18 17 27 20 11 19 12 2-3 87 1-3 69 1-6 78 1-4 "4 24 2-3 75 1-3 64 3-4 70 51 1-6 65 3-4 Dr. Chas. H. Gilbert lectured to about fifty members of the club on Tuesday evening last, on the fishes of California, and the members that attended the meeting were amply repaid for the many times they have assembled to hear the lecture and were disappointed. Dr. Gilbert talked informally for nearly two hours, but if he had made it four hours his audi- ence would not have noticed the passage of time. He de- scribed minutely the habits, construction and outward ap- pearance of the lamprey, hag fish, sturgeon, stickleback, cat- fish, sculpin, perch, Sacramento pike, the five varieties of salmon and the trout family. After the lecture was over and a vote of thanks was offered to the professor for his very entertaining talk, the regular business meeting of the club took place, President W. D. Mansfield in the chair. The only business of importance transacted was the adop- tion of the following rule to govern the delicacy and accuracy event. Rules for Event III, Accuracy and Delicacy — There shall be three six-inch buoys, 35, 40 and 45 feet from edge of cast- ing platform, and there shall be made five casts at each buoy. If the fly falls within one foot of the buoy cast at, the accu- racy shall be considered perfect; for each foot in excess of one foot from such buov, a demerit of one shall be made. The Bum total of such demerits divided by three shall be con- sidered the demerit per cent. The demerit per cent, deducted from 100 shall be the accuracy per cent. One judge shall mark this score. In addition, there shall be kept an account of delicacy, 100 being considered perfect. Delicacy shall be divided in- to four parts : 1st, Fly, consisting in droping the fiy gently on the water before or simultaneously with the leader; 2d, Line, which consists in dropping the fly and leader on the water before the line; 3d, Retrieve, which consists in recov- ering the fly so smoothly as to create but little disturbance of the water, and includes the back cast; 4th, Style, which consists in the grace and ease of the contestant on the plat- form, aid includes his dry fly cast and the manner in which he extends his line. Each of said four parts shall have an equal value, and a demerit of 5 per cent, shall be made for each of said parts iu which the contestant ie deficient. To determine the delicacy percentage, the referee and one of the judges shall mark upon each cast the parts in which the contestant is deficient. The total number of parts bo marked at each buoy multiplied by five shall be deducted from 100 and shall be the delicacy per cent at said buoy. The sum total of the percentages at all the buoys, divided by three shall be the delicacy per cent as estimated by Buch judge and referee. The sum of the percentages so estimated, divided by two shall be the delicacy per cent of the contest- ant. The delicacy per cent and accuracy per cent shall be added together and divided by two and the result shall be the per- centage in this event. The contestant having the highest percentage shall be declared the winner. The contestant is allowed 30 seconds to extend his line by dry fly-castiog to the 35-foot buoy; scoring shall begin the first time the fly strikes the water. When the contestant has made five casts, the iudges will announce "next buoy " Con- testant must then lift his line and in not less than one nor more than five dry casts reach the 40-foot buoy, scoring to begin the first time the fly strikes the water. A like pro- cedure shall be followed between the 40 and 50 foot buoys. Three or less dry casts may be made between each buoy. No score shall be counted if the fly is lost during the cast- ing- Loose line on platform, or coil of line in hand is not per- mitted in this event ; all casting shall be done from the reel. Sulphur creek is providing excellent sport now. Chas. Huyck will fish Lake San Andreas on Sunday. J. A. Nussbaum and a party of friends will fiBh the La- gunitas on Sunday. ADtos Creek above Honte Vista is affording fine sport to fly fisherman now. Trout are said to be plentiful in Tassajora and Cachagua creeks near Salinas. _ Cordelia creek in Solano county is one of the finest trout streams in the State. The Cordelia anglers who have secured permits to fish in Wild Horse reservoir claim to have had poor euccess so far. The postponed contest, No. 4, of the Fly Casting Club will be held at Stow Lake this afternoon and to-morrow morning. Clabrough, Golcher & Co. have iust received a fine lot of Leonard rods, tournament lines, extra fine leaders, and a full Bupply of tackle for Santa Cruz Ashing. Mat 1, 1897J f&lje gveebev cmb gppmrtsmcm. 281 The 304 feet record of K, C. Leonard made at the indoor tournament at Madison Square Garden recently, was made with a 5£ ounce rod and a double tapered C. line. Dr. Gilbert stated in his lecture to the Fly Casting Club Tuesday night, "Possibly the steelhead and the rainbow are one and the same thing. I am inclined to thinK they are, but I cannot say positively that sach is a fact." From the number of dead fish found in the small lake ad- jacent to Yosemite Lake it is very evident that dynamite has been ased to cause the wholesale slaughter. There is a severe penalty for such misdoing and Game Warden Barfield is hot on the trail of the offenders who will find themselves in trouble for not heeding the law. H. C. Owens, J. S. D'Argentiand wife, A. G. McFarland, wife and two children, E. J. Mott, F. H. d'JEstrella, Miss Grace Haight and Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone will leave this city on June 19th for the Yo Semite via. Stockton, return- ing via. the Big Trees. AngliDg for trout will be one of the features of their three weeks' trip. The Castroville Eaterprise says: The run of carp in the slough back of town still continues, but the finny creatures are somewhat wary, owing to the manner in which they are incessantly hunted by the Mongolian portion of our population. [Why not furnish the Mongolians with a seine or a carload of dynamite and rid the country of a few tons of the greatest nuisance on earth. EJ.] ♦ r, . There seems to be a tendency on the part of some of ihe fly casters at the contests of the Fly Casting Club to retrieve the line in the delicacy casting as quickly as possible. The new rules, as quoted in another column, define delicacy ver7 clearly. A good retrieve consists in removing the line from the water without disturbing the surface of the wa- ter to any great extent. Ic is the personal ODinion of the writsr that this event should approach good fly casting for trout as nearly as possible. The other events are more or less flv casting and not fishing, but event No. 3 should teach the novice the gentle art of angling in the true sense of the term. It is not good fishiog to whip a stream as one would whip flies off a horse, neither is it graceful in fly casting, and savors on the verge of the farcical to stand on the platform and play snap the whip. The angler allows his flies to float for a brief instant and then lifts his lioe from the water. If he lifts it in the proper manner he does not disturb the water. If he pulls it out as io lone distance cast- ing, he makes that peculiar "swish" known to all anglers, and that same motion would certainly scare trout on any calm lake or placid stream. Last Saturday week a bait-casting tourney was held on Liberty Island, New York Harbor, under the auspices of the Liberty Island Rod and Gun Club. The casls were made in a lane marked out on the New Jersey shore of the island, the sea wall forming the left and the tape the right boundary. The lane was twenty feet wide, and a flag marked the end, two hundered and fiftv feet away from the casting board. The conditions for the heavy bass casting stipulated that the rods should not exceed ten feet ; any multiplying reel (not relieved) was allowed, with linen lines of not less than twelve threads. The casls were made with a three-ounce lead sinker. In the light bass casting the sinkers weighed only one ounce, and there was no restriction as to lines. Each contestant had five casts, the average forming his record. Any cast counted, out of bounds counting a blank. The first event was for striped bass casting, seacoast style. There were five entries : H. Haosman, G. P. Morosini Jr., "W. C. Birdsall, James Eeithel, and Dr. E. H. Merritt. Morosini is a left-handed caster, but otherwise they all had about the same style. A gale from the westward crossed the lane, and made accuracy impossible. Summary follows: Merritt, average 127 feet 1 inch ; Reithal, average 120 feet 2 inches ; Morosini, average 94 feet 11 inches ; Birdsell, average 92 feet 2J inches ; Hausman, average 70 feet 5 inches. Merritt won the gold, and Reithal the silver medal. In the special contest, under the same conditions, Reithal won with an average of 127 feet 7 inches, from seven competitors. A. H, Baer was second, with the average of 93 feet 1 inch, The wood reel casting match did not fill. In the closing con- test, at striped bass casting, with one ounce sinkers, the first prize was won by Birdsell, average 73 leet 2 inches; second, by E. H. Merritt, 67 feet, and third, by James Reithal, 43 feet 7 inches. The light casting was far below record form, but in the heavyweight casting better work was shown. In the special contest Reithal made the longest cast, 224 feet 9i inches, considerably short of W. H. Wood's record, made at Central Park in 1889, of 246.5 feet The club will give another tourney in the fall. — American Field. THE GUN. Coming Events. May 2— California Wing Shooting Clnb, Inglesitfe, May 2— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 100-bird match. May 2— Encinal Gun Club. Birds' Point. Alameda. May 2— The Golcher Handicap at Pacific Tournament Association's BTonnds. Alameda Junction. May9— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameua. May 9— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. May 9— Golden Gate Gun Club Pacific Tournament grounds, Ala- meda Junction. .._„_, ,_, T , -^ May 9— Olympic Gun Club {blue-rock), Inglesade. May 16— Encinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. May 16— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open "to all cash prize shoot. May 23— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. May 23— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. May 23— Olympic Gun Club (live bird), Ingleside. May 30-31— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion's grounds at Alameda Junction. L. Pb. Bolander. Secretary. ♦ NOTICE TO SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun clubs will send us the full scores of their regu- lar monthlv shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must receive the copy on Wednesday to insure its insertion that week. The Olympic Gun Club. The regular monthly live bird shoot of the Olympic Gun Club was held last Sunday at the club grounds at Ingleside. The attecdance was very good and the birds averaged well. In the afternoon a high wind helped many a dead one out of bounds. Feudner won the club match with a straight score. McMurchy shot with the club and did not miss a bird in the days shooting. The scores were as follows: O. Feudner, 31 222222222222—12 Fredericks, 26 112010112101 - S McSlurchy 2211U12II2I— 12 ColemaD, 28 102220121210— 9 Maskey, 31 211112022211-11 Neustaiter, 26 212011211010— 9 Haight, 31 202111112201—10 W Golcher, 31 001221210122— 9 H. Golcher, 31 01101222 1211— 10 Whitney, 31 101101112110— 9 White, 31 011011111112—10 Neostadter. 26 2120U211010— 9 Brown, 28 U11U021102— 10 "Edwards," 31 101222021020— 8 91ade.30 110111212220-10 F.J. Schultz, 2$ I11»01010211— S H. F. Wagner, 29. .-101111011202— 10 Petersen. 31 ^1202221201— S M.C Allen, 28 111111120102—10 Liddle, 28 110021202202— S L. D.Oweas, 31 011021112011— 9 E. A. Schultz, 23 000111211010— 7 Murdock, 29 201021111101— 9 H. Vernon, 28 210122011000— 7 M.Unger,28 101010111111— 9 Black, 26 12111OO10OO*— 6 Hart, 28 111102120011— 9 "Bert,"28 100110001200— 4 Grant, 26 111111001Q11— 9 A sis-bird pool followed the main match. Haight, Mc- Murchy, White and linger killed straight. The scores were: Haight. 221211—6 Maskey 220111—5 McMurchy 1U22I— 6 Owens 110122—5 White 111122—6 E. A. Schultz 111011— 5 TTnger 111112—6 McBrown - 111102—5 O. Feudner 220222—5 Cowan 1*2012—4 Slade „ 111220—5 F. J- Schullz 021012—4 Baum 222210—5 Fredricks 011201—4 Wagner 110211—5 Liddle OOilll— 4 Coleman _ 222210—5 Alderton IOOIIO— 3 "Edwards" _ 120112—5 The second pool at sir-birds resulted in a win for Mc- Murchy, Baum aud Coleman with straight scores. The scores were as follows : Mcilurchy 111121—6 Haight ...021012-4 Baum 212122-6 Alderton 012210—4 Colemao 221112—6 F.^chaltz 1*1011—4 Feudner ;.. „2»2222— 5 E. Schullz 011011 — 1 "Slade" 112201—5 Wagner - 110100 — 4 Fredricks 112012—5 Welsman 100201—3 "Edwards"' 201112—5 TJnger 002111—3 Trap Shooting at Visalia. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — Not seeing any scores from the S. J. V. Club in your valued paper we must suppose your Visalia correspondent dead, and so send in scores of practice on 8unday, the 25th inst. Kice and Mc- Veagh had a tilt at 29 live birds for practice — preparing for the Fresno tournament May 1st and 2d. Rice making a clean score as appended. At the blue rock traps some members who have been shooting in good form had an off day while others fairly out- did themselves. The percentages at the bluerocks were : Weaver. 80 per cent ; Wild, 74 ; Gilmer, 74 ; Buckman, 73 ; ;Snss, 70 : Rice, Chatten, 68 ; Murray, 66 ; McVeagh, 62. LIVE BtBDS. Bice „ .11111211111212121212111111122—29 McVeagh ....11111111012012112212212110110— 25 BLUEBOCK9. 25 20 10 10 25 10 Kice McVeagh... Snss_ Wild Chattn , Weaver.... Gilmer Buckman.. I Murray 17 ..- 17 ... 13 12 ... 13 13 . .. 20 20 13 9 12 9 S 10 The Empire Gun Club. The regular semi-monthly shoot of the Empire Gun Club held at Alameda Point last 8undav was not as well attended as usual. The medal match was won by Andrus with 22 breafcB and the magautrap event was won by Webb with 25. First event club medal shoot, 25 birds unknown angles* kaown traps : Andrus 1111111111111011111111001—22 Sears OllllllOlOlliliilllOUIll— 21 Hike lonuouiiiiooioi uiiui—20 Blliiugton „ 110101 11110111 11 lnilioill— 20 Kiug..... llllllOllOlOllUllOOUllll— 19 KlcklefSOU UllUlOlIOllOlOllUOltlll— 19 Fisher _ lOulllllllOlOOllOlOllllll— is Palmer 011111 101110O0U ill 110100— 18 Kerrison * Ill UOOOUlll 101 111000001—16 Lehrke .• liiioioiioiooiioioiooini— ie Tellerson „ lOloiilllOOlOlOl 110100110— 15 Little llllOOQlullOlUOlOuUOOtl— 14 Slnkwllz 1111 10100011010I01 1000010— 13 Orear OlOOOOCOOIOOlllOOlllOOOOl— 9 Krause OOOGOOOIOOK OIOOUHIIIOOI— 9 Javete .. OlOlOOOllOOOOOO OlOOOllOl— 8 Second event — Shoot for $125, open to all, five classes, 30 birds thrown at unknown angles from the Magantrap : Webb UlllOimiOlOlOlllllQllUIlll— 25 Kerrison UllOnOllQUOOllllOiUllllllI— 24 Rickleison OilllOllllllMllIOuiOloillloiO— 23 Foster iioiioioiomiiiiioioioioiiiii— 21 Andrus OllOlllOlllCOlOOIOIHllllllOlO-20 Klog 100110110010111110001 101 111111— 20 Lehrke - OlOOlOllOloiiniooiOCOllOlloil— IS Fuedner niiioouioioiouiioiiioiooioii— 19 Fisher 001 10011 UlUOOOlOOllOllOUOOO 16 Kerrison OOlOlOlOOlOOIOCOlllllllOlOlOlO— 15 Kieversahl looioioioioooouiooiiotoooioii— 13 Palmer - ooiooiooooiiooioiooioiioooiooi— 11 Mike loionioioooooioononiit'iot-oooi— 10 Little lIO010!!0r>01O0OC0OO0O0OlL'01C0Q— 8 Remmington OOOOOOlOOOOOOOOOOlOOlOllOjOOoi— 6 Bluerocks at Sacramento. Sunday was quite a bluerock day at Sacramento. The Spoonbill Gun Club were the guests of the Capitol City Gun Club. G. H. Young of the Capitol City Club carried off the honors with 23 out of 25 birds. The scores of the principle events were as fjllows : SPOONBILL GLTX CLUB. C Flohr ™ _ 1111101101111110101111101—20 Stelgler - llllOUlllOOOnillOlOllll— 19 Soule 0111110011100111111111110—19 Gru tiler UlOOlllllciliinoiOloillli— 18 Fitzgerald Oil 1101011101111001101011—17 Thomas llllUOOlllOlOOOlOllOUll— 17 Wonner IWUllOOOlOlinillllOll'il— 17 Chapman ~ HOllOtllonilOOlOOllOlOll— 15 Ecknardt liioiiioiiOOiouiooooion— 15 Uamm lOIllOOlOHllUOlllOOOOll-lS Shore lOOUOlOlOOlUl 1100100110— 14 Bonn - 0101 llOOIUOOCOOOllOlOOll— 12 Total -- - 198 CAPITOL CITY CLUB. G H. Young inUlllIIIllllllOllIllOl— 23 Thomas ,„111I111111I1U110110I0011— 21 F M. Newbert llllOlllllluniiicoilllll— 21 Roberts OlOOIlllOllOlllUOlllllll— 19 F C. Yoerk OlOOllllUOllOlllOl 110110— 17 Kuhs taller. Jr 11111U100011011110011010— 17 E A. iNicrOaus 1001001010110110101101111—15 E D Adams - lOlOOOHOOIlllOlOllOlOOll— 14 Dr Bnel OOOlOOOllOlOlOUlllllOlOl— 14 W. H. Young O0O101011011011OOUO11011— 14 Helms 1001100101010110001001111—13 F. Keisel looiooiioomouioouooio— 13 Total 201 The Rising Sun Gun Olub. The Rising Sun Gun Club held a shoot at its new grounds last Sunday week. The main match was at 25 birds for a gold and silver medal donated to the club by M. O. Feudner, of San Francisco, the winner of each shoot to wear the medal until the next shoot or until he loses it. It was won by J. Pedrick, who made a score of 21 out of 25 birds shot at. The following is the score : J Pedrick 1111011111110111101110111—21 Rohwer " 1111101111101101111001011—19 patera " lOllOOlOlOllOltlllllllOlO— 17 HoMoe ...„ _ 1110101110101010000101111—15 Petersen' OllOOlOlllllOlOOOOlOOlltl-15 ilcElwaine lOlOOlOOlllllOOlOOllOllll— 15 McCullV 0011111100100101101101110—14 W Pedrick UllllOOlOOllOOOOllOIOllO— 13 Zentner llOOlOllLUlOOOIOOOllOOOO— 12 The second event was a pool Bhoot, 25 cents entrance, of which the following is the score : J Pedrick llllllOlOl— 7 W. Pedrick lOllOIlOOo— 5 Petersen 1111010110— 7 Peters 0001010010—3 Holline 1011010101—6 HcKlwaine OOOIOOOOIO— 2 Rohwer 0110100110—5 Zentner |. . . .0000000100—1 McCally'. .0100101101—5 Glinderman OlOQOOOOOO— i Yours Respectfully, Billy Owl. Washington Bluerock Ciub. The regular weekly shoot of the Washington Bluerock Club was held Sunday, and the scores show that the Yolo knights of the trigger are rapidly picking up the secrets of trap shooting. They will soon be ready to challenge the Sacramento clay-bird pulverizers. The scores were: Roberts llluoiooOllllllllllOOIOl— 18 some jiiiiioiioumooiiioiooi— 17 J. Woods 1011001011011101110101011—16 P°ek niuuioioiiioooooioiioi— 16 Chapman OlOlOllOlllOllllOllOOUOl— 16 stelgler ooioioiniioioiiooiioiioi— 15 Strader OOlOUOllOlOOOIlllOOOlOlO— 12 Moffitt OOOMlOOlOOllOOlOllOIOOlll— 10 Lee 1000000 100000010000 1101 11— s Wilson 0000100000010101000000010— 5 Match at 12 blue rocks : Steigler lllOllllim— ll W.Woods OOOOlOlOllOl— 5 R. Lee- llllOlOOHOl— 8 C. Hills OllOOlOOOOOl— 4 Tryon JJ10110110101— 7 E-Hannon 0O1IC0O0O11O- 4 C. Wiseman OOIOIOOUIU— 7 De Reso OlOOllOOOlOO— 4 Wormer .001101011011— 7 H. Castorf 000000000001— 1 Kuechler OOUlOOlOlll— 7 Kinney 100000100000— 2 The San Andreas Gun Olub. The regular weekly shoot of the San Andreas Black Bird Gun Club was held on their range last Sunday. As will be seen by the score better shooting was done than at any of the previous tournaments. The following is the score. Jas Casey .101011111110101—11 W. H. Wells OlOOllillOUOll— 10 Mr. Condit lllllOlOOUlOIO— 10 w. Casey iiooojiiionioo— a P. Pache lOOUHOMlOOOO— 7 <■». Stewart. ClOOlOlOOOOllll— 7 C. T. Toon .000010111110100— 7 C, Snyder ....OOOOlOllOlOOlll— 7 G. Pfortner 0010101 tOlOlOOO— 6 W. S. Coolter OOIO' OIOUOIOOO— 5 C. Snyder .....101100000010100— 5 Win. Treat OnOOlOIOOOOllCO— 4 C.GetChell OKDOOOOOOIOIOO— 2 F. Treat 010000010000000— 2 H. S. Davis OOOOOOOOOOIOOOO— 1 F. Solinsky OOOoOOOOOOOOOOO— 0 Willows Gun Olub. The first shoot of the Willows Gun Club was held at Agricultural Park on Sunday week. The first ten bird score was as follows : George Q. Hoag. 1U1U10U— 9 Frank Bur*! 1010101001— 4 Thomas Ajax 1101111111— 9 Carl N. Sanders 0100010101— 4 Chaa. Branham -1111110111— 9 Chester Branham 0000010110— 3 J. H. Porter llOOllllll— s John Tibessart looooooou— 3 Charles Clark 1110110110— 7 Thos. H. Dawson- 10Q1000010— 3 Charles HoweLL 1101110001— 6 PoweU „ lOOOOOOOOO— 1 Wm. Winter 0011010110— 5 Bluerocks at Lodl. The members of the Lodi Gun Club held a shoot Sunday afternoon. There were five rounds of lea shots each, and the following Bcores were made : C. M. Ferdum 7 8 6 5 8 E. Franklin 3 6 7 7 5 D. Ketileman 9 4 10 S 6 R. Rnssill 5 4 2 4 2 F. KetUeman 6 8 6 8 7 J.Anderson 7 7 2 6 3 F. U ray bill 6 4 7 5 4 H. Myers 2 5 2 2 FrankPeach _8 4 7 7 5 Ed. Logging 7 5 5 5 R.Moore —3 6 7 7 5 G. Keitelman ... 7 The Reliance Gun Olub. The free-for-all shoot of the Reliance Gun Club at Ala- meda on Sunday last resulted in the following scores : First event — Ten birds, entrance 50 cents, divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent — Mitchell 9, Webb 9, Nauman 8, Trombone 10, Beckart 8, Feudner 9, Klevesahl 3, Young 7, Lake 4, Overman 5, Sands 8, Dusing 8. Second event — Twenty birds, entrance $1, divided 40, 30 20 and 10 per cent— Lake 11, Webb 17, Nauman 18, Trom- bone 19, Sands 17, Ingalls 12, Young 11, Eckert 16, Feud- ner 12, Tubbs 16, Overman 7, Dusing 13. Third event — Twenty birds, entrance $1, divided 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent ; $20 added money, to be divided equally between four classes— Lake 16, Webb 17, Nauman 14, Trom- bone 18, Sands 14, Feudner 15, Foster 14, Klevesahl 18, Bekeart 14, Nyalis 13, Young 18, Dusing 14, Mitchell 14, Kleinbrock 7, Olsen 17, Tubbs 19, Thomas 7, Sands 15, Lewis 7, "Golden Gate Mascot" 15. Fourth event — Twenty birds, entrance 75 cents ; divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent— Young 16, Olsen 16, Bekeart 14, Trombone 17, Dusing 16, Thomas 10, Tubbs 12, Remington 6, Mitchell 13, Sands 15, Webb 19, > Lake 17, Feodner 16' Klevesahl 13, Sherman 6, Sands 15. Commissioner— Bull— Farmer. A little story is told of D. P. Corwin, of this city, secre- tary of the Pennsylvania State Game and Fish Commission, which is highly appreciated by all who know him, Bays Pennsylvanian in American Field. Commissioner Corwin has been quietly but persistently working for the passage of the new Pennsylvania game law, and, as many of the sports- men in the country are opposed to the law in its preserr 282 ©ij* $r««2»«r-_tmfr &p&vi*mmu [May 1, 18ST7 shape, and believe that it is of that class of legislation which benefits only the rich city club meo and the owners of game preserves, the little tale will have for them a particular relish. Mr. Corwin was hunting rabbits in the wilds of Fayette County. While crossing a field a large bull, no doubt aggra- vated by the somewhai belligerent appearance of the com- missioner, declared war and started in pursuit. Corwin escaped over a stout fence by the seat of his trousers, which was a small fraction of a second slower in getting on the good side of the fence than was healthy for the breeches. The farmer who owned the beast was attracted to the scene of the route. As soon as he came within bailing distance Corwin tamed with his back to a tree so as to not show the wound m his trousers, drew himself up to his full height, and began to soundly berate the farmer for keeping such a ferocious animal. "You ought to be asbamed of yourself," he exclaimed hotly, "for endangering the lives of useful and law-abiding citizens. I have a uoticn to have you arrested. That bull would have killed me if 1 had not been so fleet of foot. You must have him kilted. Do you hear, farmer? You must have him kilted at once!" The farmer was staggered for a moment by this unexpected lecture from a stranger. Then he recovered his courage, sized up his man as one of the much-despised city sportsmen, acd felt sure he was right when be noticed the speedy hunter had only one little rabbit. He spoke slowly and firmly : •'You will, will you ? Hev me arrested an' ther bull killed. Well, I'll be derned. If you don't get out o' this field, I'll lake you to the Bquire an' have you took in fer tres- passing. Who are you, anyhow?" Commissioner Corwin has never been known to lose his dignity. It i3 an ever-present quality, and rises to any occa- sion, even when chase by a bull or threatened with arrest as a trespasser by a farmer. It rose now, rose to the height of the tragic, as he replied : " Who am I ? I'll tell you who I am. I'll let you know who you are addressing in this im- pertinent manner. I am David Porter Corwin, State Game Fish Commissioner of Pennsylvania. " And the farmer replied : "Well, why the dickens didn't you tell that to the ball ?" CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Bluerock shooting is booming in Winters. The Encinal Gun Club will shoot at Birds Point.'Alameda to-morrow. % The California Wing Shooting Club will shoot to-morrow at Icgleside. The Lincoln Gun Club shoot scheduled for to-morrow ha8 been postponed. Note the U. M. C, shells that will be U3ed at the Golcher Handicap to-morrow. The Garden City Cyclers Gun Club will attend the Gol- cher Handicap in a body. The live bird tournament of the State Sporlemens Associa- tion will be heid at Ingleside on May 21st, 22d and 23d. A magautrap will be in operation at the Golcher Handi cap. lo enable those to practice who are not familiar with them. The Pomona Gun Club has leased a privilege to occupy the Bush race track grounds and will put in some blue rock traps at once. Forty-seven sportsmen from Tacoma went on a coon hunt and varmint drive last week. Stayed out all night and killed one pet cat. Millard Hayes and Jttf Guinn of Corvallis, Oregon, are are credited with having killed 14 geese with four barrels recently. There were 2U0 in the flock. Plover are protected in Washington but snipe are not. It is a move in the right direction to protect plover but whv do all of the Coast States neglect that esentially game birdi the English, snipe. The new officers of the Garden City Cyclers Gun Club are : Chas. P Owens, President ; Geo. Holmes, Secretary ; W. 8. Hobson, Captain; BoardofGoveinors.Gov. Anderson, Dr] A. M, Barter and Frank Holmes. There will be two Magautraps and two seta of traps at the State Inanimate Target Associations Tournament at Alameda Janciion and there will be two 10 bird, two 15 bird and two 20 bird individual matches each day, The principle event tomorrow will be the Golcher Handi- cap at the Pacific Tournament Association grounds at Ala- meda Junction. This event promises to draw a very large entry from all over the State. The grounds have been re- fitted and every elbrt made to deaden the sound— the only orjection to these admirably appointed gtoonde. KUorls will be made this month to revive the ioter-club team matches thai were so popular last year. Twelve men teams or mx men teams if twelve prove too many. A monthly shoot between teams from the Empire, Lincoln, Reliance and Olympic gun clubs would brine the boys together and prove very interesting. Col. A. G. Courtney, who was for Borne fourteen years canrnct.d w.th the Lefever Arms Co., and is widely known among the shooters of America, will on May 1st sever his ion with that firm and enter into theemploy of Hart- ley A: tirabam, of New York city. He will henceforth ex- plain the merits of the Remington shotgun on the trap cir- cuit and elsewhere. The third annual tournament of the Fresoo Gun Club will bp held on Sunday and Monday, May 2d and 3d. The ehooling will be at both live birds and blue rocks. Among the many pr.zes is a round trip ticket to the California In- animate Target Association Tournament at Alameda for the shooter participating in all of the events and making the highest average. Id the live bird shooting, winners of first money in any event stand at the 30 yard mark in the suc- ceeding event. Trap-shooting is quite different from game -shooting, but we differ from a great many sportsmen in that we think trap- Bhooting of great benefit to the novice or even the moderately good shot. Practice at the traps will teach a man to handle a gun without awkwardness and with eafety to his Jcom- panions; to aim quickly at moving objects and the use and abuse of different loads of ammunition. Trap-shooting will make a slow shot increase his speed and cannot injure the shooting of the best field shot. 8. F. Arant of Lake county was arrested Tuesday by Con- stable Hughes and charged with violating the game laws. According to the arresting officer Arant had offered dried deer meat for sale. After hearing the evidence Justice Critchfield held that the complaint did not conform to the new law, and the prisoner was therefore discharged. It is said that deer have been slaughtered by the hundred during the past month or six weeks. The severe snow- storms drove the animals down from the heights of San Hedrim, and they were killed by pot hunters in vast num- bers. It seems as though there should be some method by which the violaters of the game laws could be reached and punished. — Ukiat Press. Under the heading "Be a True Sportsman" the editor of the Sierraville Record writes as follows: 'The practice of killing ducks immediately previous to and during the nesting season deserves a timely mention. A number of hunters have in times past been in the habit of killing ducks in season and out, and again as soon as the young ducks have left the neat ; before they have feathered out ; or even dreamed of .the mysteries of flight ; the would-be hunter re- news the attack, and makes a record at slaughtering the little fellows, which he could hunt with great facility with a stout Btick. This wanton destruction of game at a time so inoppor- tune is not merely a matter of sentiment, bat it is an act of improvidence. Moreover parties in this vicinity have been heard to threaten that if othei means of preventing such un- sportsmanlike condition failed, that they would not scruple at exercising i the legal restraint that the law provides, and make an example of some of the infractors of the game law. [If a few more editors of local papers would take up the matter and agitate it thoroughly, popular opinion would soon turn tn the right direction and the destruction of ' flappers" would practically cease. Ed ] " Podgers " writes to Forest and Stream of California's bad legislation as follows : " Some one has wisely remarked that it was unwise as well as unreliable to indulge in statistics of the chicken business before the chickens have left their shells. I am a victim to misplaced coufidence. In some former remarks a few weeks ago. I indulged in complimentary reference to the body legislative with which we are inflicted every two years, and the encouragement that body gave of refraining from tinkering with our game laws. Alas I X might have known better than to imagine any Legislature could ever pass through one session without passing some mUchievous act in relation to game, and ours has not been an exception. As a concession to the pot hunters and mar- ket-shooters it has added three months to the open season, which means annihilation to every feather within two years, and the Governor, who professes to be a sportsman, has signed the bill ; in keeping with his present playing to the galleries, with a view to the reuomination for a second term. Never was a greater mistake made in political tactics, for there is not a true sportsman in the State who will not turn down the man that Bigned such a pernicious bill. Our motto will be, ' Vote early and often.' We had some confidence in the man because he aspired to be a sportsman. His gunning it is for votes, and I prophecy that the bag at the next elec- tion will be small, very small." THE KENNEL Oomingr Events. BENCH SHOWS. May 12-15 — Oakland Kennel Club's first annual bench show, Fred Johns, Secretary. Entries close May 2d. May 19--'2— San Francisco Kennel Club's inaugural bench show. H. H. Carlton, Secretary. Entries close May 10th. Dec. 1-4— State Poultry and Kennel Cliib'a second bench show, Sacramento ; Matt. Cofl'ey, secretary. The San Francisco Show. The bench show committee of the San Francisco Kennel Club announce the following changes and additions in the premium list ; Field trial classes will be divided, Betters and pointers to compete separately. Pointer bitch claes will be less than fifty pounds, in place of less than fifty-five pounds. Bull terriers will be divided into two classes, over and under thirty pounds. Novice classes will be provided for all breeds and cash prizes and diplomas will be awarded where the number of entries warrant it. All breeds for which $3 has been offered for first prize will receive $5 for first and $3 for second, if the entry will warrant it. E. M. Oldham offers the Newton Abbott silver medal for best cocker in the show. There will be no limit to weight of cocker spaniels. Equal Firsts. ''Uncle Dick" has made several mistakes at the recent shows that the Secretary of the A. K. C. will have to rectify. Rule XVIII of the A. K. C. rules governing dog shows is as follows: "If a prize winner is disqualified the next dog in order of merit aB placed by the judge, shall be given the prize thus forfeited, and the win shall count in every respect the same as if it had been the origiml award. An equal first prize shall be counted as a win for each dog, dividing first and second money, the next dog in order of merit receiving third prize.'' "Uncle Dick" has been very generous with his equal firsts and equal seconds, but in each case he has given seconds to his equal firsts and thirds to his equal seconds, contrary to rule. The Oakland Show. The inaugural bench show »f the Oakland Kennel Club promises to be one of the very best shows ever held in the WeBt. "Entries have been coming in all the week from all over the State and the entry promises at present writing to far exceed that of any previous Oakland show. The BtrongeB classes will probably be spaniels, collies, St. Bernards and terriers. The entries close on May 2d, and can be made with Fred Johns at 460, 9th street, Oakland, or at the San FranciBCO office, 628 Market street, to-day and to-morrow. Entries postmarked, May 2d, will be accepted. Enter your dogs and get the opinion of America's best judge — Jas. Mortimer, on their merits. DOINGS IN DOO-DOM. Entries to Oakland close to-morrow, May 2d. C A 8nmuer has sold that good fox terrier bitch Bonnie Bride to a party in British Columbia. If you have Angora, Persian or other rare species of the feline race enter it at the Oakland show. E. S. Heller has purchased of T. S. Bellin a very good bull terrier bitch, own sister to Tommy Tickle. There is more truth than poetry in ," Bird of Freedom's" paragraphs in Turf, Field and Farm regarding the *' Mana- ger's" methods. The Oakland Kennel Club has opened an office at 628 Market street, This office will be open to-day and to mor- row, both day and evening. The bench Bhow committe of the San Francisco Kennel Club desire us to state that the Society for the Suppression of Editors offers one silver medal for the best Italian greyhound puppy. E. M. Oldham, one of thejudgea andsuperintendant of the San Francisco show left for New York on Monday night in response to a telegram. He is expected to return about May 10th. Jos. McLatchie has sold the well known fox terrier Blemtcn Reefer by Ch Venio — Ch Rachel to Wallace Moore. Blemton Reefer is not only a winner but the best sire ever brought to the Coast. R. M. Dodge, the well-known field trial trainer, has 44 dogs at his kennels at Kenwood, Sonoma county. The ken- nel will be broken up in about a month and Mr. Dodge will take charge of the Verona Kennels, near Fleasanton. The Oakland fanciers have worked hard to make a success of a dog show in Oakland. Enter your dogs and give them all the encouragement in your power. It is to your interest and to the interest of the breeding of thoroughbred dogs to do so. * J W Mitchell, the Los Angeles, mastiff and fox terrier breeder was in town, this week. He will exhibit the mas- tiff Lominta Rex, by Ingleside Crown Prince — Lomita Hilda at Oakland. This is doubtless the best mastiff on the Coast now. Thos. H. Browne's Champion Grand Master by Champion Hesper— Gilda died on Thursday evening from some stomach and bowel trouble, the exact cause is at present writing un- known. Dr. W. R. Cluness, Jr., held an autopsy on him yesterday. We will give our readers full particulars next week. Hugh Dalziel, the well-known and able author of Dogs of the British Isles, The Collie, The St. Bernard, The Fox Terrier, The Greyhound, Diseases of Dogs, and other works on the dog, has gone the way of all flesh. He survived his wife but four days. Like Stonehenge his name will live for generations. Thos. H. Browne's rough coated St. Bernard Champion Grand Master by Champion Hesper — Princess Gilda is very sick. We sincerely hope that Mr. Browne will not lose this grand dog, not alone because he is the best dog ever brought to the Coast, but because of his value as a stud dog. We cannot have too much Hesper blood. We can again supply our readers and the trade with Ash- monts books in any desired number. There is no better work extant than AshmontB Diseases of the Dog. Ash- monts Kennel Secrets tells the reader how to feed, rear and take care of the dog from its birth and Kennel Training and Handling is the best work on training a dog ever published. The Verona Kennels received from the Sunnycroft Ken- nels on Tuesday last the collie bitch puppy Sunneycroft Lorna, whelped October 10, 1897, by Loroa Ormonde a son of Rufford Ormonde, out of Sefton Nellie, a daughter of Sefton Hero. Lorna is a very promising puppy with good length of head, good expression, good eye and excellent coat. She is rich sable in color with broad white collar. The well-known pointer dog, Climax, by Bang'Bang — Bellona, was chloroformed on Saturday last. He was twelve years old and getting blind and lame and Mr. Spencer, his owner, thought it best to have him put out of his misery. Climax was one of the best-known pointers on this coast — a good field dog and a good sire. Among others of his pups that have won fame on the bench and are dear to the mem- ory of many sportsmen are Beulab, Belle V., Lizzie P., Peter the Great, Lillie, Cora and Lady Max. We expected innovations but when the San Francisco Kennel Club aunouoces that cocker spaniel classes will not be limited as to weight, we certainly find an innovation with a vengeance. We always preferred a large cocker that is, about 26 pound, but if a 35 pound cocker is not disqualified he is certainly entitled to a win if he is good enough in points. Mr. Oldham's argument that a cocker is a cocker and a field spaniel is a field spaniel and a big cocker is not a field spaniel, is what we have been preaching for the last twelve years, but to waive the limit of weight is to our notion going backward not forward. Mat 1, 1897] ©ij* gveeirev mtfr &pnvt»ntan. 283 Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please rise the following form : VISITS. H. McCracken's {8an Francisco) R C St. Bernard bitch Empress Jano ^California Alton — Tomah) to Dr. W. E. Cluness Jr.'s Regtc-7 Jr. (Reglov — Victoria Alton) April 25, WHELPS. Jos. Singers Los Angeles, English setter bitch Lady Stamboul (Stamboul — Lady Clare) whelped April 26th, 9—6 dogs to John Schumacher's Valiente, (E ugene T. — Maiden Mine.) Monroe Salisbury's Horses. Monroe Salisbury, the victorious veteran of many hard- fought campaigns on the Grand Circuit, ia collecting another string of trotters and pacers with which |to cross the Sierra Nevadas once more. Other breeders in California may have done as much or more than Salisbury in breeding the light harness horse, but he has done more than all of them in train- ing and racing them in the East. His great campaigns, from Minnesota to Texas, aod New England to the Gulf, have given a prominence to California horses which otherwise they would not have obtained. The names of the horse8 with which he has won the great stakes and purses of the Grand Circuit are the brightest which adorn the pages of equine history : Director, Monroe Chief, Direct, Directum, Directly, Little Albert, Vic H., Altao, Doc Sperry, Expres- sive, Alix and Azote are only a few of the stars of the Salis- bury strings in the past. It would be a matter of congratulation to all Califomians if he could take another lot of winners through the Grand Circuit. The most noted of his present string is Azote 2:04. j-. If he can stand the preparation, as now seems probable, he can win every free-for-all race in the East. What a horse he was in 1895 1 There never was a trotter that ever wore iron that could take his measure in any heat of a mile heat race. At Fleetwood he was in perfect condition. Among his competitors were Hulda 2:03.}, Directum 2:05£ and Eeau- zetta 2:06. The " talent " figured that with these one after another to carry him each heat he could be beaten, and they bet their money as though they were to reap a harvest. One after another they took him to the half each heat in only a fraction of a second more than a minute, but up the hill in the third quarter he drew away until they were lost. In the third beat Beauzetta took him to the half in one minute and a quarter of a second, but going up the hill she was also among the missing. The preparation of the big horse for that race was the best piece of horsemanship ever done by the old veteran. Jib Albert is a big five-year-old gelding just the right size and conformation for a race-track campaigner. He is by Albert W., 2:20. out of the dam of Flying Jib, known as the "Middletjwn mare" by Middletown, the half-thoroughbred, son of Hambletonian 10. Jib Albert give great promise of being a high-class race horse. On Stanley, three years old, by Direct, 2:05£, out of Lily Stanley, 2:17£, iB a good-sized colt of the Director order. He has a world of speed, a pure gait and a head full of good sense. He has shown a half in 1:06. A black three-year-old filly by Direct 2:05J out of a mare by Algona is a pacer which pleases Salisbury. As a two- year-old she paced quarters in thirty-one seconds and she is as good a three-year-old as she was a two-year old. If she is not asked the question too often before she takes the word in her first race, she wilt surprise somebody if she does not sur- prise everybody. She, 2:14|, and three others are owned by Mr. W. S. Ho- bart and they all seem to be good. A son of Palo Alto, five years old, is a *' wear and tear " looking fellow wilh the old champion's way of going and keeping at it, too. Salisbury has a big fellow which he says is another Azote. He may be but we think theie is only one of that kind on the earth. However, this is a remarkably clever green one. John (Directum) Kelly arrived Thursday night. He looks fat and Mr. Salisbury says he will get him in condition also. "Willing to Pay $5. Mr. H.E.Jewell, prominent horseman at Concord, N. H. writes: "Enclosed find $1 50, for which send me another bottle of Quinn's Ointment, I would give five dollars for it rather than be without it in my stable," for curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs, and all enlargements, it has no equal. Price regular .size, $1.50, smaller size, 50c. If it cannot be obtained from Druggist, or dealer, address, W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. For sale in San Francesco, by J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron. ISSUED SATURDAY. APEIL 24, 1897. THE San Francisco Turf Guide IS INDISPENSABLE TO -•-ALL WHO ATTEND THE RACES AND ^CONTAIN Form Charts of all races from the beginning of the meeting to date indexed for ready reference, showing Pedigrees. Owners and Trainers. 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FOURTH PAYMENT, 815, JANUARY 2, 1900. and FOURTH PAYMENT, 810, JANUARY 2, 1900. and Parse Trotters at Three Years Old to Trot in 1900 §1 OOO 500 i Pacers at Three Years Old to Pace in 1900 75 0 SECOND PAYMENT, $10, JANUARY 2, 1898 PACERS. THIRD PAYMENT, 810, JANUARY 2, 1899, and I THIRD PAYMENT, 85, JANUARY 2, 1899, and $15 $2? to srart at two years old, to be paid ten days | to start at two years old. to be paid ten days be- before the meeting at which the race is to take fore the meeting at which the race is to take place. place. CONDITIONS Nominators must designate, when making payments to start, whether the horse entered is a trotter or pacer. Failure to make any payment forfeits all previous payments. Nominators liable only for smount paid in. Right reserved to declare off or re-open these stakes in case the number of entries received are not satisfactory to the Board of Directors. No horse owned in the State of California by otners than members of this Association is eligible to these stakes (bona fide ownership required), but horsesowned outsideof the State of California are elieible thereto, regardless nf membership. 6 APPLICATIONS POR MEMBERSHIP— Persons desirous of making entries in the above purses, and who have not as yet Joined the P. C. T. H. B. A., should make application ior membershio to the Secretary by June 1, 1897. Send all communications to rjf . y $30 to start at three years old. to be paid ten days before the meeting at which the race is to take place. . P. HEALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY, Secy, 22 1-2 Geary St., San Francisco. 'acific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association he Held Shortly I it the State Pair I FALL MEETING, 1897. I The California Jockey Club's New Track | at Oakland is Offered for This 3Ieeting Entries Close June 1, 1897, N»TE— It will be the endeavor ot the management to arrange a programme so aB to allow horses entered in several events to start in each by patting such classes as they are entered in far enough apart to i permit of it. -I»'FL0<3-J=1..A.3V£M3E:- TROTTING PURSES PACING PURSES •RSES TO BE NAMED 'ITH ENTRY JUNE 1, 1897 Parse. No. 1-tO Class Trot 8600 No. 2-50 Class Trot 600 No. 3-!7 Class Trot 600 No. 4-!4 Class Trot 60O ENTKAS— 5 per cent. NOMINATION PURSES. HOUSES TO BE NAMED SEPT. 1, 1897. Purse. No. 5— 2:20 Class Trot S 800 No. 6—3:17 Class Trot 800 No. 7— 2: 13 Class Trot 800- No. 8— Free-for-all Trot 2,000 ENTRANCE— 2 per cent. June 1, 1897; 1 per cent. July 1. 1897; 1 per cent. August 1, 189"; l per cent. September 1. 1897, when horses must be named, and 2J^ per cent, to start. HORSES TO BE NAMED WITEESTRY JUNE 1, 1897. Purse. No. 9— Green Class Pace (without rec- ords) S600 No. 10—3:30 Class Pace 600 No. 11—2:35 Class Pace 600 ENTRANCE— 5 per cent. CONDITIONS No liowned in the State of California by others than members of this Association is eligible to these pnrses (bona fide ownership required), but horses lito. regardless of membership. AP1CATIONS FOB MEMBERSHIP- Persons desirous of making entries in the above purses, and who have not as yet joined the P. C. 1. H. B. A. iy by June 1, 1897. For further conditions and entry blanks send to NOMINATION PURSES. ORSES TO BE NAMED SEPT. 1, 1897. Purse. No. 12—2:20 Class Pace S 80O No. 13—2:17 Class Pace 800 No. 14—2:13 Class Pace SCO No. 15—2:10 Class Pace 1,000 No. 16- 7ree-for-all Pace 2,000 ENTRANCE— 2 percent. June 1,1397; J percent. July 1,3897; 1 per cent. August 1, 1897; 1 per cent. September 1, 1897, when horses must be named, and 2% per cent, to start. owned outside ol the State of California are eligible should make application for membership to the Sec- E. P1EALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY, Secy, 22 1-2 Geary St., San Francisco 284 ©Jju gveebex onfr Qpoxismaxu May 1, 1897 Leading Sire of Hilll Performers, By Alum 33 Dam Sue Ford (dam of three pro I I y Brown Chief MI5, t^cond dam by Imp. Ho*>lon. Third dam by Ber- Umud. Fourth dam by imp- Bcuurd, Altamont 3600 Will make the 3eason of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda T $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL BETTBN PRIVILEGES. oi Ctiehalis, p 2:07 % Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT.. p 2:0814 Doc Sperry. p 2:09 ' Pathmont, p 2:09^ AUbo 2:0% M irookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- U l v M . .M Is the champion sireof 2: 10 performers, being tbe only horee living or dead with six to his crvdll. He has taken a leadins position among the loremost trolling sires ot the country under such con dUlons that phenomenal ablllW alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small propo/"™ »' ' ™,P™ n, vha!«becii trained and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- fm fon of hTs mSgro » "vamages. it maybe stated that he has never produced a colt from a Pa ^-^f mare, or trom oneVlth a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenJantot George Wiltes Electioneer Liiclalo.r. Sidnev or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMOXTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of aej "intte.fnn vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except lor his blindoess-lbe result of an accident-is, without Wff>ish . fie has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors-bays, browns or black s He is now located In Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Centre ^ ™ues Alameda local S P and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BBBKA J6R8BY8-Tbe best A J .C.C, registered prize herd Is owned by HENR^ PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals lor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon Graduate ot Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST.. 8. F. Between Fourth and Filth. Telepbnpe w~. m I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE A2JD STABLE: SOS Golden Gate Avenue- San Francisco. office hottbb: 7 to 8 a. m. and 4 to 5 p. Telephone 3651. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. ** PASTURAGE^ - BRENTWOOD FARM Near ANTIOOH, Contra Costra Co., California. VI IALFA In abundance. < LI MATE mild. I SPECIAL CAKE taken of HORSES. SEPARATE ALFALFA FIELDS if desired. FINEST of PADDOCKS for STAXLIONS. FOR RATES, APPLY TO H. DUTARD, OWNER. Dr. "V^Txsn.. 1^. Egan M.E.C.T.B., F.E. V.M.8. VETBRIMARY SURGED*. Member of the Royal College ot Veterinary Sur- geons England: Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Suciety; Oraduale of the New Veterinary Surgeon to theS F. Fire Department; Live block In specter for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equme Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department Unlversltv of California: Ev-President oi the Cantor- nla State Veterinary Medical Association ; Veterinary Inflrmarv, Residence and office, San Francisco Veter Inary Hospital. Ill" esolden Gate Avenue.near Webster Sn. SaniFrancisco: Telephone West 126. This Stock Must Be Sold! 125-127-129 DAVIS STREET SAN FRANCJSCO or to FRANK NUGENT MANAGER. Antioch.Cal. A three rear old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09^, dam by Antevolo, 2:19J<$; secood dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. '2:27. etc. This is one of tbe handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old blact fitly by Dextator (son ot Dexter Prince) out of Lizzie Sberman by Sherman ibe great four mile racehorse. ,, Lndy W. 2:30. bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2 -174X. Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. • One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 :0;}2. oat of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambetonian Wilkes 1679 6IRE OF PHCEBEW ILK.K8, winning race record, 3:08 1-S Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 1 Tommy Mc (.p), race record 2:11 1*4 i\ew£ra (4,p),winningrace rec. 4th heat, 2 :13 8aville(3),race record 2:17 1-4 Grand Ueorge, iroittag 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing 2: 18 3-4 and 16 others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. i First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonlan 10. Third dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Canal Return Privileges. K. I. MOOEHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK IS >I0N, ALWAYS READY FOR USE, AND RELIABLE, Are not a "cure all." They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed to cure the most severe cases of Wind Colic A.\D INFLAMMATION OF THB BOWELS, Or money refunded. One trial Is all tbat Is asked to convince you. Price 82 per box. Ten capsules in each box * Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany. N. Y. i,CBRBWKIA STREET & CRESSWELL. J. H. STREET GENERAL AUCTIONEERS PROPRIETORS OF "TATTERSALLS" Sales Yards, 721-723 Howard St. SAN FRANCISCO. A. F. ROOKER, Manager. Horsts, Baggies. Carls, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. Consignments of Live Stock and Sales Solicited. Auction Sales Every Tuesday at 11 am. . F*LU YabdbTklkphoxeMain M79 ukst ACTOMMOBATIOSSFOII boabding horses, bates eka onablk NAPA RAGE TRACK This, the best training track in California, will be placed Id first-class condition, and every facility af- forded trainers oi light-barness horaes to wort tbeir horses tberon. :Low price* for bos-stalls. Hay and grain very reasonable. For farther particulars apply to CHAS. SCOTT. Xapa Race Track, Napa, Cal. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Ritriateml No OlbO record partus). 2:20; brown ll',rse- sma!l star; coronet ol left bind foot wbiie; foaled in km ir I hnrnh tiluli "relKbtl.ltf mdn. By a prod nor, Antevolo: lour-year-old record 2; I9',j. Hon of .-/■ iknitdHiii Hi- ttrt-initr ..rtlmiir- Kllzabdli Basler (dum of Robert B*sler record 2 :20. and Stone ' IT .', ... ,,i,i r,., ■.,,,! 2.-22fc),by Bill A r\< i pacer); cecond dum Wary, by Warelleld, son oi Cracker, by SSSiS third «um i»i>... by th'Sarr Home, eon oi American Eclipse. Robkrt baslek will makoapub ueJ*u*>n f..r miit. - Ibe year li>97, beg In* nbmil the l'lh uf February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays ■!t iiZnTurJ In K wlnesday In Vlaalla, Tulare Coonty, Cal., the remainder ot the week at th/hTirwVi .i«nnn.\ Anm nvnTn * /j„_, _# t dam o! t In 2:»0, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay a* n y.-*rilii(; Klf. V.Z^i. trial t« pacltie: YA Ijin.-rly, 2:10^. trial J:I0t, Bister to Bayard : IK, »nd Alftric, lire <<1 fbut In bSO, i»y AJcaoUrftt^d (nonof aeorKeWllkeaand Alma Muter); second .m .,f luyurd WUlCM. 2: "Hi, by Bayard 'n»u«iI Pilot Jr.); thlnl dam Blandlna (dam ol Swt- Df Hires), by Mambrlno Clilef 11 : fourth dam Birch mare (dam ol Rosa- i>.,n»l. '■> l'»rk.-r'r» ltr..v.ii I'lbil tnlr4*of foiirlli dam ol Nancy Haukfl, 2;0<), son of Ren- n.ji.. and -"it '■( u tti.ri.iinlihn'd mare. Toahow DOW wall IMablo's colls have shown It In only muwirr trj nny Ibnf Btl *«• handlitl fur IpMdlll 1R96. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one ttMODOda; a twoypar-olrt, one-quarter. XI WOOllda; ■ LWO-fOU old, «"<■ ball, 1:09; a yearlluer. one- ■UAftar. v. Moonda; a Iwo^rtar-Old, all wtdat l ur, S3 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting Bcrrl r fri*. tfAO. Addreas, \VM. Ml ."llllY. IMcaaaDton.Cnl. HART BOSWELL n... L3.099. Thl" ftplemllillv-formed trotlhiK stallion \\a 0?m \i:n. .■::. i i dd ol QEO. wil.KKS. 2:2fe in Ot 1'IKK' TOK, JIT. TH'IKNI'AI I , 1. ii n i\cv i.i:i: (dam oi NANCY Masks, mi. and DICTATOR WILKES, r-ireofsixln ■ ■ orHI Hike Wllk«. tl&5i, Ira WHLes, 2-22^, and the nki ■» tud im wiiktuj by Kdwii obronla, by Brown Puoi ; lourih i inm tiy Lance, ion of Amorli :lli dam by Gray Dnngaonon. This Is I ■ nrmattun. dlurM i I pure trotting actios, HART arc itrorjff*limbed, k-vr) -headed I rormed voiiiin«iers In Califor- nia iniM. aao r«i tho ■«■ AddreaaK. O'GRaDY, LaaralOraoli nra, sun ll«te« r owners may dealre. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES U 1\ I 1 11 MBBTIKU. 1896-97 MAY 3d to 15th Inclusive, AT Oakland Race Track RaotnR Every Day in the Week Exoept Sunday. RAIN OK .-SAINB V1VK OH Mil 111-. 11 VI 1* BACH DAY. RAGES START AT 2:15 O'CLOCK SHARP BWl'Vrry Boats leave San Franc aco at 12 m. and 12.80, 1:00, 1:30 and 2 P. M.. connectln with theTrac) Knlrauce Train* Business College, 24 PosiSt. RAN FRANCISCO. The moat popolar achool on the Coaal E. P. HEAJLD, President ■0~Send for Clrcnlarv. SvGAXJ HOTEL LANGKM Corner Ellis and MBson Stal F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER. ProfE+OR REMODELED AND REFURfHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL Nil iMERICAN AND EUBOPEAliAXS DITE«- American Plan S2 lo |2.[er JJ»" HAILO. Huropean Plan 7 So lo Sl.f" »»" May 1, 1897] ©Jj* gveebev axib gpixctetnaxu 285 THE HORSE WITHOUT A "BUT." Boodle 5829, Roc. 2:12 ETHEL DOWNS, 2:13; THOMPSON, 2:15; MERLE M, 2:25. o Two prominent horsemen were discussing the relative merits of notable stallions. They agreed that a certain stallion was well bred and a good producer, "but" he had no record. Another had a fast record, was well bred, and a good producer, l,but" he was too small. Another had nearly all the necessary qualifications, "but'* he had curbs and bad feet. Another possessed many rare qualifications, ''but" he was vicious, as well as a "quitter." Finally one asked the other, "What's the matter with Boodle ?" They both concluded that no stallion, living or dead, possessed all the qualifications desired in a more marked degree than BOODLE QUALIFICATIONS BREEDING unexcelled. Send for extended tabulated pedigree and history of BOODLE. COLOR, beautiful seal brown, black points, no white. SIZE, sixteen hands high, weight 1,150 pounds. DISPOSITION, gentle as a lamb. A child can handle him. STYLE. A real handsome horse— "a thing of beauty." CONDITION. Sound as he was the day he was foaled. SPEED. Race record 2:12£, in a hard-fought battle, which he won. GAM EN ESS. A veritable bull dog. A gamer horse never lived. PRODUCE. While he has only three in the list, no horse living or dead can make a better showing, considering the number of his progenv that have been trained. He transmits all his perfect qualifications to his progeny. His ancestors are noted for their iron constitutions; many of them, notably Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, were obtaining world's records at a time in life when ordinary horses are thinking of dying of old age. SEASON, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Usual Return Privileges) G. K. HOSTETIEE & CO., OwneTS, San Jose. C. F. BUNCH, Manager, San Jose Race Track. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. OBO WILKEfl black Horse, iS% hands, weighs 1. 100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without a blemish , or weak point As a four-rear-old he got a rpcord ot 2:11, and was timed separately in races in 2:0S. His win- nings as a two and three-year-old exceeded that of any other trotter at these ages. He never was outside the mouev and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to nooe in America. He won the *25,000 Kentucky Futurity stake as a three-year-old. and in bis four-year-old form, until be met Azote. 2:01^ (the aged cam- paigner) never was beaten, and In one of his races with this horse be was at his shoulder, being timed sep- arately in 2:08. Sired by Sable Wilkes, 2:18, dam Ellen Maybe*-, 2:22. by Director. 2:17; seconn dam Lady Ernest, I bv Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hibbard (dam of Lou Whipple, 2:265$). Terms for the season, S7*. I PRINCE AIRLIE, 28,045. PRINCE AIRLIE 28.045, bay stallion, foaled in 1S92, stands 16 hands and weighs 1,200 pounds. He Is a I remarkablv handsome horso, stylish, evenly-proporiioned, and Is considered by all who have seen him to be I perfect ion "in everv respect. Owing to aD accident he has not been trained, but as he has entirelv recovered he ' will be put in training this vear. As a yearling, when only partly broken, he trotted quarters in 0:37^. He Is sired by Guy Wilkes, 2:15J4, dam Chantilly f tr a! 2:23, last ball in 1:03), by Nutwood, 2:18^: second aam Crenon (dam of Lovelace. 2:20, and Betsy Britton, 2:20^1, by Prlnceps 53«; third dam Crape LIsse (dam ot Ealzarine, 2:27), by George Wilkes, 2:22; tourtb dam the dam of Tarleton, 2:31. Terms for the season, 830 j Especial attention is called to the progeny of these two stallions. Evervone who has seen tbem says they are models of perfection, having size and style, an>i being beautifully proportioned. The speed they show is remarkable, and It is only a question of a few years until they will be noted campaigners The few weanlings by Oro Wilkes consigned to the recent sale from my f.rm brought from ?30f> to $410, and some were resold shortly after the s*le for a large advance. They Drought the highest prices of any weanlings sold at this big sale. All other highlv-bred on-s sold from $25 to $75. Anyone breeding to this horse can rest assured tbey w 111 tet horses that will bring high prices anywhere. „„^_ Excellent care will be taken of all stuck sent to the farm, but no liability assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares may be shipped direct to me at Burling-mie, San Mateo connty. All bills are due at time of service, and must be paid by August 1st- No stock allowed to leave the place until all bills are paid. Pantnrage 83 per month. Hay and grain 810 per month. j-eason commences February 1st and ends August 1, 189/. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1891 STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bine Kibbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care gioen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, 85 per month; hay and grain, $10 pei montn. For terms tor other stallionsand farther particulars address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Dahville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. NUTWOOD WILKES, 22,116 RACE RECORD, 2:16 1-2. Sired by GUY WILKES, 2:15 1-4, out of LIDA W., 2-18 1-4, by Nutwood 600, 2:18 3-4 He is the Sire of "IRVES'GTON BELLE," 2:24 -4 as a two-year-old, and CLAUDIUS, 2:26 1-2 as a three-year-old. Will make the SEASON OF 1897, beginning February 15th, at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, near Irvington, Alameda County, nntil March 1st, and irom that date to the end of the season, June 1st, at Agricultural Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, where he will undergo his preparation for the coming campaign. With him will be trained six of his get. We invite special inspection of these youngsters by the public, as for beanty of conformation, size, finish, gameness, and especially speed, they are unsurpassed and would do honoi to the reputation of any stallion. He is limited to TEN OUTSIDE MARES. TERMS- $50 FOR THE SEASON. USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. All fees payable before removal of the mare. Pasture for S3 per month, or grained for S10 per month. Stock well cared for, but no responsibility assumed for accidents- Address, NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, Martin Carter, Propr. Or, WM. M. CECIL, Manager, San Jose. The Standard-Bred Stallion WM. CORBITT, - - - San Mateo Stock Farm. Burlingame, San Mateo'County, Cal. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1891. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, Xational Horse Show, New York, 1893. Champion San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. and Winner of First Prize Whenever Shown Since His Two-Year-Old Form. Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Season at San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and farther information address, K. 0'GRADY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, San Mateo, Cal'a. RECORD, 2M4. SIRED BY ANT EROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, bv Nephew; second dam MissTrsbern, by Gen. McClellen: third dam Belle Mahoue fgrsndam of Voucher), by Norfolk: fourth dana Maid oi Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros Is a full br Iher to Aoteeo, 2:Ifi}£, Antevolo, 2:19M. etc., bel-g- by Electioneer, out of Columbine, by A. W. Rich- mond. Anteros Is the sire ot Antidote, 2:10|^', Nelly F., 2:13*4, and seventeen others in 2:30 list- Nephew is the sire ot t« enty-one in the list, and is considered one ot the strongest-bred sires ever brought to California. Gen. McClellaa 14i sired Daa Voorhees, 2:23*4, St. Helena, 2:27 ^j, etc.. and the dam of Beaury Mc, 2:14 »*, etc. The rest ot the pedigree of Dudley rests npon the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DE8CHIPTIOX— DUDLEY is a bay in color.black points, stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetrically -made horses in Calif rnta. He has the kindest disposition, is level-headed, and as for his speed, ii is well known that bis record of 2:14 is no mark of him. His progenv in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trliby, got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen t!mes. His breeding is unsurpassed. and with bis individuality he should make a great name as a sire of hand some, level-beaded horses, fit either for track or road— hordes that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at m v place. Hay wards, Alamtda County. Terms- $50 the Season. HS" Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at J3 PER MONTH, The best ot care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further particu- lars add rets MILO KNOX, Hay-wards, Cal . GOSBIPER, 2:14 3-4. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (ESTATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GQSSIPER is the sire of GAZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others— all race horses. PASTURAGE 83. 50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be trans ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. 9&- For further particulars, address CHAS. S. NBAL, 230 Montgomery St., S. P Or, H. G-. SINCLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Cal, The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMOUR WILKES, 2:08i (REGISTERED 0232) WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FRAM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. Terms— $25 for the Season. SEYMOUR WILKES was sired by the King of the Wilkes family. Gay Wilkes, 2:15}$, dam Early Bird, hy Playmall (brother to Barney, 2:25*4 j: second dam Lucy, hy Odd Fellow (son of Chloroform); third dam by asoD of Williamson's Belmont: fourth dam by Blackbawk 767. Playmail was by Mike 3403 the by YVrmont 322, oat of The Peniger mare), out of Kate McDonough idam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and granddam of Saladin. 2:0514). SEYMOUR WILKJS^ stands 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown In color and 'n con- formation Is oneol the most symmetrical of any In California His qualities as a level-hearted, game and; speedy racehorse are known to all horsemen, lie i* the fastest son of the might y Uuy Wilkes and on his maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an Iron constitution, and all owners of good mares that want horses that will Dave breeding, size, bone, quality, good disposition and extreme speed should not overlook this horse. His service fee Is placed at a very low figure considering his merits. He never was bred but to a few mares and his progeny are models of perfection. For further particulars apply to THOS. ROAOH, Lakeville, Cal, ay Mares con be shipped direct to the'ranch via" Steamer Gold. The beat of care taken ot them oh he farm, but no responsibility assumed for_accIdents or escapes. Pasturage S3 per mon h. 286 t£lje gveebzv emir gp&ctentixtt. [May 1, 189? ANNUAL SPRING SALE Road. Harness, Work and Draft HORSES AND SHETLAND PONIES FROM THE RANCHTS OF ♦X. 33. H^tggin., Bsq., TO TAKE PLACE ON Wednesday, May 1 2th, at 1 0 a. m At Salesyarfl, Gor. Market St, and Van Ness Avenne, SAN FRANCISCO aar Homes at Yard Saturday, May Sth. KILL1P & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers - 11 Montgomery St. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OP ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. "Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. A* a \lne-Year-Old Stallion, McKlnnev's List Lend* All Others In the World Cor Average 6peed : Jronv Mr. 3 2:12 Harvey Me, 2 ___2:I8 Sola, 4 L..-4.35 3-4 Mc/.t-u-. 4 2:13 Jolla D.. 3 ...2:16 1-4 Sola, 4, trial 2: IS 1-2 Zombro, 3 2:13 Jenny He. ».... 2:20 1-4 Ogf.o, 2 2:30 n arret Mc 3 2: 1* 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 —2:25 Pat L'ooney, trial 2:19 No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 2:15. Out of 7 3 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal. n /■ _ , i/ I fv I rVI C \/ *-\ a a m * was loaled June 12, 18S7, sired by the great Alcyone (son |YI CI\IININC.T 2.11 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare by Mambrino Patchent, dam Rosa Spra^ue, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20%, he by Rhode Island, 2:23^, oat of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:20V Gov. Sprague. 2:20%, Wilmar, 2:29*4). by Hambletouifin 10; grandad Jenny, by Young Bac* hus (thoroughbred); great grandam Worden mare, by Exton .Eclipse (thoroughbred!. The second dam of McKinney was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strong est- bred Messenger studs in the Registrv. Third dam J. I. Kenn^v mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (she of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). Is 15.2% hands, weight 1140. and is one ot the most per- .. feet-made horses in America, baviog plenty of bone and "sub's tance. "He started in twenty eight races and won twenty-Bve of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled, for speed hare demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. MCKINNEY 2.11 1-4 1 and subsiauee. He started in twenty eight races a •tS" In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the bnrse Is in my possession. In case he is not. I will return one-half the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station. Oakland, will receive nrompt attention The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CMS. A. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Ca j Brown Oolt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BY WHIPS, SIREOF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, ihreeyear-old record 2:22£), VIVA LA is sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in bis yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right Bort of mares to get fast trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, 6ne-looking (horses which *t«q in these times are in demand. For terms and further particulars, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline Si , Oakland , Cal. DEHUYS^RAI MOI INF A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. Kar. < nrr for ( rarkrd llrrl.. hrr.trhr.. SrUU Hral, fcrl-Pa.l. In .v«rk or nark. Sore ■■•■Hill, Collar Salta. Oil Hlaodlnn «orr..Darl, Wire Call and All Plr.h Won„a.. SURE CURE FOR PILES. . BAt.MOI.IM leading horaomrn of lh1". country, mich»B Andy McDowell, of Pleaaan- landlcd and g-ven record* ti.nomeol tit- fanUwi hornm of the age > vis., Allx, i, 2:0ru. Cricket, (l'l»h wheel Bulky), 2:10, IHrectum (king of the lorf). ■nf lononwrnenin, can you fur a moment doubt thai ** BAl-MOJ J!\K ** jwi in amnbj repinuinied? A FKW I F>1IM(IM\LH FHOM I'UO M l.NK.M UOR8BMBN WHO HAVB IHKD IT. 7:n. I>e SbatWr, Ryan Jlroa., M llr-. rily. MonL. Kdwiird Pyle, II ... . Iiy, Menu: Kdwurd Pyli J H. Leonard, Butte, Ldont.; H. W. Brown, hilt Lake cltv, Utah: T. K wan, MliKoola. Mi.ni ; :k-. Mi.-vln, Anjion. Colo ; Kd Ijevl-,. . ■ ; j. w. MoMatton, iloxomaa, Mont ; J H recommend lL— n*n*v . r ■ i ■ . ■ ■ I ; In* on Boorbua wiiiti-a Jr., and can conscientiously Co , I-*n«ley A MlchaoU Co., San Fran ywhrr. Ilnif Co., Hr , J. K. O'Conm r. JI.-Iit,b , rl*h*'- .",»" J"*"- c*'-: rfmlt» DrunOo., Anaconda, Mont *,' 'c V.? i > «.; . A< *lrKcrron. J. O'Kane. Ran Kraoclwc .. At all Drug 1 . i &&& \\,T£z^rw:% FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will Berve a limited number ot ap- proved mares for the season of 1897, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT 850 EACH, 0Bual return privilege, if stallions are in our po session in 1898. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Eav- elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE is the sire ot Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Alazan, aud Loveligb.t. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) is the sire ot Don Carlllo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main stay, McFarlane, Mollie K., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, $5.00 per month ; hay and grain, 510.00 per month. For farther particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm Menlo park, San Mateo Cal. THE WASP Was officially declared by the State Board of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1895, to be the San Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on the new depot. As an Advertising Medium - THE WASP .is unrivaled. THERE ARE OTHERS But aone that are so well and favorably known SPORTS AFIELD The oldest sportsmen's magazlnelio the Wet. The best pu Jlication ol Its class in the United States. Ably edited and conduced. An excellent score of corre spondents, covering all branches of field sports. Beau- tllnlly nioslrated. Always attractive and entertaining Subscription price, f 1.20 per year. Sample copy for a tamp. Sports Afield Publishing Co. Chicago, ill. FOR SALE. The handsome trotting mare WISTERIA can pull a bike in 34 seronds now, and is bred and gaited to go anv number of beats. No finer looking ma e was ever driven. She Is bv A NTKEO, 2:l6'j , out of a mare by MILTON MEDICM. For price and further particu- lars.address A. B. HODMAN. Woodland. Cal. PHILLIPS & SMYTH * PRINTERS * QPORTING PRINTINJ otall descriptions " jjjj ulSy St. HORSE PEDIGREES * SPECIA SAN FRANCISCO Scott cto McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE. 615 SIXTH STREET. UAIM WARKHOff*" I STORAGE WAREHnrS^B. 8IS mud 617 glxlh St., Ill and 111 Sorry 8 I ROW nri.uii.li. I -139 bud 431 Channel Branctik*— Oakland and luelenlde Race Tract. WANTED. roMitori us Muperlmrndrni nl a Slock Farm, or will handle a number of trotters. The very best refer- ences can be given. More than forly years' experience. Addreaa-'A. C" this office. STATE FAIR, 1897. THE STATE AGRICUT.TURAL SOCIETY HAS OPENED THE FOLLOWING COLT STAI FOR TROTTERS A>'D PACERS. FOR TROTTERS. No. 1— For Two-Year Olds (2: JO Class); 550 en- trance, of which $10 mast accompany nomination ; $15 payable Julv 1st. and the remaining $25 payable August 10, 1897, S3i)0 added by the Society. No. 2— For Three-Year-Olds and Under (2:25 Class) $100 entrance, of which 625 must accompany nomi nation: $"25 payable July 1st, and the remaining S50 payable August 10, 1S97, SH'O added by the Society FOR PACERS. No. 3— For Two-YearOlds (2:30 Class). Conditions as to payments and added money same as for No. 1 . No. 4— For Three-Year-Olds and Under (2:20 Class). Conditions as topaymentsand added money1 same as No. 2. STANFORD STAKES 1899. For Foals of 1S95, To be trotted in 1899. Mile heats, 3 in 5; entrance. $50, with $300 added for three or more starters. Payments : $5 to accompany nomination May 1. IS97; $i January 1. 1898: $10 January 1, 1899; $10 payable July 1, 1839, and 820 on the tenth day before the first advertised day of the meeting at which the race is to take place. Entbt Blanks Containing the Special Con- ditions Relating to all of the above Stakes Will Be Fobwabded Upon application. Entries to Close "With EDWIN E. SMITH, Secretary, at Office in Sacramento, May 1. 1897. C. M. CHASE, Pres. EDWIN F. SMITH, Sec'y San Jose Race 1ml trotting track picnic grounds runntng track The beautiful, convenient and popular grounds known as AGRICCLTUR 'L PAR San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BTJNOH and A. HABLES. 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ENTRIES NAME AND CLOSE MAY 10 TROTTIAG Parse. -Free For All SHOO -2:10 Class - SOO -2:1ft Class 70O -2: 19 Class 7O0 -2:23 Class 7IMI -2:2fi Class 700 -2:30 Ma-M „ 700 -2:35 Class „ 7O0 -2:40 Class 7 00 -3:(10 Class 700 -Two- Year-Old. 2:10 Class-..' 400 -Three-Year-Old. 2:35 Class 500 PACING. Purse. -Free For All gSOO -2:10 Class _.. «.Q0 -2:15 Class 700 -2:10 Class 9HO -2:22 Class _ 700 -2:25 Class 700 -2:29 Class _ 700 -2:35 Class 700 -2:40 Class 7«0 -3:00 «:iass 700 -Two- Year-Old, 2:i»» Class 400 -Three- Year-Old, 2:3 5 Class ftOO REMEMBER ENTRIES TO ABOVE CLA&6KS XAMEAND CLOSE MAY 10. CONDITIONS. In closing these classes before programming tbem.wedo so. believing three or four of them will not fill, wfiich would necessitate a change after tbe entries were in. However, should they all fill, we will give an eight-day meeting instead of seven, beginning on the -1th instead of 5th. We will program the classesas soon as the entries are all in. and arrange them in order that a horse may start two or more times during the meet- ing, eiving ample time between each race. Entrance 5 per cent, and 5 plt cent, additional from money -winners. Customary division of purses, viz.: 50,25, 15 and 10 percent, A horse distancing the field will receive but one money only, and under no cirenms* ances will an agree- ment to waive distance be recognized. Nominations to classes not filling will be allowed to le-enterin next eligible class. All rac s mile heats, 3 in o, except two-year-old classes, which will be mile hea's, 2 in 3. Races will be gov- erned by tlie rules of UieNationalTioning Association. Entries received under condilions printed on ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND MONTANA CIRCUIT. Colorado Springs, Colo., May 29 to June 2. Denver, Colo. , Jane 5 to 12. Send entries and address communications to Bride & Herdic, Pool-Sellers. Anaconda, Most. , June 26 to July 24. Butte, .Mom. . Juiy 27 to August 28. . J. FRAZIER, Secy. Lock Box 627, Denver, Colo THE KING OF THEM ALL. For Sale by all Saddlery or Hardwares, or by P. HAYDEX, Neware, N. J. Write for Special List. Manufacturer's Agent for the United States. OFFICERS. A. B.8PBS0KBLS, Fmnm J. E. deRUYTER, Fiilht Vick-Pbk ident. H /.CROCKKR, Second ViciPBEBroKXT. H.H.I A KLTON. SK/:n»TABV. F. W.TALLANT.Trea.i iieb. INAUGURAL DOG SHOW OF THE CUPS. Handsome Silver Cups for the Following Breeds : Su Bernards, Greyhounds, Foxhounds, Pointers, English and Irish Setters, Collies. Cocker Span- iels, Bull Terriers, Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Ter- riers, Pugs, etc , and also for the best dog or bitch with a Field Trial Record. SAN FRANCISCO KENNEL CLUB At Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, Cal. MAY 19, 20, 21,22,1897. II V.f. ,r. M. TAYLOR. I . H. III.IIHAH, MEDALS. Oold Medal, will ba Awarded to tbo beat of each breed. Theae medal- range la value from as to ISO, aod are Terr rich In dcalffn. bearlnK>n one side the seal ol '•>- .'J.jb. Entries Close May 10, 1897 '.JUDGES !J- OTIS FELLOWS, „ I IG. I.. 1VARIN-G. Superintendent, E. M. OLDHAM; Clerk, 30. J. SINCLAIR. Office, 224 Montgomery St., S. F. PRIZES. The Cash Prires will be sio.foaod 52 In all the principal classes, and Jo, j: and diploma in all others. Hand- some cash prizes lor handlers will be one ol the lead- ing features ol the show. OAKLAND RACES SAN FRAgCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1897. Very Large Fields of Contenders in the Va rious Events-The Racing Quite Inter- esting—Some Long Shots Prove Victorious. SEVENTY-NINTH DAY— THURSDAY, MAY 6TH. Favorites were successful in four races to-day, the'remain- ing two beiDg captured by horses at 6 to 1 and 10 to 1 Lucky Star, ridden by Stufflet, made a runaway of the first Ha was one of those real good things that sometimes go through, and was played well at odds of 6 to 1. Adam An- drew took the second cleverly, Reel winding up second and Nervoso third. Sea Spray, who is an improved horse and runs well in his new boots, led all the way in the third, which was at a mile. Elsmore made every post a winning one in the fourth, and, about all out, beat Salabar, a better colt at the weights, about three parts of a length for the big end of the purse. Howard was leader throughout in the next, but Our Climate, who did not seem to know whether to run or not, at times, could probably have made the favorite hustle a lot if he'd taken it into his crazy head to do so Logan, the "iron horse," won another race, his ninety-ninth V!ctory, we believe, beating Montallade out half a length in a hard drive. Manchester loomed up third at the finish and Alvarado, the fast mule, was left at the post. Hennessy dis- tinguished himself by riding three winners, the last three C17«,0DfflPi.l0te,d rdT ^ndrew and Sea SP^ 'o the front and btufflet rode Lucky Star, winner of the opening event The attendance was excellent, the track not "at its" fastesi The first race was at five furlong-,, for three-year-olds Lucky Star, to a good start, dashed to the fore, leadinJ :Cha£ pie past the half and three-quarters by two' lengths, B?y Carruthers close up. Lucky Star drew away further and further and won by six lengths, Chappie second a length before Carruthers. Time, 1:02. Lucky Star was at 4 to 1 ioTo"odoai 3' PPi68 '° 5' E07 Carrathere 6, others 10 In the second, six furlongs, selling, Easel cut out the running, leading by three lengths past the half and two lengths at the three-quarters, Alvero second at the latte? point. Adam Andrew gradually improved his posit on °d™mlR°e fMt lbT?\T homestretch, won easily by two lengths, Keel second handily, a length before Nervoso who just got the show by a head from Grandezia. Time i-161 £i?m/pdr. In the third, one mile. Sea Spray and Mosier ran in close order until three furlongs from home, where Two Cheers went up second Sea Spray led by two lengths into the homestretch, and won, about all out, by a length Two wrLredlpTt^ Tinif * «£ wtaTs The fourth was for two-year-olds, four and a half furlongs Esmore showed first to a good start and was not headed Lefe Hlab-ar-byTaDd,8half Ien2th9 ^the tome.' stretch and winning by a length rather handily Salabar second three lengths before Dounsterswivel, who beat Twlnk- Mt'nl r,Dgth,8- T-lmf'o°o:5,5,- El8more wa8 «' » 'o 5 SaTabar "Th ' °?a8ter8'"^1 20, George Lee 6, others 12 to 100 it. l.d .1 T a' 81* fu.rlonS8. filing. Howard, the favor- ite, led throughout, winning by three lengths easily. He was accompanied closely by William Pinkerton fo about half idonTr' theD O" Climate gradua.Iy improved his po no in 'rh. *, ST°Ad KP'aCe ,n the t^estretch , Kicardo got for place Til 0%^WRer' *f beat °Ur CHmate a nose ror place, lime, 0:55. Howard was at 4 to 5 Eicardn 1(1 200 S'™" 40' Wm' Pink",0n 5' Emma D 8 others 20 'to' a W?„ ial' !'?• °De -mile' went t0 "iron horse" Logan, '" t0, 1,8hfcot.at Te "J08- MaJ°r Cook led around to the und Add C. Rb\fr0m half a le?sth t0 a leDg'h. "i'h Logan and Addle Buchanan alternating in the place. BuchaLn assumed a slight lead half-way down the homestretch,but old Logan came very strongly, and in a driving finish won by half a length from Montallade, at whose heels was the favorite, Manchester lapped by Addie Buchanan. Time! ches'ter uM Wl' '2 * (1° °nC8>' Montallade 3 J, Man- chester il too Alvarado twho was left at the post) U, Buchanan 5, others 15 to 100 to 1. EIGHTIETH DAY— FBIDAY, MAY 7. > fir8ir.ace wa8at, 8ix for'ongs.and eleven lined up. *JZh 11 H°8n,eme alternated in the lead to the home- %T« „'- Mir,h 20, Eroica 100, Los Pri" tos 41, Saticoy 21. others 15 to 200 to 1 In the third fifteen-sixteenths of a mile, selling, they got ,anah.l.T,°d ?■"';. MissR°thand Fortunate'alternafed JU k , 1° 'De homestretch. Fortunate looked a sure winner, but_ bis rider was a little too confident, and Inflam- mator, coming gamely against the inner rails, won driving Jaubert T?™ ToS?™? «eC°Dd' &Ve Iengtbs before F™k °7' 1T'0Qe> ™6i- Inflammator was at 8 to 5, Fortu- nate 8 to 1, Frank Jaubert 21 to 1, others 7 to 150 to 1 had ,JS"n rT-,WaS f0r a" ages' fire fof'ongs. Off lo a Onlwi • Q,a!)Ckc8,llTuer WS8 awa7 firet. Bey Salazar last. KniTh' • ? F£ bt tW° leDgth8 Past the half and Yemen las? ,?xtgeen,hn»nd V hom88tretch. Quicksilver stopped the last sixteenth and "iemen came on and won easily by two engths, Zamar II. second, a nose before Quicksilver7 Time }«lr T" ZSS at 9 'o 5 (P'ayed from 3 to 1). Zamar 9 to o (opened at 6 to 5), Quicksilver 4i, others 8 to 50 to 1 nl™ /n,,-a quarter selling race came fifth. Judge Denny and Collins ran tn close order, alternating in the lead another h!»dUn"7 th'^'^o lengths off, Billv" McCloskey another head away. Billy McCloskey, Collins and Judge sketch wfth pl, eDg^8 aPart ""til half way down the horn? HBr.r,li»Tilf?i? the Second coming through like a shot. W.I h"»1- C0i\"ta ,a,b0°,t Mly 5"irds of 'he finish and, driv- h»!n.n I"" °rHt hilf ,a leJcgth' Bil'y McCloskey one and a half lengths off and a head before Oakland. Time 2-08} Denny was not ridden to advantage in this race. Peter the n.C„°n\W?S a' 3ll° 1iCoII!ns 35- Bil1^ McCloskey 2o! Judge Denny 4 to 5, others 6 to 100 to 1. .»uuge In the sixth, one mile, they got away to a eood start »nd imp. Trance led Col. Wheeler by a small mafgin fo about three furlongs, then Col. Wheeler went to the front, lead°n» w'th M" fhe haIfua^ three-quarters, Trance' second! with the Wheel at her heels. Col. Wheeler was not head-d wXA f '£ b7 a length' Whecl of Fortone second, two lengths before Trance, on whom Jones stopped riding. Col Wheeler was at 7 to 10, Wheel of Fortune 3i to 1 Trance lo, Vinctor 7, Sir Philip 500 to 1. „,rheC0Dr°ludiDgJracewa8 at fif'een-sixteenths of a mile se ling lo a good start for all but Eussella, Morven led bv a length past the quarter, Midas and Ma, E. heads apart bvMo™8,,!0^ prhe TaaTS r?nd Wa9 attended doses l/„«h 1 i the homestretch, Earl Cochran about three but^arl ch Mlda8l8db7 three lengths in the stretch! th. hLt m!' May *■■' Veragaa and E!8Dzi closed up the last part, Midas winning by half a length, Earl Cochran second, a length from May E., at whose saddle was Veragua who was eighth at the three-quarter pole. Time, 1-361 Midas was at 4 to 1 (backed fro^m 6), Earl Cochran 15, Mav E.^12, Eefugee 2, Eienzi 5, George Palmer 7, others 12 to 40 KIGHTY-FIRST DAY— SATDBDAY, MAY 8. AlIrL/h rtCeBWta8uat five {atlo"Ss, for three-year-olds. Altanera broke first, but was soon passed by Grandezia, who rJVk/a T DgtbS, PESi- the half aDd three quarters, Eeel third, three lengths off. Grandezia began to tire as soon as they straightened away in the homestretch, and Al- tanera, running gamely passed her in the last sixteenth and won by a length, Grandezia second, five lengths from Fannie 8., who got away tenth. Time, 1:02}. Altanera was at 3 to SUBSCRIPTION THEEE DOLLARS A YEA 1- an'a8 " ^tfZSfiS'S Z Fa-^. 5, Ezekiel 35, Caudi- The second race, six furlongs, selling, had fourteen ZlZ /T°S0 aDd J*0"'6 E'"ran in fr°ot almost 1 ke a fXh R home8tr8tch, with Cousin Joe third. In the »nd - H8rman'ta came like a shot, assumed a good lead, from 7^°? WUb .T? by tbree l8De'h«. Colore coming „p nW M r Se£°Dd, placLe' beatmS Heartsease a bead for the place, Molhe E., fourth, close up. Time, 1:151 Herma- f""a'f' to 1. Dolore 8 (15 once), Heartsease 60 (p ayed [o lOO^o'i S° ' ard° 4l D°r8ey 4 (8 0Dce^ °the" S ,«lVnte hhdJ fiVe, f"Iong3' for two-year-olds, there were' rid n? treakJ8^°d a br0Ken barrier' Michael remaining be- F naii?,Ch.aK ^l8m°re g°iDgJa fQrl0Dg or more each time. Mi.hlL 1 "lr Was ^al8ed t0 a fair 8tart for all but S ' wbo,mlght as well have stayed at the post. Dick, ThSt ,1 f ,m-'e ™tdia cIo8e order t0 the homestretch then in the last sixteenth Torsida, gamest of the two, drew away and won by one and a half lengths, Dick in a fierce M f Jh,b|ea-",l E'r°,rJe S head f°' Place. Time, l"2 th. Ju J,?? y 8b°ald COme in for 80me qoestioning about w, t -DS away ^° P001,1''- I( looked odd, to say the o 10 tIi'm0 of %' 3 '-° h Dick 7- H«" 7, Michael 9 to 10, Twinkler 2o, Bonnie lone 200 Eey del Tierra was a red-hot favorite for the fourth, a mile and a sixteenth and justified the confidence reposed n him by running head and head with the fleet Nebula till l;n8° W8ar7> then e0ming away JD the homestretch and .ndv? fi 781-X leDStbs easily, Osric, Geo. Palmer and and \ elox finishing very close together behind him in the order named, Nebula beaten off. Time, 1:49. Eey del Tierra was at 3 to o (played from evens), Osric II. 4 to 1, George glnm2e00 "o 1 100'Nebala 7- Fo" AuSa8tu« 15 and Co- In the fifth, one mile, they got off to a fair start and Argen- WhJ awav,-led P^t the quarter by two lengths, Col. Wheeler second a length from Torsina. Col. Wheeler led Buckwa a length at the half and by a head at the three-quar- .ers. On the final turn Satsuma, who had been kept closer np than usual, was shot through a very narrow aperture by Marty Bergen and he assumed quite a lead about a furlong from home. Wheeler and Buckwa fell back beaten and Tor- sina came in a very determined way, Satsuma just lasting ind6 ' h0°£ i "i." uV BcaDt neck' UDder wfaiP. torsina two anda half lengths before Col. Wheeler. Time, 1-42-sur prisingly s ow for such flyers. Satsuma was at 5 to 1 (61 Una 20 toTDa Whee'er 3J' BmtW& 4 t0 5> Arge°- i 7veSlX^ race> sil furlongs, had eleven starters. Peril , .ife!f ° ° by three leDgths Pa8t the half and by a length a the three-quarters, Montallade third, another length off arr,ibhJ„a.ier P01?t- uPfi3co"o got to the front as thev straightened away in the homestretch and won handily by a asTr C l^lf adp' -Wb° b6at lbe ^-coming Horatio as far Time 1:14|. Peixotto was at 41 to 1, Montallade 6 Horatio 4, others 4 to 60 to 1. i»uaue o, EIGHTY-SECOND DAT— MONDAY, MAY 10 In the first, five and a half furlongs, selling, Hueneme showed first to a good start, but was soon passed by Perhaps !"-., k rr>Bea8<\ rWb° alte">ated in the lead to the home- ?in» , .?"? unl,'0r Came tbrouSb Hke a shot, and get- Rh?. R ii 5 ua f/war down' won ea8il-T hy two lengrhs, Tnd P t 6ernd' -alf a leDgtb from Heartsease, MolUe E and Perhaps following closely. Time, 1:091. Sir Eichard was cut off near the half-pole when loo'mingup p ominemly Monitor was at 15 to 1. Blue Bell 31, HeartseaseV Perhap^ 4 to a, bir Richard 4 to 1 (7 once), others 15 to 200 Ihe second race was at a mile, selling. Lady Hurst, off first, was never beaded. Leon ran second to her for half a mile, then Devault went up second and stayed there. Lady Hurst won handily by one aod a half lengths, Devault sec- ond, fifteen lengths before Widow Jones, who beat Twinkle Twmk a ength Time, 1:43. Lady Hurst was at 3 to foTol ? to 1 15' C°da 6' PO"OCK 3i' 0tber3 12 The third race was at seven furlongs, selling. Vera.ua acted as pacemaker for about half a mile, leading Midlf.ht from two to three lengths. Midlight had her head in front at the three quarters, Veragua second, as far in front of Horatio. Lost Girl, seventh on the final turn, now made her run, she and Una Colorado (latter in a pocket nearlv all the way) drawing out of the bunch and fighting fiv.T ' £°9K tblr' winDiDg by a head, Una Coloraci: five lecgths before Veragua, on whom Horatio was lapper 306 ©tr* gvttbvv mtir &pjoxt$mcm* [May 15, 1897 Time, 1:29}. Lost Gir! was at 6 to 1, Uoa Colorado 15, Yeragua 12, Horatio 2, Midlight 2*, >"ebula 4A, others 15 to 300 to 1. Id the fourth, eix furlongs, for two-year-olds, 'Salabar got away first to a good start, but was immediately [taken back sixth, Elsmore taking up the running, leading Torsida by about a length to the homestretch, Los Prielos, Michael and. Salabar closely bunched. In the homestretch Marty Bergen bar loose, and he fairly made his rivals look like a lot of very yellow dogs, winning ofl by three lengths from Michael, who was as far from Elsmore, Torsida fourth, another three lengths oil* Time, 1:15}. Salabar was at Z\ to 1, Michael 6" lp 5, Elsmore 20, Torsida 3*, others 12 to 300 tol. A mile and a sixteenth race was fifth on the programme, and four started. Bernardillo led Wheel of Fortone by from half a length to a length for over seven furlongs, then Bob Isom cut loose with the mare, who won ridden out by one and a half lengths, Installator second, two lengths before Bernardillo. Time. 1:48$. Wheel of Fortune was at 8 to 5, Bernardillo 2* to 1, Installator 4*, imp. Trance 5 ^backed from 15 to 1 . The concluding race was at a mile, and had nine starters. By. HolW's recent purchase. Fortunate, got away second, and soon went to the fore, leading Olive past the quarter and half by a length, Perseus third and well up. Olive began to stop when three furlongs from home and Perseus went up second. ' Fortunate was not headed, winning driven out by three parts of a length from San Marco, who beat the favorite, Perseus, a head for place. Time, 1:42. Fortunate was at 6 to 1, San Marco 5, Perseus even money, others 8 to 60 to 1. EIGHTY-THIBD DAY — TUESDAY, MAY 11. In the first race fourteen lined up for a seven-furlong race. A good start was made. Picnic acted as pacemaker, leading Yucatan by two lengths at the half and Senator Mahoney by half a length at the three-quarters. Con Moto, who had gradually improved his position, came with a great rush, assumed a three-length lead in the homestretch, and wen handily bv a length from the 200 to 1 shot, Mary Nievez, who beat McFarlane a head for place, xwevez was tenth on the final turn. Time, 1:31. Con Moto was at 4 to 1, Msrv Nievez 200, McFarlane 3, Rapido 3A, Yucatan 8, others 12 to 100 to 1. The second race was at six furlongs, selling. Decision and Blue Bell ran in close order in front to the homestretch, where Decision had enough, iNervoso, tenth at the half- mile ground, closed up very fast in the homestretch, and coming along in the center of the track, won in a drive by a head from Blue Bell, who just nosed out Sam Leake. Half a length further away was Gold Boy, who closed up a lot of grouod the last part. Time, 1:16}. Nervoso was at 8 to 1, Bine Bell 4, 8am Leake 3*, Rose Clark 3i, others S to 100 tol. Third on the programme was a five and a half furlong race for three-vear-old fillies. Fifteen faced the barrier. To a good send-off Alma soon got to the fore, being joined by Grandezia when she had gone about a furlong. The pair ran in close order past the half and three-quarter poles, two lengths from Xarauja. Sly came fast in the homestretch, but died away, Nararji winning cleverly by a length, Alma sec- ond, two lengths from Reel, who came up and beat Sly half a length for show. Time, 1:10. NaraDja was at 5 to 1, Al- ma 2 J, Reel 25, Slv 4, Grandezia 6, Santa Paula 8, Little Sister"8 (40 once), others -15 to 100. The fonrth race was at a mile and a furlong. Logan cut out the pace for about five and a half furlongs. Lucretia Borgia then took up the running, leading George Palmer by a head at the three quarters. Pepper came along strong in the homestretch, and after a smart drive with Palmer, out- gamed him and won by one and a half lengths, George Palmersecond, two lengths before Hermanita. Time, 1:57}. Pepper was at 11 to 5 (3 to 1 once) George Palmer 13 to 5 Hermanita 8, Don Clarencio (who ran a very poor race) 5, others S to 30 to 1. , A seven furlong selling race came fifth. Roadwarmer went to the front at once, he, Fullerton Lass and Mulberrv running lapped past '.be quarter. At the half it was Road- warmer and Kiog William heads apart as named. Road- warmer drew away and led by two lengths into the home- stretch, and lasted long enough to win by a scant length f.om King William, who beat Mulberry three lengths. Time, 1:30. Koadwarmer was at 13 to 5, King William 4 to 1, Molberry 6, others 8 to 200 to 1. The last race of the day was at a mile and a sixteenth. Lobeneula, the heavilv backed favorite, went into the lead when they had ion about half a mile, and drawing away further as he went along, won easily by three lengths from Peter the Second, who was a scant length before Charles A , at whose heels came Ransom, who had been pocketed two or three times. Walter J. and Miss Ruth were left at the post in (bis race. The lime was 1:50. Lobengula was at 7 to 10 (even money once), Peter II. 5 to 1, Chas. A. 100, Ransom 5, others 12 to 100 to 1. KIOHTT-FOUBTH I»AY— WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. The tirtl race was at six furlongs, selling. They were sent away to a quick but poor start. Do! ore showing first. Bour- bon, the "kvrockei, led past the half by one and a half lengths, Billy Ayres second, two from Dolore, Bourbon was a length to the good at the three quarters, Ayres second, with Roltaire at hia heels. Manchester came very fast in the homestretch, and yeiiine to the fore a little less than a fur- long from home, won driving by a head from Horatio, who twat Koltaire three lengths, Nebuchadnezzar fourth. Time, •Unchealer was at 9 to 5, Horalio 8, Roltaire 20, How- ard 4 Nebuchadnezzar 4J, others 10 to 300. Jim Quion ran the winner up from $500 to $1,000, the owners retaining him with another $5. Thev were away to a good start in the second, six furlongs, and Perhaps made the pace to the homestretch, attended closest by Irma. Sir Richard well up. Sir Richard assumed the lead half-way down the homestretch and won handily by one and a half lengths from the fast-coming Rallie Clicquot, who had gotten away elevmth. Hcnrlseat-e was third, lapped . Sir Richard was at 15 to 1, Bailie Clicquot 9 to 20, Mike Rice 8, others 12 to 200 to 1. A five-furlong race for two-year-olds came next. Elsmore got awnr in front to a poor Marl and led Torsida by half a length to tljp three quartern, IvHormonde a close-up third. Elsmore led up to the finnl furlong, where Torsida, who had dropped back to fourth plnce, came again against the inner rails and won driving by half a length, Kit more second, 'Jour lengths Oom Towaoda, who beat Rosormonde a nose. Time, Torsida was at 4$ to 1, Elsmore a. m„ stopping at Burlingame station, which is on the farm. Lunch will be served. Remember the sale will take place next Thursday, May 20th, at 10 a. m. Be there ; it may be your last chance to get representa- tives of the greatest sire of his age in the world, Guy Wilkes 2:151. ♦ At Helena, Mont., the Twin Stable, Dan Elevens, trainer, has in training: J. M. B., b g (5), by Don Carlos — Juno; Judge Smith, (6), by Don Carlos — Columbia; Tough Elm, b g to), by Glen Elm — Daisy Dean ; Rosella, b m (5), by Don Carlos; Uncle John (3), by Don Carlos— by Regerjt: Bridget (3), by Don Carlos— by Regent; Irish Girl (3), by Glen Elm —by Regent; Bull Grog (2), by Don Carlos. The stable also has another two-year-old byDo.u Carlos in training. Michael Carr. owner, has in training: Don Carlos, b h (a), by Prince Charlie: Xepc, by Don Carlos; Don Juan, ch h, by Don Car- los— Juno. Dan McNally has the following: Alderman Carey, bgiai, bv Bonlvard — Cora Fisher; Lewellyn, by Michael, (son of Regent). He also has in traioing a ftaiee- vear-old colt by Montana, and four others. F. H. Stafford, formerly of the old firm of Stafioid a Crawford, will have trained: All Smoka,b m (5), by imp. Silk Gown — Ordnance, besides three or four others ; C. H. Partrufi has ; Carnot, b g (a), by Regent — Nannie Halton. Vassar, Kak., April 16, 189G. _ Please send me directions for using Gombault's Caustic Balsam. I bought a bottle aod it had no directions in it, but I cured a curb and splint by putting on a couple of times- Now I want to try it on a sweenv. J. P. Fkeemas May 15, 1897] ®Jje gveebev antt gip&vt&mcau 307 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIEN SIMPSON. Major P. P. JohDston, for Governor. There is a man in Kentucky who can till this measure; he unconsciously fills the bill. Like Napoleon, he comes from a lieutenacy, instead of being a Marshal. This mao is Ma- jor P. P. Johnston, Chairman of the Democratic Committee of Kentucky. Where can be found a more typical Kentuckian, a man of cooler judgment, of braver character, of better intelligence ? Bora to lead, Major Johnston is equipped to-day, by age, ex- perience and worth, to make the best Governor who has ever graced the Gubernatorial chair in the history of Kentucky. There is everything in Major Johnston to inspire the support of the Democratic masses. He is a man against whom there can be urged no objection, and whose reputation is National. Loyal, true and keen, brave, considerate and fair, with a nature gentle and lovable, his truthfulness a watchword, no other leader may be looked for to fill the measures of our ne- cessity. Without his consent and unknown to him, The Argonaut names Major Philip P. Johnston, of Fayette, as its candi- date for Governor, asks the people of Kentucky to consider this suggestion, with the firm conviction that investigation and consideration will fail to show the least objection to him. — The Argonaut (Lexington, Ky). That Major Johnston will "accept the situation," and per- mit bis name to go before the Kentucky Conventions, as suggested by the Argonant, is my anxious wish. The few paragraphs quoted are eminently fit, and in place of being unduly laudatory are well within bounds, in fact, could be still more eulogistic, and then the coloring would be none to florid. One of those rare characters which combine so many good qualities that protraiture is necessarily a succession of pictures, "true to life" to those who know the original, apparently too flattering to the observer whose knowledge is limited to the counterfeit ''presentiment." Ab President of the National Trotting Association he showed executive capacity of the highest order. When Hon. Jesse D. Carr, asked Judge Grant, who held the position for many years, and filled the place so well that his resignation was universally regretted ; what sort of a President Major Johnson would make? Answered, "the very best, better than me, every quality needed and you will all agree with me and endorse my estimate when he has been in office long enough to show his capacity." The characteristics that have made such a good record in the N. T. A. will be just what is required in the gubernatorial chair, and the popularity of Major Johnston will Insure his election. * * * The Auction Sale at Bctrlingame.— The 8an Mateo Stock Farm has sent out so many animals of high celebrity in the harness racing world that when upwards of half a hundred arejoffered at "public outcry" it is a safe calculation that more of the same sterling sort will be among them. There may have been an impression that, owing to the sale in New York not loDg ago, those left were culls. If there is anyone who still holds that opinion, a visit to the San Ma- teo Stock Farm will readily convince him that he was in error, and that id place of being inferior to the Eastern con- signment, so far as I have seen, never a better lot on that breeding farm. And these not confined to yearlings and over. The foals are an extra fine lot. Those by Guy Wilkes I paid partic- ular attention to, inasmuch as it had been asserted that the horse had been impotent for years. Strong, hearty foals and in the best condition. Several surprises to me on Thursday morning last. A tour of the paddocks in company with Jumes Price, who has been so long at the place that every horse of the past and present is as familiar to him as an open book. Then the show of youngsters led by the side of a saddle horse corro- borated the estimate placed upon in a former communi- cation, showing wonderful improvement, and stepping back and forwards of the stretch at a rate that was an undoubted augury of future speed. Quite a number of them and all of such great promise that it is very difficult to give decided preferences. This will be understood by those familiar with the pedigrees of the celebrities which have been bred at San Mateo Stock Farm, when the progency of such maree a-" Glen Ellen, Ruby, Mattie, Menlo, Minnie Princess, Gulnare, Hattie, Eva, Mamie Kohl, Laura Drew, Menlo Belle, Mable Wilkes, Essential, Hanna, et. al. were the actors. I am not inclined to make predictions and give authoritative opinions among so many of merit. There will be ample opportunities for purchasers to judge of all the points on the day of sale, and better still to make one or two visits previous to the 20lh inst., Thursday, as it will be quite a puzzle to fix upon a decided choice. One good point, however, is that should favorites go at a higher price than the intended buyer has fixed as his limit, others will be so near them In favor that the journey will not be valueless. I took notes as each animal was presented, and on looking them over am some what mystified over the number that have meritorious marks under their names. For instance, x de- notes good, xx very good, xxx excellent, and the number that have two or more of these symbols appended to the de. scription, if copied, might lead people to think that the re- port was too good to be true. When those that were old enough to show in harness ap- peared there were more surprises, but before leaving the led division it may be well to call attention to the action of the youngsters. As a rule a long stride and open gait are the char- acteristics of the get of Guy Wilkes and his family. That is not so favorable for a good showing when led as a rapid, line stroke, but when speed is shown at that way of going it is nearly certain that when broken to harness there will be a decided improvement just as soon as the colts are familiar-* ized with the new order of things. But of all the surprises **»*re was a greater wonderment over the horse named Nushagak, formerly Wil Direct, and his history is a wee bit romaitical. When two or three yeais old the " teaser " died, and to save the trouble of procuring another, the colt was delegated to that lowly station. A matter of history that the Godolphin Arabian performed the same service for Hob- goblin at Gog-Magog — the princely residence of Lord Godol- phin— until a fortunate circumstance made him the sire of Lath, from Roxana. The menial, from the time that Lath made his glorious caretr on the despised Arabian, or more likely Barb, the greet name ir turf annals, Hobgoblin's fame resting on the position he held, the superior place over "Patriarch of the TurF' giving him like the man who fired the temple of Diana a name when that of the architect of the famous pile is lost in oblivion. Not very likely that the horse with the Indian name will obliterate the reputation of his sire and grandsire, though making allowance for the loss of opportunities he may be an equal. He filled the place so well that he did not wear ajharness since he was a three-year- old, though more fortunate than his prototype, the Godol- phin Barb, he was given a better chance, and his progeny are showing extra well, a two-year-old obtaining a record of 2:29, only beaten a little in 2:22 in a second heat, and close up a third in 2:24. Others of his get of still greater promise. A big horse. lo£ hands, plenty of substance, style and fin- ish; black, sms.ll star, off hind heel and coronet white; foaled 1890. Sere, 8able Wilkes 2:18, 1st dam, Fidelia, 2:35 at 3 years, by Director, 2:17. 2d dam by ReavisJ Blackbird, 2:22. 3d dam by Lancet (Vermont Black Hawk blood). Three-quarters the same blood as Oro Wilkes, and the fa- vorable impression obtained by seeing Oro at rest has been more than sustained after witnessing the perfection of action and immense speed he displays. Without a boot or any of the appliances so prevalent nowadays, to quite a heavy cart, he went so fast that wheels hummed and the loose dirt flew in a stream against the dashboard. Nushagak bears a striking resemblance to his three-quar- ter brother, though larger in every way, and he, too, has the knack of going fast, very fast, considering that he has only been in training about three weeks, and the claim that he can show a twenty-eait was fully corroborated. It may be that the Blackbird strain in his second dam has inclined me to be over-partial, and readily acknowledge that I am "more than pleased" to find so good an animal that carries a portion of the blood of the horse, that, in some respects, was the su- perior of any others I have known, and when that blood is combined with the other noted strains in Nushagak, it will be somewhat of an anomaly if there is not also a conjunction of speed and endurance. There was a brown yearling colt, four white legs and white strip in face (Dexter marks), by Oro Wilkes, that I greatly fancied at my former visit, March last. He was taking his first lesson then, and I was anxious to learn whether predic- tions then made were verified. Fully so, and if he is not a "born'd trotter" it will be difficult to apply that favorite sim- ile of Kentucky darkies to any colt. Mr. Cope Stinson informed me that two of the get of Oro, which he purchased at the New York sale, and now in charge of his son at Cleveland were showing so much speed that there were offers for them at a greatly enhanced price. These two and one by Guy Wilkes cost him $670, and now he could get at least five times as much. There is a three-year-old pacer, in the catalogue, by Sable Wilkes, his dam Flora Grande by Le Grande, second dam Kate Arthurton (sister to Joe Arthurton 2:2 barren this spring. HoRSKMitH in California feel jubilant over the prospect of haviug race meetings this fall. Boodle, 2:12J; "the h>r-; without a "but" is now at Plessaaiou in the Salisbury Stable. J. H. Shannon, of Tulare, has received an order from the Mexican government for 130 cavalry horses. Lyla, 2:35; sister to Chehalis, 2:07*. and Del Norte 2:03) by Altamont foaled May 7 a black colt by Zombro, 2:1S. T. J. Crowley's very 6peedy pacer, Al Gregor. will be given the benefit of a year's rest, but will be campaigned in 1S98. Cope Stinson thinks Fred S. Moody, 2:14, by Guy Wilkes, has speed enough to closely approach the two-min- ute mark. Geeks is reported as saying that Athanio, 2:11}, is, in his judgment, a very likely money-winner in the 2:10 classes this season. Millard Sanders, the new lessee of Belmont Park, is making it more popular than ever with the Quaker City horsemen. Articles on the horse industry of MoDterey County and Walnut Grove, Sacramento County, were crowded out of this issue. Mrs. H. Mattingly of Olympia, Wash., has just pur- chased Russell B. a very handsome trotting colt by the great Altamont. It is said that since Jas. Butler paid $4,500 for Cephas, 2:11$, at the late Fasig sale, he has refused an advance of $500 for him. The Ohio stallion J. C. Simpson, 2: 27 J, brother to Ad- teeo, 2-16], and Antevolo, l!:19i, by Electioneer, will be raced this year. The last mare served by Boodle before going to Pleasan- ton was Aria (3), 2:16| ; by Bernal, 2:17, son of Electioneer, Dwoed by the Palo Alto Stock Farm. Ed. Pyle has a two-year-old filly by Conrad, brother of Anteeo 2:16}, and Antevolo 2:19£, out of the dam of Robbie P., 2:102; of which he is very choice. Jack Feek has been visiting Boston. He is practically retired from the sulky since the will of tis late millionaire patron Crouse made him a wealthy man. Matango, by Truman, 2:12, out of Memento, by Elec- tioneer, and Merix, by Lsngtoo, 2:21| ; out of Mary Lodge, by Electioneer, have been bred to Baron Roger3, 2:lOJ. It is said that Abdallah Tranby, son of Strader's CM. Clay, Jr., and thoroughbred Stratagem, by Capt. Beard, is still living and vigorous at twenty-eight, and doing stud service in Texas. The Ohio stallion, J. C. Simpson, 2:27$; brother of Anteeo, 2:17A, and Antevolo, 2:19A. by Electioneer, will be raced this year, and is boosed for a mark equaling that of his fastest brother. CbaCK stallions are held at high figures. The sum of $15,000 bos been refused for Pat L., 2:09J ; Benton M., 2:10, has been priced at $10,000 and $5,000 was refused and $8,000 asked for McVera, 2:10$. Belle Martin, 2:25, by Tom Corwin, is one of the largest trotters on the American turf. Sne is said to be 17* hands high, and has shown speed enough to justify the owner in believing she can beat 2:15. Nettie Nutwood, dam of Hillsdale, 2:15; has foaled a beautif.l filly by Iran Alio. 2:19-1; the game son of Palo Alto, 2:08}. She will be bred to B'oodle, 2:12*. She is the property of James W. Rea. C. Griffith of San Fraocuco will this year campaign Directina, by Direct, dam Stem winder, by Venture. This three-year-old black filly is a full sister in blood to the great- est of all trotting stallions, Directum. kflSHBR, the Oregon horseman, will race the pacers Pathmont, 2:091 ; Billy Frazier 2:14 and Alias, 2:25, and the trotter Hamrock, 2:17} on the Montana Circuit. He also baa two fast green ones in his care. McNisty. the pacer sired by Jim Mulvenna, has no record. It wkh reported that he had. There is a McGinty in th.- Kn-t that has a record of 2:15}, and this must have misled those who claimed be bad (hat record. "Itfwheeleral Pleasanlon. is already look- ing Bnl-oliM, He look a record of 2:09} last season, which id not the limit of hi* speed by several seconds. He has al- ready stepped a sixth heat in 2:15| this season. The 2:12 trot at Anaconda has secured the phenomenal enlrv list of twenty mtbo. The California trotters entered are Zombro, She, heller B , Mamie Griffin, Marin Jr., Way- '■nd W Monterey, Montana and Toggles. By-By (lieler to Lock-heart, 2:09$) bv Nutwood, 2:1s.1. loaled a beauiiiul bay lilly by McKioney, 2:1 U, last week, It is more than likely Mr. H. Pierce, the owner will breed the mare again to this grandly bred son of Alcyone. John Tilden's mare, Pussy Ivanhoe, that was shipped from Vancouver, Wash., to Red Oak, la., recentlv, has foaled a fine bay colt by Altamont. John pays that the Altamont trotter Tenino, now in his string, is the fastest Hotter he ever sat behind. Thomas J. Weeks of Santa Cruz is the happy owner of a full brother to Ethel Downs, 2:13 ; sired by Boodle, 2:12i ; dam Nutwood Weeks, by Nutwood, 2:18J. He says it is the fioest colt he ever saw. He has named him Montgomery in honor of one of the owners of Boodle. Irvington CHitF was known as Magnolia Chief. He was sired by Irvington (brother to Arthurton ) out of a mare by Emigrant, second dam by Lomax. This horse was bred by Wm. Corbitt and owned by Prof. E. P. Heald, who owned the Magnolia Stock Farm, Napa County at the time of his purchase. The free-for-all trotting class promises to be the leading attraction on the big circuit this season. Special interest is awakeoed by the reappearance of queen Alix, 2:03}, and the champion gelding. Azote, 2:04£. The class wili include Beuzetta, 2:06|, Fantasy, 2:06, Onoqua, 2:08£, Klamath, 2:07£ and others. Fok racing in single harness contests Gentry and Robert J. have specially fitted bikes weighing twenty-seven pounds each and they have one old-style high-wheel sulky which takes one back to the campaigns prior to 1892. It weighs thirty-eight pounds and will be used when Gentry and Robert J. take a shy at Johnston's mark of 2:06J, next sum- mer. Robert Bonner has presented to his son, A. A. Bonner, a very handsome young mare to breed to Alcantara. She is a sister to Cartridge, 2:14£, by Eldridge, dam Lady Stout three-year-old record 2:29, by Mambrino Patchen. Eldridge is by Edward Everett, dam the great brood mare, Jessie Kirk (dam of Majolica, 2:15; Miss Majolica, 2:24£), by Clark Chief. The celebrated Temple Bar case is expected to come up for trial in the courts of Cleveland within a few days, and a number of well-known horsemen are there to testify. T-he suit grew out of a race on the Cleveland track in July, 1S91. Temple Bar was entered by Dr. Miles S. ordered Spear, his driver, out of the sulky and another driver put up. Temple Bar won the race. W. B. Fasig has a faculty of getting hold of sensational performers for his sales which few other sale managers have. His latest additions to the list are to be sold duiing his Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland, in May, include Flving Jib, 2:04; Iago, 2:11 ; Newcastle, 2:llf ; Quality, 2:13£; Complex, 2:145; Que Allen, 2:10}; Angelus, 2:121, and many other fast record-holders. Hon. F. C. Sayles, of Pawtucket, R. I., has won his suit against the New York and New England railroad for the recovery of $3,700 damages for the destruction of the mares, Flv Wheel. 2:3E£, bv Onward, dam Nancy Lee (dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), and Nola, 2:31*, by Atto Rex, 2:21f, dam by Mambrino Patchen, in a railway accident at Black- stone Junction, Mass., in the fall of 1895. The big bay gelding Aleck, by Alexander that was bred by John Lawler, of Pe'.aluma, after repeatedly changing owners fell into the hands of M. Schweitzer, one of our leading wholesale butchers, a Mr. Hart, a nephew of Mr. j Schweitzer, concluded to change Aleck's gait from pacing to ! trotting and last Saturday at the Petaluma track he drove him three heats at this gait in 2:29, 2:25 and 2:27*. Aleck will be a good 2:30 horse this year. The following are at the Tacoma Track : Holmdella (4), by Holmdell, 2:18|; dam by Buchanan, 2:22 ; second dam by i Magna Cbarta; J. R. Brown, colt (2), by Holmdell, 2:13} ; ' dam Bill Sprague, by Governor Sprague; one-year-old brown filly, full Bister to J. R., Fred C, by Direct, 2:05}; dam Rosie C, 2:151 (1); sorrel gelding Governor, by Celtic; he by General Grant, dam, Carrie C; Irvingham, bay stallion (7), by Hambletonian Mambuno, dam by Irvington, full brother to Arthurtun. Harry E. Wise will ship his string of select trotters and pacers to Montana on Monday. He will enter them in all the meetings in California commencing with the State Fair. Following is the list of horses, they are under the care of Scott Holbrook, Monogram, by Fairmont, Lenna N. (p), 2:13, by Sidney ; Madera, by Dexter Prince ; Patsy, by Director ; Vasto, 2:16* by Vasco and Mabel by Prince Red. Everyone wishes this newcomer success for a more popular youog man is not to be found anywhere. Ike Branden, a horse buyer for the Japan market, has an appoinment to go to Lewiston, Idaho, to buy two car- loads of horses. This buyer has made two shipments to this market and will ship 800 horses from Seattle May 15. This stock is intended for public works in Japan. Only good young horses of 1200 pounds weight are available. There seems to be no limit to the demand for strictly first class work horses. The horses average $200 a span. It is neces- sary that the horses be perfectly gentle and well trained Id harness. Have you seen the splendid programme offered at the fall meetine of the P. C. T. H. B. Association. See :he advertise- ment. The success of harness racing in California this year large depends on the number of entries received for this meeting. Other associations are waiting to see how well this programme fills before earning out with their announce- ments. If you are interested you should not only enter all of your own horses that you expect to have in training, but should work for the cause by doing all yon can to induce your neighbors to make entries. This meeting will be held on the new track of the California Jockey Club at (Oakland. It is one of the finest in the United States, and horsemen will be afforded every convenience, with excellent stalls for their horses. Cunt Nanny, southwest of Hanford, lost, a few weeks ago, one of the largest, if not the largest, young horses (a four-year-old gelding) in the United States. He died from harbed wire cuts. He was measured after he was dead and bis height was just one-half inch less than 19 hands. The tallest horse west of the Mississippi river has heretofore been one whose height was IS* hands, owned by a party at Ply- mouth, Neb. Trinket 2:14, foiled 1875, brought $110 at the Boston ■ spring sale last Friday. Her sister, Toto (dam of Falkland 2:13|), went at $500. Alvan Swift 2:101, Ben Walker's old stand-by. brought but $300. Navahoe, a four-year-old Arion, sold at $600. Nothing was bid in, judging by the names of the buyers in the published reports of the sale. J. Malcolm Forbes' consignment cf thirteen head brought a total of $2,080, which is above the average; $299.25 as an average for undeveloped youngsters and aged brood mares is a good showing. R. H. Browo of Petaluma, who was appointed at the re- cent meeting of the California trotting horse breeders to in- terview Santa Rosa in regard to filling the date left open for a race meeting here during the first week in August, came up Monday and met a number of our prominent horsemen, says the Press. Santa Rosa can secure the meeting and no time should be lost in finding out just what kind of a proposition can be made to the breeders. The matter is being discussed by our horsemen and action will probably be taken very soon. — Santa Rosa Republican. Dayid Jacks, one of the wealthiest landowners in Mon- terey County, has a select lot of fine trotting-bred horses, as well as the thoroughbred stallion Kingston (son of imp. Her- cules). The principal trotting-bred stallions there are the • Palo Alto bred horses Benefit 5327, by Gen. Benton, out of Lucetta, by Hambletonian 10, and Plato, a remarkably handsome bay colt by Electricity, 2:17|, out of Penelope (dam of Pedlar, 2:1S*, and Peko, 2:24), by Mohawk Chief. Plato will sire horses that for style, action, perfect conforma- tion and good dispositions will be hard to excel. H. S. Snodgrass, a prominent horseman, has charge of these horses. Millionaire Stinson. of Chicago, who has had a band of 136 blooded horses in Yakima county for a couple of years past, wired his representative^ Mr. James, that money had been forwarded to pay outstanding obligations and to drive the horses across country to Minnesota. These horses have cost Mr. Stinson over $100,000, about $25,000 of which . has been expended in Yakima county. Mr. Stinson has, in all, nearly 700 head and never a horse has been sold or dis- posed of with his consent. During the summer months he keeps about 100 horses in training on his private track near Chicago, and exercises them himself. He is eccentric on the subject of horses, and has money enough to gratify his whim. — Portland Oregonian. * In addition to the other objections made to the decisions of the judges at the Boston Horse Show, F. C. Sayles, of Paw- tucket, R. I., has something to say on the awards in at least ' one brood-msre class. Nancy Hanks was placed first over Ellen Mayhew. On the subject the Boston Herald says : "Ellen Mayhew is eleven years old, sound, sired by Director, 2:17. Nancy Hanks is twelve years old, practically sound, sired by Happy Medium, who ranks, like Director, with the great sires. Ellen Mayhew has a record of 2:22, Nancy Hanks a record of 2:04, within one-fourth of a second of the present world's record. Ellen Mayhew is the dam of Oro Wilkes, three-year-old record 2:14£, who was the winner of the Kentucky Futurity, some $12,000, in his three-year-old form, out racing with aged horses [when four years old, trotted to a record of 2:11. What has Nancy Hanks pro- duced ? What has she done that she should be entitled to consideration as a brood mare ? She is the dam of yearling filly Narion. That is all. A filly owned in Boston, yet not entered at the horse show." Edwin F. Smith, Secretary State Agricultural Society, writes : lI Fifty-four entries were received last week in the Stanford Stake as against twenty-nine the year before, which indicates that the breeding of high-class stock is Btill con- tinuing, and the trotting interest, if properly handled, will soon be as remunerative as in years past. Breeders should continue in a limited way, as the conditions of trade regulate the demand for horses as much as any other article of trade. Horsemen are talking of the great falling off in values of their s'ock, is it not so in every line of business ? And as this interest is listed as one of the luxuries of life, it must necessarily be the first to feel the blow of 'hard times.' All we need now is a return of prosperity in other avenues of trade to place the trotting horse interest where it properly belongs, as the ownership of a good trotter or a speedy road- ster is what nine out of ten men like to enjoy if the fioancial conditions would warrant it. Two or three good wheat crops in California, at a price from $1.25 to $1 50 per cental, would insure a return of good prices for all classes of stock. We can but hope for them." Everything is bustle and work among the stables that are quartered at Agricultural Park at the present time in anticipation of a successful spring meeting, and to fit their horses for the various district meets throughout the year. The horsemen anticipate a successful spring meeting in Sac- ramento this year, much more so than on any previous occa- sion. There are quite a number of trotters and pacers at work at the track, some of which are showiog remarkable bursts of speed for the amount of work that they have had, and then again the programme for a circuit has been out- lined so that there is some hope that an owner with a fairly good horse can go down the line in the expectation of at least making expenses. Horsemen have now begun to think, especially those of the light-harness brigade, that they have struck the worst phase in their business; that the turniDg point has been reached. By this is meant that the price of roadsters and good family horses, as well as those devoted to racing purposes, has gone to as low an ebb as it will reach. In support of this, they cite the fact that a horse that is any good for driving at all is worth more to-day than he was two years ago. Whether this be true or not, the fact nevertheless remains that trotters and pacers of known speed and endur- ance still command good prices :n open market, and while thev Ho not bring the fancy figure that they did in years gone by, when such horses as Axtell aud Arion were sold for fabulous sums, a good racer still commands a price that war- rants the breeder or owner in continuing to raise horses and to develop their speed. I* May 15, 1S97] ©Jjj? gvee&ev otifcr ^fxuviantcm* 31f AUCTION — AUCTION 60 Head Fine Bred Horses 60 AT MY RANCH, 3 1-2 MILES SOUTH OF MONTALVO, VENTURA COUNTY. STAGE FROM MONTALVO. Saturday, May 29, 1897. AT 12 O'CLOCK. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM AUCTION SALE OF I will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest bidder Sixty Head of Fine Bred Horses, ranging from one year upwards. The above stock are by such horses as SID, FAYETTE KING, he bv THE KING, son of GEORGE WILKES; STEVE WHITE, bv A. W. RICHMOND; PRINCE DERBY, by CHARLES DERBY; KAPILA, by STEINWAY, making a fine strain of Driviog, Saddle, Polo and Race Horses. Pedigree of each horse will be furnished to pur- chaser. A credit of sis months will be given on approved security without interest. Five per cent, discount for cash. Excursion rates from all points. Can go and return same day. Free barbecue and other refreshments at sale. KHOADES & REED, Auctioneers. JOHN G. HILL, MontalTo, Ventura Co., Cal a.cresswell street & cresswell. j.h.street CS-E3P3"E3H^.Ij auotiostbesks PROPBIETORS OF "TATTERSALLS" Sales Yards, 721-723 Howard St. SA?f FRANCISCO. A. F. ROOKER, Manager. Horses, Buggies. Carts, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. Consignments of Live Stock and Sales Solicited. Auction Sales Every Tuesday at 11 am. . Sales Yards Telephone Main 5179 best accommodations foe boabding hoeses. bates bea'onable EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING- OP ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. "Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, Colts, Fillies and Geldings, Get of GUY WILKES, 2=15 1-4, and SABLE WILKES, 2:18 (THREE YEARS) — Also, CHOICELY-BRED BROODMARES — • PROPERTY OF ■ William Corbitt, Esq. (BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA) Thursday, May 20, 1897. POSITIVELY COMME(\CIXG AT 10 A. M. BS- Particular attention Is called to the consignment of Yearlings In this Sale. They are by GUY and SABLE WILKES, and are out of the noted *>roodmares that have made the San Mateo Stock Farm bo faro oaa. Trains will leave Third and Towosend Streets at 9.00 and 10.40 A. M. , stopping at Burlingame Sta- ion, which is on the Farm. Lunch will he served upon the grounds. KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers 1 1 Montgomery St., S. F. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SLBB OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Bine Kibbon "Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 At $100 The Season. Ah a .\ine-Year-Old Stallion, McEionev'B List Leads All Uthers in the World for Average Speed ■ Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 Harvey Mr, 2 _..2:I8 Sola. 4.... .... . j Julia D.. 3 2:16 1-4 Sola, 4. trial ,.'.'..''.''.'.".2:15 1-3 2:20 1-4 ll.l o, 2 _ 2::lo —2:25 Pat Cooner, trial 2:19 McZeus, 4.. Zombru, 3 tiarvey Mc, 3.. 2:13 2:13 Jenny Mc. 2. .2:14 1-4 Sir Credit, 3... No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed Four three-year-olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to nimin 1896 70 have proven with foal. **.>«. WlrKiNNFY O-H -1 A w,as„,oa!eil,i?P,.e 12' 18F' s,ired bT the 6"*' Alcyone (son l¥IUr\ll.^ lllt.1 ^,11 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare by Mambrmo Fatehen), dam Rosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20!,. he by Rhode Island "wi, out of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:20^. Gov. Spragne. 2 :20i „ Wilmar, 2:29'i>.b£ Hambletonian 10: grandam Jenny, by -joung Bacchus (thoroughbred): great grandam Worden mare, by Elton £clipae (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinuey was Rose Kennej (dam of Messenger Chief sire of sir If ra in 2:30 Lst) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Reglstrv Third dam J.I. kenn2v mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (siie of seven in 2?S0) by Mambrino chief n Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred)! IVIOKINNFV O'-M -t VI is 15-2JI h«nds, weight 1140. and is one ol the most per- I'lwIXI lll't.1 ^. II |-4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-ave of them. His refutation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled for steed have demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. "iweu aa- In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case be is not. I will return one-halt the money paid Mares shipped to 16th btreet Station, Oakland , will receive nrompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month For further particulars apply to ' P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CHAS. I. DUHFEE, Raolett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Cal The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 SEYMODR~WiLKES 2:08i Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. Best care giuen, bat no Liability assnmed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, 55 per month; hay and grain, JlOpei month. For terms tor other stallions and further particulars address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. (REGISTERED 0232) TVILt MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 ■ AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. TERMS~$25 FOR THE SEASON. SEYMODR WI1EE* stands 18 hands hieh and weighs 1200 pounds. He is seal brown In color and 'n con- formation is one ol the most symmetrical of any In California. His qnalltles as a level-beaded game in i speedy raceh rse are known to all horsemen. He in the Tautest son of the mighty lioy Wilkes and en his maternal s)de traces to the very best of sires and dams. He has an Iron constitution, and all owners ol g,,od mares that want horses that will nave breeding, size, bone, quality, good disposition and extreme speed shonld not overlook this horse. His service fee is placed at a very low figure considering his merits He never was bred but to a few mares and his progeny are models oi perfection. For lurther particulars apply to THOS. ROACH, Lakeville, Oal. 0*" Mares can be shipped direct to the!ranch via Steamer Gold. The beat of care taken of them on aetarm, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage S3 per mon b. ORO WILEES. black norse, 1-5,4 bands, weighs 1.100 lbs., of splendid conformation andwithouta blerrmb or weak point As a four-year-old he got a record ut 2:11. and was timed separately In races In 2:08. His win- nings as a two and three-year-old exceeded that of any other trotter at these ages He never was ontslde the m«>nev, and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to none In America. He won the 125.000 Kentucky Futurity t*take as a ihree-y ear-old. and io his four-year-old form, until he met Azote. 2:013( (the aged cam- paigner), never was beaten, and In one of his races with this horse he was at his shoulder, being timed sep- arately ln*2:0S. Sired by Sable Wilkes, 2:i8,dam Ellen Maybe*-. 232. by Director. 2:17; seconn dam .Lady Ernest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hibbard (dam of Loq Whipple, 2:265,). Terms for the season, 875. PRINCE AIRLIE, 28,045. PRINZE AIRLIE 28. 0-4», bay stallion, foaled in 1892, stands 16 bands and weighs 1,200 pounds. He Is a remarkablv handsome horse, stylish, evenly-proportioned, and Is considered by all who have seen him to be perfection in everv respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has entlrelv recovered be will be pot in training this year. Asa yearling, when only partly broken, he trotted quarters In 0:37,4. He is sired by Guy Willies, 2:15jtf, dam Chantilly (tr al 2:23, last halt in 1*8), by Nutwood, 2:183* ; second dam Crepon (dam of Lovelace, 2:20, and Betsy Erittoo, 2:20^' t, by Princeps 536; third dam Craoe Lisse (dam ot Baizarine, 2:27), by George Wilkes, 2:22; tourth dam the dam of Tarleton, 2:31. Terms for the season, S80. Especial attention Is called to the progeny of these two stallions. Evervone who has seen them says they are models of perfection, having size and style, ami being beautifully projiortioned. The speed they show is remarkable, and it is only a question of a few years until they will be noted campaigners. The few weanlings by Oro Wiikes consigued to the recent sale from my f rm brought from $300 to 8410, and some were resold shortlyatter the sale for a large advance. They brought the highest prices of any weanlings sold at this big sale. All otbe< highlv-bred on-s sold from $25 to $75. Anyone breeding to this horse can rest assured they will feet horses that will bring high prices anywhere. Excellent care will he taken of all stock sent to the farm, but no liability assnmed for accidents or escapes. Mares may be shipped direct to me at Burll^gnme, San Mateo county. All bills are due at time of service, and must be paid by August 1st No stock allowed to leave the place until all bills are paid. Pasturage 8ft per mouth. Hay and grain 810 per mouth. season commences February 1st and ends August 1, 1S97. WE CORBITT, - San Mateo Stock Farm. Burlingame, San Mateo|County, Cal. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1891. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, National Horse Show, New Tork, 1893. Champion San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. and Winner of First Prize Whenever Shown Since His Two-Tesr-Old Form. Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Season at San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of m ire-, aod further information address. K. 0' GRADY, Laurel Creek Stook Farm, Sin Mateo. Ca 318 ©jje gveebev mtfr '$p6vtettunu [May 15, 1897 A CHANCE FOR YOUR COLTS— FOALS OF 1897- The Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes. $3,000 Guaranteed Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association Golts to Trot and Pace at Two and Three Years Old Entries to Close June 1, 1897 XOMKATOKS HAVE THE EIGHT OF STAKTIKG THEIR COLTS IN BOTH THE TWO AND THREE-YEAR-OLD CLASSES. GUARANTEED STAKES, $3,000, DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS : Trotters at Two Years OlU to Trot in 1899.. Pacers at Two Years Old to Pace in 1899 .. Purse. | Purse. ..S 750 Trotters at Three Xears Old to Trot in 1900 gi 00O 500 ■ Pacers at Three Years Old to Pace in 1900 '75<> ENTRANCE, $5, JURE 1, 1897. SECOND PAYMENT, $10, JANUARY 2, 1898. THIRD PAYMENT, $10, JANUARY 2, 1899. FOURTH PAYMENT, $10, JANUARY 3, 1900. TROTTERS AT THREE YEARS OtD. I $50 additional to start at three years old, to be paid ten days before the meeting at which the race is to take place. PACERS AT THREE YEARS OtD. $30 additional to start at three years old, to be paid ten days before the meeting at which the race is to take place. TROTTERS AT TWO YEARS OLD. PACERS AT TWO YEARS OLD. |2c additional to srart at two years old. to be paid I $15 additional to Btart at two years old. to be paid I ten days before the meeting at which the race ten days before the meeting at which the race is to take place. is to take place. I CONDITIONS Cash must accompany entries in this stake. Nominators mu>t designate, when making payments to start, whether the horse entered is a trotter or pacer. Colts that start at two years old are not barred from starting again at three years old. Failure to make any payment forfeits all previous payments. Nominators liable only for amount paid in. Right reserved to declare off or re-open these stakes in case the number of entries received are not satisfactory to the Board of Directors. All receipt's for entrance in excess of the amount guaranteed will be added to the three -year-old states for trotters and pacers in proportion to the stakes for three-year-olds as above. Entries Open to the World— Membership In the Association Not Required to Enter— but no horse owned in the State of California will be allowed to start until the owner has become a mem ber. Horses owned outside of the State of California are eligible to start regardless of membership. E. P. HEALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY, Secy, 22 1-2 Geary St., San Francisco. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association To be Held the Second Week after the Close of the State Fair. To^e,?eid on the California Jockey Club's New Track at Oakland. FALL MEETING, 1897. Entries Close Time 1, 1897, NOTE— It will be the endeavor of the management to arrange a programme so as to allow horses entered in several events to start in each by Dutting such classes as they are entered in far enough anart to permit of it. -PROGRAMMES- TROTTING PURSES PACING PURSES HORSES TO BE NAMED WITH ENTRY JUNE 1, 1897 Purse. No. 1—2:40 Class Trot S600 No. 2—2:30 Class Trot..... 600 jfo. 3—2:27 Class Trot 600 No. 4—2:24 Class Trot 600 ENTRANCE— 5 per cent. NOMINATION PURSES. HORSES TO BE NAMED SEPT. 1, 1897. Purse. No. 5t-2:20 Class Trot 8 800 No. 6—2:17 Class Trot 800 No. 7—2:13 Class Trot 800. No. 8— Free-for-all Trot 2,000 Nominators to be held for 2 per cent. June 1, 1897, when entry is made; 1 per cent, additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1S97 ; 1 per cent, additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1897; 1 per cent, additional if not de- clared out on or before September 1, 1897, when horses must be named, and 2% ]per cent, addi- tional to start. HORSES TO BE NAMED WITHENTRY JUNE 1, 1897. Purse. No. 9— Green Class Pace (without rec- ords) S600 No. 10—2:30 Class Pace 600 No. 11— 2:25 Class Pace 600 ENTRANCE— 5 per cent. No. 13 No. 14 No. 15 NOITION PURSES. HORSES TO BE NAMED SEPT. 1, 1897. Purse. No. 12-2:20 Class Pace s 800 :17 Class Pace _ 800 ::13 Class Pace 800 1:10 Class Pace 1,000 No. 16- TTree-for-all Pace 2,000 Nominators to be held for 2 per cent. June 1 1S97 when entry is made; 1 per cent, additional if not declared out on or before July 1. 1897; 1 per cent, additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1S97; 1 per cent, additional if not de- clared out on or before September 1, 1897, when horses must be named, and 2% per cent addi- i ttonal to start. CONDITIONS Cash not required to accompany entries in these purses from members of the Association in good standing. No horse owned in the State of California by others than members of this Association is eligible to these purses (bona fide ownership required but horses owned outside of the State of California are eligible thereto, regardless of membership. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP— Persons desirous of making entries in the above purses, and who have not as yet Joined the 1*. C. T.H B. A. should make application for membership to the Sec- retary by June 1, 1897. For further conditions and entry blanks send to E. P. HEALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY, Secy 22 1-2 Geary St. San Francisco. San Jose Race Tract TROTTING TRACK PICNIC OBOUND3 BCNNING TRACK Telephone 3529. Telephone 3529. GRAND ARCADE The beautiful, convenient and popular grounds knowo an AQRICCLTUR *L PAR Ban Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES, Who are putting the »ame In aullahle condition for the Moommodotlon ot picnics and other attractions. Th* attention oi horsemen la called to the fact that both the trotting and running tracks will be kept Id fln:-clam order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and'well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular re*orl for honwrnen, If good bne*tment,moder*te charges and flnt-cIasB accommodations are appreciated. Add rem, C. F. Bf,\CH. Agrlcultaral Pork, Ban Johc. THERE ABE OTHERS But oone that are so well and favorably knowD SPORTS AFIELD II..- w,- i -ii„. b.-.-. puDllcMlun ..I It. ptui In l)„. I „u„l Hl«l„ A1)|y edited .ul con.lu.-i.-,,. 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EIGHTY-SIXTH DAY— FRIDAY, MAT 14. There was one large surprise in store for race-goers this afternoon, and that was the win of Atticus in the first race. Against his chances the bookies freely laid 20 to 1, and sev- eral hung up 30 to 1 against the Flambeau gelding's chance of winning. All the other winners were well played, espe- cially Dick, Sallie Clicquot and Una Colorado. Claudiana* the red-hot favorite in the first race, won easily by Atticus' just did manage to beat such a poor one as Cheridah a nose for the place. Nebuchadnezzar, the game pony of the Elm- wood Farm, shouldered his 109 lbs. and won the second by a very short head from another pony, Mollie R., Sam Leake the Btrong second choice, winding up "absolutely." Alma won the third in fine style, and Anabasis ought to have been second, but Taranto, the favorite, nosed him out. Dick beat the gate a bit in the fourth and was not headed, Lord Mar- mion finishiog second and the 100 to 1 shot, St. Calatine* third. Treachery took the fifth after a drive with Japonica' and Billy McCloskey, a poor third, was declared a cadaver by those claiming to have superior knowledge. Sallie Clicquot just las'ed to win the mile race, sixth on the programme, but had a good strong finish been made on imp. Trance she would have won beyond any doubt. Una Colorado, heavily played at 5 and 6 to 1, took the last in race horse style, being cut off and forced to run around his horses. King William finished second, ahead before the 150 to 1 shot, Marionette. Freeman and Clawson rode two winners apiece. The first race was for three-year-olds, six furlongs, selling. Flambeauetie led to the homestretch, Atticus, Viking, Widow Jones and Claudiana well up. Atticus came fast in the homestretch, and woo off by two length easily, Claudiana just landing the place by a scant head from the fast-coming Cheridab, who beat Hallelujah a small margin. Time, 1:17$, Atticus was at 30 to 1, Claudiana even money, Cheridah 60, Widow Jones 4, others 8 to 100 to 1. The second race was at seven furlongs. To a good start Nebuchadnezzar and Decision ran in close order past the quarter and half. Mollie R. then moved up second, and was lapped on Nebby in the homestretch, the latter winning driv- ing by a scant head, Mollie R. second, eight lengths before Thelma. Gold Boy ran well for about six furlongs, then died away. Sam Leake had no run in him to-day. The time was 1:30. Nebuchadnezzar was at 8 to 5, Mollie R. 15 (20 to 1 once), Thelma 9, Sam Leake 13 to 5, Benham 4 to 1, others 12 to 100 to 1. The third race was at six and a half furlongs. Away to a start, Reel set the pace, Chappie being nearest her passing the half. Alma came fast nearing the three-quarters and her head showed in front of Reel's as they swept into the homestretch, though Anabasis was well up. Alma was never after in difficulty, winning handily by one and a half lengths, Taranto getting the place in the last stride by a nose. Ana- basis third. Time, 1:23$. Alma was at 8 to 5, Taranto 7 to 5, Anabasis 8 to 1, Tempestuous and Reel 6, Cousin Joe 8, others Id to 100 to 1. • lln the fourth, half a mile, two-year-olds, Dick, the favor- ite, beat the gate a little and led Lord Marmion by less than a length into the homestretch, where St. Calatine was third and coming fast. Dick was not headed and won handily by two lengths, Lord Marmion second, half a length before St. Calatine, Twinkle fourth, heading a bunch. Time, 0:49£. Dick was at 9 to 10, Lord Marmion 4 to 1, St. Calatine 60, others 8 to 100 to 1. In the fifth, mile and a furlong, they got away to a good start and Eapido went into the lead, with Fullerton Lass as his closest attendant. He held his command until the homestrecb was reached, where Treachery and Japonica came through, Treachery winning driven out by a length, Japonica Becond, three lengths before Billy McCloskey. Time, 1:57}. Treacher? was at 8 to 5, Japonica 7 to 1, Billy McCloskey 2 to 1 (8 to 5 at opening), Fullerton Lass 8, others 20 to 100 to 1. A mile race came sixth. Sallie Clicquot led all the way, with Diablita at her heels clear intc the homestretch, Trance third. Clicquot wanted to quit, but managed to last out and win by half a length from the badly-ridden Trance, who beat Con Moto three parts of a length, Diablita another head away, lapped by Velox. Time, 1:43J. Sallie Clicquot was at 13 to 5 (4 to 1 once), Trance 4 to 1, Con Moto 15, Velox 44, others 11 to 40 to 1. The concluding race was at six and a half furlongs. To a good start, except for Lucky Star and Cardwell, Horatio, away fourth, led by a head past the half, Trappean second, one and a half lengths before Marionette. Una Colorado was pocketed and taken behind the bunch, to the outside. It looked very bad for him about this time. Horatio led Trap- pean by a small margin into the homestretch, and Una Col- orado who had come up like a flash, was third, well up. He assumed the lead when about a sixteenth of a mile from home, and won handily by two lengths, King William and Marionette coming fast on the inside and finishing second and third, close together, a neck before Sly. Horatio and Trappean stopped badly the last part of it. Time, 1:23$-. Una Colorado was at 4 to 1 (7 once). King William 12, Ma- rionette 150, Horatio 34, Sly 5, others 6 to 40 to 1. EIGHTY-SEVENTH DAY— SATURDA.Y, MAY 15. In the firBt race, five and a half furlongs, Easel led to the homestretch, where San Tuzza came through and won driv- ing by a nose from Crescendo, who was off poorly and not fit, Easel third, four lengths off. Time, 1:08J. San Tuzza was at 12 to 1, Crescendo 2 to 5, Easel 15, Blue Bell 6, Del Paso 8, others 20 to 75 to 1. Crescendo headed San Tuzza in the last sixteenth, but she shook him off and fairly outgamed the celebrity. In the second, five furloDgs, for two-year-olds, Elsmore showed first, but was closely attended by Rosormonde to the homestretch, Salabar and Torsida close together. Torsida was coming through very fast when Henneesy, on Elsmore, deliberately pulled in, fouling her terribly, Salabar win- ning driven out by two lengths, Elsmore seoond, three from Torsida, Count of Flanders fourth. The judges promptly disqualified Elsmore, placing Torsida second and Count of Flanders third. The time was 1:024. The decision was an eminently just one. Salabar was at 2 to 1, Torsida 3£ to 1, Count of Flanders 12, Elsmore 4, others 12 to 200 to 1. In the third, six furlongs, Horatio led Peixotto by half a length passing the half, but at the three quarters positions were reversed, Horatio came to the front again in the homestretch and won handily by one and one-half lengths, Fortunate finishing Becond, two lengths from Flashlight, who beat Taranto a head for show. Time, 1:15$ Horatio was at 10 to 1, Fortunate 6, Flashlight 24 to 1, Peixotto 3, Una Colorado 5, others 20 to 150 to 1. In the fourth, odo mile, they got a good start after George Palmer had broken the barrier and Lady Hurst led a small margin clear around to the homestretch, Lost Girl, Sly and Nebula followijg. Lost Girl got to the fore in the home- stretch and won hadily by two lengths, George Palmer nipping the place by a nose from Nebula in the last stride. Time, 1:43$. Lost Girl was at 5 to 1, George Palmer 3$, Ne- bula 34, others 7 to 100 to 1. The fifth race was at a mile and a quarter. Walter J. set a red-hot pace, leading Miss Ruth by a length at the stand, by three lengths at the quarter and by six lengths at the half- pole. At this time Walter was going so strongly it appeared as if he must "win a block." However, he commenced com- ing back in the next quarter, and at the head of the home- stretch it was Walter J. first by three lengths, Miss Ruth second, one and a half lengths before Judge DenDy (the favorite), on whom Collins was lapped. Judge Denny and Collins passed Walter J. in the final furlong, and in a mild sort of drive Dennywon by a neck.Collins second, six lengths from Walter J. third. Time, 2:08}. Judge Denn*r was at 9 to 10, Collins 10 to 1, Walter J. 15, Peter the Second (who ran a very strange race) 3, others 10 to 100 to 1. The sixth and concluding race of the regular meeting was at seven furlongs. Midas and Olive ran in close order to the homestretch, where the former shut up his racing shop quickly, doubtless taking "a sudden notion." Montallade, third, looked much like a winner in the homestretch and wasjieralded^as such, but Sea Spray, 40 to 1 in the betting, had all his speed to-day, and stealing up like a ghost on the outside, won cleverly by half a length, Montallade second, as far from Olive, who nosed Mainstay out. Time, 1:28 flat — a fine run with 110 lbs. up. Sea Spray was at 40 to 1, Montallade 2, Olive 15, Midas 2, others 8 to 80 to 1. RACING FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE. Description of the Running Events at Ingieside Last Tuesday and "Wednesday. FIRST EXTEA DAY—TUESDAY, MAY IS. Just a fair crowd attended the charity races at Ingieside this afternoon, and it is presumed that many ticket-pur- chasers remained at home. The card looked easy, but it was as hard as Sharkey's jaw, and some of the rides put up would have caused life disqualification if Wyatt Earp had been presiding judge. Towanda, the favorite in the first race, was the leader to the homestretch, and just why she should be taken from the inside to the outside is notquite apparent to those in search of a reason for such things. At any rate, she finished well toward that part of the course and was beaten ju3t a head by Los Prietos. In the second it looked as if at least two of the six horses in the race were not going to collapse through their efforts to win. The ride George Palmer got will probably be remembered for many moons by the admirers of tbat three-year-old. He beat Adam Andrew with ease the other day at Oakland, to-day, at equal we ights Adam Andrew finishes six lengths in front of Georgie. Even if they are racing for a charitable object, when such things go on those occupying the judges' stand should hit somebody a good, solid jolt in some spot where^t'll sting for several moments. Peixotto turned a very gaudy somersault when he won the fourth race, six and a half furlongs, in track record time, 1:214. The last time out, at Oakland, he was beaten a block going six furlongs, quitting after he had run about five. Collins beat the red-hot favorite, San Marco, quite cleverly, in the fifth, but the latter was not ridden as well as Marty Bergen usually pilots a horse. Con Moto won the last by three lengths, stopping quite badly in the home- stretch, then coming again. The first race was at five furloDgs, for two year-olds. To a good start for all but Bonnie IoDe, Towanda soon took the lead, and was closely attended by Miss Remsen to the home- stretch. Los Prietos came with a great rush at the end and won cleverly by a head, Towanda second, half a length be- fore Miss Remsen, the rest not in it. Time, 1:03|. Los Prietos was at 5 to 1, Towanda 3 to % others 20 to 50 to 1. The second race, seven furlongs, selling, had six starterB. Adam Andrew and George Palmer ran close together for a quarter of a mile, then Atticus went up second. Adam An- drew was not headed and won easily by two and one-half lengths from the badly-ridden Velox, who beat Atticus two lengths. Piggott gave George Palmer a ride that caused a lot of adverse comment. The time was 1:3d. Adam Andrew was at 2 to 1, Velox 44, Atticus 15, George Palmer even money, Alazan 15 and James Porteou* 100 to 1. In the third, six furlongs, they eot away to a good start and San Tuzza showed first by a small margin for over a fur- long, then Mercutio drew to the front, leading her by half a length at the half and King William by a bead at the three- quarters. There was a hard drive between the leaders all the way down the homestretch, King William winning by a head, Mercutio Becond, a head before the fast-coming Mc- Light, who would have won in another stride. Time, 1:16. King William was at 1 to 2, Mercutio 34 to 1, McLight 25 to 1, San Tuzza 7, others 20 to 100 to 1. A six and one-half furlong race was fourth on the pro- gramme. To a good start after considerable bad acting had been indulged in, Peixotto went out in the lead and was never caught, though Mainstay was close up clear into the homestretch. The latter had enough a sixteenth from home, and Peixotto won off by six lengths, easily, Mainstay second twenty from Logan, on whom William O'R. was lapped. II waB a great somersault for Peixotto. The time was 1:21 J— 322 (frtye gvttbw cmb ^poxi&ttuxn. [May 22, 1897 equalling tbe track record. Peixotto was at 4£ to 1, Main- stay 4 to 6, Logan 8, Veragua 3*, William O'B. 50 to 1. Io a mile and a sixteenth race, fifth on the programme, San Marco and Daylight ran in close order to the home- stretch, where Collins came through, and getting a good ride, won driving by half a length, San Marco, who got a rather weak ride at the finish, second, with Ransom at his heels. Time, 1:50. Collins was at 4\ to 1, Sin Marco 11 to 10, Ransom 10, others 12 to 100 to'l. The last race of the day was at a mile. After they had been making book for about fifteen minutes it was discovered that Horatio was ineligible, as he had won races to the num- ber of three within a certain period. Twenty minutes were then given for the makiug of a new book. Con Moto went right to the fore, and led a bunch by four lengths at the quarter, Trance by two lengths at the half and three-quarters. The New Zealand mare passed Con Moto in the homestretch and appeared to be winning easily, but Con Moto came again with renewed vigor and to the surprise of almost everyone, won off by three lengths, imp. Trance second, a length before Jack Martin, who had been close to Trance all the way. Time, 1:42$. Con Moto was at 3£ to 1, Trance 8 to 5, Jack Martin 15 (25 once), Treachery and Marcel (coupled) 9 to 5, Kai Moi 60 to 1. SECOND EXTRA DAY — WEDNESDAY, MAY 19. In the first, four and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, St. Calatine, off second, rushed to the front, and leading all the way, won with ease by six lengths, Milesio second, half a length before Rosa. Morabella had no speed. Time, 0:56. St. Calatine was at 4 to 1, Milesio 8 to 5, Rosa 25, Los Prietos 6, others 12 to 00 to 1. In the second race, six furlongs, Corriente and Joan ran in close order for about half a mile, then Joan came to the fore and won with ease by two lengths, Heartsease (who did not get straightened away until the last furlong) second, two lengths before Doubtful, who was one and a half from Jack Martin. Don Gara waB virluallv left. The time was 1:16. Joan was at 6 to 1, Heartsease 3i, Ricardo 3, Corriente 6, others 10 to 100 to 1. A seven-furlong race was third on the programme. To a £Ood start Sallie Clicquot soon got to the fore, leading Trance by one and a half lengths at the half, Horatio a good third, a bead before San Tuzza. Sallie Clicquot was two lengths to the good at the three-quarters, Trance, Horatio and McLight close together. San Tuzza came verv fast in the homestretch, where Sallie Clicquot stopped, and in a fierce drive she was first by a head from Trance, at whose heels came Horatio, he a head before King William. Time, 1:29. San Tuzza was at 6 to 1, Trance 10, Horatio 6, King Willian 2£, Sallie Clicquot 3, others 10 to 30 to 1. In the fourth, one mile, they got away to a fair start and Mercutio got to the front and led by a small margin passing the quarter and by a length at the half-pole, Coda second at the latter point, a length from Olive. Mercutio was a length to the good at the three quarters, Coda second, lapped by Olive. San Marco, fourth, came through io the homestretch, and getting a good ride, wen by one and one-half lengths, Olive second, three lengths from Mercutio, who appeared, however, to be beaten a head for show by Coda. Time, 1:42}. San Marco was at 2 to 1 (2J once), Olive 5, Mercutio 8, Coda 10, Velox 3£, others 10 to 100 to 1. The fifth was at six furlonga. To a good start Quicksilver led Mainstay by a head passing the half, then Mainstay took up the running, leading Quicksilver by two lengths at the three-quarters, six lengths in the homestretch, and winning easily by three lengths, Logan, driven out, second, half a length before Pat Murphy, who beat Fly as far. Time, 1:15£. Mains av was at 8 to 5, Logan 20, Pat Murphy 2i, Quick- silver 8,'Tim Murphy 30 tol. The last race was at a mile, and after one break away and recall (Mollie R. being left) they got away to a good Bend-ofi. Tempestuous led the way clear around to the homestretch, closely attended by Mollie R. Nearly everyone expected to 6ee Mollie R. out-game her younger companion, but it came the other way, Tempestuous making the little mare stop and having enough left to win himself by a head from the fast- coming William O'B, who beat O'Flota two lengths. The latter did not make his run soon enough. The time made was 1:44— a very slow run. TempeBtuous was at 6 to 1, William O'B 10, O'Fleta 4, Mollie R. 2, others 4i to 100 tol. THE COLUSA RACES. Some PaBt Stock on the Colusa Track— Veteran Turfmen are Eulogistic The second heat in the 2:28 class, trot, Thursday after- noon was sent to an excellent start. Duke went to the front, Maud next. They passed the first quarter in :36J. Maud broke on the back stretch and lost her chance. They passed the half pole at 1:14 Duke still leading as they came down the homestretch. Patta Rosa closed up to Duke and as they passed under the wire, both drivers urging their horses, Duke wbb in the lead. Patti Rosa a close second, Brigadier third and Maud fourth ; time 2:28 flat. In the third heat they went to tbe half pole, Duke in the lead, in 1:14, the three quarter pole in 1:51 and down the stretch tbey came Duke still in the lead, and the occupants of the grand Btand cheered him on to victory, for it was Duke's heat again and everybody was glad. Patta Rosa was second, Brigadier third and Maud fourth; time 2:28 flat. The fourth and last heat wan won by E. C. Pearl's Duke ■ time 2:27:1; Patta' Rosa second, Brigadier third and Maud fourth. They all got off together, Duke took the lead and kept it all the way around, therefore winning the race and money. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Although the north wind was blowing a perfect gale there was a fair-eized crowd at the track this afternoon when the judges called the horses up to get readv for the three-minute ironing race ; best 3 in 5 ; for a puree of $75. The starters were Arrow, owned bv C. F. Taylor and driven by owner- Prince owned by Mr. Martin and driveu by owner; Candy Joe, owned by Buckman & Carrigar of Sacramento, driven by Bennett. They got off to the satisfaction of the ii the third attempt. They parsed the quarter pole <;ondn with Prince in the lead who won the heat in 2:24 and almost accomplished his object. Candy Joe was second and Arrow (bird. The second heat was also sent off to a pretty otart. Prince going right to the lead, passed the half-mile pole in 1:11|. Here Prince broke and the yell went up that the heat would be Candy Joe's, but his driver soon brought him down and right here the people saw one of the prettiest heats of the week. Prince almost flew as he closed up the gap before they turned into the homestretch and down they came neck and neck, Prince going under the wire first ; time 2:24 flat. The third heat was started after several trials. They went down to the first quarter in oak seconds, Prince in the lead. Down the backstretch Prince fairly flew, opening up a large gap which Candy Joe could not lessen, and jogged under the wire, winning the race in throe straight heats. Candy Joe wa3 second and Arrow third; time, 2:24£. The next race on to day's card was a trotting race, best 2 in 3, for two-year-olds, for a purse of $80. The starters were Geo. Buckman, driven by Bennett; Colusa Boy, driven by Peart; Sacramento Belle, driven by H. S. Hogoboom, and Jody, driven by J. D. Rice. They had no trouble in getting away. Sacramento Belle and Geo. Buckman passed the quar- ter neck and neck in 50 seconds, the half pole in 1:36, Colusa Boy and Cody straggling along behind and passing the half pole in 1:54£. They reached the turn and passed under the wire, Sacramento Belle first, Buckman second, Jody third and Colusa Boy last; time, 3:06£. The second heat of the trotting race for two-year-olds was gotten off at tbe fifth trial. The wind was blowing a perfect gale as the youngsters went up the first stretch. The half pole was passed with Sac- Belle in the lead, 1:251'; Buckman second, 1:34£; Jody third, 1:44$; ColuBa Boy last, 1:56}. They were strung out four or five lengths between horses as they started for home, which they reached in the following order: Sac. Belle first, winning the race and money in straight heats, time 2:54; Geo. Buckman second and second money; Jody third, and Colusa Boy going under the wire on a gallop in his time, five minutes flat. The last race on the card to-day was the hurdle, one mile and oiie-eighth, over four jumps. There were only three starters, Ravine, W. E. Stewart rider; Joe Hill, Hanna rider; Geo. Dickerson, Ensbury rider. The horses were gotten off together at the first start. Ravine was the first over the first hurdle and led to the first quarter when Joe Hill went to the front and was in the lead over all the other jumpe, winning in 2:09. It was a beautiful exhibition of hurdlery and created a lot of excitement. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. The heavy north wind and the uncertainty of to-day's card had the eflect of drawing the smallest crowd of any day of the races. The first number on the programme was a trotting race for a purse of $75 and brought out the following horses : Tilton B., owned by Steve Baker and driven by E. Donnelly; Bird, owned by S. Onyett and driven by H. Isom ; Patta Rosa, owned by D. E- Knight and driven by Wm. Hogo- boom ; Duke, owned by E. C. Peart and driven by owner. They scored quite a number of times before they got off to the satisfaction of the judges, but when they did go they were in a bunch. Duke led oS and passed the quarter-pole first in 34| seconds, then Tilton B. shot ahead wnd in this position they passed the half-pole in 1:11!, and around the upper turn Tilton B. still leading. Here Patta Rosa closed up the gap and as they turned the stretch and started for home Duke had lost his chance and was in fourth place. They finished the mile Tilton B. first, Patta Rosa a close second, Biid third and Duke last; time, 2:24}. The horses were brought out for the second heat and sent off together the third trial. They passed the first quarter, Tilton B. in the lead, in 37J, the half-pole in 1:12* and the three-quarter pole in 1:48|. Down the stretch Billy Hogo- boom tried hard to pass Tilton B. but his efforts were in vain, and they passed under the wire Tilton B. in the lead, Patta Rosa second, Duke third and Bird fourth ; time, -:-o'. The third and last heat in this race was won by Tilton B., winning the race and money in three straight heats, Patta Rosa second, Duke third and Bird last; time, 2:25 flat. The first heat of the second race was started at the first attempt. It was a beautiful sendoff and as the three horses rounded the first turn it was hard to tell which one was lead- ing. The quarter pole was passed in 41 £ seconds and as they went down tbe back stretch Jim Nesbitt and Morengo looked like a double team, so near were they together. By the half- mile pole they went in 1:19£, the three quarter pole in 1:59^ and down the homestretch they came Moose and Nesbitt neck and neck passing under the wire in 2:39}, Moose first, Jim Nesbitt second and Morengo last . The horses were called out for the second heat and sent off to a good start the second trial. They passed the half pole in the same time as in the first heat, 1:19£. Moose was in the lead and kept it, goidg under the wire with Jim Nesbitt second and Morengo third ; time 2:39}. The horses were called and Bent don n for a start in the third heat. There was some complaint made that Morengo was not being driven fast enough, and his drivei, Taylor, was taken from the sulky and Chas. Durfee was substituted. The horses were sent ofl the second time. The new driver immediately Bent Morengo to the lead and passed the quarter pole in 0:41 J, the half pole in 1:2(H and the three-quarter in 1:59. Moose tried hard to close up the gap, but it was im- possible. The new driver knew his business and came under the wire, winding out in faster time than either of the pre- ceding heats, Moose second, Jim Nesbitt distanced; time, 2:36$. Tbe crowd cheered and were satisfied they had got a run for their money. In the two preceding heats this horee broke two or three times and only saved his distance by a small margin. The new order of things made quite a change in the pool box. In the forrth heat the horses were gotten off together the first time. Again the ne* driver went to the front. It was a beautiful contest and daylight did not Bhow between the two until they had passed the half mile pole, which was ac- complished in 1:16. The turn was made, and as they started down the homestretch Mr. Durfee let out one more link in Morengo's gait and he opened up a gap which Moose was unable to close, and they passed under the wire Morengo first, Moose second; time, 2:36 flat. The runners were called out to warm up, after which the trotters were bent down for their fifth and last start. The hammer fell to a fine start and they were ofl, both fighting hard for supremacy as they went down the back stretch and passed the half-mile pole in 1:19$. On they went Morenzo going along as steady as a piece of machinery, down the stretch and under the wire, winning the three last heats, race and money ; time 2:36$. The last race on the programme of the most successful week of racing ever held in Colusa, was a half-mile dash with four BtarterB as follows: Lolo with Ensbury up, Venus, with Wathen up, Jim Bozeman with McDonald up and Elare with Spurgeon up. They were gotten off in a bunch after a great deal of trouble. They ran close together until the stretch was reached, when Venus pulled ahead and went Under the wire with her jockey looking back at the rest ; Bozeman second, Lolo third, Elare last ; time 48£. The following are the SUMMARIES. FIHST DAT. No. 1— Trotting, 2:28 class. Locbinvar 1 2 2 5 1 Candy Joe 5 Patta Rosa 2 4 a 4 4 Bird 3 13 3 3 Duke 4 3 4 5 5 Time- 2:23 >£, 2:24}$, 2:25, 2:25}$, 2:25J4. No. 2— Running, five-eightbs dash. Lola l Venus 2 Klare 2 Joe Hill, Ichi Ban, Keene Foxhall and Little Vivid also ran. Time— 1:05. No. 3— Trotting, 2:45 class. Prince l i i Arrow 2 3 2 Ludwig „ 4 2 3 Golcty 3 4 4 Dais? A. also ran. Time— 2:29tf, 2:35, 2:3S#. SECOND DAY. No 4— Colusa Futurity, trottiog, three-y ear-olds , 2 in 3. Lynall i i ] Dr. J 2 3 3 Pop Eye 3 2 4 Fraulein „ 5 4 2 E.O.Wilkes 4 5 5 Time— 2:35. 2:31, 2:29&. No. 5— Pacing, 2:"5 class. Telephone 2 111 Octoroon 12 2 2 Primrose 3 3 3 3 Time— 2:27>£, 2:24^, 2:27, 2:30&. No. 6 was postponed to fourth day, May Sth. THIRD TAY. No. 7— Stake race, trottiog, two-year-olds, 2 in 3. Lynhood l i Tube Ro-e 2 3 nette... Lyni Sacramento Belle... Goldea Kose . Coluea Boy.... Time— 2:41,2:41. N. 8— Special, trotting. Duke Maud. Pa.tta Rosa 4 2 Brigadier 3 8 Time, 2:32, 2:28, 2:28, 2:27*. No. 10 -Mule race, 2 in 3. P Kitty 1 Billy C . Time— 4:42.^, 4:32. Hurdle race, one and one-eighth miles. Joe Hill Ravine .. George Dickerson.. Time— 2:09. FOTJBTH DAY. No. 12— Consolattor. to No. 7, two-year-olds, 2 In 3. Sacramento Belle „ Geo. Buckmao Jody.., Time-2:24, 2:24, 2:24 Jf. No. 0 — Running, three quarter mile dash. Cheripe .. May B03' also ran. Time, 1:15. FIFTH DAY. No. 15— Special, trotting. Tilton B I Patia Rosa 2 Duke _ 4 Bird 3 Time— 2:24M, 2:25#, 2:25. No. 16— Special, trotting. Moose 112 Morengo 3 3 1 Jim NesbiL 2 2 2 Time— 2 :39>Ji 2: 39tf , 2:36}tf , 2: 36, 2:36#. No. 9— Running, half-mile dash. Venus. . Jim Bozeman Lolo Elare also ran. Time, 0:485£. Rosormonde— A Correction. "It is probable that Naglee Burke will not take a string across the Rockies this season, as he has nothing of great promise in the stable excepting Rosormonde. A rest, with green feed ought to do her good, as she was practically starved ana stunted when he took pos session of her." The ahove paragraph, copied from the "Examiner," waa inadvertently published in the Breeder and Sportsman May 15th. It does a great injustice to the Palo Alto Stock Farm and its management in its reference to the condition Rosormonde was in when transferred by Mr. Naglee Burk. There never was a farm nor is there to-day any in America where better care is taken of every foal in the way of feeding, shelter, etc., than Palo Alto. From the date of foaling (be the youngster of high or lowly origin) the greatest care is taken of it, and in Kosormonde's case special interest was always shown. Sired by Ormonde out of Fairy Rose, one of the best-bred and finest mares on the place, eyeryone looked upon her as being one of the best ever foaled; consequently, nothing was spared for her. She grew rapidly, but just pre- vious to the transfer she had a slight attack of influenza, which naturally gave her a little setback, but she recovered rapidly, and to-day, while being a small mare, has fully verified the predictions of Messrs. Covey and Lathrop, which were made when she was a suckling, that she would be a grand race mare. So far as the practically stunting or starving of young- sters at either Palo Alto or Vina is concerned, there could not be a statement more untrue, and we regret exceedingly that such a statement should appear in this journal. Sterling, Neb., Jan. 28, 1897. Mr. Young, Dear Sir: — Please find enclosed draft of $2, or which please send me one bottle of Absorbine. This makes tbe thirteenth bottle, I think, I have used, and I find merit in each. J. M. Bice. Colusa Boy 4 4 Time— 3:06,2:51. No. 13— Special, trottiDg. Prince Ill Candy Joe 2 2 2 Arrow , 8 3 3 Mat 22, 1897] ®ij£ gveebev rtrtfr gipcvtstnaxt. 323 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED SOLELY BY JOSEPH OAIEN SIMPSON. J The impression Tee Agbicultural Press ANENT HoRSE-RaCLNG and Horse-Breeding. has apparently become fixed in the minds of a few, that a paper "devoted to farming interests" can be of service to those who are engaged in breeding fast horses, and aleo a benefit to thoBe who race, train and drive them. There are good reasons for a contrary belief, at least when a paper for many years has denounced racing and all connected with fast horses, racecourses and trotting tracks, it is a stretch of a very vivid imagination to claim that a contrary course will be relished either by the people who read and endorsed its former teachings, or those whom it would fain make believe that its previous utterances are to be accepted in a "Pick- wickian sense," and that all the time, [notwithstanding its violent denunciations, henceforth there would be nothing but eulogies. It is well known that a large majority of farmers are bit- terly opposed to racing. Even when well |aware (that agri- cultural exhibitions cannot be made profitable without the aid of the speed department there is pronounced antagonism, and though California ruraliets are more liberal in their views than tillers of the soil in other parts of the country, very many of them would rather forego the fairB than have them conneeted with racing in any shape. To prove this 1 quote from the Pacific Rural Press, April 27tb, 1895: "Each month the Rural Press receives some hundreds of letters from farmers, but this far, since the veto— a month ago— not one in protest against the Governor's action. Within this time the editor has personally visited half the counties in the State, talking every- where with farmers, Duthehasnot heard a word from any of them in criticism of the veto. None of the farmer's associations— neither the Grange, the Alliance nor the Institutes— so far as we can learn, has had a word to say against the veto." If this does not establish the position then direct testimony, presented by the leading agricultural journal of the Pacific Coast must be disregarded. Emphatic and to the point. The veto of two years ago, that broke up the District Fairs, so thoroughly endorsed by the "bone and sinew of the land," that an executive who looked for the future support of that influential body oi citizens could not fail to repeat the dose which had been swallowed with so much unction and approval. I feel perfectly safe in asserting, that with few exceptions, in truth, not a single paper, which ranks as a prominent agricultural journal, that would risk its patrons by following the course which its contemporaries of turf and track has marked. Coleman's Rural World, one of the oldeBt and ablest of the class gives some attention to fast trotters and pacers, though that department is subordinate to the others, and however prejudiced a person may be, however set against fast horses when the fund of valuable information outside of the track, is sat before him every week, one who protested against the few columns of "horse" the hypercriticism could safely be ascribed to "pure cussedoess." If that paper de- clines to follow the steps of editors, who make fast horses their special business it is not likely that any other will attempt the route. Established by Mr. Norman J. Coleman within a year of half a century ago, -ince that time a suc- cessful breeder of fast horses, and so skillful in managing training and driving them in races that there were few his superior; now conducted by his son, who is sensible enough to be guided by the long experience of his father, if the Rural World does not give more prominence to the "Bport" what paper will? The Breeders Gazette is quite ready to give the breeding of horses due consideration, and though it is not often that I have the opportunity to read it now, as little of my time is spent in the rooms of the Breeder and Sportsman, and it is not received at home, when I did read it regularly was much pleased with the matter it contained. Informa- tion has been obtained, however, that the B. G. took an active part in securing the passage of the Wisconsin law, and glories in the advocacy of a measure which the Spirit of the Times characterizes thus : "The first effect of the Anti-pool law in Wisconsin is the announcement that one of the principal associations of the State, which usually holds two meeting each year and sometimes three, will not open its gates this season. Many prominent trotting associations in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and other Western States, have announced their dates and pro- grammes, but there is not one trotting association in the State of Wisconsin that has any stakes or purses advertised. TtiiB is a state of affairs deeply to be regretted." The Spirit adviBes the absolute closing of tracks for two years, which will awaken such an outcry that the next Leg- islature will repeal the offensive law. The passage of that law is not a great deal more injurious to the horse interests of Wisconsin than the vetoing of the appropriation for the district fairs is to California. Not so much so to the general interests, as the closing of so many many exhibitions affects all rural pursuits. The American Agriculturist, Boston, Mass., years ago, paid a good deal of attention to Jfast horses, but the editor and publisher had the good sense to see that it would be bet- ter to segregate the department and in 1SS9 the horee part was eliminated and The American Horse Breeder established. A good paper from the start, and a capital one now, and I have no doubt that The American Agriculturist is also very high in its " class." Agricultural papers are very good reading. Favorites of mine and heartily appreciated when in a position to make use of their counsel, and still would be relished were there time for perusal. Lived on a farm from twelve years old to sixteen, and assisted in " clearing " a good many acres of Pennsylvania forests. Until coming to California, and from soon after marriage, fifty years ago, short periods when I did not own and reside on a farm, and unhappy when one was sold till another waB Becured. A year ago I saw apple trees that I planted twenty inches in diameter, and the first thing on a lately acquired farm was to plant trees, bud and graft those already growing when not up to a certain standard. Therefore I can safely say that there is no prejudice on my part against agricultural papers, but just as truly assert that the course many of them have pursued of late. years has been detrimental to the interests nearest my heart. And the late manceuver to bring into active competition with the turf journals, now published here, a paper which has done so much to injure the cause haB brought regret and also awakened feelings; not the kindliest, against those who engineered the scheme. The paper and its editor I have no ill-feeling against, and regard the attempt to increase the circulation laudable on his part. * The Breeder and Sportsman.— The first of July 1897 will be the fifteenth anniversary of the first issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. Not a great many years when measured by the life of man; a small part of the one hundred and twenty-one years of this great nation. Wonderful progress in that brief space of time, and the world has wagged along right merrily to the tune of advance in many of the sciences, especially when electricity has been a factor. The Horse World has not stood still and feats have been accomplished since the first of July, 1882, which, if pre- dicted then, would have brought torrents of ridicule on the prophet. ' California had gained some reputation when the first num- ber of the Breeder and Sportsman was published. Nine years before that Occident had an equal share in the record. In 1880, Sweetheart set the two-year-old mark at 2:26 and a fraction, and soon after Fred Crocker took a slice off by trot- ting in 2:25J. Wildflower in 1881 raised a great commotion in the harness-racing fraternity by making 2:21, some months before she ranked as a three-year-old, and then came the outcry that the California tracks were short and that the watches which measured the time of antique pattern. But it is recorded in No. 15 of |the Breeder and Sportsman that Wildflower won the Malt Stakes, Fleetwood, N. Y , in straight heats, distancing two of her competitors, after such a severe attack of the pinkeye that she could not be shown at the State Fair, two stoppages in her work and the long jour- ney to tell against her 6peed and endurance. Then in No. 17 there is an account of the victory of Hinda Rose in the Lexington Stakes for two-year-olds, distancing five of the seven which started in the second heat. It seemed a favor- able omen that from the time the Breeder and Sports- man was fairly under way that California went with such rapid bounds to the front as the breeding grounds and nur- series for great horses, as to take a front rank, the foremost, in fact, when the late date of engaging in the business is a factor in the calculation, and that the " record book," in which the history is fully chronicled should be awarded some praise for the part it has performed. Should ever a history of the horBe in California be written, the author will obtain from the volumes of the Breeder and Sportsman authentic information from the time of the first issue a great portion of which could not be secured from any other source. And this has been gathered compiled and published at a heavy loss to those who engaged in the ven- ture. The only bearing this has on any question connected with the horde in California, is, that the present proprietor has a right to expect that past services shall not be overlooked, and, that so long as the paper continues in the course it has followed for the past fifteen years, the machinations of a few should not be permitted to work it an injury. Protestations of friendship are not as conclusive as action, and, as heretofore shown, acts told a contrary tale. Threats that another paper would be started in opposition, though these were simply vaunts when it is so well known, that to carry them out a "heap'"of coin would be sunk in the enter- prise. The opposition bued on articles written by me, but hugely pleased to state that outside of a few malcontents everything published in this paper on the late engrossing topic has met the approval of those who are the most inter- ested. It may be well to state, that since I sold my portion of the paper to Messrs. White and Kerr, I have had no proprietory interest in it, and the chief motive for ardently desiring its continued success is sentiment. More than a gratification to have the paper which I christened, and had a share in its founding; that I wrought anxiously tor and made sacrifices to secure it from collapse for seven years, should prosper, whoever the ownership was vested in, so long as it was an ardent laborer in the work it was established to forward. Started on a broad platform, and the promises made carried out so far as circumstances permitted fulfillment, and the "planks" omitted, as they were found troublesome to sustain, were certainly of minor importance to the main covenant, and it gives me the utmost pleasure to state that the present proprietor, Mr. W. G. Lavng, says that whenever the cir- culation is such as to afford means for the necessary enlarge- ment, all that is embraced in the salutatory will be given a place. About all the departments omitted since the paper was established are "The Stage," "Yachting," "Athletics," "Billiards," "Chess" and Whist." By request, and as an exemplification of the purpose of the Breeder and Sportsman the leading editorial, No. 1 Vol. 1 is appended. GREETING, To those who prefer the sunny side of life, who appreciate the many enjoyments the Great Creator has placed within our reach, who are not held in bondage by fanaticismjto see merit in gloom, and to consider all diversions frivolous, if not absolutely wicked; to those who can discover the golden edging to the blacfiest cloud, and who have faith that there is always a ^silver lining within the shadow ; to those who seek to make the bright days brighter, and who are earnest in their endeavors to increase the happiness of all, our greeting is presented. There is implanted in every human being a desire for enjoyment. In place of trying to eradicate it as a pernicious propensity, our effort will be to direct it so that it may be beneficially indulged. Be- lieving that there is little virtue in austerity, or salvation in asceti- cism, our aim will be to follow paths which lead in other directions. By the side of the mountain brook, when the 8pring flower3 are blooming, and the linnets and robins are singing their liveliest notes; Through the forests, when there is quiet and fragrance, and where the interlocking branches form giant arches, and the music of the breeze soughing through the twigs : Among verdant fields, where foate are gamboling around their dams, and the lowing of cattle and the bleating of sheep welcoming the herdsman and shepherd ; Over the glad waters, where the sprav is sparkling in the sunshine, and the white sails are in a tremor, and the masts quivering in the excitement of motion ,'swift, and as ^graceful as the| flight of the Beagull ; By the side of the racecourse, when there is an eager strife for mas- tery, and the blood bounds through the veins and arteries, and there are shouts and cheers, and an intensity of feeling indescribable ; On the plains, where the fleet courser flits by like the shadows of cloudlets over a waving grainfield when there is a brisk wind driv- ing the fleecy figments of vapor between earth and sun; Under the lea of the coppice, when the flag-tailed setter or staunch pointer is transformed into a statue, and then the whirr of wings the Bharp report, and the puff of smoke vanishing In the clear air: Through orchards, crimson with the flowers of the peach and almond, white with the bloom of the pear, and rich with the per- fume of orange blossoms ; Meandering among the vines, green as emerald when the hilis are sere and brown, and the clusters bang embowered in the abundant foliage, shining in purple, red, topaz-colored and luscious; Sauntering through [fields, when the grain stalks are bending be- neath the bearded heads, and there is the rattle of the reaper and the hum of the thresher; Halting at the grounds where the young men are developing activity and strength to fit them for the sterner bat-Ues of life, and there is a fierce emulation to excel— determination, the antithesis of irresolution— health against the flaccidlty of indolence and luxury; Quiet walks in the evening, to weep and laugh over the sorrows and]oys, so skillfully counterfeited as to appear actual; lessons burned into the miDd with the red-hot iron of realistic effect; Visits to the family circle, when there is a glow on the heanh; devotees bending over the figures of kings, queens, bishops and knights; eager parties debating the last hand at whist; This is the merest sketch of the route we intend to compass, a hint of the long journey contemplated. While the course is marked through a country of sunshine and flowers, [en livened with the song of birds, and which Nature has clothed with a gay garb, there is instruction on either side of the road. There are learned professors among the travelers to proffer lessons which will benefit, and illustrators who will picture from practical results. Far from recommending that men— even those who can afford to do so—should spend their whole time in sport, our desires are that they should blend amusement with labor, so that each may have its, appropriate place iu life. Sport alone is like wearing garments made entirely of decorations, like a meal of condiments and sauces. Ornaments add beauty to the dress, sauces give relish and piquancy to the repast. But there must be strong warp and woof to support the lighter fabrics, and substantial food to produce brain, muscle and bones which will endure the strains which active life imposes. To withstand this strain, it is necessary that there should be a proper apportionment of work and a fitting time for recreation. Labor- constant, unremitting labor.especiallv that work which compels sed- entary habits, or long hours of in-door confinement— will speedily wear out the strongest constitution, and there is absolute necessity for relaxation and change. The racehorse, with sinews and muscles of the truest kind, endurance perfected by breeding from the best for a score of generations, can not stand being "keyed up" for long periods. There must be a cessation in the exercise, a change from the track to the roads or fields, else there iB a waste which can never berepared. Man, though capable of undergoing more severe train- ing without the permanent injury than animal of any kind is still amenable to natural laws; and, besides physical loss, the greater danger is from the strain on the brain, and consequently the fail- ure of nerve force. To aid in adjusting the proper balance between labor and sport to remove the obstacles which are in the way of a better understanding of the relation between sport and good morals, and to assist in ad- vancing the interests and increasing the enjoyments of all, are our fervent desires. * # * Eminently Good.— The appointment by Gov. Budd of Mr. A. B. 8preckels and Mr. F. W. Covey to fill vacancies in the Board of Directors in the State Agricultural Society* will be heartily commended by a large majority of the peo- ple. To those who are mainly interested in the horse de- partment of the big exhibition, the new members of the Board will be heartily welcomed. Well known in all parts of the State, active and efficient, and well-versed in all per- taining to the speed department of the fair, the most difficult part of the programme to handle, will be conducted as nearly satisfactory to the participants as it is possible to accomplish . * ' * The Block System.— Charles F. McLean, sent to Europe by the Cincinnati and Latonia Jockey Clubs to study and re- port on European systems of betting on races, gives prefer, ence to the block system over the mutual. From the short description I have seen it seems worthy of selection. Two good sized boards are placed in each betting booth furnished with clips and clamps to hold pads of tickets num- bered from 0 to 99 inclusive, each clip having a number in large figures correaponding with the number of horses in the programme. One of the boards for straight the other for place betting. Thus when the first ticket is sold that bears the cipher, and the next, one. As the sales progress, the number on the disclosed ticket on the pad gives the number sold on the horse designated, and, of course, the sum of the numbers the aggregate of all the tickets sold. By far the simplest method of recording wagers, as machinery is not required. So little mechanism needed that one who is quick at ciphering has all the information necessary to him from a glance at the various numbers, and for the enlightment of others a very simple machine, akin to that on the trolley cars, would pre- sent the grand total. The "workings" of the "block" at Cincinnati and Latonia will be largely scrutinized and I shall not be at all surprised to see it supersede all other methods for speculating on races. Jos. Cairn Simpson. Horse Owners Sh.ou.ld. "Use GOMBATJIjTS Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. B. Gombault ex-VetarV nary 8ur geonto the French Go re nun cut stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impossible topradnce any scar or blemish. The Safest bent BLISTER ever used. Takes tho place of all lini- ments lor milder severe action. Removes all Buacliei Or Jilemlshes from Horses or Cattle* As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rtienmatlam, Sprains, feoro Throat* lite* it is invaluable. ItfC ftllNDAUTCC that one tablespoon fnl of 1IC UUAHANIEC caustic balsam win produce more actual results tliau a whole bottle o£ any liniment or epavia cure mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran- ted to eive satisfaction. Price $ 1 .50 per bottle, Sold) tty Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with full directions for 1W use. S«nd, for descriptive circulars. V tlmonials, etc ,\ ; i ■ ■ 1 HB LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, 0, 324 &\je gveeXfev axtit &p&vt*mtm+ [Mat 22, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Geo. Bowerman will assist Hickok in preparing his horses. Remember, entries to the P. C. T. H. B. Association close June 1st. C. M. R. Greelvt, of Oakland, has bred his fast pacing oily, bv Bar Wilkes, to Ahanioni. Pool selling will not be allowed outside of the Agricul- tural Park Sacramento, after May 24, Faustina, dam of Faustino, 3. 2:14£, and Fausta, 1, 2:22J, foaled a colt by Vassar, 2:07 on May 4lh. E. C. Peart, of Colusa, purchased the handsome trotting horse Duke from W. S. Mastoo, of Dixon, last week. There are thirty horses at the race track, Los Angeles, which will be entered throughout the California circuit. Geo. F. Beckers has recently purchased a five-weeks-old filly by Z^mbro, 2:13, out of Grace Kaieer, dam of McZeus, 2:13. After ten years' services as Superintendent of Pleasanton Stock Farm, J. H. Neal has severed his connection with the company. W. W. Evans, of Lexington, Ky„ has a two-year-old black filly by Bed Chute (son of Guy Wilkes), dam the dam of Feliciana, 2:17}, by Baron Wilkes, in training. Evekt director of every fair association is "hustling;" a successful circuit is assured, for they are besieged by letters asking "What purses will you give?" "When will your en- tries close? " From every race track in California come reports of light harness horses in training and every owner and trainer is anxiously awaiting the publication of the programmes and list of entries. Lady Stanley, 2:17, has been bred to McKinney, 2:11}- Lady Stanley will be classed as one of the greatest broodmares in the United States before many years, if we are to judge by the speed shown by every one of her produce. The latest from the Forbes Farm is that Arion 2:07£ may never start for the money again, that Bingen 2:12} will Dot be raced until his five-year-old form and that Baron Rogers 2:10$ will represent the farm in this year's fast classes. Beat three eggs into pure fruit vinegar, and, after about three days, when the mixture is well together, add a pound of strained hooey. This will be found an excellent remedy for heaves. A tablespoonful can be mixed with the meals three times a day. The Golden Gate Park Driving Association have ar- ranged a programme for the Ingleside track on Decoration Day. The proceeds will go to the Balboa boulevard fund. There will be trotting and pacing races, with many entiies, and the card will conclude with ladies' and gentlemen's races. Wm. B. Fasig telegraphed as Wednesday : " Splendid sale! Iago, $3,000; Wm. Noyes, by Cibolo out of Ada F. by Aotevolo, $1,900; Derby Lass, by Chas. Derby out of Heyday by Copperhead, $1,400, and Flare Up 2:22, by Chas. Derby oat of Flash by Egmont $750. Fuller particulars next week." Of the trotters with records of 2:15 or better, eighteen were bred at Palo Alto Farm, thirteen at Fashion Farm, ten at San Mateo, seveD at Village Farm, six by the late W. H. Wilson, five by T. C. Anglin, and four each at Woodburn and Jewetl farms, and by R. G. Stoner and W. C. France, of Kentucky. Novelist, whose foal by Altivo (2:18$) Superintendent Covey of Palo Alto pronounces the fastest young thing he ever aaw, is the dam of the promising Fellsmere stallion Az- nol, now in training at Readville. Aznol is a strongly-made, powerfully-muscled, resolute-moving trotter, and should prove a money-winner. Great efforts are being made at Woodland among the lovers of good horses and business men to hold a splendid nice meeting there this year. Surely with the large number of horses in training and the prospects for a good year, success is assured, and there should be no hesitancy about holding a good meeting. K. M. Mosier, of Modesto, has the Richard's Elector horse L. A., a brown gelding called Rector by Live Oak Hero; a black gelding six-year-old by Dexter Prince dam by Dawn, this one is a very likely pacer; a three-year-old by Physsi a son of Steve Whipplee, he is called Lady Rowena. and a few other green ones. If the Grand Circuit light harness race meeting at Char- ter Oak Park, Hartford, next August, proves successful and the qualities of the entries seem to assure it, Messrs. O. A. Jones and A. J. Welch talk of offering a stake of $20,000 for trotters. The exact clsss has not yet been decided, but it will probably be the 2:14 cla*s. Mb, Hci.l, who for many years has trained horses at Woodbiii-o Farm, ha* the following horses in training this year: Expedition, 2:15} ; Alcobroz, 2:23; former by Elec- tioneer, and the Utter by Alcantara, 2:23, and both are out of Lady Russell by Lord Russell. Also a number of others by Expedition, Lord Russell, etc. F. M. Hammett is handling at the Salinas race track a very promising Brown Jug filly, dam by Alloona 8850. the property of W. B. Ford. He is also giving the first lessons to a grand-looking one by Val Fleet (a son of Valensin— Flight), dam by George M. Patchen Jr. 31. This latter one is owned by Steve Hauser. the cigar manufacturer. Much interest is being aroused among horsemen who are looking forward to a good week of racing at the Odklahd track to be given under the auspices of the P. C. T. H. B. ilion from the fact that the Horse Show Association II do all in its power to aid them, and the driving clubs in Alameda and San Francisco will also be well represented. We have received summaries of races decided at Colusa, bat a few of the most essential facts are omitted, viz.: Own- ers' names, color, 6ex and pedigree of winnen* in the light- harness even's, and pedigrees, jockeys' names and weights carried in the running races. H. L. Franklin has moved from the Napa Track to the splendid race coarse at San Jose. He has Margaret Worth, 2:17 }, Fanadma (no record) by Eros, and Robbie H., a three- year-old pacer by Pilot Prince out of a mare by Steinway, second dam by Lodi. All these are doing well. Mr. R. B. LuowiG, Portland, Or., thinks he has the com- ing champion pacer of the Altamont family in a green four- year-old that he has just began to develop. This fellow has already gone a quarter in thirty-one seconds on a half-mile track, and goes without hopples or rigging of any kind. There are numerous cureB for galls, cracked heels, etc., but the best one I have ever tried, says an experienced trainer is : "Take one of palverized alum, half-ounce tannin, one drahm carbolic acid and one quart soft water, mix and dampen the heels every night and morning," It is also a splendid remedy for hopple galls, as it heals and toughens. Dick Tilden of Denver has finally sold McVera, 2:10} — the best horse that ever trod the soil of Colorado — to Gil Curry for $8,000 and the fine stallion will be exported to Austria, the real purchasers being Hauser & Co., of Vienna. McVera was taken this week to Red Oak. Iowa, and with others will soon be forwarded to New York for embarkation. Every indication points to a fine race meeting from May 24th to May 29th inclusive, under the auspices of the Capi- tal City Driving Association, Sacramento. The sport will be given at Agricultural Park, which will be in superb condi- tion for the meeting. The railroad company has consented to allow special fares, one and one-third rates, the same as prevail during the State Fair. Orrin Hickok arrived at Patchen Wilkes Farm, Lexing- ton, Ky., from California last week. Beuzetta, 2:06|, stood the trip exceedingly well and will immediately be put into active training for a trip through the Grand Circuit in the free-for-all class. Hickok will immediately commence work on Be Sure, 2:06f; Miss Rita, 2:08}, and several other fast ones that were wintered in Kentucky. A shortage of horses abroad and the low prices at which they have been selliog in thiB country have brought to our markets foreign buyers in large numbers. Now that values are steadily rising and are higher than at any time during the past few years, the demands of the foreigners are none the less importunate; there werecever so many bayers from abroad on this market as at the present time. Evidently foreign stocks are short. Hamilton G. Busrey of the Turf Field and Farm is the recipient of many "roasts" from the pens of the leading turf writers in the East and deservedly, too, for in giving Nancy Hanks the first prize as a broodmare over Ella May- hew, 2:22, dam of the great Oro Wilkes, 2:11, he has shown that he does not know what the term broodmare is; besides, judging the two mares as individuals Ella Mayhew is far superior to the ex-queen; everyone but Mr. Busbey concedes this. We have forwarded notices of the expiration of subscrip- tions as well as bills to all subscribers of the Breeder and Sportsman, and it is almost needless to inform all those to ; whom these messages are addressed that a prompt response would be deeply appreciated. The cost of conducting a class '■ journal devoted to the building up of the horse business on i this coast is heavy and every dollar helps us. Will you attend to this at once. The subscription price, $3 00, is within the reach of all and should be paid at once. The Gentlemen's Driving Association is an organization formed in Pomona, Cal., "to have full control of the Fifth avenue park for tbe purpose of advancing the horse interests I and encouraging all athletic sports." The officers are : Dr. ' E. J. Hadfield, president ; G. H. Barker, first vice-president ; Alec. Yorba, second vice-president ; G, A. Carter, secretary ; Charles Sears, treasurer. The directors are : E. J. Hadfield, G. H. Barker, Alec. Yorba, E. M. Kelier, T. L. Thrall, F. H. Halloway, Mr. Pierce of Chino aud F. W. Balfour. Chas. A. Ddhfee has cause to be proud of the showing made by McKinnev, 2:11 J. He has seen forty-three of his progeny (foals of 1S97) and not a single one has while legs. Nearly every one is either a brown, black or a bay and they are so good that McKinney will have a better season this year than he did in 1896. John H. Wallace has completed his book " The Horse of America." Those in a position to know say that he has written a book more exhaustive «od of more thorough re- search into the records of antiquity than any horse historian that has preceeded him. A little more than one-half of the work is devoted to the history of the trotting horse, his ori- gin and development from the time of Messenger down to the present day. Mr. Wallace is living in New York, and although about 75 years of age, is about as vigoious, mentally and physically, as ever. He is in wealthy circumstances. The farmers of California have a little more than thirty- one months to get ready for the new wide-tire law, which takes efiect on Janua/y 1, 1900. The requirements are : For 17-8-inch iron axle, 3 inch tire; 2 1-8 axle, 3i-inch tire; 2 3 8 axle, 4-inch tire; 2 3-8 axle, 4j-inch tire; 2 7 8 axle, 5-inch tire; 4-inch axle or larger, 6 inch lire. For thimble skeins and steel axles, see law. Penalty for each time smaller tires are used on the road, $25 to $500 fine or go to jail. There is no doubt that this law will be enforced after it takes effect, and farmers buying or repairing wagons will do well to begin to meet the requirements of the law at once. Buy no wagons with tires less than the law requires, except at a discount sufficient to pay for new tires when the time comes. A capital entry has been received for the road races to be decided on Decoration Day at Ingleside. The gentlemen who have made nominations in the different events are as follows : First race — T. F. Judge, Captain Hardie, M. A. Ravvelan, J. Cnsick, J. C Orlandt, E. Stewart and R. Gal- lagher. Second race— M. C. Tuft. J. G. Chesley, F. G. O'Kane, F. Gommet, Edgar Cerciat, Dr. Leek and R. J. Hancock. Third race — E. Cerciat, E. Stewart, M. Johnson, W, J. Simpson and J. A. Welch. Fourth race — Edwin Aigeltinger, A. Schwartz, E. Lehers, L. Richardson and J. A. Sandell. The above races are mile heats to harness, best two out of three. The following California horses have been entered in the stakes to be raced for at Anaconda, Mont. : Louise, Belle, Strathmont, Argonaut, Pearl C, Diablo, Birdroe, Nutford, Christabelle, Captain Hackett, John Nolan, Argotine, Catinka, Walter Q , Dave Ryan, Miss Margaret, Floracita, Journeyman, Marguerite, Alta Genoa, Mollie Nurse, Grace- ful George, Lena N., Billy Baker, Bill Frszier, Patsy, Searchlight, ZDoibro, Letter B., She, Mamie Griffin, Marin Jr., Wayland W.f Stam B., Monterey, Montana, Danford, Anita, Humboldt Maid, Jefle, Meteor, Caryle Carne, Gil- patrick, Madera, Erastus C. Jib Albert, Joe, Desdemona, Magenta, May B.. Faro Bank, Billups, Osito, Maud P., Rossie Moore, Shelby, Ludenia, Old Pack, Garratt, Alberta, Egyptian Prince, Silver Band. Monroe Salishury of Pleasanton has leased the famous stallion Boodle, 2:12i. There were about ten mareB booked to this liorse at the time, but all engagements bad to be broken on account of tbe departure of the horse in tbe charge of the "king maker." The owners of the mares wisely concluded to breed them to W. Viogel's stallionp, Wild Boy and Wild Nutling. These stallions are at the Vioget Stock Farm, Lawrence, Santa Clara county. Wild Boy is by Gen. Benton, out of the one-time two-year-ol i champion trotter of the worid, Wildfiower, 2:21, bv Electioneer. Wild Boy is the sire of Douchka (2) 2:24 and Sonato (3) 2.25. Wild Nutling is by Wildnut, a son of Woodnut, 2:16, The dam of Wild Nutling is that game race mare Helena, 2:12£. by Electioneer, second dam Lady Ellen, 2:29* bv Carr's Mam- brino (with five in the HbI); third dam, Ida May Jr., by Owen Dale ; fourth dam Ida May by Belmont, etc. Both stallions will make the Yioget farm famous. Ratmon, 2:27}, Bire of Roan Wilkes, 2:12| ; Lady Grace, 2:15}, and others, is a brother to Raymond 60S1, who was owned at one time (or leased for breeding parposesj by Courtney Warren, Buda, III. Both stallions were sired by Simmons, while their dam, Lady Raymond, was a daughter of Carlisle 395, son of American Clay 34. Raymon is owned by John A. Cole, San Bernardino, Cal.. while Raymond is owned by a geDtleman living in northern Illinois, who has all season been claiming that all the pacers called Roan Wilkes that were ever foaled are Bons of his stud horse. A genuine horseman knows a thing or two. He knows that when a horse ib run down, hide bound, weak in kidneys or out of condition generally, he must rectify it. Mr. Wm. Corbitt of the San Mateo Stock Farm, one of the best breed- ers on this Pacific slope writes in his letter of Jan. 2, 1892: "I have used Manhattan Food, Red Ball Brand, for several years when my horses were run down from diBtemper or other causes. I found it to be an excellent remedy, and have never discovered any evil effects from its use " As Mr. Cor- bitt writes, so have thousands of horsemen throughout the T'nited States, testifies that it is the greatest thing on earth to build up and keep horses in aheatthy condition. The full pedigree of Gilpatrick, 2:19}, is asfollowe : Sired by Junio, he by Electioneer, record 2:22. dam by Granger, he by imp. Hercules, out of Jennie, by Stockbridge Chief Jr. , he by Stockbridge Chief, by Vermont" Black Hawk. Second dam of Granger was by Kentucky Whip. Dam of Gilpatrick, 2:19}, was by Gilpatrick, foaled 185J. He was by Bailey's Leviathan, out of a mare by imp. Consternation, second dam by Grey Messenger, by Mambrino, by Messenger. Bailey's Leviathan was by Weaver's Leviathan, dam by Stockholder, grandam by Pacolet. Weaver's Leviathan was by imp. Le- viathan, dam by Stockholder. Stockholder was by Sir Archy, dam by imp. Citizen. Leviathan was by Muley, out of a mare by Windle. Imp. Consternation was by Confederate, dam Curiosity, by Figaro, etc. A number of very fine horses in Monterey Csunty trace to Gilpatrick, and as this horse has trotted halves for Andy McDowell at Pleasanton in 1:07, everyone expects to hear good returns from him in Montana The trotters and pacers Btabled at the Helena (Mont.) track are in charge of the well known Helena driver, Patsy Rice, and include Glen Arthur, 2:15; Ladv Director, 2:19} ; the pacers, St. Mary and Mtckev Priel. and the trotters Gar- net (two-year-old), Brown Maud, a Director coll, and several others. Mr. Rice has several horses named in various stake raceB to be decided at Anaconda and Butte. Col. Hundley is said to be greatly interested in the stable. Walt Parks 1b expected at the track within a few days, and will place in training the well-known pacer George AyerB. and many other promising trotters and pacers. Britt, Dougherty & Biggies, better known as "the syndicate," will, it is said, place in. charge of Mr. Rice the mare Kappa, who distinguished her- self last year at the Anaconda meeting. Dave Johnson io now at work on Bourbon »Vilkes Jr., who last year made his owners happy hy winning in fast time many races from the best and speediest horses visiting Montana last year. All in all, Helena horsemen are enthusiastic over the prospects for a successful meeting across the range this summer, and it is hoped that the endeavors they are now putting forth will meet with the success they deserve. The idea of a meeting at Helena has not yet been abandoned, but plans have not as yet been sufficiently formulated to make the meeting assured. They had GymkhaDa races at Rocklin, May 15th, and in the way of a novelty were decidedly successful. Following is a description of them : No. 1 — All competitors were lined up at the wire dismounted with their saddles laying beside their horses. At the iword go, they saddle up, mount and ride to a given point, dismount, unsaddle, light a cigar and ride back to the wire with their cigar burning. It was very amusing, as in the haste to saddle some could scarcely get their saddles on right end front. There were five competi- tors, A. E. Garnett winning, with G. W. Garnett second. No. 2 — Buckets filltd with water, and a rubber ball in each bucket, were placed at equal distances apart across the track. The competitors were Btationed a couple cf hundred yards back of the wire. At a signal they ride to the buckets, dig- mount and lake the rubber ball from the buckets with their teeth, mount and ride around the track, the one reaching the wire first with tbe ball in bis mouth being tbe winner. The ladies nominated the competitors. Of tbe first three to start H. M. Le Fleming, nominated by Mrs. Johns, won. Of the next three A. E. Garnett, nominated by Mrs. Nelson. won. In the final between the winners Garnett won easily, Le Fleming having a serious time in picking up the ball. It was very amusing to witness their frantic efforts to hold their horses and plunge their faces into the water in trying to get the ball. •May 22, 1897] Wqs gveeltev ttnfr &p0vt&mmu 325 THE SADDLE. Old David won a mile race at St. Louis Monday in the good time of l:41f-, Linda second and Ulysses third. Flotow, who won the BIuegras3 Stakes, six and a half furlongs, at Louisville, Ky., Friday, is an own brother to O'Fleta and Decision. San Djmas, the Maxim colt of the Burns & Waterhouse 6 that recently died, was from Santa Rita, by Virgil. He iheavily eogaged in stakes. At Morris Park, May 13th, in five of the six races jockeys that have ridden out here were successful. O'Leary, Doggett, Hewitt, Thorpe and T. Sloan were the riders spoken of. Lillian Bell, a winner at Lexington, Ky., and second to Martha II at Louisville, is by Bermuda, whose dam was brought to California and died on W. O'B. Macdonongh's farm. Cogmoosey, a Windsor winner, ought to be a rare good one, his sire being the good race horse, Teuton, his dam the famous Marion C, who beat Lamplighter, Racine and other celebrities. Front de Beouf, Tully Coulter's good colt bv Fresno — Misfortune died soon after his arrival in Kentucky. Daily Racing Form says he was not well taken care of after he left California. W. M. Murky will leave for Saratoga at the end of this week with Key del Tierra, Yankee Doodle, Michael, Per- seus, Morella, Koyal Prize (half-brother to Wadsworth) and two others. Blue Devil, a winner at Morris Park, May 13th, is by imp. St, Andrew — Blue Dress. The second race that day was also won by a California-bred horse (Deerslayer, by imp. Midlothian). Octagon won the Toboggan Slide Handicap Thursday at Morris Park, Irish Reel second and Lithos third. The win- ner is by imp. Rayon d' Or — imp. Ortegal and belongs to the Blemton Stable. Mabito, a winner at Newport, Ky., May 13th, is by the grand California-bred race horse, Volante, from Maori, the first galloper to beat 1:40 in a race in America, if memory serves us right. Cappy ran second to Charlie Reiff at St. Louis Wednesday, old David was third io a mile and twenty-yard race won by Macy in 1:42 J, and Don Fulano came second to Damocles in a six furlong race run in|l:14A. In a letter just received from the well-known trainer, James McCorinick, he informs us that Col. Dan and Recrea- tion were very sick at Council Bluffs on the way over to New York, and had to stay over a week. It is estimated that the Balboa Boulevard, Woman's Ex- change and Veterinary Department of the University of California will each be benefited to the extent of about $1,100 by the two days' races given this week at Iogleside. EiSTiN & Larrabe, the Montana turfmen, had two California-bred winners at Louisville on the 13th of May — Trolley, by imp. Martenhurst — May H, and Mary Black, by imp. Islington — Racemeade. Trolley was at 60 to 1. Allie Belle, winner of two races recently at Louisville, is, we believe, the same filly that ran second at Oakland a month or so ago. She's by imp. Pirate of Penzance, and wad formerly owned by the Texas turfman, W. L. Stanfield. London, May 18. — Richard Croker's brown filly Rhoda B. won the Exning plate of 500 sovereigns at the Newmarket second meeting to-day. Lord Zetland's St. Veronica was second and Leopold de Rothschild's Gallanthia third. The course was five furlongs. Bonaparte, a four-year-old by imp. Sir Modred — Stella, won a Bix-and-one-half-furlong race Tuesday at Morris Park, Mr. Buckley second and Harrington third. Kilkenny, by imp. Darebin, won the Knickerbocker hurdle race (two miles) at the same place. Geobge Cochran, the steeplechase jockey, ruled off for a ride on Candor, has ,been reinstated, but he will never make witnesses of that particular race believe that he was guiltless. However, the scare mit;ht have a good effect. It was sur- prising that he secured a reinstatement. Ornament Wednesday won the CUrk Stakes at Louisville next to the Kentucky Derby the mo3t important event of the meeting. Dr. Cattlett was second and Panmure third and the time 1:55 for the mile and a furlong. The Dragon ran second to The Sockman in a mile race, run in 1:41 1. Joe Ullman has again blossomed out as an owner in the far East. He had Savarin in a race at Morris Park May 13th, with "Toddy" Sloan as his pilot. Joe owned Race- land as a yearling and two-year-old and sold him in the fall of his two-year-old form for $17,500. if we remember cor-. rectly. Ed Corbigan shipped twelve horses via Ogden Friday Reddington, Geyserj The Bachelor, Indio, Sir Andrew, Jeze- bel and six two-year-olds, five of which are by Riley, made up the carload. Mr. Corrigan will leave to-morrow, lay over one day at Sacramento and, if all goes well, catch up with the car at Ogden, where the horses will be rested for two or three days. Sam Hildreth, Louis Ezell, W. B. Sink and W. B. Simk, Jr., Ed Ryan and "Curley" Shields got in from 8an Francisco yesterday. The horses brought by them all look high and bdow no efiects of their winter racing. Ed Ryan has Howard S., the Bromley new purchase, and will go right on East with him. Hildreth, Ezell and Sink will race at Joliet — Daily Racing Form, May 13. Alf Stanford leaves next Saturday night for Chicago, whither he goes to ride the timber-toppers of Ed Corrigan. Stanford bears a most excellent reputation, and will doubt- less enhance it greatly this season, for the Master of Haw- thorne always has a good "lepper" or two in his striner. It is only due to the great skill of Dr. George Shiels that the Australian hone pilot has any use of his right arm. George Wakeman, the trainer of Stowaway, was re- cently suspended from all privileges as trainer at the New- port track for the rest of the season for sending the horse to the poet on May 6 in a condition liable to break down in the race. The judges ordered Stowaway sent back to the stable and did not allow him to start, as they considered his liabil- ity to break down would endanger the lives of other horses and jockeys io the race. Balsamo, winner of the City and Suburban Handicap, at Epsom, England, on April 28th, and Voter, winner of the Metropolitan Handicap, at Morris Park, May 8th, are very closely related, says the N. Y. Spirit of the Times. Both are by Friar's BalBam. Balsamo is out of Snood, by Barcal- dine, and Voter is out of imp. Mavourneen, by Barcaldtue. The dams are strictly speaking half sisters. Now what is the relation of Voter and Balsamo ? San Marco, winner of the fourth race Wednesday, is not only a good looker but is a half-brother to the celebrities, Don Alonzo and Hornpipe, latter winner of tbe Brooklyn Handicap of 1891. His sire is the Epsom Derby-winner, St. Blaise, sold at auction for $100,000, his dam the good race mare, Round Dance, by War Dance — Sue Dougherty, by imp. Mickey Free, her dam Blonde, by imp Glencoe. Bred as he is, San Marco ought to be worth $3,000 or more for a stallion. The following officials have been appointed to take charge of the spring meeting of the Fort Erie Jockey Club of Fort Erie, Out.: Presiding Judge, Joseph J. Burke (the same gentleman who presided at Oakland all winter); Associate Judge, R. R. Pringle, of Toronto; Clerk of the Course, Sam- uel Whitehead; Clerk of the Scales, A. H. Mills; Handi- capper, Frank Nelson, of the Toronto Globe; Starter, W. J. Fitzpatrick; Supertntendent of tbe Betting Ring, Thomas Eagan. Chicago, May 19. — The Ingalls Park meeting to-day opened with an attendance of 4000 people, a fast track and beautiful weather. One of the novelties was the absence of any beer or liquors. Harry Shannon and Abuse were the winning favorites. Half mile — Algareta won, The Professor second, Miss Hoy third. Time, 0:48|. Five furlongs — Abuse won, Ella Penzance second, Weola third. Time, 1:01£. Seven furlongs — Miss Young won, Pinkey Potter second, Dorian third. Time, 1:27. One mile and a six- teenth— Harry Shannon won, King's Counsel second, Dr. Sheppard third. Time, 1:47£. Six furlongs — Olivia L. woo, Warren Point second, Senator Morrill third. Time, 1:14$. Senator Fitzpatrick introduced a race track bill in the Senate of Illinois on May 6th. It provides for 30 days' racing, with pool-selling privileges, but no foreign books, and no track will be allowed within two miles of any other track. Tbe meeting must be held between May 1st and No- vember 1st of each year, and the owners of the course must pay into the treasury of the county wherein it is situated five per cent, of the gate receipts. Penalties are provided for vio- lations. It is to be hoped the Fitzpatrick bill will not fall into the hands or the Live Stock and Dairy Committee to be pigeonholed. The State of Illinois is greatly in need of a conservative racing law, and a strenuous effort should be made to get one through the present Legislature. St. CALLATiNE,winner of the first race Wednesday in such easy style, is certainly bred in the purple, her sire being 8t. Carlo (about the best son of imp. St. Blaise) from Callatine (own sister to Getaway, Bella B. and Inspector B. and half- sister to Kosciusko), by Enquirer — Colossa, by Colossus. Get- away was the first horse to beat 2:03 in a race at a mile and a quarter in America, Bella B. holds the seven-furlong record of the world, Inspector B. was as good a horse as we had in his day, and Kosciusko, among other thin s, ran second to Modesty for the Americau Derby of 1884 (the first one), and many declare that the son of Kyrle Daly and Cotossa was first that memorable day at Chicago. Anyhow, it was a close hing between the p air, and Bob Cook was "right thar" also. It will be gratifying news to racing men to know that a South African millionaire is to cast his lot with the Ameri- can turf this year. The gentleman in question is Joseph Storey Curtis, an American, and of good family connections in this cjuntry. Mr. Curtis has amassed a fortune in South Africa and has b«en one of the pillars and supporters of the turf in that quarter of the globe, being in reality the Bel- mont of the South African Jockey Club at Johannesburg. He has woo a number of important events there this year, including the Derby. He has a large stud and eighteen or twenty horses in training, all of which, will be shipped to this country very shortly. Mr. Curtis intends to go into the breeding business here on an extensive scale. — N. Y. dispatch, May IS. Lord Rosebery's bay filly Chelandry won the 1,000 Guineas Stake at Newmarket on May 7. Lord Rasebery was specially congratulated on winning this classic event on the anniversary of his birth, May 7, 1847. Chelandry won by two lengths, a length and a half separating the second and third horses. The course was the Rowley mile. Nine horses ran. The 1,000 Gvineas Stades of 1,000 sovereigns each, half forfeit, for three-year-old fillies, eigbt stone 12 pounds each ; second to receive 200 sovereigns out of the stakes, and third to save her stake. Rowley mile. Lord Rosebery's b f Chelandry, by Gold Finch — Iltuminata, was first, Mr. Reid Walker's b f Galatia, by Galopin — Pamela, was second and Mr. Leopold de Rothschild's b f Goletta, by Galopin — Biserta, finished third. It seems that the Missouri Breeders' bill goes into effect, June 23— ninety days after the Senate of the State passed it. The bill, in short, provides that race meetings may be licensed for ninety days between April 15th and November 1st. It does away with night racing and pool rooms. The punishment for the violation of any of the provisions of the bill is fixed by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprison- ment in jail for one year, or both. Each bookmaker doing business on the tracks licensed to carry on racing will be expected to pay $2 a day to the State Auditor. Governor Stephens, in discussing the bill, said : "It is one of the most obnoxious measures that has ever cotne before me. That is the reason it has taken me so long to attach my signature to it. This law seems to me to allow gambling in certain places and prohibiting it in others. Consequently, I doubt if the act will stand the test in the courts. But it is not my province as executive to determine that matter." — Daily Racing Form. Colonel Robert Aull, Secretary of the St. Louis Fair Association, has been elected Vice-President and General Manager. He succeeds C. C Maflatt, who retires because of the fact that he owns a stable of racers and he does not re- gard it as just to run his horses over the track with which he is officially connected. Judge Joseph A Murphy, well known in Chicago and elsewhere among racing men, was elected Secretary to succeed Colonel Aull. — St. Louis (Mo.) diBpatch, May 17. Bot four horses out of the multitude of flyers congregated at Oakland and Iogleside tracks won ten or more races from October 24, 1896, up to and including last Saturday. They were : 8alvable, fourteen wins ; Reddington, twelve; Pres- ton and Morte Fonse, eleven. A peculiar fact is that Pat Dunne, nephew of Ed. Corrigan, o.vned Salvable and Pres- ton, and for soma time was the possessor of Morte Fonse, while Ed Corrigan owns Reddington, the remaining galloper to win ten or more races. The illustrious Lilly Wright, I. P. Diggs' valuable mare, gave birth to another colt Friday morning which according to all appearances will be a parallel of his famous full brother, DiggB, the colt whicb made 6uch a remarkable record in the East only a short time ago. His sire is Red Iron, one of the best bred horses in the country, This is the fifth colt, all of which are full brothers, and have sold, ex- cepting the laBt two, for enormouB sums. Mr. Diggs now has a yearling, a promising youngster, and the infant born yes- terday, which is a large, perfectly formed animal. He is very proud, naturally, and will christen him with due solemnity in the near future and record his birth and pedi- gree in the records of the jockey club. — Woodland Mail. Quite a strong stable will be taken back EaBt this year by Atkin & Lottridge. In addition to Scarborough, Scarf Pin, Buckwa, Manchester and Double Quick, they will have eight Rancho del Paso-bred youngsters in their string as follows : Maximore, or c (3), by imp. Maxim — Daniella; Latinus, b c (2), by imp. Duncombe — Gertrude; Briar Hill, br c (2), by imp. Duncombe — Briar Bush ; Spinwell, b c (2), by imp. Duncombe — Spinning Time ; , b f (2), by imp. Midlo- thian— Ricardo; MUesio. b c (2), by imp. Order — imp. Lady Cardigan; ■, b c (2), by Morello — Laline, and a St. Andrew colt. Lottridge is a very careful conditioner and is pretty sure to win a fair share of purses on the metropolitan tracks. Duncombe, the Bire of several of the youngsters, is the grandly bred Irish horse imported to California by the late Simeon G. Reed. Santa Cruz, by Double Cross, out of Eliza, dam by Mon- awai, foaled a bay filly by imp. Ormonde last week. This makes the fourth living Ormonde foal this year, says the Ex- aminer, and as there are already four cracking yearlings on the firm, it looks as though Mr. Macdonough would Boon get some return for his outlay. The yearlings are two colts and two fillies; the latter are out of Dizzy Blonde, dam of Sir Reel, and Marilee, dam of Don Fulano. The colts are out of Jongleuse, by Alaim from imp. Presto, by Pretender, and imp. Countess Langden, dam of Count of Flanders. The latter colt is a horse all over, as big as the Count now and just as handsome. His breeding cannot be surpassed. Count- ess of Langden was imported by Mr. Macdonough. She is by Kingcraft, from JosyaD, by Adventurer, second dam Lady Langden, dam by Sir Bevys and Hampton, by Kettledrum, third dam Haricot, by Lanercost, out of Queen Mary, by Gladiator. It is rumored that there will be racing at night by electric light in this city before many moons have waxed and waned. We are informed that it will be like unto the St. Louis, Newport and Australian merry-go-rounds, the owners of the horses turf outlaws, the horses "skates" of the most glariog description. It will never be a howling success (maybe it will, too, come to think about the "dogs" that will ruo), but doubtless there is much in the old sayiag, "A fool's born every minute." They'd become separated from their money just as well in the cool of the evening as during the heat of the afternoon. The originators of this dog-galloping scheme will iust hasten the death of the racing goose that has here- tofore laid golden eggs in California, that's all. When the bacteria of ;the turf enters a State it is never very long be- fore there's crepe on the door and a notice in the papers be- ginning with a first and reading ''Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited," etc. No flowers. Tom Kiley, who piloted Spokane to victory in the American and Kentucky Derbies, leaves for his home across the Rockies about the end of next week. During his stay here he nas made a host of friends by his gentlemanly de- meanor and accommodating ways and the manner in which he took his "hard luck" medicine, the latter being given him in exceedingly large allapathic doses. One horse after another that he brought out here last fall got "off," and the climax of misfortune was capped by the death of Caleeta K., of whom great things were expected by the Illinois turfman. But there is a silver rift in the dark clouds that hovered o'er the house of Kiley, for in Salabar he has in our opinion the best two-year-old colt thus far shown in California this season, and in Towanda he has a more than fair filly. In a short time barring accidents, Kiley will more than make up for lost time, and when the racing season comes to an end we will be able to observe him any pleasant afternoon walk- ing down tbe sunny side of EaBy street. That he will come back to the Coast in the fall goes without Baying. He thinks pretty well of California. We have just received the following from Santa Barbara, Cal.: "I wish you would kindly inform the public of the death of imp. Paramatta, as I have received Eeveral inquiries about him lately. Respectfully yours, D. and E. J. Boeseke." These gentlemen purchased the horse at B. C. Holly's auction sale, Bay District track, about three years ago. Imp. Para- matta was a dark bay horse, foaled in 1886, bred by A. Town, of Australia, and by Cheviot (the English horse by Advent- urer) irom Scraps by imp. Lord of the Hills (son of Touch- stone); second dam Ragpicker, by Fisherman ; third dam the Pocahontas of the Colonies, Juliet, by Touchstone. J. K. Newton brought the horse to this country, B. C. Holly after- ward secured and raced him with no little success, he was sold to Major B. G. Tiioma8,of Lexington, Ky.,for a stallion, and got some winners (amom* otheis the good Parson), was repurchased by Mr. Holly, who won again with the horse, and he finally fell into the hands of the Boesekes of Santa Barbara. Paramatta was not raced until four years old, aud was more than an ordina/y performer, besides being n bred. 326 &ije gxeebev mtb &p$vt8tnmu |May 22, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN SYM. G. LAYXG. Editoe A5JD Pboprietob. -*■ The Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST., SAN PBANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. I KHMS-Onr Year. 83 : Six Month.. 81. IS ; Three Month!, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter sddressed to Wji. G. LiVNG, 313 Bush St., San Francisco, CaL communications must be aecompa.ued by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of eood faith. San Franolsoo, Saturday, Hay 22, 1897. Dates Claimed. P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland July 24-31 Santa Rosa Aug. 2-7 Marysvllle Aug. 9-14 Cbieo Aug. 16-21 Willows _ Aug. 23-2S Woodland _ - -Aug. 30-Sept. 4 Stat,- Fair, Sacramento Sept. 6-18 Stockton Sept. 20-25 P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland Sept. 27-Oct 2 San Jose. - Oct. 4-9 Salinas - Oct. 11-16 Dos Angfles _ Oct. 18-23 Santa Ana Oct. 25-31 B. H. DeHdy will act as agent and correspondent of the Breeder axd Sportsmax in Denver. Notices have been sent to all our subscribers ; it is hoped these will not be cast aside. The subscription price, $3, is exceedingly low, for a class journal of this nature and we hope to receive liberal responses to our appeal. Members of the P. C. T. H. B. Association who are in good standing do not have to pay cash when they forward their entries in the purse races to be given at the fall meeting by this Association. The trotting horse men of New York State gained their point at the last legislature regarding race meet- ings and fairs, and are in consequence very jubilant. The leading representative newspapers aided the turf ournals in their struggle for victory. At a recent meeting of the directors of the P. C. T. H. B. A. a committee was appointed to confer with the directors of the San Francisco Horse Show Association regarding the opening meeting of the California Circuit, which commences July 26th. Great interest is being taken in it by every horse owner in this vicinity. L. Rockman, Secretary of the Fresno Jockey Club, under date of May 17, 1897, writes : The Fresno County Fair, under the auspices of the Fresno Jockey Club, will take place the week previous to the Los Angeles Fair. Our date will be from Otober 12th to 16th inclusive. We will make arrangements with the railroad company to allow horsemen to stop over at Fresno without extra charge, when going to Los Angeles. Tijat able and efficient Secretary, Lewis Thome, of Los Angeles, has kindly sent us a set of large photos of the grandstand at Los Angeles, on "Silfrwood Day," for which we tender our thanks. In a letter he speaks enthusiastically of the prospects for a big meeting at that place; it may be of two weeks' duration. Everyone is pleased with the circuit as arranged, and all the horse- men are waiting to see the Bize of the purses offered and a chance to make entries. The second payment in the colt stakes opened by the Los Angeles Association, January 1st, will close June 1st. Tin: wideawake manager of the Anaconda and Butte meetings, Ed. A. Tipton, wired us on the 19th as follows from the first- named place, and it shows that they are not afraid to put their money out ior improvements : "New inside track three-quarters of a mile long and fifty feet wide is about completed here for runnerB. Seven- eighths inside track at Butte same purpose. Ed. A. Tiiton." Horsemen will please bear in mind that we have on band a number of blanks for their trotting and par'.ng races, and we will gladly furnish the same upon application. Both tracks can now be kept as fit as the proverbial fiddle, one for the runners, velvety and yield- i ■■. the one for the harness brigade as hard as is neces- .. v for the making of fast time, while yet preserving its ineee. Review of Our Long Race Meetings. The protracted race meetings in this vicinity have come to an end, and it may not be amiss to review them, giving their good points and their bad, as they appear to us. Beginning on the 24th of last October, the "regular" season closed last Saturday, May 15th. During that period the two big racing clubs paid out in the shape of stakes and purses the large sum of $463,125, divided as follows : Pacific Coast Jockey Club, $239,- 625; California Jockey Club, $223,500. It has been carefully figured up that from all sources the associations received about $696,000, leaving nearly $233,000 to be divided between them. Now the California Jockey Club spent about $250,000 in improvements at Emeryville last summer and fall, so that it will take another equally successful season of racing before they are "even on the deal." Of course, in expending this $250,000, rush- ing the work of building along as was done, an average of over 200 men were employed for many weeks at good wages, and it was a godsend to a host of laborers. When the racing season opened money began to pour in to other kinds of workers — the rubber, the trainer, restaurant man, butcher and baker to farmer for grain, hay and provisions of many sorts, to the hundreds of men employed in one way and another around the race course, from laborer to high-salared official, the quick and sleek bookmakers' clerks, the waiters and bar- keepers. Last year we estimated that in a season of six months over $1,100,000 was put into circulation that would otherwise be kept locked up in strong boxes and never find its way into general circulation. Brother Brunell, of Daily Racing Form, said we underestimated the amount to the extent of about $400,000, and he was about right, so that $1,500,000 is about the sum taken out of obscurity and distributed among the butchers, the bakers and the candlestick makers in a period of six months, when the races are on. Add to this the amount the C. J. C. paid to contractors and laborers ($250,000), and it can be seen what a blessing the game of race has been to hundreds of persons in this part of the world during the past year. It may be contended that a goodly share of the $463,- 125 hung up by our racing clubs will be taken back across the Rockies by visiting turfmeD, but it must be remembered that it cost them thousands of dollars to bring their horses here, and in all probability if they have horses good enough to beat ours, there should be no complaint lodged, but a determination to breed intelli- gently and see if our great climatic advantages will not in the end enable us to rear horses far superior in point of speed and stamina to those bred in any othei part of the world. But California |horses have certainly held their own at the long meetings in Oakland and Ingle- side. The principal winner, Ruinart, is a product of the Golden State, as is the horse capturing the largest number of races — Salvable. The heaviest-winning string of horses belongs to a Californian firm (Burns & Waterhouse), and nearly every horse in their stable first saw the light in this land of gold, sunshine and cool nights. A world's record of nearly twenty-one years' standing was beaten four and three-quarter seconds only last Thursday by a California filly, Lucretia Borgia. The winter meetings here so far eclipsed any ever held elsewhere that they should scarcely be men- tioned in the same breath, and without exception, whether visitors from the East returned home ahead or behind at " the game," they declare that California is " God's country," and the ideal winter racing point of the world. These people are firm champions of the Golden State and are worth a thousand columns of " write-ups " in Eastern dailies. They tell in glowing terms of the beauties of our country, its glorious climate, delightful scenery, rich soil and great race horses. Last winter the leading racing man of the far East, August Belmont, paid us a visit, and was charmed. A word of praise from such a man is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to a country like this, and Mr. Belmont was not chary in expressing himself about California and her people. Our racing is steadily growing in excellence. Last winter we had scores of celebrities racing, and the class was so high that no "dog" could gather in a $300 or $400 bnne. The associations threw no bones at the dogs either. They catered to the owners of the higher class of horses. There were claims made that races were made for this horse and that horse, but there always will be such claims, as long as owners of strings of race horses have large interests in race tracks. To stop all this talk it ia absolutely necessary that active turfmen should not race any horses over a course in which they are interested. Mr. T. H. Williams Jr. years ago saw that an officer of an association and one interested financially should not race his horses over his own course, and, following out this idea, sold all his horses at auction, retiring from the turf. Mr. Maffit, of St. Louis, withdrew from the Presidency of the St. Louis Fair Association this week because he owned a large string ot gallopers and expected to race them over the course of the association of which he had been President. These men set examples that others should follow. A man may be as fair as can be — not looking for "the best of it" at all — but there are lots of suspicious people with tongues in their heads that wag furiously at times, and often to the great damage of the racing game. But our idea is the gen- tlemen spoken of above were acting most honorably and for the best when they retired, one from racing, the other from track management. They showed by their actions that they only wanted a fair Jdeal and were not looking for " a shade." There is not only talk about races being made for certain ones when a man is interested in a track he runs horses over, but there are claims made sometimes that the handicap- per and even the judge is likely to lose his job if he does not favor the track-owning turfman. There may be great injustice in such a claim, and the only way to stop the claims is for Mr. Turfman to make a bona fide sale of his share in any race course in which he may have an interest. Another thing we would like to see changed, and that is the sending across the Rockies for men to fill about all the positions in the jockey clubs worth hav- ing. Certainly there must be a few honest men in this part of the world capable of filling some lucrative posi- tion around a race track, and maybe these men might know more about the " robber barons " hailing from this vicinity than strangers from a part of the country far remote from California. Nothing has caused as much comment and "soreness" as this plan of sending away off for someone to fill a good position in the gift of our big jockey clubs. There would probably be less scandal in turf circles, too, if there were no bookmakers transacting business. The totalizator cannot talk to crooked jockeys and owners, and we'll hail its introduction with joy. When it does come we will have as clean sport as it is possible to have, there will be no talk of " dead ones," " embalming tables," " cadavers," " choices of caucuses," etc., few cases of horses running last yesterday and first to- day, and the clubs will make more money than they do under their present plan. True, " the plunger " will not be as conspicuous a figure as in the past, but will some one tell us what a vast amount of good plungers have done for racing anyhow ? They're not our great- est philanthropists. They build no orphan asylums or old people's homes, and most of them just gamble through pure love of gambling, going through their short lives without benefiting anyone in particular. The best proof in the world that the totalizator is a good thing is that after a fair trial of it there has been no case of going back to bookmaking, while in the Colonies the jockey clubs have been enabled to give three times as much in the shape of stakes and purses as they were able to do when bookmaking was going on and the totalizator was unknown. Two Excellent Appointments. During James Budd's incumbency as Governor there it has been very seldom he has merited the praises of the people, but last week, in the selection of Adolph B. Spreckels, of San Francisio, and Frank W. Covey, of Palo Alto, as members of the State Agricultural Society, we must say that we are so astonished and pleased to Bee this exhibition of rare good judgment on his part that we tender him our congratulations. The State Agricultural Society is the keystone in the gateway of the great circuit of District Fairs.and is one of the best in the_United States, hence we want to see it kept in place as a solid and beautiful fixture to which we can all point with pride. In the selection of these two gentlemen whom we have known for thirty years, not a dissenting voice will be heard. Young, active, energetic and enthusiastic, thoroughly Californian in the true acceptance of the term, they are eminently fitted for this position, and we earnestly hope that Gov. Budd will place as companions to these gentlemen as many deserving and capable men as he can find in this great State, for whom vacancies in the board are to be found. Men who will work with them to keep the interests of this great institution near the people and cause everyone to feel that it is a pleas- ure to assist it in every way to succeed. May 22, 1897] Q%e gr^^^r atw ^poxtQ-maxi* 321 The Fall Meeting P- O. T. H. B. A. Sacramento Track Notes. Every horseman id California is awakening to the fact that we are to have a racing circuit, consequently, there is a skirmishing all along the line to get horses ready for the races. More horses are in training to day in California, Oregon, Nevada and Montana than ever before, and horse owners in these states are determined to be at the State Fair in California, and then follow on through the entire circuit making every meeting a no- table one. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Associa- tion will hold its fall meeting at the splendid track in Oakland the week following the one set apart for the Stockton Fair. A splendid programme is offered and every class, even the free-for-all, should fill, for twelve entries were received in similar events at the Montana meetings. The condition of entry, especially in the nomination events, are such that everyone who owns a good trotter eligible to the 2:20, 2:17, 2:13, 2:10 or free- for-all classes, trotting, or the 2:20, 2:17, 2:13, 2:10 or free-for all, pacing, should make entries. There are numbers of 2:40, 2:30, 2:27 and 2:24 class trotters here and these classes as well as the three classes for pacers should fill well. Entries close, June 1st. A large entry list at this time will do more to re-establish confidence among horsemen and associations than anything else, and everyone should look at it in this light. Let us see a monster list for every race sent in. Entry blanks may be obtained at this office or from Secretary F. W. Kelley 22J Geary s*reet. Remember there is no time to lose. See the advertisement. Our Form Guide. The last issue of the San Francisco Turf Guide is one which should find a place in the library of every lover of a thoroughbred in America. Form charts of 1030 races are printed, giving the names of the horses, jockeys, weights, positions of all the horses at the various points on the track, opening and closing odds, a short descrip- tion of each race, pedigree of the winner, fractional time, condition of track, kind of start and how purse is divided, etc. Besides these invaluable guides, rules for handicapping, betting rules, scales of weights, etc, are published, tables of principal winning horses, winning jockeys and amounts won by the progeny of all Califor- nia sire3, a complete index giving the names of owners, times first, second and third, etc. In fact it is acknowl- edged to be the best and most complete 400-page book of its kind publihed. It will be sent to any address postpaid on receipt of price $1, Only a few copies have been published. Send your order in at once. The Breeders Futurity. For the first time in years the P. C. T. fl. B. Associ- tion is to offer stakes foi1 trotters and pacers which should attract the attention of every owner of a good mare and foal in California. The stakes are for foals of 1897 which are to trot or pace in 1899 and 1900, at which time horses will be far more valuable than they are to-day, and especially if entered in rich stakes like these. The payments asked are very low, and the con- ditions so liberal that every youngster in California should be entered. The advertisement which appears in this issue is so simple and comprehensive that it is only necessary to refer our readers to it if they wish to understand what is expected. Hence, there remains only this to be said : " Do not overlook this opportu- nity to make entries in these events. The value of your colts and fillies will be enhanced therebv and you have placed them in a position where they will have a chance to make money." Entries will close June let. The Montana Races. The programme of races to beheld at Anaconda and Butte during the meetings to be given there, appears in this issue, and every horseowner who contemplates going Bhould see that there entries are forwarded in time. California will be well represented, and as Manager Ed. A. Tipton has a corps of assistants preparing everything for this meeting, we can vouch for the excellent manner in which horsemen and their horses will be received and entertained. The conditions by which the races are gov- erned are very liberal and the arrangement of dates for the various events cannot be improved. The programme is only for races from June 26th to July 10th, inclusive. A full programme for the entire meeting to August 28th, will be ready on June 1st, on which date entries to the events, as now published in our business columns,Jwill be closed. If any lover of a trotter or pacer, with time hanging heavily on his hands, wants to feel the blood coursing quicker through his veins, all he has to do is to go out on the track on one of the&e bright mornings on a "work out " day and see some of the Golden State's productions in the harness horse line step a mile, or reel off a quarter at close to a two minute clip. The River View Stock Farm (Buckman & Carragher) has quite an extensive string in training, and the trainer in charge of this collection of trotters and pacers reports them 88 doing splendidly in their work. Ed Bennett, who has had considerable experience with the trotters and sidewheel- ere, is doing the conditioning and driving. At the head of the string, or at least the first one seen, is a six-year-old bay gelding named Candy Joe, by Berlin, out of a mare by Norfolk. He is a green one, but has stepped a mile in 2:26, and has shown a quarter at a 2:09 gait, and his trainer thinks when he gets so that he can carry bis speed over the route that he will prove dangerous in all of the classes to which he is eligible. Fraulein Dexter, a three- year-old, by George Dexter, on which the River View Stock pins its faith both as a game racer and producer of speed, is a very racy looking filly, out of a Monroe Chief mare. This filly is entered in $9,000 worth of stakes, is now working along nice and smoothly, and has stepped off a quarter in 34 seconds, seemingly with something in reserve. Another speedy three-year-old, also by George Dexter, is the black pacer, Telephone. She has stepped a quarter at a 2:10 gait, but, like the rest, has not been gotten on edge yet to carry out a brush for a full mile. The two-year-old Esther C, a pacer, by Sidmore, and he by Sidney ,a sire of speedy pacers, is a promising young thing, and if she keeps on improving as she has since the harness was first put on her, will make some of the youngsters hustle to beat her to the wire thia fall. Blue Bell, by San Diego, is another green pacer in this string- She is said to have shown miles down in the teens last year, but was let np in her work and has but recently been taken in hand again. In addition to thtse there are several two-year-olds by George Dexter that are receiving their preliminary educa- tion in the speed line. These are but two of the several stables of trotters and pacers now located at the track. The well-known and game littlfl trotter, Stam B., 2:ll£, by Stamboul — Belle Medium, is now at the track. It is said he will be campaigned by T. E. Keating, who was so successful last year with Ottinger, Agitato, Laurel and others. Keat- ing will arrive here with the balance of the string shortly, and Lee Sbaner is also expected to arrive at the track with his horses before long. Chris Jorgenson has quite a Btring, and one horse that he thinks will prove to be as good as "any that ever came down the pike" is Belle Madison, a brown pacer by James Madi- son, out of a mare by CoBtello. She belongs to Joe Allen, of Oak Park, and with two months' work stepped a mile in 2:24*, last half in 1:10. In her last "work out" she plunked in a couple of heats in 2:23 and 2:21. Another promising green one is a five-year-old bay gelding called Lord Castleray, belonging to W. J. Irvine, of this city. He was taken in hand on March 1st, but has already gone a mile in 2:26, ard a quarter at nearly a 2:16 gait. He is a nice actor and goes so smoothly and steadily that he "looks like ready money" when the bell taps. A Los Angeles trotter which has a record of 2:23i, but was such a mean actor that nothing could be done with him, is said to be behaving nicely, working well and steadily in company, and from accounts, is liable to make them step some in his class. He also has a three-year-old brown mare by Mendocino, a son of Electioneer, out of a Piedmont mare, that is entered in the Futurity stake, worth $3,000, at the next State Fair. She has only had three weeks' work and shows a quarter in 39 seconds. A two-year-old full brother to Boneset, belonging to James McCaw, with a limited amount of work has shown a quarter at better than a three-minute gait, and a yearling, by Wald- stein, out of Flossie, by Prompter, entered ,in the Occident Stake of '99. has shown a quarter in 46 seconds, which is considered very promising for one of that age at this season of the year. Mr. Jorgenson is also breaking and working a filly be- longing to Mr. Williams of the Surveyor-General's office that is going along nicely and shows considerable speed. Bill Ivey, who is workiog the staunch and game little bay stallion, Stam B., says his charge is going along nicely but as yet has not been given any fast work. When he is once keyed up, his tecord of 2:11} will not be the limit of his speed, for in the last year he has shown miles much better than 2:10. The best that has been done with him up to date, however, are miles along in 2:25. Among the stables of trotters and pacers at the track, O. J. (Tom.) Holmes has nine head, among which are several green ones eligible to all the slow classes. Tom has the speedy bay mare Laurel (2:13$), by Nephew. Laurel was raced here by Keating & Winship a year or so ago and was very fast. She looks fine now, having filled out consider- ably, but has a 'dickey" leg, so it is doubtful if she will ever be got fit for a bruising race. Among the most promising in his stable, however, is a chestnut two-year-old pacer called Diawood, by Diablo, out of a mare bv Woodnut. The youngster has already shown a mile in 2:19£, and has paced quarters at a speed that will make him dangerous when he hooks up with the other two-year-olds at the various meets. Another good thing in the stable is a gray pacing mare called Blue Bird. She is a five year-old, by Brigadier; out of a Steinway mare, and has plunked in a couple of miles close to :20 in her work, and as she is eligible to all the classes for the "green" ones, the stable feels rather rosy over her prospects. Among the rest in his string is Faro Bank, a Don Marvin gelding, with a record of 2:21, that is going along nicely; a "green" pacer by Easter Wilkes, out of a Norfolk (thoroughbred) mare, that also shows considerable speed ; Bonnie Bell, a five-year-old mare with a record of 2:20J, belonging to J. E. Terry, of this city, that is traveling along in good stvle and coming right up to expectations; ! Jesse P., a bay pacer, with a record cf 2:20^, belonging to Dr. I Welden, that is very speedy and can go a quarter in 33i seconds — a 2:14 clip — when called upon to do so. In addi- I lion to thQse he has Pansy, 2:34, a pacer by Prompter, out of | a Black Hawk mare, and bay mare Ethel, 2:34£, by Wild Boy. out of Benton mare. Both are working well and con- sidered promising for the classes in which they will have to start. byron McClelland. A Remarkable Rise— From Pressman to Rich Horseman. Lexington, April 29. — Byron McClelland, the most suc- cessful owner and trainer of race horses this country has produced in the last decade, is a native of Lexington, Ky., and about 40 years of age. As a boy he worked around his father's stable, and when he was large enough to sit on a horse he began to ride. He essayed to be a jockey much against his father's will and rode a number of creditable races. He then retired from the turf temporarily and accepted a position as pressman and mailing clerk for a daily paper, where he remained for sev- eral years. Later McClelland trained the horses of H. T. Duncan Sr., and with considerable success. He next trained for the late Congressman W. L. Scott of Pennsylvania. The first and second seasons he was with Mr. Scott his horses were uni- formly succesful, and he won a great deal of money for the millionaire lawmaker, both in purses and in the betting ring. Scott gave McClelland carte blanche to bet his money, but the third year the horses were not so succefsful, and Scott refused to pay the bets made on bis horses. McClelland went into the sale ring that winter heavily in debt and with practically no money at his command. He He paid $120 for a little yearline by imp. Ill-Used and when some one asked him what he intended to do with it he said he reckoned his ownership would entitle him to a badge. His questioner suggested that he name the colt Badge. Readers of turf history will remember how this grand little weight-carrier won thousands of dollars for McClelland, and with the money he paid every dollar of the Scott indebt- edness which had been saddled upon him. At the distribution 6ale of Roach & McClelland, a few years after he had left Scott's employ. Byron bid $2,000 and secured a beautiful chestnut 511y by Hindoo, dam Red and Blue. He named her for his wife. Sallie McClelland's first important race was the Great American, worth $28,000 to the winner, and as the betting was 20 to 1 against her her owner won a big bundle of money on her victory. Sallie's winnings that year amounted to nearly $50,000. In her three-year-old form she made her first start at the Lexington spring meeting in a selling race, she having been entered more for work than for anything else. She had swept into the stretch two lengths ahead when she fell, throwing her jockey. She injured herself so badly that she was never able to start again. Byron retired her to the stud, and he now has a two-year-old daughter of this grand race mare in training, which he calls Frances McClelland, after his little niece. She is a splendid-looking youngster, by Bermuda, and Byron thinks she will be a credit to her royal breed- ing. McClelland's next star performer was Bermuda, that great son of Bersan and Fair Lady. He won about $20,000 for his owner, and in the Omnibus, which was worth over $20,000, Key del Ray, ridden by the late Isaac Murphy, managed to beat Bermuda by a nose, so that he lost a small fortune by the superior riding of the colored Archer. The next great horse to wear the McClelland colors was Henry of Navarre, the handsome chestnut son of Knight of Ellerslie and Moss Rose. He was a good performer as a two- year-old and in his three-year-old form he became famous. McClelland sold Henry of Navarre to August Belmont for about $35,000. He won the Suburban Handicap for his owner and has since been retired to the stud. McClelland's next great horse was Halma, by Hanover, dam Julia L. He paid a stiff price for him as a yearling and as a two-year-old he scaacely won his oats. In his three- year-old form he was one of the best horses of the year. Be- fore the Latonia Derby McClelland sold him to Charles Fleischmann of Cincinnati for about $22,000, and the wealthy Queen City turfman won the Derby with him. Following Halma came Prince Lief by King Eric, dam Mimi. Like Halma, he was a very ordinary two-year-old, but he developed into a first-class stake horse the year fol- lowing, when he won the Phoenix Hotel stake at Lexington, the Oakley Derby and at St. Louis winning one of the most remarkable races on record, covering the mile and a half in 2:34 with 127 pounds up. Unfortunately he bowed a tendon at Milwaukee and may never race again. Last year McClelland also owned a great two-year-old in Maceo, by Sir Dixon. He won four straight stakes, and then contracted rheumatism, which prevented bis further racing. Among the other good horses which have been owned and trained by McClelland may be mentioned Frog Dance, The Commoner, Ccesarian, Buck Massie, Fred Barr and Moylan. McClelland has an excellent string in training at the Ken- tucky Association track this spring, consisting of twelve two- year-olds and four three-year olds. McClelland is also re- sponsible for much of the success of his cousin, Will Wal- lace, who has become such a prominent figure on the Eastern and Western tracks. Wallace was his cousin's private secre- tary and commissioner for several years, until he bought horses on bis own account and trained them. Byron McClelland is probably the wealthiest turfman that ever came up from the ranks in Kentucky. He has invested his money judiciously in Lexington and Fayette County real estate, Lexington city bonds, real estate, first mortgages and other gilt-edge securities. He is a silent partner in one of the largest agriculturul implement houses in Central Ken- tucky, and were he to quit the the turf to morrow he would have an income larger than any business man in Lexington outside cf a few wealthy capitalists. McClelland is very generous, and numbers his friends by the score. He expects to race in England in 1900. The Best Blister. Chippewa Falls, Wis., March 10, 1895. The Lawrence — Williams Co., Cleveland, O. — Please send me at your earliest convenience one of your complete pamphlets regarding Gombault's Caustic Balsam. I think it is the nicest blister I ever saw or used. I inclose stamp and will be under obligations for special advice in my case. E. E. Nuzzle. 32 ©Jje gveeitev mttr *&p&ct&mmu May 22, 1897 THE GUN. Coming Events. May 21-23— Stale Tournament at live pigeons, Olympic Gun Club, Ingles] ilav -zi— Reliance Gun Clab, Webster St., Alameda. Mav 2S— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. May 23— Olympic Gnu Club (live bird), Ingleside. May 30-31— Fourth semi-annual tournament of the Caliiornia Inanimate Tareet Association at the Pacific Tournament Associa- tion "6 groundsel Alameda Junction. L. Ph. Bolander, Secretary, June 6— California Wing Shooting Club, Ingleside. June 6— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, 100-bird match. June 6— Enclnal Gun Club. Birds' Point, AUmeda. June is— Reliance Gun Club. Webster St.. Alameaa. Jane IS— Empire Gun Club. Alameda Point. June is— Golden Gate Gnn Club Pacific Tournament grounds, Ala- meda Junction. June 13— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. June 20— Enciual Gun Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. June 20— Lincoln Gun Club. Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize snoot. NOTICE! > SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun clubs will send us the full scores of their regu- lar monthly shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must receive the copy on Wednesday to insure us insertion that week. The Inanimate Target Tournament. The regular spring tournament of the California Inani- mate Target Association will be held at the Pacific Tourna- ment Association, grounds, at Alameda Junction, on May 30 and 31st. The grounds have been greatly improved, the bulkheads have been moved about ten yards farther out from the build- ing and the objection of the noise is entirely done away with. There will be two Bets of traps and two magautraps in operation. The trapping equipment will be electrical throughout, and as at San Jose, the scoring will be done be- fore the eyes of the shooters, in order to avoid any possibility of error. Tbe Association will employ in this tournament an en- tirely new method of making up purses and of dividing moneys. Heretofore it has been the custom to make arbi- tary purses and to have all ties shot off from match to match. The programme this year calls for pool shooting in the in- dividual events with added money as an extra inducement. Class shooting rules will govern, and as a radical change from previous methods all ties in money will divide, and there will be no shooting off of ties except for medals and trophies. The division of money will be made under the well known and popular Rose System. Thie system provides for divi- sion according to fixed ratios and is nothing more nor less than an improved percentage system which prevents drop- ping for place, and insures the man who makes the best score the most money without regard to whether he may be alone in a particular class or have a dozen men with him. Under the Rose System expert shots will be able to make comfortable winnings aside from the medals and trophies which carry with them entrance money in the next tourna- ment. The rule of " all ties divide" has been made in deference to tbe expressed wishes of the great mass of shooters in the Association. It means that' every man that makes a good score will receive some reward without regard to how well or how poorly he may shoot in another match. Furthermore, this arrangement will greatly simplify tbe management of affairs ~ud render it possible to pay all prizes within a very short time after the close of the tournament. High Average Prize. — The shooter making the highest average in the tournament will receive $25 in cash given by the Dupont Smokeless Powder Company, and the second best average will receive $15. Averages will be computed on the basis of all individual events in the tournament, except the Gold Dust medal event. Entrance — Entries for both Individual and Team events will be received at the association headquarters in the club house of the Olympic Gun Club on the evening of Saturday, May 29th. This is done to insure that there will be no delay in getting a prompt start in the morning. The captain of each club is required to make his entries at the opening of each day. Captains are requested to enter their team men in the same squad for individual events in order to insure that such squad will not be fonnd scattered when called to shoot in the team events. Shooters will be required to enter each day for all events of that day in order that squads may be kept together. This arrangement is necesBary lo avoid annoying delay. If a shooter is unable to participate in a particular event, his entrance money for that event will be returned. Special Gun Prize — The Hunter Arms Company has kindly donated to the association an L. C. Smith Ejector Gun to be shot for under sealed conditions which are not to be opened until after the firing of the last gun in the tourna- ment. The prize gun is to be selected by the winner at the store of Clabrough, Golcher & Co., San Francisco. A bpecial cash prize of $5, given by Thomas Lewis of the Golden Gate Gun Club; will also be awarded in accordance with directions received under seal. Money Division— Aa stated in the introduction, all ties are to be divided under the Rose System. The ratios to govern aiicn division will be the following: Three Moneys— 10, 8 and G ; Four Moneys— 10, 8. 6 and 4 ; Five Moneys— 12. 9 7, 5 and 3 i'rice of Targets— Deduction will be made from pools on the basiaof three cents for each target shot, and birds used in shooting off lies will be charged for at the same rate. All profit which the association can hope to derive from trap- ping of birds, baa been placed in the various events of this programme in the shape of added money. Association Headquarters— The headquarters of the Asso- ciation in San Francisco dnnng the tournament will beat the club uouie of the Olympic Gun Club, situated at 130lJ Van Ness avenue, between 8utter and IJueh atreets. The Secretary's office will be open for general business and the receiving of entries after 7.30 P. M. Saturday, May 29th. Reception and Entertainment— The annual dinner of the Association will be omitted this year, and inBtead, members will be tendered a reception, jinks and entertainment by the Olympic Gun < lub on the evening of May 31st. The pres- entation of medala and trophies will constitute a feature of the evening, 'and is to be followed by a programme of mu- sic, mirth, laughter and song. Members of the Olympic Gun Club expect to make this a memorable event in the history of the Association. A start will be made with the pro- gramme promptly at nine o'clock, and all members of the Association are expected to be present at that time. Transportation — The Southern Pacific Company has granted a special rate from all points to San Francisco and return. 8hooters who pay full fare to San Francisco will be entitled to a one-third rate home on presentation of a proper certificate signed by the railroad agent where the ticket is bought, and duly countersigned by Secretary Bolander at San Francisco. These transportation blanks may be obtained of the various club secretaries, or by mail upon application lo Secretary Bolander, 115 Main Street, San Francisco. How to Reach the Grounds — Take Narrow Gauge boat at foot of Market street. At Alameda mole take Alameda train and get off at Alameda Junction. Shooters to reach grounds in time for the opening of the tournament should take boat leaving at 7:45 or 8:15 a . m. Averages — Average of shooters will be computed on the basis of all individual events, except the Gold Dust Medal event. Scores made in team competition will not be counted. Rules— American Association rules will govern the shoot- ing in all particulars not otherwise provided for. Substitutes — The captain of each club shall name with his team a substitute who shall take the place of any shooter prevented by sickness or accident to himself from continuing the match. Time of Shooting — Shooting will commence each day promptly at 9:00 a. m., and shooters, in order to make their entrance?, should be on the grounds at least half an hour earlier. Change of Programme— If from lack of time or any other cause it be impossible to complete the entire programme, the Tournament Committee shall have power to declare " off" any event not commenced. Entrance money for such event or events will be returned. Complaints — All complaints or protests must be promptly made to the Chairman of the Tournament Committee, who will have an office on the grounds. Cartridges — Loaded cartridges of all kinds may be ob- tained on the grounds at 8an Francisco prices. Prohibitions — Shooters will not be allowed in this tourna- ment to use either ten-gauge guns or black powder. Fines — Any shooter discharging his gun except at the score and in proper turn will be fined $1, and until such fine is paid the offending shooter will not be allowed to partici- pate further in the tournament. Practice Shooting — The grounds at Alameda Junction are open for practice at all times. The programme is as follows : FIRST DAY. First Event — 10 singles ; entrance 75 cents ; $10 added by the Selby Smelting & Lead Co.; class shooting; three moneys. Second Event — 15 singles ; entrance $1 ; class shooting ; four monevs. Third Event — 15 singles; entrance $1.25 ; $10 added; class shooting; four moneys. Fourth Ev?nt — 10 singles ; unknown traps and angles ; $10 added by the California Powder Works; entrance 75 cents; $15 added; claBS shootiDg; three moneys. Fifth Event— E T Allen Cup. given by E T Allen, San Francisco, 20 singles; entrance $1; class shooting; four moneys; association gives- $40 purse. Cup must be won three times to become personal property, and until so woo, will be Bhot for at each tournament. Winner of cup at each tour- nament, until finally won, will receive two-thirds of the entrance money in that event at the next tournament, less price of blue rocks. Ties on the cup shall be shot off at the original number of birds, and losers will not be considered to have any claim to money prizes in the lower classes. Sixth Event — Contest for the "Gold Dust" Diamond Medal, valued at $100. Twenty singlee; entrance $1; class shooting; four moneys; association gives $40 purse. Win- ner of medal gets entrance money in next tournament (less price of bluerocks). Medal must be won three times to be- come privite property, and, until so won, will be shot for at each tournament. Shooters in this event must use cartridges loaded with "Gold Du3t" powder. All ties for the "Gold Dust" medal must be shot off at the original number of birds, and losers will not be considered to have claims to money prizes in the lower classes. Seventh Event — Team shoot for "Overland Monthly" Trophy. Teams of six men from any one club. A club to enter as many teams as it desires. Any person participating in this team contest as a member of any particular club will not be allowed to shoot in this or any subsequent team event as a member of a different club. Trophy must be won three times before becomiog tbe property of any club, and, un>il so woo, will be shot for at each tournment. Entrance $1 a man ; twenty singles a man, known traps, unknown angles; high teams to win. First team will receive the Trophy and $30. 8econd team will receive $21. Third team will receive $15. Fourth team will receive $12. Fifth team will Bave entrance. SECOND DAY. First Event— 10 BingleB ; entrance 75 cents ; $10 added by the Selby Smelting and Lead Company; class shooting; three moneys. Second Event — 15 singles ; entrance $1 ; $15 added ; class shooting ; four monevs. Third Event— 15 singles; entrance $1.25; $15 added; class shooting ; four moneys. Fourth Event — 10 singles; unknown traps and angles; $10 added by the California Powder Works; entrance 75 cents; $15 added ; class shooting; three moneys. Fifth Event — Contest for the " Golcher " Individual Trophy given by W. J. and H. C. Golcher, San Francisco. 20 singles; entrance $1 ; class shooting; Association gives $40 purse; four moneys. Trophy must be won three times to become personal property, and, until so won, will be Bhot for at each tournament. Winner of the trophy at each tour- nament, until finally won, will receive two-thirds of the en- trance monej in tthat {event at the next tournament, less price of bluerocks. Ties on the trophy shall be shot off at the original number of birds, and losers will be considered to bave no claim to money prizes in the lower classes. 8jxth Event — California Inanimate Target Association's Individual Championship Medal ; twenty singles; entrance $1 ; class shooting ; five moneys ; Association gives purse of $00,000. Holder of medal, until finally won, gets entrance money next tournament, less price of bluerocks. Medal must be won three times to become personal property, and, until so won. must be shot for at each tournament. Scores in this event will count on averages. All ties for this medal must be shot off at the original number of birds, and losers will not be considered as entitled to share in money division of lower classes. Seventh Event — Shoot for Association Trophy emble- matic of Club Championship. For teams of six men from each elub. A club to enter in this event but one team. No man will be allowed to shoot in more than one team. Trophy must be won three times before becoming the property of any club, and, until so won, will be shot for at each tournament, Entrance $1 a man; twenty singles a man ; known traps, unknown angles ; high teams to win. First team will receive Trophy, and six buttons inscribed "Cup Winners, May, 1897." Second team will receive $21. Third team will receive $15. Fourth team will receive $12. Fifth team will save entrance. Empires' vs. Garden City's. The return match between ten men teams from the Empire Gun Club and the Garden City Cyclers Gun Club was shot at the Empire Gun Club's grounds last Sunday and resulted in a win for the Empires with a good margin. The scores were as follows : A match at 15 birds followed. Toe scores were : Ander- son 6, Kaas 10, Sands 8, R. Coykendall 12, Lion 7, Andrus 8, King 14, Eeudner 13, Nauman 14, Webb 10; Young 8, Lake 7, Barker 11, Eerrison 11, Peterson 6, Trom- bone 6, Coykendall 10, Leeds 6, Allison 6, Daniels 10, Sears 9. EMPIRES. G. Sears 1111111111110111110111110—22 0. M. Allison 101 1 111110110111111111110—21 F. W. King ... 1101111101111111011110111—21 F. Ricklefeon onuiiiiooiiiiiiiiiioiyi— 20 Leeds- oillllllOlllOOlimiOlOlO— is C- Billlngton - 0111111001110111111100100— 17 o.B. Debenhara „ OllllloilllOinoooOlCllll— 17 w.Anderson „ liiooiniioiionoiiionoc— 17 Kirrlsoo 11100IO0010U11110111OO11— 1(1 H.Stewart 1001111010101010110011111-16 Total 185 GABDGN city. G. A. Aoderson iOOllllllllllllllUlloill— 22 A, M. Barker 101 1011011111011111 jlllll — 21 R. Coykendall iiiiioiiotnioimoiuioo— iy H. Lioo „,. 101 1 1 1 1 1 1^01 111111 00101 oi — i s F. E. Coy Kendall „ lllOOOOliuillOOllllilOlll— 17 w. G- Flint iimiinoiooiuioooiuiiii— 17 L. Dezaldo „. -. 1 1 1010 IIOIOI U110110010I 1 1 — 1C N. Metcalf. ...in n loioioionoiiootiooo— 15 1. Wales 1001 10101 11001 1 1110010110— lo g. Wales niuioiooiiiooioiioioooi— is Total .' 175 Lincoln Gun Olub. The regular monthly shoot of the Lincoln Gun Club, held at Alameda Point Sunday morning, brought out rather a light attendance, owing to the counter attraction of the team shoot of tbe Empires. The scores in the regular monthly club match were as follows : Daniels 01 11 11111101111111 1011111—22 Bruns 1101101110111111111111100—20 Nauman .100110111011 Ulllll in 101—20 McRae oiioifuimniioiiiioiioi— is Webb niiiiooioionooiiiiiiiio— is Eur. Forster 1 1 101 ll U 1 101 10101 1010110 — 17 O. Fischer lOllllllOOlllOloiOllOllOl— 17 Franzen 101 HlOllOlUOOOi 1001 1101—16 Edg. Forster llllOlOOllllOOllOlilOOOU— 15 Baum lKoniiiioooooniioiiooi— 15 Unfred „ 001110011 lOloi.ilOlloioi ll — 15 Price ) 101 11 1100011011010110010— 15 Patter onoooooiiioimooiioiiio— 14 Scbaefer 1 1 lOtOfiOlooloiOll-^oillOll — 14 weozpi oinooinoiiooooioooiiioi— 13 Clabrough llOloniltoiOiOOOOUOOIOll— 13 Lewis iiooioooucoi 101010101100—12 Sharp _11000l00010IOHOHllOOOOO— 11 Kievesahl oooioiiooioioreoniioouoi— m Alderton 00001001 101100010 101 11000— 10 BACK SCORES. Daniels lllllllllOOllllllllloiloi— 21 Webb 01 111110 1 1011001 11 1111 HO— If. Baora ll loioounnooi i looiniii— 17 Scbaefer lllK'llllllllalOlloOGOIOl— 16 Lewis OOlOOOiroooiOlllOlOlllOlI— 12 O. Flsch-r lllOOOOOlOOOllOOiniOOOlO— 11 The $100 pool shoot brought out but eight entries, Edg. Forster winning with 22. The scores were • Edg. Forster ..._ 1111101111111011011111111-22 Potter 00001010101 101 111 11111110—16 »0. Fischer... lOOiiooiouiiiiooiiniico-iG O. Fischer OllOOUi ODllllllooi ill 110—16 wenzel ii loooioiiomooono >iiii — is Sharp 110110J000001101010111101 — 14 Clabrough OOKOlOllOIOlOOOl 1 1110110—13 Kievesahl 0100001 UOtOIUOOOlOlOlOlO— 10 Unfred OOllOOllOOQOlOOOOOlOllOOO— s •Back score. The Olympics. The regular monthly live-bird shoot of the Olympic Gun Club, held at Ingleside last Sunday, was well attended, and despite a strong wind the scores were very good. Tbe scoreB in the regular club Bhoot were as follows : E. A. Schnltz, 29.... 1221 12111111— 12 Johns, 28 211*10121221—10 Slade. 30 llUHimil— 12 Cumming. 2S 012112211012—10 F. Vernon, 29 121211111121—12 Brown. 28 011101111212—10 Maskey. 31 212122112102-11 Edwaros. 28 222221200011- 9 W. J. Golcher. 29...*I221I2111122— 11 Wagner. 29 1201111121*0— » 'McMahon, 29 211111112212—11 "Bart" 2a 1202.'202COI1— 8 Frank, 29 111110131121—11 Allen, SO Ui20u2l210i- 8 Feudner. 31 20:22:22J2J2-1I M E.t"o<;er. 2U 12020120(021— 7 Peterson, 2S 110211221221—11 Dr. Winlerbenr. 28 .10211:0100011— 7 Owens, 29 221111201112—11 *H. Vernon, 26 IIOOIIOI201O- 7 H.C. Golcher. 30 112120211212—U Liddle, 28 02U011H2010— 7 C.A. Halght.SO 111222211001—10 While, 30 000121200110— 6 Murdock, 29 111110012112 — 10 Neustadter, 29 10i2'n stifles. Prince A., third, is very coarse. In open heavyweight bitches Countess V. won. She is best in skull and length of muzzle, rather light in bone and heavy in shoulders. Trilby 8,, second, is wrong in muzzle and has open feet, body good. Barton, the winner in light-weight dogs, was the best of a rather poor lot. He has the best head, neck and shoul- ders in the class, but is weak in pasterns and has poor feet. Glenbeigh, well known as a fielder, is not a show dog and neither is Honest John third. Lassie K, first in open bitches, was by all means the best pointer in the Bhow and won the special. Cricket of Crox- teth is heavy in Bhoulders and short in head, otherwise good. Patti Croxteth C, we have often described. Black Bart, the novice class winner, has considerable of the Pape head, but was shown in grand condition, as hard as nails. He is rangey and stylish. Leandro and Glenbeigh III won in Dog Puppies. They are litter brothers and both good in body, legB and feet. Glenbeigh III is a little the best in head and has longer neck and more style. We rather pre- ferred him for premier honors, but there is not much to choose between them. The English Setters were a representative lot. Count Harold won in challenge dogs, without competition. Count- ess Noble, ditto in challenge bitches. In open dogs, a new face on the bench — Merry Monarch won from Charm. He has better length of head than Charm and better stop, other* wise they are about equal, though Merry Monarh haB rather a stifl hind leg movement. Merry Monarch afterward beat Countess Noble for special, a position that Charm should have held for months past. The decision was indorsed by all except the owner of Countess Noble who proved what we have always stated — that there was no sportsman about him by decorating his bitch with crape and erecting an Ameri- can flag at half mast over her kennel Nimrod E occupied his usual position of third with Bird Catcher, Reserve, and Rey Bernardo, VHC, the latter is very coarse in head. Hustler, H C, ditto. In open bitches the judges followed the type of Merry Monarch and placed Flora W. first. She also won special for best bitch. She was a good first in her class. In com- parison with Countess Noble for best bitcb, she beats her in length of head and muzzle, her ears are better hung and she is better in body, back and loin. Her front legs are not quite straight and she is slightly cowhocked and light in eye. Countess is too long in body and short in muzzle. She haB grown swaybacked from frequently raising puppies and was Bhown soft and flabby and in rather poor coat. Countess Noble has won her laurels honestly enough, but she has never met much real competition and begins to show her age. That her owner should make such a howl about her getting defeated is a disgrace to dogdom. Queen Bess, second, we have described, Beauty ditto. Champion Nemo II and Queen of Kildare won in Irish setter challenge classes, both without competition. In open dogs, FinglasJr. was put over Barrymore. He showed up rather poorly and in the competition for special he would not Bhow at all. He has a habit of crouching and skulking in the ring, and is a little loo much bent in second thighs, but his head, neck, shoulders and front cannot be excelled. Chief Jr was placed third. His bent pasterns and straight stifles putting him in that position. Some thought that Sul- tan should have been third but he is too coarse for that position. Lady Swiveler won first over Maid of Glenmore in Irish setter bitches. She is a grand bodied little bitch, with ex- cellent legs and feet, good coat and carriage. She is not par- ticularly strong in head. Maid of Glenmore is a bit narrow in front and lacks substance, but has the best head in the class. JLady Josie is another grand bodied bitch, a bit coarse in skull and not just right in one pastern. All of the winners were shown in grand condition. Lady Swiveler won the special for best Irish setter. The Gordons were all old faces, Dick II winning the special for best. The field spaniels were a large class, eleven in number, but as usual there was not a field spaniel in the lot. Fowler is the nearest approach to one in open class and special for best. The cocker class was one of the strongest classes in the show, and the surprises were frequent. Uncle Dick and Mortimer never did agree on cockers, and it is apparent that they never will. The Pastime Kennels took everything they competed for. In open dogs the order was Woodland Jer- sey, Sing Sing, Oakland Robbie and Pittsburg Tommy. All of them are useful cockers and good ones. We have de- scribed them all recently. Mortimer doubtless put Tommy at the rear end of the procession on account of his badly shaped skull and crooked front. The bitch winners are all well known. Duflerin Pastime and Portia Pastime, the puppy winners, are very promising. Viscount won the Bpecial over Royal Dandy for best in show. We prefer the latter, as we have often stated, though of course Viscount has the advantage of color. Polly Pas- time won the special for best bitch from Lady Etta. Again we differ; we prefer Lady Etta. She is best in skull and best in legs and feet. Polly is best in length of bodv. Four of the five Irish water spaniels were new faces and good ones. Dan C, the winner of 1st in dogs and special for best, is best in head and body but might be cleaner in face and would look better if some of the tags were pulled from his coat. The daebshunde did not suit the judge. The open dog was only a fair one and the bitches were turned out without notice as too short and too small. We would have given them a red and a white ribbon. The collies were as good a class as one often sees but like the St. Bernards there were some rank bad ones among them. St. Clair Laddie won in challenge dogs and special for best collie. Hadfield Don was rightly placed first with Alto Clifton second, Mascot third and Robin Hood IV reserved. We would have reversed the last two. Mascot is much too coarse in head and prick eared or nearly so. Robin has fair ears and a fair head. Don M, V H C, has a good coat but is very coarse. King Kyle another new one won H C. He has good length of head a trifle coarse in skull excellent coat and is quite a good collie barring his pricked ears. Bruce was lucky, Laddie is certainly entitled to V H C in the class. He is short in back and short in face but his ears are fair, coat excellent and expression good. Juanita was rightly first in open bitcbes. Belle Cree, a new one, second. She has a good length of head and nice small ear, but she is a little heavy in skull. Her under coat is good, outer coat a bit short, body, head and legs excellent. Lassie P. was a good third. She is not as good in ear as Belle and not quite flat enough in skull, Outer coat good, under coat scant. Nellie, reserve, is thick in skull and has bad expression. She was shown much too fat. Maida 330 QOje greete? mib *$p$xi&ntaxu [Mat 22, 189* H B, ba3 too much stop, short face and bad ears. Baby Due is well known. Spartan, tbe winner in dog puppies, was much the young- est ;u tbe class, but showed tbe most quality. Ormskirk Jack and Highland Scott are well known. Belle Cree won again in bitcb poppies- She beats Ormskirk Jean io ear and size. The latter has nice expression and is best in coat but a bit short in head. Highland Scott won in novice dogs, Brownie Laddie second. Tbe latter is large in ear and slightly domed in skull. First and second were witbheld from Sport, tbe Dalmatian open dog class entry. His spots run together on his back. Beauty, tLe winner in bitches, is a very evenly marked, stylish bitch with bronze spots. Hose, second, is not as good in either markings or form. There were three bulldogs, Conqueror much tbe best. Commissioner is much bis inferior in body, legs and skull. Tad G., second in open dogs, is long-faced and outclassed. Tbe bull terriers were a great improvement over the classes shown a few years ago. Adonis, Fly Woodcote Venom and Uncle Sam are well known. Fearless is a fair bitch, and Jack, third in dogs, was perhaps a bit lucky. The prizes in Boston terrier classes were rightly withheld. The foi terriers were nearly all old faces, rightly placed. Golden Flash II won the special for best in show, and Mid light beat Golden Restless for puppy. He is the best terrier of the two if he is not too large. The special prizes not recorded in our last issue were awarded as follows : Best mastiff and best dog, W W Moore's Cube ; be6t bitch, M D Garrett's Bess II ; best pup, Albert Svtton's Tim. St Bernard Club medal for best Cali/oroia-bred bitch. H A "Wegener's Ramona W; best dog pappy, I E Littrell's Orion. Best dog puppy sired bv Grand MaBter, W J Spottswood's Msjor McKinley ; second best, A Young's W J Bryan; third best, VV R Joosl's Grand Master Muro: best bitch puppy, P E Taber's Melba; second best, G L Belcher's Lady Bianca. Best St. Bernard pup, Melba; best St. Bernard dog and beet St. Bernard, F H Bushnell's Le Prince Jr.; best St. Bernard bitcb, Humboldt Kennel's Florence; beBt St. Ber- nard broodbitch with two of her get, H A Barkelew's Lola, with Ingomar and Beppo ; best kennel of St. Bernards, Humboldt kennels. Best Great Dane and best bitch, J L Cunningham's Juanita; best Great Dane dog, Mrs Alfred Roncovieris' Rex H. Best bloodhound, John Qoiggle's Brigadier. Best foxhound and best dog, Mrs P MoBeguard's Gen'l Moltke; best bitch, W L Prather Jr's Bell; best kennel, W L Prather Jr's. Best greyhound, E V Sullivan's White Cloud. Best pointer, T E Walker's Lassie; best heavy weight, M C Allen's Gledcaro; best puppy, M I) Garrett's Leandro. Best English setter, best open class and best dog, C X Post's Merry Monarch; best bitch, P M Wand's Flora W. Best Irish setter and best bitch, Elcho Kennel's Lady Swiveler; best dog, Elcho Kennel's Champion Nemo II; best puppy, Winfield Soott's Je^se Moore Whiskey; best kennel, Glenmore Kennels. Best Gordon setter, J H «£ H W Orear's Dick II. Best field spaniel, M J Church's Fowler. Best cocker spaniel, best dog and best black dog, PaBtime Kennel's. Viscount; best black bitch and best bitcb, Pastime Kennel's Polly Pastime; best other than black, J E Doak's ChampioD Royal Dandy; best other than black bitch, Pastime Cocker Kennel's Railetle; best kennels, Pastime Kennel-: secocd best, C M Selfridge's. Best Irish water spaniel and best dog J. W. Salz's Dan C; best bitch, W H Williams' Belle Marsh. Best collie and best deg, Verona Kennel's Champion St. Clair Laddie: best bitch, Beach Hill Kennel's Juanita ; best dog pup, Beach Hill Kennel's Spartan; best bitch pup, C. W.Greene's Belle Cree; California Collie Club medal for beet California bred dog, O. J. Albee's Alto Clifton ; best biicb,;Beach Hill Kennel's Juanita. Best Dalmatian, L. RaSettis Jr's Beauty. Beat bull dog, Thos Knowles' Conqueror. Best bull terrier, S Cbristianson's Woodcote Venom ; best bilch and best in challenge, E R Folger's Fly. Best fox terrier and best dog, J B Martin's Golden FlaBh II ; best bitch, J B Martin's Champion Golden Jewel. Best pug, Mrs. W G Brittan's Royal Dusky. The San Francisco Show. The inaugural bench show of the San Francisco Kennel Club opened on Wednesday morning with 641 entries and 670 dogs benched. The show ia veiy well arranged, the at- tendants numerous, and Superintendent Oldbam keeps the •how as clean as could be desired. Spratts' patent benching meets with approbation from the visitors, but the exhibitors are accustomed to more floor space and comment severely on the size cf tbe kennels. They are the same size as are used in the East, however, and the dogs get along very well. Major Taylor and Uncle Dick reversed several of the de- cisions of Mortimer, and Oldbam has reversed several of the decisions of both Mortimer and Uncle Dick in spaniels, but on the whole tbe decisions have been well received. The judging commenced at two o'clock on Wedoeeday, and Thursday in very light, but in the eveniogs the aisles were crowded with visitors. The show ia too large for all of tbe classes to he good, and many of the best drgs cf nearly all breeds ars absent, but some of the classes are much tbe best ever shown here at- well aa the largest. Tbe colliea and cocker spaniels, English setters, greyhounds and foxhounds are the best classes, and poodles, daebshnnde and several other classes, usually very light or not represented at all, are well filled. We hud intended to comment on moat of the classes tbifi we*k, but tbe receipt of several advertisements at the last minute has crowded the *pace in this department, and we will have to defer that portion of our report until next week. The award* were placed as follows : -Open rv>(ta-iit. Edna Wallace, Hopper's All other awardi withheld. " MA-TIhF^— Sir* Puppies-lit Albert Button'* Tim : 2d, Louise W Dohrmsno's Cnannoe] I, J v Geary's Jnno- 1st wlihh<-ld. 0|« n Dors- 1st, W w Moon UraJ P Korman'1 man's Joou MonUz. Reserve l>r Ed Hit '% Toby. V if O Albert Bnlton'i Karl; V H C.JJ Auckener'e A) ,i>. O r, Albert Sntton'i Tim: II C, W Whecland> I Hlpmnrk'a J i ipen Bllchi Doeltcr'fl froca- MmJ P Norm* ,rvc Alexander Wllllom Frm.< Heckle & ,» =»mni«Has mav When fewer than eight horses start in races of rmle heats, 3 in 5, a horse tailing to win a heat, or to make a dead heat, in three, must go to the barn. In dashes two or more horses trom tne same siauits- ™-j ' When fourteen or more are declared to start the field will be split, each division getting the amount advertised for original race, bnt the Association will select the starters for each division and will reserve the right in such cases to have either or both divisions go mile heats, 2 in 3, in case the original race was advertised for miie heats, 3 in 5. EIGHTS RESERVED To close with fewer than four entries. To reject entries from men or of horses not wanted on the grounds. To change any part of the above programme one week before entries close, and to change the order of any day's programme. Kaces-governed by the rules of the National Trotting Association. send entries ana write for information to Ep A TIPTON, MANAGER, ANACONDA, MONT. •«- Fnll Programme for the entire meetings, Jnne 26th to August 28th, will be ready by Jane 1st. NOTE— Pay ments in Stakes are due on June 1st. 332 ©tje gveebev emit gpcttztnaxu May 22, 1897 ^tnnnnnmimiiiununifiiuniunniiiiiuiiuiinniiint, Your stable is not complete without Quiun's - Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- 1 nan- horse afflictions. Follow the example *i set by the leading horsemen of the world and I your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of j Quinn's Ointment! : A. L. Thomas, Supt. Canton Farm, Joliet, III., remarks, = "I enclose yo unmount for six bottles of Qninn's Ointment. - After one yoar's iri;il must confess it. does all yon claim for E it." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpuffs or Bunches, I Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by Email. = W. B. EDDY & CO.. Whitehall, N. Y. "itiimrnnmniimni nm 1 mrmnmi 1 11 1 1111 1 urn n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r Leading Sire of 2:10 Performers By Almoit 33 "Dum Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 1 sire of Chehalia, p 2:07J£ Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:08^ Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:0914 Altao 2:09% MDrookus.sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USUAL BETURN PRIVILEGES. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BURMA J6,RBEY8-The best A. J. C.C, registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals for sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate of Royal Veterinary College, Tarin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST.. 8. F. Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. 457 I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND STABLE : OFFICE HOTTB8 1 805 Golden Gate Avenue. 7 to 8 a. m. and 4 to 5 p. n San Francisco. Telephone 8651. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. He has taken a leadiug position among the loremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of bis pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a paciog-bred mare, or from one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descen iant ot George Wilkes Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVtRY ONEof these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is iD the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— tbe result of an accident— is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors—bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal. GOSSIPER, 2:14 34. Will Make the Season of 1897 at the SONOMA STOCK FARM (E8TATE OF JAMES G. FAIR, PROPRIETOR) TERMS $50 FOR THE SEASON. GOSSIPER is the sire of G&ZELLE, 2:11 1-2, MISS JESSIE, 2:14, KETGHUM, 2:15 3-4, and others- all race horses. PASTURAGE 82.50 PER MONTH. Mares left with us in San Francisco will be t ranjj ported to and from the farm free of charge. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. *^* For further particulars, address OHAS. S. NEAL. 230 Montgomery St, S. F Or, H. Q-. SINOLAIR, Lakeville, Sonoma County, Cal. M. R. C. V. 8., P. E. V. M. 8. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England ; Fellow of the Edlaburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduaie of the New Veterinary Surgeon to the S F. Fire Department ; Live Stock In speclor for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President ot the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office. Sao Francisco Veter inary Hospital, 1117 Golden Gate Avenue.near Web3ter St.- San, Francisco: Telephone West 126. Green Meadow Farm HOME OP Hambetonian Wiikes 1679 SIRE OF PHIEBE W1LRH8, winning race record, 2:0» 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1. 1 Tommy Mc ip), race record 2:11 1-1 New Era (1, p),winniuE race rec 4thbeat,2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand George, 'rotting... 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing 2: IS -4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonlau 10. Third dani— Daughter ot Koe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHEAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09^, dam by Antevolo, 2:19K; second dam by Geo, M. Patch- en Jr. 2 :27, etc. Tills is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son ot Dexter Prince) out of Lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:172£. Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 :05J4, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. NOW READY WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. 0180, record (pacing), 2:20; brown horse; small star; coronet of left hind foot white; foaled In 1S88, 16 1 handa high, weight 1,165 pounds. By a producer, Anlevolo; lour-year-old record 2: 19'4. Son of Electioneer; nmwJuni th- i;reat broodmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Busier record 2:20, and Stone wny, three-year-old record 2:2240, by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefleld, sou ot Cracker, by Boiujo: third Cam Jane, by the Barr Horse, boo ot American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLEtt will rnakp a pub lie aeujion fur mares the year 1k97, beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at HanforJ. In KlngH County, Cal.; Wednesday In Vlsalla, '1 ulare County, Cal., the remainder ot the week at thebome's home, lb t; Cottonwood Ranch, ten miles northeast of Vlsalia TERMS— $25 tbe season, payable the 1*1 of June, 1897. Mares keptatthe Ranch for fl PER MONTH. TUls horse can show as grand a lot of oolbi as any horse In the State. They are good-galted, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers Correspondence solicited. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. HART BOSWELL No. 13.G99. This splendid! v-formed trotting stallion was Hired bv ONWARD, 3:25 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES, 2:22, and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21, etc.), vire of 118 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY EEE (dam ot NANCY HANK8. 2:01. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of six in :. ii-'.. I" Imin-ni; second dam BOPHT (graudamnr Mike Wilkes. 2: 1",1.;. Ira Wilkes, 2-2^;. and the Mr.-* Adrian Wilkes and Ira Wilkcsj by Edwin Forrest 19: third dam Sophrouia, by Browu Pilot; fourth dam by Bertrand; fifth dam by Lance, aon of American Eclipse; Bixth dam by Gray Dunganuon. This is eof laahlonable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART BOSWELL is perfect. Ho baa nevor heen worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed and very prumlNing, and are conceded bycompcu-nt Judges to he the fluent-formed voungsters iu Califor- nia. Term* wr.it for the Huason. Addreas K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mute<>. splendid pnMuriige, mid mares kept In any manner owners may desire. NAPA RACE TRACK ThU, Una l>" nt training track In California, will be placed In Hrrtt-clavi condition, and every facility af- lordcd tralncm ol [tght*harnau horses to work their horses theron. 1a>\ price I for box-Htalls. liny and grain vary reasonable. For further partlculan apply Xo rn \h. HI hi i , .\ap« It nee lrnrk, Kapa, Cal. FOR SALE. A mammoth work of nearly 2000 pages, contain- ing valuable Information ot interest to all sportsmen. Incl *h (substantia binding) M 20 In % morocco i handsome library edition) 16.26 In ,4 (English) calf (extra fine) .8.25 The above luclude postage. For Sale by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 313 BuHh Street. - - San Francesco, Cal, Agents for GOODWIN BROS, of New York. Or of all nrincipal newsdealers and publishers The handsome trotting mare wigTKitIA can pull a hike In :i i seconds now, and Is bred and galled to go any number ol heatSi No liner looking mare was ever driven. She Is by ANTKKO, 2:16Jtf, oul oi a mare by MILTON MEDIUM. For price and further particu- lars, address A. D.RODM4IV. Woodland. Cal. PHILLIPS & SMYTH * PRINTERS • 518 ciay st. SPORTING PRINTINfi ot all descriptions " HORSE PEDIGREES * SPECIA' SAN FRANCISCO BOTTS' Veterinary Capsules QUICK IN ACTION, ALMS READY FOR USE, AND RELIADLE, Are not a "cure all. " They are intended FOR INTESTINAL TROUBLES ONLY, And are guaranteed to cure the mosi severe cases ol Wind Colic AND INFLAMMATION OF THK BOHK1P, Or money refunded. One trial Is all that Is asked to convince you. Price 82 per box. Ten capsules.in each box Prepared by RANDOLPH BOTTS, 119 State St., Albany. N. Y. Absorbine REMOVES Bursal Enlargements, Thickened Tissues, Infiltrated Parts, ana Puff or Swelling, any without laying tbe horse up. Does not blister, stain or re- move tbe bair. §2.00 a bottle. Of jjrogressive dealers, or W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F.f 34 Amherst St., Springfield, Mass. If interested, write. PASTURAGE First-Class1 Pasturaee at " $3 per month at J. H White's Stock Farm, Lakeville, Cal., 6 ndlea from PeUluma. Good feed the year 'round and good care haken of Stock, but no responsibility assumed lor ac- cidents or escapes. Stock can be sent direct by the Meamer Golds which leaves every day except Sunday from wharf between Washington and Jackson Streets, San Francisco. THOS. ROACH, A (rent, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. Address, Business College, 24 Post St, SAN FRANCISCO The moat popular Bchool on the Coast. HOTEL LAIMGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED, f ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT kMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANk RATES American Plan 82 to 82. BO per Da> European Plnn 7oc to 51-00- per Da> 1 Mat 22, 1897] ©b* gvzisbsx mib &p<0vi#tnatu 333 AUCTION — AUCTION 60 Head Fine Bred Horses 60 AT MY! RANCH, 3 1-2 MILES SOUTH OF MONTALVO, FROM MONTALVO. VENTURA COUNTY. STAGE Saturday, May 29, 1897. AT 12 O'CLOCK. I will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest bidder Sixty Head of Fine Bred Horses, raDgirjg from one year upwards. The above stock are by such horses as SID, FAYETTE KING, he bv THE KING son of GEORGE WILKES; STEVE WHITE, by A. W. RICHMOND- PRINCE DERBY, by CHARLES DERBY; KAPILA, by STEINWAY, makiog a fine slrain of Driving, Saddle, Polo and Race Horses. Pedigree of each borse will be furnished to pur- . chaser. A credit of six months will be given on approved security without interest, cent, discount for cash. Free barbecue and other refreshments at sale. KHOADES & KEED, Auctioneers. Five per JOHN G. HILL, Montalvo, Ventura Co., A. (JEESSWELL STREET &. CRESSWELL. J. H. STREET GENERAL AUOTIOKTEERS PROPRIETORS OF "TATTERS ALLS" Sales Yards, 72 i -723 Howard St. SAN FKA2JCISCO. A. F. ROOKER, Manager. es, Carts, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. C of Live Stock and Sales Solicited. Auction Sales Every Tuesday at 11 am. . Horses, Bnggies, Carts, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. Consignments of Live Stock and Sales Solicited. Sales Yards Telephone Main 5179 best accommodations for boarding bosses, rates reasonable EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. As a \ine-Year-Old Stallion, McKiuney'g LIbI Lead. All Uthrrs in llie Woild for 4vera«e Speed • JennyMc,3 2:12 Harvey Mr. 2 2:IS gola.4.... 2-25 3-4 Julia D.. 3 2:161-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 2:20 1-4 IIhIo, 2 2::iO 2:25 Pat Cooaey, trial --i:t9 .2:13 McZeua, 4. Zombro, 3 2:13 Jenny Me. 2 narvey Mc, 3 2: 14 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 2:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896 70 have proven with foal. ' |\l| rKiNIMFV O-ll 4 A "?* LfoaleJ 'one 12. 1897, sired by the great Alcyone (son ,V'V{.»U" ',? "rT ■ **-• ' > \-*+ of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, tbe famoas brood- mare by Mambnnp Palchen), dam Rosa Sprasue, by Gov. Sprague, 2 :20' i, he by Rhode Island "-23U, ont of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy. 2:20^, Gov. Sprague. 2:20>.„ Wilmar, 2:29«), by Hamblttonlnn 10: grandam Jenny, by ^oung Bacchus (thoroughbred): great grandam Worden mare, by Eston Eclinse thoroughbred) The second dam of McKinney was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- i?^-11^1^ 2^30 list) by Mambrrao Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Reglstrv. Third dam J.I. Kenn-v mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (site of seven in 2730) by Mambrino Chief 11 Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred)! IWI ("KINNTV OH'I 4 a ia 15™s bands, weight 1140, and is one ot the most per- IflylVI Mi 111- I a£ . I I l-*t feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-flve of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled for speed have demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. «- [n case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is m my possession. In case he is not. I will return one-half the money paid Meres shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive prompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage So per month For further particulars apply to 6 wi» whi. P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. CMS. 4. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Cal Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251, the Season, $100 will;servb six outside approved mares. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS. Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of Ms Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 1-4 3EYM0UR"wlLKES, 208£ (REGISTERED 0232) WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1897 AT J. H. WHITE'S STOCK FARM, LAKEVILLE, CAL. TERMS-$25 for the SEASON. SEYMOUR WILKES was sired by the King of the Wilkes family, Guy Wilkes, 2:15^, dam Early Bird hy Playmall (brother to Barney. 2:25 y); second dam Lucy, by Odd Fellow (son of Chloroiorml; third dam by a son of Williamson s Belmont: fourth dam by Blackhawk 767. Playmall was bv Mike 3403 i he by Vermont 322, put of The Penlger mare), out of Kate McDonough (.dam of Ella Lewis, 2:27, and eranddam of Salaam, 2:0o!4). SEYMOUR WILKE3 stands 16 bands hteh and weighs 1200 pounds. He Is seal brown In color and «n con- formation Is oneol the most symmetrical of any In California His qualities as a level-headed, game an-1 speedy racehorse are known to all horsemen. He is Ibe fastest son of th« mighty Guv Wilkes and en his maternal side traces to the very best of sires and dams. He hasan iron constitution, and all owuers of gnod mares that want horses that will have breeding, size, bone, quality, good disposition and extreme spped should not overlook this horse. His service fee Is placed at a very low figure considering bis merlta. He never was bred but to a few mares and his progeny are models of perfection. Fouurther particulars apply to THOS. ROAOH, Lakeville, Cal. r Mares can" be shipped direct to the ranch via Steamer Gold. Tbe best of care taken of them on he larm, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 83 per month. Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock I Pasturage, $5 per month; hay and grain, ?10 pei Farm, Danville, per S. P. R. R., via Martinez. month. Best care giueo , but no liability assumed for acci- For teriBB tor other stallions and further particulars dents or escapes. | address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Dahville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2:11. OHO WILKES, black horse, 154 bands, weighs 1.100 lbs., of splendid conformation and without a blemish or weak point As a four-year-old he got a record ut 2:11, and was timed separately in races in 2:0S. His win- nings as a two and three-year-old exceeded that of any other trotter at these ages. He never was ootside the money, and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to no-e In America. He won the $25,000 Kentucky Futurity r»take as a ihree-year-old. and in his four-year-old form, until he met Azote. 2:0!^ (the aged cam- paigner), never was beaten, and In one of his races with this horse he was at his shoulder, being timed sep- arately in 2:0S. Sired by Sable Wilkes. 2:18, dam Ellen Majbe*\ '2:22. by Director, 2:17; secon'i dam Lady Ernest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hibbard {dam of Lou Whipple, 2:26*0. Terms for the season. S7S. PRINCE AIRLIE. 28,045. PUINTCR AIHLIB 2H.04A, bay stallion, foaled in 1892, stands 16 band? and weighs 1,200 poundB. He Is a remarkably hannsome horat, stylish, evenly-proporiloned, and Is considered by all who have seen him to be perfection In everv respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has entirely recovered he will be put In training ihls year. As a yearling, wben only partly broken, be trotted quarters in 0:3"!6, He Is sired by o)d<*t sportsmen's mafrazlm-:!!. tha W« i. Ttai best publication ol Its class lo the United States. Ably edited and conducui. r ncore of corre spondenu, covering all branches of field upon tifoily lllujilrau-d. Always attractive and enlerUilnlug Subscription price, |1.2Q per year. Sample copy Ux i amp. Sports Afield Publishing Co CHICAGO ILL. Telephone 3529. Telephone 3529. GRAND ARCADE Horse Market, 325-327 SIXTH STREET, S. F. SULLIVAN & DOYLE - Proprietors AS- Outside stock sold at short notice and email commissions charged. Auction Sales every Wed- nesday at 11 o'clock. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Live Stock Auctioneers, Bar Buy For Sale, An elegant three-quarter seat, top, side-bar road wagon, almost new . One of the finest ever made in this city, pole, splashers, shafts, etc. Made for one of our leading road drivers. Will be Bold for about half the original cost. Owner iB goiug abroad. Can be seen at John Nolan & Son's Livery Stable, California Street. A Rabe Chance. Scott c*3 MoOord. Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. llAJ-t'JWAKKHOrH* I RTORAOK WAREHOUSES. 615 and.fi 17 Hlxih St., -140 and 45 1 Berry M Near Brannan. | 439 (.ad 151 Channel Bras cher— Oakland and Ingleside Race Track. FLAMBEAU . . . RACINE and . . IMP. MARINER . Will serve a limited number ot ap- proved mares for the season of 1897, at PALO ALTO STOCK FARM, AT 850 EACH, Usual return privilege, if stallions are in our pos- session in 1898. FLAMBEAU is the sire of Crescendo, Flint, Piquant, Benham, Rav- elston, and eighteen other winners. RACINE Sly, Dura, Torpedo, Salisbury II, Ala/an, Bud LoveligUt. IMP. MARINER (Limited to Five Mares) 1b the sire oi Don Carillo, Mermaid, Marionette, Main stay, McFarlane, Mollie R., Sea Spray, and other winners. Pasturage, $5.00 per month ; hay and grain, 310.00 per month. For further particulars address, Palo Alto Stock Farm menlo park, San Mateo cal. We Are Pacific Coast Agents FOB KENIEL SECRETS BY "ASHMONT." The Most Exhaustive Treatise on the Do* «»* Written. ^ " With this In hand the merest novice can Manage Bbkkd and Exhibit Dogs as sclen titlcally'ss the most experienced. Moreover, it contains 150 EXQUISITE HALF-TONE PITUBES Ol the grandest dogs ol all breeds the world has evei known, constituting It priceless as a standard for dogs Price. S3. 00, and 35 cents Bxprestage. 11 your dog Is Blck, yon most have Ashmont's DISEASES OF DOGS. Which will tell yon from what dlae.se he Is snflerire and how to cure the same. Price, 83. Poilpall. 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AddrGAMELAND PUBLISHING CO., Incorporated, , 63 Rutgers Shp, New Yo»> BLAKE, MOFPITT & TOWNE -DIlAIiEBS IN - SIS to 513 Stioramento Str 6 HRje Qvestoev cml* *&pcvt>&maxu [May 22,1897 RAGE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE jH NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS ISeason of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill Room ENLARGED TO MEET THE EVER-IHCREASINC PATRONAGE- CHARGES MODERATE. CONSIDERING HICH DECREE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED IN SERVICE AND CUISINE. ,,'VWSPUTABLY AMERICA'S FIRST AND BEST CRILL \^ JRITE RESORT OF VISITING HORSEMEN. . JDST RECEIVED BY . j-. a.- iLj:ci5:Esrai.oi^r **£ The prices are]lower than ever before, while the qual beeri improved. J. A. McKEKRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Oal, Eastern Agents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. PiHyrs ft BALMOLI N E A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. gare Cnre Tor Cracked Heels, Scratches, Grease Heel, Set-Fasts Id IV'erk or Bn-h. Sore Shoulders, Collar Galls. Old Standing Sores, Barb Wire Cuts and All Flesh Womtdfi. SURE CURE FOR PILES. BALMOLIN'E Is endorsed by the leading horsemen of this country, such as Andy McDowell, of Pleasan- too, Cal.. who has successfully handled and given records to some of the fastest horses of trie age, viz., A lis, 2:03*, Azole. 2-MM, Directly (2 yr.1, 2:07!4, Oricket, (high wheel sulky), 2:10, Directum (king of the turf), t:0&^, etc With the following excelent Indorsements, can you for a moment doubt hai *• BAJ-MOJ JNti * possesses true merit, and will do just as is hereby represented? A FEW TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINENT HORSEMEN WHO HATE USED IT. We. the undersigned, have naed and seen used DeHuy's Baimoline for cracked heels, hobble chafes, cuts «tc, and found it perfectly satisfactory in every respect : Andy McDowell, Ben Kenney (trainer and driver foi Marcus Dal v. Hamilton, Mont.). W. H. Stlmson. Lee Shanty Ryan Bros.t Miles City, Mont. : Edward Pyle, Lincoln. Neb.; B. O. Van Bokkeleo; J. H. Leonard, Butte, Moot; H. W. Brown, Salt Lake Citv, Utah; T. E. Keatlog; Wm. Snort; Hipgins Bros, and H. S. McOowao, Missoula, Mont; .las. Slevio, Aspen, Colo; Ed Dealy, Hawarden, Iowa; W. H Davis, West WUllamsfield.O.; J. W. McMAsters, Bozeman, Mont ; J H bteller, Denver, Colo-; F. W. Graflort, and other prominent horsemen I used DeHuy'a Baimoline on Bourbun Wilkes Jr., and can /-onscientiously recommsnd it.— Habhj Fi.kmi.vo. Heleoa, Mont. FOR SALE BY WH0LE3ALE DRUGGISTS : Redington & Co., Langley u h Broadway (next toi Postodlce Station A), Denver, Colo. ■ Veterinary liilze 30 cent*: family, »fl cent*. DANIEL'S All-EOKGED STEEL BITS Look for the TRADE MARK. Insist on "DANIEL'S" or Kothing. Public Test of "Daniel's" Bits, October 10, 1896. (Lloyd's Proving House, Tipton Staffs) Ashleigh, 24 oz. weight, broke at 5.100 lbs. Liverpool Bit, 241£ oz. weight, broke at 5.908 lbs. Dexter Snaffle, 15 oz. weight, broke at 3,556 lbs. Tested the way of the pull when in use. For sale by all Saddlery Houses or by fiSfSend for Special List, h2 Cheek Snaffle, 10 oz. weight, broke at 3,500 lbs. Bradoon, 13? .. oz. weight, broke at 2,128 lbs. P. HAYDEN, Newark, N. J. The Standard-Bred Stallion II ft D I 0 O.nn | h THE CHAMPIOO FOUH-YEM-OLD IH CALIFORNIA | ■"■■■'■■Vj fclWW ll~ I Sire, CH AS. DERBY, 2:20 (sonot Stein * ay, 2:23££.and Katy G. I dam nf 4 in 2r30. by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay Efl Bee. 2.-28* as a yearlln?; Elf, 2:22*. trial 2:12 pacing; Ed LaBerty, 2:16*, trial 2:10), sister to Bayard Wilkes, 2: 13V. »nd AJarlc, sire of four in 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Btrcena (dam ol Bayard Wilkes, 2: l&% ), by Bayard (son of Pilot Jr.) ; third dam Blandlna (dam of Swl- gert, King Rene and lour other producing sires), by Mambrino Chief 11 : fourth dam Birch mare (dam of Rosa- lind, 2:21 K, and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (.aire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), s >n of Reo- wIck'B Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Dlablo's colts have shown It Is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed In 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 36 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-hall, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, one-quarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the seas' n of 1897 at Pleasanton. 8ervl e fee, 850. Address, WM. Ml Hit V, Pleasanton, Cnl. RECORD, 2114. SIRED BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; spcond dam MissTrahern, by Gen. McClellen: third dam Belle Maho e igrandam of Voucher), by- Norfolk: fourth dam Maid ot Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros is a full br ther to Anteeo, 2:16,*, Aotevolo, 2:19j-j, etc., bel>>gby Electioneer, out of Columbine, by A. W. Rich- mond. Anteros is tbesire of Antidote, 2:10}4, Nelly F.., 2:13!^, and sevenieen others in 2:30 list. Nephew is the sire of t« enty-one iu the list, and is ponslnered one ol the strongest-bred sires ever brought t<> California. Gen. McClellan 144 sired Dan Voorbees, 2:23J4, wt. Helena. 2:27*, eio, and the dam of Beaury Mc, 2:14*, etc. The res of the pedigree of Dudley re*ts upmi the very stoutest of thoroughbred lines. DEH4!nlPTION— DUliLEY is a bay in color, black poiut% stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetricaliy-made horses In Calif rnla. He has the kindest disposition, is level-beaded, and as for bis speed, i< is well Known that Ms record of 2:14 is no ?nark of him. His progenv in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trlibc. got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding is unsurpassed, and with his individuality he should make a great name as a sire ol hand some, level-headed noraes, fit either for track or road— hor es that will sell, DUDLEY will make the Season of 1 897 nt my place. Hay wards, Alamt-da < oimtv. Terms- $50 the Season. jGSJ" Only a limited number ot nia^es taken. Good pasturage at |3 PER MONTH, The best ol care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accilents or escapes. For further partlcu- MILO KNOX, Haywards, Cal. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Med a At California Stale Fair 1893. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a supply of it on hand- It improves and keeps stock in the pink of con- dition. Manhattan Food Co. San Mateo Ca Ask your grocer or dealers of It OFFICERS. A. B.SPRECKELS, PitKHinixr. J. E. dk BUTTER, Fik-st Vice-Pbk ident. H. J.CROCKKR, SicoONn Vick-Pbkbidknt. H. H. CA RLTON, SKCBEtaby. F. W.TALLANT.Tbkahitkkr. INAUGURAL DOG SHOW OF THE CUPS. Handsome Silver Cups for the Following Breeds : St. Bernards, Greyhounds, Foxhounds, Pointers, English and Irish Setters, Collies, Cocker Span- iels, Bull Terriers, Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Ter- riers, Pugs, etc., and also for the best dog or bitch with a Field Trial Record. SAN FRANCISCO KENNEL CLUB At Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, Cal. MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 1897. 641 Entries to This Show MA.I. .1. K. TAYLOR, 1 ,„„„„„ (J. OTIS FELI • K. M. OLDHAM, / J DDOES t G. L. WAKIN' ' Superintendent, E. M. OLDHAM; Clerk, D. J. SINCLAIR. MEDALS. old Medals will I)*' mniedto the beat of each " '1. These medals range In value from ffl to (50, and rlob in design, be*rin£on one side the ecal of ■ Office, 224 Montgomery St., S. F. prizes. The CashlPrlzes will be »lu,»5and J2 in all the principal classes, and }d, J2 and diploma In all others. Hand- some cash prizes tor handlers will be one ot the lead* ins features ot the show . SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897. SACRAMENTO RACES Good Attendance and Excellent Sport — How the Events Were Won, FOURTH DAY — THURSDAY, MAY 27. There muBt have been more than 3,000 people at Agricul- tural Park yesterday to witness the five good running races on the programme. It was ladies' day, to be sure, and they were out in goodly numbers, but independent of the fair sex the attendance was large. The betting ring was thronged with men, and the book- men were kept busy as bees taking in money and handing out tickets. And tbe betting was not of the "chipping" order, either, for Bome very good-sized ones were made. It is not not easy tc see how the bookies could have handled many more bets than they did, and they certainly can have no fault to find. SUMMARIE*. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento. May 27, 1897— Spring meetine of the Capital Driving Association. Running, for two-year- olds, Four and a half furlongs. E. D. McSweeney's b f St. Calatine, by St. Carlo— Calatine, 108 pounds, 20 tol 1 T. Boyle's b c Castake, by Apache— unknown, 106 pounds, 15 to 1... 2 Atkin &. Lottridge's b c Milesio, by imp. Order— Lady Cardigan, 106 poundB, 5to 1 3 Time— 0:5(P4. Miss Dividend (108), Desdemona (103). Cassandra II. (103), San Carlos (106) and May Boy (106) also ran. Won handily by one and a half lengths, head between second and third. Running, selling. Five and one-half furlongs. H. Henry's br g O'Fleeta, by Harry O' Fallon— Fleeta. 113 pounds, 3 to 1 I C. W. Richards' b m Kitty Brady, by Jack Brady— Gem, 106 pounds, 2 tol 2 C. S. Parker's b m Lo-Lo, by Springwater— Greenleaf, 105 pounds, 25 to 1 3 Time— 1 :08\4. Ko-Ko (113) and Flora S. (108), also ran. Won easily by two lengths. Ranuing, three-fourths of a mile, selling. John Lodge's ch g Dun boy, by imp. Loyalist— Spray, 114 pounds, 1 to 2 ZZ? 1 E G. McConnell's ch f Lost Girl, by Sobrante, 109 pounds, 3>*itOl 2 Mis. A. Archer's b f Jerilderio, by Rathbone— Miss Melbourne. 102 pounds, 15 to 1 3 Time— 1:14%. Rienzi (U4) and Cogent (102), also ran. Won driving by three parts of a length, neck between second and third. Running, one mile, selling. Thomas Boyle's b h Wm. O'B., by Apache— Miss Hooker, 116 pounds, 15 tol ■ 1 Oakland Stables' br m Hermanita, by Fresno— Sister to Jim Doug- las, 110 pounds, 3 to 5 2 3oldanels& Miner's chh Billy MeCloskey, by Joe Hooker— Jessie R., 112 pounds, 2 to 1 3 Time— 1:42^, Miss Ruth (111), Walter J. (112) Two Cheers (116), also ran. Won diiving by half a length, same between second and third. Running, 6ve and one-half furlongs, selling. Tom Mulqueen's br g McFarlane, by Mariner— Moonlight, 113 pounds, 3 tol 1 W P Fine's br g Tortoise, by Brown Fox— Turquoise, 104 pounds, 2 to 1 - 2 G W. Trahern's ch g Dorsey, by Cyclone— Kit Careon, 113 pounds, 20 to 1 3 Time— 1:08%. Cheridah (93). Flambeauette 93, Irma (111), Modestia (93), Lovington (U0). Picnic (111) and Rapido (113), also ran. Won easily by two lengths. FIFTH DAY — FRIDAY, MA? 28. The attendance yesterday was in keeping with that of the week. It was a big crowd for a local meeting, and lbe sport was good. There was one incident that did not look well— the defeat of Prince in the first heat of the 2:40 trot in 2:29J, and his winning of the next one easily in six seconds faster time. Outside of that, the only untoward event wae the ac- cident that occurred daring the running race, when two of the horses fell and Jockey Holmes was bo seriously injured. It was the only accident during the week. SUMMARIES. Agricultural Park Course, Sacbamento, May 28, 1897. Spring meeting of the Capital Driving Association. Trotting, for yearlings. Half a mile. P. C Byrne's b f Mamie K , by Falrosa— by Brigadier ..Byrne 1 1 W. M. Leach's ch f silver Bells, by Silver King— by Brigadier Wheeler 2 3 J . McGrath's b/k c Alone, by Falrose— by Brigadier.. .Kerrigan 3 2 Time— 1:43, 1:39. Trotting, 2:40 class, purse $200. E. C Peart's ch g Prince, by Dexter Prince Peart 3 111 River View Stock Farm's b g Candy Joe. by Berlin - Bennett 13 2 3 8. B. Onyett's b g Hobo, pedigree not given.... Martin 2 2 3 2 H. Mitchell's blk h Hero Jr., by Hero Mitchell 4 4 4 4 Time— 2:29fy, 2:23% 2:28^, 256. First heat won handily dv two lengths, second heat won by a length, fourth by three lengths. Running, Belling. Five and one-half furlongs. T. D. Warwick's ch m Mollie R., by Mariner— Can tenac, 108 pounds 1 F. Kelly's org Perhaps, by Kosciusko— May Viley. 107 pounds 2 George Vice's b f Modestia, by Piince of Norfolk— Eda, 90 pounds Time— 1:09. Heartsease and Lo-Lo fell. Dorsey (U0), Emma D. (105), Picnic (105), Starling (105) and Jerilderio (93) also ran. Won easily by two and a half lengths. Pacing, for three-year-olds, purse 8200. River View Stock Farm's bit m Telephone, by George Dexter Bennett 111 F. E. Wright's bgLos Angeles, by Woodlark Hogoboom 3 2 2 Joe Rose's b f Tule Rose, by Bernal Costello 2 d Time— 2:25, 2:26, 2:31j^. First heat won by three lengths, second won by two lengths, third easily by several lengths. SIXTH DAY— SATURDAY, MAY 29. The spring meeting of the Capital Driving Association closed yesterday with the largest crowd seen at Agricultural Park since the opening day. There must have been upward of 3,000 people present, and many persons put the number much higher. As on previous days, the management was excellent, and the directors of the association may well feel proud of the result of their venture. The announcement was made that under other auspices there will be racing every day this week. The events will all be running, and each day's programme will embrace five races. Ladies will be admitted free every day. SUMMARIES. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, May 29, 1897. Spring meeting of the.Capital Driving Association. Running, two-year-olds. Five furlongs, T. Kiley's b f Towanda, by Owas— Lady Leinster, 108 pounds, I to 2 1 T. Boyle'Bbc Castake, by Apache, dam not given, 105 pounds, 5 to 1 - 2 Atkin & Lottridge's b c Milesfcf, bv Order— Lady Cardigan, 105 pounds, S too 3 Time— 1:02^. Desdemona (99) and Hermoso (117), also ran. Won, driving, by a length in last few strides. Running, six furlongs. W. P. Fine's b g Senator Mahoney, by Fellowcharm— Glen cola, 112 pounds, 6 tol « - 1 J. Menchado'B ch h Leon, by St. David— Lena, 114 pounds, 5 to 1. 2 J. R. Swain's bm, Irma, by St. Saviour— Ella T., 109 pounds,20 to 1 3 Time— 1:16. Dorsey (124), Blue Bell (119), Red Bird (124), Jack Richelieu (124) (left at post), and Htarling (109), also ran. Won, driving, by alength, two lengths between second and third. Running, selling. Six and one-half furlongs. R. E. Dolan's ch g Howard, by TyranW-Mayette, 117 pounds, 2% tol 1 Mrs. Starkey's b g Jim Bozeman.by Major Ban— Gussie, 110 pounds, 5 to 1 2 P. Siebenthaler'sbg Sea Spray, by imp. Mariner— Marinette, 112 pounds, 3 to 1 8 Time— 1:21. Diablita (80). Lost Girl (103). Walter J. (110) and Santuzza (105) also ran. Won cleverly bv a length. Bozeman led to the homestretch. Running. One and one-sixteenth miles. Atkin & Lottridge's b h Manchester, by imp Sir Modred— Farthe- nia, 116 pounds, 1 to 2 1 Oakland Stable's br m Hermanita, by Fresno, dam sister to Jim Douglass, 106 pounds. 4 to 1 2 E. G, McConnell's b m. Miss Ruth, by Sobrante- Ruth, 106 pounds 40 to 1. 3 Time— 1:49. Wm.O'B., 116, Billy McCloskev97, and Mollie R. Ill, also ran. Won driving by a neck, same betting Becond and third. Running, for maidens, five furlongs. T. E. Latta's b g, Iron Jacket, by Ironwood— Jennie Mack, 115 pounds. 4 to 1 1 F Wright's b h, Mafada, by Nee Ban— Manzanita, 112 poundB, 3 to 1 2 H H Brown's b c, Cogent, by Sir Dixon— Epple L., 100 poundB, 20 tol 3 Time— 1:02^. Madrone 115, Flora S. 110. Jessie O. 107. Henry Gaattan 112, Cheri- dah 95, Defender 100, and Pansy 107, also ran. Won handily. MONDAY, MAY 31. The special six days' race meeting inaugurated yesterday at Agricultural Park promises to he bb successful, as that which closed on Saturday, which was the best local meeting held in many years. The attendance yesterday was fully equal to, if not greater, than on the day of the preceding meeting. There were four books on tbe ground, and they were all well patronized. The races were all well contested, and good time was made. It was a good day for favorites, though some of them had close calls. summaries. Agricultural Park, Sacbamento. May 31, 1897. Running, two- year-old maidens. Four and a half furlongs. J.J. Bertolacci's b c San Carlos, by Gano— Lillita (Cairns), 108 pounds, 7 too 1 J. Touhey's Dr f Cassandra II. , by John A.— by Duke of Norfolk (Parker), 105 pounds, 7 to 5 Colusa's Stable's ch g May Boy, by St. Carlo— Pueblo (Flynn),108 pounds, 7 tol Time— 0:56^. MIdglen (108) and Desdemonda (105), also rar.-. Won easily by four lengths, neck between second and third. Running, selling. Five furlongs. J. Menchaco's ch h Leon, by St. David— Lena, 103 pounds, 4 to 1 Joe Weber 1 W P Fine's br g Tortoise, by Brown Fox— Turquoise, 100 pounds, 2 tol. - Cairns 2 Thomas Boyle's bh Jack Richelieu, by imp. Great Tom— Fin- venom, "103 pounds. 6 to 1 Shepard 3 Time— 1:02. Dorsey (103), Blue Bell (101), Irma (101), Rodegap (103), and Picnic (98) also ran. Won handily by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Running. Six furlongs. T.Boyle's blk m Santuzza, by imp Midlothian— by Wheatley, 107 pounds, 2l,4 to 1 Shepard 1 J. J. Bertolacci's b g Major Cook, by Bulwark— Sister to Violet, 114 pounds, 6 to 5 Cairns 2 N. S. Hall & Co.'sch m La Flecha, by Flambeau— Flam,107 pounds 6 to 1 - Enos 3 Time— 1:15. Chance (left at post) also ran. Won driving by a nose, a length be- tween second and third. Running, selling. Seven furlongs. Atkin & Lottridge's b c, Adam Andrew, by imp. Sir Modred— Fedalma, 95 pounds. 2 tc 1 Ciawson 1 T. D. Warwick's ch m, Mollie R., by imp. Mariner— Can tenac, 104 pounds, 2 to 1 Frawley 2 T. Boyle's b h, W. O'B, by Apache— Miss Hooker, 106 pounds, 7 to 1 Shepard 3 Time— 1 :21%. Sea Spray (106), and Miss Ruth (104), also ran. Won driving by a length, half a length between second and third. Running. Five furlongs. J. J. Hughes' ch g, Madrone, by imp. Friar Tuck, 115 pounds, 4 to 1 Jones 1 F. Wright's b h, Mafada, by Nee Ban— Manzanita, 100 pounds, 3 to 2 Cairns 2 George Vice's b f, Modesto, by Prince of Norfolk — Eda, 95 pounds, 8 to 1 Farrell 3 Time— 1 :02% Lovington (100), Cogent (100), Jessie O. (107), Defender (100) and Cheridah (D5), also ran. Won driving by a neck. TUESDAY, JUNE 1. A fair-sized crowd attended the races yesterday at Agri- cultural Park and witnessed some very good sport. In two races five furlongs were covered in 1:02 and 1:01 i respectively in the former instance by two-year-olda. Some of the finishes wfere close and exciting. The betting was spirited through- out, and the four books were kept pretty busy handling the moDey offered. The judges' stand was occupied by J. W. Wilson and Wil- ber 6*. Smith, experienced and honest men. summaries. Ag .cultural Park Course.Sacramento, June 1,1897.— Running, for t' o-year-olds. Five furlongs : T. Kiley's b f Towanda, by Owas— Lady Leinster, 115 pounds, 7 to 10. 1 E. D. McSweeny's b f St. Calatine, by St. Carlo— Calatine, 115 ponnds. 2 tol 2 T. E. Latta's b c Pongo, by El Rio Rey— Ogalena, 94 pounds, 2 to 1 3 Time— 1:02, Hermoso (118), also ran. Won in the last stride by a nose. A queer ride on St. Calatine. Running, selling. Seven-eights of a mile. G. Fletcher's b f Cheridah, by Three-Cheers— Inez Norfolk, 91 pounds. 5 to 1 ". 1 Theodore Winter's ch f Diablita, by Joe Hooker— Ogalena, 1C0 pounds, evens 2 John Lodge's ch m Pansy, by Three Cheers— Spray, 105 pounds, 3 to 1 3 Time— 1 :29. Cogent (102) and Modestia (94),also ran. Won off byteveral leugtns, easily. 354 ®lj£ Qxzzbzx mtir gp$vi&matu [June 5, 1897 Running, selling. Five furlongs . J. H. Tarn's b g Roadwarmer, by Frank Rhoads— Delia, 110 pounds, lto'2 ,"";■" Tom Muiqueen's br g. McFarlane. by imp. Mariner— Moonlight. 107 pounds, i to l ■ ••••■ * w. r. Fine's b g. Senator Maboney, by Fellowcharm— Glencola. 107 pounds, 12 to 1 ' Time— 1:01K- Joe K. (110). Kitty Brady (106). and Billy Ayres (112;, also ran. Won handily by a length altera poor start, half a length between second and third. Running, eleven-sixteenths of a mile. J. H. Tarn's b h, Midas, by Emperor of Norfolk— Winona, 118 pounds.2to5 - 1 Mre. Archer's br b.DonGara, by Kathbone— Miss Melbourne, 91 pounds • * T. Lafloon's b m. Venis, br Joe Marsh— Kate Hayes, 100 pounds. ... 3 Time— l:07»f. Perhaps (100). and Leon (89), also ran. Won handily by a length- half a length between second and third. Midas led all the way. Running for non-winners. Hi and one-half furlongs. H. Henrys br g. O'Fleeta. by O'Fallon— Fletta, 114 pounds, 2}£ to 1 1 F. Calloway's ch h, Quicksilver, by imp. Friar Tnck— Jennie, 114 pounds. 4 to 5 ■- 2 Joe Flynn's b m. Starling, by Dav Star— Laraminta, 109 pounds, 15 10 1 - - 3 Time— 1:21%. Two Cheers (U4), and Last Chance (114), also ran. Won cleverly by three parts of a length, Quicksilver stopping last part. WEDNESDAY, J ONE 2. Contrary to the predictions of many, the races at Agri_ cultural Park continue to attract a great many people. This was the ninth day of continuous racing, yet the attendance was np to the average, which has been good from the first. The betting was not quite aB brisk as on some previous days, but it was fair, and considerable money changed hands. Gen. Barrett and Wilbur F. Smith presided in the judges stand, and William Gamble was in the timer's box, as usual. StTSDiABlES. Agricultural Park. Course, Sacramento, June 2, 1897.— Running, for non-winners since October, 1S96. Four furlongs. J. Rodgers' ch g Red Bird, by Red Iron— Fanny Johnson, 114 pounds, 8 to 5 „ 1 B. A. Chilson's blk m Jessie 0-, by Iron wood— Jessie Mack, 107 pounds, 12 to 1 ■ 2 J. D. McDonald's br g Soledad, by Ironclad— un traced, 114 pounds, 8 to 1 3 Time-0:49>£. Defender (101). Myron (114), Riot (112), Picnic (109) and Decision (107) also ran. Won driving by a length, same between second and third. Running, two-year-old maidens. Five furlongs. J. A. Gray's b c Midgien, by imp. Midlothian— Glen dair, 10S pounds. 12 to l - -• •■■■ 1 T. E. Latta's b c Pongo, by El Rio Rey— Ogalena, 108 pounds, t to 1- 2 J. Touhey's br s Cassandra II., by John A.— by Duke of Norfolk, 105 pounds, 2 to 5 „ 3 Time— 1:02%. Desdemona (105) and Mayboy (10S) also ran. Won cleverly by a length; a poor third. Running, selling. Three-quarters of a mile. F. Calloway's ch h Quicksilver, by Friar Tuck— Jennie. 104 pounds, 2^2 to 1 - - 1 E. G. McConnell's ch f Lost Girl, by Tyrant— Sobrante, 91 pounds. 7 to 10 2 T. Boyle's blk m Santuzza, by imp. Midlothian— by Wheatly, 105 pounds, 2% to 1.... - - — 3 Time— 1: 14. Don Gara (104) also ran. Won handily by a length. Running, selling. Five and one-half furlongs, F. McDermott's b h Walter J., by imp. True Briton— Ullie S., 108 pounds. 3 to 1 - 1 N. 8. Hall & Co.'s ch m La Flecha, by Flambeau— Flam, 103 pounds, 3 to t.«H. —. 2 H. W. Hoag's b m Heartsease, by Kyrle Daly— Extract, 100 pounds, 6 to 1 3 Time— 1:08 V Fi-Fi (103), Jerilderio (89) and Fannie S. (100) also ran. Won han- dily by a length. Running, selling. One mile. Soldanlels &. Minor's ch h Billy McCloskey, by Joe Hooker— Jessie R.. lOipoonds, 7 to 5 1 E, G. McConnell's b m Miss Ruth, by Sobrante— Ruth, 104 pounds, 3 to 1 - 2 N. S. Hall , 2:09}, will not be seen on the Montana circuit tbisyear. A laska. by Stamboul, dam by Guy Wilkes, trotted a quar- ter ai Cleveland, recently, in 33$ seconds. Have you seen what the Los Aogeles Agricultural Asso- ciation is udenog in the way of purses ibis year ? The programme of the summer meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. Aesuciaiion is earnestly sought for by horse-owners. Thk horse Bay Bird at Rancho del Paso is destined to be- come one of the best horses ever owned at this famous farm. Too Soon, the first son of Direct, owned by James Mc- Clenaban, will be a member of A. P. McDonald's stable this season. If you have a horse you desire to turn out to pasture we can earnestly recommend the Brentwood Farm advertised in this issue. K. H. Harriman has named his two-year-old black filly by Director, out ol the dam of Nancy Hanks, Nanni. She shows great promise. The first new-comer to the 2:20 list for 1897 ib Great Stakes, b h, by Billy Thornhill, who lowered his record at Norfolk, Va., from 2:20£ to 2:20. Tom Keating and Ed. Lafferty arrived in Anaconda on Thursday with their trotters and pacers. They will return to California in time for the State Fair. It is to be hoped that some one will leaBe the Stockton track and show to the " city fathers," that the city would be a gainer if a race meeting is held there. W. H. Crawford — "the Counsellor" — is lying very ill at his home in Evanston, near Chicago. Hib iliness ib due to dropsy aod his condition ifi reported a9 critical. W. H. Parkek, of Stockton, has had a very successful season with hiB grandly bred stallion Derby Ash, a son of Chas. Derby, 2:20, out of the dam of Cibolo, 2:13J. Theodore Armstrong, Alliance, Ohio, and W. J. Car- ter, Richmond, Va., have been appointed supervisors for the National Trotting AssociaMon by President Johnston. Harry Hamlin said that he and his father were think- ing of selling annually their entire stable of trotters and pacers in training at the end of each campaigning season. That the horse market is improving is evidenced by every sale reported within the past few weeks. Good horses are bringing good prices and becoming more valuable every day. Judge Ellsworth, of Oakland, is the proud owner of a bay colt by Silver Bow, 2:17, out of a mare by Sleinway, 2*25} that ib a model of perfection and is as stylish as a pea- cock. We understand that a large sale of trotting stock from Vina will take place in this city in a few weeks. These (rotters were all bred at Palo Alto and include many splendid indi- viduals. R. S. Pierce has purchased the Nevada Stables from Walter Byington. These stables are situated on Market street opposite Seventh and are classed among the best in 8an Francisco. Theke will be an old-time combination sale of trotters, roadsters, stallions, mares and geldings, by Altamont, Sidney, Grand Moor. Silver Bow, etc.. Wednesday, June 16, 1897, at Eillip & Co.'s Balesyard. The track at Ingleside last Monday was five seconds slow and the showing made by the horses owned by the members of the Golden Gate Driving Association was, under the cir- cumstaoces, very favorable. Everything points to a most successful meeting in Ana- conda ana this means another successful meeting at Butte, Montana. Trains are arriving every day loaded with horses and their managers and attendants. Senator W. A. Shippee is contemplating bringing about 300 head of finely-bred trotting Block to this city to be sold. Tbey are by Hawthorne, Director, McKinney, Sidney, Dic- tator Wilkes, and other great sires. Mabel (sister to Beautiful Bells) died at Rancho del I'a-o la-i fall, but she left a number of very promising youns- Btere, the most promising being a colt by Knight, 2:22, which is being handled on the Sacramento track. M. Henry, of Haywards, has a five-year-old stallion by Director, 2:17, out of Dolly, by Vermont Messenger, for which be claims the name Educator. This is a very prom- ising trotter and will be heard from this year. Elmer Stevens has a big string, beaded by Charlie Wei- land's Dexter Prince gelding, Jiiu.es L, 2:09.}, and the white- faced California bred one is big and strong and look as if he might be quite prominent among the 2:10 horses this season. California farmers and Btock breeders, with but few ex- ceptions, report the prospects for fair crops of grain and hay hhve improved wonderfully during the paBt four weeks. That is one reason they are taking such an interest in our district fairs. The track over which the harness races were decided at Sacramento last Saturday was fully five^seconds slow, as it /as deeply harrowed for the running horses and it was im- possible to have it put in condition for the trotters and pacers. J. M. Nelson bas Silvery Bell and Amadora by Silver Bo*, and a son of Diablo, 2:091, out of Grace (dam of Creole, 2:16, etc.), at bis place near the Alameda race track They ere sent him from George H. Fox's farm, Clements, and are idividuals. The popular New York horseman, Mr. Charles Weiland, who owned James L, 2:094, by Dexter Prince, announces his willingness to match that horse against David B., 2:09} ; Dan Cupid, 2:094, and Page, 2:09J, for $250 a corner, the winner to take the entire stake. Harry Hamlin, the famous breeder of light harness horses at Village Farm, after readine the long list of famous trotters that trace to Beautiful Bells and being made aware of the fact that she is looking like a four-year-old, said: "It almost seems Bhe should be called the "eighth worder of the world ! " Like most of the Nutwoods, Maoager has a short, high foot and goes best with his heels kept higher than normal. This seems to be a Nutwood characteristic. An experienced observer of the family says that they inherited that from the Pilot Jr.'s. and that the Pilot Medium family has the Bame characteristic. We have it on excellent authority that the story ahout the death |of the well-known turf writer, Alex.. P. Waogh, ("Grim,") in Hong Kong was a canard. The gentleman is alive and well and was living in Shanghai, ' 'hina, last month. We understand it is his intention to return to California in the near future. John Daly has a stable full of good ones owned by Fred Steinway, the piano maker. Elf, 2:224, trotting, is entered in the slow pacing classes all over the country, and, as she B'epped a mile in 2:124 last fall, she would develop into a star wiggler. She is doing well this spriog, and great things are expected of her. C. G. Ratjb, of Meridian, Sutter countv, claims the name, Susie R., for a bay filly (small star) by Clarence Wilkes, son of Guv Wilkes, dam Benecia, by Benefit ; second dam Susie, 2:26, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., 2:27. Benecia has been stinted to that grand looking stallion Lynmont, 2:23}, sire of Lynall, 2:29£, and Lynhood, 2:32. James Butler president of the driving club of New York, recently pnrchased in California the mare Rose Ludwig, by Anteeo, 2:16}, together with a filly by Direct, 2:054, out of Rosa Ludwig, The Anteeo mare is the dam of Mr, Butler's fast colt, Directum Kelly, 2:232, and her filly by Direct is a full 6ister to this speedy three-year-old. A. QrjADE, one of the leading grocers of San Francisco, has a yearling filly at Mr. Henry's place near Haywards, that moves like an old campaigner. S^e was sired by Dic- tates, out of Diamond by Smalley's Diamond; second dam Dolly by Vermont Messenger. A good saddle horse can hardly keep up with this young trotter. "There is nothing a business man hates more than to dun a person for money owed." We might also add that newspaper owners are not omitted in thislstatement, and as bills have been sent to every subscriber of the Breeder and Sportsman in arrears,we earnestly hope that these little re- minders of a little debt will not be overlooked. The entry list to the P. C. T. H. B. Association's meeting exceeded all expectations and the returns are not all in yet. Secretary Kelley says he expects many additions from Mon- tana, Nevada and Oregon. The Breeder and Sports- man's predictions on the subject of having good light harness horse race meetings in California this year, " Budd, or no Budd," are verified ! A number of gentlemen in Stockton who are trying to conduct a fair at both the track and pavilion during the coming fall met Monday and the sentiment was favorable to the undertaking if the directors would make any reasonable contract for the leasing of the association property during the coming season. It is hoped to bring the matter to a definite understanding early this week. The Cleveland Leader says: Sam Gamble, who came from California with horses to the Glenville sale, left for home Thursday. He said : "We are satisfied with the prices, though it was undoubtedly the greatest lot of speed ever taken out of California. I will bring another load next year." Iago, 2:11; JD9rby Las^'Wm. Noyes and Flare Up were the horses that brought fancy prices. The four named sold for $7,050. William Bradbury, the owner of Little Albert, 2:10, was arrested for spitting in one of the street cars of this city some limp ago. This is contrary to an ordinance passed by the Board of Supervisors. He was fined for this offense and a few days after was arrested for repeating it. fle is deter- mined to fight the case in court and the metropolitan press have had many articles about his peculiarities, principally touching his frugality and love of the lucre. In a matinee race at Fleetwood Park, May 22d, three California-bred horses won easily. Smilax, by Sidney, won a pacing race in three heats in 2:25}, 2:23} and 2:27. Smilax was bred by G. Valensin, Pleasanton. Memento, by Woodnut, out of Tricks by Hambletonian, 725, won the 2:25 trotting event, top buggies, in 2:40 and 2:36A. Memento was bred by Pierce Bros., Santa Rosa Stock Farm, and Russell T., by Albert W., out of RoBa, by Harry Clay, won a match race in 2:38$, 2:35} and 2:33. He was bred at Rancho del Paso. Gus Wagner, Cleveland, picked up Derby Princess, 2:11}, for a song at one of the former Cleveland sales, and she proved first cousin to a gold mine for him, winning seven consecutive races through the big ring last year. The open- ing day of the Cleveland sale last week he bought Derby Lass, a four-year-old by the same Bire for $1,400. LaBt year she bad the pink eye, but before she got off had shown a trial in 2:29. Mr. Fasig timed her a quarter in 33} seconds, and she is expected to be close to the 2:10 line this season. L^porte, Ind., May 25. — (Special) — Buyers representing an Eastern syndicate are traveling through the southern tier of Michigan counties buying horses which are being shipped to Buffalo and New York, and thence across the sea to Eu- rope, where they will be used to mount the cavalry of the great powers. Germany, England and Russia, it is said, are buying moat of the stock. It is estimated that Bioce the buy- ers made their appearance no less than 1,500 of the finest horses have been purchased and shipped. The horses com- mand good prices. The Michigan horses were selected on account of the smaller eixe of the animate, it being believed that they are more endurable for traveling in the mountain- ous country than larger horses found elsewhere. Tom Griffin has sold Johnny Trouble, 2:22}, by Conifer, son of Lord Kussell, to W. H. Emanuel, Denver, Colorado, for the reported price of $1,600. TbiB geldiLg ib five years old and showed last year that he could trot in 2:16. He was formerly owned by Willard Stimpeon, Los AngeleB. It is understood that he is to go on the road and will not again be raced. J. M. Nelson, the well-known trainer and driver who has a place near the Alameda track, is collecting a large number of very choice horses (with aod without records) foi a speed Bale which he will hold immediately after the State Fair. Mr. Nelson is a careful, painstaking and reliable horseman and it is his intention to make this the best sale ever held in California. That well-known and thoroughly capable trainer, M. Mc- Manus, left Pleasanton last Tuesday, for Lexington, Ky., where he has accepted a position, as trainer, on the Patchen Wilkes Farm, which is owned by Mrs. W. E. D. Stokes. Mr. McManus is noted as one of the best conditioners and most careful horseman in California and we congratulate Mrs. Stokes on securing the services of such a valuable man. Orrin A. Hickok had him as an assistant trainer all winter and being more than pleased with his work, no doubt urged his appointment to this splendid position. Tbis is what the WiIIowb Promoter says : "If we are to have races this year the time is here to make a movein that direction. The word has gone out that our citizens will raise a purse of $1,000 for that purpose, and the Trotting Horse Association has agreed under those conditions to take our track and give us a week's good racing. The date for our meeting has been set by tbe Association, and all that re- mains to be done to insure the meeting is the subscribing of the required amount, by our citizens. There are two classes of our citizens who reap the greatest benefit from our rare meeting, and it is no more than right that they stand the major portion of the expense. If we cannot raise the re- quired amount, or do not want to raise it, now is the time to decide, for their are other townB ready to step in and bid for our chancas." General Grant was a born horseman, as the following anecdote of him when at West Point proveB: One day, when the members of Gram's class were called out for drill on horseback, there were not horses enough by one to go around. Grant was one of tbe shortest men in his class, consequently was on the extreme left of the company, and he was the one for whom there was no horse. The officer ordered a horse brought, which was done. Tbe animal was a viciouB brute, which had proved so unmanageable that he had been discharged. The officer in charge did not notice the horse until just as young Grant vaulted into the 8addle,when, horror-stricBen, he ordered him to dismount. The horse did his part to assist his rider to obey, but Grant drove bis spurs into the sides of the infuriated, plunging, kicking, bolting brute, and guided him into an open field, where he gave such an exhibition of amateur horsemanship as do member of that class had ever before witnessed. Before the contest was ended the horse wa9 thoroughly subdued, and from that time became a useful, obedient animal, but he was always ridden by Grant. The horses at Irvington Park are only hitting the high places nowadays, and it is no unusual thing to see them go away at a 2:10 clip and come home the same gait. Of course they pull up some 02 the backstretch, so as to keep their charges in the dark as much as possible. The program for the first thirteen days' racing at Anaconda is the cause of this, and many a horse is being driven an $800 clip these mornings bright and ea'Iy. Even a strong gale blows through Bill Henry's whiskers as he comes down the homestretch be- hind Don Shaner, 2:17. George Misner seems to be perfectly dumb founded as he sets behind the whirl wind of a pacer, Bill Frazter, 2:14, coming down the homestretch with Kit*i- tas Ranger, 2:18}. driven by K. C. Smith. Pathmont, 2:09}, Schilling's best, has not been out for a few days, owing to a bruised quarter, but he has entirely recovered now and ready to take his work. John Sawyer has a green pacer by Del Norte, 2:08, that seems to have the speed of his sire, while Maplemont, 2:21, is moving like a 2:10 performer this spring. Mac, the green pacer, by Democrat, in the Bruce stable, is moving like a piece of machinery, and the horse that beats him at Anaconda will not be eligible to the slow classes at Butte. Cordray, the good three-year-old by Cceur d'Alene, in W. A. Mack's stable, looks like, acts like and -oes like he will be troublesome in his classes this year. Mr. Privelt bas added to his stable a three-year-old, by Caution, out of the dam of Kitty Caution, 2:25, that is a Caution for both size and speed. W. G. Lermond has got back to Oregon again, and has two Caution colts that he is training for the fall races. His old standby, Kitty Caution, having gone lame has been put to breeding. — Rural Spirit. Lessee Millard Sanders has a great string io his charge, and many of them will be heard of this season, says the Philadelphia Whip and Spur. One of the most recent additions to his string is the speedy mare Lady Garrison, owned by Mr. Jas. Evens, of Atlantic City, owner of the great pacer, Mignon, 2:10J. Lady Garrison has no mark better than 2:34}, but showed much faster than Mignon did at the same age, and tbis season is going very fast. Among the younger members of Mr. Sanders' string, one a three- year-old bay colt by Direcior, 2:17, dam by Mamhrinc Patchen 58; a three-year-old filly by Chas. Derby, 2.20, dam by Egmont, and a number of other equally as well bred. There is not a single one in Mr. Sanders' lot that is not Bhowing great speed for this early in the season, and he will certainly ride in front as often as any of them this season. Among the older members are Mignon, 2:10}, a mare that we are certain will pace in 2:07 or better this year, as she was never in better Bhape than now; Valleria, a five-year-old bay mare by Vasco 10,996, dam by Magic (sire of Clemmie G., 2:15}, etc ); Sid Bell, a five-vear-old mare by Sidney, 2:19}, dam by Williamson's Belmont; Joy Medium, 2:24}, an extremely fast mare, owned in Philadelphia, and can beat 2:20 a .vay off; Wittoneen, a three-year-old by Wilton, 2:19}; Rifle, 2:11}, owned by Col. Snowdeo; Directum, a grand two-yearold by Direct, 2:051, dam by George Wilkes, 2:22; unnamed two year-old bav filly by Dr. Spreckels, out of tbe dam of William Peon, 2:07A; an unnamed two-year-old filly by William Penn, dam by Manchester ; a two-year-old bay filly by William Penn, dam by Alliman; an unnamed black filly by William Penn; Eliza C, blacK mare, seven year-old, by C. F. Clay, 2:18. June 5, 1897] ®Jje $?«£*«? mt& §^iwt0mi»w 357 THE SADDLE. Joe Naevaez rode two winners at Sacramento last Tues- day. H. D. Brown recently refused the position of starter at Kansas City. Mo. Dan Honig's good filly, Russella, won a mile race at St. Louis last Monday. Lonnie B., quite a bread-winner in her day, recently dropped a foal by the dead Morello. Mandoline, a recent winner of a mile and a sixteenth race at Ingall's Park, is by El Rio Rey — Otelia. Eva Rice, a recent winner at St. Louis, is owned by El- mer Slaughter, and was ridden by Charlie Slaughter. Paul Gbiggs' forte is clearly speed. He won * six fur- long race easily at Ingall's Park on May 28th in 1:14 flat. Pbeston ran second to Floreanna, a California-bred filly* at Joliet, 111., last Tuesday. Time 1:14 J for the six furlongs- The Fair dssociatioa has opened war on the poolrooms in St. Louis by reducing admission to the race track to 5<> cents. Wilhite rode the winners of the first three races at Louisville on May 24th, A. Isom and T. Burns the remain- ing two. Sehrano, with the California lad, Beauchamp, in the saddle, won a mile and seventy-yard race at Latonia last Tuesday. Cash Sloan rode Lew Hopper in a winner at Ingalls Perk on May 24th. The horse belongs to L. A. Legg, well- known here. Midas is a pretty good horse about now. Last Tuesday he took up 118 lbs. and ran five and one-half furlongs at Sacramento in 1:07$. 11 Frisco " Hoag recently purchased Heartsease from Zeke Abraham fjr $175, and will try to win a little Montana coin with the erratic mare. The Texas turfman, W. L. Stanfield, who left here early this week, will have a shy at Montana purses with Mike Rice, Roltaire and Dr. McAllister. The sprinter, Jim Boze- man, and a couple of two-year-olds owned by F. Starkey went in the same car. C. Smith will also send along Trap- pean, Robin Hood II and Viking. Meddler, theEoglish horse that W. H. Forbes, of Read- ville, Mass., paid $75,000 for, is getting some very fair racers, the best being Previous and Nosey. Meddler is by St. Ga- tien (Derby winner) from Busybody (OakB winner), second dam Spinaway (Oaks winner), by Macaroni; third dam Queen Bertha (Oaks winner), by Kingston. Os the 28th of May Barney Schreiber's jockeys (Slauahter and Johnny Woods^ rode two winners apiece at St. Louis. Slaugater's wins were on Hawthorne (4 to 1) and Montgom- ery (2k to 1); Johnny Woods' victories on Free Fun (4 to 1) and Treopia (2 to 1). Slaughter was on Eva Rice, second to Free Fun and little Woods was third on Cappy. Kowalsky, owned by Wade McLemore, just over an at- tack of lung fever, will be allowed to "grass up" during the summer months at the same place. Sam Hommerfield commenced making book at Ingalls Park, Joliet, lit., Mav 26ih, starting in a bser. "A bad be- ginning makes a good ending," they say. Johnny Weber is doing Barney Schreiber's heavy- weight riding at St. Louis. Last Tuesday he piloted old Hawthorne to victory in a mile selling race. Addie Chipman foaled a colt by imp. Trentola on the 22d of May, but it is reported to have died, which is very hard on William Dixon, the owner of the mare. Dr. George Shiels, the wonderful surgeon of this city, has purchased the frequent winner, Silverado, of JameB Woods (father of Johnny Woods), and will use the old son of Rutherford for a saddle horse. Silverado is the hero of many a hard-fought contest on the flat and over the sticks, and has been returned a winner nearly fifty times during his career on the turf. A horse race at the Lexington track terminated in a manner that will give believers in omens a good subject to talk about. Dominis finished first, Oxnard second and Ban ished third. Dominis the name of ex-Queen Lilioukalani, Oxnard is the name of one of the kings of the sugar trust, and Banished jb appropriate ior ihe quondam ruler's present circumstances. — Oakland Tribune. W. L. 8tanfield, the Texas horseman, has had his good sprinter, George Miller, fired by Dr. Fitzgerald, and will turn him out to pasturage near Antioch until next fall. Galte More was bred in Ireland, and is by Kendall out of Marguerite, by Springfield II, her dam Lady Morgan by Thormanby. He won four out of five starts last season. Eddie Jones is riding at St. Louis and put Time Maker first over the plate last Tuesday. The Jones 6et down at Sacramento was not the erstwhile idol of the San Francisco race-going public. Tampa, the mare which scored so many winning brackets in Montana and Oregon last summer while carrying F. Starkey's colors, is now a "roarer" and has been turned out on a ranch near Stockton. Daily Racing Form has figured out Wheel of Fortune as starting in fifty-six races to date, of which she won twenty- three, was second eleven times, third eight, unplaced fourteen. 8he cost Joe Harvey just $500. HowiTiiR, a two-year old brother to George Palmer, won a four and a half furlong race at St. Louis on May 27th, beating Nacma a neck. Hester, by imp. Midlothian — Nana, won a six furlongs on the same date. B. J. Johnston, who had the trouble with A. Ottinger here over the division of spoils, gathered by Wildwood (since dead), won two races at Joliet, III., May 26th, and another of hiB horses ran second. Evanatus was as good as 30 to 1 in the betting. H. (8keets) Marttn rode Howard Mann, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap of 1897. If a rider ever got into the front rank quicker than the California lad, we never heard of him. Eighteen months ago ''Skeets" was scarcely known as a horse pilot. Claude Burlingame has sent his horses to Pleasanton. Charles Le Bel and St. Philip, two very useful two-year-olds, will be added to the Hat. Miss Pollard has been bred to imp. Sain. The latter English-bred colt will shortly be touched up with the firing-iron. Paul Griggs, a gray three-year old colt by imp. Order — Lucy Lisle, beat Counter Tenor and four others at six fur- longs on May 26th, at Ingalls Park. He won by two and a half lengths in 1:12$, and went the first quarter in 0:23^, the the half in 0:47*;, five furlongs in 1:«)0J. Z5A singular coincidence occurred in the stud of Mr. Tom Wallace, of Shelbwille, this year. Last spring he bred three mares and got all in foal — one to Harry O'Fallon, one to Duke of Montrose, one to Blue Eyes— and all the stallions died befjre the mares foaled. — Thoroughbred Record. r Dick Ledgett's starting at 8acramento is pronounced ''perfect." Dick's quick and undoubtedly knows how to swear artistically at the horse pilots. A steamboat mate on the Mississippi that can't swear beautifully can't hold his job. He failB to get an? work out of the roustabouts. Kenmore Quern, a bay two-year-old filly by imp, Ben Strome — Roseleaf, woo a four and a half furlong race at Morris Park, May 27th, in 0:52}, which most be about a world's record. She had 109 lbs. in the saddle, and the fractional time was: Eighth, 1U ; quarter, 23 ; half, 46f. The Prix du Jockey Club or French Derby, second only to the Grand Prix de Paris in social snd racing interests, was run to-day (May 30th) at Chantilly and won easily by Palmiste II., Baron de Schicfcle's three-year-old, trained by Webb. Twelve horses ran, and Palmiste went under the wire two and one-half lengths ahead, Doge and Falcon run- ning a dead heat for second place. Palmiste II. was sired by Lesancy out of Perplexite. One of the most prominent citizens of Yolo county and a conspicuous personage among California pioners passed way when John Wolfsfeill died at Winters on the night of May 28th, aged ninety-three years. He came to this State in 183S and was the first white man who set foot in what is now Yolo county. Mr. Wolfskill, a Kentuckian by both, went to Mis- souri when five years of age. He was a great lover of horses, and owned several good ones in his day. The defeat of Burns & Waterhouse's filly, Miss Roweoa, in the Fashion Stake, at Morris Park, was caused by a delay at the post. The filly, which was second choice in the bet- ling, ran away for over a furlong on a false start, crashed into the wire rail and fretted herself until she was unfit to race. When a start was at last effected she j broke in front and ran lapped on MeKallet to the stretch, I where she tired, finishing fourth to L'Alouette, Sagacity and | Kenmore Queen. The brown Alta ho«-se Don Fulano, owned for some time past by Tom Ryan, of Illinois, was heavily backed to win the last race at St. Louis in the Sausalito rooms May 28th, bat was easily beaten by Montgomery, The latter horse was taken away from Felix Carr in a selling race at Ingleside before the close of the local season here by W. P. Magrane. Slaughter sat astride the sprinter, which looks as though Messrs. Schreiber, Magrane and Carr have reached an ami- cable adjustment of a flairs. Willie Martin recently signed a contract to ride for the Kentucky turfman, "Hops" Laudeman. We hope the crack rider will conclude not to ride in California next fall, for his work here last winter and spring caused no end of dissatisfac- tion among a host of people, notwithstanding that he is one of the very best judges of pace and warmest finishers in the country. Last Wednesday morning's Call says: "Perhaps Pat Dunne tired of Willie's left-handed whipping tactics, even if Judge Rees and a few other officials didn't." B. C. Holly car started for Montana last Saturday night. The Flosdeo turfman took Daylight, recently purchased, Fusil Fortunate, Cavallo, Montallade and Sir Richard, and in the same car went Flashlight and Encino, owned by Far- rar & Tuberville, and La Blue and C. M. C, the property of John Green. In the paBt By Holly paid Montana several social calls, removing a ton or so of good pay ore, and there seems to be no valid reason why we should not repeat the experiment with such a good, array of breadwinners. Lee Shaner, who left for Montana this week, after dis- solving partnership with Claude Burlingame, will have quite a formidable stable to campaigh with. In the running divi- sion he will be represented, by Lady Hurst, Irritator, Alca- traz, Dr. Mizner, Barney Schreiber, a two-year-old purchased from Wm. Marry, and a maiden two-year-old filly by Mo- rello— Peerless. Lee will also have a string of Bix trotters and pacers, among them Billy Frazier and Chris Peterson. The latter is expected to make 2:09 look pale ere the season is over. The success of Bannockburn and the winning of Van Ren- saeler in the East, have brought the get of Hayden Edwards into prominence. The stallion died in August, 1895, and this is, therefore, hiB last crop of yearlings. Oakwood Stud has the following yearlings by him : Bay colt of Spenola ; bay colt of Austria; chestnut filly out of Endless (dam of Boundless); bay filly out Verbatim; brown filly out of Minnie Williams (dam of Lord Zeni and Will Fonso). Mr. Henry Miller and Mr. T. C. McDowell also have a yearling or two by him. — The Thoroughbred Record. At a meeting of the directors of the Vancouver Jockey Club, held in the Mining Exchange. Vancouver, B. C, May 20, 1897, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Jas. A. Fullerton, President; J. M. Bowell, Vice- Presidout; J. C Woodrow, Treasurer; Robert Leighton, Secretary. The report of the Secretary showed the club to be in good financial condition. The club gave three meet- ings last year, and paid out in purses over $3,000. They have leased the track for another year, and will give a series of meetings this year. The first will be held June 18th and 19th. See programme published in this issue. Illuminata, the dam of Chelandry (the winner of the One Thousand Guineas), was the first mare mated to Gold- finch. Chelandry's time for the Oce Thousand Guineas (over the Rowley Mile), ooe mile and eleven yards, was 1:42, carrying 124 lbs. Galtee More, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, did the distance in 1:40 2 5, carrying 126 lbs. and winning in a canter; so that horsemen in this country who imagine that there iB no pace in any of these big English events are very much mistaken. The first six furlongs in the Two Thousand Guineas must have been run at a terrific clip. Galtee More is acknowledged by the best judges in Eogland to be one of tbe grandest lookers ever seen on the English turf. Col. E. F. Clay, of the Runnvmede 8tud, is trying to persuade his fellow breeders in Kentucky to organize and have all light-boned and undersized yearling fillies ope- rated on before being sold, so as to render them unfit for Btud purposes, and when their racing career is over they will have to be utilized in some other way. Col. Clay has consulted a specialist, who assures him that the organs of generation can be removed without any injurious effects, the operation being simple and harmless, He further states that fillies so operated on would train and race better, as inde- pendent of their not being weakened from sexual causes at the stated intervals, they would be altogether hardier, as it has been demonstrated that the removal of the organs of generation in the weaker sex causes them to become more robust and masculine, and as a consequence they will both train and race belter. Young, of the McGrathlana Stud, is in favor of Col. Clay's scheme, and would go a bit further, saying that if the operation proves so beneficial to fillies in training, he would like to see some high-class fillies have the same advantage. The subject is well worth the attention of our wealthy gentlemen who are raising home-bred ones — as well as all other breeders — as if it should only serve the pur- pose that Col. Clay has in view, it iB well worth being gener- ally adopted. It is interesting to compare our records with those of Eogland, and with this in view we will give a few : Six furlongs, English, Serpentine, 1:12 2-5, made at Epsom, Mav 28, 1895 ; American, O'Connell, 1:12£, 121 lbs. up, ai Oakley, July 18, 1895. Mile, English, Dornroschen, 1:36 2-5 made at Nottingham, Oct. 2, 1893 ; American, Salvator, 1:35}, 110 lbs, up, straight course, at Monmouth Paik, Aug. 18, 1890. Galtee More ran one mile and eleven yards (the Rowley mile) in 1:40 2-5, carrying 126 lbs. (fastest previous time over this coarse, 1:411-5, by Marco, May 16, 1895). Mile and three furlongs, English, Fatherless, 2:19 2-5, at Nottingham, Oct. 1, 1895 {American. Sabine. 2:18$, 109 lbs., Washington Park, July 5, 1894. Mile and a quarter, English, Florizel II, 2:08 1-5, at Gatwick, May 18, 1895; American, circular course, S-ilvator, 2:05, 122 lbs. up, at Sheepshead Bay, Jane 25, 1890, when three years old. Banquet, 2:03£, on straight course. Mile and a half, English, Bend Or, 2:40, made at Epsom in the Gold Cup in 1881 ; American, Lamplighter, 2:32|, 109 lbs. up, Aug. 9, 1892, at Monmouth Park. Mile and three-quarters, English, Florizel, 2:59 1-5, at Manches- ter, in the Cup, June 7, 1S95 ; American, Hotspur, 3:00:], 117 lbs., in 8an Francisco, April 30, 1891. Taking into consid- eration the fact that Dornroschen's time was made in a race, Salvator's on a straight track against time, the English beat us just twice in races at six different distances — at a mile and at a mile and three quarters. Kildeer holds the Ameri- can record for a mile in a race — 1:37£. The Coney Island Jockey Club has done a very wise, a very proper and a very just thing in perpetuating the name of the late J. G. K. Lawrence, once president of the Coney Island Jockey Club, who made the club what it is, and who revolutionized racing in this country, by changing the name of the Realization, the three-year-old sequel to the Futurity, to the dame of the '* Lawrence Realization." The name will be as fit a remiuder of his services as that of the Rous Mem- orial is to those of the famous dictator of the English turf. The conditions for the race, which is to be ran in the year 1900, have just been issued by the secretary of the Coney Is- land Jockey Club. They are as follows: For three-year- olds, foals of 1897, a sweepstakes by the following respective subscriptions: For horses entered as foals by July 15, 1897, $50 each, and only $10 if struck out by July 15, 1898, or $25 if struck out by July 15, 1899; for horses entered as yearlings by July 15, 1898, when the stakes shall be closed, $100 each or $50 if struck out by July 15, 1899. All starters to pay $250 additional, all of which shall go to tbe second and third horses as further provided, the Coney Island Jockey Club to add $5,500; the second to receive $1,000 of the added money and one-third of the starting money. In the event of a horse nominated as a foal winning the nominator, namely, the owner of the foal at the time of entry, to re- ceive $500 of the added money. Colts to carry 126 pounds; geldingB 123 and fillies 121 pounds. Non-winners at any time of $3,000 allowed 4 pounds; of $2,000 7poands; of $800, 10 poudds. Distance, one mile and five furlongs. Highland Park Detroit's newly-completed race track, will throw open its gates June 8, when the Detroit Derby, at one and a half miles, will be run. The track is oval-shaped, and its stretches are the longest ones in America, while the turns are banked high and entirely safe. The building of the track is an original idea with Secretary W. O. Palmer. Horsemen already here are of the opinion that Highland Park will be a very safe and fast track, as it is of the springy nature, and something like the old Garfield Park track here. On May 25 Patrick 8tanton's Bill Ellison was the first to gallop over the new track, moving three-quarterB in 1:18. Particular attention has been given to the comfort of the horses and horsemen. Six hundred horses can be stabled, while commodious kitchens have been provided for each barn, with hydrants and every possible convenience attached. Tbe meeting continues to July 5, during which time seven stakes will be decided. The Detroit Derby closed with fortv- aeven nominations, and includes all the best three-year-olds in the West, and among which are Ornament, Typhoon II,, Howard S, Meadowthorpe, Macy, Algol, Wicker, Miss Elsie Jones, Qaeeo's Plate candidate who ran third in that event, William Hendrie's Cardinal and Leading Lady, Dr. Cattlett, Ben Brown, Dr. Sheppard, Aquinas, Sharon, Paul Griggs, Buckvidere, and others. It is the point where all the miahty three-year-olds are eligible to try conclusions. How- ard S., the Pacific Coast champion, will meet the championB of the East, while Wicker, Cardinal and Leading Lady will represent Canada. John J. Carter, assisted by Captain J. W. Price, will be in the lodges' stand; Phil Gilman has been selected starter, and J. W. Russwurm, secretary of Cumber- land Park, Nashville, has been engaged as clerk of scale 358 CElj* gvezbev ottfr *fpovi&tmxxu LJuhe 5, 1897 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN ffSL G. LAYNG.Editob and Peopeietob. Tbe Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. mRMB-OnxVur. 83 ;BU Months, 81. 75; Three Moulin. 81. 3TR1CTLT IN ADVANCE. Moos? should be sen: by postal order, draft or by registered letter iddreesed to W«. ti. Latsg, S13 Bush St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and addles, not necessarily for publication, bnt as a private guarantee of pood faith. San Francisoo, Saturday, June 5, 1897. Dutes Claimed. P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland -July 24-31 Santa Boss _ Aug. ~-~ Marv-iille Aug. 9-14 Chlco Aug. 16-31 Willows - Aug. 23-38 Woodland _ - Aug. 30-Sept. 4 staff ruir, Sacramento Sept. 6-1S Stockton Sept. 20-25 P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland Sept. 27-Oct 2 San Jose °c«- *"9 Salinas Oct. 11-16 Ir,-,,., Oct. 11-16 I.u. Angeles Oct. 18-23 Santa Ana Oct. 35-31 Spread the Glad Tidings. Next week we will publish a complete list of the en- tries received for the fall meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association and for the Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes, which closed last Tuesday, the 1st inst. As entry blanks were sent to Washington and Oregon to all who made entries for the Montana circuit, inviting them to come to California and take in the fall meetings here, it is expected that a number of entries which were mailed in time will be received too late for publication in this issue. There are already EX0UGH ENTRIES RECEIVED TO INSURE THE GREATEST RACE MEETING THAT HAS BEEN* HELD OX THIS COAST for years, most of the classes filling witb from fifteen to twenty-five entries ! So far, there are about one one hundred and fifty entries made in the Pacific Breed- ers Futurity Stakes ! A meeting of the Board of Directors has been called for Tuesday, June Sth, at 2 o'clock, to take action on the entries and transact other important business con- nected with the affairs of the Association for this year. F. H. Burke's consignment of trotters and pacers left for Montana, on Wednesday night. The mare, Alias, by Woolsey/that was campaigned last year on the California circuit, was also sent along. She has been leased by Mr. Burke. In the same care P. J. Williams' string of horses were shipped. They will all return in time for tbe Woodland meeting and the meetings which follow in California. The Golden Gate Driving JAssociation, which gave such a successful meeting last Monday, should at once make application to join the National Trotting Associa- tion and protect the horsemen who raced their horses, got marks for them which are ," bars " and are not credited as records in the Year Book. Every other organization of a similar character belongs to the associat'OB. California's Turf Clock Needs Regulation. BHOBLD the Stockton Fair drop out, the people of Santa Rosa will claim that date. This will bring the summer meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. Association one week further along. Everyone is anxiously waiting to seo what the Stockton people will do. Agents wanted for the BREEDER and SpORTSMAH in every city on the Pacific Coast. Send at once for our list of terms. N mens hare been sent to all subscribers and a prompt response will be deeply appreciated at this office. i :■>. B. Henry of Sacramento is the duly appointed it of the Breeder asd Sportsman in that city. Are special meetings, such as the one carried on at Sacramento this week, conducive to the best interests of the turf? It does not take much study to answer this in the negative. Why do we answer in the negative ? Be- cause such meetings tend to lower the " sport of kings'' in the estimation of all who give such matters any serious thought. These horse-owners show a willing- ness to run for anything almost, and we are informed that first money at the Sacramento meeting averaged about $75. If horsemen are willing, yea, anxious, to run for such a pittance, what is to prevent a material cut in the purses at Oakland and Ingleside next fall and win- ter? Instead of $350 and $400 purses, the clubs might offer* 150 and $200 ones. It looks very much as if many of those horse-owners at Sacramento regarded the purse as a secondary consideration, as if they were look- ing to the bookmakers who were managing the meeting for a " divvy." Those in receipt of such an article of course have mortgaged themselves to the pencilers who have come to regard themselves as pillars of the turf, and indeed some narrow-minded men look upon them in that light, which is incorrect. The proper way to re- gard most of the members of that guild is as parasites upon the turf body of this country, boring their way steadily toward the heart, and if something is not de- vised that will act as a check upon them in their onward march, death will soon follow. The Sacramento meeting of this week has been likened to a "crap" game, where the game-keeper was using his own dice. If our horse-owners want to play such a game - — well, we say a speedy raid would be a blessing. Can't they see that this running for a shoestring at a meeting conducted by bookmakers is lowering them in the esti- mation of those who like the sport for sport's sake, those who are not infatuated with racing, but would attend if it were given under the auspices of any reputable club. No wonder our wealthy breeders have quit racing and men have taken their places who are merely hunting money. Why, some of them would not care if another race meeting were never held in America — that is, if they had previously made a fortune. Decreasing the size of purses means a cut in jockeys' fees and many other things, too, and turfmen are blind to their own interests when they agree to race for such niggardly amounts, besides they lose all the dignity they once possessed. When there was a crowd of 3,000 at the Sacramento track it is safe to say that 2,000 of this number were women who were admitted free. Nearly all the "touts" in this section were gathered at the State's capital. Ru- mors of "jobs," and talks of "cadavers," dead ones" and "stiffs" were as common as flowers in springtime. In previous issues we have remarked there should be no horse-owners actively engaged in racing who have large proprietary interests in the race courses over which their horses run. We would suggest that those who love racing for sport's sake, and breeders of horses (who have a great interest in seeing things rightly man- aged and in a prosperous condition) be the owners of the race courses of the laud, no man being allowed to have a very large interest in such property. Of course, men who subscribe to build race courses should be reimbursed and receive a good rate of interest on their investment. That is perfectly proper. But when this is attained, all profits should go to the turfmen in the shape of extra stakes. In no other way can the breeding interests be fostered. Racing is the game of the wealthy. The " poor horseman" must necessarily occupy a small place in the ranks of owners of thoroughbreds, and only when by luck such an owner secures a real "clinker" that can win in the best of company should he be placed upon the list of turfmen. To be more explicit, racing should not be "a business," but a sport, a recreation. Wherever the bookmaker wants "a finger in the pie" there is sure to be money in sight, but at present he is getting too deep into the management of racing in this country. The maxim of most of the bookmakers is : "Get money, my son; if you can do it honestly, do so ; but get it anyway." With the rapid advance of such shrewd people the departure of the high-class racing man, the breeder, the one who raced for sport's sake, the man who thought there was more honor in breeding a great stake-winner than in accumulating wealth, was noticed. There is little sentiment shown at present in racing in this part of the world. We are not as proud of Califor- nia and her horses as we should be and have a right to be. Things have almost dwindled to a hand-me-down level, and the bookmaker and his friends are fast reduc- ing a noble sport to a catch-penny affair — one where, in the end, the turfmen fail to catch many of the pennies The remedy for this is the formation of jockey clubs wherein no bookmaker is allowed to have a membership and no man is allowed to have over a $10,000 interest in the track and grounds. Five thousand dollars would be a better limit, perhaps. Abolish book-betting, intro- duce the totalizator, and show the bookmaker that his presence on race courses is not material to the welfare of the turf. Give races for horses of good class only, and the "poor racing man " will soon find a more suitable and profitable avocation in breeding and developing horses to be sold for racing purposes to those who have wealth and a natural love for the grand sport. It is unplea3aut to say this, because we have many friends within the ranks of the "poor race-horse owners," But in this article we are speaking plainly, hewing to the line, letting the chips fall where they may ; looking for the best interests of all who have the welfare of the turf at heart. The Breeders' Futurity. Never before have the breeders and owners of colts in California responded so liberally in making entries to a stake as they did on the first day of June last to the P. C. T. H. Breeders Association Futurity for colts and fillies, foals of 1S97, to trot and pace in 1899 and 1900. It must be very gratifying to the members of the As- sociation, and particularly to the Directors, that their unceasing work, by night and day, for the advancemen t of the light harness horse in all its phases, has at last been appreciated by the breeders, owners and general horse community of California. The large entry list in this stake is a fitting recognition, a testimonial of the confidence the breeders of California place in the P. C. T. H. Breeders Association for their untiring and magnanimous efforts to advance the horse business of our great State in all its branches. The number of entries received is the largest by far ever made to a harness stake in California. This clearly shows that the breeders and owners of trotters and pacers have awakened from the apathy of the past, and have realized that development is the open sesame to success. Speed is now the qualification first in demand. A fine- ly bred colt undeveloped is worth no more money in the market than the ordinary horse. It must not be con- strued by breeders that the speed requirement does away with high-class blood lines and that speed is the only qualification required. The purchaser asks now to see speed; if he is satisfied,then he looks at the individuality, then the blood lines. The breeder has been out of the market as far as purchasing is concerned in quantities for some time. The support of the raiser of horses now is the foreigner and the people who buy for racing pur- poses. Show this class of people speed and a good price is assured. The market throughout the United States has during the past six months shown that good prices have been received for developed stock and a tendency to further increase. The cost of development is now at the minimum, wages are low, material used in development lower than ever, hay hardly paying to ship to the market. True, oats and barley are a little high, but the price is more than equalized by the cheapness of other necessities used in developing speed. This showing to the breeder must make it evident to him that he has the opportunity to create a revenue far above the cost of development by advancing a little capital in his plant already created. Those breeders who continue to send to the market undeveloped stock will continue to receive undeveloped prices. Those breeders who grasp the situation, meeting the requirements of the market by developing their stock, will receive good prices and place their business on a profitable basis again. It is the colt stakes that interests and encourages breeders to develop, and stakes like the Breeders' Fu- turity should be given by all associations thronghcut the State, for they will assist a great deal in forcing the breeder to develop his youngster and squeeze him into place where tbe speed he develops will secure him good prices for his stock and make his business profitable. Messrs. Toomey & Co., manufacturers of the famous Toomey sulky, have, after long litigation, won their suits against a number of rivals relating to improvements they have made in their sulkies, and in this issue will be found their announcement of this fact. As we shall have a splendid series of race meetings this year in California, notwithstanding Budd's veto, all who intend to race horses should provide themselves with the best sulkies. "The Toomey leads them all I" June 5, 1897] t&\)& Qvs&bsv cm** gixovi&man. 359 The Los Angeles Meeting:. The attentian of all horse owners i9 called to the ad- vertisement of the Los Angeles fall meeting which appears in our business columns. Heretofore it has been customary with the association there to close the entries after or toward the close of the State Fair and horsemen have claimed that this arrangement did not give them a fair show with the horses that were eligible to *he slower classes at the beginning of the season; but their can be no more complaints of this kind, for the association offers races for trotters and pacers (2:12 and 2:30 trot and 2:17 and 2:30 pacers) for purses of $1,200 each, entries for which will close July 1st, aud the entrance fe> has been placed at three per cent and five per cent from money winners. This gives every owner a chance to go for a $1,200 purse, for $36 en- trance. Here is the chance horsemen have been looking for and a large entry list should reward this enterprising and progrsssive association. It will also be noticed that entries for the other ten events will close September 4th. the Saturday before the State Fair. It is also stated by the Secretary that fully $5,000 more will be given the running horsemen than they ever received before. Over $20,000 in all will be disbursed among horse owners and aa soon as entry blank are received they will be for- warded to all applicants. We wish to congratulate the Los Angeles association for its "backbone" and its de- sire to foster the interests ot California horse owners and want to see everyone make an effort to be there. To Associations. In an interview with Secretary Kelley of the P. C. T. H. B. Association regarding the publication of the loDg list of entries for the fall meeting, we learned that the stand taken by the Breeder and Sportsman regarding the feasibility of holding race meetings, "Budd or no Budd," has been fully sustained; and, were it not for the fact that many horse owners had other horses they would enter at this meeting, but preferred to keep them for the local meetings to be held in their vicinity, the splendid entry list to the Breeders' meeting would be fully thirty per cent, larger. Associations that have been in doubt as to the number of horsemen who were training horses, therefore, have no reason for not advertising their meetings at onge The prospects for crops in California are brighter than they were a month ago and many farmers who began to feel that their hard labors were for naught have been much encouraged and are anxious to have their horses trained this year. At Chico, Willows and Santa Rosa, every one is talk- ing about race meetings, while all hope is not aban- doned for the Stockton meeting. And now that it is definitely settled that the directors of this and all other associations can rely upon racing a long list of entries, there will be an awakening among them that will boom the industry in a way it has never been before. M The croakers who have been predicting the " bottom falling out of the light harness horse industry," will be silenced now and as this journal has been the only one to stand up for this industry and encourage horse owners to develop their stock if they wish to enhance their value we take pride in the result, and anticipate with pleas- ure the good work to be accomplished this year. We were much pleased to see the California Jockey Club act upon our suggestion of last week and get up their conditions to stakes at an early date,letting turfmen all over the country see how liberal the famous Cali- fornia organization is in this respect. A big two-year- old stake, to be run in December, will be one of the in- novations. The P. C. J. C. should and probably will follow suit, for it will be a trump card that will cause a list of entries to stakes to be sent to California unpre- cedented in her history. And should a wide-awake, con- scientious representative be sent out to get entries to these goodly stakes we would, in all liklihood, have at Oakland and Ingleside nest winter a large number of the racing celebrities of the country and turf contests that would be the talk of the world of sport-lovers. J. W. Brooks, who has been instructed by President Wil- liams to get up a stake book at early date, would be a good man to represent both clubs on the other side of the Rockies, and it would not surprise U3 to hear that he had been selected. The City Council of Stockton at a meeting held last Monday refused to accept an ordinance proposed by his Honor, Mayor Baggs, to take down the prohibition against bookmaking. This has probably settled the question of having races at the track there this fall. Everyone in the "Slough City" is disgusted with the action of these city fathers, for the track is outside the city limits,and without betting and the excitement inci- dent thereto there will be little or no inducement for horsemen or lovers of racing to go there. We earnestly hope something will be done, and that as it is proven by the returns to the P. C. T. H. B. Association that there will be more horses in readiness for the races this year than there has been for years, the Stockton folks will not allow this year to pass without having these horses trot and pace over their splendid track. It is understood that a sale of fine trotting stock from the Aptos Stock Farm will take place in this city in a few weeks. These horses were sired by Cupid, 2:18,Aptos Wilkes, brother to Hulda, 2:08^, and consists of all fine- looking, large trotters, well broken and of a class suitable for the road drivers in this city. There are several well matched teams among them. Messrs. Killip & Co. will hold a combination auc- tion sale of trotting stock at their salesyard, corner Van avenue and Market street, on Wednesday, June 16th. Among those to be sold is Vinmont, 2:21£, son of Alta- mont and Venetia (dam of two in the list), by Almont; second dam Tecora (dam of Chehalis, 2:07i ; Del Norte, 2:08, etc.). Vinmont is in fine condition to race, and as a stock horse should be invaluable. Besides this stallion, there are sons and daughters of Sidney, Silver Bow, Al- tamont, Almont Medium, Melrose Boy, Don Lot, Pied- mont (Patricia, by this sire, being a grand mare), Lot- tery, Clay 2:25, May Boy, Price's Wilkes, Eclectic, Fordstan, etc. Those in need of fine roadsters and well- matched teams should attend this sale. Ed Corrigan yesterday morning telegraphed his nephew, John Carroll, at Ingleside, to ship all his horses from that point to Chicago, as they were going to race at the Illinois metropolis. This looks as if a bill had passed benefitting the racing folks. The Chico Fair. If the same enthusiasm generally prevails that was mani- fested last night at the mags meeting held for the pur- pose of considering the proposition of holding a fair at Chico in August, the fair will be a "go." Nearly every chair in the Council Chamber at the City Hall contained an enthusi- ast for the fair last evening, wben Major A. L. Nichols, as President of the Third Agricultural District Association, called the meeting to order. He briefly stated that the pur- pose of the meeting was to ascertain whether or not the citi- zens of Chico desired the fair, and if so, to take the neces- sary preliminary steps for securing it. As chairman of the meeting, Major Nichols was selected: and W J O'Connor as Secretary. la response to calls fjr a Bpeech, Msj. T. H. Barnard said : "I believe that the proposed race meeting is desirable. It will attract a greater crowd and better horses than anything of the kind we have had in many years. We should also con- sider that it is very important that the race track be main- mained, and unless there is some prospect of racing in the future our track will gone for good. It is probable that the appropriations for agricultural districts will be renewed, and if tbe track and buildings are gone we will not get any fairs in the future." Colonel Park Henshaw, by request, addressed the meeting. He said that the original intention of the Pacific Coast Trot- ting Horse Breeders' Association was to give a fall and spring meeting, both »m the Oakland track. With Major Nichols he had appeared before the Association and after considerable figuring they consented to change their program so that Chico and Willows could have meetings. This As- sociation would have to have $1,000 and the privileges, to pay out en the meeting, and about $500 would also have to be raised to put the track in condition, pay for water, print- ing and incidental expenses. He explained that 10 per cent of the large purses to be hung up by the Association would have to come from gate receipts aod privileges, hence the As- sociation could not make any money, as about $7,000 would be distributed in purses. " Willows has raised $1300 al- ready." he said, "and Santa Rosa must raise $1,500, the same as Chico. " Whether or not we are to have a race track in the fu- ture depends upon whether we have a meeting and thus en- courage racing. Mr. Sanborn has maintained it three or four years now without races, and now he proposes to charge us only for the cost of putting it in repair." Colonel Henshaw also emphasized the importance of bringing outside people here, and said there will be between 160 and 200 horses to go in the races, there being only eight meetings in tbe circuit and all of the owners anxious to pull down purses. He thought it safe to say that 700 followers of the track would come and stay the whole week. "Horsemen," Baid he, "leave their money in every town, and most of them are broke when they leave the town and borrow money to get to the next place. They leave $2 where they take $1. We should also look at this proposition for its fu ure effects," L. H. Molntosh seconded all that was said by Colonel Henshaw, and hoped that some effort would be made to maintain Chico's record as the horse center of Northern California. There will be trotting, pacing and running races, so that all lovers of horses will be pleased. On motion the following ci remittee was appointed to as- certain what can be done in the way of finances : T. H. Barnard, O. L. Clark, Jas. Barker, J. O. Simms, J. H. Mansfield, J. W. Lightfoot.Thos. Dooley, B. F. Allen.B. Cu- sick, Wra. Elliott, J. H. Sawtell. M. Oser. This committee was instructed to canvass the town and re- port two weeks from to-morrow evening. The committee appointed held a brief meeting, at which they elected O. L. Clark Chairman and J. H. Sawtell Secre- tary. A soliciting committee was appointed, consisting of B. Cusick, James Barker and B. F. Alleu. Several have already expressed their willingness to contrib- ute heavily.— Chico Record, May 28th. Miss Al Farrow, a dauehter of our old record-breaker Al Farrow, ran second last Wednesday at St. Louis, beaten a noBe by St. Augustine. "Curly" Brown's Carrie Lvle ran third in a seven-furlong race at Latonia, and Col. Weight- man won the mile and a quarter hnrdle race there in 2:21. Miss Rowena, of the Burns & Waterhouse stable, ran second to Juda in the Amazon Stables, Gravesend, last Wed- nesday. Sir Vassar, out here in 1895-96, won a mile and a furlong race in l:55j. Last week the Sir Dixon horse won over the jumps. Riley II, the Canadian-bred horse owned for a long time by R. Stanley, won the Members' Cup, six furlongs, at Victoria, B. C , May 29th, Other winners that day were Lucy G., Jim Murphy, Satanella andlmperator. 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The sensation of the week in racing circles has been the four-mile race against time at Oakland on Thursday, won by Charles Boots' bay filly Lucretia Borgia, by the imported horse Brutus.son of the Thousand Guineas wiooer,Macgregor. On the dam's side, this mare goes back into what is called "the old blood" of the State, that is, a family of horBes brought here prior to the outbreak of the civil war. in 1840, Thomas G. Moore and James F. Bybee (the latter of whom was living at last accounts though hugging the lee- shore of 80 pretty close,) took a famous Kentucky mare to Missouri and ran her under the falso name of Mongrelia, her true name being Red Morocco. After winning one or two small races with her she was matched against the famous mare Betsy Miller, by Bertrand. Betsy was the favorite on the day of the race and whole warehouses full of hemp, to- bacco, corn and other produce were bet oflon the race. Mon- grelia won in straight heats and after all the bets were paid off and one or two defalcations had occurred on account of losses on the race it was discovered that Mcngrelia was really the great Kentucky mare, Red Morocco, by Medoc out of BrowDlock by Tiger. This led up to the preseot rule that no change of name shall be recognized except the for- mer name of the horse be also given on the encry blank, for one year after the change is given. This is now supple- mented by a jockey club rule requiring a registration of the dale of foaling of the horse, together with his color and all his marks. Garrett Williamson of Spriogdale, Hamilton County, 0., in 1848 bought a chestnut mare called Maria Downing from Joseph H. Downing of Lexington, Ky. She was by Ameri- can Eclipse out of Brownlock, the dam of Red Morocco. Mr VVilliamson bred her to imp. Margrave, winner of the St. Leger of 1S32, and then to Boston, the greatest four-mile horse the world ever saw. He won forty-one races in forty- six starts, thirty-four of them being at four-mile heats. Dur- ing his turf career he made no less than five journeys on foot between New York and Atlanta, Ga., as there were no ruilwavs in those days, and Boston was a very bad horse aboard" of a boat. Maria's foal by Margrave died, and she missed getting in foal to "Old Whitenose." In 1852 his Bon Heory came home from California, and Mr. Williamson made him a present of Maria and a handsome five year-old colt called Belle Mouut, by American Boy, out of Prunella, a mare imported from England by Commodore R. F. Stock- ton, U. S. N , in 1844. There could be no higher-bred mare on earth than Prunella, for she was by ComuB (grandsire of the famous Melbourne), out of a mare by Partisan, from Pawn (own sister to Penelope, dam of Whalebone, Whisker and Woful), from old Prunella, by Highflyer, the latter being placed first in a list of forty English matrons by the late Dr. H. J. Walsh, who wrote over the signature of *Stonehenge," and was as far ahead of ordinary sporting editors as Marco Bozzsris was the superior of poor little Prince Constant me. Belle Mount never could gain a recognition by hie true name after he reached California. They always insisted on calling him " Belmont," and under that name he was known till his death, in 1865. He arrived at Stony Creek, Colusa County, in September, 1853, in company with Maria Down- ing and a very handsome brown mare called Liz Givens, by imp. Laogford (another of the Commodore's importations by the way), he being by Starch out of Peri, the dam of the world-famous Sir Hercules. On the plains Maria gave birth to a chestnut colt called Owen Dale, and Liz to a bay Ally called Bonnie Belle. The next year Maria had a chestnut colt called Joe Downing that was killed by being impaled on a picket fence, and her next colt, named after myself, was mysteriously shot on the marsh at Sao Pablo. Liz Givens in 1855 foaled a chestnut colt, first called Vigilance, and then called Langford. This little chap was the fiiBt thoroughbred horee foaled west of the Rockies, and first saw the light at Monroeville (now called Orland, in Glenn county), on the 26th of April, 1855. After winning several important races he was finally matched for $5,000 a side against the Ken- tucky horse, Ashland, owned by Hon. Nathan Coombs of Napa. The betting was 2 to 1 against Langford, as Ashland had beaten Owen Dtde a year before and Owen Dale (who was a Sunday horse) had beaten Langford in a very fast trial at home. It would have "broken you all up in busi- ness" to bear the '' chins " talk on the track at Sacramento on that day. " Hoo-ray for Ashland ! How kin they beat him 7 Raised half a mile away from old Henry Clay's house and a race- horse at any distance. Whoo ! " "Hoo-ray for Ashland 1 I ve got a thousand dawlers to bet he walks off with all the soap. And they tell me that aor'l hoss was raised in Ohio — who-o-o the h 1 ever heard of a race hoss comin' from Ohio? That's what's the matter of me." And so it went. By the time the horses were ready to start Col. Lathrop had over $10,000 bet on Langford. I knew if Ashland won he would have to beat 7:40, and when he came out 1 saw he was too finely drawn, if Langford could beat him at all. he could beat him two miles as easily as four. I had just $100 in my pocket. "Twenty to a hun- dred Ashland don't get a heat!" They (locked around me like vultures around round a crippled deer. 1 could have bet $10,000 the same way if I had the money. Baog ! went the drum and away they went. Four miles in 7:434 antl Langford made every post in the race a winning one. Ashland cramped badly after the heat (at least dial was what Milton Morriuon, bis trainer, told me) and was with- drawn. The Ohio horse was fearfully in evidence about that time. A year prior to this great race, which was run on the 29th of April, I860, old Maria Downing foaled a bay filly called Miami. She won »ll her three-year old stakes, and at five was sold to John D. Winters of iVashoe, Nev. He got broken up by bad mining speculations, and Miami became the prop- erty of William Boots, a fruit-grower of MUpitas. Uncle George Bromley, no more jokes about Milpitas if you please. That place was the cradle of Lucrelia Borgia, now the most 'amous mare in America. Mr. Boots bred Miami to imp. Hercules, a sod of Kingston, who ran West Australian to a head for the fastest Ascot cup ever run. and then bred her to Lodi, the only good exponent of the Emilius line we ever had in this State. She produced a filly called Gypsy to Hercules, and a colt culled Nathan Coombs to the cover of Lodi. Gypsy waa mated with Nathan, and that produced Ledette, the dam of Lucrelia Borgia. ^Uuuugti n looks somewhat incestuous to have Miami as grandmother in tw • places, yet I think Mr. Boots entitled to credit for preserving the good old blood of pioneer days as he has done. The ig noramuBes that were howling about the Ohio-bred horses and hurrahing for Glencoe (the sire of Ashland) did not stop to consider that old PruneWa, by Highflyer, the world's greatest broodmare, was not only the fourth dam of Glencoe, but also the fourth dam of the Ohio horse, Belmont, as well. So far as the performance of Lucretia Borgia against the watch is concerned, I am not so much enraptured over it bb some might imagine. She is a four-year old mare, and under the English and Australian rules would have to carry 123 pounds, and 119 by those in vogue at Jerome Park. 8he only carried eighty-five, and while the performance waB the fastest on record, it only serves to convince me that either Salvator, Henry of Navarre, Clifford or Drake Carter, with a like allowance of weight, thirty-four pounds, could have cov- ered the same distance in seven minutes flat, and that either Carbine, Abercorn or Ormonde could have done it with 110 pounds on each. — "Hidalgo," in Lob Angeles Times. History of Ophir. Curious storieB have been written about the peculiarities of the phenomenal northern California trotting-bred horee Klamath, 2:07£, his good-hearted owner, Thos. W. Ray- mond, and his untimely death. Raymond's own account of how badly the landlord of the Westminster Hotel at Los Angeles, California, used him, where he had often been a guest before, and where he was well known (when choking with a heart trouble had him hauled off to a station-house as a lunatic and locked up all night without medical aid) was brutal indeed, and doubtless hastened Raymond's death. It certainly suggests Bret Harte'squery: "Is civilization a failure, or is thel Caucas- ian played out?!' With all of the prestige of this famous gelding it is amazing that no one has ever cleared up the history of the sire of his dam, viz : Ophir. Ophir waB a remarkable individual of great courage and of more im- portance in horse history than hundreds of stallions who have been touted witn an abundance of printers' ink. Some writers bave shown their ignorance by using the term "unknown," while others have suggested that Klamath was bred up in an Iodian county, and bore a name strange in its origin. To all such writers we will Bay that there is a Klamath river and a town of "Klamath Falls" in Klamath Co., southern Oregon. The river flows from Klamath Lake in southern Oregon a generally south and southwesterly course through Siskiyou Co., northern California, and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The inhabitants do not consider this an Indian country at the present time, neither do they admit they are Indians themselves. The wealth; and the wise who revolve around the regal throne oi the Breeders' Registry at Chicago are equally ignorant upon this subject and of Opbir's history at this day. Ophir was foaled July 15, 1869. His sire waB Skenandoah by Kentucky Hunter, who was a bod of Broken Leg Hunter of New York State. Opbir's dam was by Easton's David Hill, son of Hill's Vermont Black Hawk, second dam by Prince Albert, owned by Wm. Reynolds, Colusa Co., Cal. In 1890 Opbir's dam was owned by D. C. L. French, Santa Clara Co., Cal., while his third dam was owned by D. M. Reavis, Butte Co., Cal. Ophir was bred by Judge Lewis (deceased) of Oroville, Butte Co., Cal. At his death he was purchased by George D. Perkins (now Senator Perkins), who let a man named Kenny have the colt before he was broken to harness. Mr. S. L. Daniels, now in San Francisco, Cal., bought the colt from Kenny, developed his speed, and owned the stallion when he made his record of 2:35 to wagon in the fifth heat in the race, entered by D. Dennison at Sacramento, Cal., April 18, 1877. While Daniels owned this stallion he made a desperate effort to get over a door to a mare passing by, in season, injuring one of his fore legs, which put an end to his trotting development. While Mr. Budd Doble was in California, he drove this horse a trial in 2:28- Mr. Daniels then Bent Ophir from Chico, Cal., to Alex Martin, in 1878, who was then at Jacksonville, Oregon, but who is now at No. 702 Tenth street, Oakland, Cal. Mr. Martin sold him to J. W. Manning in 1879. Mr. William Clark of Yreka, Cal., Alex Martin Sr., Oakland, Cal., and Dr. H. A. Wright, of Klamath Kails, have kindly answered my many letters and furnished the information herein. Ophir was in the hands of Wm. Clark at Jacksonville, Ore., from 1880 to 1882. In 1882 they were about covering the dam of Morookus, who had a colt by her side. The colt caused the mare to turn quickly when Ophir was coming te her with violent force, as he had been spoiled in that habit and waB almost uncontrollable. In his rush he struck the mare's hip boop, which was prominent, with such force that it broke his forearm above the knee The weather was very hot at the time and when the mortifi- cation set in it was deemed best to shoot the horse to put him out of misery. He died the property of J. W. Man- ning, of Jacksonville, Ore. He was a rich chestnut in color, of great muscular conformation, 16 hands, and weighed 1,200 pounds. The abuse inflicted upon him by a colored man who had handled him in his youth had left its showing upon his legs. But Wm. Clark droye him to win the last race he started in at Yreka, Cal., in 1897, winning the "free-for-all" clasB. Opbir was a horse of great endurance, game and level- headed in a race. Ophir also sired the dam of Klamath Maid, foaled July, 1894. She is by Monwood, changed in the register to Woodman 29,189, record 2:28J. With about two months' handling to high-wheeled sulky in August, 1896, at Yreka track, this filly, not quite 25 months old, went a mile in 2:24. Wm. Clark and S. K. Ogle owned Moroo&us (the sire of Klamath) and his dam and bred Klamath. Morookus' dam was Minnie Rifle, by Lion heart, second dam Minnie Rifle- man (thoroughbred), by Rifleman. Minnie Rifle (dam of Morookus) could show a 2:30 gait at the trot, but she had also been used on the running turf, which had made her very wild in harness racing. J. W. Manning bred the mare Bob, dam of Klamath, 2:07i,and sold her toCurley Webb. He sold her to Wm. Clark and 8. K. Ogle. Klamath's dam was called Bob, but now known as Lady Ophir, by Ophir. Her first dam was the Gridley mare, by Penninger's Mike No. 3403, a bod of Vermont No. 322, who was by Independence, a son of McCracken's Black Hawk. The first and Becond dams of Bob or Lady Ophir were bred by Wm. Card well, Jacksonville, Ore. The foregoing shows what has been proven many times before, viz., that the best foundation slock for our trotting- bred families has been taken from the Eastern and Middle States. In the ancestry of Ophir, Pettinger's Mike and Klamath, Vermont and New York State play the most im- portant parts. It matters not in what portion of the United States you find the trotting-bred horse, his best representa- tives will be found to have descended from our Eastern trot- ting-bred families. When properly understood Klamath is no more of a mystery than Nelson or A zote. — Cyrus Lukens in Trotter and Pacer. THE SPBBOKBLS FARM. A Model Institution for the Breeding and Training of Running Horses. An ideal stock farm is that of A. B. Spreckels, situated just "south of Napa, and comprising what was formerly known as the McCord and Lennon ranches. Since the purchase of these valuable properties by the young millionaire horse-breeder many important improve- ments have been made, necessitating the expenditure of a vast amount of money, and the farm is now one of the best equipped for horse breeding and training on the Coast. New and substantial fences have been built and whitewashed. The broad fields have been sub divided into many paddocks and sown with divers kinds of forage grasses. New buildings have been erected and the old ones have been improved and renovated. The John McCord ranch is used as a breeding establish- ment, and it is here you will find some of the best-blooded thoroughbred stallions and broodmares of the country. At the head of the stud is the coal black prince of stallions Imp. Idallium, a full brother to Sir Modred and Cheviot. The get of this valuable stallion have already demonstrated their superior speed and high character as race horses. Among them are Thereee, Little T. G., Aluminum and a host of others. On what was formerly the P. Lennon place is the train- ing stable. This stable was built according to the ideas of Cy Mulkey, the veteran horseman who is superintendent of the farm. Parenthetically, it may be truthfully stated that Mr. Mulkey is without a peer in his profession and it is largely due to his energetic character that Napa county has within its borders this valuable farm. The training stable is elliptical in shape surrounding an interior court, and con- taining about forty box stalls. Each stall has a board floor and has two entrances, one into the court and one outside. They were so constructed as a precautionary measure in case of fire. In the center of the court is a water fountain with two high cement basins placed one above the othei. The court is further ornamented with beds of choice and rare flowers enclosed by a pretty railing, making a scene most artistic and pleasing to the eye. One may stand at any point within the court and at a glanoe observe the interior of any of the stalls. Immediately outside and encircling the barn is a minia- ture race track, one-eighth of a mile in circumference, bor- dered by a neat fence and sheltered from the sun and rain by the broad projecting eaves of the stable. Here the horses are "worked" during the winter mouths, and can be run at a two-minnte gait. On the lowland near the river is located the large track, three-fourths of a mile in circumference, with all the equip- ments, starting gate, etc., of a well ordered race course. The horses are worked upon this track during the summer months. In connection with the farm are employed expert horse- men and jockeys who are learned in their profession. Quite a number of the jockeys are Napa boys aud there are several " Tod Sloanes " among them. A school teacher is employed for the instruction of the boys, and in addition to their duties at the stables and the tracks the youngsters are required to study the English branches. The school room is in the Lennon house and every afternoon the boys may be found there from 1 until 4 o'clock studying or listening to their instructor. The water system of the farm is quite complete. On the McCord ranch is a windmill, and near the training stable a gasoline engine and 20,000 gallon tank. These furnish suffi- cient water for all purposes. This farm, financially as well as otherwise, is a valuable institution to Nnpa, as the yearly expenditures run high into the thousands of dollars. From twenty-five to thirty men employed, on an average, all the year around, and all the hay and grain, as well as provisions, are bought from Napa dealers.— Napa Journal. - ♦ Notes From Santa Roea. The outlook for the horse industry is growing brighter in Santa Rosa and Sonoma county all the time. Sonoma county horses have always bad a good reputation, and that reputation is telling just now, for men in search, of good stock are coming here every week, Thursday afternoon Judge S. K. Dougherty sold for a nice sum his fine mare Niles Beauty, 2:19} to James Cook of San Francisco. Niles Beauty is one of the fastest trotters ever owned in Sonoma county. Niles Beauty was sired by Ulster Chief and her dam was by Shenandoah. She is a pretty little thing and can go as fast as a bullet. When Salisbury had her she was sent a work-out mile in 2:13. Mr. Cook will star her in the cir- cuit. Mart Rollins' string is growing. He has now in addition to his others W. H. Morris' fine Robin filly Thesis, Harry White's Daly colt, M. V. Vanderhoof s Secretary colt and Henry Baker's Robin colt Kenwood. He is doing some very good work with them at Pierce Bros, track. Beldeo & Hehir have two very eligible new ones. One is Nellie B., sired by Anteeo,dam by General Dana,second dam by Kilpatrick. The other is the Blackbird mare brought here by O. K. Westcott. Nellie B. was bred by Henry Baker. She is eight years old while the other is seven. John Rodgers has received a notable addition to his string. He came up from San Francisco, and is a Dexter Prince four years old, owned by Prof. Heald. He is a sorrel and got a three -year-old record of 2:27. The sports expect to Bee "Johnnie" get some very fast time out of him. — Santa Rosa PreBs. JnNE 5, 1897] ®\je greener catir &p0vi*tnatu 361 THE GUN. Coming Events. June 6— California Wing Shooting Club, Ingleside. June 6— Lincoln i.iuu Club, Alameda Point, lOU-bitd match. June 6— Enclnal Gnu Club. Birds' Point, Al >meda. June 13— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameaa. June 13— Empire Gun Clao, Alameda Point. June la— Golden Gate Gun Club Pacific Tournament grounds, Ala- meda Junction. June 13— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. June 20— Eucinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. June 20— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. June 27— Reliance Guu Club, Webster 9t., Alameda. Juoe 27— Empire Gun Club. Alameda Point. June 27— Olympic Gun Club (live bird), Ingleside. NOTICET > SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun clubs will send us the full scores of their regu- lar monthly shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must receive the copy on, Wednesday to insure iis insertion that week. The State Tournament. The fourth &emi-annual tournament of the California In- animate Target Association held at the Pacific Tournament Association grounds at Alameda Junction on Sunday and Monday last though probably not a financial success was un- questionably a success in every other way. The attendance was excellent, the management could not be improved upon, the traps worked well and the events were run off very quickly. T. K. Barney aLd M, C. Allen officiated as man- agers. L. Ph. Bolander and G. 6. Barber attended to the clerical end, A. A. Borlini officiated as treasurer, and the prizes were posted and paid promptly. The magautrap gave considerable dissatisfaction, many had never shot over it before, and the angles being new the scores were low on this trap. On Sunday the wind blew a half a gale and not a single straight score was made, but on Mon. day the weather was much better and the shooting much more satisfactory. The E. T. Allen trophy match resulted in a tie between E. E. Mason of Los Angeles and G. G. Billington of (he Em- pires, with 19 each. In shooting off the tie they tied again with 15 each out of 20. The second tie resulted in a win for Mason with a score of 17 to 13. Mason took the trophy and Dr. W. S. George of Antioch, the former holder, took $31.20, the entrance money less price of bluerocka. The Gold Dust Diamond Medal match resulted in a tie between C. A. Merrill of Stockton and O. N. .Ralphs of Lob Angeles, with 18 each. In shooting of! the tie on Monday morning they tied again with 18, and the third time with 16 each. In shooting off the third tie Ralphs woo with a score of 18 to 17. R. H. McCoy of Stockton, the former holder, received $44.80, the entrance money less price of bluerocks. The Overland Monthly team trophy match resulted in another tie between the Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club and the Los Angeles City Gun Club teams. The tie was shot off Monday morning resulting in a victory for the Los Angeles team with a score of 96 to 87 out of a possible 120. The Los Angeles team took the trophy and $30. The Stockton team, $21; the Reliance team, $i5, and the Olym- pics, $12. The scores were as follows : Los ADgeles Gun Club — Van Valkenburg 16, Fishback 10, Leighton 15, Ralphs 14, Mason 18, Chick 17. Total 90. Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club — Haas 14, McCov 15, Nicol 15, binders 12. C Merrill 16, F Merrill 18. Total 90. Reliance No. 1— "Lake" 16, McCutchan 15, "Coffin" 14, " Trombone " 14, Olsen 13, " Sands " 16. Total 88. Olympic Gun Club No. 1 — O Feudner 15, Nauman 15, Webb 14, Haight 17, Golcher 11, F Feudner 15. Tjtal 87 Fresno Sportsman's Club — Naher 16, Thompson 11, Cowen 12, G Stone 17, " Slim " 14, St. John 14. Total 84. Olympic Gun Jlub No. 2— Murdock 16, Shaw 15, Whit- ney 15, Grant 9, McMahon, 16, F Vernon 11. Total 82. Empire Gun Club — Judd 16, Ecker 13, Sears 13, Andrus 14, Granger 10, Billington 15. Total 81. .Lincoln Gun Club — Daniels 13, Robertson 16, J. Brims 14, Karney 15, Eugene Forster 9, Flickinger 13. Total 80. Amador Couoty Gun Club— Proctor 14, Whitfield 11, Freeman 12, Voorheis 11, Arditto 12, T Norman 17. Total 77. Garden City Gun Club— F Coykendall 12, R Coykendall 10, G Anderson 16, Barker 11, HolmeB 12, Lion 14. Total 75. Reliance Gun Clnb No. 2— Westley 14, Young 10, Over- man 11, Tubbs 13, Williams 11, Dusing 15, Total 74. Antioch Gun Club — Ross 11, Dr George 13, Durham 9, Remfree 16, Anderson 11, Hodapp 13. Total 73. Golden Gate Gun Club— Wallom 6, Cull 9, Bickerstaff 8, Skinner 14, Hirden 9, Joaweski 13. Total 59. The largest entry in the individual events was 121. The total number of shooters participating Has 140. The purses were divided under the Rose Bystem as follows: First Event — McRea, Billington and Bruns, $3 each. Crowell, Carroll, Robertson, Stewart, Skinner, Han x hurst and O Feudner, $240 each. Klevesahl, Chick, Bekeart, Ditz, '"Coffin," ''Westley." Eugene ForBter, Tubbs, Karnev, Wenzel, FlickiLger, C Merrill, Palmer, F Norman, Webb, McMahon. Haight and Justine, $1.80 each. Second Event — Mason $2 50. O Fendner, Nauman, W Golchpr, Downing, Sears, Karney, Lipp and Skinner, $2 each. Whitney, Daniels, Webb, McCutchan, Haight, Ather- ton, Grosvenor, H Coykendall, Justins and Holmes, $1.50 each. McMahoo, McCoy, Van Valkenburg, Eugene Forster, Leighton, Bruos, Chick, Judd, "Sensaboy," "Granger," PreuBs, Billington, Durham, 'Sands, F Merrill, Merriweather, Winders and Barker, $1 each. Third Event — Naumin, Barker and Arditto, $4 50 each. Remfree, Haas, Van Valkenburg, SkinDer, St. John and Judd, $3 50 each. McCoy, Haight, C Merrill. F Feudner. Grant, Klevesahl, Sensaboy, Bekeart, Mason, Chick, Helms, O Feudner and Daniels, $2.40 each. Nicol, Webb, Stevens, F Merrill, Murdock, Holmes, McMahon, Anderson, Ditz, H Coykendall, Hauxhurst, Flickinger, Palnit-r, Cuwau, Fibh- back, Graneer, Leighton and McCutchaD, $1.80 each. Fourth E*eni — Anderson, Robertson, Greeley, Mason, $2 each. Chick, Flickinger, Judd, Fishback, W J Golcher, Granger, O Feudner, Lipp, Palmer, McCutchan, King, Grant, Eugene Forster, Nicol, Barker, C Merrill and Dusing, $1.60. Jacklin, "Trombone," Carroll, Justins, H Golcher, George, McRae, Durham, Athertoo, HaaB, DanielB, McCoy, Edg Forster, Winders, Karney, Nauman, 8t. John, Haight and Van Valkenburg, $1.20. Fifth Event — "Lake," Nauman, Thompson, Klevesahl, Eugene Forster, $2 eich. Dr. George, Westlev, O Feudner, W J Golcher, Daniels, Judd, Ecker, Stevens, $1 60 each. C Merrill, Sands, Palmer, Leighton, "Sensaboy," Ricklefson, Webb, Haight, F Feudner, McRae and Helms, $1.20 each. Cate, Barker, Wenzel, H Vernon, Skinner, "Slim," Haux- hurst, Haas, Nicol, F Merrill, "Coffin," Murdock, Grant and Whitfield, 80 cents each. Sixth Erent— Ralphs and C Merrill, tie for the medal. O Feudner, St. John, F Merrill and Betten, $2 each. Webb, F Feudner, Thompson, Durham and G H Anderson, $1.60 each. Eugene Forster, Lipp, Mason, Chick, Hauxhurst, Billington and Hartley, $1.20 each. Atberton, Andrus, Cow- an, "Granger," Storm, Sands, "Slim," Karney, Murdock, McCoy, McMahon, Nicol and Justins, 80 cents each. SKCOND DAY. W. L. Steward, of Marysville, won the Golcher trophy with 20 straight — the only straight Hcore out of 103 entries. F. B. Norton, the former holder of the trophy, received $28.25, the entrance money in this event less cost of birde. M. O. Feudner, of the Olympic Gun Club, won the In- dividual Championship Diamond medal after a hard-fought battle with O. N. Ralphs, of Los Angeles. Ralphs, Feudner and Webb of the Olympics, and Lipp of MaryBville, tied for the medal with 19 each. In the first shoofoff Ralphs broke 17 out of 20, Feudner 17, Webb 16 and Lipp withdrew after missing 6. In the second shoot-off Feudner won with a Bcore of 18 to 17. C. J. HaaB, the former holder, received $42, the entrance money less price of birds. The team shoot for the Association Team Championship trophy resulted in a clean win for the Los ADgeles City Club with 105, Olympic Gun Club second with 100 winning $21, Lincoln Gun Club third with 95 winning $15. The Gar- den City Gun Club, Fresno Gun Club and Amador City Gun Club lied with 91 for fourth place, and divided $18. Los Angeles City Gun Club — Van Valkenburg 13, Fish- back 17, Leighton 17, Ralphs 20, Mason 20, Chick 18. Total, 105. Olympic Gun Club— Nauman 16, Webb, 19,Haigbt 16, W J Golcher 14, F Feudner 18, O Feudner 17. Total, 100. Lincoln Gun Club— Daniels 18, Robertson 15, EFoster 16, Bruns 15, Karney 15, McRae 16. Total, 95. Garden City Cyclers Gun Club — Barker 16, R Coykendall 19, Holmes 1\F Coykendall 13, Lion 13, Wales 15. total, 91. Fresno Sportsmen'B Club — Fox 15, Cowan 12, Thompson 18, Stone 17, Slim 15, St John 14. Total 91. Amador County Gun Club— Proctor 17, Whitfield 14, Freeman 14, Norman 19, Arditto 14,Voorhies 13. Total, 91. Stockton Athletic Association Gun Club — Haas 12, Mc- Coy 17, Nicol 16, Atherton 12, C Merrill 14, F Merrill 19. Total, 90. Reliance Gun Club— Lake 8, McCutchan 20, Weetley 15, Trombone 14, Cofliu 13, Sands 15. Total, 85. Golden Gate Gun Club— Allen 14, Cull 14, Skinner 14, Mitchell 9, Josweski 8, De Pue 13. Total, 72. Encinal Gun Club— Cox 9, Sinkwitz 10, Pump 6, Betten 15, Billings 6, Fingler 10. Total, 56. The purses were divided as follows : First Event— Debenham, " Sensaboy," " Lake," Webb, McCutchan, Fishback," Mike" and Leighton, $1 each Barker, Jos. Taylor, Carr, Karney, Hass, McRae, McCoy, "Fox," Atherton, Bekeart, C Merrill, Klevesahl, F Merrill, "Atherton," Billington, Whitney, Norman, Grant, F Ver- non, W Golcher, Ralphs and Chick, sO cents each. Holmes, Lion, Bruns, "Dusing:" " Chestnut," Remfree, Lipp, Nicol, Downing, Andrus, G Stone, "Coffin," Preuss, Skinner, Mc- Mahon, George, O Feudner, Flickinger, W Taylor, Carroll, E Forster, Robertson, Van Valkenburg and Mason, 60 cents each. Second Event — Sands, $5. Leighton, Skinner, Billington, Lipp, Haas and McCoy, $4 each. Ralphs, Mason, Karney, R Coykendall, Chestnut, C Merrill and F. Merrill, $3 each. Justins, Haight, F Feudner, Robertson, McCutchan, Andrus, " Mike," Barker, Nicol, St. John and Cowan, $2 each. Third Event— Bruns, $3.50. Klevesahl, Chick, Webb, Barker, Nicol and F Merrill, $2.80 each. G Stoue, Fish- back, O Feudner, Mason, Nauman, Carr, Haight, Holmes, Murdock, Wales, Sands, Shaw, Westley, Whitney, "Dosing," McMahon, Daniels, Ecker, E Forster, Van Valkenburg, George, Ross and Voorheis. $2.10 each. Cowan, St. John, Hass, W Golcher, C Merrill, Bekeart, Billington, Leighton, Remfree, Ralphs, Karney and T K Norman, $1 40 each Fourth Event — T K Norman, Fishback, Leighton, Vernon, Preuss and Thompson, $1 50 each. " Lake," Van Valken- burg, Sands, Ralphs, Billiogton, O Feudner, McCoy, Nau- man, Webb, C Merrill, Murdock, WeBtley, Whitney, Bekeart, Greeley, Rosb, Lipp, Daniels, Cowan, Robertson, G Stone, H Vernon, " Slim." Proctor and Palmer, $1.20 each. McCut- chan, Bruns, "Trombone," Karney, Olson, McRae, JSicoll, Remfree, "Dusing," Chick, Mitchell, W Golcher, Carr, Hauerwass, J Taylor, Justins, E ForBter, Winders and Sears, 90 cents each. Fifth Event— Steward, the Golcher trophy. Preuss, St. John and Ross, $2.50 each. "Trombone," Ecker, Daniels, Carr and Billington, $2 each. Fishback, Hauerwaas, Van Valkenburg, RobertBon. Mason, Norman, Chick, "Sensaboy," Athertoo, Haight, Bekeart, $1.50 each. Klevesahl, Whit- field, "Lake," Lipp, "Sands," Webb, Murdock, Ralphs, McMahon, "Chestnut," Thompson, "Fox," E Forster, "Weslley," McRae and DusiDg, $1 each. Sixth Event — M O Feudner, the Championship Diamond medal. Whitfield, W Golcher, McCutchan, $1.80 each. Bruns, McRae, Fishback, Mason, Van Valkenburg, Chick, 8teward, St. John, "Sensaboy," VoorheiB, Norman, Mur- dock, Whitney, Judd, Sands, Preuss and Barker, $1.35 each. Robertson, Ecker, E Forster, Klevesahl, Leighton, Haas, Weymouth, Nicol, Nauman, Carr, Haight and Holmes, $1.05 each. Daniels, "Mike," Karney, Bekeart, Hartley, Deben- ham, Ross, Crawford and Edg Forster 75 cents each. Ditz Downing, Naher, Cowan, F Feudner, Grant, F Vernon, "Coffin," "Trombone," OIboh, McCoy, Atberton, F Merrill, "Fox." "Chestnut" and "Skiffio," 45 cents each. The fcores in full of the individual matches were as follows: First Day q m -3 >q 0 1i£3 683 W L Steward 910 8 7 12 ... 7 9 3 4 20 17 160 109 «M 9 18 13 6 10 11 5 11 15 180 122 677 812 9 8 11 14 511 9 8 14 12 180 121 672 7 8 8 7 18 7 10 9 10 9 16 12 180 121 672 _ 5 9 10 9 14 8 8 8 13 8 16 12 1*0 120 6h6 R Coykendall 6 1211 7 14 In 7 12 11 7 13 10 180 120 666 C F Orant _ 5 8 12 9 15 12 9 7 11 6 10 14 180 118 655 3 13 7 8 9 13 6 13 16 ISO 118 fifln 6 9 10 6 11 U 8 11 8 6 18 11 180 116 R44 6 1111 9 11 14 7 10 8 5 13 11 ISO 116 .644 5 15 12 8 8 10 7 13 14 180 116 644 3 12 10 S 7 12 8 14 ... 160 103 643 8 12 11 2 6 10 8 18 14 180 115 688 4 7 8 6 14 11 9 7 10 10 15 14 180 115 638 6 14 4 8 9 13 9 15 12 160 115 7 13 12 6 6 11 6 13 9 8 6 11 7 13 14 ISO 115 638 6 15 8 7 8 8 7 16 18 180 114 633 7 10 12 7 9 11 7 7 8 7 17 6 7 10 13 7 18 6 180 113 6*7 4 14 6 6 7 13 6 17 17 180 112 fi'/2 IRD umbo 10 S 7 13 12 6 8 8 6 U 12 170 105 .617 3 10 9 8 12 10 6 16 14 ISO 111 Kin 7 7 9 5 11 ... 6 8 13 7 12 13 160 98 612 J R Carroll _. _ 9 6 5 8 14 12 3 8 9 6 12 13 ISO 110 till 6 5 9 5 13 13 8 10 10 6 11 10 180 1(9 R05 5 9 7 3 14 10 7 9 U 5 15 13 ISO 108 fitffl H C Golcher 7 11 7 8 14 10 4 7 7 6 13 13 180 107 .594 7 15 11 7 8 10 9 8 12 180 107 CH Shaw _ _ 6 9 9 7 9 12 6 9 11 6 11 12 160 107 594 2 7 6 7 15 14 7 5 10 9 14 10 180 106 .588 7 4 11 8 6 9 6 13 10 180 103 572 FWElng 6 9 8 9 11 5 7 9 11 7 9 111S0102 Sfifi 6 11 15 3 8 4 3 11 15 180 98 544 " kifflu" 6 4 9 3 8 5 7 7 9 3 19 14 ltO 94 .522 4 7 6 5 12 5 5 7 9 6 11 16 180 93 516 F CojkeodaU_ 7 2 9 3 8 12 4 7 8 7 9 8 180 84 466 A Flickinger 8 511 9 13 10 8 5 7 W Sears 7 13 10 5 13 11 7 8... 8 .. .. 8 .. 11 9 16 ... 7 8... 9 CM bhher 7 6 6 5 9 6 14 10 7 15 ... ... 13... _ 7 13 11 5 14 17 4 15 15 9 8 11 7 9 7 5 10 10 6 Yt 9 7 13 6 2 4 7 6 9 11 H W Frledlander 5 4 6 6 4 13 9 3 10 8 6 12 10 6 11 8 8 13 16 - 4 7 6 5 7 12 J W Potter 9 6 9 7 8 7 7 9 12 7 5 5 7 9 13 5 17 12 K Helm _ 8 12 - 4 11 10 5 16 9 6 12 10 W R Jac&lin 6 5 8 8 11 10 5 12 . 10 10 16 3 - 5... 9 J H Durst - 5 6 ... 7 3 6 1 6 16 ... W H -Russell 15 ... _ 13 8 6 9 7 10 10 2 5 10 817 13 10 6 11 9 6 13 7 1215„ 8 18 16 „.. 10 11 10 9 10 11 7 9 15 7 16 14 4 6 10 7 8 12 6 Ill ... _ . 9 10„ . 6 10 _ L Javette- . 11 5 13 9 . ... 15 _... The following table of guns and loads used during ths tournament by those that shot in most of the matches will interest our readers. Iu comparison with last year's table we find that the Parker guu and Dupont powder have gained materially. The U. M. C. shells are used almost exclusively. The gune used were: Parker 25, Smith 19, Greener 17, Win- chester 12, Lefever 10, Clabrough 10, Remington 8, Colts 9. Francotte 3, Ithaca 1, Ecker 1, Sneider 1, Scott 1, Liddle 1, Bernard 1, Westley Richards 1. The powders UBed were: Dupont 45, Gold Duat 38, C. P. W. 15, Hazard 9, Tamalpais 4, E, C. 4, Schultze 1. The BhellB used wer^ : Smokeless, -' High Base 39, Acme 14, Leader 10, Nitro 5, Trap 4, 362 ©fr* &?**&&: tmi* gpovt&mctxu [ June 5, 1897 Name. Gcs, Powdeb a.vd Shell &aor. Allison, O SI _Smiih— JSpre Gold Dusl— H B J 1-S No 7% ADdrus, \V F. Parker— 3-i d Dupoul— Sm _ 1^» No 7 Atbertou, U A RemlDgton— C WP— H B 1 1-S No 7*i Aileo, A W... Orteuer— Dupoul— Pm ...:.-. ll«SNo7)» biUlugtOD, G G _Smilli— 3X d Dupoot— Sm 1*4 No 7 Barter, A M Parker— is £isuold Dust— H. B ..),'4 No 7% Borllol.AA™ _..\\ iDccesier— 3'* d DudodI— Sm. tl-8No7Jj Bauoj.B J Smith— 3d Dupyot— Sni IU No 7 Bcktart, P sdjIUo — HgnCPW- Sm V4 No 7 Baker, J 0 - Winchester— ' V> grs Gold Dust— H B...1 1-S No 7 Betteo, H Ithaca — lagrsGoid Dust— Leader ll-sNo?,1^ Bruiis, J ^-.reener— Zl-t d Dopont— Sm.„ ll4 No 7 Chick, M _ smith— U?« a Dopont— biu...« l'A No 7 tadmau JO ..Clabrough— 3d Dupont— Leader 1 No7S roykL-uilall, FE Parker— C P W— ±£ B „ 1 1-8 NoTS Coykeodaii. B- Greener— C P W-HB 11-8 No 7£ Unwell, A R —.Colt — ISgrsG'dD'stand 2U Dup— HB1 l-SJio7h ClaDtough, Geo _L'lPhroD«h— 45£is Gold Lust— H B. — 1 1-S No 7j» CairuU, J H. Paiker(16)-'i7 grs Gold Dost— HB. — 1 l-SNo7Ji Cowan, D -Parktr— 3d Hazard— Acme 1 1-S No 7»$ Our, c _Parker— 8i4 d Dupont— Sm Hi No7 Greeoer— 3H d Dupoct — Sm - 134 No 7 cull, Jos ..sniiih— Dupont— smokeless.... „ 1 l-SNo7.^ Dltx, u Jr Winchester— *elb>— all kinds LvPae.G C Remington— Z'i d Dupont— am I 1-S No 7}£ Dowul. g. E Lelever— Tau-&ljjais— H B _ „ 1 1-S No 1% Dank, is, u Greener— 3>» d Hazard — sm 1 1-S No 7 Debenham.G... Smith— Goid Dost— H B aod Acme-..l^ No 7 ticker, Fs _ fc.c-.er— 'ib d Dupont— Sm lM No 7 tVuaner. F L*/ev*r— Jjyrs lamalpais— H. B 1J4 No7Js Feudiier. O Parker— J8igrsG 1>— Deader...- IJ4 No 7 Frledlander, H W Colt— 3 .'4 d D. Hettinger Winchester— 3!4 d Dupont— Nitro 1J4 No 7Ji Forster, Kug Winchester— 1? graii s G'd D't— Acme.lM No 7^ Flatier, j Hauxnurst, L Lefever— io grains Gold Dust— H B 1 1 8 No 7)i Holmes F - Greener— 10 grs C P W— H B_ 1 1-S No 7,^ Halgbt.c A Greener— &H d Dupont— am IH No 7 Ht'ierwaas, J_ Lefever— 3.S d Dupont— ^Sm 1J4 Wo 7 Hlnkie.G W_ smith— l&grs Gold Dust— Acme. 1M No 7 Heldcr, K J— _ Colt-Gold Dust— Acme 1 l-S No 7}i J ratios. H Parker— 3 d Dupont— Leader 1% No 7 Jackiln, w B „CJabroaBh — 15 grs Gold Dust— Acme_...l 1-8 No 7% Jady, O il Greener— 3 d Hazard — >£ Kerrlson, E Parker— 30 E C— Sm 1 1-S No 7 Lowry, WH Colt— 3ii d Hazard— Leader and Sm..._l 1-8 No 7% Lewis, T L Colt and Remington— Sm and Acme Lion, H Winchester— 15 grs Gold Dust— H B....lJi No7Ji Leighion. C A Leiever— 23* d schultze— Sm _ 1 1-8 No 7 Llpp, F it Lelever— Tamalpais and C P W 1 1-S No 7Ja Mci-utcnan. J B Parker— 3'^ d Hazard— Leader and Sm 1 1-8 No 7^ Men 111, C A Greener — 15 grs Gold Dusl— H B 1 1-8 No 8 McCoy. K H smith— 15 grs uold Dusl— H B 1 1-S No 8 Mernil, F ..„ Greener (11)— 12 grs Gold Dust— Rival 1 1-S No 7% Mason. E E Francotte — 15 grs Gold Dust— HB 1H No 7 Murdock. Wm Keml. gion— 3>4 d Dopont— Trap. 1% No 7 Mckb-, P Parker— sli d Hazard -Sm Xft Nq7& Mc Arthur, WJ WesUey Richards— 3J.:d C P W— Lea'r 1 1-8 No 7.^ Mlchaelson, E S Coll — Dupont— Sm ._ _ __™._1 1-8 No 71s Mitchell, C r Winchester— Duuont— Sm 1 1-S No 7 Newton. H Parkpr— Gold Dust— H B- _ 1M No 7% Nlchol, F _ smith— 3 d Dopont— sm _ 1 1-8 No 8 NaherG Colt— 48 grs Gold Dust— H B 1M No7)£ Nortoo, F B Clabrougb— lOgra Gold Dust— H B 1 1-8 No 7 Norman, T K._ -Parker— 2* d Dupont— Nitro 1 1-8 No 7% Nauinao, C C Clabrough— 46 grs Gold Dust — Acme 1M No 7^ Olseu, E -Wlochester— lugrs E C— Leader 1% No 73i Palmer, A. .Greener — 3^ d Dupont— Sm 1 1-8 No 7 Potter, J H._ Greener— CP W— H B _ 1 l-s No 7}-. Peterson. F E *. Scott— 3M d Dupont-Sm_ 1 1-8 No 7 Preuss, K E .smith— 3 d Dopont— Sm „.„1 1-8 No 7 Proctor, W E Parker— 40 grs C P W— H B 1 1-8 No 1% Koss. J Jr_ Lefever— 45 grs Gold Dust— H B 1^ No 7 Rlcklefeun Lefever— all kinds 1 l-8No7 Robertson, W A Clabrough-4-5grs Gold Dust— Acme.. 1J4 No 7 Ralphs, O N Smith— 3 d Dupont— Nitro 1 1-8 No 7 Rooe. A Bernard— 3,'^ d Dupont — Sm. -..1 1-8 No 7 Reuifree, W Clabrough— 45 grs Gold Dust— H B l!4 No 7 Shaw, c H Smith— 3^ d Dupont— Sm _ 1 l-S No 7hi Stevens, H L _... Winchester — IS grs Gold Dust— H B....1M No 7 St Jobu.HC Smith— Z%d Hazard— Sm \% No 7H Skinner. W H Smith— 3^4 d CP W— H B_ _1 l-S No 7}| Steward, W L Smith— 51 grs wtlght lamalpais— H B_ll-SNu7^ Beaver, Wm H _ Remington and v» in— ail kinds— Sm...lM No 7% "Sandb" .Winchester— 3 d E C No 2— Leader 1 1-8 No 7}i Bears, W Lefever— 60 grs Gold Dust— Acme Hi No 7,4 stone, G -Parker— 29< d C P W— H B..... 1J4 No 7Jfe ••Slim".... Smith— all kinds lj^ No 7 Taylor, Jos .Lelever— 15 grs Gold Dust— H B_ i;4' No 7 Thompsoo. S Winchester— 40 grs Gold Dust— H B VA No 7% Vernon, ii ....Greener — 3 d Dupont and C P W. Hi No 7& Vernon, F -Greener— 1% d Dupont— Sm 1J4 No 7 Van Valkenburg, C— Smith— 45 grs Gold l.ost— H B.... .....1% No 7 Voortales, F A Parker— 2^ d Dupont— Nitro ....1 1-8 No 7»a Whitney, a B. Remington— 2\i d Dupont— Leader 1J4 No 7 Winders, D Liddle-45 grs Gold Dusl— H B_ 1^ No7"i Weuzel, KG Greener— 3^ d Dupoot— Sm „ 1 l-S No 7 Woliam, C M -RemlLgton— G'ldD't ann C PW-H B I 1-8 No 7%. Whlleneld.B F Parker— '2% d Dopont— Nitro 1 1-S No 7 Webb, A J Parker— 48 grs Gold. Dust— Acme 1J^ No 8 If any errors are found in trie above list we would feel in- debted if the gentlemen named would send in such corrections at once. Oo Monday night the Olympic Gun Club gave a jinks in honor of the visiting sportsmen that was attended by over one hundred shooters and thoroughly eojnyed by all. The club's magnificent quarters at 1309 Van Ness Avenue were well filled, and the programme was all that the most fastid- ious could wish for. The Sancho String Quartette, Jas. Fogarty, Douglas White, J. Grodjens, W. R. Roeetti, Wm. Ogelvie, J. Leonard, Jabez 6wan, Wm. Hobson, Wm. Lewis, J. Earney and Robert Mitchell entertained the boys with musical and vocal selections of rare merit, and the festivities were kept up until a late for early) hour. President M. C. Allen presented the cups and medals to the different winners with appropria e speeches, and the tournament concluded, as have its predecessor?, in a social success as well as being suc- cessful from the shooters' standpoint. Tacoma Won. Patents Relating to the Sporting Interests. The following list of United 8tateB Patents, relating to the Sporting Interests, granted May 27th and May 4th, 1897, is reported expressly for Bkredkr and Sportsman, by James Haogster, Patent Attorney, Buffalo, N. Y. : Automatic-Firearm— Ferdinand Ritler Von HaDnlicher, Vienna, Aimtria-Hungary. Filing Keel -Charles H. F. Kraft, Battle Creek, Mich. Indoor Shooting-Stand— Olto C. Kraose, Swickan, Ger- niBDy, assignor lo Krause Bros. Adorf, Germany. Cartridge - Loading Implement — Edward O. Carvin, Murphy's, Cal. h i-hing Device — William Quioo, Stur«rin, Miss. Magazine-Gun — Edwin J. Sasbmore. Toronto, Canada. SinRle-Trigger Mechanism, for Drop-Down Guns— John Hoberleon, Lordon, England. High-Explosive Shell and Fuse— Harras P. Hurst, Sum- mit, Miss. < Minpowdcr, Shells, for sale, and Blasting-Powder— The Hazard Powder Cmprny, New York, N. YM E. 8. The olalion of a globe and a canister or key. (Trade Mark.) The long-talked-of Bboot betwean the five-men teams of the Seattle Rod and Gun Club and the Tacoma Gun Club come off Sunday. The stake was the handsome silver cup put up by Shooting aod Fishing and held by the Tacoma sportsmen, they having won it from Spokane two or three years ago. Thefi?e-men team from Seattle, namely : J.N. Hardy, E. E. Ellis, A, K. Churchill, Dick Stevens, and H. F. Norton. The Tacoma team, Pierce, Young Sheard, Dr Smith and E. A. Kimball. The match was at fifty UuerockB to the man, known traps and unknown aDgles. The visitors faced the traps first for ten birds and lead the shoot until both teams had shot thirtv birds each. Then it seemed as if cruel fate had placed the brand on the boys from the Queen City and kind Providence was hovering over the lucky sons of that quaint village on Commencement Day. The village boys shot like a house-a- fire and nnde by far the best scores cf their lives, while our dovb shot in only fair form. The scores stood: Hardy 41, Ellis 37, Churchill, 39, Stevens 40 and Norton 35. The Tacoma team : Pierce 47, Young 44, Sheard 43, Dr. Smith 38, Kimball 36. The total standing 20S to 192 in favor of Tacoma. The Seattle sportsmen were by no means disheartened bv their defeat and in a very short time will re-chall&nge the Tacoma men for another trial. — Seattle Argns. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. There will be a live-bird shoot at Winters tomorrow. The Vipalia team were sadly misled at the tournament. The Encinals will shoot to-morrow at Birds Point, Ala- meda. The California Wi g Shooting Club will shoot at Ingle- side to-morrow. The accompanying tables of scores includes all events ex- cept team matches. The Olympic Gan Club is talking of holding a big live bird shoot on July 4th. The Lincoln Club had fourteen men in the money in the first event of the tournament. The Santa Maria Gun Club will give a tournament some- time during the month of June. The late tournament was without question the best man- aged of any tournament yet giveD by trie Association. In the table cf scores the total of breaks made by Otto Feudnerand the percentage, is correct but the last two scores should be 15, 19. E. E. Ma6on, of the Los Angeles team, won the average price of $25 at the tonrnameDt, with M. O. Feudner, of the Olympics, second, $15. Achilles Roos will present the California Inanimate Tar- get Association with a fine three-man team trophy before the next tournament. The Lincoln Gun Club's 100 bird match will be shot after the regular monthly club match hereafter, on the third Sun- day of each month. The Gold Dust medal and the Golcher trophy were won with Smith guns. The Individual Championship with a Parker, and the Allen trophy with a Francotte. Dupont and Gold Dust were the popular powders at the tournament, but Hazard, in the handB of J. McCutchan, Ju- dy, McRae, St. John and Cowan was frequently in the money. We are informed that Kodapp, Anderson and Merri- weather, whom we did not interview at the tournament, used Bmith guns. This would raise the number of Smiths used to 22 instead of 19. The "Tamalpais'' powder, a new smokeless, very similar to Gold Dust, was used for the first time at the Slate tourna- ment. The only straight made in the individual events was made with this powder. Why not hold the oext tournament at Los Angeles? A traiu could be engaged and the rates made quite reasonable. L03 Angeles would bring out a better entry than San Fran- cisco, as there is more enthusiasm there. The annual tournament of the Northwest States Sports- I men's Association at Anaconda will last four days beginning j June 16th. One-half of the events will be shot over the 1 magautrap. The entrance money ranges from $2 to $10 in each event. i . ~ The Empires shoot of May 23d was postponed on account 1 of the live-bird shoot at Ioeleside. This event will be shot to-morrow, and following the regular event there will be a 15 bird match, $1 entrance, and a 20-bird shoot, $1.50 en- trance, open to all. The money event of the Empire Gun Club held on the second Sunday of each month is for members only. Several non-members have shot in this event by mistake. If these gentlemen will call on the secretary of the Empires their entrance money will be refunded. With Charlie Budd as Du Pont ch-mpion, Charlie Grimm as cast-iron champion, and Sim Glover as the Star champion, the live-bird world of trap-shooters have an elegaDt suffici- ency of champions. Neither Brewer, Elliott nor Carver can now have anv difficulty in getting on a match when they want one. All the above trophies aie open to all, nobody and no powder barred. — Forest and Stream. The scores made at this tournament this year are much lower than those of any previous tournament. It is only fair to the particip-nts to state that the reason for this is the very high wind of Sunday, and the fact that one of the events was shot on the magautrap, an invention that is entirely new to the majority of the shooters that participated. The Willows Gun Club is booming along in great shape. At the regular (shoot on Sunday last there were twenty-five entries in the club match at 20 birds, the scores were: C. Clarke 14, Thos Ajix 14, H W Walker 13, F Williams 13, J A Porter U, G Mullor 12, H Keyes 12, F Burgi 12, I J Proulx 12, T Dawson 11, Chas Branham 11, J Tibessart 10, B H Burton 9, G Q Hoag 9, J Hoever 9, M W Pratt 8. Wm Winters 8, S Marshall 8, P Lyons 7, Roy Marshall 6, W C Powell 5, C D Howell 5, J F Sersauous 4, T E O'Brien 3. The editor of Field Sports has been scouring the town for paid write-upB of the powders aod guns UBed at the late tour- nament. This is not our method of doing business. The table of gnns, powders and loads in another column waB com- piled by our gun editor and is accurate, and will be welcomed by all lovers of the gun. We recognize the rights of all our advertisers and deem it a pleasure 10 further their interests whenever and wherever an opportunity presents itself. It is against our policy to publish adveitisemeuts and then de- mand pay for write-ups for articles our advertisers are try- ing to sell. For fifteen years this rule has been followed and we will not deviate from it even if our would-be rivals resort to such low schemes. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Dec. 1-4— State Poultry and Kennel Club's second bench, show, Sacramento; Matt. Coffey, secretary. Golden Flash II. J. B. Martin's fox terrier dog Golden Flash II , the sub- ject of our illustration, is to-day one of the best-known ter- riers in America. He is by Blemton Reefer 19,662, out of Blemton Spinaway 30,702, and was bred by his present own- er. His career on the bench is one that any breeder might well be proud of. His winnings are: 3d, open, Los Angeles, 1896; 1st, open and special for best dog in ^show, San Francisco, 1896; 3d, open, Stockton, 1896; 1st, open and special, Stockton, 1897; 1st, open acd special, Los Angeles, 1897; 1st, open and special, Oakland, 1897. He is now in the challenge class, and if he lives will soon be a champion. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Seattle haB been dropped from the roll of membership of the American Kennel Club for non-payment of dues. The dogs placed second to Uncle Dick's equal firsts and third to his equal seconds will be pegged back one notch. Mr6. Smyth of the Swiss Mountain Kennels is adding Skye terriers to her kennel of St. Bernards and cocker spaniels. M. B. Biddle, of Santa Cruz, was found guilty of dog poisoning on Wednesday of last week. He was to have been sentenced last Saturday. For several years the 'boss" cried down the American Kennel Club and talked continually of the "clique" but now that he is one of the clique, it is all right. The well-known cocker spaniel breeder J. P. Willey bas received from England the cocker dog Arlington Jeff by Viceroy — Daphne, 24£ pounds and 10ir inches at shoulder. The American Kennel Club has taken op the question of giving equal przes in California as suggested by the Bbeedeb and Sportsman and the matter has been referred to the Committee on Rules. The New England Kennsl Club will give an open »ir show at Braintree, Mass., on June 10th, admission will be free. The prizes will be the whole of the entrance fee divided in 50, 30, and 20 per cent. Entry fee $1. The show will last one day. The "mischief-maker" has got all his dogs in the chal- lenge class. His purpose is accomplished, and now he is pe- titioning the American Kennel Club to pass a new rule, or rather revive the old one and make it compulsory for exhi- bitors to show at San Francisco in order to claim the title of champion. In other words, Oakland is under the "boss's" ban and must be sat upon. In still plainer English, the "boss" gave the hint, the Advisory Board endorsed the idea and the American Kennel Club has been petitioned to make a new role providing that a dog to earn the title of champion must win at a show that ofiers at least one thousand dollars in prize money. How many more months will it take that auguat body, the American Kennel Club, to realize that it is being used as a catspaw to rake the "mischief-maker's" chestnuts out of the fire. ? jcne 5, 1897] ©Jje Qv&stosv emir &pQxt&mGXU 363 We have often stated to our patrons that the American Kennel Club had no agencies. We believe that every good dog should be registered and always advise breeders to regis- ter their stock. We are not authorized to receive a dollar for the A K C and never claimed to be but as of yore if we can accomodate our patrous by mailing a letter for them or tabulating a pedigree our friends will find our latch Btring out and our pen always at their service. Is it not rather a queer state of affairs that allows one club to rule the whole coast ? Has it ever occurred to the Ameri- can Kennel Club's delegates that the majority of the dele- gates to the Pacific Advisory Board are all members of the San Francisco Kennel Cluh. Has it ever occurred to Secre- tary Vredenburgh that if he ever had occasion to investigate any action of the San Francisco Kennel Club that the Paci- fic AdvisoryiBoard would have to investigate itself. An Advisory Board composed of delegates which represented the portion of the couutry that their club belonged to, could do a great deal of good but the present arrangement is the worst kind of a farce. Major Taylor says in his report of the Oakland show in the American Field, regarding the greyhound bitches: "White Cloud, Senorita and Fairy Queen were placed in order named. White Cloud far outclassing the others; she is a very symmetrical bitch, but a slightly longer neck would improve her appearance ; she bears examination well, and there is little to criticize except her condition of coat. Seno- rita, a black is only fair." The following week Major Taylor judged the greyhounds at San Francisco and put Senorita (the fair one) first and White Cloud (the one that bears examination well) third. What else could be expected from the man who writes over his own signature that a greyhound should not be deep-chested. The same state of affairs exists now that existed last year before the $500 and 500 dog rules were abolished on this coast, and the same argument that caused the change in those rules applies now. San Francisco has held a show of over 500 dog3 and offered $1,000 in prize money, but is that any guarantee that it will continue to do so from year to year? What is the object of the rule proposed by the Advisory Board? Is it the welfare of dog shows on this coast ? Not by any manner of means. It is to force the owners of good dogs to show them at San Francisco. Is this proposed change the wish of exhibitors at large? Not by any means. Again we ask, has the Southern California Club authorized its delegate to vote for this change ? Secretary Vredenburg, smarting under the sting of a few truthful statements that the kennel editor cf this paper has made about him and his method of doing business, has s looped to the level of his willing tool, the "mischief-maker," or still more likely has been advised by the latter and in carrying o.ut a plan proposed to him, has charged the writer of these paragraphs with acting as agent for the American Kennel Club without authority, and neglecting to send on the registration of a St. Bernard or some other breed of dog belonging to a Mr. Hamburger of this city. In place of writing to the writer and asking him if he ever received any such registration, as any gentleman would do, he, without a line ot explanation or question, hands the matter to the Ad- visory Board, with instructions to investigate, publishes the accusation broadcast through the land and does his best to injure the reputation of the! writer, without eiving him a chance to explain or refute the statement. The "mischief-maker" without waiting for a meeting of the Advisory Board, immediately issues a command to the writer to appear before the Board on Tuesday evening last, and calls his minions together to try the criminal. The writer knowing that the order was not authorized paid no attention to the letter whatever. Happily for California there are men on the Board who have more sense than the secretary and the matter was not rushed through on Tuesday night as the latter had planned, The facts of the case are as follows : It has been the custom of the writer for the past seven years to cer- tify to the correctness of pedigrees of dogs owned by the patrons of this paper and the papers that he has worked on eft] ring that time. Very frequently the party has requested us to register the same for them, sometimes because they were not familiar with the rules regarding same, sometimes it was a gentleman or lady not living in town, and sometimes merely- as an accommodation to a busy man. As the receipts and number is mailed to the owner, the writer frequently never hears any more from the registration until it appears in the Stud Book. Some months ago we received five, not one, and after a month or two received a complaint of not having received a number, from E. Attridge; shortly after, another complaint from W. J. Norwood, and finally one from Mr. Hamburger. We replied to them all that we had mailed them as we certainly thought we had. On reading of Vredenburg's action in the American Field the whole office was ransacked for a trace of the missing pedigrees, but none could be found, but on Tuesday night, at home, in a bureau drawer, among a lot of old unimportant letters, we found one addressed to Secretary Vredenburg containing the missing blanks. For this crime we have been ordered before the P. A. B. to answer to a charge of dishonesty. We decline to be tried by a man that we will not disgrace our tongue by speaking to on the streets and leave the public to judge, let the action of the Pacific Advisory be what it may, and we certainly do not care to pose as acting as agent for any or- ganization that employs as its executive officer a man who vents his petty personal spite in such a manner as has Sec- retary Vredenburg. Kennel Registry. Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column ree of charge. Please use the following form : WHELPS. Mr. Dominick Shannon's (San Francisco) fox terrier bitch Stiletto (Blemton Reefer— Judy) whelped Mav 27th, 6—3 dogs to J. B. Martin's Warren Sage (Champion Warren Safe- guard—Warren Duty). H. T. Harris' (San Jose) Irish Setter bitch Elchora H. 30,314 whelped April 27th 10—8 dogs— to C. M. Barker's Chief Jr. 25,610. VISITS. Mr. T. J. Wattson (San Francisco) has bred his fox terrier bitch, Mission Idol (Blemton Reefer — Dauntless Suzettel to J. B. Martin's Warren 8age (Champion Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty), May 31. 1897. ROD- Coming Events. Jnne 8— Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. June 12— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. June 13— Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. NOTICE TO ANGLERS. Every angler is invited to drop us a line occasionally, telling us ot the condition of the streams they have visited and the killing lure; of the number and size of the fish caught, or any other item of interest to anglers. «. Bass for the San Joaquin. Andy Ferguson, the County Fish and Game Warden, wsb expecting a shipment of black bass from the 8tate Commis. sion last week with which to stock the San Joaquin and Kings rivers. But he received a letter instead, stating that the fish would not be sent to Fresno for a few weeks. The unusually cold temperature of the waters in the Russian riv- er, where the bass are obtained, delayed their spawning this season, and the youug fish are not as advanced in growth as it was expected they would be. The 8tate Commission will first transfer the bass from the Russian river to a reservoir in San Mateo County, and from there they will be distributed. Mr. Ferguson was assured that Fresno's quota would be no less than 5,000 of the fish. The county warden will stock the San Joaquin and Kings in the valley, and it will not be long till the city anglers will have to drive only a dozen miles to enjoy fine sport. Mr. Ferguson is taking steps to compel the irrigation companies to put in screens in the bulkheads at the rivers, where the canals divert. This will prevent the fish from goine down the ditches, where they would be destroyed. — Fresno Repub- lican. Fifty Years Trouting. (Continued.) " Don't you think there's something in luck ? " " Hey ? yes ; luck ? yes ; luck and patience. Patience is a great thing. _ in the spring before I begin fishing I always make some tincture of iron and drink it. I put a lot of old nails a-soak in some water, and after the water's got rusty I swallow it. That gives me iron in the blood, which is one of the best things in the world for strength, and strength gives me patience. Now, I had just as soon tell you as not that baits that are covered with a few drops of the tincture of anise seed are attractive to almost any fish, and when I'm using worms or minnows I generally carry a box of moss scented with it, into which I put a little of my bait from time to time. As a rule, I've found that the fish don't like to run away from this scent, and I've caught more fish with it time and again, twice oyer, like enough, than the man that would be fishing next to me. Crushed nettle scent is good, too, if you can't get the anise. Still, with all my tricks, I have to have patience. And I've been badly beaten by luck after all. Was the other day, and so on. " Tell us about it, do," put in a young angler, after it was plain that Mr. Baldwin's silence was likely to last. " Hey ? Yes, was badly beaten the other day by a case of sirrple, bull-headed luck, A boy came up where I was fish- ing in Blair's pool. He had never fished before, and he was carrying a heavy pole and some angleworms. I was casting a red hackle by in the best style I could muster. I couldn't get a thing. He dropped his worm in right where I'd been, and got a snap at once that yanked the pole right out of his hands. I jumped into the water and grabbed the pole, and played the trout into my landing net for the lad. The fish weighed over three pounds. Now that is what I call bull- headed good luck, and so on." " What are your favorite flies ?" "Hey? flies? Aint got any favorites, except red hackle. I mostly use flies with the brightest colors, so bright that they look like nothing else on the earth, nor above the earth, nor in the waters under the earth. This trying, the way some of the city fishermen do, to copy all the flies in Christendom and then pick out certain ones to use each month, is all gammon, according to my notion. What I'm after is something to attract the trout's attention. I've caught trout with my scarecrow flies in brooks where the best English flies were being cast and were not getting a rise. But I had one big fish last spring that I couldn't get with a fly. This trout lay over in Wadham's brook in a hole right under a waterfall, close up to the roots of a large ash tree. It wouldn't move a foot an hour, perhaps. I caught a smaller trout which was stationed down at the lower end of the pool, but nothing would tempt the big one. I dropped big fat hoppergrasses, worms, and everything else that I could think of before the lazy fellow. It was of no use. Trout you know, lie in certain feeding spots about brooks and stay there sometimes for weeks. I particularly wanted this trout, as I always get my best fish around the roots of big trees, and so on." "Heh? Ever catch it? "Ves ; after about three weeks' work, off and on. I'd about given it up, and was telling Epaphroditus Miner, one of my neighbors, about it at church one Sunday, and he said right off: 'Try some calf's liver.' Then he told me tbat his grandfather once told him that calf's liver was a sure bait for trout when nothing else would catch 'em. I started right off home, tackled up my horse, and set out to see who was butchering calves. I had to drive ten miles down to the Widow Parmenas Avery's before I could get a calf s liver, and I had to pay twenty cents a pound for it at that. But I was determined to have that trout. I went over to the brook and threw in a few pieces of liver, and the next day I went over there with my alder pole baited with another bit of liver. Mighty mackeral ! That seemed to be just what the doctor ordered, for inside of a minute I got a strike, and the next thing I knew I had the fish on the bank. Wasn't it a beauty ? All green, and yel- low, and red, and black, and purple. I never saw such a high-colored fish. Great difference in the colors of trout, you know. Fish from dark, swampy, still waters full of rot- ting wood are apt to be dull-colored and tasteless. You want your fish to come from lively, sparkling brooks. Well, that trout of mine was a monster. It weighed three pounds and ten ounces, and so on. [To Be Continued.'] Johnnie Whitson and wife returned on Wednesday from a visit of three days at the ranch of Mrs. Whitson's mother near Bodega. The well known Wilkinson ranch is situated on Salmon creek a short distance from Bodega, and the vicinity is noted for its excellent trout fishing. When Mr. Whitson returned home he hunted up the largest market basket he could find. Then he sallied forth and proceeded to distribute 300 of the finest trout Been this season, to his numerous friends Everybody ate trout for supper Wednesday night, barbers, merchants, editors, report- ers, inventors and all. There have been trout tales galore this season but Mr. Whitson returned with the evidence which was conclusive beyond a doubt. He also brought with him some interesting stories of his experiences in Sal- mon creek. When asked how many trout he had caught, Mr. Whitson replied, " Oh, about a thousand I guess; we've been living on trout since Sunday. — Petaluma Courier. The Chicago Fly-Casting Club inaugurated its club prize contests for 1897 on May 7th, at Garfield Park. At noon the weather promised fine, but before 3 o'clock the sky be- came cloudy and a drizzling rain fell for two hours, all events being off for the time. A pufly wind blew from the west after the rain and destroyed the hopes of the contest- ants for good tcores. The entries included Bellows, Crosby, Goodsell, Letterman, Lippincott, Ludlow, Miller, Murrell, Newkirk, Orr, Peet, 8trell and Strong. There was a fair attendance of members not competing and spectators. B. W. Goodsell won the long-distance fly-casting event with 85 feet, and the accuracy and delicacy event with 92 1-3 per cent. I. A. Bellows won the distance and accuracy event 93 2-3 per cent, and the bait casting with 96 3-5 per cent. — American Field. ■•■ Carlos G, Young, the well- known fly-caster, iB introducing a fish and game preservative tbat has evidently come to stay. It is harmless and tasteless. The fish, after being soaked in a solution of the preservative for from 12 to 24 hours, accord- ing to the size of the fish, may be kept for a week in any weather. What angler has not seen the time tbat he would have given anything he possessed to preserve a big fish or a basket of fish caught in some distant stream? Those who have used this preservative say that it will do all that is claimed for it. It is for sale by the trade. What is believed to be the largest salmon ever captured in the Columbia river was delivered at a packing houae at As- toria last week. Its actual measurement from tip to tip was four feet, five and one-half inches, and its largest circumfer- ence three feet, the girth close to the tail being fully one foot. It weighed eighty-one and one-half pounds. The head when severed from the body weighed eight and one-half pounds, When packed the fish filled five and one-quarter dozen one-pound cans. Capt. J. E. Friend and Dr. Stone of San Diago caught 86 black bass at Sweetwater dam in three days fishing laBt week. Thev ranged from one to three pounds weight.and were caught on shiners, says the San Diego Union. The law reads that bass cannot be caught legally until July 1st. Game Warden Caplatz of Santa Cruz had E. Barrion ar rested recently for selling trout less that six inches in length. Barrion plead gultv in Justice Gardiner's court and was fined $20 or 10 days in jail. lohn Butler is trying some of his old favorite streams, the San Lorenzo Bear creek and Boulder creek. He will prob- ably try his luck with the salmon at Santa Cruz before re - turning. Chas. Heese, Walter Rohlffs, B. G. McDonnell, O. F. Westerfield, Geo. Wells and Y. Foote are fishing the south fork of the Eel river. The favorite fiahing resort of Solano county is Wild Horse Dam in Green Valley. Trout 14 inches long are plentiful there. Al Cumming and J. R. Moore left town on Wednesday for a month's trip to Mt. Shasta. Needless to add the trout wilt suffer. Harry Fleisig and Geo. West caught 150 trout in the Sao Lorenzo below Ben Lomond on Wednesday of last week. Blue Cod are quite plentiful in the bay now. Quite a number have been caught from the wharf at Tibnron. Dan O'Connell, the Irish poet, left for the Carmel yester- day with J. Y. Coleman and a party of friends. The San Jose News complains that the local game warden has been planting trout in private waters. Fishing on Lake San Andreas is still very good. The fish are small and in fairly good condition. B. P. Upham, Lloyd Baldwin and H. W. Gibson are fish- ing the Kings river near Mt. Whitney. W. E. McGee, wife and party left town on Thursday for a six weeks' trip to the Yosemite. Salmon are biting well at Santa Cruz now and yellowtail are by no means rare. The Big Lagoon at Ferndale is providing good sport for anglers now. ♦ E. A. Mocker is fishing the creeks of the Santa Cruz mountains. Miss Pearl Condit captured a 63 -pound sea bass at Ceva- lon recently. The Sacramento is in good shape now. The best fishing is at Sims. A ton of sole were caught in Santa Cruz bay on Tuesday week. Trout fishing in the Santa Anita is reported excellent. Fishing in the Llagas is reported good. ♦ Fishing on the McCloud is good now. 364 ewj* QkkkQxx cmJ> &pvxt&n%atu [Jdne 5, 1897 THE MAKY3VILLE RACES. Sutter Oounty Wins the Farmer's R^ce, Bycy- cle Race and Other Contests. The Spring Meeting of the Marysville Jockey Club was quite well attended and a eood programme of races run. The track was in fair condition, the management good and the 8p)rt put up was well worth the money. Betting was light on the majority of events. Thursday's races. The first day opened with W. P. Hai-key as presiding judge, assisted by Jas. Murray and F. H. Greely, with \V. .S. Harker and F. Quigley as timekeepers. The first race was a 2:23 trot fir $80, in which Harris* Locbinvar, Ooyeti's Bird Pearl's Duke and Knight's Patti Rosa were entered. Locbinvar won the race the best time being 2:20, made in the fourth heat. In the running race, a quarter mile dash and repeat for $60, Simpson's Myrtle M. won in 23}. The yearling match race with Leech's Silver Belles, Ker- rigan's Mamie K and McGrath's Allooe, was won hy Kerri- gan's colt. Tne fourth race was a special trot for $-50 with the follow- ing entries : McUrath's Falloney, Harris' Director H, On- vett's Taylor's Maringo. Falloney won the first two heats and Director H the Deit; best time, 2:28, made by Director H. Darkness found the race unfinished. The running race, a mile flash for $60, wa6 won by Tur- mao «V Marr's Cherede in 1:45. Friday's baci-s, Friday's races began with the unfinished trot of the pre- vious day, in which Director H. won two straight heats and the race ; best time, 2:27£. A quarter mile and lepeat running race for $80 that fol- lowed was won by Spurgeon's Frank S. in two heats, best time 0:24. For the third event there was a mixed pace and trot for parse of $&0, for which the entries were: Harkev's Clara H., Unyelt's Maud, and Hanson's Goidie. Maud took the first beat and Uoldie tbe other two, best time 2:28£ Harkey's mare made a good showing and had many admirers, but was outclassed by tbe other two veteran racers. The five-eighths dash for a purse of $70 was won by Laf- foon's Venus in 1:04|. The two-mile bicycle race for a handsome medal attracted much attention and the entries were Paul Wilkins, C. Hamp- ton of Marysville, Frank Peck and JustuB Greely Jr. of Yuba City. It was a string out for the entire two miles until toe seventh-eighth post on the last was reached, when Peck got out of rut and spurted ahead. They finished, Peck, Hampton, Greely and Wilkins. Time, 6:04^. Following the bicycle contest came the Farmers' race for $60, with the following horses in line: McGrath's Brigade, Pearl's Jim B., Harris' Doro Do, Simpson's Eva Forbes and Charles McAlpine's Cuckoo Jim. The pool-players were strong on Cuckoo Jim. Their faith was justified. He won the race in two straight heats in 2.43A and 2:39. Saturday's backs. The first race on the card was a special half-mile mixed pice and trot, three in five, for a purse of $100. The entries were : Knight's Cora S., Onyett's Hobo, Baker's Tilton B. Won by Cora 8. A three-quarter mite dash for a purse of $80 was won by Venus in 1:14|. The third race was also a mixed special trot, mile, best 3 in 5, for a purse of $80, with the following entries: Han- son's Goidie, Koight'B Patti Rosa, and Onyett's Bird. Patti Rosa won the race, the best lime being 2:25, Go* die was the favorite and was not driven to win, being taken off in the third heat by his owner. The fjurth race was a five-eighths mile dash for a purse of $100 was won by Morgan's Lou L. io 1:04. The yearling race, half mile, for a purse of $60, was the last horse contest of the day. Tht entries were : McGratn's Allone, Kerrigan's Minnie K., and Leech's Silver Bells. The race was quile interesting. Silver Bell's driver let his charge do considerable running at the start and though he finished first was put back for running. Allone won, Minnie K. second. Time, 1:45. Two rather fakev footraces closed the three days' meeting. — Sutler County Farmer. THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP. Won by Pittsburg Phil's Howard Mann— Wins Off by Himself. New York, N. Y., May 31. — Twenty-five thousand per- sons saw George £ Smith's four-year-old Howard Mann win the great Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend course to-day. Eleven horses went to the post. Howard Mann, coupled with his stable companion, Belmar, sold a slight favorite over Handspring, the top weight horse, and admittedly the class of the race. F, L. Parker's six-year-old Lake Shore was second and W. C. Daly's four-year-old gelding third. The race was worth $S,000 to the winner, $1,500 to the second horse and $500 to the third. The track was muddy, but the time — 2:09£ for a mile and a quarter — was not slow under the circumstances. The owner of Howard Mann is much better known to the world as Pittsburg Phil. He ha6 made many brilliant coups since he bade good-bye to the smoke of his native town, but in none of his vast raids upon tbe ring has he displayed more cunning than in that which was brought to a successful con- clusion to-day. A few years ago Phil was credited with winning $100,000 on a single race won by the twn-year-old, King Cadmus, and gossip said he took $75,000 out of various pool-rooms of the country when Belmar won five successive races last auLumn. Those competent to judge say today's winning was very close to the former figure. But it wasn't tbe amount won so much as the clever fash- ion in which the public had the wool pulled over its eyes regarding Howard Mann. When the entries were sent out yesterday Howard Mann was not on the list. To-day Phil withdrew The Winner. Nothing was said about adding Howard Mann until three quarters of an hour before the horses started. It was nol until speculation began that the public realized that Belmar was to have a helpmate, for 90 per cent of these present regarded Howard Mann as a mere pacemaker. The race showed that Belmar was a second string to the bow, for while the gray horse was fighting in the first divi- sion with The Swain, Handspring, Sir Walter, Loki and King Arthur in the run up the backstretch Howard Mann was in the second tier, running under a double-wrapped rein, ready to stride over tbe field. Castaway's runaway race for the same rich handicap wa« not more impressive than Howard Mann's when finally given a free rein. While the field was battling for second place he galloped in alone, unlouched by whip or spur. Henry Martin, the California jocker, rode him. Belmar quit more than a quarter of a mile from home. Six furlongs, handicap— Mistral, 103 (Maher) 8 to 1, won ; Arabian, 111 (Lamle), 4 to 1, second ; Yemen, lis (Shields). 8io 5, third. Time, 1:15 v4. ai Daddy, The Manxman, Harrington, Tanisand Pass Over also ran. Mile and a sixteenth, selling— Declare, 110 (Sims), 2 to I, won ; Bromo, 86 (Maher) I to 1, second ;Parmesau. S9 (Powers), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:51. Cromwell, Emotional and Eastertide also ran. The Expectation Stake, four furlongs— Handball, 113 (Sims), 5 to 2, coupled with Handpress, won; L*Alouette, lln (Sloan), 3 to 1, sec- ond; Come Quick, 110 (Thorpe). 15 to 1, third. Time, 0:49]^. Froh- man, Handpress, Mr. Baiter, George Kenne, Storm Queen. Cherry Picker and Fixed Star also ran. The Brooklyn Handicap, one and one-quarter mlleB— Howard Mann, 106 (H. Martin), h to 2, coupled with Belmar, won; Lake Shore, 105 (Scherrer), 10 to 1, second; Volley, 95 (Lamle), 1C to 1, third. Time, 2:0934- Handspring. Belmar, Sir Walter, Ben Eder, The Swain, Loki, King Arthur and Jeffersou also ran. Five furlongs— Sly .box, 110 (Doggett), 7 to 0, won; Blueaway, 105 (Thorpe), 6 to 1, second ; Demagogue, loo (Coy lie), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:03*4. False Pride, Commercial Traveler, Brentwood, Red Gild and Eueen D. alBo ran. Kensington Stake, hurdle, one and three-quarter miles— Sir Vassar, 144 (Anderson), 4 to 1, won; Flushing, 165 (Slack), even, second; McKee, 161 (Dunlap). even, third. Time, 3:24. Dr. Grimes alBO ran. Racing At Alameda. SATURDAY, MAY 29. The Alameda Driving Association gave its initial meeting for 1897 at iu track on Saturday, the 29th inst. Quite a crowd of ladies and gentlemen were present to witness the sport. The wind blew a gale and carried the dust in such clouds across the track as to make it very disagreeable for both drivers and spectators. The conditions were such as to preclude the making of fast time. The first race had for starters the black mare, Emma Ab- bott, driyen by her owner, Charles 8. Neal, the gray horse, Silver Button, driven by his owner, H. Transue, and F. P. ThwaiteB' bay gelding, Clay H., driven by Mai Holmes. Silver Button was heralded as a certain winner by many who consider themselves competent to " figger out sich things," When the horseB scored up for the word, Clay H. had the pole, Silver Button second and Emma Abbot on the outside. To an even start the three trotted together for the first six- teenth, when both Silver Button and Clay H. left their feet ; Emma Abbott then took the pole and trotting leisurely along reached the one-half in 1:14$, and finished the mile in 2.25, her first record, with Silver Button forty yards away and Clay H. gazing at the wrong side of the red dag. For the second heat Silver Buttons was still the favorite with the knowing ones, his well-known gameness and bottom giving reason for their ideas. At the first score the two were Bent away, Button flying oil of his feet at the tirst turn. The black mare, trotling fair and square, reached the half well in the iesd in 1:14$ ; her driver then slowed down and gave the gray horse a chance to come up to her, which he did just be- fore coming to tbe three-quarter pole, which was reached in 1:52. A drive was then made with the mare and she left the gray behind at the Beven-eighlhs, and trotting the last quar- ter in 34$ seconds, beat him about thirty yards, lime, 2:26$. The winner is a very beautiful black mare by Ab- bottsford, dam by Rustic, and in the opinion of many of those present can do her mile in 2:15 or better. Several horsemen, present at tbe race, have tried to secure her on a lease for the purpose of racing her this fall, but without suc- cess, her owner preferring to drive her himself for the fun of the thing. The second race had for starters Judge Ellsworth's black gelding Bob, driven by A. H. Cohen, Bert Coombs' pacing mare, Anita, driven by tiam Castro, H. T. Moran's pacing bay gelding, Count, and Sanford Bennett's bay mare, Lassie B.; the last two were driven by iheir owners. To a good start the four did the first turn without skipping. Anita soon forged ahead and reached the quarter in 36 seconds, the half in 1:15, when she commenced to die away. Bob soon took the lead and kept it to the finish in 2:31$, Anita a close second, Count third and Lassie B. distanced. The last- named horse did not do as well as many think her capable. It is hinted that her owner is much afraid of a record, in- tending to send her East next season. The second heat was won by Bob in 2:30, with Count second, Anita third. The winner is by Stein way, dam by Lodi, and is used as a general family horse. The judges were Dr. Latham, presiding, Judge W. E. Greene and I. L. Borden. Timers C. A. Gott, D. W. Mar- tin and O. L. Rogers. Clerk of the course, A. G. Burns. SUMMARIES . Alameda, Cal., May 29th, 1897, 2 :32 trotting. Mile heats £ in 3. Emma Abbott, blk m, by AbbotUford, dam by Rustic Cbas. S. Neal 1 1 Silver Button, g h, by Silver Bow, dam by Alex Button H- Transue 2 2 Clay H., b g, by Redwood, dam by Therman M. Holmes dis. Time-2:25, 2:26>£. 2;35 trotting and pacing. Mile heats. 2 in 3. Bob, blk b, by Steinway, dam by Lodi A. H. Cohen 1 1 Anita, g m, by Mambrino. Wilkes Sam Castro 2 3 Count, b g, by Nephew, dam by Geo. M. Patcben...H. T. Moran 3 2 Lassie B., Dm, by Mountain Boy, dam by Lodi S. Bennett disi Time 2:31^, 2:30. Mekellah, who ran third in theJuvenile stakes at Mor- ris Park, is the property of Marcus Daly. She is the first of Tammany's get to Btart, and is out of Mehallab, dam of Sam Lucas. The performance was indeed a creditable one, and ppeaks well of Tammany's chances as a sire of race horses. Jwm^jMMMWit^MwwfrJMmm^j^fcJWMMWrtJWajtfMWE CURBS, SPLINTS, anj all en l: SPAVINS, W1NDPUFFS, its. absolute!}' removed by — QUINN'S Ointment. It has the unqualified endorsement of our lead- ing horsemen and veterinarians. Mb. C. E. Dinehart, Cashier State Bank, Slavton, Minn., Bays: "One bottle mred a very had case of blood spavin on a mart- for which I have since been offered 9800, 1 would not be without it If it cost $5.00 n bottle.". U'c have hundreds of such testimonials. J Price SI ,!i(t per I'm knci1. Ask vour I - ; at for u. If tie does not keen it wo win sr-nn prepai I on reci Ipttoi price. Address W. B. EDDY A Co.. Whitehall, N.Y. - ■* PASTURAGE^ ~ BRENTWOOD FARM Near ANTIOOH, Contra Ooatra Co., California. A I. PAI.FA In iiljutnl.noe. il 111 ITK mllil. SPKCIAI. CARE taken of HORSES. -i I MIATK ALFALFA FIELDS If desired 1INKST of r\l>DOCKSfor STALLIONS. For Rates Apply To H. DUTARD,. Owner 1T5-127-129 Davis Street - - SAN FRANCISCO or to FRANK NUGENT MANAGER Antioch, Cal. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. 0160, record (pacing), 2: 20; brown bnree; small star; coronet of left hind foot white; foaled In 1888, 16 l hands high, weight 1,165 pounds. By a producer, Antevolo; four-year-old record 2: 19J4. Son of Electioneer; first dam the ijreat broodmare Elizabeth Baaler (dam of Robert Basler record 2:20, and Stone way, three-year-old record 2:22V). by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefleld, son ol Cracker, by Boston: third dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son of American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLER will make a pub- lic season fur mares the year 1*97, beginning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at HanforJ, lu Kings County, Cal.; Wednesday In VlBalla, Tulare County, Cal., the remainder of the week at tbe horse's home, tbe Cottonwood Ranch, ten miles Dortheast of Visa l la. TERMS — J25 the season, payable tbelstot June, 1897. Mares keptat the Ranch for fl PER MONTH. This horse can show as grand slot of colts as any horse in the State. They are good-galted, level-beaded and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers Correspondence solicited. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. HART BOSWELL No. 13,699. This splendidly-formed trotting stallion was sired bv ONWARD, 3:35 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES 2,'>2 and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17, THORNDALE 2'2l' etc.), sire of 113 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS, 2:04. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of six in 2:30 list), by Dictator; secoud dam SOPHY (grandamof Mike Wilkes. 2:15%, Ira Wilkes, 2:22%, and the sires Adrian Wilkes and Ira Wilkes; by Edwin Forrest 49; third dam Sophronia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam by Bertrand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixth dam by Gray Dungannon. This is the acme of fashionable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART BOSWELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed, His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed and very promising, and are conceded by competent Judges to be the finest-formed youngsters in Califor- nia, i Vviii , sr»0 for the season. Address K. O'GBADY, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in auy manner owners may desire. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal AtCalirbrnlaMate „ Fair 1893. Every horse owner .who values his stock should constantly have 'a supply oi Hon ba. d ,ft Improves and keeps stock in theplDk ofcon- |ditlon. Manhattan Food Co. San Mateo. Cal. Ask your grocer or dealers fr It June 5 18S7] ©Jje gveebsv tmir *&psxKt&tnatu S65 Leading Sire of 2:10 Performers, RAM 33 Dtan Sne Ford (dam of tbree produciDg sons), by Brown Chief 4445. Second dam by Imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Bazzard. Altamont 3600 sire or Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, TVITH D3DAL RETUfiN PRIVILEGES. j Chehalis, p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:0814 I Doc Sperry. p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:09^ Altao 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07% And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with sis to his credit. He has taken a leading position among the loremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or trom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes, Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of his prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for bis blindness— the result of an accident— is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors — bays, brownB or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Oal, SAN MATEO STOCK FARM ORO WILKES, 2111. ORO WILKES, black nnrse, i5,S hands, weighs 1.100 lbs., or splendid conformation and without a blemish or weafe point As a four-year-old he got a record of 2:11, and was timed separately in races in 2:08. His win- nings as a two and three -year-old exceeded that of any other trotter at these ages He never was oatside the m-mev, and earned a reputation as a campaigner second to none In America. He won the 125.000 Kentucky Futurity r-take as a three-year-old. and In his four-y ear-olfl form, nntU he met Azote. 2A13{ (the aged cam- paigns), never whs beaten, and In one of his races with this horse he was at his shoulder, being timed sep- arately In 'J:08. Sired by Sable Wilkes. 2:is,dam Ellen Maybe w, '2:22. by Director, 2:17; secon-i dam Lady Ernest, by Speculation 928; third dam Lady Hlbbard (dam of Lon Whipple, 2:263$). Terms for the season.' 1§75. PRINCE AIRLIE 28,045. PHINCE A 1 'M.IK 2*. 045, bay stallion, foaled in 1892, stands 16 hands and weighs 1,200 pounds. He Is a remarkabiv hannsomehorBO, stylish, evenly-proportioned, aod is considered by all who have seen him to be perfection in everv respect. Owing to an accident he has not been trained, but as he has entirely recovered he will be put in training this year. As a yearling, when only partly broken, he trotted quarters In 0:37J£. He is sired by Guy WllKes, 2:15}-4, dam Chantilly (tral "2:23, last halt in 1:03), by Nutwood, 2:185f: second a am Crenon (dam of Lovelace. 2:20, and Betsy Brtttorj, 2:20*f 1, by Prlnceps 536; third dam Crape Lisse (dam ot Baizarine, 2:27). by George Wilkes, 2:22; lourth dam the dam of Tarleton, 2:31. Term* fur the season, 850 Especial attention is called to the progeny of these two stallions. Everyone who has seen tbem says they are models of perfection, having size and style, annnty. All bills are due at time of service, and must be paid by August 1st Nn stock allowed to leave the place until all bills are paid. Fatiturage 85 per month. Hay and grain 8lO per month. .-eason commences February 1st and ends August 1, 1897. - San Mateo Stock Farm WM. CORBITT, Hurl in game , San MateojCounty, Oal. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BUEXA JbRHEYS-Tbe best A J. C.C, registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals tor sale. P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate ot Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST.. 8. F. .Between Fourth and Fifth. Telephone No. iSl I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND STABLE : 605 Golden Gate Avenne. San Francisco. CMS. A. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Cai office Hotras: 7 to 8 ft. m. and 4 to 5 p. a Telephone 3651. IDi*. w z3o.. F. ZESs^ma M.B.CV. a, F.E. V. M.S. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England: Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Suciety; Gradual e of the New Veterinary Surseon to the S F. Fire Department: Live Stock In spector for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California: Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, Sao Francisco Veter inary Hospital,1117 Golden Gate Aveone.near Webster Sl. San, Francisco: Telephone West 126. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09^, dam by Antevolo, 2:19££; second dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. 2:27, etc. This is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son ot Dexter Prince) out of lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:17%. Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2:0a}£, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, "F. P. T." this office. NOW READY EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. Wi 11 Make the Season of 1 897 , Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. A* a Sine- Year- Old Stallion. McKinney's List Leads All Others in the World for Average Speed : Jenny Mr, 3 2:12 Harvey Me, 2 -„2:l« Sola. 4 2:2 5 3-4 McZeus, 4 2:13 Jolla D., 3 2:16 1-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 i-a Zombro, 3 2:13 Jenny Mc, 2.... 2:»Ol-4 ObI-o, 2 3:311 Haney Mc, 3 2:1-4 1-4 Sir Credit, 3 —2:25 Pat Coooey. trial _*i:19 No stallion of his age and record has such a showing; for early and extreme speed . Four three -year-olds with records better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foal. n/l^l/IMMTV *~\aaaa waaloaled June 12. 1887, sired by the great Alcvone (son IVI CrXllNlNLT 2111 1-4- of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare bv Mambrino Patchen), dam Rosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20}-2. he by Rhode Island, 2:231*2, out of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:2014, Gov. Sprague. 2:20?;i. Wilroar. 2:29^). by Hambittouinn 10"; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred); great grand am Worden mare, bv Extou Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinney was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger Btuds in the Registn-. Third dam J. I. Kennav mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (siie of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino thief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). MaI/IMMTV *~\ aa a a i"b 15-2^ bands, weight 1140. and is one ot the most per- IVI O r\ I IN IN EL T *L .11 1-4- feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game nnd consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled for speed ha?e demonstrated tbat they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. S&- In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is Dot. I will return one-half the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive nrompt attention. The "best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 85 per mouth. For further particulars apply to OFFICIAL 'Turf Guide V FOR 1896. A mammoth work of nearlySOOO pages, contain- ing valuable information oi interest to all sportsmen. loci *h (substaotlpl binding) ** 20 la >£ morocco (handsome library edition) 16.25 In % (English) calf (estra floe) .8.25 Tbe above Include postage. For Sale by THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 313 Bush Street. - - Sbd FranKitro. Cai. Agents for GOODWIN BKOS. of New York. Or of all nrinciriRl newsdealers and publisher* PHILLIPS & SMYTH • PRINTERS * « ol all descriptions « 010 *™T "'" HORSE PEDIGREES | • SPECIA' Green Meadow Faim HOME OF Hambetonian Wilkes 1679 6IRE OF PHffiBEWlLRt 8, winning race record, 2:08 1-2 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 1 Tommy Mc (p), race record 2:11 1-4 \ew Era (4, p),winningrace rec.. 4th beat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand Ueorge, rroiting 2:20 1-4 Grand George, pacing 3:18 3-4 and 16 others in the 2:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hmnbletonlan 10. Tbird dam— Daughter of Roe's Abdaliah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Usual Return Privileges. R. I. MOOEHBAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. San Jose Race Tract TROTTING TRACK PICNIC GROUNDS RUNNINGTKACK The beautiful, convenient and popular gruunde known as AGR1CTJLTTJR/ L P Ah San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES. Who are putting the same in soirable condition for tbe accommodation of picnics and other attractions. The attention ot horsemen Is called to the fact that both the trot'ing and running tracks will be kept In flrsi-class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort for horsemen. If good treaiment.moderatechareesand first -class accommodations are appreciated. Address, C. F. Bl'M'H, Agricultural Perk. San Jose Absorbine . . . CURES . . . Strained, Puffy Ankles without removing the hair or laying the horse up. Does the work well. Pleasant to use. $2 per bottle, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. 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The above victory was won against Martin Halfpenny, Pontiac, Mich., after several years' litigation. Send for claimB, etc. S. TOOMEY & CO., CAKAL DOVEE, OHIO, U. S. A LOS ANGELES FAIL MEETING $20,000 IN puRSES F0R HflRNESS H0RSES flND runners S20i000 LOS ANGELES, CAL., OCTOBER 18TH TO 23D, 1897. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JULY 1, 1897. TROTTING. Purse. Ho. 1—2:30 Class Trot SI, 300 No. 2— 2:13 Class Trot 1,200 PACING. Purse. No. 3—2:30 Class Pace SI. 200 No. 4—2:17 Class Pace „ 1,200 Entrance io RacesNos. 1, 2, 3 and 4—3 per cent, .with 5percent. additional from money winners. No. 5— Double Team Trotting 8 600 CONDITIONS OF DOUBLE TEAM RACE. Horses to be Darned with the entry and to he owned or controlled, and must be in possession of party mating entry Jnly 1, 1897. Entrance S per cent.; 5 per cent, more from money-winners. NOTE— The management will endeavor to arrange the programme so as to allow horses in several For conditions and entry blanks send to JOHN C. LYNCH, President. ENTRIES TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 4,1897. TROTTING. No. G— 2 No. 7—3 No. 8—2 No. 9—3 No. 10 24 Class Trot 20 Class Trot 17 Class Trot 15 Class Trot Free-for-all Trot- Purse. S 800 800 800 800 l,20O No. 11 — Two-year-old Trot .QQ PACING. Purse. S 800 800 1,200 400 Entrance in Nos. 6 to io inclusive 5 per cent, with 5 per cent, additional from money-winners. No. 12—2:20 Class Pace No. 13—2:12 Class Pace No. 14— Free-for-all Pace... No. 15 — Two-year-old Pace events to start bv putting such classes far enongh apart to permit of it LEWIS THORNE, Secretary, 226 SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CAL. COMBINATION SALE OF Trotters and Roadsters STALLIONS, MABES and GELDINGS, ■BY THE GREAT- Aitamont, Sidney, Grand Moor, Silver Bow, etc., Wednesday, June 16th, 1897, AT 11 A. M. AT SALESXAnU Corner Van Ness Avenue and Market Street. KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers, 1 1 Montgomery Street - - San Francisco V9~ Catalogues now ready. GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1891. Color chestnut. 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Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 818 Bnah Street, San Francisco Every DTJCK HUNTER should have a copyiof.it. FETCH AND CARRY A treatise on retrieving by B. waters. With its aid anyone can teach a dog to retrieve well. Price 81.50, postpaid. Address, "BREEDER A SPORTSMAN," 313 Bush Street, Sad Francisco. tSLislx. for or HUNTER RYE CHRISTY a WISE, SOLE A0ENTS, 212 Sansome SI WHISKER 368 Q3je gveeiisv o*tc< gftxortsmtm. [Jtjne 5, 1897 RAGE HORSE OWNERS! YODR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF JU3 NEW STOCK OF RACING GOODS „- JUST RECEIVED BY - J". A. IS/LcTSSElFLFLOJSr The price9 are]lower than ever before, while the quality has been improved. J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal. Eastern Ajrents— J. Newton Van Neee Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897. STEINWAY, 2:25^, the Season, $100 ■WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHAS. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) 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Lee Sbaner; Byan Bros. Miles City, Mont.; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B. O. Vac Bokkeleu; J. H. Leonard, Butte, Mont; H. W. Brown, Stlt Lake City, Utah: T. E. Keating: Wm. Short; Hlpglns Bros, and H. S. McGnwau, Missoula, Mont ; .ia<*. Slevin, Aspen, Colo ; Eo Dealy, Hawarden, Iowa; W. H Davis, West WllHamsfield, O : J. W. McM^sters, Bozeman, Mont : J H bteller, Denver, Colo.; P. W. Graffort, and other prominent horsemen I used DeHny's Balmuline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can '"onsclentiously recommand It.— EaBby Fleming, Helena, Mont. FORSiLE BT WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS : Redington & Co., Langley & Michaels Co., San Fran Cisco; W A. Hover n gray colt, two years old, by Advertiser, 2:15$, out of a mare by St. Bel, suited us ; he is a good one, his dam is out of t. thoroughbred and he ought to "go the route." Mr. Tyron is well pleased with him. A chestnut gelding, large and rangy, by Knight, 2:22, oat of bd Algona mare ; second dam Eudora, by Nutwood, looks as if he will be fit io race for a man's life now. A three- year-old by Knight, bred just like this one, Ib extraor- dinarily good, and will be up in the bunch, if not lead ing, io every race he starts this year. A Doo Marvin colt, brother to Boneset, is in this lot but does cot belong to J. B. Haggin. Be is a large, fine looking horse and will get a low mark this season. A six-year-old by Cornelius (son of Nutwood) is a "corker" or we are much mistaken. Hylas Boy, 2:22, was there also, and Vet says, ''He'll do this year! " There is a four-vear-old filly by Knight out of that game old pacing mare, Pocahontas, 2:22£. that Mr. Tryon used to go down the line with, was led out for inspection, and from a remark we heard she will be getting a share of the purses this season unless she runs up against some record breakers. Ooeoftbe attendants was leading a colt that looked bo much like the Beautiful Bells family that before knowing what he was, we claimed he must be a s< n of Mabel's, and the answer was, " Yes, he is a two-year-old, by Knight, 2:22, out of Mabel and the best one she ever had ! Mabel died last spring while in foal to Bay Bird and this one 1b the last foal she had. He is marked like Beautiful Bells and has the gray hairs on the hind vIeg like her. He is not large but there's plenty of quality there." This last remark ex- plained nearly everything, but Mr. Tryon failed to say, "com- bined with extreme spped," which he has. Caballero would be a good name for him. It is Spanish for Knight. Racing at Sacramento. THUBSDAY, JUNE 3. There was little, if any, diminution in to-day's attendance at the races at Agricultural Park, and the followers of the Bport were by no means diffident abont backing with coin their judgment as to the merits of the respective horses. The weather was a little too warm for comfort, owing^to the, dry north wind that prevailed, but it agreed with the horses and good time was made. The judges were Gen. Barrett and J. W. WilBon. SUMKABIES. AGRICULTC3AL Pake Coubse, Saceajie>-to, JuDe 3,1897.— Running. Eleven -sixteenths of a mile. G. W. Trahern's ch e Dorsey, by Cyclone— Kit Carson, 109 rounds, 6 to 5 .. 1 E. Tierney's ch h Joe E„ by Jim Brown— Proximate, 107 pounds 5tOl „ 2 John Lodge's ch m Pansy, by Three Cheers— Spray, 102 pounds 2tol 3 Tune— 1:09. Sooladain (114). Rodegap (109) and Picnic (104) also ran. Won driv- ing by half a length. Running. Three-quarters of a mile. John Field's bit c Defender, by Captain Al— Lady Overton, 101 pounde, S to 1 1 F. Capps' ch g Rapido, by Cyclone— Nvanza, 114 pounds. 3 to 1 2 F. A. Price's ch h last Chance, by Duke of Norfolk— Vidette, 114 poundl, 2 to 1 „ 3 Time— 1:16. Fi Fi (114), Henry Grattan (112) and Billy Ayres (114) also ran. Won handily by a length, same between second and third. Running, selling. Three-quarters of a mile, H. Henry'Bbrg O'Fleta, by Harry O'Fallon— Fleta, 112 pounds, 7 to 5 1 T. D. Warwick's ch m Mollie R., by imp. Mariner— Catenae, 107 pounds, 6 to 5 2 K. S. Hall th. This was at Baltimore. The dam of the champion two-year-old pacer, Directly, 2:07}, foaled on May 21st, a chestnut filly by Diablo, 2;09|, and has been bred to Altamont. A zmon, by Azmoor, wod the May purse at Paris May 12th, defeating Maud Wright, Robbie P., Bellwood, Lorena, Honeywood, Glonan and Marinet. L. C. Rcble, the leading horseman of Rio Vista, has bred the fast pacing mare Phesol, 2:11J, to Chas. Derby, 2:20, this year. The produce ought to be very valuable. ffE will deem it a favor if al! who are interested in horses would Bend us in items. Everyone is becoming more and more interested in the doings of the trotters and pacers. The horses at Palo Alto are doing very well. J, Phipp'in and R. Havey are using good judgment and great care in having them in condition for the race meetings this year. The first three-year-old to enter the 2:30 list in the I'niied States was D. E. Knight's handsome colt Lyoall, who got a record of 2:293 at the Colusa meeting. He was driven by W. Hogoboom. A. B. Sfreckei,« has Bent a string of trotters by Dexter Prince, Eros, and Cupid,to the Salinas race track where they will be prepared for the race by Mr. T. V. O'Brien of the Aptos Stock Farm. The man who purchased Ed Lafferty, 2:16} (brother to D;ablo, 2:0»A), for $475 at the Fasig Bale, in Clevelaod, last month, refuBed $1,200 for him next morning. He ought to be worth that as a air*. Ki.atawah, brother to Chas. Derby, 2:20, Sunlight, 2:25 Hteioeer, 2:29*, and H. R. Covey, 2:25, isBaid to be the most promising representative of this great family foaled at tbe Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Mary-vii.i.e wiil drop in line now with its meeting. Theie will be ple-ny of horses to go there and as the pro- gramme will contain many events for local horses an enthu- siastic time can be relied upon. Mnasa. Scluvan A Doyle, thewellkoown auctioneers, conducted a very successful sale of the livery stable and slock in this city belonging to F. P. Chapman, on Mondav last. TKe prices realized were very fair. Wr. understand that the body of G. Valensin is buried in '' e potter's field, Cleveland. We can hardly believe this is for everyone wh ■ knew the genial little horseman would pained lo hear of such a disposal of his remaioa, and some j :•■ have attended to bis burial in a belter place. Geo. F. Morris, the famous artist, visited the Oakwood Park Stock Farm last Friday, and made a number of life- like pictures of the leading broodmares there. Mr. MorriB will leave for Chicago in a few days. The bay gelding Candy Joe, who took a trotting record of 2:25 at Colusa, Cal , the first week in May, is by Berlin, son of Reavis' Blackbird, 2:22, out of a mare by the famous thor- oughbred race horse and sire, Norfolk, by Lexington. The horsemen of Marysville should feel encouraged to see what a splendid showing has been made by the owners [of trotters and pacers for the Breeders' meeting. Let them announce a meeting and a b g list of entries will be sent in. Crescent, by Stamboul, out of Trosseau by Nutwood, won the 2:50 trot at Parkway, L L, on Tuesday, earning a record of 2:29}. He is owned by J. H. Outhwaite, of Cleveland, and 1b a half-brother to La Honda, in George Saunders' stable. Geo. L. Jenkins, of Marysville, purchased a very fine horse from L. Todhuoter, of Sacramento, last week He is & five-year old and was sired by Sterling, out of Huntress, 2:21. It is Mr. Jenkins' intention is to have this horse's speed de- veloped. Bicara, the great broodmare, dam of Pancoast and a number of others, died at Woodburn Farm on the 26tb, im- mediately after having given birth to a foal which survived her. She was foaled in 1871, and was by Harold, dam Belle (dam of Belmont), by Mambrino Chief. Isaac, the pacer by Clay (2:25), that was so fast as a year- ling, and that took a pacing record of 2:23, has been put to trotting by W. R. BraBfield, who is driving him. He goeB without toe weights or hopples, and Mr. Brasfield thinks he can trot a quarter in 35 or 36 seconds. The races at Anaconda commence June 26th, and all the horsemen who have their horses there are writing glowing reports to their friends of the Bplendid reception they had, and how well Mr. Tipton is looking out for their interests. Would that we had many more men of Ed. A.Tipton's class. To F. W. Loeber, of Vineland Stock Farm, should credit be given for his strong stand and earnest advocacy of the subject of Futurity Stakes, which were adopted by the P. C. T. H. B. Association, and through him mainly was this splendid event brought to the notice of the horsemen of this State. Eighteen applications for membership to the P. C. T* H. B. Association have been received this week. Horse breeders and owners are awakening to the fact that unless a well-bred horse is developed he is not much better than an ordinary farm horse, and this association is looking out for their interests. Our readers will excuse us this week for the non-appear- ance of a number of articles, as they were crowded out to make room for the magnificent entry lists, which appear this week. We have not published any items in three years that will be more welcome to thousands of horsemen on the Pa- cific Coast than this entry list. William Belond, the owner of several fast horses,, in- cluding the pacer Royal Jib, left recently for Colorado Springs, accompanied by Walter Ayers. Belond's horses are now at that place and will start in such races as Belond mav nominate. It is Belond's intention to follow the circuit, finally ending the season with the meets at Anaconda and Butte. H. S. Hogoboom, of Sacramento, has a sister to Arthur Wilkes, 2:28, that will some day be classed among the fa- mous broodmares. She dropped a filly sired by Waldstein, 2:22, the other day that is perfect as a picture. In her, we have Director, Electioneer, Guy Wilkes and Arthurton blood, a pretty good combination to have even in these hard times. Boydello, by Boydell, out of Florence C, by Durango Chief, driven bv Hodges and owned by C. A. Winship.won a hard race at Denver in the 2:40 class in 2:23J, 2:22, 2:23* and 2:23J. Boydell, his sire, was bred at Palo Alto and was Bired by Electioneer, out of Sontag Dixie (dam of Del Mar, 2:20, Sonnet, 2:244, Commotion, 2:30, etc.), by Toronto Sontag. There is talk of a race meeting being held at Sacramento during Fourth of July week. If so, the horses will proceed to Nevada City the following week to take part in the meet- ing at Glenbrook Park there. Secretary GiflGn and the Board of Directors of this park association are working hard to have a Bplendid meeting, and it is a foregone conclusion they will succeed. We have received a copy of the Empire City Stock Farm Catalogue for 1897. Within its covers are to be found the names and pedigrees of some of the finest bred trotters in the United States. Hummer 6112 by Electioneer.Orangelander, 2:164, Stately, 2:11$ and Spalpeen, 2:17$, both by Hummer, Gunner by Artillery, and several other highly bred stal- lions are at the head of the stud. The subject of giving two good races each afternoon at the summer meeting of the P. C T. H. B. Association and hav- ing special events to complete each afternoon's programme id nreeting with favor. Messrs. John T. Boyd, J. Eirkpat- rick, A. H. Cohen and W. G. Layng will take hold of this subject with a will and do their best to devise a programme that will prove a popular drawing card. The Parkway Driving Club had a most successful opening on Saturday, May 15th. The regular events on the card were a members' race for the 2:27 class, trot or pace, and a 2:25 class for professionals. The former was won by the black mare Hortense in straight heats. In the 2:25 class the chestnut gelding HarrJBon T. defeated the pacer Abram S. and the California colt Hunyadi in 2:28}, 2:28}, 2:28. W. O. Bowers, of Sacramento, has a number of very fine roadsters which he drives in and around Sacramento ; one in particular attracted our attention. She is a Bister to Mary Lou, 2:17, and for conformation, style, size, gait and disposi- tion,^ one of the most perfect animals we have seen. If ex- hibited at the recent Horse Show sbe would have taken the fir«t premium. Tom Benton, her sire, is known among horse lovers to be one of the best horses ever brought into Sacra- mento County. The Illinois racing bill received what seems to be a death blow on Wednesday of last week. The bill was brought up before the Senate for final action, and, contrary to previous indications, was summarily slaughtered, only eigbt votes being c^st in its favor. At this distance it appears that the only trouble with the bill was that it° "slush fund" was too small, as it is notorious that the present Legislature in that State has devoted its energies in the interests of trusts, com- bines and "jobs," and not in the interest of the people. To cukk barb wire cuts or any other old sores on horseB, procure at any drug store one-half pint Bpirits of alcohol, one-half pint spirits of turpentine and one ounce pure gly- cerine; mix all together. Before using shake bottle well, and apply on sore by feather or small brush twice a day. night and morning. Also wash the sore clean every morning with castile soap and soft water before applying medicine. We have known this remedy to cure half a score of cases of long standing, some more than a year, after all other remedies have failed. Last Friday, Kelly Briggs, of Winters, Yolo Co., received a letter from the manager of the Pleasanton stock farm wnich contained a check for a good round sum, the price agreed upon for the purchase of the well-known trotting horse "Billy Button." The horse was taken on trial and the parties were so well satisfied with him that they concluded lo purchase him. Billy Button will be sent East to race on the Montana and Eastern circuit. He is a horse of great promise and may bring his new owners many dollars in purse moneys during the coming season. F. P. Kenney, Assistant Secretary of the Anaconda and West Side Associations said to a correspondent : Enough entries have been received to fill all races. In regard to improvements at Anaconda, a three-quarter mile track has been built for runners, and at Butte, a seven-eighths mile track, over which short running races will be run. Over one hundred thousand dollars for improvements have been expended in addition to the $150,000 heretofore spent on tbe tracks. Mr. Ferguson will act as starter and Maj. P. P. Thompson will preside over the harness races. Betting to be under the entire control of Ed. A. Tipton. County Commissioner Harry Helms, of Glendive, is working Lady A., 2:24}, by Arthur Wilkes," and three yearlings by Shadeland Onward, two of whom are entered in the Kentucky Futurity of 1898. Trainer Koch, who is handling them, is very much pleased oyer the way they are going. The youngest one is only eleven months old and jogs along with the older ones like an old timer. Joel Glea- son is handling Roselle, 2:1S}, a two-year-old by Bimac and Modesty and Motred. Next year Mr. Helms will have a much larger stable out. He is very enthusiastic over the way Mr. Tipton is managing racing in Montana and pre- dicts a brilliant future for racing in the West under such able management. — Anaconda Standard. Don't be discouraged and vote it a failure if a foal i a small, homely and crooked when first dropped. Remember that many of the famous sires were such, including Andrew Jackson, Vermont Black Hawk and Santa Claus, 2:17J. The latter was so small, crooked-legged and inferior-looking that the owner of his sire, Strathmore, tried to induce the owner cf tbe foal to kill him, for fear that his unpromising appearance would injure the patronage of his horse. The owner of the colt declined, however, and when Santa Clans took a record of 2:174 the owner of Strathmore was probably glad that he did. Large, straight, handsome foals are much more pleasing to the eye than the smaller ones, bat if the latter have the right sort of an inheritance, and are properly cared for, they may prove the more valuable of the two at maturity. A few years often bring about a great change in public opinion in regard to the merits of some particular trotting sire. Not more than six or eight years ago at longest some turf writers did not hesitate to assert that the Electioneers were not breeding on, and that his sons were rank failures as sires of trotters. When the writers who put themselves on record in that fashion now look over the rapidly-increasing liBt of Electioneers successful sons, and note the high rate of speed which their offspring has shown, as attested by the records, their confidence in their ability to prophesy cor- rectly is liable to be somewhat shaken. Sixty-six of Elec- tioneers sons and twenty-three of his grandsons have already Bired standard speed. Eleven of bis sons have each Bired from fifteen to forty-eight in the 2:30 list. Several of his sons have sired extreme as well as early speed. This is what Gil Curry has to sav about European racing : "You people over here kick about the treatment you get from the judges' stand. You don't know when you've got a good thing. I saw the judges fine a driver $10 because he hadn't a clean-shaved face. And they wouldn't let him drive that race, either. He had to get some one else to drive it, and so get shaved. If you smoke a cigar, and go to the post with a big cud of tobacco in your mouth, you aie liable to be ruled oil for a considerable time, or fined very heavily. No man can drive in a race over there without clean Bilk jacket, cap and tights, jockey boots neatly polished, clean standing collar, curls, kid gloves, and a clean shave. And you never saw anything look nicer than a lot of well-groomed horses, bright sulkies, and drivers dressed like that, engaged in a race. It would be a great thing for the business over here, and I wish the big associations would do it." The American Horse Breeder published in Boston, Mass., prints an extended interview with James Dustin in which the following appears and may prove valuable to horse-own- ers and trainers : "Last season Mr. Dustin campaigned some of the Palo Alto string and in his hands Helena, by Elec- tioneer, reduced her record from 2.29J, which she made as a two-year-old in 1S91, to 2:124. Helena had been used as a brood mare after taking her record as a two-year-old until Mr. Dustin put her in training. She had some pretty bad curbs, but frequent applications of gum camphor dissolved in alcohol kept her going very nearly sound. Mr. D, thinks this the best remedy for curbs that he ever tried. He puts about fifteen cents worth of gum camphor in a large glass bottle with a wide mouth, adds a quart of alcohol, corks it tightly, shakes it occasionally, and lets it remain until tbe camphor is dissolved ; then keeps a small bottle of it near the stall, and applies three times a day, rubbing in well with the hand or an ordinary scrubbing brush." JUNE 12, IStf] &tjz gveeb&c cutb grportemttu* 373 THE SADDLE. The excellent performer, Tulare, is reported to have gone wrong. T. Burns rode three winners at Latonia last Tuesday, Nutt two. Slaughter rode three and little J. Woods one winner at St. Louis last Tuesday. Sacbamento is to have four or five days' racing daring the Fourth of July week. Miss Ross won a seven-furlong race for Tommy Griffin last Saturday at Latonia. Chablemagne ran second to Cherry Leaf at Denver last Monday in a Biz-furlong race. The crack Een Ali colt, Geyser, won a 6ix-furlong race in 1:14$ at Latonia last Tuesday. He belongs to Ed Corrigan. Joe Webeb rode two winners at Sacramento last Satur- day— San Carlos and Cogent. The latter ran seven furloDgs in 1:28. Green Morris' good Lo Bengula won a mile and a fur- long race at Highland Park, Detroit, last Tuesday, the open- ing day. Dr. Stimpson, the clever Oakland veterinarian, went up to Sacramento late last week and fired Boreas and the good filly, Etta H. Tee Rancho del Pas » yearlings left Ben Ali for New York last 8unday evening. They are said to be an excep- tionally fine lot, Flobeanna, the California mare that beat Preston and other good ones at Ingalls Park June 1st, was at 100 to 1 in the betting. The lightweight jockey, Holmes, was not injured as badly at Sacrament n as at first supposed, his leg being rather badly sprained, that was all. Carrie U. was badly cat down at Sacramento and it is extremely doubtful if she will be able to race until next winter, if indeed by that time. Great Bend, a winner at Gravesend recently, is a full brother to Potomac and Chesapeake, being by imp. St. Blaise out of the great mare, SuFquehanna. Eddie Jones rode Our Bishop in a winner at St. Louis June 4th. Garner rode two winners that day, Tuberville, Slaughter and T. Murphy one apiece. Johnny Woods rode Remember Me in a winner at 8t. Louis last Saturday and Patsy Freeman piloted Empress Josephine, victorious at odds of 4 to 1. Billy Short will remain at Sacramento all summer with Midas, Koad Warmer, Spprt McAllister and Robin Hood II. He also has Bert Edsal'e Decision in charge. Service, owned for a long time by Barney Schreiber, won a Bix-furlong race at St. Louis last Monday with Johnny Weber in the saddle. The old horse carried 125 pounds. A carload of horses left Sacramento Tuesday night for Anaconda. In the consignment were Quicksilver, Cogent, Nic Nac, Walter J., Irma, Ezekiel. Sooladain and Red Bird. Tom Kiley left for Chicago last Sunday. He shipped Salabar, Towanda, George F. Smith and two others from Sacramento. Galen Brown's Libertine went on the same cai. A boy named Nutt has been riding with great success at Latonia. On the 4th inst. he rode three winners and two seconds. All were at good prices, ranging from 4 to 1 to 10 tol. In order to guard against accident, the famous mare La Flecha, whose life was recently insured for £10,000, is kept in a walled paddock at Sledmere, the stud of Sir Tatton Sykes. On the 22d of June the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club directors takes place. At this time the reports of officials will be read and officers for the ensuing year elected. Lee Shaner purchased the fast colt Barney Schreiber of W. M. Marry and took him along to Montana last week. Charley Murray is with Shaner now, and went to Anaconda with the Shaner horses. Byron McClelland, the famous turfman that has owned and trained such celebrities as Henry of Navarre, Badge, Saltie McClelland and Prince Lief had a stroke of paralysis and is not expected to live. Among the winners at St. Louis last Tuesday were Sugar Foot, The Dragon and Cappy, well known to our race-goers. Mandolina (by El Rio Key) won at Ingalls Park, also old Reds&in (latter six furlongs in 1:13$). Martin Hughes ("Hughesey") one of the big bookmakers at ihe tracks in this vicinity last winter and spring, is to make a book on Eastern races at Sausalito. He will "take the money" until tht- cows come home. 8ir Play won a light-weight handicap at Gravesend on the Sth inst., distance six furlongs. On tbe same date Miss Rowena ran unplaced in the Clover Stakes and Paul Kauvar, ridden by Thorpe, won the Preakness Stakes. Cousin Kate, dam of the good winners, Damocles and J. H. Fenton, also of Harry Weaver and Harry Lewis, died re- cently at the Goodwood Farm of Joseph D. Luras, near St. Louis. She was by Uncle Vic, dam Kate Leonard, by Epsilon. Bob Cairns and Charley Macklin did some excellent riding at the Sacramento meeting which came to and end last Saturday. Cairns will be remembered as the crack hurdle rider that was so severely injured in Montana last season. The accident had the effect of so reducing Cairns in weight that he can ride at about 110 pounds now. His success will be pleasing to his host of friends. Macklin came out here with Galen Brown, b'lt got somewhat out of practic last spring, for some reason not getting many mounts. Col. Sanders D. Bruce, compiler of the American Stud Book and for years editor of the Turf, Field and Farm, was recently stricken with paralysis, verbal and facial, but a dis- patch from Lexington, Ky., says his condition is somewhat improved. A dispatch from New York of last Wednesday night 6ays : "P. J. Dwyer today settled his differences with David Gideon with a written letter of apology for remarks made some time ago against Mr. Gideon, which resulted in a suit for damages for $50,000." Old Yemen won a six-furlong race over a sloppy track at Gravesend last Saturday, defeating a good field. The Carlton Stake, one mile, was won by Don de Oro, with Henry Stull's Braw Lad in the place. Howard Mann won the Parkway Handicap with 118 pounds up, Tod Sloan in the saddle. Superintendent John Mackey, of Rancho del Paso, recently made an offer in behalf of J. B. Haggin for the fast mare, Decision, who is by imp. Wagner (son of imp. Prince Charlie) out of Fleta, by imp. Hurrah ; second dam Minnie Boston, by imp. Bonnie Scotland ; third dam Kate Boston, by Lexington. At the fourth day's racing of the Epsom (Eog.) summer meeting (June 4th) Tom Jennings' chestnut filly Limason won the Oaks stakeB. Lord Rosebery's Chelandry was sec- ond and Lord Ellesmere's Fertilice third. The Oaks stakes is of 4500 sovereigns for three -year-old fillies, distance about one and a half. The once grand performer, Ducat, is being galloped at Sacramento, and though be has a very suspicious-looking nigh bind leg, his owner, Luke Flowers, thinks he will stand up. If he doeB he is likely to beat almost anybody's horse. Ducat, who is a brother to The Bachelor, ran six furlongs in 1:13 flat at Bay District track in 1895, carrying 105 pounds. In connection with the curiosities of horse breeding, it is a remarkable fact tbat St. Simon, true to the traditions of Voltigeur and Vedette, has never sired a chestnut and, it is thought, never will. Galopin, the sire of St. Simon, never sired a chestnut until recently, and this change of color in Mb offspring is thought by experts to be a sign of imbecility. — Sydney Mail. What a gold mine St. Simon has proved may be gathered from the fact that the fees paid for hiB services have brought in the highly respectable sum of $80,000 to the Duke of Portland during the last two seasons. Next year the horse's fee is to be raised to 500 guineas, so that if he has a subscrip- tion of 40 mares there will be a clear profit of upwards of $100,000 for his owner. A. P. Miller, one of California's oldest owners and trainers, died at Stockton on the 1st of June. He had owned and trained some good ones in his day, the best in later years being May Day and his brother, Favory. Years ago be conditioned Black Willow. Mr. Miller had been par- alyzed from tbe hips down for seventeen years, but was patient and manly and had a host of friends. Under the new rules of The Jockey Club jockeys need no longer incur bad debts from owners for whom they have ridden. Every racing association is now compelled to collect the regulation fee for mounts. Mr. H. G. Crickmore went down to the Brooklyn track yesterday and paid off every rider who had had mounts during tbe Morris Park meeting. The amount paid out was $4,315. The money was paid to the individuals themselves. Middlemen or agents were not recognized. This is as it should be. — N. Y. Com. Adver- tiser. Paul Griggs won the Detroit Derby at the new Highland Park track last Tuesday. The track was very muddy and but five started. Griggs led nearly every jump of the way. The winner is a gray colt by imp. Order (now at Rancho del Paso), from Lucy Lisle, by Virgil; second dam Ella Jackson, by the gray horse Lightning, Cogmoosey ran second and Goose Liver third. P. Dunne threw his jockey, Beauchamp, after going six furlongs. Paul Griggs, who is owned by B. J. Johnson, was the favorite in the betting, P. Dunne second choice. Up to June 1st, the dead Morello and imp. Deceiver stood even up in front in regard to the namber of two-year-old winners sired, each having eight to their credit Those by Morello were Recreation, Richard J., Morellito, Morana, Mores, Cherry Bounce, Sadie Schwartz and Elsmo^e. Imp. Deceiver's winners were Arcturos, Dousterswivel, Dr. Blakely, Gj-pceiver, Purity, The Cheat, Anger and Denial. Hindoo, Strathmore and Bramble had sired seven two-year- old winners apiece, Himyar and Hanover following with six. The San Clemente race track proposition seems to be at a standstill, though considerable activity was noted last week. We have reason to believe, however, that the scheme will be proceeded with, as J. J. Crooks, owner of a tract of land there upon which there is already a half-mile course, is con- siderably interested in the proposed plans. A prominent politician of Marin county thinks well of the proposition, and it would not surprise us to hear that he would be at the head of the San Clemente organization. Boats could land close to the course and speculators could play the California horses to their heart's content, and perhaps the Eastern flyers as well, all for a small admission fee. Capt. Thomas B. Merry ("Hidalgo"), one of the closest students of breeding in tbe world, being well posted on the blood lines of American, English and Australian horses, writes us of Howard Mann, winner of the Brooklyn and Parkway Handicaps this season: "For a horse that contains neither Stockwell, Rataplan or King Tom blood, he is the best bred horse I have ever cut up in my life, and I have over 1,400 tabulations in this very room. He has four crosses of Touchstone, two of old Melbourne, two of Gladi- ator, five of Catton, ten of Orville, six of Emilins, four of Muley and fourteen of Beningbrough. But the strangest thing is that he has has six winners of the Oats and a full sister to another one. I know of no other horse on earth that is bred in the same way, although I found four to-day ! that had five and several dozen that had four. [The Oaks ; winners are Eleanor, Shoveler, Cobweb, MissLetty, Crucifix and Mendicant, while Diversion is a sister to Deception, the winner of 1839.] * * Howard Mann has five crosses of Catton, and 1 have no other horse that has four. * * i There is no other such horse in America to cross on mares I descended from Stockwell and King Tom." Old Yemen ran second to Eton Jacket at Gravesend recently, distance five furlongs. Babe Murphy won a mile race at Ingalls Park, Joliet, 111., track muddy. Floreaona ran second to Dr. Sheppard at five and one-half furlongs at Latonia. Griffith's Martha II was second in the Clipsetta stakes to AfFamada. Sea Robber beat Montgomery a nose %t St. Louis, six furlongs in the mud. Russella ran second to Dan Hoger at a mile and seventy yards. The greatest horses of recent times (writes the Special Commissioner of the London Sportsman) have all, with the exception of Isinglass, been the foals of mares who could race. Persimmon's dam, Ptrdita II., was quite a good mare on the turf, and Isabel (dam of St. Frusquin) was by far the best animal ever sired by Plebian. The dam of Ladas was very speedy on the turf, and Ormonde's dam, Lily Agnes, was a really first-rate mare over a distance of ground. St. Angela, the dam of St. Simon, did not train on after the early part of her three-year old career, but she was a good two-year-old, winning a Maiden Plate at the Newmarket Second October Meeting from eleven runners, and a Handi- cap Plate at tbe Houghton Meeting from fifteen runners, which included Speculum and Tibthorpe — for this race she was, however, disqualified. Her only defeats were in first- class company, as for instance, when she was behind Green Sleeve, Rosicrucian, Lady Coventry and Lady Elizabeth for the Middle Park Plate. Every now and then racetrack officials are seized with a fit of reform, and the very first persons to be reformed are the members of the bureau of information, commonly called touts. Just why the officials always pick on this class to re- form is a mystery, for the only thing a tout is guilty of is making some one bet. And if there is no betting what what would become of the race tracks? It it the same old story — if there was no crime there would be no work for policemen and detectives. But all touts are not alike. A legitimate tout should be telerated on a racetrack just the same as bookmakers or anv one making his living on the turf. A legitimate tout is entitled to pay for his labors. As a rule he is a fellow who has come op the line. He has seen every horse run, and knows just what the horse can do. He knows whether the bangtail likes a distance or is a sprinter. He knows if be can run in the mud or must have a dry track to win. He is well posted on the weight-carrying powers of alt the starters, and this, with the information that he gath- ers about the track when the public is at home, gives him a line on the horses which is valuable. This information costs him time and experience, and if anyone thinks well enough to bet on, then why should not Mr. Tout be paid if his judg- ment is correct? But tbe tout should not be placed in the same class with those who are around race tracks telling first past the post tales. They are neither competent to judge a horse nor anything about race. They simply gain one's con- fidence with a plausible story, taking a chance that their guess will win. The legitimate tout is a necessary evil, and race track officials could do better in commencing to reform others than the legitimate tout. — Cincinnati Enquirer. Upon the subject of the racing situation in the West, By- ron McClelland, whom all turfmen know as I he original own- er and trainer of Henry of Navarre and many other of our best thoroughbreds, made some pertinent comments to a New York Spirit representative not long ago. He said : "There is a plethora of racing in Kentucky and the vicinity of Cincinnati, and public sentiment, I think, is being gradu- ally aroused against it. The best of our breeders, who, though they dow realize the danger of the situation to the breeding interests, do not seem to appreciate the fact that they aie in a large measure responsible for its existence, as the great ma- jority of them have not only ceised to raise any of their horses themselves, but have retired from the turf associations with which they were formerly connected. Lexington, of course, is the exception which provts the rule, but before it is too late the breeders of the West should come to the front and race as well as breed, and, moreover, once more take an active interest in upholding all that is for the best interests of the turf and discouraging in every way the excessive rac- ing that has been in progress this season." In this connec- tion, and a cheering omen it is, too, Mr. A. S. Labold, Presi- dent of the American Turf Congress, expressed himself very freely as to the necessity of some action to restrict the long drawn out and competing meetings, and stated as President of the Turf Congress he would be glad to co-operate with the Jockey Club Stewards in the East, or in any other way take a stand in the interests of the permanent welfare of the sport. Mr. Labold is of the opinion that something must be done else the turf fabrics of the West will go under, as the com- munity will not stand continuous racing in any part of the country. The Pacific Coast Jockey Club contemplates the in- auguration of a $25,000 or $30,000 stake, in all probability to be called the International Handicap, the distance not as yet determined upon. However, a two or two and a quarter mile journey would be most popular, the latter especially, be- ing "a cup distance." International Cup would sound belter than International Handicap. Vice-President Henry J. Crocker, in an interview last Tuesday, said : "We have sent communications to Australian racing men, and our plans are now known to them," he said. "Probably we shall send an agent to Melbourne to interview personally the owners of the great handicap horses. We Bhall proceed the same way in England and Ireland. In this country 1 do not think we will have any trouble securing the entries of the cream of the handicap division. It will be a great race if we can bring it about," San Frannisco could scarcely be situated better than she is in these days of rapid traveling. We have direct lines of steamers running to 8ydney, N. S. W., and a great overland railroad that would bring race horses over from New York inside of five days. An international contest of the sort proposed was written of in these columns about five years ago, and we have never ceased devoutly hoping for a consummation of the plan that will bring the celebrities of at least three great nations together in this, the pleasantest city in all the world. Let us hope that the P. C. J. C. directors will not cease their endeavors to bring about this race, which will attract fully 50,000 people to Ingleside course and make San Francisco famous tbe world over as a racing center. A strict weight-for-age race, to our minds, would be better than a handicap, for their would be no "ifs and ands," and the winner could be hailed as a real champion of champions. Tbe contestants from abroad would come here six months or a year before the big race was to be run, and, as in the Melbourne Cup, the betting.begun months in advance.Jwould keep the affair in the public mind and arouse inters;' : could be aroused in no other way. 374 &lj£ gveebev mttr grpmrtemtot* L June 12, 189^ THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WM. G. LAYNQ. Editor and Proprietoe. ThB Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. rilllMD-Unr Voar. S3 :8lxMonlb«, 81.75 ; Three Montn«, 81. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be seat by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to Wm. G. Layng, 313 Bush St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications muBt be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of eood faith. San Franoisoo, Saturday, June 12, 1897. Dates Claimed. P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland July 34-31 Santa Rosa Aug. 2-7 Marys vllle..... Aug. 9-14 Chlco Aug. 16-21 Willows - Aug. 23-28 "Woodland....... Aug. 30-Sept. 4 State Fair, Sacramento Sept. 6-18 Stockton Sept. 20-25 P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland Sept. 27-Oct 3 San .lose Oct. 4-9 Salinas Oct. 11-16 Fresno Oct. 11-16 Loa Angeles Oct. 18-23 Santa Ana Oct. 35-31 The California Horsemen's Bally. Previous to the time when Got. Budd vetoed that im- portant District Appropriation Bill the feeling prevailed among the directors of the associations, all intelligent horse-owners, breeders and trainers, that he would sign it> and the great industry which he almost killed in 1895 would then revive. But, alas ! He could not keep his word. For the sake of economy he refused to sign the bill, but frittered away nearly $450,000 for other pur- poses that only benefited a few rich corporations and his most intimate friends. In every newspaper in Cali- fornia, with the exception of one, The Illustrated World, whose editor is in durance vile on a charge of black- mail, Budd received a merited "roasting," and the statement was made, that all he could- thereafter do would not erase his bare-faced scheme to injure farmers, stockbreeders, manufacturers, and all who have been striving for thirty years to bring California's leading industries into prominence everywhere. This journal " let him down " very gently. He did not receive all he knew he richly deserved, but in one of the articles published at the time under the cap- tion, " Budd ! Budder ! ! Buddhist I ! ! " knowing the feeling among horsemen, we stated: " Race meetings will be held in California this year, Budd or no Budd !" and this prediction is in a fair way to be verified. The game quality of our duped and persecuted horsemen who had, up to _that time, every reason to hope for better times, began to manifest itself. The ed- itor of this journal, although beBet by innumerable diffi- culties, at once communicated with all horse-owners and trainers on this coast, and urged them not to relinquish the hope that we would have good race meetings. The able and stirring articles contributed by Mr. Jos. Cairn Simpson and Mr. Frank W. Covey, were written in the same spirit. When the directors of the P. C. T. H. B. Association met in thisjcity, and learned how many horses were in training and how hopeful the owners seemed, they were astonished, but not more so than when they read the long list of entries which came in response to the call to the fine programme of events the Speed Commit- tee had prepared. Their enthusiasm at the meeting last Tuesday, when the entries were read and passed, knew no bounds, and everyone left those rooms with more confidence in the coming success of our California race meetings and the trotting horse industry than they had felt in the pas', three yean. Communications from Willows and Chico were read, stating the requisite amounts of money for the holding of race meetings at these places has been subscribed, and the people were anxious to have their meetings advertised. Mr.~l). E. Knight, of |Marysville, said there would b'n a good meeting in that city. Mr. Ira Pierce, one of the owners of the Santa Rosa ce track, believed the money would be ready at Santa lU.safor their meeting, and if the Stockton people con- cluded not to give a meeting the week following the State Fair, the Santa Rosa meeting would be held then. The summer meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. Associa- tion will be also a good one. The committee appointed to arrange the programme promised to have everything ready as far as the regular racing events were concerned, for next week's issue of the Breeder and Sports- man. The other fairs are all assured. This completes the circuit as outlined in this journal over six weeks ago. A vote of thanks was tendered at the meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. A. to all the devotees of light-harness horse racing for their loyal support and liberal responses to the call made for entries, not only in the regular events, but in the Breeders' Futurity. It is hoped other associations in California will now offer similar stakes, for they will pav for themselves and do more to encourage the breeding and developing of horses that will always sell for high prices than any other means that can be devised. The complete list of entries appears on another page of this issue. Best-on-Reoords of Four Great Racing Countries- It is only within the past few years that much atten- tion has been given to " time " in England, but during that period much has been said and written about our system of training, our " trials against the watch," etc., the result being that the time made in races is more fre- quently given to the general public than formerly. In Australia and New Zealand they have given this matter more thought than our English cousins, and for many years past have carefully kept account of " best-on- records." Believing that a record of the fastest runs in these countries (only circular courses in America being given) would prove interesting to our readers, we have given it to them so far as we are able, being unfortunately unable to tell the weight carried by foreign horses in many instances : American. ADSTRALIAN. % mile — G. F. Smith, % mile — Patroness ... 1:00 100 lbs. 0:59 H mile — O'Connell % mile — Precaution. 1:13% 121 1:12% % mile — Clifford, 127 1:26 2-5 % mile — Trieste 1:27 1 mile — Salvator.122 1 mile — Bungebah , (s. c.) ... 1:35^ 123,Boolka,Kingflsh, 1 mile — Libertine,90 1:38% Delaware and Paris... 1:40 1% miles— Tristan, 114 1:51% 1% miles— Rosebrook, Cerise & Blue, Acme 1:55% 1% miles— JSalvatorl22 \ Morello, 117 -2:05 2:06 1% mues- Sabine, 109. 2:18% 1% miles— Aristocrat 120, andLeichardt. ... 2:22% li miles— Lamplight'r 1% miles— Prince Im- 2:3,!% perial, Megaphone and King Olat 2:35% 1% miles— Hotspur.in 3:00% 1% miles— Correze and 3:03 2 miles— Newton, 107 3:27% 2 miles— Carbine,145 3:28% 2% miles— F r e a kness 2% miles— Idolator and Springbok, dead heat, 111 lbs. each... and Dreadnought,120 3:59% 3:56% 3 miles— Drake Car- 3 miles— Wallace, 112 j 5:24 and Quiver, 122, d. h. 6:23% New Zealand English. % mile — Forester, 101 1:01 *i mile — Loyalist,102 1:14 % mile — Serpentine. 1:12 2-5 % mile — Ruoy, 111... 1:27% 1 mile — Mergans e r 1 mile — Dornros- 112 1:41% 1 mile, 11 yds— G al - tee More, 126 1:40 2-5 IX mlles- Tit Bit, 103.. 2:08Ji 1% miles— Florizel 1% miles— Fatherless.. 2:08 1-5 2:19 2-5 1% miles— 154 miles— 2 miles— Merganser, 2:35% 3:04 4-5 2:40 Spendthrift VA miles- Florizel If... 2:59 1-5 Rosefeldt, 105 3:29 2% miles— Enrociydon 3:37% It will be noted that over our tracks horses run as a genera! thing much swifter than over the English, Aus- tralian or New Zealand courses, which are of turf, and without any "throwing up" of turns. How ever, the performances of our horses are eclipsed by Dornroschen, who ran a mile in a race in 1:36 2-5, our best race record (straight track) being Kildeer, 1:37J- Florizel IPs record in England at a mile and three- quarters also casts our Hotspur's record in the shade, while Carbine's two mile in 3:28$ with 145 lbs. up is vastly superior to Newton's 3:27j with 107 lbs. in the saddle. At three miles Wallace (son of Cabine) and Quiver ran a dead heat in 5:23J, Drake Carter holding the American record, 6:24. While our horses have made faster time in most instances, the conditions are much different, foreign horses usually carrying more weight and running over turf courses, which are about two seconds Blower than our springy tracks of clay and loam. There are few "turf" tracks in America, but two, if memory serves us right, yet the following records have been made over them, and they compare quite favorably with those made in England or the Colonies, being as follows : % mile 1:181-5 1% miles 2:07 1-6 ■?■» mile 1:27 Vh miles 2:36 4-6 1 mllo 1:40 8-5 2 miles 3:88 1% miles 1:64 4-6 Will They Step Backward or Forward ? It would not be at all surprising if within three years all the racing associations west of the Alleghanies dis- carded the present system of betting (bookmaking) for the "block system," written about in a very comprehen- sive manner in this week's issue by Joseph Cairn Simp- son. Like all really good inventions, the chief charm of the block system lies in its simplicity. It is really a considerable improvement upon the totalizator, at pres- ent the only legalized form of wagering money on races *n New Zealand and South Australia, and likely to be in general use in New South Wales and Victoria ere l°ngi judging from advices recently received from the land of sport-lovers and the kangaroo. The bookmaker will not disappear altogether, for he can do much to keep up interest in the big stake events by making a future book on them, beginning several months before certain great events are to be run oft. But the penciler will not be the great figure on the turf that he has been for the last four or five years. We predict that mem- bers of racing clubs will soon see that it is to their inter- est, both in a monetary sense and in the interest of clean racing, to substitute the " block system " of wagering money for bookmaking. The former is so easy to un. derstand and can be operated at such small expense to racing associations that there will be little trouble ex- perienced in securing men to operate it, and race-goers will be able to comprehend it3 workings much easier than they would the rather complicated Paris mutual machines they have seen in use at meetings in this vicinity in years past. The totalizator is immensely popular wherever it has been in use, and it must be remembered that ten per cent is deducted in the Colonies and in France, half of the amount going to the Government, which has legalized the machine. In this country five per cent would be the maximum charge, hence the change should be hailed with twice the amount of delight manifested by our cousins across the big ocean. Many persons do not stop to consider that it is seldom that a bookmaker has not at least a "ten per cent book " — that is, if he could make a "round book" he would on'.y pay out $900 on every $1,000 received. In the old days of the Bookmakers' Association in San Francisco it was not uncommon to see a race where Mr. Penciler had even 50 per cent, the best of the dear public that paid their dollars for the privilege of seeing the races and wageriog their coin upon the flyers of their choice. Nothing would increase the gate receipts like the institution of the "block sys- tem " or the totalizator. Confidence would take the place of a decided feeling of uncertainty. If one felt that every time a horse started it was at least "trying," was "out for the money " and not for a health gallop, there would not only be gained thousands of admirers of the sport, but money would be wagered with more free- dom, all being to the benefit of racing clubs in a finan- cial way. And so we say again that after the managers of racing associations give the "block system" or the totalizator proper consideration it will not be so very long before they embrace the opportunity to cleanse the sport and at the same time greatly fatten their bank accounts. State Board of A-grieulture. Gov. Budd has completed making appointments to the State Board of Agriculture. On Tuesday he sent in the name of that capable and genial gentbman, one whom everyone esteems — George H. Fox, of Clements, — to succeed John E. Budd, of Stockton, and then, to still further make that association one of the best in United States, he reappointed C. M. Chase, John Boggs, J. W. Wilson and W. P. Matthews. We have not con- gratulated Gov. Budd for much since we noted his peculiar actions on several important measures that came before him, but in this case of the State Agricul- tural Society, we doff our hats and say, "Well done I" A meeting of the new board will be held in a few days and a progi amine arranged for the coming State Fair. Secretary Edwin F. Smith is as proud of the showing made by the light harness horsemen of this Coast as we are, and will issue a programme of racing at the Sacramento meeting that will result in bringing out the largest fields of horses seen at the State capital for many years. We would esteem it a favor if all owners of horses that have trotted or paced in 2:30 or better in California since January 1st, 1897, would forward the names, pedi- grees, time made, and where, to |this office, as soon as possible, as we desire to publish the list shortly. Jdne 12, 1897] ©Jj0 grzeftev rot© &p&xx&maxx. 375 Theee was printed in the Examiner a few mornings ago a report to the effect that the Pacific Coast Jockey Club intended giving a $20,000 or $30,000 race, to be called the International Handicap, distance prob- ably one a half miles. The chances are some enterpris- ing reporter made a mountain out of a mole hill. In the first place, the stake would have to be at least $50,000 if it were to be international in its character, and in the next a handicap would never do. If it were a weight- for-age event, however, with a proper allowance given Australian or New Zealand bred horses (most of the gal- lopers there are foaled from July to December), the win- ner would be pretty nearly a world's champion. There are three or four races given in England of the value of $50,000, including the Prince of Wales and Jockey Club stakes, and for years the Melbourne Cup was worth $50,000, all told. It was, however, cut to $25,000 about three years ago. We have no race for all-aged horses worth over $12,500 at present, but if San Francisco of- fered a $50,000 Btake race and a fit representative of the club were sent to England and Australia to Becure en- tries, say nine months before the race were booked to be run, and the contest were properly advertised, there can be but little doubt that we would have a number of very good horses from England, Ireland and the Colonies, be- sides the cream of the American race horses. It would be necessary, also, that future books be opened at least six months before the event were run, so that interest in the race would not be allowed to flag. In that way (San Franci1 20 being better situated for the holding of an in- ternational racing contest than Melbourne) we would have that event (call it the' International Champion Cup) upon the tongues of the lovers of racing throughout the world, the race would eclipse the far-famed Mel- bourne Cup in point of interest manifested, and the out- come would go further toward determining what was the real world's champion race horse than anything yet devised. Nearly five years ago we advised the institu- tion of a champion stake that would attract universal attention, and it will be exceedingly pleasing if one is given upon the lines drawn so many years ago in the Bkeeder aud Sportsman. Next Wednesday, June 16th, Messrs. Killip & Co. will hold a combination sale of trotters and roadsters, stallions, mares and geldings, sired by the great Alta- mont, Sidney, Grand Moor, Silver Bow, May Boy, Ford- stan, etc. Among the grand-looking ones to be sold are Vinmont, 2:21}, a son of great Altamont, out of Venetia, by Almont 33 ; second dam, Tecora (dam of Chehalis, 2:07}, Del Norte, 2:08, Touchet, 2:15, etc,) by C. M. Clay Jr.22, and several choice broodmares, double teams and roadsters. They are the property of Sam Elmore, Astoria, Oregon ; K. O'Grady, San Mateo ; Peter Casey San Mateo ; W. H. Mixer and H. V. Armstead. Send for catalogue. Sale will commence at 11 A. M. Though racing was killed in Wisconsin, the Ideal Park Racing Association, of which Martin Nathanson was Secretary, paid every dollar of its indebtedness to newspapers for advertising their big stakes that had to be declared off. The money paid in by owners was re- turned and everybody was honorably dealt with. It gives us pleasure to chronicle such facts in these days, when an advertising bill, for some reason, is always placed last on the list by debtors, who do not seem to realize that without the use of printers' ink their insti- tutions would never have been known to the people. At the last directors' meeting of the P. C. T. H. B, Association, a number of communications were read from horsemen asking that their entries be allowed, as they had not heard anything about them until it was too late. If they would read the Breeder and Sportsman and hus keep posted on these and all other matters relating to the meetings in California and elsewhere these mistakes would never occur. We were pleased to see the direct- ors promptly reject every one of these "late" entries. If the horsemen who intend to take their horses on the circuit this season will sign an agreement not to desert the cars which brought them to the cities (where races are held) for the steamboats to convey them to other points, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company will make special rates for them. Horsemen can have the same cars from Oakland throughout the entire circuit. We hope they will agree to do their share toward get- ting this concession. On June 22d there will be an auction sale of choice trotters and roadsters held in this city. They were bred at the Aptos Stock Farm, and include descendants of Aptos Wilkes, Cupid, 2:1S, Leon W., and other sires out of some of the best-bred Hambletonian mares in Cali- fornia. Messrs. Killip & Co., are the auctioneers, and from whom catalogues may be obtained. Australasian Turf Notes Now is the time to show your appreciation of the efforts of the Breeder and Sportsman in behalf of the light harness horse industry by sending in your subscrip- tions and striving to get some one whom you might think would like to read the paper to subscribe for it also. The advertisement of the summer meeting will appear in this issue next week, and we would be pleased if our readers would make any suggestions regarding the "ex- tra features" in the way of novelty races ; if they have merit, the probabilities are they will be adopted. We expect to print in next week's issue the complete programme of the Glenbrook Park Association. This organization is to give a meeting next month, immedi- atelyafter the one at Sacramento, which is the week of July 4th. Cousin Joe, the three-year-old brother to Uncle Giles and Caliente, died in Sacramento recently of pneumonia. He was by El Rio Rey out of Hettie Humphrey and was quite a promising colt. Who says "the bottom has dropped out of the trotting horse industry in California 1" Have you read the advertisement of the Los Angeles Fair ? Do not overlook this meeting, whatever you do. Entry blanks will be in this office on Monday next. Send for one. With the showing of entries made by the P. C. T. H. B. Association, every district association in California should feel encouraged to offer good purses. A SALE of choice Percheron horses from A. W. Fcs- ters's stock farm at Hopland will take place at Killip & Co.'s salesyard, June 22d. A SALE of about fifty Palo Alto trotters, roadsters etc., is booked for Tuesday, July 6th, at Killip & Co.'s A Manifesto From Salisbury. Denveb, Colo., June 7, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman : — Monroe Salisbury is at Overland Park and begs to inform all inquiring readers of the Breeder and Sportsman that he never felt stouter and pluckier in his life; that there is no "mix-up" in his affairs whatever; on the contrary, all is very plain (especially to him).* He made a million dollars by his own exertions; lost it all, and don't give a , for he will make it again. Has plenty to eat now, always had, and always expects to have, and that is more than he can say for some of those who are continually keeping up the yelping after him. A Valuable Remedy. Codahy, Wis., Nov. 9, 1894 The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland O. I have used for the past two years Gombault's Caustic Balsam and found it a valuable remedy. I still have a supply on hand,|but have lost the directions for using. Please send me full directions and oblige M. J. McNamara. ♦ ■ Answers to Correspondents. Subscriber, Santa Barbara, Cal. — Would you kindly inform me of the address of J. Naglee Burke, owner of CreBcendo, BellicoBO, etc? Answer — San Jose, Cal. We do not understand why it is that our subscribers fail to send in their subscription to this paper. It is the only one that is struggling to keep their interests before the people and the associations. It costs a great deal of money to con- duct it, and as we have placed the price of subscription at three dollars per year, we hope our friends will forward the amounts they owe at once. They can have no excuse, for the Breeder and Sportsman has done more to strengthen Cali- fornia's light-harness horse industry than all the publications on this Coast combined. And its work this year will be more interesting and valuable than ever. We must get Eastern buyers here for our horses, and as nearly all the leading ones in the East, in Europe, the Hawaiian Islands, Mexico, Cen- tral America and Canada subscribe for this paper, it is easy to see how necessary it is that the Breder and Sportsman should prosper. Our prosperity is your prosperity, and therefore all who are in arrears for subscriptions on this coast will please respond to our modest request at once. Emma Abbott by Abbottsford has a record of 2:25, which she earned at the race given at the Alameda race track last week. She is out of Julia by Rustic (he by Hamble- tonian 725, out of a full brother to Venture, son of William- son's Belmont), second dam by De Long's Black Hawk ; third dam by Novato Chief ; fourth dam by Eureka a horse th it was considered a thoroughbred, but trotted in 2:42. Emma Abbott is a black mare but she has a fine chestnut colt fay her side by Gossiper, 2:14}. Pine Bdsh, N. Y. Please send me another bottle of ABSORBINE. It will do all that it is recommended to do. A. Crawford . The V. R. C. Committee, by a large majority, decided to strongly support the introduction of the totalizator, and to ask for the co-operation of country clubi. — Melbourne Cor. Sydney Mail, April 27. The Australasian, who throughout has been a warm espouser of the cause of the totalizator, in a recent iBsue says : "Where the totalizator flourishes the prizes are always good, and the whole tendency of good stakes is to discourage heavy betting. In England it is constantly pointed out that the days of heavy gambling have gone, never to return, and that the cause of the change to mild speculation is the raising of the stakes. Men of the Lord Rosebery and Duke of Portland class have no cause to bet as the Marquis of Hastings and his set bet in 1866, when half the prizes were plates worth from £50 to £100. Even our Urge owners in Victoria and New South Wales are getting very tired of the present system of betting, and there are very few of them who would not be glad to see our Parliament follow the South Australian and New Zealand example with regard to the totalizator." The well-known stallion Neckersgat was found dead in his box at Morphetville April 29th. Neckersgat was one of the most valuable stallions in Australia. He sired a large num- ber of brilliant performers, amongst which was the Mel- bourne Cup winner, Duulop. The Australian race-goers are enthusiastic over the per- formances of the two-year-old bay colt Aurum, by TreDton — Aura, and owned by Mr. W. R. Wilson. Of his race for the Easter Stakes, seven furlongs, in which he carried 127 pounds, the Sydney Mail said : "The Hypnotist led to the bend, where Aurum shot to the front, and made hacks of the field, winning by four lengths. Time, l:28i." The race was run during a heavy rain that had begun early in the afternoon. Aurum'6 a brother to the great mare, Auraria. In the Doncaster Handicap, one mile, won by Superb with 98 pounds up, one of the dead-heaters for second place, Cre- morne, carried 135 pounds. He was beaten a length in 1:40}, this over a grass track. How many of our horses can beat Cremorne's time with such weight up ? The going of the famous Newhaven to England is consid- ered doubtful in the extreme, perhaps on account of the in- ability of the colt's owner to trace hie pedigree on the dam's side of the house to a mare in the English Stud Book and the lack of a demand for short-bred horses, no matter how good they might be on the turf. Newhaven is, notwith- standing the shortness of his pedigree, one of the greatest "stayers" ever uncovered for a race in the colonies. H. A. Knight sold his well-known thoroughbred stallion Apremont to Mr. W. Rathbone, the Hawke Bay sportsman. Apremont will be sent to his new owner's headquarters in charge of H. Thomson in about a fortnight. I hear Mr. Rathbone mates only his own mares with Apremont. The price paid for Apremont has not transpired. — Auckland Sporting Review. The three-year-old filly Quickfire died last week at Ellers- lie from an attack of inflammation of the bowels. Quickfire, who was a daughter of Carbine and the GrandmaBler mare Hestia, was purchased as a yearling by Major George, at the break-up of the Lerderberg stud in Victoria a couple of years back, and she carried that gentleman's colors as a two-year- old. Last year she was purchased privately from the owner of Wapiti by the local trainer, Kosa Heaton, in whoae name she has sinced raced. At the Auckland Racing Club's Sum- mer meeting in January last she distinguished herself by winning the Ascot Handicap, but since recording that per- formance she had run somewhat disappointingly. As being one of the few daughters sired by the "champion of cham- pions," Carbine, during the short time he was at the stud in Australia, the death of Quickfire is much to be regretted, for if she had never raced a yard she would have proved most valuable as a broodmare. — Sydney Mail. Golden Fleece, a pony about 14.1 hands in height, is a ioint holder of the Australian half-mile record, 0:47. 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Sold by Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with full tli'cctlona for ltt use. Send for descriptive circulars, If tlmonlalB. eto Address 1 3B LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, O, 3?6 ©Jjc Qveebev emit gpovtsnuxxu tJtJKE 12, lSS*? ROD- Coming Events. JuneS-Regular semi-monthly meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Club. Office of State Fish Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. —, June 12— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. June 13— Regular semi-monthlv Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake. Goldeu Gate Part. NOTICE TO ANGLERS. Every angler is invited to drop us a line occasionally, telling us of the condition of the streams they have visited and the killing lure; of the number and size of the fish caught, or any other item of luterest to anglers. The Speckled Beauty. In brooklet's icy deeps, For the fly. Now the trout before he leaps, Skius bis eye. For he fancies in his speckles, All equivalent to treckels, That ne knocks the urban shekels High and dry. On the hyperbolic curve See him jump. like the milkman full of nerve At the pump. And the angler's madly spitting Wild profauitv befitting. The occasion while he's sitting On the stump. Now. this youthsome, toothsome fish, Spick and span, As the dainty of the dish LeadB the van. And be makes the poet flutter When his tail begins to sputter In the bacon or the butter. Of the pan. Ob, the trout's a bigger fish Than the whale. There is music in the swish Of his tail. 'Neath his light, the perch and catfish And the thin fish and the fat fish And the fiBh ball and the fiat fish All must pale. For the "speckeled beauty " hip, Hip, hooray— For he makes our fancies skip In the play. From our pissine viBions ne?er Can the trout his glory sever— He's the fish of fish forever And a day. — R. K. Munkittrick in Western Field and Stream. Fifty Years Trouting. (CONCXCDED.) ** Liver curious bait? Sho, I've caught trout with more singular bait than that. Went over to Case's tannery this Bpring to fish out the deep hole jest below the vats, same as 1 do once every year. Alwajs get some good trout there, for the fish are attracted there to feed on the grubs which fall out of the taobark into the water. I went out on the board walk over the hole, and about the first thing I did was to knock my bait box into the water, and it sunk in a minute. Old Lem Stevens was with me and he was disgusted There we were, three miles into the Sharon sand plains, with no bait. ' By thunder,' says Lem, ' this is a nice mess — no bait. Let's liquor up and go home.' " 'No,' says I; 'but I'il tell you what I will do; I'll liquor op and slay. This pool is full of trout, and they're huDgry eaough to bite a spike." " 'Well, but what ye going to do for bait ? ' says he. "' What's the color of your undershirt?' says I. 11 'Red,' says he. "Good," says I. 'Can you spare a piece of it ? ' " 'Yes,' Bays he, 'if it'll help catch any trout.' "At that we cut ofi a piece of one of his fianoel undershirt sleeves and cut some Utile patches out of the cloth. These we frayed out at the edges and then put 'em on our hooks. Then we just stood there and skittered 'em lightly over the water. It wasn't any time before I had a rise and a snap at my hook, the fiBh were bo hungry. For about an hour we kept the fish a-coming. We took thirty-two fish with the red flannel rags before they stopped biting. Yes, Bir, thirty- two fish that weighed over fifty pounds sir, and so on." After a somewhat prolonged halt on Mr. Baldwin's par the young angler wanted to know how large a trout the old man had caught. "Heh ? Biggest one? We don't get Buch trout here as they aay they do down in Maine, but I've seen some good fishing here, especially before they began to use flies. Worms were regarded as the proper bait and sure, too, in them limes. I've taken fifty-one trout in a forenoon out of the Shepaug river with nothing but worms. The biggeet troul I ever got weighed Gf pounds. But I didn't get it ou the rod. I caught it through the ice on Bantam Lake on a pickerel tip-up yean* ago. "Didn't tell you my yellow frog story? That was some- thing out of the usual. My place is the Baldwin homestead and has been in the family for about 130 years. In 1832 my father put a trout in the spring out back of the barn. This spring is quite large and deep, and the water runs cold and clear winter and summer. We children named the trout Tommy and played with it for years. It waB so tame that it would take crumbs of bread and meat from the hand, and it seemed right glad to see anyone. But we could never per- suade Tommy to have aoy other trout in the spring for com- pany, for as fast as we put 'em in Tommy would eat 'em up. "One day along in tbe eighties I was fishing up in Black- berry Brook wheo 1 came acrosB a frog that was so yellow and handsome that I took it home with me. You don't see a real yellow frog very often I caught with my landing net and put it in the spring with Tom. hut Tom kept the frog a-jumping for a long time before becoming anyway reconciled to it, although finally they seemed to get on quite well to- gether ; at least I thought they did, but ilseemestbey didn't, for the frog was simply waiting for a chance to gel at the trout. It was in '83, the year of the big drought and long hot spell. This year, for tbe first time in my life, I saw our spring dry down so low that there was only a little thii* stream of water trickling out of the ground, aod the old trout hid to goto work and bury itself down in the cool mud and lie by. This was what the frog wanted. It hopped on to Tom's head stuck there and scratched the trout's eyes out. When I found the fish it was gasping its last. I was so mad that I smashed the yellow frog against a stone wall. Well, bit, Tom we know was over fifty years old, and yet he weighed only two pounds, which goes to show that it isn't sge that gives the trout size, and so on." "How about swearing, Mr. Baldwin? Do you believe it prevents men from catching fish ?" This question was the one the young angler bad been most desirous of putting during the whole conversation. "Patience and ingenuitv are the things, as I said before. There's Peleg Marsh, another of my neighbors. He cusses and swears like a pirate, the worst of anybody I ever saw, and although I'm not much on superstition, I declare he doesn't catch fish. He's got a good trout brook on his place and in one hole under a stone bridge a two-pound, red-bellied trjut, as handsome as a picture, bad been hanging about for a year or more. Peleg and I both spent some time trying to catch it, but the trout wouldn't touch a thing. All it seemed to want was to lie still. Finally Peleg got thoroughly mad, and he says to the trout : ' ye, if I can't catch ye, they shan't nobody else, you son of a sea cook !' Peleg has been a sailor, you know, and as he said this he threw a big stone at the trout and we Baw no more of it then. But I made up my mind to get that trout, and two days later I got up at four o'clock in the morning and went and dropped a worm down under that stone bridge. Sometimes the big- gest trout will bite very early in the morning and iust after nightfall, but won't look at a bait or anything else in the middle of the day. Well, sir, that worm hadn't been down five minutes before the red belly had snapped it and I was swinging tbe fish out on dry land. I didn't dare to tell Peleg for fear he'd fly to pieces, and so on." — New York Sun. _ Editor Breeder and Sportsman — The following catches were made last week at Glen Ellen: Br, J. J. Richard's and Messrs. Otto Schrvana's and J. Nordman's catch for .Decoration Day amounted to one hundred and twenty, fishing from the hotel to Dobey Canyon. Mr. S. S. Hooper and J.J. Cowan made the catch of one hundred and thirty-three, fishing over tbe same ground last week in three days. Numerous small catches running from twenty five to seventy-five have been made during the last week around Glen Ellen. A. R. Harrison. The trout fishing at Ukiah as reported by L. J. Johnson in vicinity of Orr's Hot Springs last week was as follows : P. B. Bekeart, 460 trout ; Mrs. Bekeart,50 trout ; H L Miller, 550 trout; Mrs. H. L. Miller, 51 trout; Master Jack Miller, 30 trout. Caught on Lennon Creek, Soda Creek,Hanly Creek, Dougherty Creek and Big .River. Bekeart largest, weighs b* pounds, 22 minutes to land. Miller largest, caught 6 pounds, 29 minutes to land. Several caught weighing from 1 to 4 pounds. A petition to the supervisors of San Francisco county will be circulated shortly, asking them to reestablish the office of game warden. Mr. Mogan did excellent work while in office and every sportsman and angler should sign the petition. The new game laws, while they do not pleaae the sportsmen have materially strengthened the game warden's power and enforcing them should be considerably easier than formerly. Fishing at Lake San Andreas continues good. J. S. Tur- ner and W. E. Daverkosen caught 41 last Sunday, and Geo. Hinkle 20. The lake was very calm all day. Tbe trout rote to the fly well in the early morning and later took the Wil- son spoon. Chas. Precht caught 13 fly fishing at the landing from the shore while waiting for a boat. Tbe fish averaged i of a pound each. » There is probably no lake of its size in this portion of Cali- fornia that contains more trout than Lake Lagunitas. Per- mits are only issued to a limited number of anglers. Fishing is prohibited on Sunday, and no one is allowed to fish before 7 a. ru. or after 5 p. m. No one is allowed to use bait ex- cept the directors of San Quentin. The contests of the Fly Casting Club promise to be poorly attended for a few weeks. Lovett, Muller, Bacheller and Smyth are away on their regular summer outings, and Tur- ner, Reed, Daverknsen, Mocker, Miller, and several others, are much more likely to be whipping some stream tban Stow Lake. F. H. Reed made a fair catch at Sims on tbe Sacramento River last Sunday. The north wind has been blowing for some time and tbe moment it changes the fishing will be ex- cellent. W. E. Bacheller will try his luck with the salmon and yellowtail of Monterey Bay thiB coming week. We will be surprised if he does not forsake old ocean for the Carmel. W. A. Cooper, Hon. J. P. Kelly, Thomas Sullivan, J. Reis and Bradford are enjoying splendid trout fishing in tbe McCloud River. The sportsmen are camped near Sisson. Al Hall, of the Hotel Olema, and a friend will leave on Saturday for a week's fisbiog on Garcia River. They will be joined in camp by Messrs. Moorhouae and Jones. -*- The 8ao Francisco Fly Casting Club failed to secure a qucrum last Tuesday night. But ten members were present and tbe evening was spent in telling fish yarns. The Supervisors of San Bernardino County are looking for the miscreant who has been killing trout by the whole uale with dynamite in Bear creek. The trout fishing at Allen Springs, Lake County, is re- ported good. H. W. Langenour caught 70 in two hours' fishing recently. The San Francisco Fly Club will cast its niDth regular club contest this afternoon and to-morrow morning at Stow Lake. A yachting party caught seventy-six barracuda and one large yellowtail oil Redondo in one afternoon recently. Horace Maun, John Butler and Mr. Peltier of this city had good luck on Bear Creek the first of the week. Carl Sanders caught two striped bass with hook and line in the Sacramento near Willows recently. A. C. Bassett is fishing the McKenzie and doubtless enjoy- ing the sport of a lifetime. _ Shadjare running up the San Joaquin in larger quanti" ties than ever before. M. Buji and Herbert Henshall made a good catch at San Andreas Sunday. THE KENNEL Coming: Events. BENCH SHOWS. Dec. 1-4— State Poultry and Kennel Club's second bencb snow, Sacramento; Matt. Coffey, secretary. COURSING. Oct. 13-16— American Coursing Club's twelfth annual meeting (American Waterloo Cup). Davenport, Iowa. H. G. Nichols, sec'y. Nov. 8— Interstate Coursing Club's annuat open meeting, Merced. I. F. Halton, secretary. The St. Bernard Club. The annual meeting of the St. Bernard Club of California was held at this office Wednesday evening, President ThomaB H. Browne in the chair. The following officers were elected to hold office for the ensuing year: President, Thos. H . Browne; First Vice-President, F. H. Busbnell; Second Vice- President, Hubert White; Recording Secretary, J. E. Cut- ten, Financial Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. W, R. Clunese Jr.; delegate to the American Kennel Club, George M. Bar- gate of New York; delegate to the Pacific Advisory Board, Dr. W. R. Cluoess Jr.; Finance Committee — Wm. Green- baum, Chas. Stutz and J. E. Cutten; Membership Commit- tee—Hugh McCracken, G. A. Mudgett and Dr. W. R. Clu- nesB J r. Dr. W. I. Terry, H. C. Kirkpatrick and Sanford L. Gold- stein were elected to membership. The Treasurer reported a snug balance in the treasury and the club is in the best condition that it ever has been in. The members speak with one voire, and we state without hesitation that the St. Bernard Club of California is the strongest specialty club in America to-day. The active mem- bership numbers thirty-eight. — ^ The Opinions of His Friends. Our Eastern contemporary Turf, Field and Farm of June 4th contains the following pars, relative to the "mischief- maker : " " Payne's wonderful English Setters were beaten for the specials at Oakland under Mr. luortimer, and this is Payne's opinion of the judging; 'The placing of the specials at the Oakland show became such a farce that even those most shamefully treated couldn't help but laugh at the brazen-faced work.' "At San Francisco Payne's dogs were winners of the specials, and this is the opinion of the judging : 'Major Taylor carries more weight and has risen to a higher level by several inches than any other au- thority in kennel matters.' The latter opinion is undoubtedly cor- rect, although Major Taylor does not carry more weight and has not risen any part of an inch from awarding the specials to Pavne's dogs. " Payne wrote in his diary May 12, 1S97 : 'Countess will lose special at Oakland, and offered to bet two to one on it.' The offer was as sure a thiDg for Payne as were the specials at the previous shows. The show opened May 12, and PayDe had been in the building and seen tbe dogs. A diary has often before proven a dangerous thing, and Payne should burn it up, with the remains of bis axe. ■"The reports of the Oakland Show which appeared in the Breeder and Sportsman and Field Sports would look well side by side. The Breeder says the judging was well done and the Oracle's sheet is filled up with how badly Mr. Mortimer performed his work. Those on the fence get lots of fun by stirring up the small man with the little paper. " Payne says he has no axe to grind, but those on the inside know the reason ; the one he has is ground down to the handle. It is said that a cutlery establishment is being boilt as an annex to Field Sports and that the grind from now on will be ceaseless " As we anticipated, Mr. Mortimer's awards surprised a few of the owners of previous winners, and one of the losers displayed bad laste iD draping his stalls in black. It is surprising the number of men who will fly their colors at a dog show. "A writer for H. T. Payne says that Major Taylor's photo had to be much reduced to get space In Field Sports. We should imagine so." A Question Answered. Gilroy, May 27, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman — Will you kindly answered the following through tbe columns of your paper: A. breeds his bitch to B's dog. Should the bitch whelp, how many of the pups is B. entitled to. Yours Respectfully, S. W. Kllpatrick. [He is entitled to as many as the agreement calls for. If no agreement is made it is a decidedly open question. We have given one-half of the litter and considered ourselves lucky to get the service at that price. At other times we have given urst and third pick and again where the dogs were not very valuable we have bred a deg for first choice and bred bitches to dogs owned by other parties on the same terms. The comparative value of the pup and the Btud ser- vice should determine the question. An advertised stud fee of $10 iB not worth more than one pup and one of $100 is worth at least two if not half of the litter. — Ed, ] ♦ Evolution of Sex. The ELglish Stock-keeper bas contained several articles of late on determining tbe sex of puppies, but the first that we have noticed wjiich gave facts and figures, is that of K. A Grant. Hon. Registrar of the Queensland Kennel Club in> the current issue. The article is as follows : My own opinion is that, by allowing tbe service to take place during the last days of oestrum, or if possible on th very last day when it can be determined, will invariably lead to a larger percentage of male progeny. I would point out that 1 am now speaking of dogs only, of other animals I have not had sufficient experience to warrant an expression of opinion. JnNE 12, 1897] f&Xfs ghree&er onto grpmrtsmtm. 31 , With all due defereoce to^tbe opinion and experience of those who advance the "Nutrition theory," I must confess I am very skeptical in its application to dog?, or that feeding in any way affects the "sex" of a litter, though I admit that it will beyond a doubt influence the number of the progeny, for 1 am sure that nature will not provide more than can be nourished by a properly conditioned bitch, and it is well- known that an overfed bitch will seldom breed at all. I have always taken great interest in this subject, and have been most careful in noting the time of the firBt appear- ance of oestrum in iny bitches, the day of service and day of refusal, and I can confidently vouch for the accuracy of the subjoined statement, as being a correct summary of my breeding since the year 1838. 'if. Dntch, 'M.Gripper 'Al. Peer..... Do. - 'M. Dutch 'M. Peer- Do. -. 'M.Gripper Do. Do. :M,]Gypp . Do. .. Do. ... Do. ... rlT. E ,n pre * Date of first appearance cestrum. Sept. 19, '90.. ... June 19. '92 Aug. 23. '93 May 14, '94 Sept. 23, '96.... Jane 20, '92 AprilS, '93 Nov. 7, '93 Nov. 6, '92 Jan.9,'9) Aug 22. '94... 4pril9, '95 ... May 4. '96 Dec. 15. '96 .... March 17, '95. Date act of service Oct 3 '90.. June 29, '9 Sept. 7, '9 May 23, '9 Oct. 2 '96.. July 5, • April 21 Nov. :£, Nov. 15. '92 Jan. 24, '94 sept. 6, " April 23, '95 May 15, '96 Jan. 2, '9" April 2 '95 *Monkstown. In conclusion, I desire to draw the attention of your read- irs to the fact that in every instance where the service took tlace daring the later period of oestrum, vide numbers 1. 3, I, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, the result has always proved a oajority of mates, and during -he earlier part of oestrum, ide numbers 2, 4, ■">, 9 and 13, the result has proved a ma- jority of females. Tn all the above instances the feeding was neither more nor leas than Usual, namely, two meals per diem, morning and evening. All the above bitches, except Empress, who was only bred from once by me, and Well, who is now dead, are still in the Monkstown Kennels with about ten other dogs and bitches. I omitted to mention that all the above are bullterriers. The History of Coursing. The earliest manuscript extant relating to the greyhound and coursing ib that of Senophon, who lived about 400 B. C, while one very exhaustive manuscript is that of Arrian, who flourished about 200 A. D., and whose work was translated into English about 1830, from which we gain a complete knowledge of the sport indulged in by the Ancients, as well as the rules which governed it. Even at that early date the dogs were run as now, in couples, accompanied by a judge on horseback, who saw that the game was given full law, that is, "XII Bcore yardes," with the statement that the owners "do not take their dogs out for the sake of catching a hare, but for the contest or sport of coursing." The law in those days was about four times what we now allow, showing how ~mueh greater chance the hare then had to escape. From the time of Arrian up to the fifteenth century, no work on the greyhound or coursing has been found, but in the early part of the sixteenth century Came Juliana Berners pub- lished "The Book of Hawking, Hunting and Coursing." The sport as conducted under stated rules was first intro- duced into Great Britain during the reign of Theodosius. What we may call manuscript paintings are still extant, Bhowing the Saxon chief with a brace of greyhounds and which bear the date of the ninth century. Kobert Bruce's wife was said, while a prisoner to Edward the I. (1304), to ha?e had three servants and "three greyhounds,"which latter were used for coursing "the bucke, the harte, the dowe, the foxe, and other beasts of semblable kindes ordained for the game of hunting." As to the size they were "some of a -greater sorte, and some of a lesser, some are smooth skynned and Borne are curled," which perhaps in the first description may account for the deerhound. The first coursing meet regularly held by the club devoted to that sport took place at Swaffham, in Norfolk, Eneland,in 1776, under the leadership of Lord Oxford, who is con- sidered the father of coursing in Great Britain. In 1770 the Ashdown Park was founded, the Malton Coursing Club fol- lowing it in 1781, the membership of which was variously limited say from tweaiy to thirty members, while one had as many members as there are letters in the alphabet, each member having to begin the names of his dogs with the ini- tial letter of his own name, which system is now quite in vogue among some of oar best coursers. As stated in the article on the greyhound, the dog in its original state was somewhat deficient of courage ; so to over- come this it is said that Lord Oxford bred his greyhounds to almost eyery breed of dogs, from the diminative,timid Italian grephound up to the bulldog whose courage «vas world-wide in its reputation. Finding the cross with the latter to be all that could be desired, he perpetuated it and produced his favorite bitch, Czarina, who, without a break won 47 matches and never was defeated. The Newmarket Coursing Society, which was formed in 1805, was the first club to offer a gold cup and which was valued at £72, or about $360. The rules of the club provided for the allotment of certain initials to each of its twenty-four members to be used by them in commencing the names of their dogs, nearly always each letter being different from that of the coursers, as Mr. Fox'b wasT, Lord Stradbroke's M, elc. It is strange to relate that Lord Rivers tried the crossing with the bulldog, and "found it a failure." Yet — "the stone that the builders rejected, the same has become the head of of the corner" — King Cob, from whom descended Bome of the greatest greyhounds the world ever saw, was so cross bred. Beacon Hill Club was founded in 1812, while in 1815 and 1819 the Morfe and Deptfore Inn meetings were inaugurated. The year 1821 saw the establishment of the Amesbury meet- -*, the coursing ts'ung place near Stonehenge, where the »<"', of hares wer ever to be found. Here the memorable 1 was helc, when the Alcar Club made and won a with the World to run sixteen bitch puppies lies a^L sixteen all-aged dogs. In 1825 and on-Ti* t and the Deptford Union meetings The ^i?at event of 1825, however, was Molyne&QX of the Altcar Club, under whose auspices the Waterloo Cup is annually run for, the greatest coursing event in the world, and considered equal to the English Derby in point of importance. To win here the dog must be a good all-round one, full of dash, 'speed, clever- ness (not cunning) and quickness. Here it was that the preat Cerito, Master McGrath and Fullerton won their fame. The Midlothian Club was the first organized in Scotland in 1811, and a few years after its name was changed to Roman Camp Club. No betting was allowed, but each member had to send down his own dish to the dinner, the Dnke Bucc- leuch sending venison, Mr. Sharp, ducks, etc., each member by the way being a landed proprietor. Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire was also one of the oldest clubs (Scottish). In 1858 the great National Coursing Club was established, whose rnles as to dogs and judges, and coursing in general, with the exception of some changes made in 1881, are recog- nized to-day all over the world. Plumpton was the first en- closed meeting to be held in all its perfect workings, which was initiated in 1877, and for some years proved a gigantic success both as a coursing meeting and a financial venture. Gosforth, Hoydock, Kempton, Four Oaks, Mourne, Holstiin and Moneyglass (the latter in Ireland) adopted the enclosed coursing, where great dogs were run and large purses won. The question as to tho ultimate result of running doge in an encloeure, however large, is probably settled by the aban- donment of manv of the "parks." The first record we have that is authentic of the great Waterloo meeting, iB that of 1836, when the stake was onjy that of eight dogs. Lord Molyneaux's Milanie winning it, with Mr. Norris' Uoicus being the runner-up. In the year following the stake was increased to sixteen dcgs. and in the year following that it was advanced to a thirty-two dog stake. Up to 1857 the stake still was thirty-two dogs, when, at the suggestion of some of the officers, a great jump was made up to sixty-four dogs, at which it has remained up to the present day. Mr. Stanton'B Fly won the cup in 1837, Mr. Ball's Bugle in 1838, and Mr. Wilson's Kinghear, the sire of some great dogs, had the honor of winning the first Waterloo Cup in the sixty-four dog stake, with Sunbeam the runner-up. — H. W. Huntington, in Gameland. - ■» DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Where is that Spaniel Club ? Hubert White's new St. Bernard Eboracum is improv- ing quite rapidly. The Derby entries will close next month. Don't wait un- til the last moment, but enter your puppies in good season. The American Field's reporter gives J. Otis Fellows as the judge of Yorkshires at San Francisco. These classes were judged by E. M. Oldham. The kennel of the late A. P. Hey wood- Lonsdale will be sold to the highest bidder at Aldridge's, London, on July 2d. There are sixty-one all told. W R. Cluness Jr's R. C. St. Bernard Reglov Jr. is proving himself a stock getter. Hugh McCracken's Empress Juno is heavy in whelp, dne the 26th. There are no better works on the dog ever written than As b, mom's Kennel Secrets, Asbmont's Diseases of the Dog and Waters' Kennel Training and Handling. For sale at this office. Mr. Mortimer will be pleased to know that the day after the Turf Field and Farm, containing his report of the Oak- land Bhow, arrived in this city, there was not a single copy obtainable. The fox terrier bitch Stiletto, owned by Mr. D. Shannon of this city, by the winning of her get at the late show here, has established a great record as a brood bitch; the winneis in dogs, puppies and aged dogs, Golden Dirk, Rapier and Midlight are from her, and are a creditable trio to come from one litter. Mortimer says in his report of the San Francisco Show : "Poor Charm had to be content with two letters; while I neither know nor care whether he is a field trial winner or not, he is an English setter of the right type, and I would have put him second, with Merry Monarch first. Chas. Stutz and Wm. Greenbaum are nibbling at a couple of well-known St. Bernards and the other members of the St. Bernard Club are wondering what pair of cracks Tbos. H. Browne will bring out. He has always stated that he would have some of the best or none, and the breeders may look for something to improve the breed when he does purchase. Mr. W. H. MeFee (Los Angeles) hae sent his fox terrier bitch Blemton Spinaway (Ch. Blemton Victor II — Spinster) to the kennels of the Messrs. Rutherford to be bred to Ch. Warren Safeguard. This will probably be a successful cross, and Mr. McFee is entitled to a great deal of credit for his enterprise in endeavoring ta improve the breed on this coast. The justly popular coursing judge, John Grace, has been invited to judge the American Waterloo Cup meeting at Davenport, Iowa, October 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th. We trust he will accept. His superior as a coursing iudge does not exist and doubtless no man in the world has bad the same amount of experience. The American Waterloo will be run in an enclosed park this year. The disgraceful attack upon Dr Cluness Jr. penned by the Secretary of the Pacific Advisory Board, should be taken up by the A. K. C. and acted upon at once, but it is dollars to doughnuts that Secretary Vredenburg will ignore it. The Bull Terrier Club were disqualified for commenting on the action of delegates to the A. K. C. Here is the Secretary of the Advisory Board writing insulting paragraphs on the ac- tion of one of his brother officers because he declines to dis- grace his manhood by aiding him in his schemes. Undoubt- edly he is an "objectionable" member to him, and he would be only too glad to get rid of him. If any other member Bhould dare to disagree with him they will be liable to the same kind of an attack. What he cannot accomplish by brow- beating he aims to accomplish by blackguarding through the columns of his paper. We would not blame such a gentleman as we all know Dr. Cluness to be, if he declined to associate with Buch a man, but for the good of the kennel world we wish he would continue to act as delegate. In resigning he will only do exactly what the mischief-maker is trying to make him do. At the annual meeting of the Pacific Fox-terrier Club, Dr. F. W. d'Evelvn was elected President, an:: H. H. Carlton was elected Secretary-Treasurer. The Board of Directors consists of MessrB. Sumner, Moore, Gonzalez, McLatchie, Debenham and HefJernan. The formation of the Pacific Mastiff Club should stimulate the interest in this useful breed. In no other way can anv breed be so greatly benefited. The success of the St. Ber- nard Club will be remembered for years, When tie club was organized there were scarcely a dozen good ones in the city. Now there are fifty good ones, and three times that nrmber of very fair ones. To-day there is not one good mas- tiff bitch in California and only one or two good dogs. There is not one dog here that would compare with McNab'a Iogle- side Crown Prince, and this coast has never seen a bitch of anywhere near like quality. It has taken the Eastern papers a long time to realize the truth that we have so often Btated, viz., that the "mischief- maker'* was a very appropriate name for the secretary of the Advisory Board. The Turf, Field and Farm "caught on" some time ago, and last week's American Field con- tained the following : ''We have always admired the Editor of Field Sports as a good fighter; but a good fighter is a fair fighter, and it is utterly impossible for anyone to believe that Mr. Payne has treated Mr. Mortimer fairly. The outrageous and wanton abuse heaped upon the popular and respected manager of Hempstead Farm will not lower him one jot or tittle in the estimation of the great body of American fan- ciers, neither will it please those whose dogs were beaten at Oakland if they are men and sportsmen Mr. Mortimer's ability and integrity need no defense at our hands; but the affair cannot be passed by in silence, and we express our sin- cere regret that Mr. Payne should have so far forgotten him- self as to give way to such a epiteful tirade, which must in- evitably recoil on his own head ; for the general belief will always be that it was prompted by tbe defeat of hie two set- ters for special prizeB at Oakland, and the entire fancy will condemn the Editor of Field Sports as the worst kind of a bad loser. Mr. Mortimer would be quite justified in asking the American Kennel Club if it does not consider the con- duct of the Chairman of its Pacific Advisory Board preju- dicial to the best interests of the governing body and dog- dom in general." _ . ♦ Kennel Regristry, Visits, Sales. Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Mr. Harry Lowden (San Francisco, Cal.) has bred the fox terrier bitch Judy (Le Logos — Vixen) to J. B. Martin's Warren 8age (Ch. Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty) on June 7, 1897. WHELPS. Hubert White's (Oakland) R. C. St. Bernard bitch Ber- narda (California Bernardo — Empress Josephine) whelped June 7th 13 — 8 dogs — to same owner's Belmont (Ch. Mel- rose King — Bernards':. Mrs. F. W. Worthington's (San Francisco) R C. St. Ber- nard bitch Queen Bees (Marc Antony — Cleopatra) whelped June 8th 14 — 6 dogs — to same owner's King Frisco (Reglov — Queen Bess. NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennel, Stockton, Cal. claims the name Patti Echo, for black cocker spaniel bitch puppy, whelped Feb 18,1897, bv Bronta 17064— Black Duchess (Ch. Black Duke— Lady Midget.) THE GUN. Coming Events. June 13— Reliance Gun Club. Webster St., Alameaa. June 13— Empire Gnu Club, Alameda Point. June 13— Golden Gate Gun Cinb Pacifie Tournament grounds, Ala meda Junction. June 13— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. June 20— Encinal Gnu Club, Birds' Point, Alameda. June 20— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. June 27— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. June 27— Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. June 27— Ohmpic Gun Club (live bird), Ingleside. July 4 — California Wing Shooting Club, iDgleside. July 4— Encinal Gun Club. Birds' Point. Al .meda. NOTICE T'J SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun claba wil send us the foil scores of their regu- ar monthly shoots we will be pleased to publish them : but we most eceive the copy on Wednesday to insure us insertion that week At the Empires. The first accident ac the traps, on record in California occurred at the Empire grounds last Sunday. Al Paimer and O. Fisher tied for the club medal with 22 each. In shooting off the tie Mr. Fisher got a bit nervous and acci- dentally discharged his gun into the bulkhead trap, No. 1- Since the bulkhead was built the sun has dried the the lum- ber and opened a large crack opposite the trap, a portion of the load went through his crack and about eight or ten shot entered E. J- Summerfield's jaw and neck. A few of the pellets went through his chees hut most of them lodged in the jaw. The wound was luckily not a serious one but he bled profusely and will not eat with much comfort for a few days. The scores in the club medal match at 25 birds, known traps, unknown angles, were as follows : Palmer 1111111111111011110011111—22 O Fisher ~ 1101111111111011111101111— 22 Klevesahl minimi lUlUOIOlOilO— 21 gears 11111111101)1110010111111—21 Kitifi ' lllOUlCOllllllltlllOlOll— 20 Hnie liuomomiuoioooiiiii— 19 DePue UllllOlUlluOOQllllOlOOl— 17 Sinkwitz OllOiOlOllOll 1 HOlullOll I — 17 Friedlander lOlOOllllllitOOUOimiOl— 17 The magautrap cup n atch resulted in a tie between King and Feudner with 14 each. In shooting off the tie Feudner won. The scores were as follows : King 11110111111UU— 14 Webb 111111110110101—12 F Feudner llOllllllllllll— 14 Mendenhall llOOlllUOlOlOO— 9 Nauman 111101111111101—13 Klevesahl 00110111110U1CO— 8 TOE TIE. F Feudner 1110000011—5 King „ 00010001(X!~ 2 378 i&ijB Qveetnex cmi> &pcviamcax+ [June 12, 189T The Spoonbills. Soule 0011010101— 5 Chapman 0010101010—4 Sonle 100100001101010— 6 Flohr 001100111010000— 6 The Spoonbill Gun Club held its regular semi-monthly shoot at Eckhardt'e East Park grounds, at Sacramento, Sun* day, but owing to the warm weather there was a light at- tendance. The scopes were as follows : Match at 10 bluerocks. Flobr 1101011011—7 ■jruhler 1011001111—7 Sttegler 1101111001—7 Match at 15 bluerocks. Cbapman 011011110011111—11 BHeeleT 0101U00111IC11— 10 Uruhter 1111O01111011UO— 10 Match at 25 bluerocks. Regular club event. Grubler 11111111010111-ilOOllOlH— 20 Slieiler llOOlOOlllOlllOlOOOUllll— 16 chapman lllOOOHIXJlOlOOllllOlllOl— 15 Sold lOOlllOOOlOlOlOlOOllilOlu— 13 Bohn 0001111100011010111001000—12 Wormer lOOIOOOlloooOllOlllOOOlll— 12 Soule 11001101C0000010001U0110— 11 riamm 1110101100100010110001000— 11 Flohr 1000001010001110001101010— 10 Hess 0000100101011000010101000— 8 Back score. I'amni ..OO0111U01O0U0O11101100O— 12 Washington Olub. The members of the Washington Gun Club held their regular shoot at Leinberger's place, one mile west of Wash- ington on Sunday last. The scores were : Matcb.at 25 bluerocks. r woods nooiiioooinoioiiiiiuoo— 16 k Dee 1O11010111O010HO031UO11— is reek loioomooiiioiooiioiooot— 13 Knst 1O10OI11U10000U01001100— 13 Caslorf 0110011000010011111011001—13 Strode- 1011010011110110101100101—15 J. Woods 1010001110011111000100101—13 Match atlO bluerocks. Peck ...■■ 0110101111—7 Doland 1011001001—5 Castorf 1011010011—6 Woods 0001000101—3 Strader. lionoioil— 7 Rust 0100010000—2 Messrs. Dolon and Buckingham shot a private match, with the following result : Dolan 00000—0 Buckingham .00000—0 The tie will be shot off two weeks hence. The Santa Rosa Gun Club. Next Sunday the members of the Santa Rosa Gun Club will begin a shooting for two trophies. The one is a twelve bore repeating Winchester shot gun offered by the Selby Smelting and Lead Company. It is valued at $20. The other prize if offered by C. E. Haven & Co. This is a blue enameled six shot Smith & Wesson pistol, 38 calibre with a 5* inch barrel. The gun must be won three times. The rules of compe- tition are as follows: The marksman must put up 50 cents for birds and trap springing. He is allowed 20 shots. The one making the biggest "killing" out of this nutate-- is winner. At the next shoot the winner is handicapped one shot and if he succeeds the second time he is handicapped three. The marksman who stands next below the winner receives the second prize. As there are a number uf "anti-Sunday" men in the club these will be permitted to shoot for the prizes during the week following the day of the shoot. The regular club davs are the first and third Sundays of each month. The California 'Wing Olub. The regular monthly shoot of the California Wiog Shoot- Ciub held at the Olympic Gun Club grounds at Ingleside las; Sunday resulted in a win for C. A. Haight with a straight score. The attendance was light but the birds were a good lot and the wind quite strong. F. L. Judd officiated as referee. The scores were as follows : Halsht 111221222211—12 F. Vernon 21*001212111—9 Wanner 221012111211—11 Butterworth 11012U«2100— 9 O. Feudner 2201222.-2222—11 Roos 12122«200120— 8 "Blade" 0111211111-2—10 Dr. Walters 0101«101120"— 0 Owens 01111121-111-10 A six-bird pool followed the main event. The scores were as follows : Feudner 222212—6 Hnir;ht 221221—6 Butterworth 111121—6 "Slade" *11111— 5 S. J. V. Gun Olub. Visalia, June 8, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman— The regular monthly Bhoot of the San Joaquin Valley Gun Club held at Visalia last Sunday resulted in the following scores: First Event— 20 birds— McVeagh 17, Fox 17, Buckman 13, Weaver 13, Chatteu 13. Second Event — Medal Shoot, Class A — McVeagb 19, Fox 17' Downing 17. Class B — Weaver 17, Murray 16, Buck- man 15. Gilmer 15, Wilds 14, Chatteu U. Third Event— Weaver 18, McVeagh 17, Wilde 17, Fox 16, Downing 15, Chatteu 12. Fourth Event— 50 birds— Fox 46, McVeagh 43, Wilds 39, Downing 34. "E." Tournament At Monterey. Monterey, June 7, 1897. Brkkder and Sfortsman : — At a meeting of the Mon- terey Wing Shooting Club it was unanimously decided lo hold a tournament on the fourth of July. All clubs in the Stale will be invited to participate. We wish your assist- ance to help bring this to a successful issue. Circular letter will be forwarded in a day or so. Yours, etc., C. H. Rodriguez, 8ec'y- .-• Greeting to Lovers of Gun Sport. Editor Breeder and Sportsman — At a meeting held June 7lh, it was decided by the Monterey Wing Shooting Ulnb to entertain the gun sportsmen of California with a i )n»- I lay's Bluerock Tournament to lake place on Sunday, July 4, 1897, at Del Monte Grove, Monterey. In addition to the many events now being arranged for -aid shoot, various other enjoyable entertainments will be tendered our visitors the day preceding and following the 4th. The above-named organization will use every endeavor to make this occasion a happy memorable one for all who par- ticipate— no expense or labor will be spared with this end in view. Special attention is called to the fact that the cash prizes for the day's events will be the largest ever offered at any event of a like nature. We have an abundance of room for all and all are most cordially invited to visit us, participate in the programme, and become the welcome guestB of the fair city of Monterey and the Monterey Wing Shooting Club. Shooters desiriog to practice previous to the events should arrive in this city not later than on the evening of July 2d, and those entering the events not later than on the evening of July 3d, events beginning at 8 o'clock A. M. on July 4tb. Every bluerock shooter who reads this announcement may consider it a special invitation to be in attendance at the tournament. All detailed information as to events, prizes, rules, etc., will be found in the programme which is now in the hands of the printer. Yours Respectfully. Charles H. Rodriguez, 8ec'y. Monterey Wing Shooting Club. P. S, — "Papa Carr" says he wants you all to come. Live Birds at Madera. this increase is the absence of high waters and cold rains, which ordinarily comes in season to destroy the first nestings This favorable season will undoubtedly bring our pheas- - ants to the front. By this time it is safe to say tbat there are two dozen full grown pair on the river. A favorable nesting season means that this number will be increased from twenty to sixty-fold. — Wheatland Four Corners. The pigeon shoot by the Madera Gun Club* at the club grounds last Sunday was participated in by several shooters from other towns, the visitors being A. T. Hyde, Kibby and G. M. Mears of Merced, H. V. Armitage and Arthur Machen of Fresno, H. A. and A. E. Skelton of Raymond and J. W. Bearrup of Berenda: A stiff breeze blew during the day which caused a number of pigeons which should have been scored aB "dead birds" to be put down as "lost birds." Several scores were injured in this manner. Notwithstanding this drawback tb-e shooting was good, several splendid scores being made. The most of the birds were lively and were on the wing as soon as the traps sprung. Five events were shot off, all live birds. In each event five prizes were given, the first three being cash, the fourth and fifth being merchandise prizes. Mach6n did the best shooting of the day, killing 38 out of 42 birds shot at, a percentage of 93. Kibby was second, killing 37 out of 42. Harris and Hyde were next each hav- ing 36 out of 42 to his credit. Hyde won more in prizes than any other, dividing first and second money in two events. Z, E. Drake acted as referee and Robert Atchinson of Merced as scorer. The scores were as follows: Number of Birds 5 8 10 11 6 W. F. Waddel 5 D. Roberts 4 A.T. Hyde 6 W. C. Tighe 0 H. A. Skelton 5 H. V. Armitage 5 A. Machen 4 Kibby 6 A.E. Skelton 2 G. M. Mears 5 F. A. Tie 4 D. B. Harris 4 J. W. Bearrup 2 G.E.Brown « 5 Fox 7 9 5 6 12 6 1 5 0 1 8 s 7 9 9 11 a 9 12 5 X 6 6 7 10 111 10 fi S 8 1 Duck Egff Albumen. Forest and Stream has taken exception to the widely pub- lished alarmist reports tbat the extinction of the wild duck supply was threatened by the gathering of their eggs for alumen. It has shown that, as far as can be ascertained, no such trade in duck egg albumen exists, and that the decrease in the number of ducks is due rather to spring and market- shooting and an increased number of gunners than to any other cause. The correctness of this position is substantiated by the statement of a prominent New York importer. This gentle- man some time since received from foreign correspondents an importation of five cases, or about 1,100 pounds of duck egg albumen manufactured by a French company in Tonquin. It was distributed in the usual course of trade among con- fectioners and print manufacturers, the two trades which absorb most of the albumen of commerce and was by them given a thorough tria], with the result that it was found utterly unsuited for their use. The calico printers could not use it, as it did not properly fasten the colors on the cotton cloth. The confectioners could not use it for making macaroons and other confections, aa they found that this a'bumen would not beat up as re- quired for their work. In fact, the duck egg albumen in both cases seemed to lack the qualities which gave the albumen from hens' eggs its value. As a result of these experiments, the part of the consign- ment which had not been used was returned to the French company. This disastrous shipment is the first and last importation of duck egg albumen into the United States of which my in- formant has knowledge, and his business position is such that he would kaow if there was any regular demand or supply of this article, fle says tbat he understands that in Europe they have had no better success than in this country in trying to utilize duck egg albumen, and that the expecta- tions of the French company, who thought they were going to make a fortune from the business, have never boen realized. All of which goes to show that th« gentlemen who would have us believe that the trade in albumen was the cause of the lessening Bupply of our wild docks, and that the Alaska Indians were to blame rather than the exceasive shooting all over the North American continent, are wrong in their premises, as if there is no commercial demand for duck albumen there can be no incentive for securing it. Young Quail and Ducb; Plentiiul. The season has been most favorable for the hatching of game birds. The absence of late rains and accompanying cold weather gives Mr. and Mrs. Quail nothing to fear for the rearing of tbeir offsprings except their enemies in the bird end animal kingdom. In the foothills young quail are very plentiful and on almost everv hillside nests with eggs may be found. Od the low lands near Plumas the young wild ducks are making their appearance and a resident of that district gives it as his opinion that there will be thousands of Hoppers this year where ordinarily there are hundreds. The reason for CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. The single trigger gun seems to have come to stay in England. H. A. Blodget won the gold medal at the Bakersfield Gun Club's' Bhoot on May 30. The latest is the prospective base ball game between the Olympic Gun Club and Lincoln Gun Club. Gold Dust has won both first and second average prises in all four tournaments of the California Inanimate Target As- sociation. The Encinal Gun Club will give an open-to-all tournament; on June 20th, at Birds Point, Alameda. Some good prizes, will be offered. The scores made at the regular monthly shoot of the 8a Luis Obispo Gun Club on (May 30 were: Will Fuller 16V George Badger 15, C. T. Greenfield 13, Fred Knight 13, Pat McCaffrey 12. Dr. W. F. Carver, the world-famous shot has decided to make his future home in Spokane. He has purchased a si for a residence there and will shortly let the contract for in construction. Capt. A. H. Bogardus, of Springfield, 111., and Mr. J. I Breitenstein, of Burlington, la., on May 21, shot a match I bluerocks at Springfield. Captain Bogardus winning .ou% score of 32 to Breitenstein 28. The match was at singles s d pairs. Breitenstein beating the Captain two bin singles, but the old veteran scored 15 rji -the pa Breitensiein 9, thus winning the match by four birds. The Willows Gun Club has forty-one members, but only fourteen have competed in every nxatch for the club medal. Following we give the number of birds to the credit of each illegible contestant: J. H. Porter 57, W. H. Walker 53, Chester Branham 52, F. Burgi 51, Geo. Mellor 50, Cba*. Bran ham 49, ChaB. Clarke 49, Harry Eyes 45, Thos. AjisJ 44, Frank Williams 44, C. D. Howell 38, Geo. Q. Hoag 37, Thos. DawBon 35, Thos. O'Brien 24. A party consisting of City Treasurer. CharleB H. 8wett, W. F. Leavitt, driver of hose cart No. 2 of the fire department ; C. M. Maxwell, engineer of engine No. 1; W. J. McDonald, driver of the hook and ladder truck; Deputy County Re- corder Arthur Machen, Tames Cadigan and George W Hart. left Fresno Tuesday for the Chiquita Joaquin, * tributary of the San Joaquin river in the mountains of Madera count} . on a hunting trip. Thirteen bear hounds and Frank Russel, a guide and expert hunter of the mountains, have been en-' gaged, and the party expect to slaughter big game. * We understand the largest manufacturers of high explo- '■ sives in the world, the Nobel Company, of Great Britain, has concluded to establish a plant on this side of the Atlan- tic for the purpose of making all the various compounds that it now manufactures, principally io Scotland. With' this end in view 400 acres of land have been purchased in> Spottswood, N. J. 'J 'his is a little village on the line of the old Camden & Ambjy railroad and about thirty-five miles from this city. It is also mentioned that another company, the Troisdorf Powder Company, is hand and glove with the Nobel Company in the enterprise. — Shooting and Fishing. A delegation from the 'Santa Cruz Gun Club on Sunday week. After the friendly contest at the bluerocks the clnb members enjoyed a fraternal barbecue. The meats, side dishes and refreshments met with harmonious approval, and I the dinner was topped by a second contest at bluerocks. The ElkhornB scored 163 to 154 for the visitors. During the celebration at Santa Cruz of the National birthday the will have another trial both at bluerocks and the barbecue board; and while the Santa Cruzios may possibly win at bluerocks we will stake our nickels on. the Pajaro heavv weights when the barbecued meatB are brought on. — Walson- ville Pajaronian. There is already considerable talk among trap-shooter? about the annaul tournament of the Pacific Northwest Sportsman's Association which will be- held in Anaconda, June 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th. It is estimated thai Eft men will take part, which, of course, will include the beet men in the Pacific Northwest. The Anaconda Standard Bay* that the railroads will make a one and one-fifth rate from all points. There will be about thirty events in the programme and counting the added money and entrance fees, each pursti will average between $250 and $300. Seattle will be represented at the tournament by E. E. Ellis, Dick Stevens, Dr. P. A. Purdy and H. F. Norton ; Victoria, B. C, by Fred Maclure, Charles Minor and Ben John ; Vancouver, B. C„ by Charles Maclure; Whatcom, by Dell Cooper and William Van Zant ; Tacoma, by W. F, Sheard, W. C. Pearse, E. Young, P. V. Caesar and Harry Denham. The Mongolian pheasants planted in various parts of this State by the Fish Commission and various private parties arc. for the most part doing well, though some of them have not been heard from at all. Game Warden McKenzie reporU , seeing several broods in Santa Clara county. Wm. Tevia reports that his are doing finely at Bakers field. Of those put, out by the 8tate Prison Directors at Fehom, Capt. Murphy reports seeing three or four flocks all doing well. Od^ of those planted by the Commission in Tehama con. seen last week. One bevy out of those planted bp ' . AngeleB Fportsmen were seen recently near AEnsa. number nave been seen recently by Com. T. Morritid of Yreka in Siskiyou county. These have uoques ■ came down from Oregon as none were ever libernte^ in tha • county. Those planted near Viea'ia have nut b£«?n be s from and of Che dozen planted in Humboldt cjunly Commission no reports have been rectived -feathers tound. It is stated h&l LO^JMK) *>i«*'i7"V»h!w in Oregon last year and ir ;. ly do but one / , . thiB State tbey v ill soon become i era and pot hunters will let tl JUNE 12, 1897] &%e gtzifoev tmir gfaoxisnian. 370 GREAT ENTRY LIST SECURED A Magnificent Lot of Horses Entered for the Fall Meeting of the P. O. T. H. B. Association. THE CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT AN ASSURED FACT. There was a happy gathering of horsemen at the office of the Secretary, 22i Geary atreet, for it is known that the entry list was larger than any received since 1893! Those present were: E. P. Heald, of San Francisco; F. W. Loeber, of Napa; D. E. Knigbt, of Marysville; Robert Brown, o* Petaluma ; Frank Covey, of Palo Alto ; Charles Hug, of San Francisco ; Joseph Cairn Simpson, of Oakland ; John F. Boyd, of Danville, and T. J. Crowley, of San Francisco. Secretary read the long list of entries and the directors made the declarations regarding their disposal. There were eighteen applications for membership sent in, and each of these applicants forwarded entries. The Breeders' Futurity Stake of $3,000, for trotters and pacers at two and three years old, secured 147 nominations — a number far exceeding any heretofore received for a similar stake. The directors decided to give a summer meeting at Oak- land the last week in July if Santa Rosa is to have its meet- ing before the State Fair. If the Stockton meeting is not held,; then Santa Rosa will claim that date, it having been announced that the San Joaqnin Valley Agricultural Asso- ciation will not hold a meeting on that date; but perhaps some one in Stockton might see the benefits to be derived from holding one and lease the track. [Since this meeting a number of enterprising men have taken hold of the Stockton track and will give a meeting ] Glowing reports from Willows and Chico were read and the statements were made that these two progressive cities had subscribed sums sufficient to warrant the P. C. T. H. B. Association in holding meetings there. It was also an- nounced that special attention would be given to having plenty of races for local horses at these places. Marysville will give a meeting, so this completes the cir- cuit as outlined in the Breeder and Sportsman. The statement so often made in its columns sihce February 1st that there were more horses in training in California than there has been since 1893 is fully verified by the list sent in. A vote of thanks was tendered all the devotees of light- harness horses racing for their liberal responses to the call made for entries. The following is a complete list, as well as a list of those who made second payments in the colt stakes which closed April 1st: 2:40 Class, Trotting:— Purse S600. C. C. Crlppen, ban Jose, blk m Leonet, by Leo Wilkes Delaney n, Los Angeles, b f Hegiua F., by Atto Rex C. W. Shon, Clovia, h Way wood, by Com. Nutwood Santa Rosa Stocs Farm, San Francisco, blk m Florallne, by Memo J. J. Crooks, Sao Francisco, ch m Marguerite, by Strathway B. O. Van Bokkelen, ullroy. br s Aim. oy Altamont T. E. Keating, pleasanton, ch s Alto Genoa, by Dexter Prince A. McDowell, Pleasanton, chm Chrlstabel, by Chas. Derby 2:25 Class, Pacing— Purse 8600. Agnew Stock Farm, Hillsdale, b m Lynette, oy Lynwood Green Meadow Farm, -anta Ciar*, br g Uncle Set», by Chas. Derby E. P. Heald, San Francisco, b g Chas. Davia, by Sidney La Siesta Ranch, San Fraocisco, br m Marguerite Ellis McLean, Portland, b s Altas, by Altamont C. A.Oweo, Wildflower, blk s Joe Wheeler Geo. Phceoix. Santa Maria, o g Otto Zelgler, by Tokio P. H. Qulnn, Scotia, b h Arthur rt ., by Wayland W. J.Kodgers, Sania Rosa, b m Roblet. by Robin Jos. Siepbens. Etna Mills, bm Mollie Nurse, by Monwood J J. Crooks, San i rancisco, ch m Annie Rooney, by Strathway Walnut Grove siock Farm. Walnut Grove, b m Majella B.,by Nuahagak Harry E. Wise.San Francisco, blk g Patsy, by Director T. E. Keating, Pleasanton, b g Anaconda, by Knight A. McDowell, PleaaabtOD, b g Capt. Hackett, by Stelnway. 2:20 Class, Nomination, Pacing — Purse 8800. Horses to be Named September 1, 1897. Agnew Stock Farm, Hillsdale C. W. Burgess, Carson tity, Nev. Dave F Hespting, Corning Ed. Kevt, Perrjdale, 0. S. H. Hv,y, Win era Joseph Stephens, Etna Mills John Baker, Santa Ana D. >.. For tin, Uakland A. C. Jones, Los Angeles D. E. Knight, Marysville Ellis McLean, Portland R. O. Van Bokkelen, Gilroy 2:17 Class, Nomination, Pacing— Purse 8800. Horses to be Named September 1, 1897. John Baker, Santa Ana W. G. Durfee. U lveraity George Gray, Haywmds J. A. Perkins, Visalia E. C. Reed. Petamma W. H. Samson, Los Angeles C. W. Burgees. Carson City, Nev. D. E. Fortm. aKIand Hansen & Masters, Portland, ure. George Phoenix, Santa Maria R. C. Smith, Portland, Ore. Dr. S. P. late, OasJand Harry E. Wise, tan Fraocisco. 2:13 Class, Nomination, Pacing — Purse 8800. Horses to be Named September 1, 1897. J. J. Crooks, San Francisco August Errlckson, Portland, Ore. George Gray, Hay«ards A. u. Jones. Los Angeles Milo Knox, Haywards P. L. Nash, Holllster R. C. Smith, Portland, Ore. Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose Harry E. Wise, San Francisco. 2:10 Class, Nomination, Pacing — Purse 81,000. Horses to be Named September 1, 1897. Held pending coirespondence relative to entries. Free-for-all, Nomination, Pacing— Purse 82,000. Horses to be Named September 1, 1897. Did not fill. THE PACIFIC BREEDERS' FUTURITY STAKES. JFoals of 1897—83000 Guaranteed— For Trotters and Pacers at Two and Three Hears Old. Geo. T. Beckers. Los Angeles, b f by Zonibro— Grace Kaiser, by Kaiser ; b c by Zombro— Reica, by Ferral's Clay W. O. Bowers, Sacramento, be Silver Key, by Silver Bee— Lizzie B, by Starlight C. D. Bonner, Santa Rosa, bf by Robiu— Myrtle, by Anteeo I. L. Borden, San Francisco, ch c N, L. B., oy Diablo— Alice Bell, by Washington G. Y. Bollinger, San Jose, b s Boodle Boy, by Boodle — Wapsle, Mrs u. B. Bigelow, Walnut Grove, foal by Diablo— Lucy B„ by Alexan- der Button J. D. Carr, Salinas, b t Baby Wilkes, by Pacheo WIlKes— Nina B., by Electioneer C. E. Clark, Fresno, foal by Strathway— Donatrlne, by Athadon. Jay Beach, Alameda, blk c by Altamont— Tecora, by Casslus M. Clay T. v* . Barstow, San Jose, b f by Wilkes Direct— Nettie G. by Anteeo. U. H. Corey, San Jose, bf by Diablo— Laura M T. J. Drais, Farmiugton, b f by McKinney— Blanch ward, by Onward ; blk c by McKinney— Guy Wilkes C. A. Durfee, Oakland, b c uy McKinney— St. Nicholas ; b c by McKin- ney, nam by a son of Harold; br f by McKinney— Bontanta, by Antevolo; b c by McKinney— Belle McGregor, by Robt. McGregor; bic c by McKinney— Nona Y., by Aumlral Delaney & Co., Salinas, b c, by GUpatrick— Maud H., by Carr's Mam- briuo ; gr c by H. M. Stanley — Hazel, by Gov. Edwards. G. W. Ford, Los Angeles, blk c Alconeer, Dy Neernut— Alcola, by Mam- brlno Wilkes A. G. Gurnett, San Francisco, br f by McKinney— Lassie Jean, by Briga- dier ;s cby McKinney— Alice G., by Brigadier; sc by McKinney— Nellie Fairmont, by Fairmont Geo. Gray, Haywa ds.br f by Welcome— Carmen, by Stelnway, foal by McKinney— Cricket ;ib f by Wm Harold— Flnela, by Fallis ; b f by Welcome— Bonnie, by Chieltain;b c by Walcome — Lady Bell ;b c by Welcome— Flora, by James Lick ; b if by Wm. Harold— Elenor, by Elector Dennis Gannon, Emeryville, ch c by Grover Clay— Miss Sidney, by Sidney Green Meadow Farm. Santa Clara, b c by Hambletonlan Wilkes— Bella Donna, by Gladiator Park Henshaw, Chico, b I Lleta C. by McKinney— Bessi, by Blackbird; c Gen. torrest, by McKinn-y— Orphan Girl, by Blackbird C. Z. Hebert, Salinas, b cby Bruno — Topsy, by Starr King; b c by Mc- Kinney— i 'Oily, by Mozart ; s f by Rraoo— Laura H., by Altoona H. S. Hogoboom, Woodland, b f by Waldsteln— Sacramento Girl, by Alcazar ; b c by Diablo— Remember Me, by Waldsteln; blk f by Waldsteln— by uny Wilkes Mrs. L. J. Hammond, Los Angeles, b f Belle Pointer, by Sky Pointer- Princess Wilkes, by Ed Wilkes L. L. Huntley, ■ akdale, foal by Diablo — by Sidney. G. K. Hostetter, San Jose, b I Lou Lively, by Boodle— Viva Wilkes, by Silver Bow H. H. Hellmao, Hollister, s f Myrtle Wilkes, by Hambletonlan Wilkes — Myrtba. by Contractor E. P. Heald, San Francisco, b c by McKinney— Daisy S., by McDonald Chief; b c by McKinney— Hawthorne Maid, by Hawthorne; o i by Pilot Prince— Lucy King, by Whlppleton J. B. Tverson, Salinas, br f Dagmar, by McKinney— Stelnway Maid, by Steinway; b f Princess, by Eugeneer— Eelle, by Kentucky Pnnce; b f Alma, by Eugeneer— Altovlno, by Altoona R. Jordao, Jr.. Jan Francisco, b c El Mllagro, by McKinney— Adeline Patti, by Effloeham Jno. C. KirKpatrick, Palace Hotel, f, Ramona II, by Teheran— Ramona Sample; f Lynnle.by Teheran— Edua W., by Lynwood ; cShah, by Teheran— An I la. by Gibraltar D. E. Knight, Marysville, blk t by McKinney— Balance All, by Briga- dier; b f by McKinney— Knighthood, by Brigadier; brcby Wald- steln—Sue Star, by Brigadier; b f by Lynmont— Elmorine, by El- more; br c by Lynmont -Molly, oy YnbaBoy; b c by Lynmont — Nellie, by F riday McCracken F. W. Loeber, St. Helena, ch f by Diablo— Castella, by Alconeer; b c by Grandlsslmo— Kitty, by Speculation La Siesta Ranch, b c by McKinney— Wanda, by Eroa; ch c by Hamble- tonlan Wilkes — Bright Eyes, by Gen. Benton A. D. McLilllan, Belmont, blk f Hannaline H„ by C. C. Crippen's Stal- lion—Lady Florence, by Abbotsford J A. McKerroo, San Francisco, b c by Robin— Eveline, by Nutwood B. D. Murphy, San Jose, b c Edhem Pasha, by Boodle -Pegasus, by Gavlato C. A Owen.Clovis, b c by Athadon— Zada McGregor, by Robert Mc- Gregor Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville, f by Chas. Derby— Directress, by Director; c by Chas. Derby— Flash, by Egmont; f by Chas, Derby- May, oy Anteeo; c by Cbas. Derby — Menlahka, by Balkan; c by Chas. Derby— Coquette, by Wilton; f by Chas. Derby— Aha Wilkes, by Guy Wilkes; t by Chas. Derby— Ally Sloper, by Richards' Elect- or; f by Chas. Derby— R saline, by Liberty Sontag; c by McKinney — st**lnola. by steinway : c by Chas. Derby— Essie Farley, by Moun- tain Boy; f by El Benton— Babe Marion, by Stelnway; c Dy Chas. Derby- Heyday, by Copoerhead; f by Chas. Derby — dam Susie Mambrino, by Mambrlno Boy; fby stelnway — Maggie McGregor, by Robert McGregor; c;byChas. De-by— Bertha, by Alcantara, fby Stelnway— Tone, by Ferguson; f by Chas. Derby— Ida Wood, oy Simmons: fby telnway — Chipper Simmons, by Mambrlno Boy; c by Steinway— Katy G., by Electioneer Palo Alto Stuck Farm, Meolo Park, b c Monbells, by Monaco — Eeauti- fnl Bells, by The Moor; bcAltoist, by Altlvo— Nove'Ist, by Norval; Dr c Advertatioo, by Advertiser — Consolation, by Dictator; ch t El Ramera, hy Wild out— Nellie BeDtoo, oy General Benton; br c Exlo- neer. by Boodle— Expressive, by Electioneer; b c Moreno, by Mona- co— Rowena, by Azmoor; br c Altoaine, by Altivo — Elaine, by Mes- senger Duroc; b f Monesta, bv Monaco— Esther, by Express: br t wildwell. by Wildnut — Lady well, by Electioneer, bf Sunollto.bv Advertiser— Waxana, by Gen. Benton; b I Princess Laura, by Dex- ter Prim* — Laura, by Electioneer; b c Monrexio, by Monaco— Al- trexta. by Alfred; brc Nufllen, by Wlldnut— Lady Ell n, by Mam- brino; cq fWlldica, by Wildnut— Nordica. by Advertiser; b f Cora- Ha, by Boodle — Coral, by Electioneer; b f Adbuia, by Advertiser — Bells Beauty, by Electricity j b f Elsie Mc, by McKinney— Elsie, by General Benton; ch f Monote, by Monaco— Sallle Benton, by Gen- eral Beoton; blk c Adrose, by Advertiser — Rosemont, by Piedmont; ch f Aderia, by Advertiser— Aria, by Bernal. E. Pickett. Elk Grove, br c Lanky Bob, by Waldsteln— Hoodoo by Promplor Geo. Phoenix, Santa Maria, be Brastow, Oy Rancocas— Miss Peacock, by Stubblefl eld's Pa:chee River View Stock Farm, Sacramenio.foal by Walistein — Midday by Monday; foal by Waldsieln— Amber, by Monroe Chief; fo* 1 by Wald- steln—Today, by Monday ; toal by w alstein— Hand, by Prompter B, F. Rush, Suisun, b c by McKiDney — Blonde by Gen Benton ; b c by Monaco— Quaker Maid, by Nutwood ;bc by Gosslper— Elorita, by Alban ; s f by Advertiser— Bally Nutwood, by Nutwood. Rose Dale Farm, Santa Rosa, b f Anna Daly, by Daly— Jessie Button, by Alexander 490 A. C. Severance, Los Angeles, br c Papago. by Dexter Royal— Regina, by Electioneer ; blk f by Titus— Irene Benefit, by Benefit SantaRosa Stock Farm, Santa Rosa.bikf by McElnn«-y-By By, by Nutwood ;b c by Sidney Dillon— Bbcara, by Director ; b c by Russell LIzette, bv Abdallab Wilkes; be by Russell— Belle I-le. by Pled- mo >t ; b t by Beau Brummel chariot ta Wilkes, by Charlie Wilkes ; br f hy Russell— Pansy, by Clay; b 1 by Bean Brummel— A ntrix, by Anteeo Geo. E. Shaw, Holllster. b f Aunt Sally, by Benton Boy— Nellie Nut- wood, by Brown Jug ; s f Nellie S , by Little Brown Jug— Kitty King, by Big Jim R. I. Orr. Holllster, s f Geeaway, by Pacheco Wilkes— Madeline, by Arthurton W H Stimson, Los Angeles, b f Chunlta, by Zombro— Del Amo, by Del Snr; bf Pacific Queen, by Del Norte— Miss Lottie by Dictator; bf Del Mc, by Del None— Bonnie Kate, by McKinney; ch f Pacific Queeo, by Diablo — Elwood by A. w. Richmond. P. Sullivan, Sacramento, br f May Belle, by Touchet— Belle J. Tuttie Bros., Rocklin, b f Rosalind, by Stam B —Klickitat Maid, by Altamont C. H. Thay. r,Los Angeles, s t L*na P.. by Atto Rex— Birdie, by A. W. Richmond Vendome stock Farm, San Jose, br c H. J. Agnew, by Iran Alto— Twenty-third, by Director; s f Myrtle Dale, by Iran Alto— Nellie Nutwood, by Nutwood; b c Vendome, by Iran Alto— Lynda Oak, by Guy Wilkes M. V Vanderboof, Sanra Rosa, b f by Daly— Miss Fay, by Stelnway Walnnt Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove, s c by Chas Derby— Theo, by Le Grand : br f hy Chas Derby— Lottie, by San Diego; b c by Waldsteln— Viola, by Gen. Benton; br c by McKinney— Bonnie Red, by Red Wilkes Dr. R. J. Withers, Los Angeles, ch c Owney Snlllvan, by Alto Rex— Palladlna, by Glendine S. B. Wright, Santa Rosa, s f by Robin— Maud Fowler, by Anteeo. SECOND PAYMENTS. "Palo Alto Stakes "—Two-Tear-Old Trotters. J. D. Carr, Salinas, blk f sibyl S., by Hambletonlan Wilkes. Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove, b c Prince Ansel, by Dexter Prince. I. L. Borden, San Francisco, ch c I. L, B., by Diablo C. Hodrlguez, Salinas, br c Valentine, by Boodle GreeD Meadow Farm, Santa Clara, s f Maud Murray, by Hambletonlan Wilkes Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose, blk c Dr. Frasse by Iran Alto. River View Stock Farm, Sacramento, b f Corlnthe Dillman, by Georgo Dexter D E. Knight, MarysTllle, b g Lynhond, by Lynmont D. E. Knight, Marysville, b g Dos MInutos. by Melvar Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo, ch c Whips Jr., by Whips Palo Alto Siock Farm, Menlo, br f Lillian May, by Advertiser Santa Rosa Stock Farm: Santa Rosa, bf Doily D„ by Sidney Dillon. Jos. Cairn Simpson. Oakland.b c by Chas. Derby "Palace Hotel Stakes "—Three- Year-Old Trotters. S. H. Hoy, Winters, br g McNally, by McKinney Walnut Grove "tock Farm, Walnut Grove, b c Lorneer, by Alfred P. C. Lynch, Vallejo, b g Hank, by Vasto River View Stock Farm, Sacramento, b f Frauleln Dexter, by George Dexter A. C. Severanc, Los Angeles, br c Uncle James by James Madison D. k. Knight, Marysville, b g Daymont, by Lynmount D. E. Knight, Marvaville, b g Lynall, by Lynmont Palo Alto Slock Farm. Menlo. b g Morocco, by Electricity Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Galeno. by Monaco E. P Heald, San Francisco, br f Pllitta Muoger. by Pilot Prince. Santa Rosa St->ck Farm. SantaRosa, ch c Ossa. by Dictatu2. B. O. Van Bokkelen. Gilroy, brg Sam D., by Sable Wilkes. Thomas Smith, Vallejo, b g Joe Selby, by Don L. "Western Stakes" — Two-Year-Old Pacers. Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnnt Grove.br c Sable La Grand, by Sable Wilkes Mrs. E. W. Callendloe, Sacramento, ch c Dlawood, by Diablo H. O. Hogoboom, Sacramento, bf Eva WaldBtein, by Waldsteln River View Stock Farm, Sacramento, b f Esther C, by Sidmore C. Z. Hebert, Salinas, b c Lin. B , by Diablo J. B. Iverson. Salinas, s m Di ;tatress. by Dictatus Oakwood P. S. F., Danville b c Kiatawah, by Stelnwey L. J, Ro=e Jr., El Rio, gr g C. I. T., by Prince Derby "Pacific Stakes" — Three -Year- Old Pacers. W. E. Goldsworthy, San Jose, Childe Harold , by Royal Sid River View Stock Farm, Sacramento, blk f Telephone, by Geo. Dexter F. H. Scofield. Phoenix, s f Sattlnette, by Fred Scofield W. H. Stimson. Los An- fles, b c Muskegon, by McKinney. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Menlo, b c Betoolca, by Azmoor Santa RosaStock Farm, SantaRosa. b f Tricara. by Guy Wilkes T. E. Keating, Pleasanton. br c Search Light, by Dark Night "We call especial attention of oar readers who have hones for sale to the advertisement of "TatteraalU" in this issue. This is a sound, reliable concern; the proprietors, Messrs. Street & Cresswell, are well kDown, aDd will do just what they say they will. None but Che most experienced and competent men employed, aad the commission they ask for selling stock, vehicles, harnesses, etc., is so low that consign- ors need have no fears of all the profitB being absorbed in the care and sales. Write at once to them if yon contem- plate selling any horses, trotters, roadaters or draft animals. Dozens of boxes of Be Hay's Palmoline were sold to horsemen at Denver, and Dr. De Hay has taken as mnch more to Montana. 380 QtJtje gvecb&c axtb gtpmt&maxu [June 12, 1&7 Bringing Up An Orphan. II is a comparatively easy matter to bring up on cow's milk any young colt unfortunate enough to lose its mothnr ; but e;.re must be taken to bridge over the period of changing the milk in such way that do violent inflammation is set up and the patient subjected to an attack of diarrhoea. A sub- scriber residing in Knoxville, Tennessee, writes us under date May 24, 1S97, as follows : I have a colt that lost its mother and want you to send me a suck- inn outfit Ibr him— an outfit that will be complete iu every way. You know Just the thing 1 "ant iu a case like this. Please send it to me at once— by first tram, and either bye. o. d. or otherwise. I have -Tiber to your paper for many years. C. F. T. Yes we know the very thing our correspondent wants, but it is a very homelike contrivance, and consists of two parts, LO-wjt : an earthenware teapot of the old, loog-bpouted, brown variety, holding about a quart, and the thumb of an old glove." Take the entire thumb of any good kid glove, no matter if it has been worn, and be sure that it is clean. Tie this securely over the spcut of the brown teapot in such a manner that when the contents of the pot are turned into the glove thumb, the shapb of the mares teat is formed. Then, with a darning needle of large size, prick four or five, or more, holes in the kid, so that the colt, when sucking it, may obtain a liberal supplv, and the glove thumb still retain the shape of the teeth. This outfit does not cost very much, and the bid may be removed as it wears out. The hot milk will moisten it each time it is used, and the entire outfit should be kept as clean as possible. After every time of using, scald it inside and out, being careful enough with the kid not to destroy its fibrous composition. With a very young colt, less than four weeks old, dilute the warm cow's milk with one-half water. After the eighth week add but one-third water, and aftei" the twelfth week the cow's milk may be given "neat." After a couple of weeks of drinking the new whole milk, the colt may be put on skimmed milk, to which has been added flax- seed jell v. Buy, for example, say one pound of the genuine ground fhxseed at the drug slore. Place it in a large shal- low vessel, like an old-fashioned milk crock, and add one gallon of water, allowed to come to the boiling point, then taken from the stove and applied at once. This will in a few hours form a regular jelly, which may be measured by the handful. To every half pail of milk offered the colt, add two handfuls of this jelly, stirring the whole for a couple of moments, so that the two substances become thor- oughly Mended. Always give the milk at blood heat to an orphan colt. After a time they will take it cold, but they do not thrive as well on it as when it iB warmed. At first — indeed, at all times — follow the equine habit as closely as possible, letting the youngster have a suck at his old teapot about as often as he will. To obtain a correct knowledge of the number of times a colt will Buck during the early stages of his life, watch the habits of about such a colt as you are treating. You will be surprised to find what he drinks, and a mare gives far more milk than you have formerly credited them with consuming and producing. Wean a hand-raised colt at about sixteen, seventeen or eighteen weeks. Give bruised oats and bran as soon as the orphan will nibble it — he will begin before he is a month old. Don't let his box get sour from his slobbering in it; clean it out very often, and always have it sweet as a nut. Give him all the good grass he will pick, and he will make about as good growth as he would if his mother had lived all right. In conclusion, we would say that there is such a tremendous difference in the size and capacities and necessities of colts, and in the richness of cow's milk, that it is well nigh impossible to lay down hard and fast rules, and then there is a vast difference in even flaxseed. You must carefully watch your subject, and at the appearance of any trouble modify the treatment. If at first the youngster goes to Bcouring, increase the quantity of water added to the milk, and give a little scorched flour of wheat with his drinks. There is often a difference of one-half in richness in the milk of the cows. Perhaps some old residenter of a scrub may give milk with but three per cent, or two and one-half per cent, of butter fat in it, while a well-bred Jersey or Guernsey may give milk with five or bix per cent, of fat in it. What would be just right with one would be just twice out of the way with the other. Hence, we can but give general instruc- tions, and the man who looks after the orphan must use com- mon sense in doing the rest. And remember always that the more simple the contrivance the better it is, and the more nearly natural the treatment the more luck will ihe operator have and enjoy. — Horseman. What the Willows Folks Have Done. That we will have races this year is now an assured fact, says the Willows Journal of June 6th. The only thing that has stood in the way of our having a race meeting this year was the question of raising the sum of $1,200, and that task has now happily been accomplished. Every business man with the exception of one hat contributed his share toward that end, as will be seen by reading the following list, and it is to be hoped that he will yet etand in line. There is yet some $60 to raise, but this will not worry the committee. Following is a list of the contributors : fe Hochheimer & Co S150.00 A. Henning 150.00 Crawford House 1M).00 Wm. VVeis 75.00 John Reitz 120.00 H.Swaustead 100.00 O. Page 25.00 Freeman Estate 25.00 E. Favieliere 15.00 W. W. Noble 20.00 Schnurbush & Weinrich.... 20.00 tfauze& Proulx 15.00 Davis & Myers 30 00 Chas. Newman 10.00 P. O. Eibe 5.00 Mrs. Chas. Newman 25 00 J. H, Mitchell „ 20.00 J. Felix 2.00 Union IceCo 15.00 J. H. Hoever 2.50 Mrs. nso*TrSend for Olrcnlar*. Scott c*? McOord Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. 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FETCH AND CARRY A treatise on retrieving by B. waters. With lis aid anyone caD teach a dog to retrieve well. Price 81. SO. postpaid. Address. "BREEDER A SPOBTSMAN," 313 Bush Street. Pud Francisco. a.sis. x*or or HUNTER RYE CHRISTY S WISE. POLE AGENTS, 212 San so me SL WHISKEYS 384 Q3js gvee&ev mtb gtpjort&mcctu [Jtjne 12, 1897 RAGE HORSE OWNERS! YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THF NEW STOCK OK RACING GOODS . JUST RECEIVED BY . J-. .A.- MCK.ESRR01ST The prices arellower than ever before, while the quality has beeD improved. J. A. McKERRON, 203-205 Mason Street, San Francisco, Cal Eastern Asrents— J. Newton Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Street, New York. Oakwood Park Stock Farm STALLION SEASON, 1897- STEINWAY, 2:251 the Season, $100 WILL SERVE SIX OUTSIDE APPROVED MARES. CHM. DERBY, 2:20, the Season, $100 (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS.) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1S9G. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mare* should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stook Farm, Danville, per 8. P. R. B., via Martinez. Besc cure giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, 85 per month; hay and grain, SlOpei month. For terms ior other stallions and further particulars Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. Ol&O, record (pacing), 2: 20; brown horse; small star; coronet or left hind foot white; foaled In 1888, i« l bands high, weight 1,165 pmiuds. By a. producer, Antevolo; iour-year-old record 2:19^. Son oi Klectlooeer; aretdam th- creat br vodmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Bnsler record 2:20. aud Stone way.thrt-e-year. .Id record 2:22^). by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Marv, by Warefield, son ot Cracker, by Boston: tblrd -tam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son ot American Ecllpae. ROBERT BASLER will makp a pub Uc season for mar^s the year 1*97. beg nulug about the 10th of Februarv, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays ai llniilnr.l. in lvlTii,-H County, Cal.; Wednesday In Vlaalia, nlare County ,'Oftl., the remainder ot ihe week at the home's home, itie Cottonwood Ranch, ten mllPH northeast of Vlsalla TERMS-.*ii the season payable thelHtol June. 1897. Mares kept at the Ranch for fl PEK. MO VTH- This horse can show as grand a lot of ooit* as any hon»« In the Stale. They are good-galied, level-beaded and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers I'orreMpondnoce ■oltcllcid. R. 0. NEWMAN, Box 271, Visalia, Cal. t-a»k.:e notice z of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill Room ENIARCED 10 MEET THE EVERIHCREAS1NC PATRONAGE. CHARCES MODERATE. CONSIDERING HICH DECREE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED IN SERVICE AND CUISINE. INDISPUTABLY AMERICA'S FIRST AND BEST CR1LL. FAVORITE RESORT OF VISITING HORSEMEN. The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SIRED BY ANTEROS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; second dam MissTrabern, by Oen. McClellen: third dam Belle Mabo.e 1 graniam ot Voucher), by Norfolk: fourth dam Maid ot Oaks, by Jack Hawkins. Anteros Is a full br ther to Anteeo, 2:lfi>£, Antevolo, 2:19!4, etc., bei g by Electioneer, out of Columbine bv A. W Rich- mond. Anteros Is the sire of Antidote, 2:10^, Nelly F., 2:l3^s, and seventeen others In 2:3011st Nephew Is the sire ot t« enty-one In the list, and is considered one ol the strongest-bred sires ever brought b> California. Gen. McClellan 144 sired Dan Voorbees, 2:23M, "t- Helena, 2:27!2, etc., and the dam of Beaury Mc, 2:14,^, etc. The res ot the pedigree ot Dudley re.^ts upon the very stoutest oi thoroughbred lines. DKtii;r>IHT10N— DUDLEY" is a bay In color, black poluts stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetrically-made horses In Calif rnfa. He has the kiDdest disposition. Is level-headed, and as for his speed, ii is well known that his record of 2:14 is no mark of him. His progeny in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trllbv, got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times, His breeding Is unsurpassed, and with his individuality he should make a great name as a sire ot hand some, level-headed horses, fit either for track or road— horses that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at mv place, Haywards, Alameda fount v. Terms- $50 the Season. JGSJ- Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at J3 PER MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further parlica- lars address MILO KNOX, Haywards, Oal. DIABLO, 2:09 1.4 THE CHiHPlOO FOUR-YEAR-OLD IH CALIFORNIA | Sire, CHAS. DERBY, 2:20 (son of Stein«ay,2:25^.and Eaty G. dam of 4 In 2:30, by Electioneer), dam BERTHA (dam of Jay Efl Bee. 2:26^ as a yearling; Elf, 2:22(4, trial 2:12 pacing; Ed Lafferty, 2:16^, trial 2:10), siBter to Bayard Wilkes, 2: 13^', and Alarlc, sire of four in 2:30, by Alcantara, 2:23 (son of George Wilkes and Alma Mater); second dam Barcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes, 2: 133^ ), by Bayard (son of Pilot Jr.) ; third dam Blandina (dam of Swi- gert, King Rene and four other producing sires), by Mambrlno Chief 11: fourth dam Birch mare (dam ot Rosa- lind, 2:219a', and Donald. 2:27), by Parker's Brown Pilot (.sire of fourth dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04), son of Ren- wick's Copperbottom, and out of a thoroughbred mare. To show how well Diablo's colts have shown It is only necessary to say that five were handled for speed in 1896. Following are their trials : Two-year-old, one quarter, 36 seconds; a two-year-old, one-quarter, 31 seconds; a two-year-old, one-half, 1:09; a yearling, one- quarter. 35 seconds; a two-year-old, six weeks' work, one-quarter, 38 seconds, and El Diablo, trial mile, trotting 2:24. DIABLO will make the season of 1S97 at Pleasanton. Servhe fee, 850. Address, WM. Ml'KHV. Pleasanton, Oal. Do lou Play "On Form?" Yes? -^ WELL, THEN, ^ YOU CANT DO WITHOUT the San Francisco Turf Guide (Published by the BREEDER AND SPORT3MAN), Which Contains 1,055 Form Charts of Races Run at Oakland and Ingleside During the Season Just Closed. Scores of Our Horses are Running at Your Meeting. 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To say that one section of a country is better than another, to com- pare the manners and customs of one city in order to decry that of another place, smacks of local egotism and a narrow mind. A gentleman will not do it. He would as soon break all laws of hospitality by accepting a friend's invitation to dinner and then making disparaging remarks about the ser- vice as to make odious comparisons of manners, customs and things in general of an alien nature. And yet, in the face of all this, I am compelled, through force of circumstance, to draw a comparison — I hope it will not be thought an odious one — between the racing as seen in California and the "sport royal" as witnessed in New York and its environs. The struggle for the Burns Handicap was sharp, long- drawn oat and brilliant; the one for the Brooklyn Handicap lame, of short duration and mediocre. The winner of the former stake, Ruinart, was, and is undoubtedly the best horse in California at the distance — a mile and aquarter. Howard Mann, the winner of this year's Brooklyn Handicap, is of a class far below Ruinart's. The son of St. Carlo carried 116 pounds and overcame difficulties; Howard Mann carried 106 pounds, and. with everything in his favor, won a "classic." The struggle of Ruinart's may be aptly termed grandly mag- nificent. He ha J nothing in his favor and won his race solely on bis merits, carrying weight and beating a fast, strong field of handicap horses after a severe struggle from start to fin- ish. Howard Mann, on the contrary, had everything to his liking, weight, condition of track and non-interference. But *'Tod" — he of the pink shirts, large cigars and susceptibility for ladies of elephantine proportions — took the leg up on Belmar in preference to Howard Minn. "Pat'1' Dunne, speaking of the weight last winter, one day at Iogleside, re- marked that Howard Maun was "thrown in" with 106 pounds and that the race was as good as won, provided the colt kept bib health and the track was muddy. Time has demon- strated that Mr. Dunne was right in his prognostication. In any other year but this it is doubtful if a horse of Howard Mann's class would have won. Since its inception there has never been such a poor field of horses sporting sils as there were on Decoration Dsy. Handspring, who carried top weight of 125 pounds, is considered by snme people to be a first-class horse. On what ground they base this high opinion of Handspring's capabilities I fail to see. Excuses are always forthcomiLg from his admirers for his disappoint- ments. It is either cracked heels or a bowed tendon, say they. Now and then they shout, "He will do to-day," but alas, something invariably intervenes to delay the promised fulfillment of prowess. Why his friends nearly worked themselves into a fit because he defeated Requital a few days before the handicap, a mile in 1:45. Requital was in such bad shape that he was beaten when five furlongs had been covered, and this in 1:05 Yet in the face of this poor show- ing Handspring's worshippers make him an even favorite in the betting on handicap day with "PittBburg Phil's" entry. Handspring ran in the first division for a mile and then faded away, finishing fifth. Whenever Handspring's "greatness" comes up, it recalls to my mind the story of a certain son of Erin who was al- ways "a-going to free Ireland." But whenever you wished to find Pat he was always in the same old hole in the bog. Fate/in the shape of death, finally cut short his "a-going to." I am afraid the same thing will happen to Handspring. The race for the handicap was a bad one from every point of view. There was not the slightest particle of a struggle from first to last, Howard Mann virtually leading all the way and winning pulled up by four lengths from two selling platers, Lake Shore and Volley. The majority of the two-year-olds are like a great many mines in California — utterly worthless. There is not one of them, with the exception of Firearm— be has only started once — who has not been beaten. They are defeated so igno- minionsly that they appear to be utterly worthless, when presto they come to the surface with a sort of "here we are again" style. At present everybody thinks Firearm is the best simplv because he has won a race. In all probability he will start again next week, and then the bubble of bis consistency is liable to explode. Mies Eowena ran a race this week that makes me think that Recreation, good, will more than hold her own with the youngsters here. Miss Rowena ran second to Juda, a fair filly, being beaten a head. As she was giving away seven pounds to the winner, her per- formance was at least creditable. She is not as good as she was in California — and her showing there was not brilliant — the trip across the continent having had a baneful effect on her nerves. She is crazy at the post now and cuts up in very bad style. The first time she started she ran into the fence. Altogether she is not within ten pounds of herself. So yon see on the showing she made Recreation is more than liable to give a good account of herself. The latter, however, I'm sorry to say is no at her best She caught cold on the trip and bad only just began to round to when a splint, which had been in its incipient stages in California, devel- oped, and she had to be treated for it. She is rounding to nicely -now, but will hardly start before the Sheepshead meeting. Jimmy McCormick is giving the Burns & Waterhouse horses his personal attention, but he far from being strong. It will take all of this summer for him to recuperate. His sickness wasted him considerably and the agony he went through has left its mark.his hair having turned gray. What he has suffered has only been physically, as he is just as sharp and shrewd as ever. When his horses get well he will just about make some of the "layers" think they have been take with a bad case of mal de mere. A new track will open on the 16th inst. It is located a Fort Erie, in Canada. It is opposite the thriving city of Buffalo and handy to Toronto. Joe Ullman is behind the new venture and it looks as if it will be a go, as a great deal of interest is being taken in it by horsemen in the western part of the State. Judge Burke will officiate. The Thompson Brothers, owner of the Brookdale stud and Requital, have dete/mined to retire. They have given notice of an early sale of all the horses in training. From present indications the stud property will not be disposed of till a later dale. The reason for this determination to dispose of the property left them by their father is not given, but well- informed men say that the shrinkage of stocks held by the young men has had] as much to do with it as Requital's bad showing. The latter's poor performance, it seems, was the last straw, and when it came they threw up both hands and said: "We have had enough. Requital's bad form is in no wise due to his trainer, Jimmy Rowe, but due to a cold which he contracted while en route from the farm in New Jersey to Morris Park. Mr. Rowe has done wonders with others in the string and his employers have nothing but praise for their trainer. Il's a pity that Messrs. Thompson are going to retire, for the turf can ill afford the loss of such good sportsmen. No sooner had Riley Grannan struck this section of the earth with his feet again than he began to pick winners. He has not made any big coups yet, but he has won, and that is quite a novelty to the genial young plunger, after his disas- trous trip to the land of the setting sun. Speaking the other day about his three years of bad luck on "the Slope," he laughingly sai8 "the climate" muBt have been responsible for his ill-fortune. He has nothing but praise for Califor- nia, however, and says that if he has money he will be back again next winter. I sincerely hope he will, for there is not a more popular man on the track than Riley Grannan. His case wae to have come up a few days ago, but aB yet no de- cision has been rendered. hi Purser's horses, in charge of Bill Murry, made their trip overland safely as far as Chicago without a mishap. Then Yankee Doodle, who is a glutton, eat himself sick and the string bad to lay over in the windy city for a couple of days till "ibe Doodle" rounded too. The flyers are now at the "Spa." Ruinart shipped in fine shape. His trainer, Fred Merckle, writes me that he never was in such good shape as he is in at present. As he is a warm weather horse, Fred thinks he will take a lot of beating in the East. As I always had a high regard for Ruinart, I sincerely hope he will go to the post fit and well. That is all I ask of him. He will do the remainder. The old fable about the lion and the lamb lying down to- gether is somewhat exemplified in the trouble between P. J. Dwyer and Dave Gideon. Af'er two years of bitter animos- ity, which has been aired both on the race tracks and in court, the trouble seems to be at an end; at least the follow- ing letter would tend to show a return of better feeling on the part of Mr. Dwyer. Mr. Gideon found the letter in his mail yesterdav (Wednesday): Deab Me Gideon : Some time ago. ina heated discussion. I made pome remarks on hearsay which -were believed by you to hava re- flected on your character. Failing on investigation to find proof to maintain them, I offer yon a sincere apo'ogy. ana bope that the pleasant relations formerly existing between us will be renewed. I am, Yours truly, P. J. Dwtee. Mr. Gideon accepted the apology in the same cordial man- ner aB it was extended, and mellow peace now sheds its hal- lowing influence over the one-time belligerents. Gideon's case against Dwyer- will now be dropped, as all "Dave" wished for wsb vindication. In the wordBof U. 8. Grant, "let us have peace." San Juan. TRAINING RACE HORSES. Observations on the American and Australian Systems of "Coolinsr Out" — "Where to Place a Saddle on a Horse. The following observations and illustrations of the differ- ent ways of treating and caring for running horses after racing or "working out" in different countries may be interesting and beneficial to students of the same. The writer hus made an exhaustive study of the various methods practiced in dif- ferent parts of the world, where his experiences have ex- tended for about twenty or twenty- five years, being continu- ally among race horses in training. I will merely endeavor to enumerate a few of the most perplexing and contradicting points of each system, leaving it to the common sense and sound judgment of your readers to judge which is right: In California, where we have so much racing in the win- ter, in the wet, cold, foggy and inclement weather, I think the comparison of the two styles would result in a beneficial discrimination of which was best adapted for this climate. in the first place, the style of cooling out horses practiced here proves very injurious to racers, and the writer has come to the conclusion it is the main cause of producing so much catarrhal fever, lunp fever and pneumonia. When a horse is brought in here hot it is "hurry up and scrape him," then get Bomebody each side to rub on body wash, then scrape ofl, quickly blanketing and coveriog every part of the body, then put leg dope and bandages on, giving him to a boy to walk about outside several times, etopping, stripping aLd rub- bing until the animal is cooled out. Now.Californian trainers do not think for a moment of the terrible risks they are taking. They seem to have but one fear, viz., "cording up." They do not consider the exposure of the most vital part (the lungs). Horses in this country, when overheated from work,are taken right out into the cold, damp and often foggy atmosphere to inhale the dampness and produce a chill on the heated lungs. How different and bo much more rational is the system praciiced in Eng- land, Africa, India and Australia ! When a horse comes in heated in those countries he is taken at once to his stable, scraped and rubbed thoroughly dry from head to foot, thereby allowing the luDgs to cool off thoroughly before being exposed to any ouiside atmosphere. When dried off he is taken to the "rolling place," where he will find great relief in rolling over and over, limbering up all the muscles and joints which may have been slightly jarred in his gallop. He is then taken in again, wiped over once more, his clothing, saddle and bridle put on, and then he is ridden at a gentle walk home, sometimes two or three miles. He iB then groomed, afterwards being watered and fed. I think any fair-minded man will agree with me in saying the latter style is better than the first, as you study the body and legs in the former at the sacrifice of the lungs, whereas in the latter you protect the lungs, without ex- posure, while the body is cooled off. In no country where the writer has been has he heard of so much catarrhal fever bb in California. 8ome remark that this style of cooling out has been practiced many years with good results. But do they ever consider that cooling out trotters in beautiful summer weather is very different to cooling out running horBts in winter, when we often feel th cold and fog penetrating through overcoats _ and nearly freezing ub, this while watching the races being run 386 ©lje greefcer tmfc ^xrcrtemosu [June 19, 1S97 does not follow because this style of "cooling out" answered for trotters in summer weather it is alBO beneficial to runners in winter weather. One thing I noticed in particular, and that was : In no country where the writer has been has he seen such care and attention bestowed on horses' legs as in California, and this is necessary on account of the hard tracks on which they race and the way in which they are saddled up for races. I wish to write of another thing. In other countries they always put a saddle where nature intended it to be put — in a ?pot forming a cushion, just where the withers slope downwards and backwards. In placing a saddle there yon distribute the weight on the fore and hind quarters propor- tionately, but here in California the saddle is placed in front of where nature intended it to be carried, thereby bringing all the weight and concussion on the front legs, and in par- ticular the shins and ankles, produciog buck shins and osse- lets, which are very scarce indeed in other countries. By saying in America 1 refer more particular to trainers of run- ners, where they saddle up a horse to carry 90 tc 100 pounds. But again, a ranchero or cowboy will place his saddle ou the flat of his horse's back, behind the withers, often riding as heavy as 250 or 300 pounds, and for hours at a time. I therefore cannot 6ee where the benefit of placing a saddle on top of the wither3 comes in, but can see where it is radically wrong. Really, on account of the hard nature of Ameri- can courses, more care should be exercised in saddling a horse here than in countries where turf tracks are used, so this is to my mind a very important matter. Another very contradictory thing I have noticed is in "warming" horses up for races in this country. A horse is first taken out on to the track and worked at whatever pace and distance the trainer thinks necessary for his horse. He is then brought in and scraped, if requisite, then clothed and eiven to a boy to walk about until time to go to post. The writer remembers being taken to task by a well-known trainer t»nd asked why he did not warm his horse up before sending him to the post. I remarked I could not see the reason in doing as is customary in this country, because if I worked a horse out and clothed him after being scraped, gave him to a boy to lead about to cool out, why should I do the same thing to warm a horse up? Surely the two ex- tremes could not be accomplished by the same treatment. I may therefore stale that I did as was done in Australia, where the bell rings a quarter of an hour before starting time, when we send our horses out on the track all ready to start. They are generally seat at a smart gallop up the stretch to the home turn and raced back at the pace the trainer thinks requisite,when they are pulled up, ridden back in front of the saddling paddock, their girths and other ac- coutrements examined and tightened, when the rider re- ceives his whip and instructions and gallops away to the starting post, where be arrives thoroughly warmed up, eager to jump off and race true to his physical condition, which I think is better than the practice in vogue out here — that of warming a horse up, then clothing him and stripping him to go to the post. exposing it to the inclemancy of the weather — stripping after being clothed up well previously. If the clubs out in this country were to allow a quarter of an hour to warm up, as in other countries, it would prove more benefi- cial and satisfactory to all, I think. I Bincerely hope my reading friends will not consider me egotistical or bigoted in my endeavors to explain the two sides of an argument, but will peruse with deliberation the above factB, and if found conducive to improvement I will be most highly satisfied, and, if not, I hope a pen more able than mine will do fuller justice to such an important sub- ject— one of benefit to man and horse. Wm. Sparling. Death of Byron McOlelland. Lexington (Ky.), June 11. — Byron McClelland, the well- known turfman, died at 8:15 o'clocK to-night. Pneumonia developed last night. He had been unconscious since yester- day. He was 45 years of age and worth $500,000, all made in racing in about fifteen years. He leaves a widow and an adopted child. Byron McClelland wes as well known as any horseman in America. Ab the trainer and owner of the great Henry of Navarre, which ran such sensational races with Clifford and Domino in 1894, he became one of the most talked-about men on the turf. He was born and raised in Lexington, Ky., a place which turns out more racers and racing men than any other spot in the country. His father was a horse trainer, and all his brothers are trainers. Young McClelland's baby days were almost spent in a rac- ing stable, although his mother never took kindly to the call- ing. 6be made a desperate effort when be was just merging into manhood to get him out of the race horse atmosphere, and Becured a position for him on the Lexington Press. But it happened that, like every other prominent man in that section of the country, H. C. Duncan, owner of the Press, had a racing stable, and quickly appreciating McClelland's valuable horse knowledge, induced him to take its manage- ment as trainer and jockey. He spent five years with Mr. Duncan and then began to build up a stable of bis own. Later he took charge of W. L. Scott's horses, winning maov great stakes with Greystone, Blue Grass Belle, Charity, All-Hands Around and a score of other good ones. Byron fell in love with a Lexington young lady one day, but he made the resolve that he would not marry until he had at least $50,000. He was a long way from having fifty thousand then, but while in stable partnership with Dick Roche of St. Louis he got bold of that great little horse Badge. In bets and purses Badge earned more than $50,000 for McClelland in a season, and the wedding followed. All racing men remember the great two-year-old Sallie McClel- land of four years ago. T' at 611? was named after his wife, aod to-day is having aa L"3'J time on McClelland's Ken- tucky farm. During his career, McClelland brought out many good horses, among the number Prince Lief, Maceo and Halma. flow continuously from the solid masonary walls are refresh- ing in the extreme, after traversing a hot and dusty road. The broad avenues are ornamented with various natural trees and flowers. The playful waters in the brook that outlines the main avenue is bordered with ferns, and, leading to fish ponds and fountains, cannot but be appreciated by the lovers of nature. A beautiful valley, surrounded by high mountain peaks, leads to and beautifies the approach to Echo Falls, as well as the head waters of the Santa Paula creek, where there are deep gorges and cascades almost equal those of the valley of the Yosemite.|Nature's architects Lave been most liberal in embellishing this beautiful spot, now the country home of A. C. Dietz, of Oakland, the owner of Ferndale ranch, now principally employed as a breeding farm for high-bred horses for road and speed purposes. The lovers of the horse could scarcely fail to appreciate the high- bred colts which are from noted race mares, which extend to such fashionable breeds as the Electioneers, Wilkes, Nut- woods, Hambletonian, Moors and Patchens. The present head of the stud is one of the most beautiful in Southern California, being from Sabie Wilkes, he by Guy Wilkes, he by George Wilkes, he by Hambletonian 10, the first dam being the noted race mare Olivette, by Whipple's Hamble- tonian; second dam Bell, by Dave Hill, he by Black Hawk. This is one of the must beautiful stallions that I ever looked upon. He is now five years old, color black, with white stockings, high carriage, perfect in Bpeed lines. The pleas- ure of looking upon such a horse well repays a day's ride in the duBj and hot sun, and I must say that Ferndale is well represented in the horse line and we congratulate Mr. Dietz as being the fortunate owner of Ferndale Ranch and Sable Czar. Kenttjck:. Denver Races. FRIDAY, JDNE 11. The track was very heavy at Overland Park to-day. Pacing, 2:25 class— D. D. (E. K. Stark's b g by Caneland Wilkes — by Beacher) won the second, third and fourth heats and the race. Time 2:27, 2:28, 2:29. Quicksilver (John E. Rankin's ch g, breeding not given) won the first heat iu 2:254. Boberts took first money. Metzger and Miracle also started. Trotting, 3:00 class— Boy Dello (C. A. Winship's b h by Boydell — Florence C.) won in three straight heats. Time, 2:28, 2:26£, 2:28. Cressy took Becond money and Joe Gregory third. Kitty Aberdeen and Kentucky Jay also started. Trotting, road wagons — George Dickson (J. B. Cassady's b g, untraced) won in two straight heats. Time, 2:45, 2:45. Orange Wilkes and Teller divided Becond and third money. MisB Jefferson, Toby, Dazzle and Gebhardt also started. Running, six furlongs — Polish (bv Bootblack) won, imp. Paladin second, J. W. Brooks third." Time, 1:2H. Melody, Clan Campbell, Cabrillo, Harrison and Gold Leaf also ran. Running, four and a half furlongs — Lulu Horton won, Patsy Dugan second. Silverman third Time, 1:01. Jack Rogers, Vick, Roger Junior and Red Buck also tan. SATURDAY, JUNE 12. Pacing, 3:00 class— Raymond M. (John A. Merz's b h by Thorndyke— Viola) won in three straight heats, Louise M. second, Oscar P. third. Time, 2:15£, 2:20, 2:2l£. Trotting, 2:19 class— Tuna (Chas. L. Griffith's b m, by Ethan Allen, Jr. — by Almont) took third, fourth and fifth heats in 2:21, 2:25, 2:23 and first money. Lizzie S. (Francis Smart's br m, by Iowa Chief— Old Blanche) won first and second heats (2:21, 2;19£) and second money. Lady Bel- mont third. Pacing race for all— Agitato (C. A. Winship's b g by Steinwav — Tone) won in three Btraight heats, W. W. P. second, Jeflerson third. Trme, 2:19, 2:15, 2:14|. Trotting, 2:26 class, first heat — Nellie Campbell won, El- derberry second, May Queen third. Time, 2:23J. Second heat — Elderberry won, Nellie Campbell second, Imprimus third. Time, 2:26. Third heat— Elderberry won, Nellie Campbell second, May Queen third. Time, 2:25. Fourth heat— Nellie Campbell woo, Elderberry second, May Queen third. Time, 2:25. Fifth heat— Nellie Campbell won, May Queen second, Imprimus third. Time, 2:29. Nellie Campbell (J. W. Zibble's b m, bv Waddingham— by Bashow) first money, Elderberry (S. C. Kingsley's b g by Hirsch's Belmont — Gordon's pacer) second, May Queen third. Running, five furlongs, Clan Campbell won, Himena second, Vick third. Time, 1:03|. Running, six furlongs — Bret Harte won, Harrison second, Charelemagne third. Time, 1:19£. The Horse Show. An Amateur Driver's Experience. Ferndale Ranch. A trip to Ferndale ranch, situated in the Santa Paula Canyon, about five miles from the town of Santa Paula, on the road tbat lead" to the Ojai, is a most enjoyable one and a -urprise to all who visit the ranch. A striking change greets the eye as you approach the entrance; the cool waters lha A conference of the Directors of the Horse Show Asso- ciation and a committee representing the Paci6c Coast Trot- ting Horse Breeders' Association was held on Tuesday at office of George Newhall. Henry J. Crocker, Major Rath- bone and George Newhall represented the Horse Show As- sociation, while the committee of the Breeders' Association was composed of Captain N. T. Smith, John F. Boyd, J. C. Kirkpatrick, E. P. Heald, F. H. Burke, John A.McKerron, Frank Covey and Charles Hug. The prospects of the horse show this year were fully dis- cussed. President Crocker pointed out the disadvantages under which the association labored, especially in regard to securing entries for the different classes, notwithstanding the offer of fair premiums. The members of the Breeders' Asso- ciation promised their assistance in conducting the classes in the harness horse department and assured the horse show directors of a big entry liet. While no definite action was taken at the conference, the assurance given by the Breeders' Association will doubtless result in a show being held this year as heretofore. The Lorrillard-Beresford stable's three-year-old brown gelding Sandia won the Fern Hill stakes of twenty sovereigns each, with 300 eoverigns added at the second day's raciog at Ascot Heath last Wednesday. Leopold de Rothschild's i Galinthia was second and A. F. Alexander's Mandoria third. Editor Breeder and lSportfmatj : In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and everso long ago, I first met the talented author of "Horse Portraiture," fell a victim to his eloquence, and after reading his excellent work upon the training and handling of the trotting horse, I felt there was nothing really very difficult in developing speed, and that I, too, might train a star which would dim the luBter of Dexter, then in his prime and the king of trot- ters. That I had never owned a horse and knew as little about them as the average race track tout was "no bar." Some day I would be the proud propiietor of an equine gem and he or she should be fashioned after my old friend Simp- son's whose ideal is as near a thoroughbred as possible, and a quarter of a century has slipped away since then,and I have owned a lot of pretty hard cases, but until the last two years I never stumbled across just exactly the thoroughbred to ex- periment upon; then I struck it rich, but "in the back of the neck." I refer to the mare Lassie B., pretty well known on the Alameda race track as "Bennett's skate"; sired by Moun- tain Boy, dam by the celebrated four-miler, Lodi; wiry, ner- vous, finished like a high-class running horse; sixteen hands high, and built like a greyhound; legs clean, dry and fiat; withers slanting well into the sway of the back; broad knees, strong hocks, stifle well let down, pasterns slender but strong, hoofs perfect, sound, and then just five years old. Here, I thought, is the horse I long have sought, and if ever she trots fast that Lodi blood will pull her through a race, and never mind how the heats might be broken. I didn't know then that five first-rate professional trainerB had tried their hands on her and had all made dead failures of the contract, or I would not have bought the mare, but I did. Her gait was unusually long and high, and of that unhandy character known as dwelling; that is, she would lift her long, slim front leg, Btick it out straight, and then seem to be lost in re- flection until she had decided iust where to place her foot. Behind she bounded along in a hippity-hop manner, which seemed to be utterly independent of her forward action, and as a young lady friend of my wife said, it was very pictur- esque and so romantic. I have hated that girl ever since. Other well-meaning friends urged me to Bell her, or, if I couldn't do that, to bang her tail and make a runner out of her, but I simply couldn't sell her and had to stay with the job. I bought her in the early spring of '95, and Bhe kept along in her uneven tenor and hippityskip methods of pro- gression until late in September of that year. In this awk- ward way of going she could get through a mile in about 3:25. I shod her during this time with every style of shoe I could think of, but without any satisfactory results; then I got hold of a copy of Koberge's work on shoeing, read up thoroughly upon leveling the foot, and finally tried the roll- ing-motion shoe, as recommended by Mr. Robert Bonner. The result was remarkable. On Saturday morning I tried her half a mile with her regular shoes on; i. e., 12 oz. in front and 8 behind, and she finished the half miserably in 1:41, or a 3:22 gait. That afteroooo I put on a pair of 12 oz. rolling motion shoes, as directed by Dr. Roberge, and within one hour afterwards she trotted over the same track a half mile in 1:20^, or a 2:41 gait; two days later finished one mile out in 2:42. Then I was sure I had a trotter. My old friend, Simpson, was right; the thoroughbred with trotting action was the only horse worth experimenting with, etc. That is about one year ago. Since that time the mare has stuck peisistently at that 2:40 gait. Sometimes it is trot, showing a great deal of speed for a furlong, but dropping back if called upon for a mile to about that figure. By reason of carefully leveling her feet Bhe no longer hopped and hitched behind in her former romantic fashion, as described, but she would not improve. Her action in front still con- tinued unuEually high, reaching and "dwelling"; in short, anything but satisfactory; and although she had managed to crowd a mile out in a race in 2:35^, Bhe was distanced, and, being Bennett's state, she and her driver received quite an ovation from a sarcastic and highly-amused crowd who knew to a man just how to drive that or any other difficult equine puzzle. This race nearly discouraged me. I knew the mare had speed, but couldn't get it out of her. Her action was so high that, by the advice of any number of experienced horse- men, I shod her as light as possible, finally adopting 6£ ounces all round as the weight best suited to her peculiar way of going, and so I stumbled along until about two weeks ago. Then I tried the much lauded and much abused toe weights, with 6} oz. shoes all round. A slight benefit was evident. The action was quickened, but she still dwelt pro- vokingiy. I had all of this time been driving her without a check or checking up only to a medium height, as she natur- ally carried her head high. I started back to the stable in disgust, but met on the track a trainer driving a trotter with his head set up very high with a kind of derrick-acting check. "Raymond," I think it is called — unsightly but pow- erful. It was the only thing I had not tried, and it seemed a very forlorn hope, but I borrowed a check like it, and the next morning (Sunday) jogged down to the track with the mare rigged out in the bird-cage-looking affair, head checked up into a most uncomfortable, star-gazing position, and her 2-oz brass toe weights glancing in a, to me, very irritating Btyle, for I am afraid of those inventions. My driver sent the mare round the track ac a jog, and a wonderful change was at once apparent, for in spite of the strained-up head, bird-cage and toe-weight attachments, she was going light and sharp, no dwelling cr hitching, and the gather quick, deci- sive and clean. A pacer with a record of 2:26 or 2:27 joined her at the half-mile pole, and away they flew. I could hardly believe my eyes as I looked at my watch, which marked the first furlong in IS seconds and the second in 17i, or a 2:20 gait. The pacer went up twice, and. Lassie B., the skate and equine puzzle, had solved her difficulty, finishing the half mile with ease in 1:13| without a skip and evidently perfectly capable of doing it in 1:12, aod if I hadn't been such a pig- headed party and refused to use the bird cage, high check and toe weights, I might have converted that slim, racy-looking skate into a trotter long ago. But tbis accidental conversion of a very ordinary trotting horse into a rather fast one in one day, and the method by which it was done, reminds one of Mrs. Partington's celebrated recipe : "You put a piece of indigo into a pail of water and if it is good it will either sink or swim," I have forgotten which. Maybe bird cages, high checks and toe weights might not suit all skates handled bv amateur trainers, but I struck it aod struck it "all of a 6udden." Mr. Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, is it usual for horses to suddenly develop in this way, or does thi6 happen only to amateurs who experiment with skates? Yours, Alameda, June 14, 1897. Sanford Bennett. June 19, 1897] @Mje gveebev cuti» jgrtrtftrtamcttu 387 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AND CONDUCTED BOLflLY BY JOSEPH OAIKN SIMPSON. What the Objection ? I cannot imagine any valid reason for the P. C. T. H. B. A. refusing to give the "block system" a trial while there are sound arguments in favor thereof. It miy be that when I am favorably impressed with a scheme there is a tendency to overrate its importance, especially when there is novelty to recommend, as well as other tangible grounds for approval, but in this case the value is too great to be overlooked. A momentous question that of race course speculation, de- manding careful consideration and every endeavor on the part of those who control race courses and trottiDg tracks to eliminate the features which awaken the most violent opposi- tion. Therefore when this new plan, so new in this country that it is yet untried, gives promise of being vastly beneficial in the way of eradicating admitted evils ; one who believes in its efficiency, and is a well-wisher of sports of the turf and anx- ious for their future prosperity would be derelict in his duty if he failed to urge the adoption of whiat he considers a potent remedy. The stanchest advocate of book-betting must concede that it virtually offers a premium for fraud and rascality. That and a system of auction pools, which prevail in the East, are the only methods whereby, in a field of horses, there is a direct return for robbery. Stealing simplified. Doors of vault and safe left open, coin in plain sight, and with so many crooked passage ways leading to the treasure that detection ib troublesome, the most aBtute of judges and other race course officials being unable to cope with the Bharp operators. They occupy vantage grounds which are almost impregnable, and though there are some bunglers, who essay the same tactics, caught and punished, those who have acquired skill by long practice, and that allied to natural shrewdness, go "unwhipped of justice." "Sure money," when all that is necessary to obtain the reward is a bad start, to get io a pocket, an incurve, apparently due to over-anxiety of the jockey to win, killed by the pace at one early stage of the race, a shortened martineale or misplaced Baddle, laying too far back, left at the post, it is scarcely neceBsary to "dope," "fill up," start short of work, or too much of it, and endanger the animal by "fixing" so that it cannot win. But jockeys have to be taken into the partner- ship when the race is to be lost by their connivance, and hence cautious people prefer other courses. The analagous practice in harness racing is to sell one horse and the field, and then the chances of profiting are the same as bookmakers afford. Should mutuals, or tin block system, be allowed to pursue this course, the same objection, bat if privileges are sold it will be easy to incorporate a clause in the contract forbidding that or other reprehensible features. Mr. Tipton leased the pooliog last season on the Ana- conda and Butte tracks, and he discovered that there was reprehensible work that he was powerless to correct. This year he retains full supervision, refusing to sell, and he has added another valuable lesson to those which were placed on the blackboard of 1896. Now, the P. C. T. H. B. A.,by adopting the block system, engaging the necessary clerks and cashiers to do the work, would secure whatever profit there is in the business. There must be profit as salaries would be a small part of the five per cent, commission, and there is no risk. The outfit is comparatively small, the cost of one Paris mutual machine being far greater than a dozen boards, with little difference in the outlay for tickets. The privilege of the auction pools might be awarded to the best bidder, though with the French and Australian reports for a guide, with properly managed block or totalizator, sales by "public outcry" would not be large. The Breeders taking the initiatory, proving that a better system was within reach than the old plans, showing by actual demonstration that associations could realize as much or more than was derived from books, it might be that the State Fair directors would follow, and. with that testimony favorable, the two big Jockey Clubs take up the reforming measure, and then the greatest of all the obstacles in the way of the continued prosperity of turf and track removed. That the present system of speculating on races has been the primary cause of adverse legislation and engendered op- position that would not have been arrayed against racing under other circumstances, is so palpably manifest that long arguments are unnecessary to suBtain the allegation. The objection already presented that fraud brings an immediate reward, while forcible and beyond successful contradiction is not the only clause in the indictment. Book-betting is accompanied by an array of camp followers, a horde of mer- cenaries ready and willing to go into a scheme from which a few dollars can be gathered. Bookmakers, at least the prominent ones, are not responsible for these hangers-on any more than the good citizens of San Francisco are chargeable witb the crimes and conditions of the slums. Under what- ever measures racing is conducted there will be objectionable classes, but with a change radical and sweeping as that pro- posed will be, the occupation of a large proportion will be gone, the others forced into a Bmaller field of operations. The revenue from bookmakers has been so large that it will be difficult to convince associations that losses will not be encountered by dropping them, and when some $2,000 are credited on a daily average it does not appear that five per cent, on the business will return that much, with a chance for a big reduction. Could the percentage be bidden as it is to all but experts in the books, the ratio might be increased. But to offaet a probable loss there is a certain gaio in popular favor and a diminished risk of the passage of laws such as have followed the introduction of book betting in several States. As has been exemplified in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Connecticut prohibitory laws, when once enacted, are extremely difficult to change, and, as in the case of Wiscon- sin, where book betting has had full swing for a time,clamors are raised which influence legislators to pass stringent laws to suppress it. California, while not so badly off as some of the other States in the way of harboring bigots who would fain make every- one walk to the narrow line they mark, is not entirely ex- empt from danger, and this method of speculating on race^ is about the only weak point there is to streogthen. Personally, the sole objection I have to the foreign system is that, as heretofore stated, it o3ers a direct premium for fraudulent racing, an immediate recompense for villainy. Brings on an "irrepressible conflict" between the officials of jockey clubs and those who are inspired by the sole motive, plunder. If speculators are satisfied to accept the rates fixed by the "ring," that is a matter which concerns them alone. But when all the interests connected with raciog are jeopardized, when it is only a question of time when the embargo will embrace the whole country; when all the capital invested is hopelessly sunk ; when the magnificent racecourses are di- lapidated wastes, the glorious recreation a shadowy memory, a history of the past, people bound by the shackles which bigotry fastens on wrists and ankle?, with collar-encircled necks haunted by the sling of remorse that the fire which heated the iron was fanned by themselves, it is time to reflect on the situation and adopt reformatory measures without delay. And the Contrast ! Surely when decorum is something to be valued, when order is given preference over turmoil and confusion, when there is an opportunity to gratify the wish to invest on the coming contest in peace and comfort, in place of being pushed about, almost forced to fight to obtain a ticket, this new method, conducted in a way that will be easy to carry out, is far superior to the old. In lieu of a score of men on the "blocks," vociferating and ges- ticulating, boxes crowded so closely together that passage is barred, all that is required as many booths as are neces- sary to afford everyone a chance, boards and packets of tickets in full view, railings such as are used in railway ticket offices to compel buyers to form in line, one man to take from the packet the tickets demanded, another to re- ceive the price, and a third to cash the checks. Sheet writers, bookkeepers, and ticket clerks, supernumer- aries. The only book required one that will show the race, the horses engaged, the tickets sold on each, -the aggregate of the tickets, the gross and net amount of the pool, and the sum to be paid winners. It seems as though there must be some weak spots in the system, something to counterbalance the many advantages proffered, and that close scrutiny will bring them to view. One objection was answered last week, that being that a purchaser would not know the odds obtained until the pool was closed. In my opinion, that is a trivial charge, and another urged that large investors cannot get their money on is not such a huge bug-a-boo as it is claimed. It will be as well, however, to make these and other issues the subject of future articles, and this is closed with the ardent hope that the P. C. T. H. B. A. will give the "block" a fair trial. It may be that the ultra-conservatism which now prevails may be in the way, or the demoralization consequent upon the late scare not entirely overcome, though if a portion of the spirit which animated the association a few years ago is still available, a trial would be given. * * * Doubts Dispelled. > It will be better to write miegiv- Summer pROGAJtaiES. j ings partially overcome, as while the programmes for the summer meeting at Emery- ville and the meetings at Chico and Willows are advertised in this number of the Breeder and Sportsman, the dates are not given. Very good bills, classes well chosen, and purses more liberal than could have been expected when the drawback of coming before the State Fair is taken into con- sideration. At all three meetings the classification is the same. Trotting, 2:40, 2:30, 2:24, 2:19, 2:16, 2:13— colts two and three-year-olds. Pacing. 2:25, 2:20, 2:17, 2:13, 2:10— colts,two and three year-olds. At Chico and Willows four additional purses for horses owned in the district, viz , 3:00 class trotters, the same class for pacers, three-year-old trotters, three-year-old pacers which are eligible to 3:00 class. Entries close on the 15th of July. This is all the intelligence presented in the adver- tisement, but in order to put intended nominators on their guard, the last sentence reads : "For further conditions and entry blanks send to F. W. Kelley, Secretary, 22£ Geary Street, San Francisco.'* Thankful that the programme of the meeting at Emery- ville— fixed upon about two months ago by the Board of Directors — has been made public, I am not disposed to criti- cize at all harshly, though a few more words would tell when the meetings are to be held, the length of the races, the entrance fee, the number required to fill, starters neces- sary and division of the money. The entry blanks referred to will in all probability supply that important information, and in the meantime surmise that Emeryville will open on the 24th or 31st of July, dependent on a meeting at Santa Rosa coming between Emeryville and Chico, that and Wil- lows preceding Marysville and Woodland, the last named being set for the week before the State Fair. A fair suppo- sition that the races will be heats of a mile, best 3 in 5, with the exception of those for two-year-olds. 1 will not hazard a guess of the number of entries exacted or number of starters required to make a race, the division of the money not so intricate, there being few divergences from the customarv 50, 25. 15 and 10 per cent, of the amount of the purse. Entrance fee may be rive per cent and five per cent, additional from "money winners," and eligibility, presuma- bly, dateB from July 15th, the time of closing of entries. Few words required to embody the important information in the advertisement. Emeryville commencing July 24th or 31st, Chico Aoguat 16th— 21st, Willows 23d— 28th. Entrance 5 per cent., 5 per cent, additional on full amount of purse from winners of money. Two-year-old races heats of a mile 2 iD 3, all others 3 in 5. entries to fill . Starters. "Published conditions" are the contract between the asso- ciation and those who make entries Others than "parties or" the second part" are interested. Not only members of the association, as other associations are seeking for guides to de- termine the course they will pursue. "Further conditions." to obtain which demands must be made on the Secretary, are in great measure hidden from public view. Whether justified or not by the facts when learned, it is a likely conclusion that newspaper publicity is interdicted from fear of criticism. When 'conditions are plainly stated, and made a part of the programme, those who enter into the contract do ao witb fall knowledge of what their engagements mean, and compliance therewith absolve them from breach of contract. But should an entry be sent on basis of the advertisement which be sees in the paper, and learns afterwards that the conditions are entirely different, he would have good cause to kick. Then again the advertisement giving so little information, it is thrown aside and no further thought given to the matter. If withholding material conditions was merely an over- sight it is easily remedied, as the closing of entries is far enough off for the correction to be noted. Whatever the faultB, however, owners must extend a lib- eral support. So much depends on these preliminary meet- ings being well sustained that no one, however slightly inter- ested in harness racing, can afford to stand aloof, and the programmes, in regard to the classification and amount of money offered, are beyond reproach. From $500 to $600 at the Emeryville in the all-ag^s division, from $400 to $500 at Chico and Willows is equivalent to double these amounts in the latter part of the circuit. It will help greatly if Marys- ville and Woodland will publish their programmes soon, as there will be an assurance then that every week will be oc- cupied from the commencement to the close of the circuit. * * * "Well Done." — If anyone objects to adding the rest of the words, that are usually quoted, to the above sidehead, the "kick" will not be owing to the action of the Governor in filling the Board of Directors of the California State Agri- cultural Society. The old members of the Board retained are Hon. John Boggs, C. M. Chase, Dr. W. P. Matthews and John W. Wilson ; the new, George H. Fox of San Joaquin. If long and efficient service merits reward, the gentlemen named are well worthy of far greater honors than that be- stowed, and while it may be considered somewhat invidious to give any one of them the highest place, where all are so eminently worthy, I cannot refrain from selecting the two who have filled the presidential chair so ably. To the best of my recollection Mr. Boggs has been a mem- ber of the Board nearly every term — it may be all of them — since I landed in California in 1874,and Mr. Chase, while not serving so many years, was an active worker to promote all the interests depending years before he became officially associated with the Society. A strong and efficient Board surely. The new members A. B. Spreckles, F. W. Covey and George W. Fox who, in con- junction with the veterans, cannot fail to handle the big ex- position in a "masterly manner." * Stockton Meeting — Somewhat after the will-o-the-wisp phantasm the reports of a harness-racing meeting in Stock- ton. One week Dame Rumor said, "positively there not be races," the next that there would. Definitely settled now that the week after the State Fair will be utilized, in accordance with the usages of the past, but not under the contrcl of the San Joaquin Valley Asso- ciation. The track has been leased to a club which will give liberal purees, and it is safe to say that the new body will re- ceive liberal support. If there were misgivings about entries these must have given place to confidence when the Breeders' list was made public. Three months' harness racing is now assured ; lively times from the last of July to the first of November. Joa. Caibn Simpson. Stockton Fair Assured. It has already been announced that Stockton will have a fair this year, both at the pavilion and track. It may be further stated that the promoters propose to make it the big- gest affair in years ; in fact, it will be a revival of the old- time successes, with features objectionable eliminated. There was a meeting recently to further the project and the com- mittee of enterprising young men who have the matter in charge find that they have matters well in hand and in due time will be ready to announce their definite program. George Catts, of Lauxen & Catts, is president of the new organization which is to conduct the association property this year under the lease. John W. Willy is the Secretary, and C. E. Doan, who is thoroughly familiar with the affairs of the association, will manage the track end of the entertain- ment. As soon as the Oakland race meet is ended the track com- mittee will go to work securing the best horses for the fall meeting here. It will be the aim, in fact, it is the fixed pur- pose of the mauagers, to secure only the best attractions. The races will come under the National Association rules and due care will be exercised to see that all formalities are complied with in that respect. The pavilion will.have its full share of attractions. There are now over 100 merchants, manufacturers and agents of outside concerns that have agreed to come in and place ex- hibits. Last year there were only about twenty-one bona fide exhibitors, and when it is considered that five times that amount of space is already spoken for, some idea can be had of the good start the project has made. The promoters believe the Buccess is already assured. They have energetic citizens interested who believe that a good, rousiog fair will not only bring people here to see the city, but will leave money with the trades people and wage- earners. The reports received at the meeting last evening were highly encouraging and the success of the fair seems assured. — Stockton Independent. Quick in Results and Safe. New Ulm, Minn., Oct. 29, 18y6. Regarding the merits of your Balsam I purchased, can say my pacing mare strained her suspensory ligament bo badly that she could hardly walk. This was in the middle of June, and every horsemen expressed his fear that she would not be able to race again this season. I gave her a stiff blister with Caustic Balsam, repeated it 10 hours later, and left her in the barn for two weeks. July 4th I started her in a half-mile race and won, best time, 1:20. From August 28th to Septem- ber 17th I started her five times and never was behind the money, being second four times and third once. Fred &toz 388 ffilj* gvesto&c axxb &pccvt*UMXtu [June 19, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Cbicket, 2:10, has been bred to McKinoey, 2:11}. Like Like, 2:25, by Whippletoa has been bred to Diablo, 2:091 . There will be no bookmaking on the California circuit this season. Three of Altamont 's 2:10 performers will be on the turf this year. Little Maid, 2:IS, by Rockwood, has foaled a bl»ck colt by AitamoDt. The great stallion Waldstein will make his home in Hum- boldt county after this year. Have you seen the advertisement of the spring meeting of ihe P. C T. H. B. Association ? Agitato, 2:09}, ie doing well under Mr. Hodge's guidance. He won bis race at Denver last Saturday. The track was heavy, and his rival, W. Wood, 2:07, Dever would and never will pace over a heavy course. The harder the track the better he will go. A sale of all the borses now at Vina Stock Farm (about fiftv head) will take place in this city, Thursday, July 8th, at Killip & Co.'e Stock Farm. Some of the greatest Palo Alto campaigners came from this farm, viz.: Azote, Cobwebs, Vina Belle, Alejacdre, etc. War. Murray, owner of Diablo, 2:09}, reports having more mares sent to bis stallion than during the season of 1896. He has been handling several two and three-year-olds this summer, but concluded r.ot to race tbem. They are speedy, level-headed and sound. The crop reports throughout California are more en- couraging than they were a few months ago. Send in all the items you can. All of our readers are interested in horses, dogs, the gun and the rod. Remember the Los Angeles race meeting. You cannot aflurd to overlook it. Entries will close July 1st. The western pacer Byron, by Lord Byron, son of Gen. Benton, is said to have paced a half in 1:02}. He has no record. All the Palo Alto horse are doing well. There has not been a sick horse, mare, colt or filly, on this immense farm this year. Wikship is starting off with his usual success. He has won four races out of five starts at Denver and was second in the other. The Breeder and Sportsman is the best advertising medium in California for all who deal in horsee, harness, and carriages. Copeland, 2:11$, by Del Mar, is in great form, and U re- gsrded-as capable of holding bis own with the trotters he will have to meet. A large number of horses are being trained at the San Jose track, but very few appear among those entered at the Breeders' meeting. WALTEk Maben has entirely recovered the use of his arm and will be seen in the California circuit behind some good horses this year. The Directors of the Napa and Petalurra Associations were astonished to see each a splendid list of entries for the P. C. T. H. B. Association. Paldn, a bay gelding by Palo Alto, started in a race for 2:30 class trotters at Readville, Maes., June 2d, and was sec- OLd in the fourth heat in 2:21. Fred Sechtem's Vevo and E. House'B Gracie P. both by Altamont, worked out over the Irvington track last Sunday in 2:29, which is pretty go» d for roadsters. So great was the crowd at a recent trotting meeting at Vienna, Austria, that the gates had to be closed, and as a re- sult the grounds will be enlarged for next Fall's races. McKinnet, 2:11}, haB had a most successful season. His crop of colts and fillies this year has been a large one and better still, every youngster is a counterpart of hie sire. Bertha, dam of Diablo, 2:09}, has a chestnut colt by her side, the first of that color since Diablo came. He 1b a heavy- boned, big-jointed youngster, and will make a large horse. Ed Geers thinks that Athanio, 2:11$; Rex Americus, 2:11}, and Walter 8., 2:12$, make him a trio of horses eligi- ble to the 2:10 and 2:11 classes, which will be hard to beat. Ira Pierce of Pierce Bros., Santa Rosa Stock Farm, has been in Santa Barbara all week. He will start in to "boom" the Santa Rosa meeting and will do all he can to make it a success. Geo. J. Morris, the artist who made a short visit here, waa married to a very wealthy young lady named Dorothy Kintal laetThursday.and departed with his bride to his home in Chicago the following day. 1 1 kfat speed is credited to Ingomar, a green son of Sidney now in training at theGlenville track. Pirie, another green tip, by a Bon of Smuggler, is also credited with some excel- lent work at the same course. The bay mare, Vic Wood, that won a good race at Balti- more June 2d, was bred at Rancho del Paso. She was sired hy Cornelius (son of Nutwood ), and trotted the three heals in tbe race in 2:21 ), 2:19} and 2:22}. Job. Cairn 8impson has a Chas. Derby gelding that makes him feel twenty years younger every time he drives him. It would be very gratifying to everyone in California if this youngster proves a record breaker. The clubhouse contingent at Fleetwood look upon Fred Steinway'e converted trotter, Elf, by Steiowav. as being about the best green pacer in eight around New York. Charley Thompson saye she ought to beat 2:10 this year. The Hum of $150 is now oflered for every horse suitable lor cavalry purposed in California and they are scarce at that price. Last year the? could be had for $95. This ehows whether horses are increasing in value or not. Silver Bow, 2:16, is now in J. M. Nelson's stables at the Alameda track. He is belter looking and better tit for a good preparation than he has been in two years. He has had a gori two years' res! at his owner's farm, Clements, Cal. '-AST week we published an inquiry about Sunrise, 2:26j. < . W. Smith of Islington Aptos Wilkes, brother to the great Hulda, 2:08£; Chris" S., by Abbottsford, 2: L9J, out of Young Ceta, by Specu- lation, and Leon W., a son of Antevolo, 2:19i, out of Young Martha, by George M. Patchen Jr., 2:27, second dam Martha Washington (dam of Hambletonian 725 and Speculation 928). All of the horses are broken single and double, and are perfect roadsters. Some of them are young enough and bred well enough to make fast records if handled for speed. Many very promising ones are among them, and all who are anxious to get horses that have size, style, perfect limbs, good dispositions, breeding, speed and endurance should attend this sale, which is to take place next Tuesday, June 22d. at 11 A. M., at the salesyard, corner Van Ness avenue and Market streets. There is much food for thought in the dispatch that came from San Antonio, Texas, one day this week an- nouncing that John W. Mackay had purchased 100,000 acres of land in the Lone Star State, upon which he would breed fast horses. The thought chat comes upper- most is that Mr. Mackay is an old Californian, for a long time a resident of San Francisco. During that residence he made the colossal fortune that is now his. The Bo- nanza King believes in spending his money where he made it, and has many times declared his intentions in that respect, Knowing the kindly feeling he has for the Golden State and her people, the question of course arises : Will not Mr. Mackey, in stocking his Texan principality, think of California, which has been aptly termed "Horse Paradise" ? Within her confines were raised some of the most famous track horses that have contested in races in America during the last ten years, and as time rolls 'round the merit of California-bred horses becomes recognized more and more. The best blood of three continents flows in the veins of our thor- oughbreds, and that admixture has resulted better than the most sanguine of our breeders ever imagined it would. And to this State the late Senator Stanford, Seth Cook, L. J. Rose, William Corbitt and ether progressive breeders brought hosts of trotting celebrities, for which they paid fabulous sums, and had the gratification of see- ing their descendants go forth, defeat the best harness racers of the land and establish records that were talked of wherever the light harness horse was fancied. Now that the Bonanza King has decided to stock his 100,000 acre rancho with fine horses, we hope and feel that our best ones will receive his attention, because they were reared in his old home, and, furthermore, they have no superiors upon the earth. Our breeders were brainy men who had given the subject of scientific breeding much thought before they embarked upon the sea that had tossed many before them upon the rocks of disaster, but the deep thinkers and persevering men kept away from 'he shoals and sailed their crafts smoothly into the haven Of success. If Mr. Mackay desires, we can place him in communication with some of the most successful breeders in the country, and one, who has attained great fame as well as fortune, desires to dispose of his entire establish- ment, not through any lack of success, but simply be- cause weight of years will not enable him to give the attention to the business that it requires. Those breed- ers with first class stock for sale wiil do well to advertise their offerings with us at an early date, so that men like Mr. Mackay, on the lookout for the best stock to be obtained, will know where they can secure animals of fine individuality and royal breeding . An Interesting Race. In all parts of the United States interest in light harness horses is reviving and the latest news is to the effect that in New York City information has been received as follows : Prominent horsemen in various parts of the country have practi- cally decided to stimulate interest in trotting races by offering a purse of 225,000 open to all trotters, at the entry fee of 8500, the race to be decided in New York: or Chicago early in October, or a race in each city, the entries to be eligible for both races. Some of those whose names are mentioned as being connected with the project are F. H. Harriman, owner of Stamboul : Nathan Straussi Jame9 Butler, president of the New York Driving Club : es-Mayor Grant, John D. Rockefeller. President McMillen of the Park Board, August Belmont and his brother, O. P. Belmont. In the East Colonel J. Maicolm Forbes, Colonel John F. Thayer and his brother, Bayard, and Montgomery Sears are all taking anin- terest in the big stakes. At Cleveland. Ohio, there are Frank and William Rockefeller, and at Lexington, Ky., Major McDowell, president of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association, and the far West's interests are cared for by Marcus Daly. Some of the horses already talked about as possible starters are Fantasy, William Penn and Cobwebs. The Evening Post, which falsely claims to be the sporting authority of the Coast when the running meetings are in progress, and then shuts up like a clam for the rest of the year, had a scurrilous attack on the new race-track proposition last Thursday evening. It used to accuse the two older associations in the same manner until it saw an opportunity to make money out of them, and then its articles had a different tone. We expect, however, to see them issue a noonday edition as soon as the race track at San Clemente opens with the same old scare heads, reprinted items of news and tips. As a sporting authority it must live up to its claims or else step down and out. Gov. Budd's reputation as a shyster lawyer received an airing in the Craven case which probably makes him turn over his files of the Breeder and Sportsman and find, if he can, some one act that might be recorded therein which he could use to prove himself worthy of the respect of the people of this State. With " Old Junk" Martin Kelly, as his lieutenant, there is no doubt that under such guidance he will get the position of Senator to succeed Steve White ; get it (to use a common expression,) in the back of the neck. Allah ! Budd, Budder, Buddhist ! Thou art the King of Fakirs ! The splendid showing made by the light harness owners in the list of entries to the fall meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association is most encouraging, and has infused new life into many who were "on the fence" regarding the training of their horses. Another thing noticeable is the long list of ex- ceedingly well-bred ones named; especially is this true in the Breeders'Futurity Stakes. Should other associations in California offer similar stakes they would receive as many, if not more entries. Now is the time for them to make their wishes known. After the sale of A. B. Spreckels' horses at Killip & Co.'s salesyard next Tuesday, there will be a number of pure-bred Percheron horses and mares, besides some graded Percherons sold. They were imported and bred by A. W. Foster, Esq., owner of the Hopland Stock Farm, which is situated on the line of the North Pacific Rail- road, of which he is President. Mr. Fester is one of the best jndges of horses in California, and all who are seek- ing to get first-class, large, well-formed, active and hand- some horses should attend this sale. The Golden Gate Driving Association has appointed a committee to confer with the P. C. T. H. B. Associa- tion regarding the novelty races to be given at the summer meeting of the latter organization at the Oakland track. When a horse passes his oats, corn or barley whole, it is a Bure sign that there is a deficiency of saliva. Without it he will not masticate his feed thoroughly, and the result Is a poor, scrubby, hide-bound horse. To correct this some roots or herbs containing tonic properties should be fed, in order to bring about a healthy action of the salivary glands, causing the saliva to flow readily and mix with his food as the animal chews it into pulp preparatory to swallowing it, and when in contact with the gastric juices. The digestion will then be perfect, the animal will then steadily and surely gain in flesh and working power. Such roots and herbs are contained in Manhattan Food, Red Ball Brand. It purities the blood, corrects digestion, stimulates the urinary organs, and. in fact, puts the horse in the pink of condition as veri- fied by some of the beat horsemen and veterinary surgeons throughout the United States. For sale by all first claea feed and country stores. Charley Boots, who Bent to the poat the record-breakers, Lncretia Borgia, Installator and Vinctor, besides The Roman, Hohenzollern and many other good ones, paid us a visit yes- terday morning. Mr. Boots, who has taken to training horses as a health measure more than anything else, formerly being professor of Greek and Latin in the College of the Pacific), informs us that he has thirty horses in training at present, and has cot taken up to train the twenty Brutus yearlings, owned by himself and father, either. He has a yearling filly by the New Zealand horae, Del Mar, out of a full Bister to Lncretia Borgia, and considers her a quite promiaing young- ster. At the Milpitas stock farm (E'mwood) there are five Tiger weanlings. Tiger won all his races but one, and was a close aecond in that. The elder Mr. Boots is much pleased with the youngsters by the son of Three Cheers and Ricardo, and believes Tiger has a brilliant future before him, as a sire. The stockholders' single-or-double-go-as-you-please buggy race for a valuable trophy is creating a stir. Pools on the event will be Bold, and hundreds of dollars will be wagered on the result. The drivers are taking leBsons from Charles Taylor, and a red-hot contest may be expected. The fat men are trying to thin out, whilst the thin ones are swallow- ing malt to give 'em endurance. Colors, numbers, clothes and language will be worn. Take your field glasBes along. Glen- brook Park, June 17th. — Nevada City Trajacript. — — • A meeting was held last Saturday night for the purpoae of organizing a Jockey Club. W, O. Tremper waa elected president; W. McBee, treasurer, and Charley Noel secretary. The Club will give a number of racea on the Fourth of July, free to all horses in Lake county, for which liberal purses will be offered. A track is beiog made near town and a day of fine sport is assured. — Lower Lake Bulletin. MrjEDooK, III. Please send me one more bottle of your ABSORBINE. I have used one bottle and it has given perfect satisfaction. __^ W. W. Jones, P. M. Denver, Colo., June 12. 1897. 1 have used De Huy's Balmoline to my entire satisfaction. As a healing salve for cracked heels, hopple chafes, cuts and wounds of all kinds, it is the first under the wire "in a fog." F. B. Loomis. Should Use QOMBAUIT'S Caustic Balsam The GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared . exclusive- ly by J. B. GombauH ei-Vetert nary Sur geon to the French Government Stud, SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impnusihle tovrodnce any scar or blemish. The Safest best BLISTER everted. Takes t ho place of allllnl- DientB ( or milJ or severe action. Removes allBunchei or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle* As a HUMAN REMEDY, for Rheumatism, Sprnlna, Sore Throat, Etc.* it Is invaluable. WE GUARANTEE aftjl^ic^'^'--'-^ Every bottlo of Caustic Balsam Bold la Warran- ted to Five satisfaction. Pi Ice S | .SO per bottle. Sold by Druggists, or Gent by express, ahargee paid, with full directions for it? u?e. Send for descriptive circulars, f timoiilnls, eto Address ri 3E LAWREJVCE-WILLTAM3 CO., Cleveland, O. 392, ©Jje gveebev anb gpoviattttm* tJTjKE 19, H97 ROD- Dynamite in the San Joaquin. Coming Events. Jane 22— Regular semi-montnlv meeting of '.he San Francisco Fly Casting Clnb. Office of Stale Flan Commission, Flood Building, San Francisco. _ • „ __ June 26— Regular semi-monthly Saturday contest of the aan Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club. Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. June 27— Regular semi-monthly Sunday contest of the San Fran- cisco Fly Casting Club, Stow Lake. Golden Gate Park. NOTICE TO ANGLERS. Every angler is Invited to drop us a line occasionally, telling as of the condition of the Btreams they have visited and the killing lure; of the number and size of the fish caught, or any other item of interest to anglers. The Fly OastiDgr Olub. The ninih regular Saturday and Sunday contests of the Sara Francisco Fly Casting Club were cast at Slow Lake last week. The attendance was very light and the wind bad. Dr. E. N. Lowry wod the long distance medal on Saturday and Sunday, and the delicacy and accuracy medal on Sunday. \V. D. Mansfield won the distance and accuracy medal on Saturday and Snnday, and H. E. Skinner the delicacy and accuracy medal on Saiurday. The judges were F. M. Haight, W. D. Mansfield and Dr. E. X. Lowry. The scores were as follows : Saturday Contest No. 9, held at Stow Lake. Goldeu Gate Park Jone 11 1697. Event No. 1— Casting for distance; rods not to exceed 11 teet in length; unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestants. Longest Cast. IV. D. Manslield ih'd'p 5>{) 103 feet Dr. E. N Lowry 100 " H. E. Skinn.r 12% " E. A. Mocker 72 " Event No. 2— Casting for distance and accuracy ; rods :.ot to exceed 11 feet in length, nor b}i ounces in weight. § 5a sg n„ Name. f I jjE- g| j| 50 1 10 1 1 2 15 W. D. MMSfield 55 13 112 8 -16 15 1-3 84 2-3 60 10 3 4 3 3 23 50 3 3 3 4 4 17 Dr. E. N. Lowry 55 10 10 4 5 2 31 69 23 77 60 410 3 2 2 21 50 3 3 2 14 13 H. E Skiuuer -55 10 6 10 4 10 40 74 212-3 751-3 60 2 8 0 1 10 21 50 2 5 3 3 5 18 E A. Mocker 55 8 10 7 6 10 41 8S 29 1-3 70 2-3 60 8 4 1 10 6 29 Event No 3— Casting for accuracy and deiicicy. Dry fly casting between bnojs; rods not to exceed b}-i ounces in weight. — o go a m o o ft 3 © n"a*e- ° = I- S3 8° £?!r J?o ff s rS r*^ r5 r 35 2 2 0 1 3 8 H. E. Skinner 40 6 0 3 3 1 13 37 12 1-3 87 2 3 77 1-2 82 1-2 45 5 2 0 6 3 16 35 2 1 1 1 1 6 Dr. E. N*. Lowry... 40 10 2 5 2 10 35 11 2-3 88 1-3 71 2-3 80 45 2 4 0 310 19 35 6 2 3 3 2 16 W. D. Mansfield... 40 4 3 8 18 19 53 17 2-3 82 1-3 70 5-6 76 3-i 45 3 8 4 2 1 18 35 3 110 6 8 28 E. A. Mocker _ 40 8 18 2 1 20 81 2S 72 705-6 711-2 45 0 10 10 6 10 36 Sunday Contest No. 9, held at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, Jnn 13, 1897. Event No. 1 — Casting for distance; rods not to exceed 11 feet in length; unlimited as to weight. Name of Contestant. Loxgest Cast. W. D. Mansfield (h'd'p. 5Vi _ 92 feet Dr. E. N. Lowry 89!^ ■■ Chas. Hnvck _ 73^ " C. G. Young 70X ■■ A. R. Crowell 63 •Pepper" 63 Event So. 2— Casting for distance and accuracy; rods not to exceed 11 feet In length, nor eH ounces in weight. I 1 Is if sf W. V. Manslield.. ST - £Z 74- 113 2 5 12 * " 4 2 0 2 2 10 40 13 1-3 86 2-3 B I 1 810 18 12 2 4 2 11 310 0 4 6 73 5 4 111 12 0 1 2 010 19 1 3 4 10 1 19 0 5 10 10 3 28 1 2 10 7 3 23 6 2 7 2 2 19 5 10 0 1 7 29 10 0 4 6 2 28 1 3 3 10 6 23 79 26 t 3 7 210 3 6 28 50 7 3 2 2 3 10 2 10 10 6 GO 10 10 withdrawn Event Nit. B— CaaUog for accuracy and delicacy. Dry fly casting between buoy-; rods not to exceed 5*^ ounces In weight. o r --9 t)_ i:> t^ 50 . 55 60 50 r.r,. Young 55 60 50 Dr. E. N. Lowry 55 60 50 A. It. Crowell 60 50 F. M. Haight 55 60 SO i 'has. Huyck. 11 15 1-3 81 2-3 66 71 23 2-3 76 14 73 2-3 Same. = : c i sa so -b = 35 I 2 1 9 3 13 Ur K. S. Lowry... 40 u 0 2 0 2 4 SI U 1-3 88 2-3 72 1-2 80 1-2 35 f> 5 5 4 B U W. It. Mansfield... 40 M 5 3 4 3 i - M 1-3 76 1-3 78 5-6 I '. 4 0 17 85 '. r, 2 6 4 22 veil 40 .11; is ii,j 21 7;i 70 74 1-2 1' 7 0 8 11 23 35 5 4 4 4 6 23 - 3 0 15 00 20 80 85 72 1-2 6 22 85 0 210 2 2 23 P. M. ..night. 4" 4 4 5 6 2 21 83 21 7i> 83 72 D 8 1 6 1 20 Biff Trout In the Oataklll. Catskili., N. Y , Juoe 9— A monster German troul has been cane hi bv Cecil Brumie of Philmont, Columbia Couotr. It was 24 inches loog, 15 inches girth, and weighed 6} pounds. It is reported that a gaDg of five or six men are using dy- namite to kill fish in the San Josquin river a short distance above Pollasky, says the Fresno Republican. It is said that they have slaughtered thousands in this unlawful way for the parpose of procuring fish for the market, in which business they are engaged. The men have carried on tbeir operations secretly, but citizens residing in the vicinity have frequently heard the explosions under water. Fishermen along the river below have been complaining of late because so many dead fish came floating down, and these were undoubtedly some of those killed by the dynamite. The people of Pollasky object very strongly to the depop- ulation of the stream, and could they procure sufficient evi- dence against the law-breakers there would be no hesitancy in instigating prosecutions. But the law-breakers are wary, and so tar no one has caught them in the act of using the dy- namite. They keep well in hiding while engaged in their forbidden businets. The dynamite is exploded in the Btream near the bridge, which crosses the river about a mile above Pollasky. People driving along the road aod on the bridge have also heard the dull sound of explosions issuing from under the water. The dead fish are probably gathered at some point lower down on the river. The law inflicts a severe penalty on those who use dynamite to kill fish, and it would probably go hard with violators of the law who engage in the business so extensively as this gang is doing at Pollasky were thev caught. The county is paying a game warden $65 a month to en- force the laws in Buch cases ts these, and if reports be true Andy Ferguson, who at present occupies the position, is not attending to his duties as he should. J. W. Moore, whose home in on the Norlh Fork, informed a Republican reporter yesterday that last Friday he notified Warden Ferguson of the operations of the gang. Mr. Moore had met E. W. Smulz that day, and together they set oat to fiod the warden. They say that they found Mr. Ferguson eogaged in playirg cards in a Mariposa street saloon, and when they told him they would like to see him for a moment he asked them to wait a little as he was busy with the game. The two citizens waited in the saloon for a while and then went out on the sidewalk. They waited there an hour before the officer came out and listened to the important information they had for him. Mr. Fergujon then said he would attend to the mat'.er at once. The warden made a trip to Pollasky on Saturday, but his investigations availed him nothing. He announced that he was the couoty game warden, and the re- sult was that the law-breakers were soon aware of his pres- ence. Messrs. Moore and Smntz 6ay that they advised Fer- guson to proceed quietly to the river, and not let it be known who he was. Sonoma County Streams. It has long been the general idea that salmon in the Co- lombia would not take the fiv, as they do in the rivers of Great Britain and Canada. One thing which has probably prevented the matter from being thoroughly tested is that the Columbia cannot be scientifically whipped by a fly fisherman, nor waded dry shod in the long gum boots. On Mb recent visit to Great Britain the Laird of Dunmore, of Pillar Rock, was presented with a magoificeot salmon rod and book of salmon flies by a friend, who wished him to give the Colum- bia a thorough test. He accordingly detailed Wm, Stair to give the coble Chinook a chance at a real salmon fly, and, after fishing for several days from a point on the shore of the Columbia, which made a swirling eddy below, he succeeded in landiDg two good-sized salmon. Probablv a man tall enough, with a rod lung enough, and a line long enough to make a cast clear across the Columbia, could land as many fish aB can be caught in *he Tay or any other stream — Port- land Oregonian. The Fish Commission planted 3,000 black bass in Clear Lake a couple of weeks ago and last wetk they sent 5,000 to Merced, 5,000 to Fresno and £,000 to Lemoore. This week they have shipped 500 to Modesto for the Tuolumne river ; 500 to points in Los Angeles county ; 500 to Orange county ; 1,000 to San Diego county ; 1,000 to Marysville and 500*to points in Alameda county. This concludes the black bass work from Russian river for this Beason. There was con- siderable comment some time ago that the Commission should take so many bass from Russian river, the only point wherein this section where all were free to fish. These bass were taken from landlocked waters of the Rus- sian «» here most of them would have died and large propor- tion of them were put back in the river. Moreover the anglers forget that the whole State paid for the bass planted in the Russian and other portions of the State are certainly entitled to a portion of the increase. A description of the big and little Austin Creeks with their tributaries will cooclade Warlock's series of papers on the noted trout streams of Northern Sonoma county in the Santa Rosa Farmer. Neprly all our trout streams rise on mountains from two to four thousand feet high, and many flow through canyons hundreds of feet deep. In many cases to fish the best places you enter canyons that you have to fish through from one to two miles, as it is almost impossible to climb ou'; but the scenery is grand, varied and awe-inspir- ing, and the trout fisher is a great lover of nature and enjoys the wild and beautiful scenery and healthy exercise, and is not easily tired out. If he comes from some large city with it? narrow walls and ill smelling Burroundings, his mind, thoughts, and even bis body, will expand until be feels free — in fact a boy again. Tbe head waters of this region can be reached from Healdsburg by a three hours' drive up Mill Creek, over the ladder to Little AuBtin. Big Austin Creek rises on the south side of the divide and the Gualala on the north side, near Stewart's Point. The Austin Creek flow almost due south, receiving many tributaries and enters Russian River below Guerneville. Ward Creek rises near the ocean and flows almost east and enters the Big Austin at Cazadero. Kidd Creek rises on Mt. Ross, which is 2200 feet high, flows southeast and enters Big Austin near Guerneville. Between Ward and Kidd Creeks are several small creeks that furnish good fishing very early in the season. Little Austin rises above Ingram's, flows south and joins the Big Austin four miles nortb of Guerneville. Several small creeks feed this stream, and Grey Creek, which has its source near the ladder, flows southwest, and joins Little Austin. Two odd looking snake-like fish were caught yesterday by Fred Perez. They are wolf fish named from their ugly wolf- like bead. They are also called deep water eels and are good eating, says the Santa Cruz Surf. Tbeae were undoubtedly lampreys, a fish commonly called ' eels, but not an eel. Dr. Chas. Gilbert in his lecture to the Fly Casting Club decribed this fish very minutely. They run in all of the Coast streams to Alaska during tbe month of February and March to spawn. They make nests of stones and the small ones busv themselves in the mud of the streams where they stay for months or until they have grown to i sufficient size to take care of themselves. They will aeceod the moat rapid streams by hanging to tbe rocks by their months and when rested will dart up another foot or yard and hang to another rock until rested. They will ascend a perpendicular rock at a fall by working straight up the face of tbe rock as an inch worm walkB Dr, Gilbert states that the Beoae of smell of tbe lamprey is something wonderful. He told of throwing a piece of dead salmon on the top of a rock where large numbers of them were hanging. They ioBlantly let go their hold of the rock and changed tbeir quarters. A piece of string drawn through the fiogers will cause them to vacate iust sb quickly. They grow to a length of 2J feet. Tbe only other 6sh that our contemporary could refer to would be the hag fish, a flub, so repulsive in its habits that one would be loath to call it good eating. This fish goes in at the mouth, anus or gills of various kinds of large fish and eats everything in sight but the bones and skin. W. J. Street and wife left town on Thuirday with his gun, red and camera for a three weeks' trip to the Yosemite. He will pack in from Berend-a.aud a bear hunt in the foothills and trout fishing at Wawooa and Creseut lakes will cccupy his time en route. Jn the Yosemite he will join tbe Camera Club party consisting of A. S. McFarland and wife, H. C. Owens, E. Motte, Mrs. Leale, Miss Banks, Prof. Argenti and wife, D. B. Bent, Miss Haight, Mrs. Runyon and children and several others who will drive from Stockton via Chinese Camp toid Big Oak Flat. The party will return via C<0a- varas Big Trees. Al Cumming returned from the McCloud this week and contrary to general report he found the fly fishing very good. He fished the McCloud six days, lour of them with very fair success and the last two with very good success. The trout ran from eight inches to two pounds and rose in the late afternoon very well, to the light wiiged caddie brown hackle and grey hackle. The salmon are just com- mencing to run and by the first of July all fly fishing will be over and if one wants trout he must use the deadly salmon roe. ♦ The scores of W. D. Mansfield, Dr. E. N. Lowry and H. C. Golcher in the long distance fly casting contests shonld be a source of great satisfaction to every California angler. In no other club in the world can 6uch scores be seen as these three men make as a regular thing. At nearly every con- test one of the three make ovpr 100 feet and in good weather all three can do it ; 10Si, 103, and 100 in competition and from 105 to 110 feet in practice cannot be equaled in the world. It is the custom of all athletic clubs to present members of the clubs with medals when they break coast records of any kind H. C. Golcher broke the world's record at long dis- tance fly casting last year and W. D. Mansfield broke it again this year. Both should receive medals suitably inscribed as a slight reward for the honor they have brought the San Francisco Fly Casting Cl'ib. Harry F. Smith and John Sigrist drove to Rocky canyon in Marin county on Friday and returned m the evening nearly worn out, bearing in triumph J 50 of the finest trout seen this season Few were smaller than a foot in length, and they were all fine specimens. The successful catch made a big sensation among the local piscatorial artists. — Petaluma Courier. Striped bass fishing is quite the rage now. They have been caught on spoon and bait at Napa slougb, Vallejo, off Goat Island, at the mouth of San Leandro creek and between the railroad and Bay Farm Island bridge in Alameda. The spoon and squid are the best lures. J. Marsden, commissioner cf agriculture in the Hawaiian Islands, was at Sisson this week and visited the McCloud on a fishing trip. He intends to use his influence to secure the planting of some young trout propogated in California in some of the island streams. Mrs. L. E. Coppin and Mrs. John Leibert, two ladies each over 50 years of age, caught thirty trout fishing from Calienle to Glen Ellen the first of the week. They were from 7 to 14 inches in length, and were caught in S\ hours. Webber lake opened on the 8th, three weeks earlier than last year. The fishing at Lake Tahoe continues fine, and In- dependence should be good, though we have no authenti- cated reports from that lake. Miss Etta Butler, the well-known and talented daughter of John Butler the veteran angler bad a very narrow escape from drowning while swimming a big pool in Bonlder Creek last week. Al Cumming noticed a peculiar state of affairs in the Mc- Cloud. Tbe big ones rose to the fly and only the small ones took bait. Just the reverse of the usual babits of trout. E T. Allen, the well-known and justly popular sporting goods dealer cf this city, is taking a much-needed rest at Paso Robles Springs. The most killing fly on Lake San Andreas is the improved Govenror. The best spoons are tbe Wilson and Emeric No. 3. Schuster, Pordy and Sorenson made a good catch of rock cod at California city and oti Alcatraz last Sunday. June 19, 1897] ©Jju gveeb&c caxb gftwtrtsrotmt. Ocd Tront are biting fine in Donner lake and rising fairly well to the fly in the streams of tbat section. Sid Monasco sent H. E. Skinner a fine box of tronc from the McCloud on Monday last. G. T. Wilder will fish the Big River in Humboldt county this coming week. • Several fine 6triped baeB were caught on Wednesday with hand lines. Large numbers of shad are being caught in the Feather river. A. B. Finch will spend next week at Lake Webber. THE GUN. Coming Events. June 20— Encinal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. June 20— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize snoot. June 27— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameda. . June 27 — Empire Gun Club, Alameda Point. June 27 — Ol\mpic Gun Club (live bird), Ingleside. July 4 — California Wing Shooting Club, Ingleside. July 4 — Encinal Gun Club. Birds' Point, Al meda. July 4— Mouterey Wing Snootiug Club's open-to-all tournament, Monterey, Cal; C. H. Rodriguez, secretary. July 4— Golden Gate Gun Club Pacific Tournament grounds, Ala- meda Junction. July 11 — eliance Gun Club, Webster St., Alameaa. July 11 — Empire Gun Clnb, Alameda Point. July 11— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. NOTICE T , SECRETARIES. If secretaries of gun clubs wil send ua the full scores of their regu- ar monthly shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must eceive the copy on Wednesday to insure us insertion that week. Monterey Wing Shooting Club. Montekey, June 14, 1897. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Enclosed please find scores of the 6th and 7ih official shoot of our club, and must say that our crack shots fell short somewhat, enthused as it were on account of the coming tournament on July 4th, knowing that they will then and there meet the best in the State. Today's event was more to decide which member should sport the prize offered by Salinas in contest with Monterey — a gold-headed cane. Frank Kummell was the winner and he now is a full-fledged gentleman. Who will be next ? Will it be aVrien, Carr or Work ? The scores were as follows : SIXTH SHOOT. Rummel lllllllOlOlOlllllllllllOl— 21 Work OlllilllUOOUOlOllllOlOl— 18 Carr lOlllOlllllOlO 1011011110—17 tichanfell lOUOOOOlOOlOlOOlll. 101111—12 Flew OOlOOllllOOOlOllOOlOOUlU— 12 T. R. Day « lOloOluuluOuOOHOOIluOllO— 10 C. Hart 0OUOOUU0100U0UUU01UO11— 10 A. A. Manuel OOilOOOOlOOlOOUUOOOlllOOl— S SEVENTH SHOOT. Flew 1101111010111111111111001-19 Carr lllilllU'lOOllOlOlllinoi— 19 Work lllOlOOllUOUOlulUUOlO— n Hart OUlOOllUllOOHJlOlOliUlll— 15 Rummel 0100000 10101 0i7. Monterey is world-famed for its beautiful and historic sur- roundings, as also for its equitable and salubrious climate. Visiting sportsmen Bnd friends, who do not care to take part in the tournament, may spend the day in diverse ways in pleasure and amusements. We have the celebrated Hotel del Monte and its beautiful surroundings, including the bath house, where one may take a salt water plunge in the tanks — the water always being tempered to suit the wishes of the bather — or he may wade in the beautiful waters of Monterey Bav ; or if so desirous he may enjoy the day in fishing, boat- ing, etc. Again, he may take in the Seventeen-Mile Drive, affording some of the most beautiful views imaginable ; tak- ing in Moss Beach, Lake Majelto, Seal Rock, Point Cypress, Pescadero, or Pebble Beach, and Carmel Mission, founded in 1770. In fact, the visitor will find no cause to complain of lack of places to visit that are both very delightful and in- structive to the intelligent eye. The accompanying programme has been arranged on the most liberal basis possible, and through the unceasing efforts of the members of tbe Club and the liberality of the citizen? of Monterey, more and larger cash prizes and trophies will be offered by this Club than have heretofore been offered by any other Club in the State. Two sets of traps will be used and the equipment electrical throughout. Competent and experienced judges and referees will be in attendance, and all scoring will be done before the eyes of the shooters, so as to avoid errors and delaye. Headquarters of visiting sportsmen during their stay with us will be at tbe club rooms of the Monterey Wing Shooting Club, on Alvarada street, Monterey. The Secretary's office will be open for tbe receiving of entries and other bosiness after 7:30 p. v. on July 3d. Shooting starts promptly at 8 o'clock A. M. The programme is as follows : First Event — "A Warm Up'' of ten birds, entrance 50 cents, $20 added. Three moneys. Class shooting. Second Event — 10 birds, entrance 50 cents, $25 added. Three moneys. Class shooting. Third Event— 15 birds, entrance 75 cents, $30 added. Four moneys, class shooting. Fourth Event — 'Handicap Cup,'' 25 birds, entrance 75 cents. Golcher Handicap of May 4, 1897, to govern this event. Fifth Event— 20 birds, entrance $1, $35 added. Four moneys. Class shooting. Sixth Event— 20 birds, entrance $1, $40 added. Three moneys. Class shooting. Seventh Event— 20 birds, entrance $2.50, $50 added. Three moneys. Class shooting. Rose system (ratio of 5, 3 and 2). All of above eventB will be governed by American Shoot- ing Association Rules. Note — Grievance Committee— "A Policeman" — We have troubles of our own. C. H. Rodriguez. Encinal Gun Club Tournament. The tournameot of the Encinal Gun Club to be held at Bird's Point, Alameda, tomorrow promises to bring out a good attendance. Shooting will commence at 11 o'clock. Class shooting all ties divide. Ties on special prizes shot off at 10 birds. The programme is as follows: First — 10 birds, entrance, 50 cents ; two moneys, 60 and 40 per cent. Second — 15 birds, entrance, 75 cents; three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Third— 10 birds, entrance, 50 cents; three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Fourth— 20 birds, entrance, $1.00; four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Fifth — 10 birds, entrance, 50 cents; two moneys, 60 and 40 per cent. Sixth— 15 cents, entrance, 75 cents; three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. SPECIAL PRIZES. First — $5.00 cash, for highest average in all events. Second— One-fourth keg Gold Dust Powder, value $5.00, for second highest average in all events. Third — One hundred Native Son Cartridges, value $2.00, for third highest average in alt events. Fourth— One-fourth keg Hazard FFG Powder, value $2 00, for fourth highest average in all events. Fifth— Heikes' Hand Protector, value $1.00, for fifth highest average in all events. Reliance Gun Olub. The regular semi-monthly shoot of the Reliance Gun Club was held at Webster St., Alameda, last Sunday. John Cadman won the Heeseman cup and W. H. Seaver the Kel- logg medal. The scores in the different contests are as follows : First Event (10 bird contest)— John Cadman, 8; W. Orear Jr., 4; W. R. Berry, 4; A. H. Overman, 8; W. H. Seaver, S; George Scbrieber, 8 ; William Gross, 6; W. A. McArtbur. Kellogg Medal Event (20-bird contest)— John Cadman, 15; William Gross, 11; W. A. McArtbur, 13 ; W. H. Seaver, 19 ; A. H. Overman, 14; George Schrieber, 17. Heeseman Cup Event (20-bird contest) — John Cadman, 18; William Gross. 9; W. Orear Jr., 9; W. H. Seaver, 12; A. H. Overman. 10; George 8chrieber, 18; W. A. McArthur, 13. Merchandise Event (30 bird contest) — John Cadman, 18; W. A. McArthur, 21; George Gross, 22; W. H. Seaver, 28 ; A. H. Overman, 10. The Empires. The regular semi-monthly shoot of the Empire Gun Club, held at the club grounds at Alameda Point last Sunday brought out 14 entries. The club medal match #as won by Al Palmer with 23 and the 50-bird record medal mstch by Clarence Nauman with 44. The scores were as follows : Palmer 1110111111111111111111110— '23 King „ 1111111111110110101111101—21 Ricklefson llllOUUliOlilllOlUOlll— 21 Nauman llllllllllOOOlllllllOlHO— 20 Andrus llllllllOlllllOOlUlOOlOl— 19 Sears Ill UllOlllOlllOUOi 01111—19 Kerr son Ill II 1011 1 inoil lOlllOOUl— 19 Anderson „ .0110110111101101111010101—17 Klevesabl...; OlOIIlOOllllOlllllOlOOlll— 17 O. Flsner 1111111011111011011011010—17 Friedlander * UllOU'llliioiOOlOlOOUOoi— 14 De Pue HOLlOlOOOOOOOlOOUiimO— 13 Lehrfee OlOOlOllOIOlluOIOllOOOlOl— 12 Paul 01. 0000 1000 1000000 1000 1000— 6 Fifty-bird Record Medal Match — Palmer 41, Nauman 44, Klevesahl 42, F. Feudner 40, Webb 41, De Pue 37, King 40, Andrus 29. «•■ Olympic Gun Club. The cash prize shoot of the Olympic Gun Club held at Ingleside last Sundav resulted in a win for "Edward*." with the excellent score of 25 straight. O. Feudner second with 22. The scores were as follows : Edwards , 1111111111111111111111111—25 FeunderOttO lllllUlUllOlOOlllllllll— 22 Golcher W. J llllilllliooioiioillllill— 21 Golcher H. C 11110011101 111111111 10111— 21 Whitney lUllOlllllliaillllllOlOl— 21 Murdock 11111 1 101 llllllllOl 101001—20 sl&de lliioiiliioiioouoiioiou— is HMight. OlllHOOOIllOlUliOllini— 17 Thorn 000111010110111 111 1011110—17 Owens 000010H01101111010U1111— 15 Karney lluloiOlOllOlOOOltllOHIi— 15 Vernon ; llOOOOiOOOiOlOllQOtOOlOll— 10 The club match resulted in a win for Webb with 23. O. Feudner, 23; F. Feudner, 22; Whitney, 19; Peterson, 19; H. C. Golcher, 19; "Slade," 18; F. Vernon, 17; Alexander, 17; NeuBtadter, 17; W J. Golcher, 16; "Edwards," 16; F. Schultz, 16; OweDS, 16; Haigbt, 16; Matteson, 15; E. A. Schultz, 14; Murdock, 14; Uoger, 10; Walters, 7. In shoot- ing up back scores Peterson made 13 and Neustedter 11. Live Birds at Winter/B. The live bird shoot announced for the 6th inst., under the management of George Adcock, proved a drawing card, and the result was a good day's sport. In the main event there were six entries. Steiling won with a clean score of 15; Basford took second prize with 14 birds to his credit, while Peiers, Levengood and Adcock each killed 13. In tbe shoot -off for third money Levengood made a clean score of six birds. Peter missed his second and Adcock missed his first. The various events which took place during the day were as follows : First Event — Six birds. Score: Basford, 14; Adcock, 6; Levengood, 6; Ulrich, 3; Adcock, 4. Second Event — Main match. Score : Basford, 14, Peters, 13; H. A. C, 0; Steiling. 15; Levengood, 13; Adcock, 13. Third Event — Six birds, Score : Basford; 5; Peters, 6; Steiling, 6, Levengood, 3. Fourth Event — Six birds. Score : Baeford, 5; Peters, 4; Steiling, 6; Adcock, 4. Patents Relating to the Sporting Interests. The following list of United States Patents, relating to the Sporting Interests, granted June 1st and 8th, 1897, is re- ported expressly for Breeder ad Sportsman by James Sangster, Patent Attorney, 384 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. Animal-Trap— Job T. Wells, Cando, N. D. Automatic Loading Mechanism for Firearms — Alpheus B. Harmon, Havelock, Iowa. Process of Making Smokeless Powder — Hubert Kolf, Bonn, Germany Animal-Trap — Simon A. Lewis, Hallborough, N. C. Animal-Trap— JameB G. McCoy, Suisun City, Cal. Animal-Trap — Alonzo T. Sullivan, Halcolm, Neb. Recoil Operated Firearms — Howard Carr, San Francisco, Cal., assignor by direct and mesne assignments to the San Francisco Arms Company, came place, (Reissue). Fishing Reel — Rudolph C. Kmischke, Duluth, Minn. Magazine Gun — Lewis L. Hepburn, New Haven, assignor to the Marlln Fire Arms Company, same place. Epidemic Among Deer. Sam Rice, who recently returned from a visit to his mine in Trinity county, reports that the deer are suffering from an epidemic, and that countless carcasses of the animals may be found throughout the mountains in the vicinity visited. The disease is said by Mr. Rice to be similar to the botis, and h generally fatal in its results. — Ukiah Press. CARTRIDGE AND SHELL. Captain Acker killed a 100-lb. wild hog at Old river, near Stockton last week. The Golden Gate Gun Club has changed its shooting day to the first Sunday in the month, commencing with July. Clabrougb, Golcher & Co. have just received a full line of the improved Golcher bunting boots and hunting shoes. Call and examine them. Charles Van Valkenburg, John Hauerwaas and Godfrey Fritz will open the deer and dove season at the Liebre ranch in tbe northern part of Los Angeles county. The Calistogan say3 the sportsmen of Sonoma county are stocking the hill with pheasants, and the Napa journal is asking the sportsmen of Napa county to follow suit. The Healdsburg Gun Club held an interesting match shoot at McCutchaniBros.' hop yard last Sunday week. J. B. Mc- Cutchan and W. H. Lowry were the champions of the day. The Lincoln Gun Club will have a good attendance to- morrow After the club shoot the 100-bird record medal match will be shot followed by a California freeze-out and a "base-ball" shoot. There was a good attendance at the South End Shooting Club's bluerock sboot at Colma Sunday. McCutchan won the medal with eighteen breaks. The wind was high in the morning, but faip in the afternoon. There will he a big bluerock shoot at the Red Bluff race track on the 27th between teams from Shasta and Tehama countieB. The Committee on Arrangements is Paul Beuthe, W. A. Fish, Wm. Luning, H. Nottelmann and A. W. Ba- ker. A private match at bluerocks was shot by the San Fran- cisco Gun Club on Sunday, with the following result : John Conway won, breaking 15 straight; Fred Stanley, 13; Thoe. Brown, 7; Harry Barber, 4; Richard Simons 3, and Frank Clancy, 0. Note the programme of the Monterey tournament in an- other column. It is the beat programme ever offered in Cali- fornia for a one-day tournament, and will unquestionably draw an excellent attendance from this city. We look for from 60 to 80 shooters at the least. At a meeting of the Fresno Sportsmen's Club on the 8th, H. V. Armitage, O M. Judy and Gus Naher were elected delegates to the Board of Governors of the California Inani- mate Target Association. The club accepted the challenge of the Merced Gun Club to shoot a ten-men team match at Merced on July 4th. The Golden Gate Gun Club's regular monthly shoot at the Pacific Tournament Association grounds at Alameda Junc- tion last Sunday resulted in the following scores at 20 blue- roc fes : Mitchell 18, De Pue 14, Josweski 14, Palmer 12, Tellerson 11- Phillips S, Geo. Cook 7, Lewis 0, Michelson 5, Kumli 4, Meussdorfer 3, Rigney 2. While J. H. Logan was out hunting recently at Hungry Hollow his dogs chased some coyotes into their den. He made a fire in tbe hole to smoke them out, aod after a few minutes a coyote stuck his head out of the bole, and Mr. Lo- gin hit him a rap over the head with a club, tvhich killed him, after which two more came out to get fresh air, but were killed as fast as they stuck their heads out. Some more *ere in the den, but succumbed lo the heat and smoke before they could get out. The hole beiug too small to crawl into it, and it being in solid rock, which was too hard to dig into to get at the coyotes, he had to leave them without getting their scalps, which are worth $7.50 apiece at present. — Woodland Mail. I. Phillipson, E Daiss, Jules Berges, and Frank Angonet were at San Andreas last Friday. The wind was strong in tbe morning and the fishing was entirely from shore. They caught 55 fish from «x inches to ten inches in leLgth and one two-pounder. C. G Young. P. B. Quinlan, Frank Dolli- ver and several other fished from the shore on Satnrday with varied success. G. T. Wilder, of Honolulu, W. N. Wetmore, A. Russell Crowell and wife tried trolling and fly casting from bonis and caught 48 fish from eight to fourteen inches in length. They used Wilson spoons, Emeric spinners, the improved Governor and Benns' musquito flies. Nearly one- half of the trout were caught on the«e flies Cbas. Precht, Geo. Hinkle, Frank Dollivr, Thompson, Smith and many others fished this lake on Sundav with fair success. Tbe wind was too strong for trolling and most of the fish were caught from shore, casting and bait fishing. The trout were all clean and fat and of good flavor. cS94 ©Jj£ Qveebex cutb gtyxnrtemcm* [June 19, 189? The Game Law. The open season for shooting quail, doves, deer and wild duck as fired by the State law is as follows : Dove, loth Joly to loth February. Mountain quail and grouse, 1st September to 15th Feb- ruary. Valley quail, wild duck and rail, 1st October to 1st March. Male deer, 15th July to 15th October. We have written to the Boards of Supervisors of every county in the State and have received answers from twenty- eight up to time of going to press. The ordinances passed last year hold go id if they do not conflict with the State law. As far as we have been advised the open season in the various counties is as follows : Where no change is noted the State law prevails: Alameda— Deer. Jnlv 20 to Sept. 2. Bor.e— toenail ge. -t.— Deer. Aug. 15 to Oct. lo. Calaveras— Deer. Sept. l to Oct. 15. Contra Costa— Deer, July 20 to Sept. 2. (Use of dogs prohibited). El Dorado— Doves. July 20 to Feb. I. Humboldt— G rouse and WLson snipe. Sept. 1 to Feb. 15. Killing of waterfowl prohibited between one-halt hoar after sunset and one- half hour before suurise. Marin— Deer, July 15 to Sept. 1. Doves, Aug. 1 to Jan. 1. Monterey— Doves. July 1 to March 1. (Tnis ordinance is void). De*r. July 16 to Sept. L Duck. Aug. 1 to Mar. 1. (This ordinance is void) Mendocino— No change. Nevada— No change. Napa— Deer, July •£& to Sept. 5. San Benito— Deer, Aug. 1 to Sept. 15, market hunting prohibited. San Bernardino — "No action by the Board of Supervisors of this county relative to close reason for deer, doves or quail since 1893, at which time the close season for quail was fixed by ordinance as from March I to March 15, wilhin all vineyards containing one or more acres, or within one mile therefrom. In all other parts of the county, from Mar. 1 to Aug. L" (The State law annuls this ordi- nance ] San joaqoin— No change. San Lois Obispo— Deer, July 15 to Sept. 1. Doves, July 15 to Dec. 1. San Mateo— Doves, Jnly 1 to Dec. 1. Deer, July 15 to Sept. 1. Use of dogs prohibited. Shasta— Deer, July 15 to Sept 1. Sierra— Deer, Sept. 1 to Oct 15. Sutter— Deer, .sept 1 to Oct. 15. Doves, July lo to Jan. 1 . SaQta Clara— No change. Sacramento— No change. Solano — No change. Trinity— Deer, 3ept. 1 to Oct. 15. Toiare— Deer, Seh-t. 1 to Oct. 15. \'entnra— Deer, July lo to Sept. 1. Market hunting prohibited. Yolo— No change. Yuba— No change. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Dec 1-1— State Poultry and Kennel Club's Becond bench show, Sacramento ; Matt. Coffey, secretary. COURSING. Oct. 1S-1 6— American Coursing Club's twelftn annual meeting (American Waterloo Cup). Davenoort, Iowa. H. G. Nichols, sec'y. Nov. 8— Interstate Coursing Club's annual open meeting, Merced. I. F. Halton, secretary. Pacific Mastiff Club. The Pacific Mastiff Club promises to be fairly on its feet before tbe month is out. The following circular letter was mailed to prospective members last week: San Feancisco, Cal., June 10, 1897. Dear Sib: During the late Bench Show of tbe S. F. K. C, at the Mechanics' Pavilion a number of Mastifl fanciers held a meeting at which a ciub was organized for the breeding and improvement of thai noble animal. Tbe club to be named The Pacific Mastifl Club, the entrance fee established at two (52 00) dollars payable at election, and the subscription tee at one (81.50) dollar and fifty cents quarterly. As must well be known to you, the Mastiffs bred and raised here fail largely in approximating to the ideal standard of excellence, and it is only by mutual aid and care in breeding that the status of the species on tbe coast can be elevated. That such Clubs are eminently effective is shown in the notable improvement apparent both in quality and quantity in the St. Bernards and Fox lerriers, which improvement is for the most part doe to the intelligence and enterprise of these respective clubs. As an owuerand breeder of the " King of Watch Does," we appeal to you to lend us vour moral and material support. It will conduce to your own profit and gratification, inasmuch as the Mastiffs you own will enhance in value As noted above, entrance tee and subscription have been placed at an almost nominal figure, in order to induce all lovers of Mastiffs to enter. Cups and medals will be offered at the Bench Shows for com- petition by the members and you will have an equal chance of win- ning them. A meeiing will be held on Saturday. 26th inst., at the office of Field ■'ports, oil California St , S. F., at 8 p.m. for the purpose of elect ing officers and completing our organization, and you are earnestly Invited to attend. If. however, you are unable to do so, it is re- quested that von promptly fill out the enclosed application for mem- bership and return tbe same to the Secretary pro tern. Trusting to have the pleasare ot greeting you as fellow charter members ot the Pacific Masiiff Club, I am, dear sir, Yours very faithfully. J, P. Norman, Secretary. FEKD W. D'EvXI.YS J. P. NOEXAN J. V. Geary Committee. The Dog Poisoner Acquitted. Dibble was out on the street recently dressed in a happy smile and trimmed whiskers. It happened this way: He had been convicted of dog poisoning but tbe court allowed him a new trial upoo a technicality. He appeared recently in the Superior Court and after another thorough hearing was discharged from custody by the grace of twelve good men. The prosecution went over the testimony in much the same facts as at the former trial and brought out from a number of witnesses that Dibble had so far trangressed the law as to place poison in frequented places. It seemed pretty clear sailing for Mr. Liodgay and his host till the lime came for argument ; then Lawyer McQuire threw forth his eloquence, pointed to tbe grev hairs and gentle nature of the man charged, and sent the jury into re- tirement to either acquit the defendant or hang themselves ; tber acquitted the defendant. The old man is happy, but I'll wager my old hat that be don't ever touch poison again. Once was enough for biro. — Santa Cruz Press. One by One They Fall in Line. Mr. Mortimer is again the recipient of some harsh knocks r his work at Oakland. Field Sports sets up a terrible ignment, and although it is actuated in great mea*uru through personal disappointment in the turning down of Countess Noble, still, for the sake of his honor as a judge and a man, he cannot aflord to pass it over. A more libellous tirade has never been printed in our Kennel hiBtory,_not even by our most expert Eastern mad slingers. — American Stockkeeper, • Boston Terrier Club Standard. The following is the standard of the Boston terrier as altered at the last meeting of the club. The general appearance of the Botton terrier is of a smooth, short-coated, compactly-built dog of medium station. The head should indicate a high degree of intelligence, and should be in proportion to the dog's size; the body rather short and well knit, the limbs strong and finely turned, no feature be- ing bo prominent that the dog appears badly proportioned. The dog conveys an impression of determination, strength and activity. Style of high order, and carriage easy and graceful. Skull — Broad and flat, without prominent cheeks, and fore- head free from wrinkles. Stop — Well defined, but indenture not too deep. Eyes — Wide apart, large and round, neither sunken nor too prominent, and in color dark and soft. The outside corner should be on a line with the cheeks as viewed from the front. Ears— Small and thin, situated as near corners of skull as near corners of skull as possible. Muzzle — Short, square, wide and deep, without wrinkles. Nose black and wide, with a well-defined straight line be- tween nostrils. The j iws broad and square, with short, reg- ular teeth. The chops wide and deep, not pendulous, com- pletely covering the teeth when mouth is closed. Neck — Of fair length, without throatiness and slightly arched. Body — Deep and broad at chest, well ribbed up. Back short, not reached. Elbows — Standing neither in nor out. Fore legs — Wide apart, straight and well-muscled. Hind legs — Straight, quite long from stifle to hock (which should turn neither in nor out }, short and straight from hock to pastern. Thighs well muscled. Hocks not too prominent. Feet — Small, nearly round, and turned neither in nor out. Toes compact and arched. Tail — Set on low, short, fine and tapering, straight or screw, devoid of fringe or coarse hair, and not carried above the horizontal. Color — Any color, brindle, evenly marfced with white, Btrongly preferred. Other alterations will be made at the next meeting. — American Stock-Keeper. ♦ DOINGS IN DOGDOM. E. M. Oldham and Mrs. Smyth of the Swiss Mountain Kennels sailed for England on the 5th. The celebrated English St. Bernard Champion Duke of Florence died on May 23d of heart failure. The St. Bernard Duke of Firmont, a winner of thirty first prizes, died the firBt of the month of apoplexy. C. Carpy has presented to J. P. Norman the mastiff Chino Don 40,560, by Chino Lion — Chino Beauty. This is oue of the best mastiffs in the State. One of the most enthusiastic lovers of a good dog is L. G. Dorsey of Grass Valley. He has a Bplendid Dack of fifty-four foxhounds and a number of Llewelvn setters, most of the latter are descendants of Champion Gladstone. Every breeder of dogs of any breed Bhould have a copy of Ashmoni's Kennel Secrets and Diseases of Dogs. With these two books a man can successfully raise and exhibit the most delicate breed. Breeders of pointers and setters cannot afford to be without Waters' Kennel Training and Handling. For sale at this office. The well-known blacfe: cocker spaniel Champion Black Duke by Champion Obo II — Woodland Queen d;ed on June 7th. He was one of the biggest winners ever exhibited and the Bire of many good ones, among them Champion Wood- land Duke, Champion Pickpania, Champion Woodland Prince and many other winners. The mischief-maker w^nts Major Taylor to judge the next field trials. We do not question his ability as a field trial judge, but neither Major Taylor, B. Waters or any other man is qualified to judge a California field trial until he has studied the habits of the California quail. A good judge would class Borne of our best dogs as duffers if he did not know what everlasting runners our birds are. The fifteenth annual Derby of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club will be run at Bakersfield commencing Monday, January 24th. If you have not entered your dog remember that vou must before July 1st. It will cost yon $5 to enter each dog, and the second forfeit is due October 15 $10 addi- tional to start. Prizes 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Tbe entry blanks are now out and may be obtained of Secretarv J. M. KilgarifiF J. B. Martin, of this city, haB sent his fox terrier bitch Champion Golden Jewel (Blemton Reefer — Champion Blem- ton Brilliant) to the kennels of George H. Gooderhem, of Toronto, Canada, to be bred to his dog Veracity (Visto — Violet de Vere). Certainly good results should come from this union, hnd we hope that Mr. Martin will be repaid for the expense and risk of sending such a valuable bitch to that distant point by receiving some good pups from this cross. The Glenmore Kennel's Irish Better dog, Barrymore, by Ch Finglas — Ch Ruby Glenmore has proved himself one of the best stud dogs in America as well as a winner himself. His get have won as follows : Lad of Glenmore, 1st puppy, San Francisco, '95 ; 2d, Oakland, '96 ; 1st, Stockton, '97; 2d, San Jose, '97 ; 2d, San Francisco, '97. Girl of Glenmore, 2d, Stockton, '96. Daisy Glenmore, 1st puppy, Oakland, 'it". Jesse Moore Whiskey, 1st puppy, '97. Glenmore Trilby, 2d, Oakland, '96. Mischief, 1st puppy, San Fran- cisco, '90. Lightning C, 2d, San Francisco, '97. Seminole III, 2d, Sacramento, '96. Rye, V. H. C, Stockton, '96. The Pinecroft Kennels advertise in our regular business columns a fine litter of St. Bernard puppies by Lord Haulpa (Alton — Keepsake) out of Lady Christobel (Reglov — Cleo- patra), Write for prices. Geo. A. NewhalFs black poodle Franchette was poisoned Tuesday morning. The animal was found in the yard back of the Newhall residence on Van Ntss avenue ard Sutter street, frothing at the mouth and rolling about io great pain. A veterinary surgeon was summoned aod the life of the ani- mal was saved. A large piece of meat was found in the yard Dear the stable on the Post street side. It was powdered with arsenic. A portion of the meat had been eaten. Fran- chette was imported from France two years ago. She took the first prize in her class at the show of the San Francisco Kennel Club, the firBt in the dog Bhows in San Jose and Stockton. Last year she was awarded first prize at the show of the Alameda County Kennel Club, held in Oakland. John I. Sparrow is disposing of his entiie kennel. He is tborouehly disgusted with a kennel world that is dominated by one man. At San Jose and Stockton, the mouthpiece of Secretary Vredenburgh — the secretary of the Pacific Ad- visory Board, informed the bench show committees, that there was no objection to Harper Whiskeys winning in the regular classes but if his owner brought him in for specials, he would protost against the win in the name of the Ameri- can Kennel Club. In still plainer English. One of the men who have pronounced this dog deaf, and an officer of the American Kennel Club, virtually says: I know this dog has no right to compete under the rules, but as long as he does not defeat any dog owned by a particular friend of mine, I will not object. The'bench show committee, anx- ious to please, followed his instructions. Harper Whiskey won in the open class all around the circuit, but was not al- lowed to compete for specials againBt Fly and others. After it is all over and Whiskey has won all the honors he possi- ble could, his wins are all disqualified. We do not wonder that Mr. Sparrow is disgusted If the "mischief-maker" is wise he will resign from the Advisory Board before he gets fired. A little high-flown talk about resigning his personal interests for the good of the dog, etc., will hoodwink his few remaining friends into thinking him a martyr and he can have the reputation for a few weeks of going down with colors flying. Otherwise he will be ignominiously kicked out. The bull terrier club were disqualified for commenting on the action of a couple of the delegates to the American Kennel Club on the ground that such comment prevented the delegates from talking and voting as they thought was right. Here on this coast we have the Secretary of the Advisory Board publishing in his paper that another member of tbe Board has been a disturb- ing element (he undoubtedly has disturbed the mischief- maker's schemes for self-aggrandisement) since h6 was first elected and with plenty of choice Billingsgate accuses him of all sorts of thingB. Perhaps he can explain why he allowed Mr. Barker to act on the Board when he koew he was not a member of the Board but we fancy he will have hard work to do it. Secretary Vredenburg will undoubtedly try his beat to retain his dear friend but we question if he can retain him with all his power. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Mrs. Ormsby's San Francisco fox terrier bitch Golden Sparkle (Blemton Reefer — Blemton Spinawav) to J. B. Manin's Warren Sage (Ch Warren Safeguard — Warren Duty) June 9th, 1897. W. R. Lewis' Honolulu, H. I. fox terrier bitch Golden Spray (Blemton Reefer — Blemton Spinaway) to same owners Devastation (Defender — Dulcinea), June 2, 1897. John^I. Sparrow's (San Francisco) bull terrier bitch Daisy Belle (Chief — OlivetteJ to same owner's Harper Whiskey (Billy Bulger— Nellie Harper) June 12 and 13. Humboldt Kennels' (San Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Princess to same owners Brian (Regiov-Cleopatra, June 17 SALES. John I. Sparrow. Sin Francisco, has Bold the R. C. St. Bernard bitch California Lady Bu;te (Reglov — Lsdy Butle 11.) to W. C. Tebbsof Yreka. Echo Cocker Kennels (Stockton, Cal.) have sold black cocker spaniel dog puppy hv Bronta 17064 (Ch Brant — Mollie) out of Nellie E. to F. Cutting for P. J. Donahue, Santa Clara, Cal. WHELPS. F. W. Henshaw's (Oakland, Cal.) cocker spaniel bitch Judy Pastime (Ch Woodland Duke— Reah S.) whelped June 14th 5— 3 dogs — to David Winders' Pittsbury Tommy (flor- nell Fascination — Mary Arthurs). Humboldt Kennels' (San Francisco) R C St Bernard bitch Laura Alton (Calif. Alton — Tomah) whelped June 13, 15 — 10 dogs to same owners Brian (Reglov — Cleopatra). The list of thoroughbred foals dropped at Joseph D. Lucas' Goodwood Stud, near St. Louis, this year, comprises fourteen colts and twelve fillies. Dr. Hasbrouck, a good race horse, is the premier stallion at Goodwood. The first of his get were foaled last spring, and will be sold in New York shortly. Mr. Lucas has great faith in Dr. Hasbrouck's capa- bilities as a stud, and is breeding him to the best matrons at Goodwood. Nattie Hamilton, the dam of Carrie B. and Lady Hamilton, both frequent winners, has a nice chestnut colt by Hasbrouck at her side. Griselte4 the dam of Anna Race, First Chance and Potash, is the mother of a slashing bay colt by the Doctor. Lucille Manette, C. C. Maffii's old race race mare, also has a chestnut colt by Hasbrouck. Dr. Hasbrouck will be remembered as a race horse of extreme speed ; in fact, he wlp one of the fastest horses ever trained in this country. In breeding him, Mr Lucas haB been care- ful to select mare capable of producing substantial horses. Everv matron served to the grest son of Sir Modred traces back to families that have been distinguished for their abiliiv to go the route. The Harbin Hot Sulphur Springs in Like County, Cal., established in 1S5S, have been reopened at great expense by Mr. James HayeB, who take-- pleasure in announcing that fact to his many friends. It will be remembered that the hotel and cottages were burned down some time ago. jtrwE 19, 1897] ©h* gxtsfrex ctnir g^jnrtemtm. C^O Australasian Turf Notes. Secrecy, winner of the First Handicap Hurdle race at Auckland, is by -Foul Shot, now owned by Barney Schreiber. The Indian Planters' Gazette, the principal sporting paper, in referring to steeplechasing in Australia, says : — If a man in England rode a horse at high timber at tbe pace that our Australian cousins do, he would not only be considered a fool, but he would break his neck to a certainty. In Aus- tralia, of course, the horse3 are timber specialists, thev jump little else from their foalhood upwards ; but, nevertheless, it seems to U3 that asking horses to go at hurdle-racing pace over iron bound obstacles of the order of those on the Flem- ington course is hardly humane. There is not, so we have often been informed, a ghost of chance for a horse who strikes a fence — down he goes — and more times than not ic lays him up, as well it might when we come to consider what the consistency of the obstacle is that he has taken the liberty with. Of course there is a lot of truth in the safety of a big fence, but there is,or there ought to be,a line dividing the bit; fence which is fair and the big fence which is inhumane. To win (he Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase there is a lot to jump, and the fences will not permit many liberties being taken with them, but they are not by any means of the unfair order. A fence can be made stiff without converting it into an agent for the undertaker. Mr. R. Gibson, the owner of Daimio, who is at present in England, has come to the conclusion that steeplechasing, as practiced in Australia, is far too severe both for man and beast, and says it would be an undoubted improvement to model the fences on tbe English style. There are, he says, far too many accidents in Australia, which would be greatly mi limised if followed as you suggest, and adds that now that Australian horses can bold their own in England, as proven by their running, there would be a good market for horses that were weighted too much in Australia, and they could readily be sold here; but at present the style of jumping is against that, as a horse now has to be taught quite a new business, and trainers, he says, know how hard that is, for anyooe to bring a real good timber jumper down so tb t he would crash through hedges. Horses that jump like Daimio are no good here; they lose too much at the jumps, through trying to jump five feet, when English horses are going quite a foot lower. This is a great handicap on any horse, however good he may be. Daimio ran at Lingfield, top weight 12st 10 lb., in very heavy going Mr. Gibson says he never saw anything in his life Use it on a course. He seemed to be quite astonished, and, besides jumping over a foot higher than the others, he was badly beaten. Mr. Gibson gives it as his opinion that a really good bold hurdler could win many steeplechases in England. W. R. Wilson will try to sell his great colt, Aurum, in Eogland, where there is a great ' bjom" in Australian horses at present. Mr. W. wants a good price for the brother to Auraria. At the Auckland (N. Z ) April meeting the St. Legers and Castors were very much in evidence, the former winning a majority of the races the first three days. Lady Anna won two days in succession — at a mile and at seven furlongs, while her sister, Miss Anna, followed her on the second day with a win of the Onslow Stakes Handicap. There is in Australia a hall-sister to Trappean and Fort Augustus named Idolatry. She is tbe dam of two winners in Hindoo and Maldon. The Sydney Referee of the 14th inst. gives the following description of the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap, whi^h was won by Mr. S Hordern's Adoration (Nordenfeldt — Idolatry): "Hopscotch was always favorite on the course, and started firm at 5 to 2, with Adoration next in demand, and Right Honorable third favorite. After that trio long prices w°re goiog. The Meddler being in better re- quest than anything else. * * Right Honorable was the unlucky horse in the first scramble for places, and he got knocked on to the rails. This treatment he resented by re- fusing to gallop for a time after it occurred, and his many backers were afforded a sight of him when the field was go- iog along the backstretch, toiling about ten lengths behind the last horses of the main body. Between him and the rest there was a cloud of dust, and his chance looked hopeless. Meanwhile Thespian was making the running, attended by Rockwall, and so they ran until after passing the half-mile, when freedom ran upon the outside and got to tbe front before beginning the home tarn. Though he led into the straight and Queenslander could not Bustain his effort, and once more Rockwall took up a leading position and Adora- tion appeared on the outside. Right Honorable had been missed, but he was now seen again, having made a remark- able run on the inside and got almost up with the leaders in- side the distance. He could not do any more, a9 Adoration diew out and won by half a length, with Rockwall second, a head in front of him. It i« a wonderfully good run in a fast race, and though he did not win the performance was very meritorious. It was bad luck for Mr. Macken and AllBop that Right Honorable was so badly served at tbe start, for otherwise he could hardly have lost. Adoration got some- what knocked about, aB was proved by her jockey's leg hav- ing come into contract with the rail, several splinters from which were extracted by a medical man afterward. The Nordenfeldt filly is Dot a big one, but of rare quality. * * Adoration is out of Idolatry (dam of Hindoo and Maldon), one of the mrres selected in England by Mr. F. W. Day for Mr. Hordern's &tud. This mare is by Isonomy from La Trappe, by Hermit, and her union with Nordenfeldt has turned out well enough to make her purchase a payable in- vestment apart from Hindoo's success " Marcus Daly brought La Trappe to America. Idolatry went to the stud when but two years of age. In the Champagne 8takes, run at the recent meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, Musket blood was much in evidence. Aurum, by Trenton, won; Amberite. by Carbine, was second, and El Norte, by Nordenfeldt, third. Neckersgat, tbe sire of Portsea and Duolop, that recently died, had two crosses of Pocahontas very close up. His sire was Talk o' the Hill, whose grandam was tbe famous Poca- hontas. The dam of Neckersgat was Miss Giraffe, hy King Tom, who was by Harkaway from Pocahontas. Portsea, who ran three miles in 5:23i with 131 pounds up, has slill another Pocahontas strain, his dam being Lady Lovelace, by Gang Forward, son of Stockwell (he by The Baron— Poca- hontas). And in receiving this blood of Pocahontas it is noted that the celebrated daughter of Gleocoe was mated with three different Bires— Irish Birdcatcher, Harkaway and The Baron. The Australian horses are great Btayers, as a class. A few months ago we told of a horse in the Colonies that ran four times in one afternoon. Recently a mare named Mollybawk won two races in succession at Chartres Towers, in Queens land. A chestnut gelding named Wanderer carried 12s pounds and was just beaten in a two-mile race, third on the pro gramme. In the fifth race, the same afternoon he car led 126 pounds and won at a mile and a half. The next day, in the third event, three miles. he woo with 127 pounds up, and in the fifth race took up 137 pounds and woo at two miles Some years ago the jumper Readleap carried to victory 194 pounds over thirty obstacles, four feet five inches and up- ward in height, including stiff fences, stone walls and log jumps, doing tne distance in 8:30. An Absolute Necessity. For many years we have suggested to the compiler of tbe Trotting Reg:Bter the necessity of publishing in each Year Book a chapter containing all corrections of pedigrees and records that were in the preceding Year Books. The year boob as now compiled needs something of this kind to make it valuable Secretary Steiner is no', to blame fcr this, but the secretaries of the various associations as well as the own- ers are, for they do not give pedigrees in full. For instance, the following list of horses does not appear in the Year Book, and it will be noticed they have marks which are bars and yet they do not get credit for having records, and manv of them are placed under the doubtlul " s. t. b.'' list. Secretary Steiner sends us the following and we will deem it a favor if all owners of these horses as well as owners of the sires would make any corrections they might see. Give the vear in which performer was foaled, name and address of breeder and all the information possible about the pedigree on the dam's side: Bastina, bv Nntford 06-i; Salinas City, October 8th 2:28% Beechwood. by Silfcwood 12 326: Willows, August nth 2:20"^ Bernard, said to be by Jim Blaine; Santa Ana, October 23d 2:161^ Bill Nye. said to be by Oscar Steinwav; Los Angeles, Oct. 13th. .2:22 Billy Baker, by Siltwood 12,326; Santa Ana, October 22d 2:i9J^ Claudi'is, said to be by Nutwood Wiltes; San Fran.. Juae 30th. .2:28 Danfurd, by Nutford u6i: Los Angeles, October 13th 2:2SU Doliican.bv Mambrioo Chief Jr. 11. 622; Vallejo, July 23d 2:24}i Estella Wilkes, by Mainbriuo Wilkes 6083; Willows, Aug. 11th. .2:17^ Fanny C, by Fallis 47sl; Stockton, September 23d .2:24**2 Faro Bank, by Dou Mirvin 7927; San Francisco, Julv 3d 2:16l4 Frank L., by Hawthorne 10,935; Stockton, September 25th 2:14«*j Frank Murphy, by Brown jug 21,985; Saliuas City, October 9th.2:29U2 Gladys W., said to be by Wesimout; Petaluma, August 5th 2:2lJ^ Irviugton Belle, s t.b , by Nutwood Wilkes; Petaluma, Aug. 7th 2:2A\, J. J., s. t. b , by Hero: Napa, iuly 9th 2:26 lumbo. bv Kentucky 19.239; Los Angeles, October 13th 2:23J^ Katie a., s. t b., bv AlbiLo; San Francisco, June 30th .2:25 * Lena N., by Sidney 4770: Sacramento. September 7th 2:13^ Marguerite, by Western 11,334; San Francisco, Fuly 2d 2:26% May Nutiord, by Nntford 064; Santa Aoa, October 24th 2;20nt Patcheo0154; Napa, July 6th 2:19^4 Sam H. bh: Napa, July 6th 2:18 Solo, by McKiun-y 8818, San Francisco, July 1st 2:25% Stratnmont, by Stratbway 13214; Napa, July 9th 2:14 Toggles, by Stratbway 13214; Napa, July 8 2:12J4 Twilight, by Noon Day looOO; Sacramento. September 8th 2:19 Wow, s. t. b. by Del Win; Sacramento, September 14th 2:21% Pleasanton Items. Editor Breeder and Sportsman : — Nothing very ex- citing has been going on here at the track lately. The gelding. Faddy Miles, by Arthur Wilkes, the pacer that Barney Simpson has been working here,has been sold to a Mr. Skushaw of Chico, and Jimmy Sullivan has taken him to the Willows. He can step some. Simpson is working the Bradbury horses. Directina, 3, by Direct, out of dam of Directum, is work- ing easy miles in 2:30, finishing the last quarter in 35 sec- onds. Miss Margaret, the three-year-old black pacer, is working mileB in the same time and manner. Patti D. is going sound agnin, although no effort is being made to go fast with her. These three, with others, will soon be shipped East to join the Salisbury string. Mr. Quinn's colt Arthur W., by Wayland W. is stepping some pretty glib miles once in a while. So is the mare Iora, by Ira, A three-year-old trotting mare by Diablo, that Alviso is working, is steppiog right down the line, every work-out low- ering the time made previous. She has been close to 2:20 already. She will not be raced this year. Olympic Circuit bicycle riders are billed for Pleasanton next Sunday. Tourist. The Combination Sale. It has been a rate occurrence for visitors at auction sales to see a bettei lot offered, not only in breeding and individu- ality, but in appearance, than those which were sold by Messrs. Killip & Co. last Wednesday. Great praise is due Messrs. Sam Elmore of Oregon, K. O'Grady of 8an Mateo, Peter Casey of San Mateo, W. H. Mixer and H. V. A rm- esd for the well-groomed appearance of every one they offered. Vermont, 2:21£, is one of the finest made and -most promising rotters ever brought to California, but, as several horsemen who promised to attend the sale failed to be there, Mr. El- more decided not to have him sacrificed. He is worth $2,000 and is able to trot in 2:15, perfectly sound, handsome as a picture, and one that will be a credit to anyone. Tbe fol- lowing sold f jr $100 and over : Sidney Moore, by Sidney— Mamie Harney; J. Moore S145 Silver Bug. by Silver Bjw— Mamie Harney; Jahez K. Simpson.... 135 Lady v\eutwortb, by Altamo'it— KiLty Kisbar; Wm. Kerrigan .... 250 Becky Sharp, by Almout Medium — Mamie Harney; Alex Mc- Dougal 115 Lolfcta. by Melrose Boy— Lookout; D F. Mc'iraw 135 Patricia, by Piedmont — Lillian Clay; Marcus Hoffman.. 100 Seale, by Seales' Nutwood— unknown; G. F. Matkley 100 The large infirmary erected by Dr. C. Masoero on the 'icean beach near the Iogleside road was destroyed by fire May 27ih, loss estimated at $6 500, insurance $800 It had been filled with horses, but nearly all of tbem had been sent to their owners a few days previous *o the fire, and although the loss is a very serious one to this eminent veterinary sur geon he Baid: "I am glad no horses were destroyed." It is hardly likely he will rebuild. HOOP-BEATS. Tod Sloan rode four winners and a second at Gravesend last Wednesday. The Cheat beat Official at Iogalls Park last Thursday, time, 0:57£ over a slow track. Ornament won the Himyar Stakes at Latonia last Thurs- day, having only Boanerges to beat Cherry Bounce, by Morello.won a four and one-half fur- long race at Ingalls Park last Thursday. Johnny Woods, Patsy Freeman, E Jones and Hinkey rode winners at 8t. Louis last Wednesday. Entry blanks for the Los Angeles meeting meeting may be obtained at the office of this journal. Charley Thorpe, Tod Sloan, H. Martin and Willie Simms were up on wmaer* at Gravaaead last Thursday. A mketing of directors of the State Fair was held yester- day at Sacramento. The programme for the State Fair will appear in this issue next week. The growing demand for Speed Sustaining Elixir is made by thousands of horsemen who are anxious to have every horse they have in perfect condition. Little Johnny ("Dugan") Woods put Loyalette over the plate a winner last Thursday at St. Louis and Eddie Jones had the mount on the victorious Gold Top. Rudolph Spreckels has sent in his application to be- long to the P. C. r. H. B. Association. He will have some good trotters and pacers on the circuit this season. Anyone wanting a first-class driving mare, one that any- one can drive, should read R H. Opperman's advertisement in this issue and write at once to him ("or further particulars. K. O'Grady's finely-bred stallion, Hart Boswell, will have a few sons aod daughters on the California circuit in 1898. They are all (without a single exception) superior individu- Halma, the famous black horse, »vhich has been retired from tbe turf for some time past, won a mile race in 1'Aih at Gravesend last Wednesday, beating Brandy wine, Arabian and four others. Secretary T. J. Frazier of the Overland Racing Asso- ciation, under date of Juae 15th, writes: "Our meeting was a success and in 1898 we will more than likely give at least a two weeks' meeting." At the Fort Erie track, near Buffilo, last Thursday, Jim Flood won a six furlong race in 1:15 J. He will be remem- bered by our race goers as the favorite for the $10,000 stake at Bay District a few years ago. Some time ago Mr. H. K Viugut Bhipped several horses to England, and among tbe lot was a two-year-old bay filly by Salvator — Bedotie. This filly was sold to Baron Roths- child and has since won in his colors. Limasol. winner of the Oaks this year in England this year, was bred in France and is an own sister to imp. Maori. Maori was the first animal in America to beat 1-40 in a mile race. This sue did at Washington Park, Chicago. Great Bend, brother to Potomac and Chesapeake, won the Roslyn Stakes at Gravesend last Thursday. Ben Brush won at a mile, beating Belmar, The Swain and other good ones. Kilkenny, the Darebin horse, won a twu-mile hurdle. At Ingalls Park last Monday, Philomena ran second to Tenele, The Cheat ran second to Official (five furlongs in 1:01), imp Percy won a six and a half furlong race in 1:21. Babe Murphy finished up second to His Brother in a mile race. "Bob" Law will train his stable of gallopers in Newman, Cal , this summer instead of going to Montana. In his stable are Rene S., Bloomsbury and a two-year-old colt bv Flam- beau, dam Fostress. Bloomsbury should win many races this fall with a good rest. "Pike" Barnes, the once noted jockey, is here, but is too heavy to ride Stoval, another old-timer, I saw the other day. "Tiny" Williams and "Monk" Overton, also old-timers, are still in harness, and riding about as well as they ever did. — "Broad Church" in N. Y. Spirit of the Times, Latonia Correspondence. Theodore Winters, who has bred more turf celebriiies than any man alive, was in our office last Thursday, and he informs us that he intends thorougoly breaking nis yearlings before the sale comes off next fall. "A-* I have no track," said Mr. Winters, "they can't accuse me of putting any culls on the market." Royal Dance, a recent winner at Latonia, is bv Starter Ferguson's Prince Royal out of Ban Dance, and Argus, a winner on the same day, is by the California sire, Argyle, out of the good mare. Lake Breeze. Amphitrite, another victorious one. is a half-siiter to Mary S., being by Strath- more — Ocean Wave. Walter J., the running horse, whose owner, McDermott, has made a pretty peony from the events he has landed, was stolen from his paddock at Agricultural Park about? o'clock last evening. The horse is one of the swiftest sprinters that went to the late spring races in this city, and is a **^ry valu- able property. — Sacramento Record-Uaion. Mr. E. J. Cowdin, of New Yore, has purchased from Scoggan Brothers, of Kentucky, tne famous broodmare Long- shore, bv Longfellow — Sea Shell, by imp King Ban. The price paid was $6 000 Longshore has distinguished herself bv producing in three years tne stake winners Appiegate, 4, Winged Foot, 3, aod Ki-ef'oot 2, all by Bcchanao. Henry Baker recently purcnased John Bailhache's An- teeo Richmond, with a record of 2:24k He is eight years old, tbe youngest of the progeov of the noted sire in Sonoma county. Henry had him hitched up Monday after- noon and says he is as fast as be ever was and that nothing here can touch him. Tnis iB a challenge.— Santa Rjsa Re- publican. 396 ©ije gvee&ev axi& gftwrtsmott* [June 19, 189? 4inraminiiirmiiiiiiiinim = Your stable is not complete without Quinn's = Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- = nary horse afflictions. Follow the example 5 set by the leading horsemen of the world and I your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of J Quinn's Ointment A. L. Thomas, Snpt. Canton Fnrm, Joliet, 111., remarks, "1 enclose you .-.raonnt for six bottles of Quinn's Ointment. Alter one year's trial must confess it does all yon claim fur = rt." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpnffs or Buncoes, I Price $1.50. I Sold by all Druggists or sent by mail. W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. iiiiimrmitriiuintin nimuimiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiimiif DEHyrs ff BALMOLINE A Healing Salve for Man and Beast. gor* Cnre Tor Cracked Heels, ScralPhes, Grease Heel, get-Fasts in \eck or Bn~u. Sore Shoulder*. Collar Galls, Old Btandtng Sores, Barb Wire Cats and All Flesh \Vou«ds. SURE CURE FOR PILES. B YLM 0L1\R Is endorsed by the leading horsemen of this country, such es Andy McDowell, of Pleasan* |oo,Cal.,who has successfully handled and g'ven records to some of the fastest horses of the age, viz., Mix 2:03*(, Azoit-, 2:04V. Directly (2 yr.J, 2:07!-i, Cricket, (high wheel sulky), 2:10, Directum (king of the turf), fcOS^etc With the following eicelent indorsements, can you for a moment doubt thai •* BAl-MOJ JAK * possesses true merit, and will do just as Is hereby represented? A FEW TESTIMONIALS FROM PROMINEPiT HORSEMEN WHO HAVE tSED IT. We, the undersigned, have used and seen used DeHuy's Baimollne for cracked heels, hobble chafes, cuts *tc^ and found it perfectly satisfactory in every respect : Andy McDowell, Ben Kenney (.trainer and driver foi Marcus Dalv, Hamilton, Mont.), W.H. Stimson. Lee Shanes; Ryan Bros- Miles Clty.MonL; Edward Pyle, Lincoln, Neb.; B. O. Vac Bokkelen ; J. H. Leonard, Butte, Iilont.; H. W. Brown, Ss.lt Lake Cltv. Utah; T. E. Keatiog; Wm. Short; Hieglns Bros, and H. S. McGowan, Missoula, Mont; Jas. Slevin, Aspen, Colo ; Ed Dealy, Hawarden, Iowa; W. H Davis, West WIlllamEfield, O.; J. W. McM*siers, Bozeman, Mont ; J K (-teller, Denver, Colo.; F. w. Graflon, and other prominent horsemen I used DeHay's Balmoline on Bourbon Wilkes Jr., and can conscientiously recommsnd it.— Eaius? Fllmim.,, tiiriena, Mont. FOR SALE BT WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS: Redin^ton & Co., Langley & Michaels Co., San Fran Cisco; % . A. Hover «-, Now York, 1893. Champion Ban rmnclico norHu Shon*, 1894. iiml Winner of llrnt Prlif WhencverShown Since ni« Two-Year-Old Form. Will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares During the Season at San Mateo, Gal. SERVICE FEE, $75. Special Reductions for Two or More Mares. For keep of mares, and further information address, O'CJRADY, Laurel Creek Stock Farm, San. Mateo, Cal'a. Leading Sire of 2s10 Performers, Altamont 3600 sire oi Z>uw Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, "WITH TJSDAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. Chehalis.p 2:07% Del Norte, p 2:08 ELlaT., p 2:08^ Doc Sperry, p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:0914 Altso 2:09% Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- ALTUIONT is the champion sire of 2:10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. Be has taken a leading position among the loremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from oblivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has Dever produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare or Irom oae with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descenlant oi George Wilkes Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced Beven 2:10 performers, and EVURY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the fall vigor of his prime a sure foal- setter , and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident— is without blemish. He has never &ired~a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors— bays, browns or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bay Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, OaJ. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KING OF ALL. RACE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY, 2:11 1-4. "Will Make the Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. A» a Xlne-Year-Old Stallion, McKinney's List Leads All Others In the World for Average Speed : JennvMc,3 2:12 Harvey Me, 2 2:18 Sola. 4.... 2:25 3-4 , trial : 16 1-4 Sola, 2:20 1-4 (Isi'Ot ..—2:25 Pat fooney, trial.. 2:15 1-2 2:30 •i:19 McZeus, 4 2:13 Jnlla D., 3... Zombro,3 2:13 Jenny Me, 2. narvey Me, 3 2: 14 1-4 Sir Credit, 3. ... No stallion of his age and record has such a showing for early and extreme speed. Four three-year-olds with records better than 2:15. Ont of 73 mares bred to him in 1896, 70 have proven with foaL n - i/iMMri/ _. * * * - was foaled June 12, 1SS7, sired by tbe great Alcyone (son IVl fi P\ I IV [V fc_ Y 2'11 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, tbe famous brood- mare bS Marnbrino Patehen), dSnRosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20!,', be by Rbode Island, 2:23^. out of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2-.20J£,. Gov. Sprague. 2:20}.", Wilmar, 2:29'i). by HambletoniBn 10; erandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred) ; great grandam W orden mare, by Exton Eclipse (thoroughbred) The second dam of McKinney was Rose Keoney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of sis- teen in°2-30 list) by Mambrino Messenger, one of the stroneest-bred Messenger studs in tbe Registry. Third dam J I Kennsy mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (she of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief 11. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). Ml* , ■.■ a.. ■— w , is T5.2J4 bands, weight 1140, and is one of the most per- C 1^ I IV IV t> I 2 1 1 1 1-4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone ud substance He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire tbe few of his progeny that have been handJedifor speed ha>-e demonstrated that they inherit all bis extraordinary good qualities. «s- In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In ease be is not. I will return one-halt the money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive prompt attention. The best care tasen of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage 55 per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. GHfiS. 1. DUBFEE, Raniett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Eace Track, Oakland, Ca DANIEL'S A11-F0RGED STEEL BITS Look for the TRADE MARK. Insist on "DANIEL'S" or Nothing. 18 LIVERPOOL. Public Test of "Daniel's" Bits, October 10, 1896. (Lloyd's Proving Hotjse, Tipton Staffs) Ashlelgh, 24 oz. weight, broke at -MOO lbs. Liverpool Bit, 1\% oz. weight, broke at 5.908 lbs. Dexter 3Daffle, 15 oz. weight, broke at 3,556 lbs. Tested the way of the pull when In use. Forsale by all Saddlery Houses or by *»-Senci; for Special LiBt. H-, Cheek Snaffle, 10 oz, weight, broke at 3,500 lbs. Bradoou, 13^' oz. weight, broke at 2,128 lbs. P. HAYDEN, Newark, N. J. Jone 19, 1897] ®jj£ gvesiaev a*ttr *&pavt&maiu 397 AUCTION SALE TROTTINGBRED MARES and GELDINGS BY APTOS WILKES, CUPID, 2:18 AND OTHER SIKES BRED BY .A.. 33. Sjarools-olss, ZEJsoi.., AT APTOS STOCK FARM Tuesday, June 2 2d, at 1 1 a. hi. AT SA1ESYARD, CORNER VAN NESS AVENUE AND MARKET STREET Horses at Yard Saturday, June 19th. Catalogues now ready. KILLIP & CO, Auctioneers, OFFICE: 11 MONTGOMERY STREET - SAN FRANCISCO. Breeders' Directory. VERBA BCBNA JbR8EY8-The best A. J. C.C, registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals for sale. VETERINARY. HART BOSWELL No. 13,699. This splendidlv-formed trotting stallion was Sired bv ONWARD, 3:35 1-4 (son of GEO. WILKES, 2:22, and DOLLY, dam of DIRECTOR, 2:17. THORNDALE, 2:21, etc.), sire of 113 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS, 2:01. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of six in 2-30 list) by Dictator; second dam SOPHY (grandamof Mike Willies. 2:15%. Ira Wilkes. 2:22%, and the sires Adrian Wilkes and Ira Wilkesj by Edwin Forrest 49: tbird dam Sophronia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam by Bertrand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixth dam by Gray Dungaanon. This is the acme of fashionable breeding. Id conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action. HART BOSWELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-headed and very promising, and are conceded by competent Judges to be the finest-formed youngsters in Califor- nia. Terms S50 for the season. Address K. O'GRADY, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in any manner owners may desire. Do You Want Them? ALL FOR $1.00. Kitohell's Liniment— For 15 ceuts per quart. English Ointment— Removes Wind Puffs. Does not blister. Snre Shot Heave Cure— It positively will cure. Excelsior Hoof Ointment— Keeps the hoof moist and growthy. Two-Minute Blister— For curbs, hard lumps, etc. See Jay Emm— Cures colic in 20 minutes. Slim Jim— Leg and body wash. Dr. Farr's Condition Powders— Pronounced the best. I will send Formulas to prepare each of the above remedies, with full and complete directions for pre- parine and using them, to any address on receipt of SI. 00. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Testimonials gladly furnished on applica- tion. Address, J. B. Hall, Box 495, Fredericktown, Ohio. STREET & CRESSWELL, GENERAL • AUCTIONEERS- PBOPRIETOBS OP Telephone 3529. Telephone 3529 GRAND ARCADE Horse Market, 325-327 Sixth Street, s. f. SULLIVAN & DOYLE - Proprietors ■S5F* Outside stock sold at short notice and small commissions charged. Auction Sales every Wed- nesday at 11 o'clock. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Live Stock Auctioneers. FOR SALE. RUBY "WILKES, a handsome bay mare, sired by GUY WILKES, dam by ELMO Seven yearsold; sound, kind and gentle; has shown a 2:40 clip; afraid of notbiog: stands 15 2 hands, and is perfect in every way. Must be sold. Price, $160 if called for at once. Address, R. H. OPPERMAN 5 Vulcan Lane, where mare can be seen. (c TATTERSALLS" Salesyards, 731-723 Howard St., SAN FRANC! CO. A. F. ROOKER, Manager. Horses, Bugdes, Carts, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. consignments of Live Stock aud Sales Solicited. AUCTION SALES EVERY TUESDAY AT 11 A. M. Uoraes taken from boats anxr. wm. :F*« IBg^i^i M. R, C. V. 8., F. E. V. M. 8. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member ot the Royal College ot Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Edlaburg Veterinary Medical Society; Oraduaie of the New Veterinary Surgeon to the S F. Fire Department; Live Stock In spector for New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, Sao Francisco Veter Inary Hospital, 1117 (Jolden Gate Avenue,near Webster St-. Sau, Fran Cisco: Telephone West 126. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three vear old bay filly by Diablo, 2:09^, dam by Antevo'lo, Q-.W1,*; second dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. 2 :27. etc. This is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son ot Dexter Prince) out nf Lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:1T^X- Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2 :05J^, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and handsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at ouce. Address. "F. P. T.** this office. A Big Thing for Racegoers. For sale throughout the Unite d States and Canada by all principal newsdealers, race tracks, etc., etc. Published by Goodwin Bros., 1440 Broadway, New York. Subscription terms, 312 per year. Cir- culars mailed upon application. Al. Leach & Co. -^ OFFICIAL POOL-SELLERS -^ 900 MARKET STREET, S. F. We are prepared to sell pools at all race meetings in California, and will be pleased to furnish bids at anytime. San Jose Race Tract TBOTTING TBACK PICNIC GROUNnS BUNKING TRACK The beautiful, convenient and popular grounds known as AGRICCLTTJR PAR San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES, Who are putting the same In suliahle condition for the accommodation of picnics and other attractions. The attention of horsemen Is called to the fact that both the trotlng and running tracks will be kept in first-class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The San Jose Race Track must soon become a popular resort for horsemen, if good treatment,moderate charges and first-class accommodations axe appreciated. Address, C. F. BUNCH, Agricultural Park, San Jose You Can't Cut Oul A BOG SPAVIN ok THOROUQHPIN, but ABSORBINE will clean them off, and you work the horse same time. Does not blister or remove the hair. "Will tell you more ii you write. $2.00 per bottle, delivered. W.F.YOUNG, P. D.F., 34 Amherst Street, = = « Springfield, Mass. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason Sts., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT kMEBIOAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS QITTQ* American Plan 82 to 82.30 per Day Ml to . European p|RD 75c to 81.50 per Dav Business College, 24 Post St. S FRANCISCO. The moat popular Bchool on the Coast. B. P. HEALD, President 8. HALE'S Mtf-ftend for Circular*. Soott cfc MoOord. Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN' WAREHOUSE! | STOBAQE WAEEHODbiB. 615 and" 617 Sixth St., 449 and 45 1 B*rry 8t Near Orson an. I 439 and 451 Channel Branches— Oakland and Ingleslde Race Track. 398 t£tj£ gveebev emir grpmrtsmcro* [JunE 19. 189 LOS aWCEJgS f Alt MEETWC $?0|000 |N PURSES F0R HflRNESS H0RSES flND Rums $20,000 LOS ANGELES, CAL., OCTOBER 18TH TO 23D, 1897. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JULY 1,1897. TROTTING. Purse. No. 1—3:30 Class Trot 81,200 No. 2—2:12 Class Trot 1,200 PACING. No. 3—2:30 Class Pace >'o. 4 — 2:17 Class Pace. Entrance in Races Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4— 3 percent., with 5 per cent, additional from money No. 5— Double Team Trotting Parse. SI, 200 , 1,200 winners. S 600 CONDITIONS OF DOUBLE TEAM RACE. Horses to be named with the ei. try and to be owned or controlled, and must be in party rrakjne entry Inly 3, 1S97. Entrance 5 per cent ; & p«-r cent, more from money- winners. NOTE— The management «ill endeavor to arrange the programme so as to allow horses For conditions and entry blanks send to JOHN C. LYNCH, President. of in several ENTRIES TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 4,1897. TROTTING. Purse. No. 6—2:24 Class Trot $ 800 No. 7—2:20 Class Trot _ goo No. 8—2:17 Class Trot goo No. 9—2:15 Class Trot 80O No. 10— Free-for-all Trot 1.20O No. 11 — Two-year-old Trot. 400 PACING. No. 12—2:20 Class Pace No. 13—2:12 Class Pace No. 14— Eree-for-all Pace.... No. 15— Two-year-old Pace Purse. S 800 80O . 1,200 400 Entrance in Nos. 6 to 15 inclusive 5 per cent, with 5 per cent, additional from money-winners, events to start bv putting such classes far enough apart to permit of it. LEWIS THORNE, Secretary, 226 SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CAL. %2purses First Three Meetings on the Circuit f |J WILL BE GIVEN BY THE 700 PURSES Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Ass'n ENTRIES TO CLOSE THURSDAY, JULY 15TH, NOTE— It will be the end -avir of th^ ra-miz-m? it c» arrange a programne so as to all jw hordes entered in several events to start in each by putting such classes as they are entered in far enough apart to permit of it. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLCB'S NEW TKACK OAKLAND No. 5n. No. No. No. No. 1— 2:40 Class, Trotting 2—2:30 Class, Trotting 3—2:24 Class, Trotting 4—2:19 Class, Trotting 5—2:16 Class, Trotting 6—3:13 Class, Trotting Purse. .... S500 I No. 7—2:25 Class, Pacing.. 500 ! No. 8—2:20 Class, Pacing.. 500 1 No. 9-2:17 Class, Pacing. Purse, j S500 500 600 I 600 I No. 10—2:13 Class, Pacing 600 600 No. 11 — 2:10 Class, Pacing 600 600 FIRST MEETING ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT FOR COLTS. Purse. No. 12— Two-year-olds, Trotting S200 No. 13— Three-year-olds, Trotting 300 No. 14 -Two-year-olds, Pacing 200 No. 15— Three-year-olds, Pacing 300 To CHICO AND WILLOWS Follow The Oakland Meeting. _^**^_ Same Purses For Both Places In Haki ig Batries Be Sure to mik: seointue l.ries f jr Otioaal iYiUo.vs Tie Willows mejtiu? will tat; plice toe week following Chico. FR E-FOR-ALL PURSES. No. No. No. No. Ho. No. No. No. No. No. 1—2:40 Cla 2—2:30 Cla 3—2:24 Class 4—2:19 Class, 0—2:16 Class 6-2:13 Class, -.- :. '!.-, Class, 8—2:20 Class, 9—2:17 Clans 2:13 Class 2:10 Class Purse. I , Trotting S400 I in Trotting . Trotting . Trotting. Trotting . Trotting . Pacing Pacing .... Pacing Pacing 400 400 500 500 500 400 400 500 FOR COLTS. Purse. I No. 12— Two-year-olds, Trotting $200 No. 13— Three-vtar-olds, Trotting 300 200 30O No. 14— Two-year-olds, Pacing . No. 15— Three-year-olds, Pacing , DISTRICT PURSES. Purse. No. 16— Three- year-olds, Trotters, 3:00 Class S200 No. 17 — Three-year-olds, Pacers, 3:00 Cl-ss 200 No. IS— 3:00 Class, Trotters 300 No. 19— 3:00 Class, Pacers 300 District consists of all counties north of ^an Fran- No hor$b own .'Ha OWQ** A.PPLIC \ CION B. A should . ■ - ■ - BIDS FOR PRIVILEGES Bar, Auction and Paris Mutuels. Ref eshment and I Cisco Bay and west of the ^acramen'o River, and =>on ' other Privileges Bids will be opened on fuly isth. | also the countiesof Gutter, Yuba and Buite. Horses , Pacing 500 I and SQ0U'd to accompanied by a certified check for eligible to District Purser must have been owned 1 | oO per cent, of the amount of the bid. | in the District for three months preceding the meet- ing. the SUteofCiMfvn (bma fide ownership required, but horse3 CONDITIONS brothers than immbtra of this tswoitUha is eligible to these purs , .A„'i<;._'f...\,:r.":il"l_-^rje',eif>'e thereto re?irdlessof membership. e^iiis ie-*ir hi-, of miitiiisr entries iu the above purses and who have not as vet Joined the P, 0. T. H l^.i.M-i . i i >r m- niership to the Secretary oy fuly l\ IS97 Natunal Trotting Association Rules to govern except Rule 4 y 1 1 en i B ur i .f Dire:( >rs F .r farther ci iditi ms and entr^ blanks send lo iil i i i'.nf t ;: E. P. HEALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY. Sec v., 22 1-2 Geary St. S. F Speed Sustaining Elixir, prepaid on receipt of price. Address, SPiED SUSTAINING ELIX R COMPANY, J. W. HUOHE *, Secretary. Indianapolis, Ind. main office: No. 1 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK CITY ill A RI f) 9'flQ I A. THE CHiMPIOa ""MEM-OLO IN CALIFORNIA I UIHULU, L.Vd |.*r | s,,ni,,„m,Y,::J, ^,,»y,^,,n,,K,J THIS IS THEFJ ME TO JIUOIIIIU, by Elect r, ,„ BERTH* ,.l.morj„ KKSASS : sKsrSSSSS «lrk'" Of»Ul r„,,l,,ir ,,„.,.. TO«hOWhOWW.Il HUM ' L ". \. mile, trotting Addrea, H'M. MURKY, I'lenunUoa'Ki. rsSr£=Sr ADVERTISE! If You Have a Well-Bred Galloper, a Promising Trolier or Pacer, a good Broodmare or a Stock Farm TO SELL, Or If You Have Wagons. Buggies, Carts. Sulkies' Harness or Anything Else in the Horse Line That You Wish to Dispose of, Tie Breeder anfl Sportsman IS TIIK ADVERTISING JIKDIUM. It Reaches Everyone on This coast That Loves a Fast Horse or a Smooth-Going Roadster. THOROUGHBREDS FOR SALE BROODMARES, COLTS and FIIXIES. sired by EL RIO KEY and JOE HOOKER, ont of the most famous mares in thecountry. For further particulars apply to MESSRS. KIIXIP & CO., 11 Montgomery Street, S. 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His progeny in Humboldt County are spoken of as marvelous One of them, a two-year-old called Trlibv. got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding is unsurpassed, and with his Individually he should make a great name as a sire of hand some, level-headed Dorses, fit either for track or road— bor;es that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season ol 1897 at my place, Hay ward*, Alameda County. Terms- $50 the Season. 1^- Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturageat J3 PER MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Fur further particu- lars address MLL.O KNOX, Haywarde, Oal. (SIRE OF CAMPAIGNERS ■) Winner of First Premium for Stallion and Four of his Progeny at the San Francisco Horse Show, 1894. His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1S96. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be shipped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per 8. P. R. R., via Martine2. Best care giuen, but no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pas'urage, S5 per mouth ; bay and grain, $10 pei month. For terms lor other stallions and further particulars address. Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) t'orr R. .iieivo No. tJibO, rwcord p irowo bone; Bm**l star; con net ot left hiud fooiwbhe; foaled biitii. wt-lgbt i.iCj j. huiiIs. Hy ft protlucT, Amevolo: louryear-old record 2:19!4. 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So. 313 BOSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARP A TFA> IN THE SALINAS VALLEY. A MoBt Prosperous Section of the Country- What Has Been Done and Wnat is on the Tapis— The Fine Horses Around Salinas— Racing" Prospects— The Iverson Trotters. Notwithstanding the hue and cry of "hard times" we hear almost everywhere we go, there is one place in California where the people claim times were never better, and that is at Salinas, Monterey county. The people there are wide- awake and progressive, and ever Bince those great Pacific Coast advance agents of prosperity, Claus 8preckels and his sons, Adolph and John D., called the attention of the people of the great Salinas valley to the fact that the soil and the climate could not be surpassed for the cultivation of sugar beets, everyone who has a farm within ten miles of the city has set aside a portion of it and planted beet seed. The re- sults proved that the prediction of Mr. Spreckels, the elder, made fifteen months ago,was correct. Not satisfied with thiB, and determined to see Salinas and the surrounding country made famous, Mr. Spreckels purchasedjthousands of acres of rich bottom lands along the banks of the Salinas rive*-, called a meeting of the leading farmers, instructed them regarding sugar beet culture, got them to promise to plant as many acres of beets as they possibly could, and at once set about to build railroads (as feeders) in every direction to tap the fielc8 wherein the beets were cultivated. The site of the immense sugar beet factory has been selected. It is on a level plateau not far from the Salinas river, where water can be had in abundance, and as if to make the place more suitable, a lime- stone quarry, situated on the Silacci place, about four mileB from Salinas, was discovered. As much of this material will have to be used in constructing the foundation of the im- mense refinery, Mr. Spreckels purchased it and built a rail- road from it to the field, where the ground will soon be broken to lay the foundations. The question of disposing of the beet pulp did not worry this projector of so many en- terprises, for he purchased an immense tract of land on tbe opposite side of the river, where he will build silos in which to place this pulp and keep it for feeding the cattle, of which he no doubt will have many hundreds. To make these improvements and to help the other farm- ers or beet planters to plant seed and gather these root crops, hundreds of men will have to be employed. Even since the talk of the refinery has started many new-comers from all parts of the United States have'purehased Dropprty adjacent to Salinas and erected neat homes thereon. On every avenue Bnd cross Btreet for at least two miles from the City Hall sub- stantial residences can be seen in course of erection, and con- tracts for as many more have been let, still the work is ouly in its infancy. Farmers who have heretofore depended entirely upon their annual crops of cereals are satisfied there is more money in beets, and every foot of available laod h being plowed, cross-plowed, harrowed and rolled until it looks as smooth as a b'lliard table. The beets that were raised last year have all been Bold at a profit to the refinery at Watsonville, and manv a mortgage has been raised, and many a heavy debt lifted from the farmers by these sac- charine products. Salinas itself seems to have tatren on a new lease of life. The principal streets are all bituminized, the stores repainted and many of the old frame buildings razed, and in their stead substantial stone and brick edifices are to be seen. There is not a vacant store (even though rents have been in- creased 25 per cent) in the city, and as for a suitable vacant residence, none can ba had, A streetj railroad will soon be built to connect Salinas with the sugar factory, and along the line many houses will be erected this summer. The reaidents]!aret'enthusiastic over the prospects. For years they have ^been boasting of the "glorious climate," "splendid soil,". beautiful scenery and immense crops of grain they have raised; but the crowds did not flock to see the place. It grew slowly for over thirty years until now it seems to have awakened to its great possibilities, and every one feels that it has a bright future. And it undoubtedly has. But there are other resources, other industries which will in a few years add wealth and fame to this rich valley by the ri'er. As a stock-raising country, long before Gen. Fremont crossed the mountains overlooking San Juan and Salinas, this country was noted for the excellence of its live-stock. Its immense ranchos were the homes of many thousands of cattle long before the "Gringo" came. After the cattle had had their day, the immense pasture fields were divided, fenced and cross-fenced into grain fields, and the immense crops harvested attested the value of the soil. Very little attention was paid to the breeding and raising of fine horses, drafts, thoroughbreds, or trotters, but with the influx of new people and the increasing demand for better horses more attention was paid to this industry. Some of the finest draft horses now in use in San Francisco were bred in Salinas valley, the farmers there never spared money when they saw what they thought suited them best. The large farms on which beets will be sown will need hundreds of good horses, for only the heaviest and strongest ones can be used advan- tageously in these places. They will be found right here in the country; many of them were included in the purchase of land made by Mr. Spreckels and his sons. Of thoroughbreds very little has ever been done, but in light harness horses a decided advance has been noticed, commencing with the im- portation of Jessie D. Carr's famous horse Mambrino, better known as Can's Mambrino (1789), a son of Mambrino Patchen 58 out of a mare by Mambrino Chief. He was bred by Dr. L. Herr, of Lexington, Kv., and was well patronized by farmers and horse-owners in the valley. Vermont 322, a son of Independence, out of a Gilford Morgan mare, was also used in the stud in Salinas, and left many descendants. Janio. 2:22, was here also, and when the track was built on the Sherwood place, about a mile and a half from town, every race meeting was well attended and the interest in good horses increased. Messrs. Carr, Iverson, Hebert, Ball, Vanderhurst, Corey, Lynn, Trescony and a score of others had representative trotters an I pacers, and every one was driven to win. Of these, there are very few deeply inter- ested in trotting horses, but all retain a few good ones. The one who has the most is J. B. Iverson. He has a pretty slock farm on the edge of toe town, where he has built a three-quarter mile track, box stalls, paddjcks,etc , and while on a visit there recently I was much impressed with the uni- form excellence of the horses, young and old, I saw there. At the head of his stud Mr. Iverson has a son of Electioneer, out of Lady Ellen. 2:29i (dam of Helena, 2:12$; Ella, 2:29; Eugeneer, 2:285; Elleneer, 2:21$; Nellie May, dam of Rcsita, 2:27£, and Montura, 2:22$), by Carr's Mambrino; second dam, Ida May, Jr., by Owen Dale.a son of Williamson's Bel- mont ; third dam, Ida May, bv Williamson's Belmont; fourth dam, Mary, by Red Buck. This horse was railed Eugeneer, and was purchased from Palo Alto for $10,000, and then passed to Mr. Iverson. He is one of the strongest bred sons of Electioneer, and from the appearance or his progeny he is destined to be a Bire of good-looking, well-formed irotters. Mr. Iverson used good judgment in the selection of his broodmares, and one is at a loss, when looking at the little band that gathered around us in the field, to select which was the best. Daughters of Vermont 322, Steinway, 2;25£, An- tevolo, 2:19i, Kentucky Prince (sire of Dexter Prince), Mes- senger Duroc, Carr's Mambrino, O'Donnell, Altoona 8850. Erwin Davip, Junio, Elmo and other famous sires. Some of these have been bred to the best horseB Mr. Iverson could se- cure, and the fillies by McKinney, 2:11}, and Dictatus are grand-looking, but those by his own horse, Eugeneer, do not suffer in comparison with them. Salinas Belle (dam of Ivolo, 2:20}, and Monteer, 2:301, has a colt by her side that is a grand one, and the same remark can be made about the fillies out of Belle, by Kentucky Prince and Altoorina, by Altoona; Clarissa, by O'Donnell, and Bertie, by Cropsy's Redwood. They have size, bone, style and good color, very little white, except the usual Electioneer markiDg (two hind heels white). While trotting by tbe side of their matrons, they moved with ease across the alfalfa paddock, and showed that trotting is their natural gait. Mr. Iverson is a liberal feeder. His land yields five tons of hay to the acre, and such rich hay, too! while his alfalfa fields are as green as a lawn throughout the year. Vet Kent, one of the most capable horsemen and careful reinsmen in California, has charge of the horses here, and his idea of "never sparine the feed to make the colt" is rigidly adhered to. Sickness among the 3tock in this valley is seldom known, and as Mr. Iverson drives out to this farm and goes among the youngsters every day he quickly notices if any of them are ailing. In the box-stalls, knee-deep in straw, Mr. Kent has all his horses looking healthy and Btrong, and it was with pleas- ure I noted their fine appearance. The first one led out did belong to Mr. Iverson. Mr. Kent brought him over from HolHster, he belongs to the Shaw Bros., editors of the Advance, published there. He is called Uncle Johnny, and was sired by Benton Boy, out of Nellie, by Brown Jug. He appeared at the State Fair last year in the 2:40 class for two- year-olds, and was second to Owyhee, by Chas. Derby, in 2:24 and 2:30. He is a faster three-year-old than he was a two-year-old, and will get Borne of the money thiB season. Ivaneer (brother to Monteer, 2:30), by Eugeneer, i'b a fine- looking three-year-old. Prince Gift, 2:20£, by Good Gift, i3 a very large four-year-old. He has a faultless gait and were it not for an accident which he met with last year every race for three-year-olds in California was at his mercy. He is such a growthy fellow, Mr. Kent is using great care to have him good and strong when the bell rings. If he is fit and well, it will take a record-breaker to defeat him in any race. He is level-headed and never makes a break. A very handsome two-year-old bay filly was next led out. She was by Eugeneer out of Steinway MaiJ, bvSteinway Jr. Eugenee was the name of the next one. He is a brown, and sired by Eugeneer out of Clarissa, by O'Donnell. Dictatress, a pacer which looks like his sire, Dictatus, was in the adjoining stall. His dam was Salinas Belle, one of the best broodmares in Monterey county, she having two in the 2:30 list and one, Mambrino Boy, with a record of 2:31 ■;>-. Dictatress is a pacer and a good one. Mr Kent bus done very little with these yet, but fiom this time he intends to give them sharp work. We were much pleased with a gelding by Whips out of a mare by Messenger Duroc, and believe there will be no trou- ble for him to get a mark below 2:30 when the opportunity presents itself. A full brother to Prince Gift, 2:20-2, tnat promises to be equally as large, is being worked for 6peed, and if he keeps on improving will make aB fast ahorse as his illustrious brother. All the mares on the farm have been bred to Eugeneer this year, and this horse will have a better chance than he has ever had, for Mr. Iverson iB one of our progres- sive horsemen who believer in enhancing the value of all bis colts and fillies by good feeding and so developing tbem. He has as fine a lot of yearlings as any one could wish to see. and all those which do not show they will pay for their development will be sold for whatever they will bring. However, there is little fear of the majority of them. In two years Mr, Iverson will have as fine a string of horses as any breeder in California, and will take a leading position among the horsemen of the Golden State. Mr. Iverson is very enthusiastic over the prospects of the coming race meeting at the Salinas track, saying : "There were no comnlaintd last year. I know there will be none this. Mr. Spreckels has sent his horses to the track to be prepared for the circuit, and we can entertain all visitors io this city during the race meeting as well as any other folks in California. We have a ppleodid track, a prosperous com- munity, a board of directors who are as enthusiastic lovers nf good horse an^ true racing as I am, and I promise vou that you can anticipate having a good time if you come." Havir g attended the Salinas races for the past five years, I can vouch for all Mr. Iverson savs, and believe that when the pro- gramme is published the number of entries will exceed any ever sent in to this association; and the names of those tfbn have brought horses to Salinas before will be at the head < t the list. Aknabee. -«> i Iodine does not sound like a very promising suhgtan- e with which to treat a severe burn, but nevertheless a British veterinarian has used it with success in a very bad case. In a gas explosion a cob and bis driver were so badly humed that the case Beemed hopeless. Dr. A. N. Porteous handled the C8B6. The body of the horse was /ery badly hurt over almost its entire surface. The doctor 'ook three ouoces ( f iodine and mixing tbem with a pint cf water thoroughly soaked the burned parts, covering them1- afterwards with a paste composed of starch and water, to exclude the air. Relief was apparent ar?d the treatment was renewed next day wherever tbe starchy dressing had been broken away from the skin. Recovery followed in about tweDty days and not only waB the horse successfully brought through the pcmv* but the driver almost as badly barned used the same drr- and treatment and was well as soon as the nag. 402 ffl%* grjeetor tmir gtp&ci&mmu [Juke 26, 1897 AT SALINAS RACE TRACK. Some of the Horses That Are Being Prepared for the Fall Meetings. There is a marked degree of interest manifested at the race track now, since it is assured that California will have good circuit exhibitions. Some of our local horsemen who had planned to take their horses on the Montana route have abandoned the idea and much prefer to stay at home. James Dwain, who is the present lessee, has put a good deal of work on the track ; he has plowed it deep, bringing new soil to the surface, regraded and settled it, and the present condition is very satisfactory, with the prediction that it will be exceed- ingly fast for the fall meeting. There are probably twenty- five well bred and promising horses being worked there now, and it is a very pleasant way U) spend the morning hours observing the exercising of the young hopefulB, and occa- sionally witnessing a surprisingly fast quarter or a half, for it is nearly too early yet to see full mile work-outs. The genial sunshine tempers the fresh sea breeze to the most in- vigorating conditions, and nowhere else are horses trained with better facilities for track work, proper feed, housing and climate. Everything necessary seems to be provided, and anything requiring special arrangement will receive the obliging attention of Mr. Dwain, who is always ready to accommodate his»friends. He is busy, as ne has some half- dozen animals under his direct Bupervision,as follows: Bruno, filling the role of a pet, as he is having a well-earned rest, and will not be driven on the circuit this year : Hon. J. D. Carr'a black gelding Uproar (4), by Sidney, dam by Abbottsford, is a large, strongly-made horse, and in his two-year-old form gave great promise. Will Jacks of Monterey has in this list a beautiful bay filly by Napa Wilkes, which he is having broken for road use, but which threatens to develop into a race horse. Cheri Hebert is having educated a racy-looking filly (2) by Bruno, dam Laura H. by Altoona. Mr. Dwain looked wise when he said she would pay for the care she gets. Dr. Gonzales has sent up a five-year-old bay gelding to be improved as a roadster; one of Prince Red's sons out of a daughter of Junio. It is hard to tell what these roadsters may develop into. J. D. Carr thinks enough of a three-year-old bay colt called Civilian by the grand black stallion Electricity and out of Lucky Girl by Carr's Mambrino to have him trained. Mr. Dwain broke the hearts of several bystanders by re- marking that he was the best colt ever raised around here. Well, it must be proved, for Monterey county is producing some splendid colts these davs. The genial Cavill Rodriguez has a string of five equine prodigies. In the first stall is located H. P. Brown's two- year-old pacing stallion Lu B. by Diablo, dam by Prompter. This colt is entered in the Breeders' meeting, and will also go at Salinas this fall. C. B. Dawson has a sure trotter in his two-year-old colt Valentine by Boodle, dam Kate, by Carr's Mambrino. He already shows quarters in 3S with but a few weeks' handling. He is entered at the Breeders' meeting and will go at home. Henry Pierce, the wide-awake agent at the nariow gauge depot, attended the San Mateo stock farm sale last month and bought a two-year-old black pacing filly by Sable Wilkes and out of Annie G., by Mambrino Boy. She is to be broken for a roadster, but it is predicted that "blood will tell," and certainly road work will be too slow for her. A. B. Spreckels has sent a number of fine horses over from his Aptos Stock Farm, where there is a half-mile track, to Salinas to prepare them for this year's campaign. They are in charge of T. V. O'Brien and two assistants. Mr. O'Brien was the first assistant driver at Palo Alto when Marvin was doing such marvelous work with the great colts at that noted stock farm. He is a splendid reiDsman and very courteous gentleman. At the head of the string is Dione, a speedy mare by Eros, dam Gracte, by Speculation 928. Dione last year as a four- year-old trotted to a record of 2:18}. Countesp, by McKinney, 2:11}, dam Miss Valensin, by Valensin, 2:23, is a green one, but will make a trotter sure. Her breeding is gilt edged enough to justify great expecta- tions of her. Venue, by Cupid, 2:18, a son of Sidney, dam Lillie 8., by Speculation, is without a record; as is also Psyche (3), by Cupid, dam EmmaS., by Speculation. The only pacer in the lot iB a line-looking, sweet-gaited two-year-old gelding by Apios Wilkes, full brother to the great campaigner, Huldn,2:08£. Henry Delaney A Co. have the following stable of well- bred equines to develop; Hiram Corey's buckskin gelding (6), by Napn Wilkes, dam Blue Belle, by Wapsie. He promises well. Nick Jeesen has sent to Mr. Kodriquez from San Lucas a pacing bay gelding, Frank Murphy by name, with a record of 2:29$. His sire iB Browo Jug and dam by Tom Vernon. Alfred Gonzales has nut in training a three-year-old filly by Sable Wilke«, dam by Granger. She is just beginning to get her gait and gained five seconds in one quarter in a week's work. If she continues at this rate she will be inter- esting to develop. Hiram Corey's five-year-old black Sidney stallion, dam Kate Kwing, 2:21, he has been in school about four weeks and trotted a quarter recently in 37 seconds. The beautiful Anita, 2:17, whom we all know, is fired by Junio, dam by Fallis; she ban gone in her work this sea- son, a mile in 2:194,(demonetating that she has her speed. Shelby in an affectionate bay gelding four yean* old, bred by H. K. Snow Jr. of Ventura. ThiB in a green horse, bred m follows: Sire, Wilkes Moor, 2:27, dam Queen by Odd Fallow, he by Echo. When asked how speedy he promised i- be, Mr. Delaney's expression indicated a desire to be Miging, counteracted by a mysterious reticence. Shelby ill be an interesting horse to keep in mind. V. M. Hammett, a former lessee of the track, is handling me valuable animate. He has a matched team of bay mares (4), by Eugeneer, dams by Kingston. They are the property of J. W. Tnclcke, who is having them specially broken for a carriage team. A gray mare belonging to M. J. Smeltzer,by Altoona, dam the mother of Billy Baxter, is being investigated as to speed qualities. Wm. Ford is having Mr. Hammett prepare for a roadster a four-year-old Brown Jug colt which is a fine fellow. This concludes the list of horses now at the track, and it is not considered there is a cull among them. Besides these there are a number being put in shape at J. B. Iverson's stock farm, among which is the great Prince Gift. J. H. Harris also has a small stable of trotters, some of which he expects to start in several events this year. One is a fine Boodle colt belonging to Mr. Carr. A new impetus to the light harness horse industry seems to be in existence throughout the State, bb shown by the big- gest list of entries in the circuit events for many years. — Salinas Index. LOGAN " THE IRON HORSE. " What Aleck Shields' Big Bay Horse Has Accom- plished During His Long Turf Career. Logan, "the iron horse," was generally credited with win- ning his one hundredth race on the afternoon of Friday, June IS, 1897, at Highland Park, Detroit, Mich. While not wishing to depreciate the doings on the turf of so honest an animal as Logan, we wish to state that Goodwin's Official Guide does not credit him with nearly bo many wins. How- ever, the son of Voltigeur and Pert has probably taken part in more turf contests than any racer that ever galloped over a course and besides has traveled more miles in the cars than any horse on record. Logan has raced as far north as Mon- treal, Quebec, as far south as New Orleans, La. San Fran- cisco was as far West as he proceeded|on his racing tours, and if he had gone any further in that direction he wonld have been forced to wear a life preserver. Providence, Rhode Island, was his Eastern limit, and that's about as far in that direction as they have galloping races. Between these points he raced at Saratoga, Coney Island and Brighton Beach, N. Y., at Guttenburg, Gloucester, Clifton and Elizabeth, N. J. ; Washington, D. C, St. Asaph, Va., Cincinnati, 0., Detroit, Mich,, Ideal Park, in Wisconsin, Toronto, Winsdor, and Hamilton, Ont., St. Louis, Mo. A rough estimate of hiB traveling from the time he waB purchase in Kentucky when a youngster up to the present is 23,350 mileB.or nearly around the earth. As Logan is still hale and hearty and apparently good for a couple more seasons on the turf, we shall look for him in California in the fall and to return East in the spring of 1898, thus adding at least 4,500 more lo the string of miles he has traveled. There are more than a dozen horses still racing old enough to b^ father to Logan, but they have not the springy step nor the "colty" look of the hero of so many hard-fought contests and have not broadened their minds so much through travel. Old Logan (he's a nine-year-old only) actually gets fat and "sassy" on the cars and kicks and cavorts so giddily at the unloading place that two-year-olds on the same train bang their heads in shame. The steel-lifee solidity of the horse's legs and feet and his ability to run early and often can per- haps be accounted for by the fact that he was only raced on two occasions as a two-year-old and not once, according to the Official Turf Guide, when three years of age. Logan's sire, Voltigeur, stood down in the interior of Kentucky and sired comparatively few foals, while his dam was Pert, by Pantaloon (son of imp. Leamington and Emily Fuller, by imp. Eclipse.) The second dam of Logan was Bird.by West Roxbury(he by imp. Balrownie,half-brother to Blink Bonny and Bonnie Scotland) ; the next dam was Birdy Bird.by Revenue; the fourth dam of Logan was Varia- tion, by imp. Ambassador ; her dam imp. Brittannia, by Muley. Foster, Voucher, La Verite, Jericho and many other turf celebrities traced to this imported English mare, and altogether Logan can be accounted "well-bred," though not according to the Kentucky school-boy's definition of the term, for he hasn't "two crosseB of Lexington," The following table, compiled with great care by William Sparling, shows what "the iron horse" had accomplished up tolaBt Wednesday, and will doubtless prove interesting read- ing to the many admirers of "old Logan" throughout this country and Canada, latter the home of his owner, Alex. Shields. Two new features will be observed— the total weight carried in bis races and the total distance raced : PERFORMANCES OP LOGAN, B H, FOALED 1888. Age. Started. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unpl. Total Weight Carried in Races Dist'ce Raced Am't Won. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 2 lbs. 210 M. Pur. 1 y, 68 73 •25 6u 70 30 U 21 4 20 11 3 7 9 10 28 22 7 12 20 2 9 16 C 25 23 9 8 21 14 7,269 9,078 2,844 7,409 7,723 8,203 32 5% 63 4 25 6)4 60 VA 55 1 25 5 8 6,875 11.170 3,510 6,420 5,405 1,225 Total 323 7:1 S3 65 102 87,736 264 6 $34,605 BEN BRUSH "WINS THE SUBURBAN. The First Time America's Most-Ooveted All- Aged Stake Has Gone to One of the Dwyer Brothers. New York, N. Y., June 22. — Michael F. Dwyer's four- year-old Ben Brush, son of Bramble and Roseville, won to- day's Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay in the presence of 15,000 people. Pittsburg Phil's four-year-old The Winner was second and Joseph F. Seagram's five-year-old bay Havoc third. The race was won in 2:07 15. Ben Brush won by a length, The Winner beatiug Havoc half as far for second place. The race was worth $6,000 to the winner, $1,000 to the second horse and $500 to the third. It was a very smoothly run contest, barring some crowding by Lake Shore, which caused some inconvenience to Sir Walter and Volley in the first quarter mile, and the best horse at the weights assuredly won. Ben Brush was admir- ably ridden by Willie Sims, the famous colored jockey, who placed his horse early in the contest when the pace was slew and moved up in earnest when the time came for prompt and vigorous action. He knew he was astride as game and speedy a horse as was in the race, yet he took no liberties with him. Starting on the extreme outside, he rode for position the first furlong, and was never worse than third after passing the stand the first time. For years Dwyer Brothers have striven to win one of the big spring handicaps, and year after year they have sent to the post the best of horses, among them champions of their day, but until to-day the horse from their stable has failed to win the coveted trophy. Other and greater prizes in value have fallen at their feet, but the Brooklyn and Suburban hung tantalizingly out of reach. The spell was broken to- day, however, and by a horse of which Mr. Dwyer is partic- ularly fond. The Winner was first to show, but was passed by Havoc when he had gone a furlong, Semper Ego moving up second. At the end of a mile, run in 1:42 1-5, it was Havoc first by a neck, Ben Brush second, one and a half lengths before The Winner. Havoc appeared to be going easily in the home- stretch and Ben Brush was under the whip. The game Bramble colt responded, and crawled up inch by inch, finally passing Havoc. The danger was not all over, for the crowd dropped the shout of Ben Brush and Sims heard The Win- ner's name. He glanced over his shoulder and saw the de- termined Sloan driving The Winner as only he can, and rapidly gaining ground. Then he looked ahead, saw the finish only a sixteenth away and dug his spurs into Ben Brush's sides, madly flogging him. It was a desperate race. Nearer and nearer drew the finish line and nearer and nearer came The Winner. One vicious cut to Ben Brush, one frantic push with knees and heels and he was over the line in safety, winner of the coveted Suburban, with The Winner half a Ienath away and Havoc, stopping faBt, in the third place, five lengths in front of the rest of the field, all badly beaten, with Belmar leading them. SUMMAET. M. F. Dwyer's b c Ben Brush, 4, by Bramble— Roseville, by Re- form, 123, 2 to 1 Simms 1 The Winner, b c, 4, by Favor— Imp. Hat>py Sally II., 115, 3 to 1 T. Sloan 2 Havoc, b h, 5, by Himyar— Elletta, 102, 6 to 1 H. Lewis 3 Time, 2:071-5. Belmar, Sir Walter, Volley, Dutch Stater, Semper Ego and Lake- shore, also ran. Fractional time— 1-8, 0:13 4-5 ; } .;, 0:01V:; ; \. 1:16 2-5 ; mile, 1:42 1-5; 1%, 2:07 1-5, Clifford, another son of Bramble, beat Harry Reed and other swift ones at five-furlongs, run in 1:013-5 with 126 lbs. up. Ben Brush is a good, game colt, a regular Bramble in con- formation, chunky and deceiving — "all horse." He was the best of the Western two-year-olds and won the Kentucky Derby and a few other good stakes last year. Like good wine, he seems to improve with age. Following is some Suburban Handicap history, in tabular form : Year. Winner, Age and Wt. Sire of Winner. 1884— Gen. Monroe. 6, 124 Tom.Bowli.ng 1885— Imp. Pontiac, 4, 102 Pero Gomez ,. 1886— Troubadour, 4, 115 Lisbon 18S7— Eurus, 4, 102 .Eolus 1888— Elk wood. 5. 119 ...Eolus 18S9— Raceland, 4,120 Imp. Billet 1*90— Salvator, 4, 127 Imp. Prince Charlie 1891— Loan taka, 5, 110 Sensation 1892— Montana, 4, 115 Ban Fox 1893 — Imp. Lowlander, 5, 105 Lowland Chief 1894— Ramapo, 4,120 R'ymede or Pontiac.. 1895— Lazzarooe, 4, 115 Spendthrift 1S96— Henry of Navarre, 5, 129. ..Knight of Ellerslie... 1897— Ben Brush, 4, 123 Bramble No. Starters 20 20 17 9 9 10 11 Time 2:1134 ' 2:09ife 2:l2& 2:12 2:07^ 2:09 4-5 2:06 4-5 2:07 2:07 2-5 2:06 3-5 2:06 1-5 2:07 4-5 2:07 2:07 1-5 The race has been run fourteen times, and four-year-olds have been successful no less than nine times, five-year-olds four times and a six-year-old once. This goes far to prove that a horse is at its best as a four-year-old. A California -bred horse (Montana) won the event in 1892 and imported horses flashed in front at the finish on two occasions. Salvator, now in California, and owned by an old Californian, ran the best race from a time and weight standpoint. Gen. Monroe's race was the slowest, considering the track was put down as "fast." Troubadour and Eurus won in the mud. Three times there were twenty starters, but there had been a re- markable dwindling in the size of the fields since 1SS8. Two real champions were winners of the race — Salvator and Henry of Navarre. The victories of Eurus, Elkwood, Loan- taka and imp. Lowlander were great surprises. Lowlander was as good as 300 to 1 once in the winter books, yet in a review in the Brkeder and Sportsman in February, 1893, "Rezot" declared that Lowlander had the best chance at the weights, considering his performances in 1S92. A three- year-old has never been better than second in the race in all these years, and it will take a rare good one to win the race. Foxhall is one of the very few three-year-olds tbat ever cap- tured any of the big English handicaps, and in Australia Newhaven and Wallace were exceptions. Venus, the dam of Adonis, 2:11$, Cupid, 2:18, Lea, 2:18}, has been always claimed to be a daughter of Capt. Webster, a son of Williamson's Belmont. Dennis Gannon and a num- ber of horsemen who remember her when she was a foal claim that she was by Venture, 2:27J, another son of Williamson's Belmont, an entirely different formed horse and one that waB noted for quality^- Venus was a per- fect counterpart of Venture. She had the same fine head and neck, short and strong back and loins and the Bame straight hock and legs of her sire. She was a trotter, too, having earned a record of 5:04 in a two-mile race. It is too bad that the late G. Valensin did not attend to the search after this pedigree. To those wishing to Btudy the performances of horses, as well as to those who wish accurate records of performances, Quarterly Racing Form, published by Daily Racing Form Publishing Company, 126 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, 111., is absolutely indispensable. A special edition of this handbook has recently been isBued, including charts of American rac- ing from March 19th lo May 22, 1897, inclusive. The charts cover San Francisco, Oakland, Little Rock. Nashville, Wind- sor, Memphis, Washington, D. C, Morris Park, Newport, Aqueduct; in fact, all high-claes tracks of the country. June 26, 1897] 1&\je $veebev anb gpovtzman. 403 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EDITED AKD CONDUCTED SOLELY BT JOSEPH OAIKN SIMPSON. San Clemente Jockey Club — Rather premature to state authoritatively the title of the jockey club which i9 now such a prominent topic of conversation in racing circles. While that which is taken for the side-head of this article is somewhat euphonious, it is hardly expressive enough to command attention or insure adoption. As a rule the title ot jockey clubs is given to signify the country, district or city to which they belong, and "common custom" is a difficult thing to overcome- The California Jockey Club absorbed the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa- tion, and then the Pacific Coast Jockey Club partially resus- citated the name. I have oftentimes pondered over the fa- tality which appears to compel adherence to a name which conveys to many people an idea variant from that which should be the appellation of a body of prominent citizens. It does not remove the opprobrium attached to the most con- spicuous word by these people to tell them that dukes, •sari?, lords and other high dignitarios of the nation are mem- bers of the English Jockey Club, and that the French Jockey Club 1b the most exclusive and aristocratic of all the Gallic social institutions. If decided in their opposition to racing, they gloat over the definitions nf noun and verb, as given in Webster, hurling the third illustration of a name at you with malicious unction, and with all the pomposity cf supposed superior knowledge propound the question, ''How can you expect anything but fraud and robbery when a cheat is the Bynonym of jockey ?" Sanctioned by the best part of a century's usage (organized before, the E. J. C. in 1833 adopted rules quite similar to those which now prevail) the offensive definition of jockey has little bearing. Still there are no valid reasons for ad- he ing to the custom, however generally it is followed, and (racing association conveys the same meaning), while carp- ers are deprived of the opportunity of frivolous complaints and malodorous criticisms. In suggesting the name of Pacific Racing Association for the club which will manage the Marin county race course, I sincerely hope thut in addition to being appropriate for the locality, better than Occidental, inasmuch as it im- plies that good will to all other clubs will be the motto and nothing left undone to pacify those who might be in oppo- sition. There is little, necessity for dilating on the inevitable con- sequences of a "race course war;" none at all to people who are conversant with the history of the turf for the last fifteen yearB. As to the merits of the project of establishing a new race course at San Clemente, I can only look at it in one light. Marin county is just as well entitled to a race course as the baliwicks of San Francisco and Alameda, and if the business be conducted with scrupulous attention to secure honest rac- ing and rigidly taboo all objectionable practices well worthy of support. The P. C. J. C. and the C. J. C. have an undoubted right to insist that racing shall be conducted in a way that will be the least likely to awaken opposition, the large amount in- vested in their "plants" demanding protection. Every breeder of race horses is interested in the sport being con- ducted so as to secure the co-operation of the conservative people of the State in case there be attempts to obtain enact- ments of laws which would seriously cripple, perhaps entirely abolish, what are designated "sports of turf and track.'' I have no reasons to imagine that those who will be in con- trol of the proposed racing grounds will not be as diligent in the performance of the duties connected with proper man- agement of the somewhat hazardous business than the officers of the clubs now in existence, and until it is shown that they are derelict, or in any way fail to meet the exigencies arising, will take it as granted that a straight course will be the one followed. No one, in all probability, expects that the Marin county race course will be as magnificent, in all its appointments, as those at Ingleside and Emeryville. Even if reports be true,the course will be only three-quar- ters of a mile in circuit, with a chute of sufficient length to give a race of one mile with only one circuit of the tracks; if properly "laid out" this is not such a drawback as many con- sider it to be. By making the semicircles of the same radii as they are on a regulation track the turns will be as easy, and in races of a half mile, seven furlongB and one mile just the same distance for straight running as the mile course presents. One advantage gained is a better view, and in all save the start for a race of a mile the horses will be closer to the Btands than they are on the regulation. Too Boon to indulge in speculations on what will or may be done by those who have no better information than that contained in the papers, and if, as seems very probable, the project is to be carried out without fail, it will not be long until there is reliable intelligence. * * * Getting the Money On. — There is no questioning the olaim that when once a passage is forced through the crowd) and the point gained where money can be handed to the bookmaker, the job of getting the money on is near comple- tion. Provided always that the individual addressed and proffered che money is ready and willing to accept the wager. The main objections urged against the mutuel pool system are that until the pool is closed the purchaser will not be cognizant of the rate he has obtained, and that one who wants to invest a larger sum is unable to do bo. The third fault sometimes advanced is that when an owner or trainer purchases tickets a cue is afforded to those who are waiting for an intimation of that kind, and the result a rush for the horse, cutting the odds far below what they would have been if the "tip" had not been discovered. The first objection mentioned had nearly an analogue during the early days of auctiou pools. At the first introduction of the system limited dooIb were offered. Thus the auctioneer would an- nounce,How much am I offered for first choice in $ , pool or no pool? When all the horses were sold if the amount fell short of the stipulated sum, if not sanctioned by the pur- chasers, it was declared off. The unlimited pool waB introduced, in which there was no fixed total, and the limited waB practically driven from the field. A few of the sort that cannot be pried out of the old ruts at times would insist on the "good, old plan" beiDg fol- lowed, but the waste of time, objectionable to a large majority of the purchasers as well as the poolseller, could not be allowed, and even the most inveterate sticklers for the Iimit*>d at last acknowledge that the innovation was benefic-al. N«i 1/ all kinds of speculate is a e subject to contingent i -s A person may have a contract that fixes the price of a cer- tain article definitely, aod in that case he is aware of the amount of profit or loss there will be when he buys the arti- cle contracted. Even then there may be unknown quanti- ties that will upset his scheme. "Variety's the spice of life which gives it all its flavors" sang a poet of the long ago, and the "glorious uncertainty of racing" has been quoted thousands of times without anyone attacking the philosophy of the statement. With the mutuel boxes or booths for conducting the block system, to do the business, tickets ranging from one dollar to as many dollars each as the public desire, and proper facili- ties for doing the work expeditiously, a man must be deter- mined to veoture hugely if he cannot invest his funds. Bettors "on the nod" will have more trouble when "ready money" has to be exchanged for pasteboards, and this class will not take kindly to the change. However good such cus- tomers may be.and a large proportion of them are as solid as the Bank of England, "markerB" are not quite equivalent to cash, aod then it is a kindness to a share of credit bettors if they are forced to "pay as they go," which John Randolph of Roanoke declared to be the philosopher's stone, that saving them the trouble too of "hustling" for the "needful" when their time could be better employed. Supposing that as many booths are required as there were bookmakers at Emeryville and Ingleside — though in my opinion one-half could do as much business — and the booths arranged the same ae the boxes, on each side of the bourse. In front of each booth a railing, such as is UBed at railway ticket offices, to keep buyers in line, and the stop would be a few seconds for each purchaser. A circuit of all the booths could be made in a few minutes if even a ticket was bought in every one of them, and this might be preferable to taking ten or twenty tickets of each as rates might vary, and in this may the average would be secured. Some few vears ago a New Yorker, not credited with being a "big bettor" by any means, won, in one day on the races at Paris 40.000 francs, and that, too, when he had to look after a companion to whom he bad to pay strict attention. On the shady side of life as well, so that it iB a fair inference that an active sport could triplicate the work, a real hust- ler get on ten times as much, bo that under the French system from $20,000 to $100,000 might be won in an after- noon. As to the third claim that the stable secrets cannot be preserved or made as effective as when bookmakers are in charge, tbat is more fanciful than real. Very true that the tickets sold will demonstrate the relative standing of the horses in the opinion of bettors, but that a rush will be made to get on the favorites is not absolutely assured. Very frequently intending supporters of horses in the ma- tuels delay buying until the other horses show an increase of the ticketB placed upon them. But, as is well known, bookmakers are prone to "rub" when money comes in, and there iB also an eager and catching-on throng around the ring, whether the person making it is connected with a stable or a total stranger. That each of the systems of race track speculation is faulty in some points is beyond just contradiction, and I am far from asserting that the "block" will be entirely exempt, and yet have unlimited faith that it will be, from all points of view, superior in very many respects. * Truth in Place of Error — Very many times I have called attention to the erroneous practice of givtng false in place of true time for both running and trotting races. Every watch used in marking the length of the interval from start to finish might show fifths of seconds, and still the figures posted at the track, entered in the records, and tele" graphed above were given in vulgar fractions. Like many other usages of race courses and trotting tracks,this "vulgar'' error was petted and cherished, and though Time is such a potentiality in this country in estimating the value of a per- formance, lies, in lieu of truths, were promulgated. Quite a difference between the ground covered in a quar- ter of a second and a fifth. At a 2:40 rate there would be a gap of 2| feet, and the horse which made 2:40 1-5 would beat the one which was 2:40} a good neck. Then two-fifths can be called a quarter or a half as the timers saw fit, and three- fifths balanced by a half or three quarters. There is a break, however, and now that one club has the courage to prefer truth to fiction, and that one of the prominent racing asso- ciation;, it may be"that others will follow. The Suburban, ran at Sheepshead Bay on Tuesday, was run in 2:07 1-5, and so stated, and the other races were scheduled on the same scale — five furlongs, 1:012-5; one mile, 1-42 1-5 ; eleven- sixteenths, 1:09 1-5 ; one and a quarter miles, 2:07 1-5 ; five furlong3, J :03 2:5. Latonia, St. LouiB and Detroit adhere to the clumsy old habit, and there iB little doubt that the good example will not be followed until the turf papers insist on correct returns of time. And by the way, a turf editor was the cause of fifths of a second being replaced by quarters. In the old days of rac- ing in California the time of some of the races was given in fifths. George Wilkes in his autocratic way gave public notice in his paper that thereafter he would not publish fifthB, and when time was sent to Wilkes' Spirit with the offensive decimal attached he would substitute fractions. * * * No Interference. — In proposing the name of Pacific Racing Association for the club which will have control of the Marin county race course, allusion is made to the neces- sity of avoiding whatever is likely to engender opposition. Since the article was written I have learned that some of the harness horse people are apprehensive that racing will be continuous, and through the summer and fall months there will be no break, the gate never closed from Monday morning to Saturday night, months in, none out. While it must be kept in view that my information is of the slightest, it can hardly be possible that a course will be pursued that will be sure to antagonize the influential body of citizens connected with light harness horses. Had they with- held their support the Emmons bill would have been passed, and that hearty co-operation waB due to the contract between the G. J. C. and the P. C. J. C. that their meetings should not be held in months that would conflict with fairs and trot- ting meetings. Should, for instance, the Marin J. C. continue to race when the meetings of the P. C. T. H. B. A, are In progress at tbe Emeryville track, harness horse men from San Diego to Siskiyou, from Truckee to San Francisco would insist on retaliation. But I cannot see that there should be any apprehensions on that score. The man who is to be the president of the new club, Hon. Frank L. Coombs, has been so thoroughly identified with harness-horse interests; second vice-president of the N. T. A., breeder and owner of fast trotters, and withal a man of sterling sense and acumen, altogether unlikely that he will favor interference. Mr. Henry Schwartz is said to be the active manager, and in the twenty-odd years I have known Mr. S never discovered any evidence of a lack of superior qualifications for business. Time enough to worry when it is proved that measures are likely to be pursued which will require attention, and until adverse action has a more tangible basis than rumor and sur mise will not fret over the question that a sensible body of men will sanction a course that could only end in self- destruction. * * * A Good Chance for trotters and paces now at Emeryville. Mr. Williams, president of the C. J. C, very kindly nas given the harness horses the use of the magnificent track, out- side and inside courses being open to them to exercise upon. The only restriction being use of stalls, and these ean be ob- tained on the outside. They are busy now renovating the boxes and completing improvements, but will be in readiness to accommodate all the horses having engagements at the Breeders' meetings in time for the finishing preparation. The outer track is soft, the inner hard, bat as smooth as a table, therefore trainers have a choice of the ground that suits them best. A grand place for harness racing, the race course of the California Jockey Club. Not the least risk in asserting that larger fields of harness horses can be started there in good positions than any other track, the great width of the homestretch permitting so many abreast that such a thing as three tiers will be unknown, unless everyone of the twenty-seven entered in the 2:40 class should face the starter. * * * Of the Greatest Importance that owners give all the support possible to the meetings which will come off be- fore the State Fair. With a good list of entries for the three meetings given by the P. C. T. H. B. A., Emeryville, Chico and Willows, then there is no doubt of every week being oc- cupied until the first of November, giving the harness horses a better chance than any one should have thought possible for this season. The purses at the three places named are certainly liberal, and the classification so well arranged that faw indeed at • barred. There are so many reasons for all, even those who have a small interest in harness horses, to extend the "helping hand," that I shall be greatly disappointed if the hope of a big lot of names is not fulfilled. Job. Cairn Simpson. Answers to Correspondents. J. S., City — To decide a wager, kindly state which Ameri- can horse has won the most races and the number of wins credited to him in Official Turf Guide (Goodwin's). I claim Kingston (by Spendthrift) is entitled to the credit ; my op- ponent (T. F.) declares that Logan has won the largest num- ber of races. Answer — J. S. wins. Kingston won 87 races and Logan, up to June 19th, had only won 73, according to Goodwin's Guide. W. E. K., Modesto, Cal. — Will you please answer the fol- lowing question through your paper? Is a racehorse clear of the ground for an instant while^running with a stride of eighteen or twenty feet? I claim he is, other horsemen here say one foot is on the ground all the time. I mean he is clear just before he strikes the ground each time. Answer — You are right. A horse has all hie feet off the ground just before he strikes the earth. He gets his propelling power and spring from the hind quarters, landing on the fore feet , recovering with the hind legs, springing on again. It stands to reason that a horse could not stretch eighteen to twenty feet, for the average length of a racehorse is a few inche under eleven feet. Harness Racing at San Joe. St. Joseph (Mo.), June 24: — The track was heavy and slow. The results : Firet race, 2:17 class, pacing — Green 8eal won, Ding sec- ond, Belle Colly third. Best time, 2:18*. Second race, 2:09 class, pacing — Agitato won, KansaB sec- ond, Hal Crago third. Best time, 2:10|. * Palo Alto, 2:08J, son of Electioneer and Dame Winnie has added another 2:20 performer to his list. June 17th last, at Mystic Park, Boston, the bay gelding, Paloo, out o Galena, by Gen. Benton, grandam Gazelle, 2:21, byHambJe Ionian 10, won the 2:30 class in 2:18}, 2:19|, 2:22}, 2:20} losing the third heat. This gives the king of stallions to high-wheel sulky a total of eleven in the list, out of a pos- sible forty, many of these never having been developed. 8ix of his performers got records from 2:19j to 2:16, at three years old and under. His oldest performer is a five-year- old. Wittie Palon, Pasonte, out of Sontag Dixie, Iran Alto , out of EJaine, and Alia, out of Lula Wilkes, are on the tur i this year.and the great racer and sire Palo Alto should have fresh laurels added to his memorial tablet of performers. Do not overlook the date, July 1st, for entries to Hi L,os" Angeles S1.20O event, which will close on thft* and the entrance is only three per cent. 404 <&lje gvee&ev mtto &pjowt*mmu [June 26, 1897 TURF AND TRACK. THE SULKY. Do you owe jour subscription to the Breeder and Sportsman .' A splendid race meeting will be beld at the Hollister track on July 3d. B Sprockets' great mire, has been bred to Cupid, 2:18, by Sidney. Ai Dr. Fiulaw's track near Santa Rosa there are twenty horses being worked for speed, Mr. Jus. Lutoen, of Alameda, has bred Oakville Maid, 2:26), by Whippleton, to Altamoot. Stella B., by Anteros, won a race in Lexington, Ken- tucky, June 11th, trotting the third heat in 2:21. Silkwood, 2:07, has been put io training and will be entered in the free-for-all races throughout California. Entries to the Los Angeles race3 close next Thursday, July 1st. Entrance only 3 per cent. Don't overlook this. Remember entries to tbe great Los Angeles meeting will close July 1st (next Thursday). Entry blanks can be ob- tained at this office. Altamont's fastest trotter since the death of AHao is Pearl Fisher, 2:17.*, now among the brood mares on the Larabie farm at Deer Lodge. Twenty-four new trotters and eighteen new pacers took standard records the past week. The new performers for the year now number eighty-eight. A " want ad.,'" placed in the proper columns of this paper, will place the buyer or seller in communication with with the very party they are looking for. There are now 110 Bires who have new performers and reduced records for tbe current year, which is more than double the number at the close of the preceding week. Chas. A. Durfee has reason to be proud of the splendid foals to be seen by his great horse McKinney, 2:11 J. Every owner considers he has the best youngster ever foaled. THEonW winner Messrs- Salisbury & Griffiths had at the Denver meeting was Walter Hobart's bay mare Tuna, by Ethan Allen Jr. She was the 2:19 class trot, best time 2:21. RuesELL T., a bay gelding by Albert W., won a $1,000 match race at Fleetwood Park, June 10. The track was heavy, yet he won in three straight heats in 2:34|,2:31£ and 2:29). Verixy the mighty do fall once in a while. The Elec- tioneer stallion Anteeo, 2:16*, is standing at Morrisville.Pa., at the small fee of $30, and Barnhart, brother to Allerton, at $15. Harry E. Wise and Frank H. Burke Btarted for Mon- tana via Portland last Monday. These gentlemen have horses at the Anaconda track and will be present when the racing begins. Capi\ F. Drake, of Vallejo, who owned Admiral and a host of tine trotters, arrived at his old home last Saturday after a six years' sojourn in Mexico. He is looking the picture of health. Great improvements have been made at the Los Angeles track. Remember entries for those liberal purses to be given there at the fall meeting will close July 1st. Every horse- owner should make entries. Lady Waldstein, by Waldstein, got third money in the 2:13 class pace at St. Joseph, Mo., last Tuesday, and the beet tine in the race was 2:10. Falmont won the 2:22 class trot, best time, 2:14}. It is reported that Iran Alio, the beautiful son of Palo Alto, 2:08J, and Elaine, 2:20, the half sister to Electioneer, has worked a mile in 2:2u recently. Great things are ex- pected of Iran Alto in 1897. At the Pierce Bros,' Santa Rosa track there is a two-year old by Sidney Dillon (brother to Cupid, 2:18, etc.), out of Dolly (dam of Daly, 2:16), by Electioneer, that is the speedi- est ever seen over that fast course Chas. A. Hug's fine trottiog mare Charivari, 2:20}, by Sterling, has been bred to A. B. Spreckels' Sidney stallion, Cupid, 2:18. The Cupids that have appeared are excellent, and next year's crop should be A. No. 1. "Bod'* is the short name of a newcomer to the list. He was sired by Steinway, 2:26}, and got his record of 2:30 trot- ting at the Alameda race meeting, May 28th. The Steinway family will be in evidence again this year. E. C. Peart has engaged the services of Philip C. Byrne to handle his Btring of trotters this spring: viz , Duke, 2:22J; Prince, 2:24, and a three-year-old called K. C. Wilkes. Mr. Peart will enter these at all the meetings on tbb circuit. Mithka by Advertiser— Mamie by Hambletonian Jr., got third money in a five-heat race at Fleetwood, June 10th. She was second in 2:131, wf>n a heat in 2.17 and was second Ul 2:17, 2:16}, 2:18J, 2:18}. Her previous record was 2:21}. Thkke are six three year-old performers for the year: Success, 2:24i; the Da Hois Bros.' Ally, by Superior, 2:17$, is the fastest of the : rotters, and Simon Guggenheim, 2:20, by Saraway, a nine-year-old son of Steinway, is the fastest of the pacer*. A OOBHISPONDBNT hu a very handsome black gelding iful mane and tail. He ib broken i-ingle and double and to Huddle, singlefoota under th«saddle, l gentle, iimni; and one of the nicest little ponies in i e Slate. >nkt, at the Salinas race track, has begun to "fork the five-year-old dan elding by Nap* Wilkes, dam ' M»tB, !:27$, by Wapaie. The young horse is romislDR and is the pioperty of Hiram Corey of Las ' ilinas farm. Geo. Gray, of Haywards, who is handling a 6tring of horses at the Meek place, visited Woodland last Wednesday. A. B. Rodman, the lessee of the^ race track, showed him all the horses there were- in training there. The track is rapidly becoming good under Mr. Rodman's care. F. F. Moulton, of Redwood Citv, is the proud owner of a fine, large chestnut colt by K. O'Grady's Onward stallion Hart Boswell, out of SiWer Bow, by Silver Bow, second dam Fanav Malone, by Arthurton, third dam Fanny Malone (grandam of Cnas. Derby, 2:20, etc.), by Niagara. Silver King, boo of the old-time Hambletonian mare Harvest Queen, 2:29}, whose record was made at Sacramento, California, twenty-seven years ago, has secured a new per- former in the bay mare Patti Rosa, who trotted in 2:25 at Marysville, California, May 29, in a winning race. Samaritan A j who paced in 2:20} at Baltimore, is a three- year old, and is the fastest three-year-old of the season. She is by Mercury, 2:21, son of Sidney, out of Juno by Bucca- neer,second dam Venus(dam of Cupid, 2:18, etc.) by Venture. Toe dam of Samaritana was by Masker, a son of Brown Hal. Wednesday a force of men commenced work upon a new half-mile race course at Sebastopol, Sonoma county. The track will be situated near tbe depot, and is to be completed in time for the races to be held there on the occasion of the Fourth of July celebration, which will be held on Saturday, July 3d. The Agricultural Association directors of Monterey dis- trict held a meeting Monday and discussed matters apper- taining to the proposed fair next fall. It was decided that if a committee of the citizens of Salinas, to be hreafter appointed, would raise $1000, a fair would be held; other- wise, none. — Salinas Journal. A large Dumber of California-bred horses that were sold in the East at the different auction sales during the past th ree years are to start in nearly all the events this year on the grand circuit. It is like reading from the Palo Alto and Corbitt catalogues to peruse the names entered for the trot- ting and pacing races. D. W. McGowan, of Areata, Humboldt county, has a fine brown filly by Fitz Amyon (a son of Waldstein and a Whip- pleton mare), out of BBlle McG. by Mustapha, 2:23$; second dam, Topsy, by Leonard's Poscora; third dim, by Mc- Cracken's Blackhawk. It is Mr. McGowan's intention to have her trained this fall. The twenty sires who have entered the great table this season are none of them by the same sire. Onward, Elec- tioneer, Nutwood, Blue Bull, Brown Wilkes, Nutgold, Dex- ter Prince, Grand Sentinel, Brown Hal, Echo, Princeps, Pero, Jay Gould, Mansfield and Steinway have each a sin- gle son among those sires who have secured their first stand- ard performer this year. A correspondent from Colusa writes : Will Harris gave Suel Harris* black stallion Lochinvar, by Director H„ dam by Venture, 2:27, a record of 2:20, fourth heat, at the Marys- ville spring meeting, and at the same meeting he gave the sire of Lochinvar, Director H., a record of 2:27}. Director H. was sired by Director, 2:17, out of Esmeralda, (dam of Don Lowell, 2:14}), by Brigadier. The three-year-old pacer, Simon Guggenheim, who got a mark of 2:20 at Denver, was sired by Saraway, a brother to Chas. Derby, 2:20; Steineer, 2:29}; H. R. Covey, 2:25. and Sunlight, 2:25; being by Steinway, out of that grand old broodmare, Katy G., by Electioneer. Sweet Briar Maid, an- other daughter of Saraway, trotted in a seven-heat race at Colorado Springs and won one heat in 2:30}. Silkwoqd, the famous pacer owned by J. Willetts, has been put in training and will be one of the starters in the free-for-all pace at Los Angeles next fall. The running programme will embrace' from twenty to twenty-five races. The Citrus Belt Handicap will have a guaranteed value of $1,000, and other valuable races will be given, so as to at- tract the best horses to the Southern metropolis. Hunyadi, 4, by Hugo, 2:21, dam Orphan Girl (dam of Orphina, 2:17}), by Piedmont, 2:17}, won a purse at the Mineola Fair, N. Y., June 16th, half mile track in 2:25}, 2:25|, 2:26^. Hunyadi was sold al auction last March in New York by Palo Alto Stock Farm. Same day, at Pough- keepsie, the mare Wanda, by Piedmont, dam Unis, by Electioneer, won the 2:21 class in straight heats in 2:19, 2:18$, 2:18}. Anybody can raise a horse now with curbs, ringbones, spavins, weak eyes, unorainly hocks, short necks, pig eyes, twisted heels, ewe necks, etc., but it takes a practical horsemen to raise a fine, up-headed, good, substantial, useful horse. Person1' who raise the former are of the slip-shod kind, the kind who are shiftless and are of but little value to any community, but the latter kind are persons who make good business men, useful husbands and the best of citizens. Among the horses that have been named in the $4,000 Ashland stake for 2:11 trotters at the Lexington fall meet- ing are: Bouncer, 2:10}, Baron Rogers, 2:10}, Fred B., 2:11}, Stam B , 2:11}, Gazelle, 2:11}, Franklin, 2:10}, New- castle, 2:113, Grace Hastings. 2:12, Cephas, 2:11}, Baron Crisp, 2:121 Gov. Strong, 2:10}, Boodle, 2:12A, Pilot Boy, 2:10}, Baron Dillon, 2:12, Georga G.. 2:l2f, Que Allen, 2:104. This race should eclipse the Transylvania in in- terest and speed. Thk field that will contest for the 2:09 pace at Terre Haute is a wonderful one. Twenty-one entries were made as follows: Giles Noyee, 2:113, Choral, 2:08}, Ole Hutch, 2:11}, Coastman, 2:08}, Planet, 2:094. Jo He, 2:08*, Dick Wilkes, 2:09:!, Bright Light, 2:08}, Ananias, 2:12, Javelin, 2:13}, 8phiuxetta. 2.08}, Judge Swing, 2:08.\, Princess Eulalia, 2:09}, Stella, 2:11|, Miss Williams, 2:09}", Belle T., 2:10}, Bumps, 2:08}, L. L. D., 2:09, Oenone, 2:11}, Frank Bogash, 2:10} and Agitato, 2:09}. We do not recall a time when values of pedigree live stock were ho strictly upon the basis of utility as they are right now. Utility, and not pedigree or fancy points, governs the market at present- The buyer of a pure-bred animal wants an individual that will pay a good price for itself in the im- provement of his stock. He wants pedigree as an assurance of purity cf blood and prepotency, but he does not 1p1 the pedigree take the place of individual merit. This indicates a healthy condition of the trade, for it is the proper condition. Blde Bird, 2:24$ over the half-mile track at Rocklin. This mare belongs to D. O'Bannon of Marysville. She is a gray in color, stands 16 hands, can trot inside of 2:50, and does not wear hobbles or boots. She paced a half io 1:06 over this track on the outside of sis horses, last quarter of the mile io 31 seconds. Her breeding is as follows : Sired by Brigadier, second dam by Constantino, by Steinway, 2:25$. A man who formerly lived in Sonoma county used to take horses to pasture. One particular horse that was in his pas- ture used to top off a hearty meal of grass by eating wood, his favorite place being the gate that lei into the pasture, which he nearly chewed up. One day the pasture owner's attention was called to the wood gnawing horse and he sent for the owner and directed him to take the horse out. "Why, what for?" asked the horse's owner. "Because," said tbe owner cf the pasture, "this is no place for him ; you should send him to some lumber yard." At Anaconda, last Saturday, Meadowville stepped Nettie Ham an easy mile in 2:21, and the filly, Christabel, a quar- ter in 0:34}. Dick Benson worked the bay colt Journeyman a mile in 2:21, and the chestnut mare Argrete in 2:22. The half was made in 1:09. Tom Keating drove Strathmont a mile in 2:19, quarter in 0:32 recently. Alto Genoa went a mile in 2:23 Holbrook drove Lenna N. in 2:18}, doing the last quarter in 30} seconds. Van Bokkelen sent Letter B. a couple of easy mifes recently in 2:25 and 2:24. Pete Wil- '.iams held the reins on Monterey, and the big fellow jogged a couple of miles in 2:25} and 2:23}. Williams also sent a two-year-old by Silver Bow for a little jog. The colt is a very promising one, and will surely be heard from. A Russtan veterinarian, by name Grunner, insists that he has discovered a specific for tetanus. A very severe case was cured by him by the subcutaneous injection of iodine, bis formula being iodine, 1.0; iodid of potassium, 5.0; dis- tilled water, 100.0. Five grammes of this solution were at first injected as a dose twice a day and increased until eight injections per day were made. The dose was gradually de- creased as convalescence set in and in nineteen days effected a cure. In all he injected into the patient 300 grammes of the solution. This is a valuable "pointer" for any veteri- narian, for lockjaw is one of these diseases in which one might as well kill in the attempt to cure, for death is likely to ensue anyway. Therefore experiments may be made with freedom without fear of making a bad job worse. The Alameda Driving Association has reduced its mem- bership fee to $10 instead of $20, hoping *.o increase its roll of members and also get a larger Dumber of entries for the races to be given under its auspices. President C. G. Bull says: "We intend to give some valuable prizes: harness, robes, etc., and perhaps some purses at our race meet to be held in the early part of July. W e expect to have a free- for all trot and a free-for-all pace as special inducements, and AllieCresco, 2:13}; Promise Me, 2:16}; Arthur L.,2:15}, a fast pacer of Mr. Bellingall's, sired by Frazier's Secretary, King Cadenza, by Steinway, and others are promised as entries for the pacing event. My filly, Much Better, Mor- ris' Inez M., Combs' Anita, Moran's tjount, and Fisher's Derbraltar will probably form another class. Chas. F. Neal'e Emma Abbott, Burnett's Lassie B., Fransee's Silver Button, Thwaite's Clay H., and Wichtnan's Wild Piney will be in the free-for-all trot. All recent sprains of the joints and tendons are generally best treated bv the application of cold water, says "Saddlery and Harness.'' This is best applied by means of the hose. This should be used frequently, but Dot for more than five minutes at one time. The horse's rug should be put on at such a time, or he is liable to take cold. If the horse shows symptoms of much pain, it may be necessary to foment the part ; that is, apply warm water instead of cold. This will ease the pain, but will probably increase the swelling, and the reduction, afterwards, of this swelling, will retard recov- ery, Tbe inflammatory processes at the lesion mean in- creased blood supply to the part, and consequent effusion into the surrounding tissues. Thus, with a sprain, we always gee more or less "thickening," and the getting rid of this "thick- ening" is often more troublesome than relieving the actual pain. The application of cold water by constringing the blood vessels has the effect of lessening the amount of blood which would otherwise be conveyed to the part, and so result in less effusion and swelling. After applying the cold water, a woolen bandage should be bound fairly tight around the affected part, preferably interposing a layer of cotton wool between limb and bandage. Should the animal show symp- toms of being in much pain, remove the bandage at once, for it is then probably pressing too hard on tbe injured part. The bandage, however, must not be left off, but replaced. Bandages in sprains, other than in those of the limbs from the foot to the trunk, are out of the question. Our attention having been called to the peculiar inbreed- ing of Javelin, 2:13}, by R. P. Miller, of Keokuk, Io., we offer the following: Javelin, a bay mare, whose pacing record of 2:13}, at three years old, was obtained in a winning race at Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1895, was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, of Sacramento, Cal. As a race mare, she was very successful her first year out, having started eleven times, gaining a record of 2:20 in the first race, was three times first, five times second, two times third and once unplaced. We consider the above a great showing for a three-year-old mare, when it is remembered that her competitors in every race were the crack pacers of the Pacific Coast, i. e.,Chehalis, 2:074 ; Pathmont, 2:09^; Seymour Wilkes, 2:08i ; Loupe, 2:09}; Birdroe,2:llJ; Rubv M., 2:12*; Ottlnger, 2:11} pac- ing, 2:092 trotting; Roan Wilkes, 2:122; Ed. Lafferty, 2:161; Welcome, 2:10}; Ella W., 2:17}; "Al Gregor, 2:11, and Phenol, 2:11 J. Javelin was sired" by Creole, 2:15, son of Prompter 2305. Her dam Flash, by Egmont, being out of Lighlfoot, by Flaxtail 8132. Grace dam of Creole, was sired by Buccaneer 2656, while her dam, Mary, was a daughter of Flaxtail 8132. Promp er, sire of Creole, was a son of Blue Hull, and his dam, Prairie Bird, was sired by Flaxtail 8132. Buccaneer, sire of the dam of Creole, was a son of Iowa Chief 52S. while his dam, Tinsley Maid, was a daughter of Flaxtail 8132. To make use of an old saying, here are more crosses "than you can shake a stick at," that trace to Flax- tail 8132. Dr. Hicks, the exeat exponent of pacing blood, was a stroog advocate of inbreeding, and was bold enough to give the experiment a thorough trial. There are so many peculiar reading pedigrees in the Register and Year Book, but one will have to look a long time before finding the counterpart of the one given above. (Stlp? $xz&&c cmb g^ortemittw 40b THE SADDLE. Old Logan ran second to Umbrella in a mile race at Detroit last Monday. The California lad, Beauchamp, rode two winners at La- tonia last Saturday — Serrano and Sidkel. Sam Hildreth's charge, All Over, won a mile high- weight handicap at Graeesend last Saturday. Piggott had the mount on Ginger, a 7 to 1 shot that won a mile race in 1:41 fiat at Latonia last Tuesday. Doge, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris on the 13th inst., is a brown colt by Fricandean (son of Plntus), from Dogar- ess, by Vigilant (son of Vermout); second dam Dovedale, by Beadsman; third dam Columbia, by Trocadero or Buy Bias. J. Arnaod is the colt's owner. Chabley Slaughter rode two winners at St. Louis last Monday— Cavalry at 8 to 1 and Sorrow at even money. Utopja, a good winner this season, is an own brother to A. B. Spreckels' bay colt George Palmer, being by Ecuador — Kitty Gunn. Handball won the Belmont Stakes for M. F. Dwyer last Saturday, carrying 118 pounds. The time for the fix fur- longs was 1:15. A full brother to Morello (a yearling) was to have been sold at auction at the American Horse Exchange, New York, last Monday night. At Latonia last Monday, among the winners were Red- diogton and Miss Ross, well-known to our race-goers. Both were at 4 to 1 in the betting. Old Logan iB said to have won his 100th victory on the 18th inst. It was at Detroit, in a mile race, and the old fel- low galloped in front all the way. Joe Ullman writes to a turfman in this city that he is about $40,000 loser thus far this season East, and has taken a vacation, hoping for a change of luck. Sweet William and Benamela, Calif irnians and "mud- ders" of high degree, won races at St. Louis last Tuesday, the going being sloppy and muth to their liking. Barnato, a bay colt by Bradford — Minerva, won at In- galls Park the day after Barney Barnato, the famous multi- millionaire, committed suicide from the steamer Scott. To the list of unbeaten racers of-lhe world should be added Espoir, by Liverpool. She won ten\aces in England. Sev- eral of the good g"allopers of America trace to this mare. Rosoemonde (the daughter of the great Ormonde), fired by Dr. Stimpson a short time age, has reco~ered nicely, and will undoubtedly come to the post in fine form this coming fall. Siva ran second to Dr. Coop in a fiye-furlong race at St Louis last Saturday. Eitholin captured the Champion Stake, five and a half furlongs, at the same place, carrying 118 pounds. Judge Parker, of the Lexington Circuit Court, has or- dered the Kentucky Association property to be sold July 12th, to satisfy the mortgage of $30,000 held by Chas. Green, of St. Louib. Garnet Beach, a recent winner at Highland Park, De- troit, is by the famous sprinter, Bobby Beach, raced with such success six or seven years ago by J.G.Brown, father of Galen Brown. Paul Griggs, the gray colt by imp. Order— Lucy Lisle, won a six-furlong race at Detroit last Saturday in 1:14}, Lady Callahan second. Griggs is a rare good one, showing ability to go any sort of route very fast. What has become of that gooa brown colt, Howard S.? And we await anxiously the starting at the far East of another brown fellow, Ruinart by name. We expect to hear of both doing their fields up brown. Those excellent race horses, Sly and Fly, have been put under the skilful treatment of Dr. G. W. Stimpson to be prepared for the fall races. They have both been success- fully fired and are now taking regular exercise. At Latonia, June 18th, two of the three two-year-old races were won by Quicklimes, owned by E. S. Gardner. _ The winners mentioned are Frogmore and Seaport. This is cer- tainly a great Bhowing for Mr. Gardner's English horse. Hurly Bublt, a recent winner for E. Corrigan at Lato- nia with Joe Piggott in the saddle, is by Riley (winner of the Kentucky Derby, etc.), from imp. Helter Skelter. Both Riley and Helter Skelter were raced with great success by the Master of Hawthorne. Two of the winners at Ingalls Park on June 15th (Dr. Sharp and Irene Woods) were by Pontico, son of imp. Mor- temer and imp. Agenoria, by Adventurer. He bids fair to become a much better Bire than his half-brother, imp. Pon- tiac, winner of the Suburban Handicap at Coney Island. Eva Rice, the imp. Masetto— Miss Rye filly that won at St. Louis on the 15th inst, carried 115 pounds, which was seven pounds more than any of her opponents were asked to carry. Her margin at the finish was four lengths. Elmer Slaughter owns the filly, and his brother Charley rode her. Major Domo who has for some years been in the stud, was put in training again this season, and is now at Latonia, but W. J. Speirs, his owner, has decided that his legs will not stand, and will retire him permanently to the stud. He is the sire of Wilfred Laurier and some other promising two- year-olds. Argentina II., bay filly, 4, by Longfellow, dam Reine d'Or, by imp. Rayon d'Or, the property of W. M- Wallace, fell recently and was so badly injured that she had to be de- stoyed. Argentina II. was a good filly in 1S96, and her rac- ing quality in addition to royal breeding makes her loss a severe one for Mr. Wallace. Caldron, the black colt which beat a field of eight over a mile of ground at Brooklyn on the 15th inst., is bv imp. Calvados (now at Charles Kerr's Bakersfield farmj from Dareka, and is owned by William Astor Chanler, a new- comer to the list of American turfmen. Caldron carried 116 pounds and won easily by three lengths. Capt. S. Brown, the Pittsburg millionaire coal operator and turfman, has purchased the farm of Colonel Todhunter, five miles from Lexington, Ky., on the Richmond pike. The farm contains 347 acres, and wss purchased for $76.25 per acre. It will be used as a breeding farm for thoroughbreds. Timemaker, winner of the Meramec Stakes, one mile in 1:40}, is bv imp. Kantaka (half-brother to Hermit),dam Nel- lie Stanley, by Springbok; second dam the California race mare Fanny Hall, by Norfolk: third dam Miami (third dam of Lucretia Borgia and dam of Nathan Coombs), by William- son's Belmont. We were astonished at this breeding, it was so rare, taken all in all. And now it is said that Eugene Leigh will soon retire from 1 the turf. His yearling sal* will come off in Chicago the 25th , inst., and shortly afterwards — so it is said — he will dispose '■■ of all his horses in training. After that he intends to devote his time and attention to his breeding farm and the portable i stall business he has established in Cincinnati. — "Broad j Church," in N. Y. Spirit. Mr. Milt. Young was at Latonia on Saturday, and in a talk about the racing situation in the East he had this to say : "There seems to be a boom in connection with the Eastern racing game that reminds one of the time when racing was at high tide. There is a marked improvement over recent years, for the attendance is good, the betting brisk and healthy, and there is a general air of life and vim about the sport. That the conditions show improvement is evidenced by the fact that the various clubs are arranging to raise their purses at the late summer and fall meeting. Yes, the racing situation in the East is in a very healthy condition." George Van Gorden, the well-known turfman, is back from Mexico, and reports racing in a bad way down there, and Col. Bob Pate has given it up, temporarily, as a bad job. Mr. Van Gorden says there was a band of jealous scoundrelB down there who tried to poison all the best horses brought to the track. The well-known performer, Scimetar, was poisoned and died. Articus got quite a dose of it, but will survive. Several others narrowly escaped deUh at the hands of tbe villains. The sp^rt is virtually killed in the land of the Montezumas, and if there is any more racing there will have to be a reorganization and a change in tne plan of operation. Following are the stake races down for decision at the Sheepshead Bay track next week and the following week: Tuesday, June 29 — Surf and Tidal Slakes and the Grand Inaugural; Wednesday, June 30 — Spring Stakes and the Bay Hurdle; Thursday, July 1 — The Pansy Stakes; Saturday, July 3 — June and Spindrift Stakes; Monday, July 5 — Great Tidal Stakes, Sheepshead Bay Handicap and Coney Island Grand National steeplechase; Wednesday, July 7 — Purse events; Thursday, July 8 — Vernal Stakes and Long Island Handicap; Saturday, July 10— Double Event (second half) and Realization Stakes. Sea Mew, the dam of Howard Mann, winner of the Brooklyn and Parkway Handicaps of 1897, was Bold at auc- tion for $25, and the now-famous horse fetched $25 at the same sale (Tattersalls' May 1 at Lexington, Ky.) when a yearling. Tbe buyer let his former owner, G. Lee Wains- cott, have him back for the same amount, and the latter gen- tleman let an old darky named Scott Williams have a balf interest in Mann for training him. "Pittsburg Phil" gave Wainscott and Williams $3,000 for him last year, and Phil's winniogt on Howard Mann in the Brooklyn Handicap are put down at little less than $100,000. It is doubtful if $20,- 000 would buy the horse now. He will go down into history as pretty nearly a champion "find." We cannot recall any racer so distinguished that brought such a measly Bum as $25 when put up at auction. The Illinois Senate made a record for itself during the session of 1897. It did many bad things and left undone many good things that it might have done, but the meanest thing it did, the most disgracefully dishonest act in its whole history, was the killing of the race track bill, when only thirty minutes prior to the vote being taken the supporters of the bill had been assured that it was "all rignt." When a legislative body, proven thoroughly dead to the public inter- est, works an injury to thousands of honest men for the bene* fit of a few gamblers, none too scrupulous at the best, it is high time to call a halt, and if the other acts of the mem- bers of that famous majority in the upper house had not been quite sufficient to relegate them to private life, the action taken on the racing bill, or rather the manner in which that action was taken, should turn every honest man's vote against the men who practiced such abominable deception. — The Horseman. A joint meeting of the Committee of Appeals and the License Committee of the Turf Congress was held last week, all the members of each being present. It was decided that the cases of jockeys should only be acted on, the appeals of owners, trainers and officials going over to the regular annual meeting in the fall. The applications of the following out- lawed and ruled off jockeyB were absolutely refused : Chas. F. Kuhn, Nate Hill, A. G. Heinrichs, H Chevalier, Chas. Mclntyre, John Street, W. Moony, Cbaa. Feeny, J. Brendle, Chas. Neel, Ben Rigby, V. T. Button and Wm. BIoss. Hein- richs and Chevalier were ruled off at San Francisco over a year ago in connection with the "Little Pete" scandals The following jockeys, who had ridden on outlawed Eastern tracks, made applications for licenses, bui they were refused until such time as the Jockey Club may take action in their cases: G. McLaughlin, John Keeper, L G. Hoyt, Chas. Heuston, A. Hancock, M. Burns, B. Ransome, George Tav- lor, C. J. Zeller, W. Narvaez, W. Pines, J. W Guest, E. Ellis, W. F. Coleman and George Seamon. The License Committee has power to act on these cases after the Jockey Club has acted favorably. A number of other applications, over a score, were passed over for the present and referred to the License Committee, and the latter will investigate the standing of the applicants. Ed Euros was granted a license, and Tom Britton a conditional license to ride only for John Huffman. S. Thompson ('Two Bits") was reinstated after being indefinitely suspended by the Little Rock Jockey Club. At the Haggin sale of thoroughbred yearlings at Sheeps- head Bay last Tuesday, the following brought $500 or up- ward: B. c. (bro. to Candor), by imp. Darebin-Miss Clay, A. J. Joiner, $550; b. c. (bro. to Motto) by imp. Sir Modred- Miss Motley, P. Lorillard, $1,100 ; ch. c, by imp. Golden Garter-Mollie Walton, J. McLaughlin, $650 ; br. f., by imp. Watercress-Parthenia, D. Pulsifer, $625 ; b. c, by imp. Gold- finch-Poesy, J. H. McCormick, $800; b. f., by imp. Sir Modred-Prose, J. McLaughlin, $550. Ben Brush's victory in tbe Suburban Handicap last Tuesday was a popular one. The race had been run thirteen times and the Dwyers were generally well represented, yet their horBes (the best in the land, too, taken all in all) could never pull down the most coveted of all American all-aged stakps. Ben Brush's time, 2:07 1-5, has been beaten four times, but, everything considered, Brush's performance was eclipsed only by Salvator, Henry of Navarre and Ramapo. Ben is a most deceiving horse, trainers say, weighing 100 or 150 pounds more than most persons would guess and being taller, too, than you would think unless you carefully scruti- nized him. The same can be said of the good colt, Howard S. Last Saturday E. J. Baldwin shipped to Saratoga, N. Y. the following gallopers, all bred at his Santa Anita rancho,' in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles Ccuntv: La Maroma' ch f, by Emperor of Norfolk— Los Angeles"(a disappoint- ment in public thus far, but working wonderfully well of late); Rey el Salto, bv Emperor of Norfolk— Jennie D.; Rey Salazar, by Emperor of Norfolk — Cleopatra ; La Goleta, by Amiga — Rosebud ; San Venado, by imp. Duncombe — Lizzie B ; San Antonio, by imp. Clieveden — Orange Leaf ; La Ven- tura, by Emperor of Norfolk— Violetta ; Zaraida, by Em- peror of Norfolk— Magdalena ; La Frontera, by Emperor of Norfolk— Josie C. ; Bernardillo, by Emperor of Norfolk Jennie B. With the exception of the last three named, all are two-year-olds. Though it is a little late in the season, the temptation to Bend a string out to do battle was too great for the old turfman to withstand. Saratoga is undoubtedly the best place at the far East to send a string of race horses to, the pine forests and glorious water of "the springs" mak- ing man and beast feel as if given new life— of a sort they never possessed before. The prices received for the Rancho del Pbbo yearlings this week were most encouraging, the Goldfinches bringing up the average in fine style. The firBt day the following brought $500 and upward : Ch c by imp. Goldfinch — Cach- uca, to R. W. Walden, $1,550 ; ch c by imp. Goldfinch — Carina, to Matt Byrnes, $8,000; br c by imp. Darebin — Cuisine, to A. J Joyner, $1,000 ; ch f, imp. Goldfinch— De- light, to F. C. Cowdin, $500 ; b c by imp. Sir Modred— Ethel, to M. Byrnes, $3,000; b f by imp/Goldfinch— Explosion, to C. F. Cowdin, $2,000 ; b c by imp. Sir Modred — Fauxpas to S. C. Hildreth, $850 ; b f by imp. Goldfinch— Firefly, to S. Trowbridge, $1,550; ch c by Filzjames — Harmony, to S. C. Hildreth, $1,050; ch f by imp. Goldfinch— Kiss-Me- Quick, to M. Byrnes, $5,000 ; b c by imp. Midlothian — Loleta, to S. Trowbridge, $1,850; ch c by imp. Tenov — Loto, to W. H. Karry, $1,000; ch f by imp. Midlothian— Mabel, to M. Byrnes, $500; ch c by imp. Goldfinch — Marigold, to S. Trowbridge, $1.050 ; b f by imp. Sir Modred — Memento, to J. McLaughlin, $750. The $8,000 colt is a half-brother to St. Carlo, St. Carolus and Prince of Monaco. The $5,000 filly is a half-sister to Annie BUhop, Warrenton, Wanderoo and other good ones. It is not aften that a good thing goes through at the race track in these days. It is difficult to keep a good horse uuder cover or to work him at any of the tracks without some one noticing the work and telling of it to friends. But Hamburg, a maiden, two years old, by Hanover— Lady Reel, in the stable of John Madden and Charley Patteison, was tbe medium of a successful killing Wednesday, June 10th. Everyone at Sheepshead Bay saw Hamburg work, but they did not know the colt's name, nor have any means of identi- fication, other than that he had a blaze face and both fore- legs were white. Hamburg worked in 1:02 at Sheepshead. When he was brought over from the Bay yesterday it was in company with several other two-year-olds, so no one really knew which of the bunch was Hamburg, or whether it was the fast fellow with the blaze face. Not until the money was down did the smart contingent learn all about Hamburg. Hamburg won very nicely and gives promise of being a good colt. The stable probably won $30,000 over his victory, and $30,000 more was won by outsiders, who got on at post time. The highest price seen was 20 to 1. The lowest was at post time, 9 to 5. The Martin crowd telegraphed a big commission on from Latonia, and after their money was placed there was not much left for others who wanted the good thing. A clever English turf writer,in commenting'upon Stock- well, known abroad as the "Emperor of Stallions," who is now scoriog bo heavily upon tbe English turf through Gal- tee More and Chelandry, makes the following interesting re- marks : "Last year the stock of St. Simon swamped every- thing and sunplied the first and second in the Derby, as well as the winners of the Two Thousand, One Thousand, St. Leger and all three of the ten thousand pounds races. This year, as far as we have gone, his position in the list of win- ning sires is a very humble one, and he does not look like being represented in the greatest races. Now it is the turn of the Stockwells to score, and Chelandry well supports Galtee More. Some deny the right of the latter to be styled an Irish horse, seeing that his sire and dam were both English. Inasmuch, however, as he belongs to an Irishman, and was born and bred in Ireland, we admit to the full his national- ity. Moreover, that his greater ancestors were Irish there can be no denying, and it is Ireland that we have in the main to thank for the Stockwell line. It is for a descendant of Irish Birdcatcher that an Irishman has refused £30,000. How near we are to losing this grand blood will be gathered from the fact that at the Doncasler September Meeting. 1S33, Lord Longford sold off his racing stud, including Sir Hercu- les, the sire of Birdcatcher, for 750 guineas to an American gentlemen. Fearing to send him across the sea at that late period, he re-sold him, and he remained in this country. Such was the vitality of Sir Hercules that at the age of twenty-eight he begat the well-known horse Lifeboat. Other big winners by him were Coronation, Gemma di Vergy and Faugh-a-Ballagh ; whilst the letter's son, Leamington, who was a double winner of the Chester Cup. in America got Iroquois, who crossed the sea and won the Derby, being the first Yankee horse to do so. We are of a truth hit by an ar- row feathered from our own wing." 406 Cfcl}£ gveebev mxb ^rmrismim* LJone 26, 189 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN WSL G. LATNG. Editoe axd Pbofrtetob. -*■ Tbe Turf and Sporting Authority of tbe Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — No. 313 BUSH ST.. SAN FRANOISOO P. O. BOX 2300. I bllMe-Oor Yrsr. 83 ; Six Months. 81. T5 ; Thro* Monlni. 81. 8TRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by posuJ order, draft or by registered letter iddreased to Wm. G. Laths, 313 Bush St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writers' name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of rood faith. San Franolsoo, Saturday, June 26, 1897. Dates Claimed. P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland _ July 34-31 Santa Rosa „ Aug. 2-7 Marysvllle _ Aug. 9-14 Ctaico „ Aug:. 16-31 Willows _ Aug. 33-38 Woodland _ _ ..Aug. 30-Sept. 4 State Fair, Sacramento Sept. 6-18 Stockton „ Sept. 30-35 P. C. T. H. B. A., Oakland Sept. 37-Oct. 2 San Jose „ Oct. 4-9 SaUnas Oct. 11-16 Fresno „ Oct. 11-16 Los Angeles „ Oct. 18-33 Santa Ana .. Oct. 25-31 Rally to the Oall of Liberal Los Angeles ! There should be a liberal response nest Thursday to the call of the Los Angeles Association. The events closing nn that day, in addition to a double-team race are the 2:12 and 2:30 trot and 2:17 and 2:30 pace for purses oi $1,200. These purses should secure a splen- did entry|list, especially as it costs but three per cent, to start a horse. The inducements held out by the Los Angeles Association are unusually liberal, and it is to be hoped that the horsemen on the Pacific Coast will do their duty in this matter, as fcr years they have been advocating a lower rate of entrance money. Los Angeles has grown into quite a city and can now boast of a population exceeding 105,000. The track is one of the finest in the State, while the hotel accommo- dations are first-class. The people living in the metrop- olis of Southern California have always evinced the live- liest interest in light-harness racing and the attendance on big days runs over 12,000. The innovation adopted by the Los Angeles Associa- tion in closing several of the classes two months earlier than usual should prove popular with horsemen, and no one who has either a promising trotter or pacer should hesitate to make an entry at Los Angeles, as it only costs $36. Although only five events for the Los Angeles meeting close on Thursday, July 1st, the complete pro- gramme, with the exception of several specials, appears in this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. It is the strongest and most liberal programme that will be offered in California this year and the giant strides made by the Los Angeles Association should move other asso- ciations to greater effort. The Los Angeles Association has been reorganized with John Lynch, ex-speaker of the Assembly, as Presi- dent, and the coming meeting promises to be one of the best-mixed meetings ever held in the State and will last over nine instead of bix days as heretofore. Over twenty thousand dollars are to be distributed in purses and stakes, and the liberality of the association is shown by including six tnelve-hundred-dollar purses for the light harness horses. All our readers should remember that entries for Los Angeles close on Thursday, July 1st. The Opening Trotting Meeting. While over twenty-five per cent, of the number oi trotters and pacers entered in the fall meeting of the P. C. T. H. B. Association will not be here to participate in any of the meetings preceding the one at Woodland, owners of trotters and pacers who are anxious to get low marks for their hones should not neglect the spiendid opportunity offered them by racing them at i:\r.itY meeting to be held in California previous to the State Fair. The first one is to be at the new Oakland race track, under the auspices of the Pacific CoaBt Trotting Horse Breeders Association. Splendid purses are of- fered, as can be seen by referring to the advertisem ent which appears in this issue, so it is of great import- ance to every horse-owner in California and Oregon to make entries at this meeting,for on its success must, in a measure, depend the success of all other meetings on the California circuit. Many horse-owners did not make entries to the fall meeting and have been regretting it ever since, but now there is a way open for them to make entiies for this meeting and the splendid meetings to be given under the same auspices at Chico and Willows. This association, in assuming charge of theBe meetings, aided by the progressive people of these two cities, is trying to lift the light-harness horse industry to the level it has reached in the Eastern States, where everything p ?r- taining to it is at fever heat and the breeders and owners are more enthusiastic over the prospects for good sales and better prices than they have been for four years. We again urge upon all horsemen to enter their trot- ters and pacers for these events at the three meetings, entiies for which will close July 15th. The cinuit, so far, is complete as outlined in the Breeder and Sportman five weeks ago — Oakland, Marysville, Chico, Willows, Woodland, Sacramento, Stockton, San Jose, (Salinas and Fresno), Los Angeles and perhaps Santa Ana. The people of Santa Eosa will hold a meeting this week and decide what they intend to do. If well advertised, this meeting would be a grand success, for everyone in that great horse- loving County of Sonoma would like to attend a race meeting this year. The Bookmaker and the State Fair. As matters look at this writing, the loud and oily brigade of bookmakers will take a seat far in the rear when the State Fair meeting at Sacramento begins. They have been weighed in the scales of the race-going people, (those who attend fairs on the "big California circuit " every season), and do not come up to the standard set by the paying public. They have seen books made with such " cinchy " odds that the veriest tyro could scarcely be tempted to accept the prices offered, and they have heard more rumors of " jobs " in one season of bookmak- ing than in half a dozen when Paris mutuals and auc- tion pools were sold, hence the almost certain return to a system where the public establishes its own odds, not being dependent upon the whims of pencilers, who, pay- ing large sums for the privilege of plying their vocation, naturally even up by offering poor prices. The book- maker, in a position of a monopolist (it was a case of play my game or do not speculate at all) was not to be blamed for making a "cinch book," either ; but it was the people who supported the institution that suffered and finally had to " pay the fiddler." If anyone deserves to be protected it is the person who oils the wheels of progress. He may be fooled one season, maybe two, but he refuses to be fooled all the time. The first year he may not be able to figure that Mr. Book, maker, while rubbing his hands gleefully and looking so awfully good and obliging, is making about a " 40 per cent book" — that is, if a "round play" were had the glee- ful gentleman would have taken in $1,000 and pay out but $600 when the race was over. But the second year the speculator can easily figure for himself the percentage in favor of the game-keeper, and he does not play with the enthusiasm he felt the first season on the turf. It reminds us of Col. Jack Gambill, the Alabama gambler, who died here a few yearsjago. The story goes, he had never seen a hand-organ, and on strolling up Canal street in New Orleans one day he observed a gentleman come out of a house and put down a quarter on the green cloth which covered the organ. Col. Jack, fresh from a plantation in the wilds of his own State, thought it was a game of some sort, so he put down a quarter. Mr. Dago bowed low and swept the coin into his pocket. Then the Colonel put down half a dollar, and finally a dollar, the Italian bowing lower each time. At length, when the play had reached two dollars and the organ- grinder had bowed clear to the ground, Col. Gam- bill paused and slowly remarked: "I've gambled a good deal at different games in my time, if I ain't so very old, but you will allow me to remark right here that I never played a game where the percentage was so much in favor of the dealer as this one." The time has arrived when small boys, touts of all ages and both sexes should be kept from playing the races. If that is to be accomplished and racing elevated to the place it once held, and not be considered a money- making, sure-thing gamble, then let us have no more book-betting at the State Fair, the greatest mixed race meeting held in America, &vt\ return to the auction pool-selling and Paris mutuelB, having mutuel tickets sold on every horse in every event. This would be an improvemant on the old system of selling two choices and a field. Bookmaking will not be allowed anywhere on the circuit in California, and Sacramento has had enough of book-making for all time to come. The follow- ing is to be sung by a quartet, the air to be mutual-ly agreed upon by the singers : The books have gone, those "cinchy" things, We ne'er shall see them more, Thev clipped and clipped Dear Public's wings Until that bird is sore, And when a bird is sore's a rule It's liable to peck Or walk away to an auction pool To cool its beak and neck. What's In a Name ? Many persons will tell you there is nothing in a name but when one stops to consider the large number of horses named identically that were great racers or produ- cers, or both, it dawns upon you that it is certainly lucky to name after a really famous horse. The follow- ing examples will serve to show what we mean : Kingston was the great "cup horse" of England in the fifties, and afterward became a most successful sire. A 6on named Kingston went to Australia and there proved a fair sort of sire. In this country Kingston, by Spend- thrift, was probably the best racer Americans ever saw, winning no less than eighty-seven races and $114,757 in stakes and purses, and retiring from the turf when ten years of age as sound as a dollar. In England, The Bard was the best horse of his day, barring Ormonde, and the latter was the only racer that ever defeated him. The American horse, The Bard,was as good a race horse as we had in the late eighties, and one of the best sons of mighty Longfellow. Bend Or, the Derby-winner of England and sire of Ormonde, was a grand race horse, and the American Bend Or was a record-breaker and one of the be3t horses in this country in the early eighties. Eclipse (O'Kelly's) was never defeated in England and no horse of his time could make him stretch his neck. The American Eclipse likewise never met de- feat, and won many notable contests. The English Salvator won the Grand Prix de Paris and other great stakes and proved a good sire. Our Sal- vator was easily the champion racer of his generation, and established a mile record of 1:35$, besides winning the greatest of American all-aged stakes, The Suburban, with 127 pounds up (this at four years of age), running the mile and a quarter in 2:06 4-5. Cremorne has been a lucky name, there being an Eng- lish Derby-winner and winner of the Grand Prix de Paris of that name, a good American horse and a crack- erjack in Australia is running in that country at the present. There was an unbeaten race horse in American named Asteroid, and the English Asteroid was a stake-winner and sire of note. In Australia, Tim Whiffler was a crackerjack, and the English Tim Whiffler was a celebrity of the race course, too. Wallace was the winner of the Hudson Stakes at Gravesend and other races,and Wallace, son of Carbine, ran a dead heat with Quiver in Melbourne last vear in a three-mile race, establishing a world's record — 5:23$. There was a good Irish horse named Fitz James, by Artillery, dam by Gladiator, and our good Fitz James is by Kyrle Daly, who was a son of Artillery. The famous Harkaway, sire of King Tom, was so good a racer that he was called " the Irish Eclipse. " In the seventies we had a good race horse in America by that name. There were high- class horses in India, America and Great Britain bearing the name of Blarneystone. Bravo won the Melbourne Cup and other great races, and there was a renowned English Bravo and a stake - winner in this country, by Bramble, of that name. Tramp won the Foxhall Stake at Saratoga and other races.and the Eoglish horse, Tramp, sired Lottery, Bare- foot and other great racers. John Davis, a successful horse in England, had a namesake in this country that raced well until he was fifteen or sixteen years of age and won many big stake races. Wellington won the Champion Race in Australia in 1S79, and Wellington was a good race horse and sire in England. Glencoe won the Two Thousand Guineas and Good- wood Cup in England and sired famous horses in both England and America. A Glencoe won the Melbourne Cup and the A. J. C. St. Leger. The Duke (by the Kingston that went to Australia) won the A. J. C. Derby and other races, and the English June 26,1897] 0 ^veetiei: anti §p0vtenuxtu 40? horse, The Duke, won the Goodwood Cup in England in 1S66, and sired many celebrities. Melbourne, the English horse, sired West Australian and Blink Bonny, the best racers of their day, and in 1875 an Australian Melbourne (by Panic) won the V. R C. St. Leger. Other names that seemed to be lucky were Alarm (the first horee to beat 1:43 in a mile race in America) and Alarm, winner of the Cambridgeshire, etc., in England. There were good Surinams, Patrons, Saunterers, Poca- hontases, Fleur-de-Lises and Sir Johns, in fact so many of note that had namesakes in other lands that, after all, there seems to be something in a name. Palo Alto Sale. On Thursday, July S, 1897, there will be sold at auction by Killip & Co., at their sale yards, corner of Market street and Van Ness avenue, San Francisco, fifty- one head of horses from the Palo Alto Stock Farm. The last sale of Palo Alto stock held at the home farm has turned out very satisfactory to purchasers, many val- uable horses having been secured by them at very low figures. The sale of July Sth will contain a very fine lot of high-bred stock, selected for their fine individuality and soundness. All classes of horses can be found in this sale, stallion? for stock purposes, broodmares, fillies and geldings for road or track purposes, and one car-load of work horses. Catalogues are now ready and can be had by applying to Killip & Co., 11 Montgomery street. Stock can be seen at sale yards Tuesday, July 6th. The Stockton Fair. The matter of a fair is now in statu quo. Not all the directors have signed the lease to the citizens who waut to undertake the enterprisei and some will not sign it. It is thoughc, however, that the matter will be satisfactorily arranged, but nothing will be done until after the Fourth of July. Then a meeting of the Fair Directors will be held, and an attempt will be made to have the matter finally settled. A life member of the association suggested today that the life mem- bers forego their usuai privilege of free admission to the Fair this year in order to help the citizens in their undertaking. There are about 4C0 life ruembers, and if all should pay their admissions as other citizens it would be a big help.— The Mail, June 22d. The people of Santa Rosa are anvious to have the week claimed by the people of Stockton, but have been holding back to see what the latter will do. It is hoped that some definite arrangements will be made at once. Time is precious and this procrastination is not aiding the horse-owners of California a particle. A meeting was held last week in the office of the representative turf journal of the North, "The Rural Spirit," of Portland, for the purpose of trying to induce Ed. A. Tipton to form a circuit, including Portland Sponane and Salem meetings i.o be held previous to the Montana meetings in 1898. The following com- mittee was appointed to confer with Mr. Tipton on the subject and make all necessary arrangements for the meeting: F. C. Baker, L. W. Robertson, R. B. Smith, Dr. Ellis McLean and D. M. Wisdom. Such an arrange- ment would meet the hearty support of every horseman in California, and we hope it will be made. The attention of all horse-owners is called to the ad- vertisement of the Marysville race meeting to be held this year. Oeer $7,000 is to be given in purses, and as the track is in perfect condition and a regular race meeting has not been held in Yuba county in years that will approach the one to be held in August, consider- able interest is manifested in it. The long list of cracker- jacks that left for Montana leaves the way open for, those having horses here to make money ; so it will pay to make entries at this meeting. At the conclusion of the sale of Palo Alto stock "Thursday, July 8tb, that splendid Guy Wilkes-Nutwood stallion, Easter Wilkes, will be sold to close an estate_ This horse is not only one of the finest-looking, but is destined to be one of the most famous sires in California. All his progeny are noted for color, size, style, perfect form, good dispositions and early and extreme speed. There are few Guy Wilkes stallions standing for public service in California and this one will pay for himself the first season. We are sorry to hear that several of our California- bred and owned horses have been "under the weather" since they arrived at Montana. It is hoped they will be acclimated by the time the bell rings for them to "go down and score." The enthusiasm over the return of prosperity to the light harness horse breeders in the East is remarkable. At every race meeting held the attendance,' is greater than it has been for years. In New York State every county has its race tracks, and whenever meetings are advertised entries come in so thick and fast that secre- taries are surprised. In Michigan a number of new race tracks have been opened, and the interests of the owners of trotters and pacers are receiving a "solid boom." D. E. Knight, one of the best men in California, is satisfied that the meeting to be given at Marysville this year will do more toward awakening the people of that good city to the fact that they have an excellent track, and that they have been too long "in the dark," than any meeting ever held there. We want, to see a big entry list sent in. Remember, this meeting follows the Breed- ers meeting at Oakland and precedes the Chico and Wil- lows meeting. We will all be there ! Death ot A. T. Gallagher. Remember, entries to that great Los Angeles meet- ing will close next Thursday, July 1st It is of para- mount importance to every horae-owner in California to make entries there. Special railroad rates will be fur- nished for men and horses. All our leading horse-owners have signified their willingness to sign an agreement with the Southern Pa- cific Railroad Company relating to transportation and rates of fare on the California circuit. The programme of the State Fair will appear in our next issue. Horse-owners will notice with pleasure many decided changes for their benefit. Woodland's meeting will be a "corker" this year. Everybody in that thriving city is enthusiastic. Book-betting at the State Fair this year will not do Late Briefs. — Hon. Fraok L. Coomb3, of Napa, sent a telegram declining the Presidency of the proposed Marin Jockey Club; reason assigned, has not time to give the enter- prise the required time. Bob Isom has received an offer from Marcus Daly, and named a stiff price, George Van Gorden, recently returned from Mexico, tells that the frequent wins of Lnlu Pry, an Indian Territory mare belong- iDg to a man named Skaggs, were not on the level. A valet was observed slipping a lead pad to the mare's rider on the way to the scaleroom, and the judges merely warned the boy. In the next handicap it was aiscovered that the rider's cap contained fifteen pounds of lead. This was dropped soon after the start was made, picked up by the valet aod banded to the jockey, who made his weight with it. After the ex- pose of this, the California-bred horses began to win, and Morgan G. and Scimetar were poisoned, the latter dying. The Government investigated the matter and found carrots to be fed to the horses scooped out and sufficient arsenic in- serted to kill all the animals at the track. The owner of Lulu Pry was arrested and is now in jail. Mr. Van Gorden sold Articus to a Mexican turfman. Sepoy and Brametta were raced there. The latter did not win. Joe Ellis, well- known here, is conducting a pool-room in the City of Mexico aod is reported to be coining money. Harvey Mac, the speedy son of McKinney, will be seen trotting in the circuit this season. He is considered a wonder by horsemen who have seen him perform of late in Golden Gate Park. It is not so much his speed that they wonder at, but the fact that he is donble-gaited in a marked degree. Without the use of hobbles or boots this horse will pace a mile at a very fast clip, and after beiog shaken up and having his head raised, he falls into a trot. He trots as fast as he paces. The fact that the tnrse changes his gait entirely without any preparation n causing considerable talk among harness-horse men. There are many other double- gai ted horses, but like Ottinger they need to be specially prepared for either trotting or pacing. This horse's peculiarity lays in the fact that he can pace a race and then trot a race right afterwards. The horse is owned by J. C. Kirkpatrick, man- ager of the Palace Hotel, and is]being trained by Pat Farrell. In 1894 Harvey Mac was a two-year-old, and he won the Coast championship at Woodland with a record of 2:18. The following year he paced in 2:14J at Los Angeles. His ad- vent on the circuit as a trotter will be watched with interest. JUNE 20, 1897. More than the ordinary notice of passing away is due this young man, for by perseverence, intelligence and practical experience he rose from a supernumary position to head trainer in the kindergarten at Palo Alto, a position he has held for many years, his death alone causing a vacancy to exist. Andy, as he was familiarly called by all at Palo Alto, was born in the Santa Clara valley over forty years ago. He was a member of Menlo Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West. Descended from a family of horsemen, he naturally chose the horse business as his profession. Enter- ing the employ of Palo Alto Stock Farm in 1880, he has, with the exception of a short period, worked steadily and faithfully for the best interests of his employer, gaining rec- ognition from time to time for his worth and ability as a steady and efficient man. Gov. Stanford recognized in him one peculiarly adapted for the head of the kindergarten and paid him many compliments for his success in developing speed in that place. The praise he received from the Gov- ernor, for whom be had a great admiration, more than repaid him for his unceasing effort and untiring labor in making Ihe kindergarten one of the successful methods of developing early speed. The Professor, as he was called by some, has developed many of the world's record-breakers in their early work. The perfect control under which he had colts has gained him praise from many of the most prominent people of the world, thousands having visited Palo Alto and seen him at work. But no praise was as great to him as when bis master said : "Mr. Gallagher, that colt makes me have great hopes of his future; his early education has been of the best." Andy was a natural boneman, kind, though positive, a good doctor, few his equal, and in the position he held he had no peer. He will be remembered by thousands as the dark, gentle- , manly young man, who always paid a visit to the kinder- ! garten, a pleasing and instructive remembrance. Children he took particular delight in entertaining, and many a child on leaving the kindergarten has remarked: "Why, mamma, those horses understand what that man says to them." He has passed over to the silent majority to await the i Eesurection Day. Who knows but that he may meet that 1 master mind who originated the kindergarten system of de- velopment, where he so long found employment, and in his ! master's eyes so often found favor for his meritorious work ? Sad news was the death of this man to Ms friends and rela- tives, and yet another sorrow was to come, greater in its severity to the family, for while on his way to attend to some ■ business in connection with his son's funeral, the aged and respected father of Andy dropped dead. The sympathy of the residents of Santa Clara county is heartfelt, and their expressions of condolence to the bereaved family such as can only be expressed by kind and loving friends. Mr. Gallagher Sr. has been a resident of Santa Clara county for almost fifty years, has been a prosperous and re- spected citizen. His sudden death, though he has been a sufferer from heart disease for some years, will cause sincere sorrow to his many friends and acquaintances throughout California. The death of his son Andy will cause many heartfelt re- grets that one so young, beloved by all, should be called away so soon, but pleasant memories of his true worth will help to soften the sorrow of parting. God in his infinite judgment doeth all things well, Brother ! Native Son 1 Hail and farewell I ?. W. Covzx. Two Raoe Track Proverbs. " Nothing ventured, nothing gained," He caroled as he started. When he returned he sighed : "A fool And his money soon are parted." —Washington Star. The Grand Circuit for 1897 is composed of Detroit, Cleve- land, Columbus, Ft. Wayne, Glens Falls, Keadville and New York. There will be racing for eight consecutive weeks, beginning at Detroit, July 13th, and ending at Fleetwood Park, September 11th. A quarter of a million dollars in stakes and purses will be awarded to the winners of the vari- ous eventB of the meetings. Owners Should. "LJse GOMBATJXT'S Imp. Pubsebeaber, the property of Mr. O. H. Chenault, proprietor of Spendthrift stud, died suddenly on Saturday mat from strangulation of the bowels. Pnrsebearer was IS years old and w*»s purchased by Mr. O. H. Cheaault in December, 1865, from John Jacob Astor. Pursebearer was by Scottish Chief out of Thrift, by 8tockwell, his third dam being Queen Mary (dam of Bonnie Scotland, etc ) He was a good race horse and half brother to the great race horse Tristan. He was highly esteemed as a stallion in England, but in Mr. Astor's New York breeding establishment he had little opportunitv. He was bred to a number of good mares in Kentucky in 1896 and this year. He was an exceedingly handsome individual and is a decided loss to Kentucky breeding interests.— The Thoroughbred Record. The deed has been signed and delivered to Mr. J. B. Haggin to Horseman Headquarters, and now the Californisn is the sole owner of Treacy & Wilson's stable, in Lexington, and its splendid business. It is understood that Mr. Garrett Wilson, Capt. Treacy's former partner, will have charge of the establishment. Do not overlook the date, July 1st, for entries to" the Loa Angeles 81,200 event, which will close on that day, and the entrance is only three per cent. Balsam Tilt GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY A Safe, Speedy and POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusive- ly by J. EL Gombanlt ei-vetert nary SoP geon to the French GoTernmeot Stnd. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING Impossible topro^nce any scar or blemish. The Safest bcit BLISTER ever used. Takes tho place of allllnl. mente for mild or severe action. licraove* all Blanche! or lilemlebea from Homes or Cattle. As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rhenmatlim» Sprolm, Sure 'lliroot, Etc., it is invaluable. WE GUARANTEE g&Bic^SBXSi'wSl produce more actual results than a whole bottle of any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold Is Warran- ted to Rive satisfacuon. Price Q |. SO per bottle. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with full directions for it» use. Send for descriptive circulars, K timonlnls, etc iddrusa 1 3E LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland. 0. BMBMBWH 408 &ije gvselrev anir §^nxKt»tmxxu [Jcse 26, i«97 THE GUN. Comma- Events. June 27— Reliance Gtm Club, Webster St., Alameda. Juue lt— Empire Gun Clab. Alameda Point. June 27— Olvmpic Gun Club (live bird;, lngleslde. July 4— California Wiug Shooting Club, Ingleside. . Gun Club. Birds' Point. Alameda. I— Monterey wing Snooting Club's open-to-all tournament, il; C H. Kodrignez. secretary. Ju)y 4— Golden Gate Gun Club Pacific Tournament grounds, Ala- meda Junction. July 11— Reliance Gun Club, Webster St.. Alameda. —Empire Gua Club, Alameda Point. July 11— Olympic Gun Club (blue-rock), Ingleside. Jul^ 18— Enclnal Gun Club, Birds' Point. Alameda. July IS— Lincoln Gun Club, Alameda Point, regular club shoot and open to all cash prize shoot. NOTICE T ) SKCRJET ABIES. If .secretaries of gnu clubs will send ns the full scores of their regu- ar monthlv shoots we will be pleased to publish them ; but we must ecelve the "copy on Wednesday to insure its insertion that week. The Anaconda Tournament. Rain, dark cloudy weather and high winds made things rather unpleasant for the shooters at the big tournament at Anaconda last week, but the attendance was good and the tournament a success despite the bad weather. The tournament was the thirteenth annual of the Sports- men's Association of the Northwest and the fourth sDnual of the Montana 8tate Sportsmen's Association. The first day's shooting resulted as follows: The first event brought out 10 entries. It was at 15 singles, known traps and aDgles, entrance $1.50, $40 added money, purse divided into 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Considine of Spokane was first with a straight score of 15; Ed Garrett, Spokane; Waters, Butte; Smith, Butte; Burgess, Spokane, tied for second with 14 each to their credit. Sheard, Ta- coma; Christianson, Anaconda; Norton, Seattle; John, Vicaoria, were third with 13 each. R. Stevens, Seattle ; Kimball, Tacoma; Pierce, Tacoma ; Wright, Butte ; Ander- son, Butte; McUowan, Butte; Jones, Victoria; Hillis, Libby, Mont.; Fisk, Helena; Ware, Spokane, fourth, with 12 each to their credit. The second event was at 20 singles from the Magautrap ; entrance $2, purse divided into 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent. There were 40 entries. Ware secured first money with a straight score of 20; Stevens second with 19; Kimball third, 18; J. C. Twohy, Searles, Norton, McClure, Pierce, McGowan, H. Rockefeller, Considine and Carter fourth with a score of 16 each; Fisk, Holohan, Enyart, Wright fifth with 15 to their credit. The ihird event was for the individual bluerock cham- pionship cup of Montana, held by H. H. Twohy of this city. The entrance was $5, of which 60 per cent, goes to Mr. Twoby, It was at 50 singles from the battery, known traps and angles. There were 24 entries. H. C. Smith was first with 45, Waters second #ith 44, Dennison, Wright and Tottle third with 43; Christianson fourth with 42. Fourth Event 1,20 singles, $50 added, $2 entrance, 24 en- tries)— Holohan, 20; Stevens and Ware, 19 each; Considine and Christianson, 18 each; Searles, Kimball, John, McGewan, Wright, 17 each. Eight divided fifth money with 16 each. Cowan, Smith and Kockfeller, of Butte, being among this list Fifth Event (three-team championship of the northwest Tacoma trophy and $45)— Considioe, Ware and Doolittle of Spokane won. Theshoot was at 16 Bingles to the man. The Spokane team scored 49. Victoria and Anaconda tied with 36. Butte tnird with 35. . Sixth Event (20 singles, $50 added, entrance $2, 44 entries) — Considine and Pierce, 19 each ; Dennison, Ware, New and John, 17 eact; Twoby, Anderson, J. New, Wright and Bur- etch. Seven divided fourth money with 15 each; live divided fifth money with 14 each. Seventh Event (20 singles, $50 added. 41 entries) — Wal- ters 20, Butgess 19, Pierce, Ware and Holohan, 18; Conley, H. Rockefeller, Twohv. Stevens and Eoyart, 17 each; Smith, Doiiiubod, Wright, Kimball, W. New and Searles, 16 each. Eighth Event (20 singles, $50 added, 40 entries) — Kimball and Stevens 19, Anderson and Ware 18, Considine, Enyart, Carter, Cowan, Rockfeller and Sheard 17 each, SECOND DAY. Ninth Event (20 singles, from Magautrap, $2 entrance, $50 added, purt-e divided into 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 pet cent., 41 entries)— Waters was first with a Btraight score of 20; T. Ii Ware, H. Rockefeller and Sheard were second with 18 each ; R Stevens and McClure third with 17 each; R. L- Pierce, Mc*iowan and Holohan fourth with 16 each ; Hillis, Cbristiannon. Bartlelt, Cowan, Wright, Considine, Dennison, Eararl, D. D. Twoby, C. A. Tutlle fifth with 15 each. T#-nth Event — The Globe trophy match, troohy valued at $350, was won by Kimball. Considine, of Spokane, who held the tropbv lft«t year, was second and pulled down $120. The two-man t?am championship was a tie between Sheard and Pierce and Kimball and Holohan. The Stale championship team cup was won by the Butte team. THIRD DAY. The firat event of Friday was the individual championship medal of the northweet, valued at $225: It was at 25 single birds, known traps and angle*. Entrance $4. The holder of the cup was B. Johns, of Victoria, B. C. There were 31 bo trie*. B L. Pitroe, of Tacoma, was first with a $core of 24; BillU, I>. D. Twohy, Ware, Cowan, second, with 23; H. R>ckefeller third, with 22. The ftecoud shoot was event No. 18 of the programme, and was at 20 singles from the magautrap, Entrance $2 and $50 added money. There were 36 entries. Kimball was first B itraighl; Enyart second, 19; Rockefeller, Holohan, re, Sieveo*. third, 18 each; Sheard, Conley, Considine, Waters, fourth, 17 each; Cowa= and Russell fifth, with 16 each. »ent No. 19 was a two-man team shoot for Montana n! oolers. It was at 20 singles per man from the magautrap. nuance $4 and $50 added money. Nine teams entered. f T. Rockefeller and Browolee were first with 37, Christian- short pores on the top of the scales. ) The small-mouthed bass haB no dark stripes on the sideB ; its upper jaw does not extend backward beyond the eye ; it has eleven rows of scaleB between the beginning of the spiny back-fin and lateral line. The large-mouthed bass grows to a length of thirty inches ; a specimen weighing twenty-three pounds is on record. The largest small- mouthed bass known weighed about ten pounds. — Amateur Sportsman. W. J. Street and wife left town on Thursday of last week with gan, rod and camera for a three-weeks' outing in the Yosemite. They will drive from Berenda and expect to en- joy a bear hunt en route. Fishing on Wawona and Crescent lakes will occupy a portion of their time. At the Yosemite they will join the Camera Club party, consisting of A. S. McFarland and wife, H. C. Owens, E. Motte, Mrs. Leale, Miss Banks, Professor Argenti and wife, D. B. Bent, Miss Haight, Mrs. JRunyon and children and several others, who will drive in from Stockton via Chinese Camp and Big Oak Flat. The party will return via the Calaveras big trees. ♦ In describing the lamprey last week we omitted to tell o/ its habit of hanging to other fish by its sucker-like mouth. Its tongue is covered with rasp-like teeth, and by rasping away the scales and skin of the fish that it attaches itself to, it soon reaches the flesh and blood upon which it feeds Al- though Dr. Gilbert did not mention the possibility of the lamprey attaching itself to salmon or like fish when they go up stream to spawn, it looks to us like a very feasible idea that they would avail themselves of thiB means of locomotion in traveling up rapid streams. Mr. aod Mrs. Charles White, Charles Kimball, Miss Daisy Kimball, G. T. Wilder of Hooolulu and Mr. Bennett lett thiB city on Thursday of last week on the steamer Koyo for Fort Bragg for a three-weeks' fishing and camping trip to the head waters of Big river. H. Beniley of Woodbridge left on the same steamer for a fishing trip in that region. H. F. Muller returned from the San Lorenzo last week He found fair fishing around Ben Lomond, but the best of all was at a small village further down the river. The hotel dams have backed the stream up, so that fishing in the vicin- ity of Ben Lomond is rather poor. Mr. and Mrs. Max L. Roeenfeld, who are spending part of their honeymoon at CaUlina, went out on the Fleetwing on Monday of last week. Mrs. Rosenfeld (nee Smedberg) caught one albacore, 22 pounds; two yellowtail, 23 and 27 pounds; 18 barracuda, 180 pounds; total catch, 252 pounds The State Board of Fish Commissioners have received the Fish and Game laws in pamphlet form. They are for free distribution. Send for a copy or apply in person at the office of the Commission, Flood Building, Market and Fourth streets. Admiral Kirkland, commandant of Mare Island, and ex- Senator James McCuddeu returned from Lake Tahoe on the 16lh. The admiral landed one nine-pound trout, and to- gether the two gentlemen caught 73 handsome fish.' *. At the next meeting of the San Francisco Fly Casting Clab the members will vote on the question of sending a del- egate to the Chicago Fly Casting Clubs tournament in August. The world mav ft aod ready to hear of new world's records at long distance fly casting at any time. Golcher and Mane- field are making respectively 110 and 117 feet in practice. The San Francieco Fly Casting Club will hold its tenth regular Saturday and Sunday contests this afternoon and to- morrow at Stow Lake, Golden Gain Park. ♦ , K T. aod J W. Vandervort, of Pasadena, Ibe former, the « jll-knowD Geld trial judge, caught tea rellowtailat Ayalon V ah rod and reel one day last week. W. R McFarland and Al Newman tiehed Alameda lagoon undaj for striped basa and caught a tiger Bhark and a 75 I it-tailed sting-ray. Capt. Fred Walker caught 115 trout at Rocky Canyon near Tomales on the ISth. They weighed 15| poundB dressed. Joe Hollingshead, of Wheatland, caught a 13-pound pike in Plumas lake last week. John Butler and Dr. Von Hoffmann are fishing the Big Meadows this week. The 6shing at Donner lake is the best that has been for many years. * Salmon trout are running in the Tuolumne. THE KENNEL Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. Dee. 1-4— State Poultry and Kennel Club's second bench show, Sacramento; Matt. Coffey, secretary. COURSING. Oct. 13-16 — American Coursing Club's twelftn annual meeting (American Waterloo Cup). Davenport, Iowa. H. G. Nichols, sec'y. Nov. 8— Interstate Coursing Clhb's annual open meeting, Merced. I. F. Halton, secretary. The Interstate Meeting. The great annual meeting of the Interstate Coursing Club will be held at Merced on November 9th and following days- Nominations close August 1st. The California Cup meeting promises to excel all previous meetings. The purses aggre- gate $2,000. First money will be $784 derived from 30 per cent of all entry moneys, with $400 added by the Interstate Coursing Club. Second, 15 per cent, of all entry moneys, and $200 added by the Interstate Coursing Club, equalling $392. Third and Fourth, 7A per cent, of all entry moneys, and $50 added to each by the Interstate Coursing Club, which will amount to $146 for each prize. Next four, 5 per cent, of all entry moneys, and $25 added to each by the Interstate Coursing Club amounting to $356 or $89 for each prize. Next eight, 2^ per cent, of all entry moneys for each prize, or $32 each. A first payment of $5 must accompany nomination. A second installment of $5 due October 1st. Final payment to be made the nieht of draw, which will be held Saturday, November 6, 1897, at Pythian Hall, 909 Market street, San Francisco. Nominations will be received from all greyhound owners, whether members of a recognized club or Dot — subject, how- ever, to the approval of the Interstate Coursing Club. For further particulars apply to I. F. Halton, Secretary, 220 Sacramento street. More Hot Shot. The following pars re the mischief maker and the late dog shows are from the editorial notes in Turf, Field and Farm : That transparent humbug of the Pacific Coast (Payne) who keeps on preaching about honor, honesty, uprightness, manliness, beauty of character and everything else that is sweet and lovely, reminds us of the six-footer who was anxious to join a crack cavalry regiment and askad to be enlisted on the Btrengch of a photograph which he enclosed to the Colonel. He was told that ne must present himself for inspection, which he did. "My man," said the recruiting officer, "you look mighty fine on paper but d d bad on parade." Out of the thirteen entries from Stockton two only were unnoticed at Oakland— one the Irish terrier with the flesh-colored nose, and Rowdy, a so-called Field Spaniel. Eigr-t were awarded first prizes : one a second prize, one a third prize and one the reserve card. This scarcely looks as if Mortimer "had it in" for "Uncle Dick and the Stockton exhibitors" and is another lie nailed. The Foxterrier Club will have to revise its standard, as Mission Idol, a foxterrier bitch shown at San FranciBco, is described by Major Taylor as being too fat in skull ! ! ! DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The Del Monte Kennels have three entries in the Eastern Field Trial Club's Derby. Some worthless rascal poisoned nineteen valuable dogs on the 8th at Grand ForkB, B. C. One hundred and forty-nine fox terriers were registered in England in the month of April. Hurbert White's recent purchase, the R. C. St. Bernard Eboracum, is improving rapidly. We are sorry to learn that so good a fancier as Chas. R. Harker is going out of St. Bernards. John Grace has declined to judge the Altcar and Ameri- can Coursing Clubs meetings for business reasons. G. R. Butler of Salinas will accept our thanks for a fine photo of his English setter bitch Chica Noble and litter. The thirteenth|annual Derby of the Eastern Field Trial Club has forty-two entries, thirty setters and twelve pointers. Dogs are booming in Los Angeles. There are 616 dogs licensed thiB year in comparison with 331 up to the same time last year. Frank D. Cobb of Stockton has purchased the well-known fox terrier Warren Crack, one of the winners at Boston Providence and St. Louis. Thft winners in collies at the late Paris show was a white dog. Sables are getting unpopular in France, the black and white and black and tan being preferred. Mejar McKinley, the winning St. Bernard puppy at Oak- land weighs 139 pounds at eight months of age and is, as it promised at Oakland one of the best pups ever raised in California. The entries to the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's annual Derby close on July 1st with J. M. Kilgarif, secretary. The entry promises to be very good this year. If you have a promising yousg dog enter him by all means. Dr. E. N. Lowry has entered his English setter dog Nim- rod II., by Nimrod— Sybil S., in the Blue Ribbon Stakes. There are nineteen entries, 13 English setters and 6 pointers. This is the only California dog to compete in Eastern trials for many years, and we certainly wish the Doctor all the Buccess he deserves. Chas. R. Harker, proprietor of the Rose Lodge Kennels* advertises in our business columns his entire kennel of St. Bernards, including Champion Melrose, the best smooth coat in California, Champion Alta Berna, Nellie Queen of Wa- satch, the dam of Roxie Savage Taylor, and a lot of other well-bred dogs, bitches and puppies at half price. Write him for full particulars. This is the latest Great Dane news from Germany : "Since cycles have been introduced into the army German officers seem to have been considering how their advantage could be neutralized, and they have come to the conclusion that the dog, a Great Dane by preference, because of his weight and strength, is the best instrument to employ. The training of the animals is going forward in the garrisons of Berlin. They are trained in the first place to distinguish German, Austrian uniforms from those of French and Russian sol- diers, and when their education in this respect is sufficiently advanced they are trained to throw themselves upon the cyclists who wear the uniforms of the supposed enemy. CycliBts clad in various uniforms and padded so that they are protected against bites, ride past or among the dogs, and these instantly rush at men costumed as Frenchmen or Rus- sians, and throw them over. If by any chance a dog should attack a representative of the Triple Alliance he is Beverely flogged, while a reward is given him when he assails the man who impersonates an enemy." — Turf Field and Farm. The American Stock-Keeper says : The Committee on Rules of the A. K-- C. will recommend at the next meeting in September, a change of classification that will revolution- ize oar present syBtem. This is nothing less than adoption of the English method of classification — Limit, Winners, Maiden, Novice and Pappy classes. The open class will not be a misnomer as at present, but will admit to competition any dogs over six months of age, and irrespective of win- nings. This will be a much needed reform, and there is little doubt it will go through at the September meeting. The Committee has also drawn up a list of penalties for non- conformity to A. K. C. show rules, both for clubs and exhib- itors. In future, entries will be rigidly scrutinized, and the system of entering dogs with simply John Snooks, agent, will receive a call down in the way of disqualification for the dog so entered. The name of the owner must be given in every case. Likewise dogs entered as pedigree and breeder unknown, when the contrary is the fact, will also receive the attention. It is also proposed that the forfeit deposit of $25 will be in the nature of a'bond from clubs for a proper ad- herence to A. K. C. Rules, and instead of one infraction of a rule being visited with the forfeit of the entire money de- posit, as heretofore, the different infractions will have a graduated penalty of so much each, so that if a club breaks a rule in, say two instances, that club will simply pay the penalty of those derelictions and the balance of forfeit will be returned. But the limit that a club is liable to be penal- ized is cohered by the original deposit. If all these rules go through, as they most probably will, clubs and exhibitors will, with the new classification in vogue, have to be very careful in both entries and the conduct of the shows. It is rumored that J. H. Keifer has been elected to repre- sent the Southern California Kennel Club on the Advisory Board in lieu of the "mischief-maker." We are delighted to learn that the Southern contingent has come to its senses at last — better late than never. We congratulate the sports- men of Los Angeles on their selection of this delegate and the doggy world in general for their partial release from the evil influence of the "mischief-maker" Mr. Keifer is an upright, honorable sportsman, a man deeply interested in the welfare of his clab and who will work for the doggy interest of the Coast first, last and all the time. He will not be- come one of Payne's tools and can be relied upon to vote as his conscience dictates. The good of the dog and not self- aggrandizement will alone guide him, aod with his advent we look for a brighter year in dogdom. We do not desire to cast any reflections upon the balance of the Board, but it is an undeniable fact, Payne has "worked" the Board and the American Kennel Club for all it was worth. The good of the cause never entered into his cranium for a single instant, and there is not a vote or motion on record that he made while in office that was not solely with the object of either booming him (Payne), his dogs or his paper, or was actuated by pure personal spite. While the "mischief-maker" is old in years he is young in dogdom, and his colleagues have nearly all been still younger. He has soft-soaped them and with his smooth tongue prevailed upon them by his oily arguments and lies to do as he desired. Through this power as secretary he has taken the reins in his own hands ; on several occasions he has acted underhanded and totally with- out the knowledge of his colleagues in reference to matters which belonged solely to the Board and which should be decided by them before being acted upon. There is only one thing wanted now and that is his total disqualification — a matter which is only a quertion of time. Kennel Registry, Visits, Sales, Whelps and Names Claimed published in this column free of charge. Please use the following form : VISITS. Fred Merker's (San Francisco) pug bitch Laura Y. (Major Mac — Princess) to 8. F. Hughes' Facey, June — . NAMES CLAIMED. Echo Cocker Kennels (Stockton, Cal.) claim the name Cecil Echo for black cocker spaniel bitch puppy whelped February 18, 1897, by Bronta, 17,064— Black Duchess C. 2775. Do not overlook tbe date, July 1st, for entries to the Los Angeles SI, 200 event which, will close on that day, and the entranee is only three per cent. jtoe 26, 189^] &\jt gveebev mtir gpovtemaxx. 411 The State Fair. The State Board of Agriculture held a meetiog last Friday at the office of tie Secretary to arrange the premium list and adopt a speed programme for the State Fair this year. There were present : Directors Boggs, Matthews, Wilson, Covey, Cox, Fox, Land, Spreckels, Terry and Chase. The dates for the State Fair were fixed from September 6th to 18th, two weeks. The premium list was taken up and considered and the following changes were ordered : The dairy department premiums were referred to a com- mittee consisting of Director Boggs and Secretary Smith. The offer from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America to duplicate all premiums. won by cattle of that class was accepted. Tn the swine department it was ordered that the names and numbers of all classes be placed on the entry cards, and that all animals be required to be registered in their respective herd-books. Additional premiums were offered for wire fencing. In the horticultural department an additional premium was ordered given for the best variety of dried prunes. A special premium of $25 was added for the best formula for preseiving fruit for exhibition purposes. With these few changes the premium list remains the same as in 1896. John A. Stanton of San Francisco was elected Superintend- ent of the art department. At the evening session of the board, organization for the ensuing year was effected. Director Spreckels nominated C. M. Chase for President and he was elected by acclama- tion. Director J. W. Wilson was elected Superintendent of the Park, and Director Mathews Superintendent of the Pavilion. The President appointed the following committees : Executive — Cox, Spreckels, Mackey, Wilson and Terry. Finance — Boggs, Cox, Mathews, Land and the President. Printing and Publication — Land, Fox, President Chase and Secretary Smith. Library — Gird, Covey, the President and Secretary. Speed Programme — Fox, Covey, Spreckels, Wilson and Secretary Smith. The Speed Committee formulated the following trotting and pacing programme : First Day— Occident 8take, 2:40 class trot, purse $600; 2:17 class pace, purse $800. Second Day — Two-year-old trotting stake, closed ; 2:24 class trot, purse $600 ; three-year-old pace, free for all, purse $600; three-year-old trot, 2:25 class, closed. Third Harness Day — Two-year-old pace, 2:30 class, closed; 2:17 class trot, purse $800; 2:14 class pace, purse $800. Fourth Harness Day — $3,000 guarranteed stake, closed; three-year-old pace, 2:25 class, closed ; 2:30 class trot, purse $600. Fifth Harness Day— 2:21 class trot, purse $800; 2:19 class trot, purse $800; 2:20 class pace, purse $600. 8ixth Harness Day— 2:15 claes trot, purse $1,000; 2:13 class trot, purse $1,000; 2:10 class pace, purse $1,000; Stan- ford Stake, closed. The entrance fee was fixed at 5 percent,, with an addi- tional 5 per cent, from winners of money; entries to close August 1st. It was ordered that the races begin on the first day of the Fair with a trotting card, and that trotting and running races alternate each day thereafter. The usual admission tickets will be adhered to for the cur- rent year, except that a special coupon ticket of twelve coup- ons will be sold for $3 for admission to the Pavilion only. The Ohico Fair. The racing meeting for August is now assured and all that is now required to make it a success is energetic work in arranging for it. The committee appointed to solicit subscriptions has com- pleted its work, and reports that the $1500 required to get the meeting have been raised. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association has been notified of this fact. The date of the meeting may be changed, as Marysville wants to be included in the circuit, and is now trying to raise the required amount of money. In the event of Marys- ville being included, the meeting at Chico will be one week later than heretofore decided upon. Several letters have already been received by Chico people from horsemen who intend to put their "fivers" in the races here. Chico's track when in proper condition is considered very fast, excellent records having been made upon it. The work of getting it into proper shape will be begun at once and nothing will be left undone toward making the meeting a success. Those who have interested themselves in this meeting are not looking only to the temporal benefits to be derived, but they count that a rousing meeting chis year will act as a stimulus for the future and tend to make good horses more sought for. This meeting will also encourage the owner of the race track to refrain from cutting it up. The circuit for the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association will include several cities and towns in Northern California, and the meetings will be held in the following order: Oakland, Marysville, Chico, Willows, Woodland and Sacramento. To make the meeting here what it should be, every per- son in Chico who is interested must manifest some interest. It has been a long time since Chico has had a race meeting, and the opportunity now is a rare one. The same horses will be here that will race at the State Fair. — Chico Record. Almost Performed Miracles. Salisbury (Tex.), Oct. 30, 1894. The La wrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, O. The bottle of Gombault's Caustic Balsam I ordered some three months ago came all right. I am liable to order almost any time, for I am running a 2,000-acre horse ranch here and a 480-acre horse ranch in Cass Co., Iowa, where I was when I ordered my first trial bjUle. My first bottle almost per- formed miracles. It took a hard calloused leg down in five or six applications. The lump was nearly as large as the horse's knee, and I put him in races afterward and he didn't show any lameness. H. A. Burton. Pacific Ooast Jockey Olub Stockholders Meet. Last Tuesday, in Parlor A, Palace Hotel, there was a meeting of the stockholders of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, at which officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: Pres;dent, S. N. Androus; vice-president, Henry J. Crocker; secretary, F. H. Green; directors. Henry J. Crocker, W. 8. Hobart, J. Malowansky, Edward Corrigan, M. F. Tarpey, S. N. Androus and F. H. Green. President Thos. H. Williams, of the California Jockey Club, and Henry Ach, representing absent directors of that organization, who are also stockholders in the Pacific Club, were present and took part in an informal discussion of rac- ing matters and President S. N. Androus said that the nine days' race meeting at Los Angeles in October would un- doubtedly be a great success. The purses to be competed for aggregated $20,000, and ranged from $800 to $1,400 in the different events. A fine programme for the Sacramento (State Fair) meeting was also reported. It was decided to transform the rooms at Iogleside track now occupied by the secretary and entry clerk into jockeys' quarters, and build a balcony from which the boys can view the racers. Their present quarters will be remodeled, so as afford accommodations for the entry clerk and for the trans- action of general business, and a private room will also be arranged for the secretary. The secretary reported that the steeplechase track, now in course of construction, had already cost close to $5,000, aod the additional expense to complete it would be about $3,000. The directors also took action in regard to the plan pro- posed shortly before the close of the racing season for the re- modeling of a section of the track for the purpose of securine better drainage. This improvement, which it is estimated will cost $1,500, was ordered, and work was commenced on it last Wednesday. The change involves a reduction in the width of the track, but only the upper end of the oval will be affected. The part subtracted will be in the form of a segment, which at its widest point will measure sixteen feet. As no starts are made at the part of the track that is to be affected, the curtailed space will in no way be a detriment. The matter of stakes for the fall meeting was informally discussed, and the trend of opinion was in favor of increasing the number ot such events, but abolish the $5,000 and $10,000 events or reduce the amounts materially. Definite action will be taken later. No reference was made to the proposed race track scheme at San Clemente, Marin county, spoken of at such length in the various newspapers of late. Bad-Tempered English Turf Heroes. Apropos to the account of the death of Preakness, a fa- mous man-eater, "Augur," in a recent issue of the Sporting Life, of London, says : "There are no good reasons for the difference of tempers in thoroughbred horses, as although some people assert it to be hereditary, there have been numeroub cases to refute that argument. My opinion is that some of the best and highest- couraged horses have been made bad-tempered by some acci- dent, probably unknown to their owners or trainers, or else by carelessness or mismanagement. A savage kick or a bang over the quarters with a pitchfork may be done in a second, and no one be the wi-er, but the singularly highly nerved animal does not forget it. and maybe it rankles in hie aggrieved mind to make him touchv at first and then abso- lutely ill-tempered. "The more high-couraged he is the more likely he is to lose his temper, and hence it is that some of the best horses ever known have been the worst-tempered. Lottery, the son of Tramp, waB so bad-tempered that when he was a two- year-old it was proposed to shoot him, and when he ran in the St. Leger in Barefoot's year he would not try a yard. FortULately for the turf in the future, he mended his ways so far as racing is concerned, and proved himself the best four-mile horse of his day. If he had remained the same sulky, as well as bad-tempered brute, he would most likelv have been unsexed, and the world would have lost 8heet Anchor, and from him downwards Weatherbit and all the Beadsman family. It is true the tribe have been labeled high- couraged and some of them bad tempered. Beadsman was a s&vage, and he cost Sir Joseph a pension of £50 a year by biting a man's hand off. Rosicrucian would siand no non- sense, but many who had to do witb him declared he was not bad tempered, and the last time I saw him he was like a pet lamb. Again, The Palmer, brother of Rosicrucian, was a particulary quiet horse. At least he was when I saw him as a stallion at Mr. Cookson'B. "The Baron was such a demon as a stallion that the bar- gain with the French government would have been repudi- ated if it had not been for the fact that when the Haras in- spector came to England to buy him he was left in his box with him for some minutes, and the horse allowed him to pick up his feet and handle his legs. When the report came in, therefore, of his savage ways, the inspector, who was a great authority, declared it was an infamous falsehood, as he had found him quiet as a cow. There was no doubt about his being a savage though, and yet he got such good-tem- pered horses as Stockwell and Rataplan out of a grand- daughter of Sultan (a very fine one), besides a lot of temper- ate animals in France, such as La Toucques, Noelie and Nobility." ♦ — "Why You Should Use It. John C. Boyd, Gentry, Tenn., writes: "I can recommend Quinn's Ointment as being the only remedy I ever tried that would remove a splint. I consider it invaluable. Don't fail to use it. For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpuffs and all enlargements it has no equal." Price, $1.50. For sale by druggists and dealers, also in San Francisco by J. A. Mc- Kerron and J. O'Kane. W. B. Eddy & Co., sole proprietors, Whitehall, N. Y. ___^__ Pueblo, Colo , June 12, 1897. From close observation I have come to the conclusion that De Huy's "Balmoline" is the best "all round" healing salve a horseman can use. R. T. Covey. Waterloo, N. Y. ABSORBLNE gives good satisfaction. I enclose $2 for another bottle. S. F. Conoveh. HOOF-BEATS. Sixteen of A. B. Spreckels' gallopers are at Napa resting up for the fail campaign. Agitato won a splendid pacing race at St. Joseph, Mis- souri, on Thursday; best time, 210$. Reddington, with Alf Stanford in th/ saddle, won a mile and a quarter burdle race at Latonia last Wednesday. The list of horses burned in Missoula, Mont., are: Fire stone, 3; Hattie Willis, 2; The Spider, 2, all by Eo'ian, and Brino Tricks, p, 2:13|. Joe Kennedy, of Boise City, has sent his runners, Mi6a Idaho and Clacquer, to Montana in charge of "Brick" For tune. — North Pacific Rural Spirit. Gath gave David twelve pounds and beat him at six fur- longs in the mud (David's favorite kind of going) last Wed- nesday at St. Louib. Eddie Jones and Garner rodo two win- ners apiece that day. Tremolo, a Victorian steeplechaser, was recen tly meas ured, and lifted the bar at IS hands. He is the talles . timber-topper that ever competed in that colony. Merndert another jumper, measured 17. 2$ hands. The first consignment of the very latest and best Tooroey sulkies has arrived, and they are beauties. Nothing like them has ever been seen here before. J. O'Kane, 767 Mar- ket street, is the Pacific Coast agent. If you want to win money buy one of these. Dare II. established a new track record for a mile and a sixteenth at the Fair Grounds in St. Louis last week, run- ning the route in 1:46£, with S7 pounds on his back. The best previous record of 1:47 was made by Pat Dunne's Flying Dutchman, with 122 pounds up. Harry Kuhl, the experienced and efficient assistant sec- retary of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, has received an offer from President D. J. Campau to fill the same position at the track over which he presides at Detroit, and will depart for that place on Friday, returning here again in the fail. The famous old racehorse Semper Lex, who raced out here for the past two seasons, died at Plymouth, Ind,, Tues- day night of burns received when en route from Chicago to New York. Semper Lex won the first race ever run over Ingleside track, and has been a more than ordinary per- former. Every horseman is praising Messrs. Bunch & Hables for the splendid condition they are keeping the San Jose track in this year. It never was better and the way the horses are moving over it without getting sore sets afloat the rumor than more record breakers and money-winnerB will come from this course this year them from any other in California. Richard Choker's Rhoda B., by Hanover — Margerme, ran second to H. McCalmont's ch c Florio Rubattino for tbe New stakes at Ascot, England, June 17th. On the same date the Prince of Wales' great Derby and St. Leger winner, Persimmon, won the Ascot Gold Cup. Sandia, of the Loril- lard-Beresford stable, won the first of the thirty-fifth New Biennial Stakes, and Mr. Fairie's b c Elgar captured the Rous Memorial Stakes. At Ingalls Park, June 19tb, sons of Morello (Cherry Bounce II. and Richard J.) ran one -two in a five-furlong race. It wrs a calamity to the turf when Morello died. He would have proven a king of eires, truly. There are few yearlings by the famous Futurity winner, and probably not over half a dozen for sale at any price, so well have they shown this season. In the first crop were such real cracker- jacks as Recreation, Morellito, Thorpe, Cherry Bounce, Mo- rana and Richard J. The Montana multi-millionaire, Marcus Daly, last Wednesday cabled from Chicago to J. Russell Gubbins, of Knocknany, Ireland, an offer of $125,000 and half his turf winkings for the great Irish three-vear-olJ colt, Galtee More (son of Kendal and Morganette), that his won the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and the Prince of VValee 6takes and is almost a sure starter and winner of the St. Leger. This is the largest price ever offered for a three-year-old, and if Mr. Daly gets the big colt he will not race him much, but put him in the stud at his Bitter Creek farm, Hamilton, Mont. The Coney Island Jockey Club is out with its list of Btakes for the autumn meeting of 1897, and they are tempting; morsels to turfman surely. Horses of all ages are given a chance to earn glory and coin. We notice the Twin City Handicap and Autumn Cup are $5,000 races, and two handi- caps are to be run over the turf course — the Autumn Handi- cap and the Russet Handicap, the first named at a mile and a quarter, tbe Russet at a mile and a half. The Coney Island Jockey (Jlub always has a lot of interesting stake events, but this year the racing bids fair to eclipse that of other years. It will pay farmers to attend the Palo Alto sale to be held in thiBcity Thursday, July 8th, for bargaiDS will be se- cured in fillies and colts that will quadruple in value inside of two years, It will be the last opportunity to get such splendid descendants of Electioneer, 2.17 . ; Clay, 2:25; Whip3, 2:27£; Truman, 2:12; Lottery; Hugo, 2:24; Azmoor, 2:20* ; Alfred, 2:25; Piedmont, 217$; Dexter Prince; Box- wood; Bernal, 2:17; Langton, 2:213; Advertiser, 2:15}, etc. Many of them would do to take in hand at once and prepare for the races. Some splendid teams and fine, stylish geldings fit for roadsters will be found among them. At last Wednesday's sale of Rancho del Paso yearlings at Sheepshead Bay track the following brought $400 and over: B c by imp. Preston pans— Queen's Taste. A. B. Joyner,$400; b c by imp. Watercress — Rosa B., W. B. GilpiD, $750; b f by imp. Sir Mod red — Rosemary, Matt Byrnes, $550; b c by imp. Golden Garter — School Girl, P. Lorrillard, $600; ch c by imp. Sir Modred— Sweet Briar, P. Lorillard, $400; ch c by imp. Sir Modred— Trade Dollar, A. J. Joynei, $700 ; ch f by imp. Sir Modred — Tyranny, W. Chase, $650 ; b c by Sal- vator — Vandalia, W. H. Karrion, $425 , b f by imp Darebin — Ynm "Xum, A. J. Joyner, $800; Latchkey, b c, bv Logic — Lady Belif, R. W. Walden, $900. 412 tffjje Qvssbex cotb gtpsxvt&mcau [June 26, 1897 smszszsmm JAY-EYE-SEE Mr. J. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, home g§ ye-See) Racine, W1&, says : "After try- gf ing every known remedy, I removed a large §f Bunch of two years standing froni a 3-year-old §5 filly, with three applications of || Quinn's Ointment.8 It Is 5 he best preparation I have everused or heard p of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen." p We have hundreds of such testimonials. •> g| PriceSL.'SOper Pnckn«c. S it i irugrfai for it. If he does not keep it we will send prepaid on receipt of price. Address TT. B. JZDDY& CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY H. 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Leading Sire of 2i10 Performers, By AMU 33 Dum Sue Ford (dam of three producing sons), by Brown Chief 4415. Second dam by imp. Hooton. Third dam by Ber- trand. Fourth dam by imp- Buzzard. Altamont 3600 Will make the season of 1897, at Oakland or Alameda AT $100 THE SEASON, WITH USDAL BETUB2J PBmLEGES. Of Chehalie.p 2:07}£ Del Norte, p 2:08 EllaT., p 2:0834 Doc Sperry. p 2:09 Pathmont, p 2:0914 Altao 2:0954 Morookus, sire of Klamath 2:07^ And 32 others. All race records. LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE MARES- ALTAMONT is the champion sire of 2: 10 performers, being the only horse living or dead with six to his credit. He has taken a leading position among the ioremost trotting sires ot the country under such con- ditions that phenomenal ability alone has saved him from obiivion. A very small proportion of his pro- geny has been trained, and an extremely small number of these by competent men. As a partial illus- tration of his meagre advantages, it may be stated that he has never produced a colt from a pacing-bred mare, or irom one with a fast record. Nor has he ever yet been crossed with a descendant ot George Wilkes. Electioneer, Dictator, Sidney or Dexter Prince. Oregen and Washington have produced seven 2:10 performers, and EVERY ONE of these are ALTAMONTS. ALTAMONT is a horse of iron constitution, and at twenty-two years of age is in the full vigor of Mb prime, a sure foal-getter, and, except for his blindness— the result of an accident— is without blemish. He has never sired a sorrel, all of his colts having been solid colors — bays, brownB or blacks. He is now located in Alameda, at Herbert's Stables, on Sherman street, between Santa Clara and Central avenues. Alameda local S. P. and Narrow Gauge trains from San Francisco, stop within two blocks of stable, and Oakland and Alameda electric cars, half a block away. Residence two doors from stable. Bat Street Station. 1434 Sherman Street, Alameda, Cal. Brown Colt, foaled in 1892, Bred by Jos. Oairn Simpson. BV WHIPS, SIRE OF AZOTE, 2:04 3-4, COBWEBS, 2:12, AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE LIST FIRST DAM— JOE VIVA, by Joe Hooker. SECOND DAM— LADY VIVA, by Three Cheers (dam of Electioneer Rex, showed when a two-year-old quarters in 36 seconds.) THIRD DAM— LADY AMANDA, by imp. Hurrah (the dam of Electioneer Jr., for- merly Advance, three-year-old record 2:22£), FOURTH DAM— LADY LANCASTER, by imp. Monarch. The dam of Malcolm Regent, Ontario and several other winners. Marion, the dam of Emperor of Nor- folk, El Rio Rev, Yo Tambien, and several other high-class race! horses, is by Mal- colm, and the breeding of Viva La-Electioneer, combined with strains of thorough- bred which have Bhown adaptability to acquire trotting action, is now greatly fan- cied by intelligent breeders. VIVA LA is sixteen hands high, a rich seal brown in color and more than usually hand- some, combining muscular power and quality in an eminent degree. He was trained a little in his yearling form and showed a 2:40 gait and was improving rapidly when his training was suspended. He can scarcely fail on the right sort of mares to get faBt trotters, and with nearly a certainty of securing good-sized, fine-looking [horses which r 'en in these times are in demand. For terms and further particuars, inquire of MAURICE H. LANE. 2111 Adeline St., Oakland, Cal. IMPORTED HACKNEY STALLION - - PASTURAGE- - BRENTWOOD FARM Near ANTIOOH, Contra Costra Co., California. ALFALFA In abundance. i l l M ATK mild. SPECIAL CAKE taken of HORSES. SEPARATE ALFALFA FIELDS if desired FINEST of PADDOCKS for STALLIONS. For Rates' apply To H. DUTARD, owner. SAN FRANCISCO 125-127-129 DAVIS STREET OR to FRANK NUGENT MANAGER Antioch Cal. EXTREME SPEED AND RACE HORSE QUALITY THE KINO OF ALL RACE HORSES AND SIRES. McKINNEY. 2:11 1-4. Will Make tlie Season of 1897, Commencing February 1st at Oakland Trotting Park, At $100 The Season. Ah a Mne-Year-OId Stallion, McKinney'tt List Leads All Other- in the World for Average Speed : Jenny Mc, 3 2:12 Harvey Me, 2 2: IK _ Sola. 4.... 3:25 3-4 McZeus,4 2:13 Julia D-, 3-. Zombro, 3 2:13 Jenny Mc, 2.. Harvey Mc, 3 2:14 1-4 Sir Credit, 3... .2:16 1-4 Sola, 4, trial 2:15 1-2 .2:20 1-4 Oslio, 2 2:30 -2:25 Pat t'ooney. trial .2:19 No stallion of liis age and record has such a snowing for early and extreme speed. Tour three-year-olds with records "better than 3:15. Out of 73 mares bred to him in 1806, 70 have proven with foal. iiii _. 1/ | i\| )fy I ^\# -* m . . M was foaled June 12, 1887, sired by tbe great Alcyone (son | VI CiMli IxL 1 2 ! 1 1 1-4 of George Wilkes, and Alma Mater, the famous brood- mare bv Mambrino Patebenj, dam Hosa Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, 2:20?2'. he by Rhode Island, 2:23^, out of Belle Brandon (dam of Amy, 2:2014, Gov. Sprague. 2:20J2, YYilmar, 2:29*4). by Hambletonifm 10; grandam Jenny, by Young Bacchus (thoroughbred) ; great grandam Worden mare, by Eston Eclipse (thoroughbred). The second dam of McKinuey was Rose Kenney (dam of Messenger Chief, sire of six- teen in 2:30 list) bv Mambrino Messenger, one of the strongest-bred Messenger studs in the Registrv. Third dam J. I. Kenney mare, dam of Gen. G. H. Thomas (site of seven in 2:30) by Mambrino Chief II. Fourth dam Jesse Bryan mare, by imp. Napoleon (thoroughbred). Fifth dam by Tempest (thoroughbred). M-^ wjr ■ lyi fyi ^ \# _ . . . is 15.2J.< hands, weight 1140, and is one ot the most per- C r\ I IN IN C. T 2 !"1 J 1 -4 feet-made horses in America, having plenty of bone and substance. He started in twenty-eight races and won twenty-five of them. His reputation as a game and consistent performer is world wide. As a sire the few of his progeny that have been handled for speed hace demonstrated that they inherit all his extraordinary good qualities. 85F- In case mare does not prove with foal, I agree to give a return service free next season if the horse is in my possession. In case he is not. I will return one-hall tbe money paid. Mares shipped to 16th Street Station, Oakland, will receive prompt attention. The best care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Pasturage §5 per month. For further particulars apply to P. 0. Box 253, Oakland. GH&S. t. DURFEE, Ranlett's Stable, Near Entrance Oakland Race Track, Oakland, Ca GREEN'S RUFUS A. H. S. B., 63; E. H. S. B., 4291. Foaled 1801. Color chestnut. Height 15.1. Weight 1,100 lbs. Junior Champion, National II one Show, Now York, 1803. Onamplon Ban Pranolaoo Hone Show, 1894. ■ml Wliini r .,r Flrtf l'rlio Whenever Shown Since Hi- Ttro-1'ear-Old Form. 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Newton, Van Ness Co., 120 Chambers St., New York; Wm Sla^k. Rochester, N. Y. ; G. S' Ellis &;=on, Cincinnati, O.; Dr. J. V. Newton. 435 St. Clair St., Toledo, O.: Becker &. Wiekaer. 9 Court St." Buffalo, N Y.; J. J. Foster, 511 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.; M. Gallagher, 45 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. Pa' STREET & CRESSWELL, GENERAL AUCTIONEERS PROPRIETORS OF it TATTERSALLS" Salesyards, 731-723 Howard St., SANFRANCT-CO. A. F. HOOKER, Manager. Hordes, Bugsips, Carts, Wagons and Harness for Sale or Exchange. Consignments of Live Stock and Sales Solicited. AUCTION SALES EVERY TUESDAY Horses taken from boats and cars free of charge Cnlv competent men employed. Horses boarded for flMO per m.'»ntb, including shoeing. Over 150 stalls. Fine, large corrals for horses to exercise In. Commls eions on Sales very reasonable. Salesyards Telephone Main 5179. Telephone 3529. Telephone 3529 GRAND ARCADE' Horse Market, 325-327 SIXTH STREET, S. F. SULLIVAN & DOYLE - Proprietors fiS- Outside stock sold at short notice and small commissions charged. Auction Sales every Wed- nesday at 11 o'clock. SUIXIVAN & DOYLE, Live Stock Auctioneers, FOR SALE. FOR SALE. KUBT WILKES, a handsome bay mare, sired by GUY WILKES, dam by ELMO. Seven vearsold; sound, kind and gentle; has shown a 3:40 clip; afraid ot nothing: stands 15.2 hands, and is perfect in every way. Must be sold. Price, skid jf called for at once. Address, K. H. OPPERMAN, 5 Vulcan Lane, where mare can be seen. The handsome trotting mare WISTERIA can pull a hike in 34 seconds now, and is bred and gaited to go any number of heats. No finer lookingmare was ever driven. She is by ANTE.EO, 2:16M, out of a mare by MILTON MEDIUM. For price and further particu- lars, address A. D.RODMW, Woodland, Cal. THOROUGHBREDS FOR SALE PHILLIPS & SMYTH * PRINTERS * SPORTING PRINTING I NO III Pi otall descriptions U QjQ ul3]f bt. HORSE PEDIGREES 4 SPECIA' SAN FRANCISCO EROODMAKES. COLTS and FILLIES, sired by EL KIO KEY and JOE HOOKER, out of the most famous mares in the country. For further particulars apply to MESSRS. KILLIP & CO., 11 Montgomery Street, S. F- BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE - DEALERS IN- BIS to 513 Sacramento Street, S. P. Breeders' Directory. YERBA BCENA JER8EY8-The best A. J. C.C, registered prize herd is owned by HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. Animals lor sale. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate ol Royal Veterinary College, Turin. INFIRMARY AND RESIDENCE No. 811 HOWARD ST.. S. V. Between Fourth and Fifth, Telephone No. 4M I. BARKER DALZIEL VETERINARY DENTIST. OFFICE AND RT A F. L E : 805 Gulden Gate Avenue San Francisco. office no i' as: 7 to 3 a. m. and 4 to 5 p. m Telephone 3651. X>T?m wm. JF1. :H2sA2a M. R. C. V. 8., F. E. V. M. 8. VETERINARY SURGEON, Member ot the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons, England; Fellow of the Edlnbnrg Veterinary jtfedlcal Society; Graduate ot the New Veterinary Sumeon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock In spector tor New Zealand and Australian Colonies at the portot San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medi- cine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Department University of California; Ex-President of the Califor- nia State Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Inflrmary, Residence and Office. Sao FranciBco Veter Inary Hospital, lin Golden Gate Avenue,near Webster SU. SaniFrancisco: Telephone West 126. This Stock Must Be Sold! A three year old bay filly by Diablo, 2:0914, dam by Antevolo, 2:\9lA; second dam by Geo. M. Patch- en Jr. 2:27, etc. This is one of the handsomest and most promising trotters in California. A two year old black filly by Dextator (son of Dexter Prince) out of Lizzie Sherman by Sherman the great four mile racehorse. Lady W. 2:30, bay mare, in foal to James Madison 2:17?i. Lady W. is by Ophir son of Altamont. One large handsome black colt by Direct 2:0oJ^, out of Lady W. This yearling is one of the finest and ha ndsomest in this state. These horses will be sold at extremely low prices if applied for at once. Address, *'F. P. T." this office. A Big Thing for Racegoers. For sale throughout the United States and Canada by all principal newsdealers, race tracks, etc., etc. Published by Goodwin Bros., 1440 Broadway, New York. Subscription terms, 512 per year. Cir- culars mailed upon application. Green Meadow Farm HOME OF Hambetonian Wilkes 1679 SIRE OF PIKE BE H 1LKI 8, winning race record, 2:0H 1-3 Rocker (p), race record 2: 1 1 Tommy Mc ip), race record 2:11 1-4 New Era (4,p),winDingrace rec. Jth heat, 2:13 Saville (3), race record 2:17 1-4 Grand Ueoree, 'roitlng 2:20 1-4 Graud George, pacing 3:18 3-4 and 16 others in the 3:30 list. BY GEO. WILKES, 2:22. First dam— MAG LOCK, by American Star. Second dam— LADY IRWIN, by Hambletonlan 10. Third dam— Daughter of Hoe's Abdallah Chief. $50 THE SEASON. Uaiial Return Privileges. R. I. MOORHBAD & SON, Santa Clara, Cal. Al. Leach & Co. <%* OFFICIAL POOL1 SELLERS -^ 900 3IAKKET STREET, S. F. We are prepared to sell pool* at all race meetings in California, and will be pleased to furniBh bids at anytime. ABSORBINE "Will reduce inflamed, swollen joints, PUFFS, and any Soft tumors Buncn;pieasautto use; does not blis- BOILS, ter under bandage or remove the hair. $2.00 a bottle. At regular deal- ers,' or W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 34 Amherst Street, Springfield, Mass. Circulars if you want them. HOTEL LANGHAM Corner Ellis and Mason St s., S. F. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, PROPRIETOR REMODELED AND REFURNISHED ELEVATOR SERVICE ALL NIGHT IMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS QAT£$ ' American Plan 62 to S3. BO per Day "Alto. European Plan 75cto8i.o0 per Da* Business College, 24 Post St. SAN FRANCISCO. The most popular school on the Coast. E. P. HEALD, President S. HALE"* as-Send for Olronlan. Scott cte jMIoOorta. Hay and Grain. OFFICE, 615 SIXTH STREET. MAIN' WABEHOORtt | BTOBASE WABEHOUbitS. 6 1 ft and 617 Sixth St. , 449 and 4 % I Berry St Near Brs-unan. |439t>ud451 Channel Branches— Oakland and Ineleside Race Track. THE WASP Was officially declared by tbe State Board of Harbor Commissioners on November 7, 1895, to be the San Francisco weekly journal having the largest general circulation, and was awarded the contract for publishing the bids on tbe new depot. As an Advertising Medium THE WASF 414 l&tje gveebev emir g^jotriewtcm. [JunE 26.1897 $21,700 inxr $21,700 Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Ass'n ENTRIES TO CLOSE THURSDAY, JULY 15TH >-OTK— It will be the endeavor of the maoaeement to arrange a programme so as t •uch classes as tbey are entered in far enough apart to permit of it. allow horses entered in several events to start in each by pnttin REOPENED FALL MEETING, 2:10 CLASS, PACING, PURSE $600. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CUB'S NEW T1CACK >-<,. 1—2:40 Class. TrottinR . No. 2— -2:30 Class. Trottinp... No. S— 2:84 Class. Trotting... No. 4— '2:19 Class, Trotting . No. r>— 2:16 Class, Trottinp.. No. 6— 2:13 Class, Trotting-. Parse. I S500 .... 500 500 600 600 600 OAKLAND Purse. No. 7—2:25 Class, Pacing S500 DATE TO BE NEXT WEEK. FOR COLTS. >To. 8— 2:20 Class, Pacing.... No. 9—2:17 Class, Pacing No. 10—2:13 Class, Pacing .... No. 11—2:10 Class, Pacing 500 Purse. 600 I No. 12— Two-year-olds, Trotting S200 600 | No. 13— Three-year-olds, Trotting 300 600 No. 14— Two-year-olds, Pacing 200 | No. 15— Three-year-olds, Pacing 300 CHICO AND WILLOWS Same Purses For Both Places THE MEETING AT WILXOWS WIXI. BE HELD AtGlST 23d TO 3Sth THE MEETING AT CHICO WILL BE HELD AUGUST 16th TO 21st In Maklig Entries Be Sure to mate sepirate entries for Ctticj ani Willows. The Willows meeting will take place the week foUowing Chico. FREE-FOR-ALL PURSES. Purse. 1—2:40 Class, Trotting S400 400 400 500 500 500 400 400 500 No. _ So. 8 — B:S0 Class. Trotting _.. No. 3-2:24 Class, Trotting No. 4—2:19 Class, Trotting. No. 5— 8:1B Class. Trotting No. 6—2:13 Class, Trotting No. 7 — 2:25 Class, Pacing No. 8 — 2:20 Class, Pacing No. 9—2:17 Class, Pacing FOR COLTS. No. 12— Two-Tear-olds, Trotting.... No. 13— Three-year-olds. Trotting Xo. 14— Two-year-olds, Pacing No. 15— Three-year-olds, Pacing ... Purse. ...S200 .... 300 ..... 200 .... 300 BIDS FOR PRIVILEGES. DISTRICT PURSES. Purse. No. Trotte rg 16 — Three-year-old; 2:50 Class 8200 No. 17 — Three-year-olds, Pacers, 2:50 Cl*ss 200 No. 18—2:40 Class, Trotters 300 No. 19—2:40 Class, Pacers 300 District, consists of all counties north of San Fran- cisco Bay and west of the Sacramento River, and also the eouotiesof Sutter, Yuba and Butte. Horses $7,000 !L™MLS $7, MARYSVILLE To be Held on the Circuit "With the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association's meetings. August 9th to 14th OH THE TRACK OF THE NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION AT iARYiVILLE. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JULY 15, 1S97- NOTE— The managers will endeavor to arrange the programme so as to allow horses entered in several events to start in each by putting such classes as they are entered in far enough apart to permit of it. Purse. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1—2:40 Class, Trotting 2—2:30 Class, Trotting 3—2:24 Class, Trotting 4—2:19 Class, Trotting 5—2:16 Class, Trotting 6—2:13 Class, Trotting 7 — 2:25 Class, Pacing 8—2:20 Class, Pacing 9 — 2:17 Class, Pacing No. 10— 2:13 Class, Pacing No. 11—2:10 Class, Pacing „. No. 12— 2-Year-Olds, Trotting . No. 13— 3-Year-Olds, Trotting... No. 14— 3-Year-Olds, Pacing No. 15— 3-Year-Olds, Pacing™ ... 400 400 400 500 500 500 400 500 50O 500 500 200 300 200 300 DISTRICT PURSES. Bar, Auction and Paris Muruels. Refreshment and 1 other Privileges Bids will be opened on July loth. No. 10—2:13 Class, Pacing 500 ■ ftD(j should be accompanied by a certified check for I eligible to District Purses must have been owned No. 11— 2:lo Class, Pacing 500 50 per cent, of the amount of the bid. in the District for three months preceding the meet- I ing- CONDITIONS Entrance 5 per cent, and 5 per cent, of the amount of the purse will be deducted from each money won, o°horse owned 'in the State of California by others than members of this Association is eligible to these purses (bona fide ownership required, but horsea owned outside of the State of California are eligible thereto regardless of membership. ... iIJ,.T,„ APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP— ersons desirous o (making entries 111 the above purses, and who have not as yet joined the P. C. T. H. ' B A should" make application lor membership to the Secretarv oy July 15, 1897. National Trotting Association Rules to govern except Rule 4. Ri'ghi "reserved to declare off purses not filling satisfactorily to the B^ard of Directors. For further conditions and entry blanks send to the Secretary District consists of all the counties north of San Francisco Bay and west of the Sacramento River, and also the counties of Sutter. Yuba and Batte. Horses eligible to District Purses mast have been owned in the District and kept there for six months before the day of the race, Purse. No. 16— 3-Year-Olds, Trotting, 2:50 Class „. 8200 No. 17— 3 -Year- Olds, Pacing, 2:50 Class 200 No. 18—2 :40 Class, Trotting, All Ages 300 No. 19—2:40 Class, Pacing, All Ages 300 E. P. HEALD, Pres. F. W. KELLEY, Secy., 22 1-2 Geary St. S. F. Bids for Privileges will he Received by the Secretary. National Trotting Associaiion Rules to govern ex- cept Rule 4. The management reserve the right to declare off purses not filling satisfactorily. For fur- ther conditions and entry blanks address the Secre- tary. G. R. ECKART, Sec'y, MarysviUe. D. E. KNIGHT, Man., ^Sarysville. LOS AttCEUS f Alt MEETtttC $?0;000 IN PURSES F0R HMNESS mm m mm $20,000 LOS ANGELES, CAL., OCTOBER 18TH TO 23D, 1897. No. 6- No. 7- No. 8—2: No. 9- ENTRIES TO CLOSE JULY 1,1897. TROTTING. Purse. No. 1—2:30 Class Trot SI, 200 No. 2—2:12 Class Trot 1,200 PACING. Purse. No. 3— 2:30 Class Pace 81,200 No. 1—2:17 Clans Pace 1.200 Entrance in Races Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4— 3 percent., with 5 per cent, additional from money winners. No. 5-DoubleTeam Trotting 8 600 CONDITIONS OF DOUBLE TEAM RACE. Hones to be named with the entry and to be owned or controlled, and must be in possession of party making entry July 1, 1897. Entrance 5 per cent ; b per cent, more from money-winners. NOTE— The management will endeavor to arrange the programme so as to allow horses in several events to start bv putting such classes far enough apart to permit of it. For conditions and entry blanks Bend to ENTRIES TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 4,1897. TROTTING. Purse. 2:24 Class Trot $ 800 2:20 Class Trot 800 3:17 Class Trot 800 2:15 Class Trot 800 No. 10— Free-for-all Trot 1,200 No. 11— Two-year-old Trot 40O PACING. Purse. No. 12—2:20 Class Pace S 800 No. 13—2:12 Class Pace 800 No. 14-Free-for-all Pace * 1,300 No. 15— Two-year-old Pace 400 Entrance in Nos. 6 to 15 inclusive 5 per cent, with 5 per cent, additional from money-winners. JOHN C. LYNCH, President. LEWIS THORNE, Secretary, 226 SPRING STREET. LOS ANGELES, CAL' PALO ALTO STOCK FARM SALE SPECIAL SALE OF Standard-Bred-^^ Trotting and Roadster Geldings, Mares and Stallions WILL TAKE PLACE ON Thursday, July 8, 1897, AT 11:00 A. M. AT \ r - \ LB8Y LED, CORNER VAN NESS AVENUE AND MARKET STREET it Yai-1 July r.th. Catalogue* now ready. KILLIP & CO, Auctioneers, OFFICE: 11 MONTGOMERY STREET - SAN FRANCISCO. Sir Th. Stallions EASTER WILKES, h7 CUY WILKES, and ZEPHYR bv -NUTWOOD, will be sold a', conclusion of Palo Alto sale. THIS IS THE TIME TO • ADVERTISE! If You Have a Well-Bred Galloper, a Promising Trotter or Pacer, a good Broodmare or a Stock Farm TO SELL, Or If You Have Wagons. Buggies, Carts, Sulkies, Harness or Anything Else in tbe Horse Line That You Wish to Dispose of, ft Breeder and Sportsman IS THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM. It Reaches Everyone on This Coast That Loves a Fast Horse or a Smooth-Going Roadster. San Jose Eace M TROTTING TRACK PICNIC GROUNDS RUNNING TRACK The beautiful, convenient and popular grounds known as AGRICULTURAL PAKE. San Jose, has been leased by O. F. BUNCH and A. HABLES, Who are potting the same In suitable condition for ibe at-commodatioo ot picnics and other attractions. The attention oi horsemen is called to the tact that both the troflngano running tracks will be kept In first-class order. The numerous box stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The San Jose Race Tract must soon become a iippnlar resort (or horsemen, If good treatment, moderate chargesand first-class accommo- dations are appreciated. 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His get were the Blue Ribbon Winners at the Horse Show of 1896. EL BENTON, 2:23, the Season, $50 Season of 1897 Palace Hotel Grill Room ENLARCED TO MEET THE EVER-INCREASING PATRONAGE. CHARGES MODERATE, CONSIDERING HIGH DECREE OF EXCELIENGE ATTAINED IN SERVICE AND CUISINE. INDISPUTABLY AMERICA'S FIRST AND BEST CRILL FAVORITE RESORT OF VISITING HORSEMEN. The Standard-Bred Stallion record, 2:14. SIRED ET ANTEBOS 6020, dam LILY LANGTRY, by Nephew; srcond dam MissTrabern, by Gen. McClellen; third dam Belle Mahoue (granaam of Voucher), by Norfolk: fourth dam Maid ol Oaks, bv Jack Hawkius. Aoteroa is a full bn ther to Anteeo, -2:lR}4, Antevolo, Z:U9Mi etc., being by Electioneer, out of Columbiue; by A. W. Rich- mond. Anteroa is thesire of Antidote, 2:10>4, Nelly F., 2:1314, and seventeen others io 2:30 list. Nephew Is the sire of t«eoty-ooe In the list, and is considered one oi the strongest-bred sires ever brought to California. Gen. McClellan Hi sired Dan Voorhees, 2-.2.V4, st. Helena, 2:27»4, etc., and the dam of Beaury Mc, 2:14}£, etc. The resv of the pedigree of Dudley rests upon the very stoutest ot thoroughbred lines. DEMOnlPTIOIV— DUDLEY is a bay in color, black points, stands over 16 hands, and is one of the most symmetricaliy-made horses tn Calif rnia. He has the kindest disposition, is level-beaded, id as for his speed, it is well known that bis record of 2:14 is nomark of him. His progeny in Humboldt jounty are spoken of as marvelous. One of them, a two-year-old called Trllbv, got a mark of 2:32 in a race, scored thirteen times. His breeding is unsurpassed. and with his individuality be should make a great name as a sire of hand some, level-headed horses, fit either for track or road— horses that will sell DUDLEY will make the Season of 1897 at mv place, Haywards, Alameda County. Terms- $50 the Season. US" Only a limited number of mares taken. Good pasturage at f 3 PER MONTH, The best of care taken of mares, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. For further partlcu- MILO KNOX, Haywards, Oal, Season Commences February 1st, and Closes July 1st, 1897. Mares should be Bblpped to Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, per 8. P. R. R., via Martinez. Beet care giuen, bat no liability assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Pasturage, 85 per month; bay and grain, S10 pei month. For terms for other stallions and further particulars address, Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville, Contra Costa Co ,Cal. WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON : ROBERT BASLER (FORMERLY CONSOLATION) Registered No. 0180, record (pacing), 2:20; brown horse; small star; corooet of left hind foot white; foaled in IK&h, itf i lunula high, weight 1,105 pounds. By a producer, Antevolo; lour-year-old record 2:19^. Son ot Klectloneer; drat dam th- ^reat tir iodmare Elizabeth Basler (dam of Robert Easier record 2:20. and Stone way, three-year-old record 2:22^), by Bill Arp (pacer); second dam Mary, by Warefleld, son ot Cracker, by thud dam Jane, by the Barr Horse, son oi American Eclipse. ROBERT BASLER will makf a pub lie season for marva the year 1H97, begnning about the 10th of February, as follows : Mondays and Tuesdays at lluotorl. In Kings County, Cal.; Wednesday In Vlsalla, 1 ulare County, Cal., the remainder ot the week ft home, km- I (.ttonwood Ranch, ten mllpf* northeast of Vlsalla. TERMS— .*25 the season, payable forafl kept at the Raoch for 41 PER MONTH. This horse can show as grand a lot of co'l* *a any norm* in thf state. They are good-gal ted, level-headed and fast. About fifty per cent are pacers Corrrapondrncr Hollrlted. Oo you Play "On Form?" Yes? -**- WELL, THEN, ^s. 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THORNDALE, 2:21, etc.), sire of 113 in 2:30 list; dam NANCY LEE (dam of NANCY HANKS, 2:04. and DICTATOR WILKES, sire of sis in 2:30 list), by Dictator: second dam SOPHY (grandam of Mite Wilkes. 2:15%. Ira Wilkes. 2*2*;%, and the sires Adrian Wilkes and Ira Wilkesj by Edwin Forrest 49: third dam Sophrouia, by Brown Pilot; fourth dam by Bertrand; fifth dam by Lance, son of American Eclipse; sixih dam by Gray Dungannon. This is the acme of fashionable breeding. In conformation, disposition, color and pure trotting action, HART BOSWELL is perfect. He has never been worked for speed. His progeny are strong-limbed, level-beaded and very promising, and are conceded by competent Judges to be the finest-formed youngsters in Califor- nia. Terms S50 for the season. Address K. O'GRADT, Laurel Creek Farm, San Mateo. Splendid pasturage, and mares kept in any manner owners may desire. 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